This week: Story Time: Do You Copy?

On this episode, Tom tells some eastern stories that highlight the importance of being in the moment.

Actionable steps: Be Kind and Be Respectful to one another.

Send questions for us to answer at: questions@therapyunzipped.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://suggestiblemind.com

• http://therapyunzipped.com

Check out these resources as well:

*Suggestible Mind Podcast

Books *The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Social-Technology-Mental-Health/dp/B0C642FV9D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=NL15N5NQ3ORS&keywords=brett+hall+Thomas+metzinger&qid=1694211527&sprefix=brett+hall+thomas+metzinger%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-3

*Full Catastrophe Living https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MQZLFF75PPHE&keywords=full+catastrophe+living&qid=1696026095&sprefix=full+cata%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1

*The Four Agreements https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HXWIYGMB3D5X&keywords=four+agreements&qid=1696026157&sprefix=four+agree%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1

*The Body Keeps the Score https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EEWE75YZT400&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score+book&qid=1700171387&sprefix=the+body%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1

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This week: Shhhhh. Don't Tell Them We're Therapists.

On this episode, Tom and Brett discuss what it's like when people discover we are therpists.

Actionable steps: Be Kind and Be Respectful to one another.

Send questions for us to answer at: questions@therapyunzipped.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://suggestiblemind.com

• http://therapyunzipped.com

Check out these resources as well:

*Suggestible Mind Podcast

Books *The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Social-Technology-Mental-Health/dp/B0C642FV9D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=NL15N5NQ3ORS&keywords=brett+hall+Thomas+metzinger&qid=1694211527&sprefix=brett+hall+thomas+metzinger%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-3

*Full Catastrophe Living https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MQZLFF75PPHE&keywords=full+catastrophe+living&qid=1696026095&sprefix=full+cata%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1

*The Four Agreements https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HXWIYGMB3D5X&keywords=four+agreements&qid=1696026157&sprefix=four+agree%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1

*The Body Keeps the Score https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EEWE75YZT400&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score+book&qid=1700171387&sprefix=the+body%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1

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This week: Try Not to Smash my Nards, Ok?

On this episode, Tom and Brett discuss the psychology behind viral challenges, supporting our communities, and developing the skill of focusing on the good.

Actionable steps: Be Kind and Be Respectful to one another.

Send questions for us to answer at: questions@therapyunzipped.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://suggestiblemind.com

• http://therapyunzipped.com

Check out these resources as well:

*Suggestible Mind Podcast

Books *The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Social-Technology-Mental-Health/dp/B0C642FV9D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=NL15N5NQ3ORS&keywords=brett+hall+Thomas+metzinger&qid=1694211527&sprefix=brett+hall+thomas+metzinger%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-3

*Full Catastrophe Living https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MQZLFF75PPHE&keywords=full+catastrophe+living&qid=1696026095&sprefix=full+cata%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1

*The Four Agreements https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HXWIYGMB3D5X&keywords=four+agreements&qid=1696026157&sprefix=four+agree%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1

*The Body Keeps the Score https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EEWE75YZT400&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score+book&qid=1700171387&sprefix=the+body%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1

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This week: Therapist Red Flags

On this episode, Tom and Brett discuss things watcvhc out for in therapy.

Therapist Red Flags — You Might Need a New Therapist If… 🚩 1. They talk more than you do 🚩 2. They make you feel judged or shamed 🚩 3. They give only generic advice 🚩 4. They don’t remember important details about you 🚩 5. They push their values or agenda 🚩 6. There is no progress — and no discussion about why 🚩 7. They create dependence instead of independence 🚩 8. Boundaries feel confusing or inconsistent 🚩 9. They avoid difficult conversations 🚩 10. You consistently feel worse — without meaning or direction

Actionable steps: Be Kind and Be Respectful to one another.

Send questions for us to answer at: questions@therapyunzipped.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://suggestiblemind.com

• http://therapyunzipped.com

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This week: Social Anhedonia

On this episode, Tom and Brett discuss social anhedonia, where it comes from potentially, pitfalls/ dangers, and stages of development.

Actionable steps: Be Kind and Be Respectful to one another.

Send questions for us to answer at: questions@therapyunzipped.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://suggestiblemind.com

• http://therapyunzipped.com

Check out these resources as well:

*Suggestible Mind Podcast

Books *The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Social-Technology-Mental-Health/dp/B0C642FV9D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=NL15N5NQ3ORS&keywords=brett+hall+Thomas+metzinger&qid=1694211527&sprefix=brett+hall+thomas+metzinger%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-3

*Full Catastrophe Living https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MQZLFF75PPHE&keywords=full+catastrophe+living&qid=1696026095&sprefix=full+cata%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1

*The Four Agreements https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HXWIYGMB3D5X&keywords=four+agreements&qid=1696026157&sprefix=four+agree%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1

*The Body Keeps the Score https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EEWE75YZT400&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score+book&qid=1700171387&sprefix=the+body%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1

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This week: Can I Just Have Little of the Peril?

On this episode, Tom and Brett discuss socail anxiety and a system to work through it.

Actionable steps: Be Kind and Be Respectful to one another.

Send questions for us to answer at: questions@therapyunzipped.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://suggestiblemind.com

• http://therapyunzipped.com

Check out these resources as well:

*Suggestible Mind Podcast

Books *The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Social-Technology-Mental-Health/dp/B0C642FV9D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=NL15N5NQ3ORS&keywords=brett+hall+Thomas+metzinger&qid=1694211527&sprefix=brett+hall+thomas+metzinger%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-3

*Full Catastrophe Living https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MQZLFF75PPHE&keywords=full+catastrophe+living&qid=1696026095&sprefix=full+cata%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1

*The Four Agreements https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HXWIYGMB3D5X&keywords=four+agreements&qid=1696026157&sprefix=four+agree%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1

*The Body Keeps the Score https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EEWE75YZT400&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score+book&qid=1700171387&sprefix=the+body%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1

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On this episode, Tom and Brett discuss the Four Horsemen. 🐎 The Four Horsemen: Apocalypse & Relationships In the Book of Revelation, the Four Horsemen symbolize conquest, war, famine, and death — forces that signal collapse.

Relationship researcher John Gottman identified his own Four Horsemen that predict relational breakdown: criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling, and contempt.

In this episode, we connect the two. Criticism rides in first — subtle but invasive. Defensiveness escalates into war. Stonewalling creates emotional famine. Contempt delivers the final blow — relational death.

The good news? Unlike biblical apocalypse, relationship collapse is reversible. When you recognize the riders early, you can choose different responses — curiosity over criticism, ownership over defensiveness, engagement over withdrawal, and respect over contempt.

Apocalypse isn’t inevitable. Awareness changes the ending.

Actionable steps: Be Kind and Be Respectful to one another.

Send questions for us to answer at: questions@therapyunzipped.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://suggestiblemind.com

• http://therapyunzipped.com

Check out these resources as well:

*Suggestible Mind Podcast

Books *The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Social-Technology-Mental-Health/dp/B0C642FV9D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=NL15N5NQ3ORS&keywords=brett+hall+Thomas+metzinger&qid=1694211527&sprefix=brett+hall+thomas+metzinger%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-3

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This week: ADHD Lite

On this episode, Tom and Brett discuss mild patterns and challenges in ADHD and some suggestions on how to manage and lean into it.

Actionable steps: Be Kind and Be Respectful to one another.

Send questions for us to answer at: questions@therapyunzipped.com

Links mentioned in this episode:

• http://suggestiblemind.com

• http://therapyunzipped.com

Check out these resources as well:

*Suggestible Mind Podcast

Books *The Impact of Social Media and Technology on Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Social-Technology-Mental-Health/dp/B0C642FV9D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=NL15N5NQ3ORS&keywords=brett+hall+Thomas+metzinger&qid=1694211527&sprefix=brett+hall+thomas+metzinger%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-3

*Full Catastrophe Living https://www.amazon.com/Full-Catastrophe-Living-Revised-Illness/dp/0345536932/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MQZLFF75PPHE&keywords=full+catastrophe+living&qid=1696026095&sprefix=full+cata%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1

*The Four Agreements https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HXWIYGMB3D5X&keywords=four+agreements&qid=1696026157&sprefix=four+agree%2Caps%2C215&sr=8-1

*The Body Keeps the Score https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EEWE75YZT400&keywords=the+body+keeps+the+score+book&qid=1700171387&sprefix=the+body%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1

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