Amazing actor and comedian Martha Kelly comes on to talk about her very real fear of spiders- we talk about Spiderman, horses, Austin, and opossums!

References:

What is Arachnophobia? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment for the Fear of Spiders: Adam Hutchinson

Why Do Spiders Terrify So Many People? Evolve Psychiatry

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This week, the sisters welcome the amazing Ophira Eisenberg, former host of NPR's Ask Me Another, and current star of comedy special I Used To Be Nicer.

How has comedy changed for women in the past 20-30 years? What is it about women that comedy hates? Are we on an upswing, or are we headed back down to Joe Rogan hell?

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What is moral injury? Who really invented improv comedy? And when is it OK to go to Target? We welcome the multitalented Lisa Kays to talk about all this and more!

References:

What is Moral Injury? Syracuse University

Reframing Clinician Distress: Moral Injury Not Burnout: Dean, Dean, and Talbot

Moral Injury: @thelisakays

Moral Injury: Psychology Today

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How is the internet manipulating you? The truth will SHOCK you!

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In which the sisters argue over which of them is the biggest martyr, and what makes them want to climb off the cross. Do you have a martyr complex? Take the quiz below!

References:

What Is a Martyr Complex? Web MD

Why a Martyr Complex Doesn’t Serve You: Cleveland Clinic

Martyr Complex Test: Self-Sacrifice and Victim Patterns: Therapy Den

https://www.therapyden.com/tests/personality-identity/martyr-complex

When You're in a Relationship With a Martyr: Nancy Colier, LCSW

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In which we diagnose Taylor Swift, Darius Rucker, and Nico! P.S. When Laura says "Bob Dylan," she sometimes means "Jackson Browne."

Does your job suck, or are you just burnt out?

References:

Dayvee: Tik Tok

Psychology Today: Burnout Quiz

Symptoms, Treatment, and Tips on How to Deal: Melinda Smith, M.A. and Sheldon Reid

12 Professions Most Prone to Burnout – How It Affects Mental Health, Relationships, and Family Life: Melinda Hart Penten

What Does Burnout Feel Like and How to Recover:

Joe Nemmers, LISW

Ways to bring yourself back from burnout: Martha Beck

This week features Laura recovering memories about all the times she's been in limerence, battling Billy Bragg impressions, and information on how to get over a lasting crush that you just can't shake!

References:

This kind of obsessive attraction isn’t love- but it has a name

By Melinda Wenner Moyer

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine- Gail Honeyman

Saturday Boy-Billy Bragg

Obsession-Animotion