What Your Therapist Thinks
By Felicia Keller Boyle & Kristie Plantinga
A mental health show where actual, licensed therapists open up about what they’re really thinking, while answering the internet’s most burning mental health questions. And by burning mental health questions, we mean the stuff you’re posting about anonymously on Reddit in the middle of the night. These therapists aren’t holding back. They’re telling you what they really think including the things they’d never actually say in session. Each week, you’ll hear from expert therapists to break it all down: from emotional numbness and trauma, to self-worth and healing. What Your Therapist Thinks is a weekly, limited run podcast hosted by Kristie Plantinga, founder of Best Therapists, and Felicia Keller Boyle, a licensed somatic therapist in private practice. Brought to you by BestTherapists.com—a directory that vets mental health professionals so therapy-seekers can focus on fit, not quality. Produced by PodVision. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or watch full video episodes on the “What Your Therapist Thinks” YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@WhatYourTherapistThinks
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Cultivating Intimacy Requires Intentional Effort, Not Waiting for Spark
The "spark" isn't a mystery; it's built through intentional effort and emotional safety. Learn how to actively cultivate lasting intimacy, not wait for feelings to return.
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Navigating Nervous System States: From Alarm to Resilience
Your nervous system's survival responses, designed for ancient threats, now hinder modern life. Learn to navigate anxiety and shutdown, not to eliminate them, but to build lasting resilience and well-being.
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Financial Anxiety's Deeper Roots: Inherited Narratives, Systemic Failures
Financial anxiety persists even with wealth because it's rooted in inherited narratives and systemic failures, not just dollar amounts. Understand the invisible architecture of your money fears.
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Trauma Stored Somatically Requires Bottom-Up EMDR Healing
Trauma is stored somatically, requiring a "bottom-up" approach beyond cognitive insight for true healing. Discover how EMDR and nervous system engagement unlock lasting transformation.
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Heartbreak as Addiction: No Contact and Patient Healing
Heartbreak mirrors addiction, making "no contact" essential for healing. Conventional advice to "get over it" prolongs suffering; true recovery requires time and self-compassion.
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Shame-Free Domestic Care: Prioritizing Function Over Moral Judgment
Challenge shame-based cleaning by embracing a compassionate, functional approach to your home. Discover how prioritizing mental health over idealized tidiness unlocks peace and self-acceptance.
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Dating Apps Undermine Connection; Prioritize Authenticity and Regulation
Shift from seeking dating app validation to authentic curiosity and self-regulation. Discover strategic advantages in a grounded, less performative approach to connection.
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Podcast Demystifies Mental Health Terms With Expert Therapeutic Insights
Demystify complex mental health terms like "gaslighting" and "narcissist" with expert therapists, gaining practical tools and clarity beyond internet misinformation.
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Breaking Silence: Early Intervention and Holistic Healing
Early intervention in mental health prevents future suffering, while self-forgiveness and community engagement foster profound healing beyond therapy sessions.
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Boundaries as Connection Tools: Self-Enforcement for Relational Integrity
Boundaries connect us by creating space for self-love and authentic relationships. Learn to enforce them effectively, reducing conflict and fostering deeper connection.
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Understanding Performance Anxiety: Threat, Perception, and Response
Understand the surprising truth: your body responds to excitement and anxiety identically, it's your perception that creates the difference. Learn to reframe your internal narrative.
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Understanding Trauma: Types, Responses, and Healing
Trauma is a lasting adaptation to threat, not just a response to "too much" or "too soon," but also to "not enough" when needed. Understand its complex nature and how your nervous system responds.
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Understanding Early Development's Role in Infidelity
Uncover the deep-seated psychological roots of infidelity, exploring how early development and unconscious conflicts drive betrayal, even when love is present.
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