HeyJaredLaugh Cry Club
Hosted by licensed mental health therapists who laugh and cry as much as you do. New episodes MONDAY!Licensed mental health therapists explore the complexities of mental health with compassion, humor, and a whole lot of heart.
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- Sep 28, 2026
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Managing Anxiety and the Unknown (opens the original)
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Living With Uncertainty: Scams, Jump Scares, and Staying EmpoweredJoy and Rebecca return to the Laugh Cry Club after a week off—Rebecca attended and presented at a medical conference in Seattle while Joy celebrated her wedding anniversary in New Mexico. They share laughs, including Rebecca being jump-scared by the series Widow’s Bay and Joy accidentally ordering flowers from a scam-looking website. The episode focuses on uncertainty: why human brains hate not knowing, how it triggers anxiety, ru
Navigating Habits and Relationships (opens the original)
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Managing a Partner’s “Bad Habits”: Self-Regulation, Stages of Change, and Better ConversationsHosts Joy and Rebecca of the Laugh Cry Club, two licensed therapists, open with Joy’s birthday reflections and light conversation before addressing a listener email about managing a partner’s bad habits. They discuss how habits often function as self-regulation and coping skills shaped by upbringing, nervous-system baseline, trauma, and environment, and become “bad” when they interfere with life or rela
A Life Catch-Up (opens the original)
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Bougie Habits, Decluttering, and Finding Joy in Small ThingsThe hosts riff on “bougie” spending after discussing an overpriced Aviator Nation hat and whether their lifestyles fit luxury items like Prada or Gucci, then shift into how trends and brand loyalty affect their choices. They talk about frugality shaped by blue-collar upbringing, saving mindsets, and the book “Die With Zero” as a challenge to over-saving in favor of life experiences. The conversation turns to decluttering strategies, pur
Understanding Depression: How to Be There for Your Loved Ones (opens the original)
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Grief, Parasocial Loss, and Supporting a Depressed PartnerJoy and Rebecca open the Laugh Cry Club reflecting on a heavy week marked by the deaths of icons Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, sharing personal memories, Dolly’s philanthropic legacy and inclusive quotes, Tim Curry’s notable roles, and how parasocial relationships make celebrity loss feel real—especially for Gen X. They transition to a listener question about supporting a depressed spouse/partner, emphasizing that relationships are hard, he
The Path to Healing After Tragedy (opens the original)
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Processing Intentional Disasters: Grief, Safety, and Healing After a Human-Caused FireJoy and Rebecca of the Laugh Cry Club, drawing on their behavioral and mental health experience, respond to a listener who lost their home in a fire. They discuss how such events create complicated grief, shock, anger, and hypervigilance, and how the brain searches for “why” and closure even when irrational or antisocial behavior may never make sense. They encourage allowing full emotions without comparative su
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