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Shrinks on the Brink is a mental health podcast where Kellie and Austin talk life, burnout, and the beautifully messy in-between - all with a dash of humor, a heap or honesty, and the occasional "wait, should we be saying this?" Because yes, we're licensed...
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Kindness: The Free Mental Health Hack (aka - Don't be a D*ck) (opens the original)
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What if the smallest act of kindness you've ever given - or received - had a bigger psychological impact than you realized? In this episode of Shrinks on the Brink , we're diving into the psychology behind kindness: why small moments can stick with us for years, how kindness and social connection are linked to well-being, and why helping others can help us, too. But we're also getting into the complicated stuff. Because kindness isn't the same things as people-pleasing. It doesn't mean saying ye
Your Brain is Lying to You: The Memories we don't actually Remember (opens the original)
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Do you actually remember that... or do you just remember the picture? In this episode, we're spiraling into the weird, fascinating, and sometimes unsettling world of memory . We talk about childhood memories, photographs, family stories, first-person vs. third-person memories, and why some moments from our past feel crystal clear while entire chunks of our lives seem to have disappeared. We're also getting into false memories - how they happen, why they can feel completely real, and how our brai
The Empty Nest: Grief, Freedom, and Finding Yourself Again (opens the original)
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Your kid is leaving for college. You're proud. You're excited. You're terrified. You're grieving. You're relieved. Maybe you're feeling all of those things at once. In this episode of Shrinks on the Brink, Austin and Kellie take on the complicated reality of the empty nest. Not just the sadness of your child leaving, but the identity shift that comes with it. What happens when your role as parent changes? What happens when you suddenly don't know where your kid is, what they're doing, or when th
The Mental Health System... Please Hold (opens the original)
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You Asked for Help... Now What? We tell people to speak up. We tell them to ask for help. We tell them mental health matters. But what happens when you finally do? In this episode of Shrinks on the Brink, we take a hard look at what happens after someone reaches out for mental health care. Inspired by a woman's story of walking into an ER at a moment of crisis - only to leave feeling dismissed - we explore the frustrating gap between knowing you need help and actually being able to access it. As
Human Trafficking: Sexual Exploitation, Grooming, and Trauma with Kathryn Pazienza (opens the original)
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Human Trafficking is often imagined as something that happens to someone else - somewhere else. But trafficking can occur in our own communities, and it can involve both children and adults. In this episode, we sit down with Kathryn Pazienza, a survivor of sexual violence and an advocate who is working to brin greater awareness of exploitation and trafficking to our community. Kathryn shares her experience of being sexually assaulted at 14 and the disturbing circumstances surrounding it - includ
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