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What’s your love language? (opens the original)
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This week the docs are inspired by this post by Alex Falcone who says the love languages are a scam. Is there any evidence behind the concept of 5 love languages? Does that matter if it’s helpful to people? If it’s helpful, why is it helpful? And how should people think about expressions of love and caring in their own relationships?
Why is it harder to diagnose ADHD in adulthood? (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit honestpsychpod.substack.com This week the docs are letting our listeners in on the trickiest parts of our jobs doing adult ADHD testing. We cover how genetics factors in, the role of childhood development, hidden criteria in the diagnostic manual that are frequently overlooked, other conditions that can mimic ADHD and the false binary of either-ADHD-or-you’re-not-really-struggling…
Do you lack object permanence? (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit honestpsychpod.substack.com This week, after a DWTS-related cold open, the docs want to clarify what this term has always meant in the field of psychology and child development and how online videos are re-interpreting? this idea. Could you live independently if you lacked object permanence? After the subscriber break: how we went from cognitive-behavioral therapy to mindfulness e…
Why is it hard to be an honest psychologist? (opens the original)
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This week the docs get candid about what it’s like to be psychologists in a world where everyone has something to say about psychology. We talk about what happens when popular conversations get diagnoses wrong, how culture shapes the way we understand mental illness, how and why psychology is such a popular topic and feels like it belongs to everyone, resisting the urge to “well, actually…” everyone, and what happens when people we love start relying heavily on diagnostic labels to explain their
Feeling Forgetful? Me Too! Let's Talk Executive Functioning. (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit honestpsychpod.substack.com Paige is on vacation this week, so Whitney is flying solo…and summer is taking its toll on her. Have you been feeling forgetful, disorganized, or like you’re hanging on by a thread? You’re not alone. In this episode, Whitney breaks down executive functioning, what it is, why it’s much more than being organized, and why it can suddenly seem to fall apart…
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