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A Recast of ‘Your Mental Breakdown’

A psychotherapy-entertainment podcast featuring licensed therapist, Doug Friedman and a co-host. Episodes include real therapy sessions in sequence with a real client that has agreed to be recorded throughout the process of therapy. After the session, Doug and his co-host break down the session and they give you their clinical insights with personality, humor, and the opportunity to use therapeutic tools in your own life.

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Recastable Episodes (175)

1. Welcome to Your Mental Breakdown Feb. 18, 2020
2. 01. Drew #1: Therapy is Not Just For When You Are Crazy Feb. 20, 2020
3. 02. Drew #2: Please Don't Should All Over Yourself Feb. 20, 2020
4. 03. Drew #3: The Good, The Bad, and The Plaid Feb. 20, 2020
5. 04: Drew #4: You Have Issues, I Have Issues Feb. 27, 2020
6. Roundtable #1 with Bonnie Rae and John Sovec March 2, 2020
7. 05. Drew #5: You Mean I Have a Choice? March 5, 2020
8. Insight Out #1 - 10 Unhelpful Ways of Thinking March 9, 2020
9. 06. Drew #6: Less Vader, More Yoda March 12, 2020
10. Insight Out #2 - Quarantined Separately and Together March 16, 2020
11. 07. Drew #7: Star Wars and Male Strippers March 19, 2020
12. Insight Out #3 - Tattoo You, Me, and Everybody March 23, 2020
13. 08. Drew #8: Ski Trails in Your Head March 26, 2020
14. Insight Out #4 - Finding a Therapist and Mailbag March 30, 2020
15. 09. Drew #9: The Burning Cockles of Your Heart April 2, 2020
16. Insight Out #5 - The Missing Piece Meets the Big D and MerMer April 6, 2020
17. 10. Drew #10: You Can’t Take a Bullet for Anybody Without Getting Shot April 9, 2020
18. Insight Out #6: The ABCs of CBT and DBT April 13, 2020
19. 11. Drew #11: My Dad is a Combo of Rambo and Adam Sandler April 16, 2020
20. 12. Drew #12: That Tito’s Bottle of Vodka April 23, 2020
21. 13. Drew #13: What’s Black and White, and Red All Over April 30, 2020
22. 14. Drew #14: A Leap of Faith and Trust May 7, 2020
23. 15. Drew #15: You Can’t Control Vegas May 14, 2020
24. 16. Drew #16: Fixing You to Fix Me May 21, 2020
25. Insight Out #7 - Should I Stop Therapy Now? May 25, 2020
26. 17. Drew #17: Be My Cherry on Top, Not My Ice Cream May 28, 2020
27. 18. Drew #18: Rolling With the Butterfly June 4, 2020
28. Insight Out #8 - You Gotta Have Faith June 8, 2020
29. 19. Drew #19: Waking Up Alone June 11, 2020
30. Insight Out #9 - It’s Not Goat Yoga - Emotional Support Animals June 15, 2020
31. 20. Drew#20: Mr. Wilson Eats Apples?! June 18, 2020
32. 21. Drew #21: It’s Been a Crazy Week June 25, 2020
33. 22. Drew #22: Your Mom’s a Firetruck July 2, 2020
34. 23. Drew #23: F.I.N.E.* F#cked up, Insecure, Neurotic, and Emotional July 9, 2020
35. 24. Drew #24: What? You’re in Therapy? July 16, 2020
36. 25. Drew #25: Past and Future Tripping July 23, 2020
37. 26. Drew #26: Quiet the Noise - The First Six Months July 30, 2020
38. Insight Out #10 - Being, Doing, and Wise Mind Aug. 13, 2020
39. Insight Out #11 - Stop, Drop, and Roll: The Q&A Aug. 20, 2020
40. Insight Out #12 - Dropping Some Breaks: The Music Minisode Aug. 27, 2020
41. Insight Out #13 - Happier Things Like F*ing Apple Pie: The Movie Minisode Sept. 3, 2020
42. Roundtable #2: Trauma Talk: The Soft Pillow and Warm Tea with Jessica Kramer and Mona Valeriano Sept. 10, 2020
43. Wyatt's Story: Everything Else Goes On Pause Sept. 24, 2020
44. This is Us: Our Hosts Get Personal Oct. 15, 2020
45. 27. Drew #27: Bolo Ties and Boots Nov. 12, 2020
46. 28. Drew #28: Hot Toddy in the Lodge Nov. 19, 2020
47. 29. Drew #29: Wild Turkeys and Rats Nov. 26, 2020
48. 30. Drew #30: Dogs In Boots Dec. 3, 2020
49. 31. Drew #31: You Can’t Spell Smother Without Mother Dec. 10, 2020
50. 32. Drew #32: The Wedding Episode Dec. 17, 2020
51. The Holiday 'Stravaganza: Red & Green and Blue All Over Dec. 24, 2020
52. New Years Special: Grow Your Baby Yoda Dec. 31, 2020
53. 33. Drew #33: I’m Annoyed That I’m Annoyed Jan. 7, 2021
54. 34. Drew #34: Just Make Your Bed Jan. 14, 2021
55. 35. Drew #35: I’m a Gangster Chick Jan. 21, 2021
56. 36. Drew #36: Don’t Pet a Mountain Lion Jan. 28, 2021
57. Breaking Down the Enneagram with Abbey Howe Feb. 1, 2021
58. 37. Drew #37: Can I Get a Witness? Feb. 4, 2021
59. 38. Drew #38: The Boy With the Bubble Feb. 11, 2021
60. 39. Drew #39: The Grief Ball in the Box Feb. 18, 2021
61. Breaking Down Astrology with Crystal Duan Feb. 22, 2021
62. 40. Drew #40-41: I Couldn’t Make it Without a TV Feb. 25, 2021
63. 41. Drew #42: It’s All About the Sprite & Pomegranate March 4, 2021
64. 42. Drew #43: The Ghetto Birds Were Flying March 11, 2021
65. 43. Drew #44: I'll Put Your Sh*tty Drawings on My Fridge March 18, 2021
66. 44. Drew #45: Even Superman Has a Crappy Day Job March 25, 2021
67. Breaking Down the Myers-Briggs Types March 29, 2021
68. 45. Drew #46: I Had to Take a Nap April 1, 2021
69. 46. Drew #47-48: Can I Just Get Some Damn Toilet Paper April 8, 2021
70. 47. Drew #49: A Serious Situation April 15, 2021
71. 48. Drew #50: Even Pillars Feel the Weight April 22, 2021
72. Breaking Down the 5 Languages of Love and Apology with Dr. Jen Thomas April 26, 2021
73. 49. Drew #51: Rock Star Attire April 29, 2021
74. 50. Drew #52: I Love Homework May 6, 2021
75. 51. Drew #53: Goodbye Little Red Van May 13, 2021
76. Roundtable #3: Psychedelics and Therapy with Dr. Craig Heacock and José Mata June 17, 2021
77. Roundtable #4: Cultural Awareness in Mental Health with Ashley McGirt and Sahaj Kohli July 12, 2021
78. 52. Sarah #1: I Don’t Have a Handle On It Sept. 9, 2021
79. 53. Sarah #2: Growing Up in a Cult Sept. 16, 2021
80. 54. Sarah #3: A Little Bit Robocop Sept. 23, 2021
81. 55. Sarah #4: Baby Steps Sept. 30, 2021
82. 56. Sarah #5: Just One Junk Drawer Oct. 7, 2021
83. 57. Sarah #6: Recompense Oct. 14, 2021
84. 61. Sarah #7: Are You a Wildfire or Controlled Burn? Oct. 21, 2021
85. 63. Sarah #8: Don’t Go to Bed Angry Oct. 28, 2021
86. 65. Sarah #9: The Unravelling Nov. 4, 2021
87. 67. Sarah #10: I Would Rather Fill in the Blank Nov. 11, 2021
88. 69. Sarah #11: Effed Up and Out of My Control Nov. 18, 2021
89. 72. Sarah #12: When You Realize You’re Not 30 Anymore Dec. 9, 2021
90. 74. Sarah #13: A Quest For Justice Dec. 16, 2021
91. 77. Sarah #14: Systems of Safety Jan. 6, 2022
92. 78. Sarah #15: Trauma is a Radioactive Spider That Bites Jan. 13, 2022
93. 80. Sarah #16: It’s Not Just a Fluke Jan. 20, 2022
94. 82. Sarah #17: Processing Grief in Real Time Jan. 27, 2022
95. 85. Sarah #18: The Mother of All Triggers Feb. 10, 2022
96. 88. Drew #76: Mommy and Me Feb. 24, 2022
97. 90. Sarah #19: That’s My Neuroses and My Awesomeness March 10, 2022
98. 92. Sarah #20: Feeling the Feelings of Grief and Loss March 24, 2022
99. 98. Sarah #21: Forrest Gumping Your Way Through It Sept. 8, 2022
100. 100. Sarah #22: I Could Punch a B*tch Sept. 22, 2022
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