Shame Spiral

Ely Kreimendahl
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Shame Spiral

A comedy podcast about shame- because no one roasts you harder than yourself! Each week, psychotherapist-turned-comedian Ely Kreimendahl exploits her therapy skills to talk all-things-shame with a new special guest. Every guest shares a core story of something that once made them spiral HARD, answers both silly and emotionally complicated questions, and even if these conversations are ACCIDENTALLY therapeutic, it's not therapy.... Ely goes ALL IN on sharing her shame, too. Does coming together to laugh at our shame and the often inherently comic absurdity of being human make it all easier to tolerate?! Listen in and see what you think. We'll laugh, we'll cry…. we'll SPIRAL.

  1. "I Don't Think You Can Out-Evil Me" w/ Jes Tom

    19/12/2023

    "I Don't Think You Can Out-Evil Me" w/ Jes Tom

    Hi Shame Spiralers! I'm briefly emerging from our mid-season hiatus just to drop this very special bonus episode with comic, writer & actor Jes Tom! (Our Flag Means Death, Less Lonely.) Jes is one of my favorite comedians and you can and SHOULD drop everything you're doing and go see their one-person comedy show Less Lonely at the Greenwich House Theater in NYC, from now through January 6! This hilarious, poignant show is written & performed by Jes, presented by Elliot Page, and ...

    1h 23m
  2. "Traumatized & Raw-dogging Life" w/ Alegra Kastens

    07/11/2023

    "Traumatized & Raw-dogging Life" w/ Alegra Kastens

    This week I spiraled out with psychotherapist, OCD specialist, writer & content creator Alegra Kastens! We talked OCD origin stories and the thoughts that broke our brains, the obsessive struggle to discern if you don't like someone because you're not into them or because there's something wrong with you, fear of being cancelled and social media trolls, the idea of "harm," and what it really means to harm someone, obsessing about finding a partner and worrying about your eggs dying, ...

    1h 28m
  3. "Accidentally Shaming Monica Lewinsky" w/ Nicole J. Georges

    31/10/2023

    "Accidentally Shaming Monica Lewinsky" w/ Nicole J. Georges

    This week I spiraled out with writer, illustrator, podcaster & professor Nicole J. Georges! (Calling Dr. Laura) We talked shame and recovery from harmful family dynamics, making amends to yourself & others, the important of zines and yahoogroups for isolated young 90's queers, shoplifting, vegan betrayals, gossiping, gaslighting, writing memoir when you know your family won't be happy about it, and SO MUCH MORE. Plus, Nicole shared several incredible shame stories, including a t...

    1h 7m
  4. "I'm Definitely Not A Beach Read" w/ LaToya Jordan

    24/10/2023

    "I'm Definitely Not A Beach Read" w/ LaToya Jordan

    This week I spiraled out with writer, poet and lovely person LaToya Jordan! We dug deep into her recently published novella, To The Woman In The Pink Hat, and some of the issues it explores: medical racism, infertility, white feminism, the Women's March, and uterine transplants (?!?,) and also spiraled about twenty-something alcohol-induced regrets, the struggle to "make the first move" in attempting friendship with adults and fellow parents, and how sometimes the right amount of shame just a...

    52 min
  5. "Inappropriate In Front Of Steve Harvey & America" w/ Ashley Lyle

    17/10/2023

    "Inappropriate In Front Of Steve Harvey & America" w/ Ashley Lyle

    This week I spiraled out with brilliant television writer, showrunner and co-creator of YELLOWJACKETS (!!!!!!) Ashley Lyle! We talked nicotine and being 90s teens, the moment you realize you can hurt your mom's feelings, caring too much about what people think of you at the expense of the people who truly care, the vicious procrastination cycle and ADHD, anxiety & shame intertwined, unhinged goth childhood behavior, feeling replete with humiliation on CELEBRITY FAMILY FUED, an...

    1h 10m
  6. "Daddy Needs To Gamble" w/ Ali Liebegott

    10/10/2023

    "Daddy Needs To Gamble" w/ Ali Liebegott

    This week I spiraled out with hilarious and deeply relatable novelist, television writer & painter Ali Liebegott! We talked regret, people pleasing and the shame of saying no, making mistakes and accepting your own and others' flaws , accidentally farting on a stranger in a grocery store, taking your students to a casino, wishing your childhood fish was more like a dog and SO MUCH MORE. Ali's published a handful of incredible award-winning books, including : ...

    1h 2m
  7. "I Can Talk About C*m & Have A PhD" w/ Amy Silverberg

    03/10/2023

    "I Can Talk About C*m & Have A PhD" w/ Amy Silverberg

    This week I spiraled out with the brilliant & SUPER funny stand up comic & writer Amy Silverberg! (Comedy Central, The Paris Review) We talked Jewish parents, boundaries, talking about your students and boyfriends in your stand up, fake vs real vulnerability, codependency and hurting people more in trying NOT to hurt them, how being teased can feel like love, being a recovered ghoster, and SO MUCH MORE. Amy also shared several juicy shame stories AND we went deep into the world ...

    56 min
  8. "Am I Breaking The Contract Of This Bagel Place?" w/ Django Gold

    26/09/2023

    "Am I Breaking The Contract Of This Bagel Place?" w/ Django Gold

    This week I spiraled out with the hilarious and thoughtful writer & stand up comedian Django Gold! (The Late Show With Stephen Colbert) We talked social awkwardness, persecution complexes, the weirdness of being an introverted comedian, accepting your flaws, parading around your job with a beard full of ice cream, torturing yourself with anxiety, the benefits of getting older, spectacularly bombing a stand up set and ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, unintentionally breaking the social contra...

    53 min
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A comedy podcast about shame- because no one roasts you harder than yourself! Each week, psychotherapist-turned-comedian Ely Kreimendahl exploits her therapy skills to talk all-things-shame with a new special guest. Every guest shares a core story of something that once made them spiral HARD, answers both silly and emotionally complicated questions, and even if these conversations are ACCIDENTALLY therapeutic, it's not therapy.... Ely goes ALL IN on sharing her shame, too. Does coming together to laugh at our shame and the often inherently comic absurdity of being human make it all easier to tolerate?! Listen in and see what you think. We'll laugh, we'll cry…. we'll SPIRAL.

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  • Creator
    Ely Kreimendahl
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    63
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Shame Spiral
  • Show Website
    Shame Spiral
  • Provider
    elyssa kreimendahl

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