Shrinking Reality

Deede A, Krista T, and Ryan W
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Love is on the couch!! Shrinking Reality is where reality tv meets real talk! Hosted by Deede, Krista, and Ryan, three mental health therapists in the Denver area. This podcast dives into your favorite dating shows - unpacking the drama, emotional dynamics, attachment styles, red flags, and relationship patterns from a therapist's perspective. Whether you're here for the tea or the therapeutic insights (or both), join us as we explore what these shows reveal about love, vulnerability, communication, and the human psyche.

  1. 2d ago

    LOVE IS BLIND, BOSTON, episode 12 and reunion

    Welcome back to Shrinking Reality!! Phew...we made it to the end of Love Is Blind, season 11...barely! This was the season that kept on giving us reasons to need therapy! Or at least to reinforce how DESPERATELY therapy is needed for some... What. A. Shit. Show. And I mean that with love...mostly! We started this season with people looking for their forever person, hoping to find love without seeing what the other person looked like. And somehow, we ended up with questionable relationship decisions, wildly different expectations of marriage, communication breakdowns, family members inserting themselves into relationships, and enough emotional avoidance to keep an entire therapy practice busy. We had people falling in love with potential instead of reality. People who seemed to have very different ideas about what partnership actually means. People who wanted to be accepted exactly as they were while seemingly having a whole list of things they wanted to change about their partner. Underneath all the reality-TV chaos, there are some very real relationship themes here: emotional safety, accountability, defensiveness, attachment, compatibility, boundaries, family influence, and the difference between loving someone and actually being able to build a life with them. So today, we're going to unpack the season, revisit some of the biggest moments, talk about what the reunion revealed, and, naturally, offer a little unsolicited therapeutic commentary.

  2. Nov 2

    LOVE IS BLIND, Boston episodes 9-11

    Welcome back to Shrinking Reality!! Wow! What a wicked clusta!! We were so excited about Rob and Michaella's match...until Rob took a nose dive off of an elevator, and Rob, we do care! We are concerned! We see women self-abandoning, men not going deep, toxic friendships, couples finally having conversations they SHOULD have had in the pods! Who's going to make it to the altar and beyond? We're not so hopeful!

  3. Oct 26

    LOVE IS BLIND, Boston season 11, episodes 6-8

    Welcome to Shrinking Reality, season 8, episode 2 The pod bubble has officially burst! As the couples step into each other’s worlds, they’re discovering that building a connection in the pods is one thing, navigating real life with a new partner is something else entirely. In this recap of Love Is Blind: Boston, Season 11, Episodes 6–8, we’re putting on our therapist hats to explore the disconnects we noticed as these couples adjust to sharing their spaces, routines, expectations, and everyday lives. Because falling in love in a protected environment is one thing. Learning how to live, communicate, and build a relationship with another person in the real world? That’s where the work begins. Join us as we break down what we’re seeing, explore how some of these conversations could have gone differently, and share therapist perspectives on what it really takes to turn a connection into a partnership. Deede, Krista, and Michelle will also share their predictions for each couple!

  4. Oct 22

    LOVE IS BLIND, Boston. Shrinking Reality

    Welcome to Shrinking Realty, season 8, episode 1, part 2. This is part 2 of our coverage of the first 5 episodes of Love Is Blind Boston. We end these episodes with 5 engaged couples who are heading to Cancun, Mexico.

  5. Oct 22

    LOVE IS BLIND, Boston. Shrinking Reality, season 7, episode 1, part 1

    Welcome to season 7, episode 1, part 1 of Shrinking Reality. You know we love talking about relationships, human behavior, and all the things that make us ask, "What is REALLY going on here?" Today we are taking our therapist hats and bringing them into the world of reality TV because we're talking about Love Is Blind Season 11. In this episode we are covering episodes 1-5. Now, as therapists, we watch this show a little differently. While everybody else might be focused on who's getting engaged, who's breaking up, and who's bringing the drama, we're paying attention to the patterns underneath it all. We're looking at emotional availability, attachment, communication, boundaries, vulnerability, and those moments when someone's words say one thing, but their behavior seems to tell a completely different story. Deede and Krista have been joined by a guest cohost, Michelle P, for the rest of this coverage.

  6. Oct 22

    LOVE ISLAND Reunion, Shrinking Reality, season 6, episode 8

    We are finishing out this season with the Love Island USA, season 8 reunion! The Villa doors closed, but the real-world chaos is just getting started. On this week's episode, we are diving straight into the Love Island USA Season 8 reunion. From breakups and messy online receipts to Ariana and Andy taking no prisoners on stage, we're breaking down every single moment that went down after the cameras stopped rolling.

  7. Sep 9

    MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT....Shrinking Reality, season 6, episode 7

    We made it to the end of our coverage of Married At First Sight, season 20, episodes 19 and 20. The couples reach Decision Day and decide to either stay married or get divorced. We find out what Felipe said to Tori that caused her to walk away. We see the fate of four couples who are left....Adam and Marissa, Michelle and Cam, BelleJolie and Mecca, and Nikki and Shawn. We finish the season with the reunion, where the experts, Paul and Dr Lisa are officially "hosts," and no longer conducting "sessions." Shawn and Nikki bring the same level of drama they have the entire season; Marissa has finally found her voice and Adam is not happy about that; Belle has had enough of Mecca and his negging; Cam and Michelle remain our one happy, surviving couple; Tori wonders why Felipe was ever allowed on this show and in her vicinity, as do we!

  8. Sep 4

    Married At First Sight...

    Welcome to Shrinking Reality, season 6, episode 6...we are covering Married At First Sight, season 20, episodes 16, 17, and 18. Right out of the gate we discuss negging, something multiple people on this cast are doing! We have another break up from the couples retreat from hell! Drama ensues, boundaries are crossed, relationships break down and end... We highlight Dr David Burns's theories and work with couples, and how we typically know, on some level, the relationship issues we're signing up for before entering long-term commitments. We are left with a cliff hanger with Tori and Felipe as we catch a glimpse of them at Decision Day!

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Love is on the couch!! Shrinking Reality is where reality tv meets real talk! Hosted by Deede, Krista, and Ryan, three mental health therapists in the Denver area. This podcast dives into your favorite dating shows - unpacking the drama, emotional dynamics, attachment styles, red flags, and relationship patterns from a therapist's perspective. Whether you're here for the tea or the therapeutic insights (or both), join us as we explore what these shows reveal about love, vulnerability, communication, and the human psyche.

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  • Creator
    Deede A, Krista T, and Ryan W
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Deede A, Krista T, and Ryan W
  • Show Website
    Shrinking Reality

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