The ASSertive Podcast

Jess & Erica
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Hosted by Licensed Professional Counselors Jess and Erica, this podcast reviews AITA reddit posts and provides skills for boundary setting, assertive communication, and emotional regulation.

  1. 06/27/2024

    Nutrition & Movement

    We look at a post where our author is struggling with her significant other being unsupportive with her weight loss efforts. We discuss body image, food rules, discuss the drawbacks of Keto and Intermittent Fasting, and dismiss common weight loss marketing tactics. We also explore how lifestyle changes we make impact relationship dynamics.

    53 min

  2. 06/25/2024

    Nutrition & Weight Loss

    We look at a post where friends share diet and weight loss tips and we delve into the weight loss culture and we touch on food rules, emotional eating, intuitive eating, set points and how to have a healthy relationship with nutrition.

    1h 1m

  3. 06/20/2024

    Relapse Prevention

    We look at a post regarding addiction and explore enabling vs. tough love, how rescuing children from distress can impact us in adulthood and how to prevent relapse.

    48 min

  4. 06/18/2024

    Addiction

    We look at a post regarding addiction and explore harm reduction vs. abstinence, the stages of change, and distinguish between a lapse and relapse. We also introduce a relapse autopsy and how to effectively use it and discuss appropriate expectations in addiction.

    53 min

  5. 06/06/2024

    Outgrowing Friendships

    We continue looking at the thought error of entitlement, this time in regards to a friendship. We discuss the benefits of direct communication and normalize outgrowing friendships.

    35 min

  6. 06/04/2024

    Entitlement

    We have an open conversation about entitlement when a spouse gets big-headed after a promotion. A little less psychoeducation but still plenty to learn and plenty of laughs.

    30 min

  7. 05/30/2024

    Difficult Conversations

    We break down a post regarding conflict avoidance within a romantic relationship and discuss personality traits vs. learned behaviors, appropriate expectations, core beliefs around conflict, how to have difficult conversations and skills for getting to a win-win.

    1h 1m

  8. 05/28/2024

    Miscommunications

    We break down a post regarding miscommunication within the family dynamic and discuss triangulation, active listening, empathy building, conflict avoidance tactics, and shifting perspectives.

    42 min
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Hosted by Licensed Professional Counselors Jess and Erica, this podcast reviews AITA reddit posts and provides skills for boundary setting, assertive communication, and emotional regulation.

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  • Creator
    Jess & Erica
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The ASSertive Podcast