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Veritas Psychology Partners
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This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners (https://www.veritaspp.com), Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Each episode features unrehearsed, real-time conversations as your host (Michael MacBride, https://www.michaelmacbride.com) brings scenarios from the internet, the mailbag, and current psychology headlines. Kessler and MacBride respond with candid clinical insight, humor, and practical takeaways on sleep, anxiety, trauma, relationships, leadership, and high-functioning stress—plus a rotating bonus segment at the end.

  1. APR 22

    Season 3 Finale: AITA, Say Anything Grand Gestures, Sleep Fights, and the Leadership Lie of Always On

    🛑 This Season 3 finale starts with a special AITA, moves into movie-style grand gestures that would never work in therapy, wrestles with a conflict that looks like it’s about sleep but may really be about the relationship, and closes with a leadership myth too many people still wear like a badge of honor.💡 What happens when romance, resentment, exhaustion, and work identity all get tangled together?What You’ll Learn:✔️ Why some AITA conflicts are really about deeper values, not just the surface dispute✔️ What Say Anything gets right and wrong about grand romantic gestures✔️ Why “always on” is not the same thing as leadership, loyalty, or love🌱 Sometimes the real issue is not the gesture, the schedule, or the sleep problem. It is the meaning people attach to them.📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers telehealth in 43 states, including New York. Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/scheduleMeet the Team:🧠 Dr. Dan Kessler: https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk🌿 Dr. Gayle MacBride: https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm🎙️ Kelley: https://kbvoiceovers.com🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.comAbout our experts:Dr. Dan Kessler is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, anxiety, men’s issues, relationships, and practical, evidence-based strategies for change.Dr. Gayle MacBride is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, women’s mental health, PTSD, depression, and emotionally intelligent care for high-achieving adults.👍 Like, comment, and subscribe. And since this is our Season 3 finale, Dan and Gayle would love your feedback on the season, the segments, and what you’d like to hear next.#AITA #SayAnything #LeadershipLie #SleepHealth #Relationships #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler

    53 min

  2. APR 15

    Were Ross and Rachel on a Break, Baby Sleep vs. Renovations, and What ADHD Research Suggests

    🛑 Pop culture loves a technicality, neighbors do not always share the same reality, and ADHD headlines can get way ahead of what the research actually shows. 💡 What gets lost when people turn complicated relationship, parenting, and science questions into clean little slogans? What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why the Ross and Rachel “on a break” debate still matters as a lesson in assumptions, meaning, and emotional impact ✔️ How to think about competing needs when one family wants quiet for a baby and another needs to renovate their home ✔️ What the ADHD biotypes research actually suggests, and why “ADHD is really 3 different things” is too simple 🌱 Clean answers are tempting, but real life usually needs more nuance than the headline, the argument, or the technical point can hold. 📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers telehealth in 43 states, including New York. Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/schedule Meet the Team: 🧠 Dr. Dan Kessler: https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk 🌿 Dr. Gayle MacBride: https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm 🎙️ Kelley: https://kbvoiceovers.com 🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com About our experts: Dr. Dan Kessler is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, anxiety, men’s issues, relationships, and practical, evidence-based strategies for change. Dr. Gayle MacBride is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, women’s mental health, PTSD, depression, and emotionally intelligent care for high-achieving adults. 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations about relationships, parenting, leadership, mental health, pop culture, and the psychology behind how people oversimplify complex problems. #FriendsTVShow #ADHDResearch #AITA #Relationships #MentalHealth #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler

    43 min

  3. APR 8

    Why Social Plans Feel Exhausting, Gift Drama Between Exes, and the Danger of Fast Agreement

    🛑 Sometimes making plans feels harder than going, fairness gets complicated fast after divorce, and quick agreement in a room is not always the good sign it seems to be. 💡 Why do some of the smoothest-looking interactions carry the most hidden tension underneath? What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why social planning can feel draining even when you usually enjoy the activity once you get there ✔️ What an ex-spouse gift dispute reveals about fairness, co-parenting, and emotional math between households ✔️ Why fast agreement at work can signal avoidance, hierarchy, confusion, or fear instead of real alignment 🌱 Ease is not always the same thing as health. Sometimes the quietest moment is the one carrying the most unspoken stress. 📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers telehealth in 43 states, including New York. Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/schedule Meet the Team: 🧠 Dr. Dan Kessler: https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk 🌿 Dr. Gayle MacBride: https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm 🎙️ Kelley: https://kbvoiceovers.com 🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com About our experts: Dr. Dan Kessler is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, anxiety, men’s issues, relationships, and practical, evidence-based strategies for change. Dr. Gayle MacBride is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, women’s mental health, PTSD, depression, and emotionally intelligent care for high-achieving adults. 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations about psychology, leadership, co-parenting, social energy, and the hidden mechanics behind everyday conflict. #SocialAnxiety #LeadershipLie #Coparenting #AITA #Psychology #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler

    37 min

  4. APR 1

    What “Just Checking In” Really Means, Who Pays the Vet Bill, and Whether New Leaders Help

    🛑 A vague text can spike your stress, a dog-walking disaster can turn into a blame spiral, and a leadership shake-up may not fix as much as people hope. 💡 What happens when the signal is unclear, the stakes get emotional, and everyone starts filling in the blanks? What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why “just checking in” can feel warm, ominous, passive-aggressive, or all three ✔️ How to think through responsibility and fairness when a dog walker and owner collide over a costly vet bill ✔️ What the research suggests about leadership change, and why a new person at the top does not automatically change the system 🌱 Ambiguity is uncomfortable, but rushing to certainty usually makes things messier. Slow down before you decide you know the whole story. 📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers telehealth in 43 states, including New York. Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/schedule Meet the Team: 🧠 Dr. Dan Kessler: https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk 🌿 Dr. Gayle MacBride: https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm 🎙️ Kelley: https://kbvoiceovers.com 🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com About our experts: Dr. Dan Kessler is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, anxiety, men’s issues, relationships, and practical, evidence-based strategies for change. Dr. Gayle MacBride is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, women’s mental health, PTSD, depression, and emotionally intelligent care for high-achieving adults. 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations about therapy, leadership, communication, relationships, and the patterns people miss when emotions move faster than facts. #UnpackThatText #Leadership #AITA #VetBills #Communication #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler

    55 min

  5. MAR 25

    Why Doomscrolling Hooks You, How Good Intentions Backfire, and Dan’s Therapy Window Confession

    🛑 Doomscrolling feels productive, thoughtful gestures can still miss the mark, and yes, even therapists sometimes get distracted by what’s happening outside the window. 💡 Why do we keep taking in more stress than we can use, and what does that reveal about attention, care, and being human? What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why doomscrolling can feel hard to stop even when it makes you feel worse ✔️ What an AITA fast food conflict reveals about intention, planning, and invisible labor ✔️ What Dan’s window confession says about attention, presence, and real-life therapy 🌱 You do not need perfect focus or perfect instincts to show up well. You need awareness, repair, and a willingness to come back. 📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers telehealth in 43 states, including New York. Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/schedule Meet the Team: 🧠 Dr. Dan Kessler: https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk 🌿 Dr. Gayle MacBride: https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm 🎙️ Kelley: https://kbvoiceovers.com 🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com About our experts: Dr. Dan Kessler is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, anxiety, men’s issues, relationships, and practical, evidence-based strategies for change. Dr. Gayle MacBride is a psychologist at Veritas Psychology Partners who specializes in sleep, women’s mental health, PTSD, depression, and emotionally intelligent care for high-achieving adults. 👍 Like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations about therapy, relationships, leadership, mental health, and the strange ways modern life gets under our skin. #Doomscrolling #AITA #TherapyPodcast #MentalHealth #Attention #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler

    35 min

  6. MAR 18

    What About Bob Meets Concierge Care: Group Text Drama, Talent Show Conflict, and Therapy Boundaries

    🛑 When access becomes the expectation, boundaries start to look like rejection, and everything gets harder. 💡 What does “healthy support” look like in therapy, parenting, and family communication when everyone wants more access? What You’ll Learn: ✔️ What What About Bob gets right about boundary collapse and dependency, even as comedy ✔️ How concierge-style care can blur roles, inflate expectations, and pressure clinicians ✔️ What ethical boundaries look like when clients want more access than therapy can hold ✔️ A parenting AITA scenario that exposes protection vs resilience, and how to repair when parents disagree ✔️ How to navigate a toxic family group text without escalating or burning bridges ✔️ Clean exit strategies and boundary scripts that preserve relationships and your sanity 🌱 Boundaries are not cold. They’re structure that keeps relationships sustainable. 📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers private-pay therapy via telehealth in 43 states (including New York). Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/schedule Meet the Team: 🎙️ Dr. Dan Kessler → https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk 🎙️ Dr. Gayle MacBride → https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm 🎙️ Kelley Buttrick (voice talent) → https://kbvoiceovers.com 🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com 🔎 About our experts: Dr. Daniel Kessler, PsyD, LP, DBSM is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. He focuses on men’s issues, CBT-I for persistent insomnia and sleep, anxiety/overthinking and performance stress, and relationship repair and intimacy concerns, with a directive, practical style designed for measurable outcomes. Dr. Gayle MacBride, PhD, LP is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. Her work centers on CBT-I and behavioral sleep medicine, anxiety and emotional overload in high-achieving women, trauma recovery, and couples therapy (Gottman Method) plus Discernment Counseling, grounded in evidence-based, usable strategies. 👍 Like, 💬 Comment, 🔔 Subscribe — and don’t forget to turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. #TherapyPodcast #PsychologyPodcast #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Overthinking #Relationships #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler #CBT

    51 min

  7. MAR 11

    Stop Being the Bottleneck: Leadership, Cruise Ship Consequences, and Telehealth Therapy Reality

    🛑 Being “essential” can feel like leadership. Sometimes it’s just a fragile system built around one person. 💡 What changes when you stop being the bottleneck, let consequences land, and choose structures that actually work? What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why “I’m the bottleneck because I’m essential” is a leadership lie ✔️ How redundancy, delegation, and shared ownership create stronger teams ✔️ A cruise ship AITA scenario that clarifies responsibility, warnings, and consequences fast ✔️ Why people get angry at the person who follows the rules when they refuse to ✔️ What’s genuinely good about telehealth therapy and when it can be a better fit ✔️ How Dan and Gayle’s view of telehealth changed once it became real-world practice 🌱 Control feels safe. Systems are safer. Build the kind of leadership that does not require you to touch everything. 📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers private-pay therapy via telehealth in 43 states (including New York). Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/schedule Meet the Team: 🎙️ Dr. Dan Kessler → https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk 🎙️ Dr. Gayle MacBride → https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm 🎙️ Kelley Buttrick (voice talent) → https://kbvoiceovers.com 🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com 🔎 About our experts: Dr. Daniel Kessler, PsyD, LP, DBSM is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. He focuses on men’s issues, CBT-I for persistent insomnia and sleep, anxiety/overthinking and performance stress, and relationship repair and intimacy concerns, with a directive, practical style designed for measurable outcomes. Dr. Gayle MacBride, PhD, LP is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. Her work centers on CBT-I and behavioral sleep medicine, anxiety and emotional overload in high-achieving women, trauma recovery, and couples therapy (Gottman Method) plus Discernment Counseling, grounded in evidence-based, usable strategies. 👍 Like, 💬 Comment, 🔔 Subscribe — and don’t forget to turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. #TherapyPodcast #PsychologyPodcast #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Overthinking #Relationships #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler #CBT

    40 min

  8. MAR 4

    Why Texts Drain Us, HR Trainings Drag, and Terminal Cancer Hits Different (Two Therapists + AITA)

    🛑 Sometimes you have time, but you do not have bandwidth. And that is when small things feel weirdly impossible. 💡 Why do adults struggle to stay present for HR trainings, hard diagnoses, and even simple text threads? What You’ll Learn: ✔️ Why mandatory HR trainings can feel unbearable, even when the content matters ✔️ What’s really happening in the room, including resistance, fatigue, and quiet anxiety ✔️ How families process terminal diagnoses, and why denial can sound like “he’ll get better” ✔️ How to balance realism with compassion when someone is running on hope and fear ✔️ Why texting can be exhausting, including tone parsing, response pressure, and constant micro-decisions ✔️ A simple bandwidth check that reduces reactivity across work, family, and relationships 🌱 You are not broken. You are often overloaded. The goal is to name it and respond cleanly. 📅 Need support? Veritas Psychology Partners offers private-pay therapy via telehealth in 43 states (including New York). Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/schedule Meet the Team: 🎙️ Dr. Dan Kessler → https://www.veritaspp.com/dnk 🎙️ Dr. Gayle MacBride → https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm 🎙️ Kelley Buttrick (voice talent) → https://kbvoiceovers.com 🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com 🔎 About our experts: Dr. Daniel Kessler, PsyD, LP, DBSM is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. He focuses on men’s issues, CBT-I for persistent insomnia and sleep, anxiety/overthinking and performance stress, and relationship repair and intimacy concerns, with a directive, practical style designed for measurable outcomes. Dr. Gayle MacBride, PhD, LP is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. Her work centers on CBT-I and behavioral sleep medicine, anxiety and emotional overload in high-achieving women, trauma recovery, and couples therapy (Gottman Method) plus Discernment Counseling, grounded in evidence-based, usable strategies. 👍 Like, 💬 Comment, 🔔 Subscribe — and don’t forget to turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. #TherapyPodcast #PsychologyPodcast #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Overthinking #Relationships #VeritasPP #VeritasPsychologyPartners #VPP #MacBride #Kessler #CBT

    42 min
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This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners (https://www.veritaspp.com), Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Each episode features unrehearsed, real-time conversations as your host (Michael MacBride, https://www.michaelmacbride.com) brings scenarios from the internet, the mailbag, and current psychology headlines. Kessler and MacBride respond with candid clinical insight, humor, and practical takeaways on sleep, anxiety, trauma, relationships, leadership, and high-functioning stress—plus a rotating bonus segment at the end.

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