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The podcast where Mickey and Aaron take mental health and therapy from abstract theory to real ass life by sharing our lives and airing our dirty laundry!

We Should Unpack This Mickey & Aaron Atkins

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.9 • 27 Ratings

The podcast where Mickey and Aaron take mental health and therapy from abstract theory to real ass life by sharing our lives and airing our dirty laundry!

    Would You Rather Be Left Alone with a Man or a Bear? | Not Like Us

    Would You Rather Be Left Alone with a Man or a Bear? | Not Like Us

    This week we're unpacking the internet debate of whether women would choose to be left alone with a strange man or a bear in the woods because there's a lot of layers to this debate! Because it's us the conversation derails into some commentary about capitalism, racism, and Drew Barrymore of all people so we hope you enjoy this all over the place episode!

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Reacting to Polyamory & Relationship TikToks! | Something Comforting

    Reacting to Polyamory & Relationship TikToks! | Something Comforting

    This week we're unpacking polyamory and "how well do you know your partner" TikTok and also some of Mickey's favorite TikToks just for fun! This week we've got a few tangents into Mickey's boundary setting mistakes, some dating horror stories we've witnessed, and some of our controversial opinions about polyamory so we hope y'all enjoy the episode!

    • 55 min
    Therapy (And Other) Horror Stories | Men Are Trash

    Therapy (And Other) Horror Stories | Men Are Trash

    This week we're unpacking some of the worst therapy horror stories, including one of my own! We take a few tangents to talk about awful first date stories, pants sh*tting stories, and thankfully a few nice anecdotes about good therapists so we hope you enjoy!

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Jojo Siwa, XOMG Pop Allegations, and "Gay Pop" | Good Luck, Babe!

    Jojo Siwa, XOMG Pop Allegations, and "Gay Pop" | Good Luck, Babe!

    This week we're unpacking the XOMG Pop allegations against Jojo Siwa and her mom Jesslyn as well as the recent drama around Jojo's new song Karma, Jojo's apparent misunderstanding of what the word trailblazer means and how much Mickey and Aaron both love Chappel Roan! There's a lot here and we take a few tangents including our undying love Carly Rae Jepsen, Aaron's new frog shirt, and Mickey's strong feelings about inclusivity in D&D. We hope you enjoy the episode!

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Our ADHD is NOT the Same | In My Head

    Our ADHD is NOT the Same | In My Head

    Welcome back to the pod! This week we're talking about ADHD (and autism to a slightly lesser degree) because being in a marriage where both partners have a really pronounced neurodivergency can be challenging. We're walking y'all through what our ADHD struggles are, how we deal them, and how we support each other! We hope y'all enjoy the episode!

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Lessons From Burnout & My Menty B | End of My Rope

    Lessons From Burnout & My Menty B | End of My Rope

    In 2021 after a series of really scary and stressful things I hit a wall in my mental health and had to take a leave of absence from my work as a therapist so this week we're unpacking everything I learned! We're talking burnout recovery tips, the changes we've made to our lives since then, and telling you all the story of how we ended up there in the first place. Of course we take a few detours to talk about how much we hate capitalism too so we hope you enjoy the episode!

    • 1 hr 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

Jryde57 ,

Thank you!!

You both are so wonderful, I love your discussions together. Also, thank you for shouting out libraries 💙💙💙

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