Nuance Needed

• 83: Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing?

  We're breaking down the viral British Vogue article and why it touched such a nerve about modern relationships, dating, and what women actually owe the world (in addition to the backlash to it)  In conversation, we tackle: * Why the article hit so differently for single women versus partnered women * The evolution from "pick me" culture to "boyfriend girl" being culturally cringe * How the dating landscape has fundamentally changed from community-based connection to app-based chaos * Why hetero-pessimism is actually a reasonable response to patriarchal structures * The privilege conversations around choosing to stay single versus struggling to find partnership * The polarizing digital ecosystem: it's embarrassing to have a boyfriend on the left, essential on the right * The difference between critiquing heteronormativity and shaming women's choices * The emotional labor of opening your stable, fulfilling life to the risk of heartbreak * What this debate reveals about how we still police women's choices under patriarchy * The freedom to choose partnership, singlehood, or anything in between without shame If you’d like to support the show one of the best things you can do is leave us a review and share the pod! THANK YOU! We have some incredible BONUS episodes on our SUBSTACK! nuanceneeded.substack.com To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 42 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area. Want to join the conversation? You can email us [email protected] or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We’d love to hear what you think!

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• 82: Fight Right: How to Have Healthy Conflict & Repair Relationships

  Lots of people on the internet say that healthy conflict is important, but WTF does that actually mean? In this episode, we're breaking down what actually makes relationship repair possible—and why it requires way more nuance than viral self-help posts suggest. Skip to 8:45 to get to the meat of the episode. In conversation, we tackle:  • Why defensiveness kills relationships faster than almost anything else  • How to actually sit with feedback you don't agree with   • The skill of allowing multiple truths to exist simultaneously—even when they contradict  • Why being present and emotionally regulated matters more than being "right"  • How to practice healthy conflict instead of avoiding it or bulldozing through it  • The uncomfortable reality that you get better at conflict by actually doing it  • Why curiosity about the other person's experience is more powerful than proving your point If you’d like to support the show one of the best things you can do is leave us a review and share the pod! THANK YOU! We have some incredible BONUS episodes on our SUBSTACK! nuanceneeded.substack.com To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 42 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area. Want to join the conversation? You can email us [email protected] or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We’d love to hear what you think!

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• 81: What Moms Don't Talk About: Postpartum OCD and Alcohol with Suzanne Wayre

  When your brain becomes your worst enemy after having a baby, nobody talks about it. In this raw conversation with author Suzanne Warye, she and Amanda chat about OCD how alcohol becomes both a crutch and a complication. Things discussed:  * The moment when Suzanne's OCD thoughts shifted from "what if something happens to my baby" to "what if I do something" * Why intrusive thoughts about harming your child are actually common in OCD (and why nobody talks about it) * How alcohol becomes the go-to numbing agent when you're convinced you're a monster * Why waiting for your partner to get sober first is a trap (especially in heterosexual relationships) * The connection between OCD "sticky thoughts" and the desperate need to escape them through drinking * How sobriety doesn't cure OCD but gives you the clarity to actually address it About Suzanne: Suzanne Warye is the author of The Sober Shift, host of The Sober Mom Life Podcast, and creator of The Sober Mom Life Cafe.  If you’d like to support the show one of the best things you can do is leave us a review and share the pod! THANK YOU! We have some incredible BONUS episodes on our SUBSTACK! nuanceneeded.substack.com To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 42 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area. Want to join the conversation? You can email us [email protected] or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We’d love to hear what you think!

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• 80: Things We're Weirdly Passionate About That Don't Matter

  We started recording to talk about our Disney hot takes and somehow ended with Amanda defending cruise ships like her life depends on it. This episode is pure chaos… we're talking eyeliner, baked goods, food texture, frosting ratios and cruise ships. No deep insights, just two therapists with strong opinions about things that don't matter. Don’t worry we are back with a bonus episode on Thursday that is actually related to mental health! If you’d like to support the show one of the best things you can do is leave us a review and share the pod! THANK YOU! We have some incredible BONUS episodes on our SUBSTACK! nuanceneeded.substack.com To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 42 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area. Want to join the conversation? You can email us [email protected] or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We’d love to hear what you think!

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• 79: You're Not Too Busy to Have People Over with Chelsea Fagan

  Are you really too busy to see your friends, or have we gotten too comfortable being lonely? Sam sits down with Chelsea Fagan (author of "Having People Over"), to dissect why hosting a dinner party feels harder than ordering $50 of DoorDash. In conversation, we tackle: * Why social media is the "methadone of community"—just enough connection to keep you hooked but never satisfied * How being "the person who never states a preference" doesn't make you easygoing, it makes you burdensome * Why your ADHD isn't a get-out-of-jail-free card for being a bad friend * Why planning a party is the good kind of stress * The power of being the facilitator (even when no one else reciprocates) * What Sam learned from being a caregiver to her severely disabled brother about getting outside yourself * Why accepting that sometimes love isn't reciprocated is the price of being a loving person Chelsea Fagan is the founder of The Financial Diet and author of "Having People Over" (out October 21st). Find her @faganchelsea on Instagram and TikTok. If you’d like to support the show one of the best things you can do is leave us a review and share the pod! THANK YOU! We have some incredible BONUS episodes on our SUBSTACK! nuanceneeded.substack.com To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 42 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area. Want to join the conversation? You can email us [email protected] or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We’d love to hear what you think!

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