138. Drew #102: I Don't Want to Become My Mom

Drew gets emotional as he copes with a hard week in the midst of a depressive episode. Drew expresses that he needed the safety net of parents this week and didn't get it. He's now feeling alone in th...

14 Apr 202258min

Drew is feeling depressed. Things are going good, but he's not feeling good. During this period of time, Drew feels like something internal is missing – he's not enjoying anything on his own and pushe...

31 Mars 20221h 2min

As a sign of vulnerability, trust, and the safe space of therapy, Sarah allows herself to cry in session and feel the loss of her cousin. She connects this with the loss of her dad nearly a decade ago...

24 Mars 20221h 11min

Drew is feeling lukewarm, anhedonia, and meh rather than being in the high highs or the low lows. He's understanding what it's like being somewhere in the middle and not being at 0 or at 100. Drew rec...

17 Mars 20221h 2min

Doug and his mom open with a discussion about multiple personality disorder and her previous work in therapy with clients coming out of cults. In the session, Sarah acknowledges never allowing herself...

10 Mars 20221h 22min

Doug helps Drew go deeper to explore the concept of a safety net by processing his all-in, all-out mentality. Drew goes to an emotional place when they talk about feeling abandoned, betrayed, and negl...

7 Mars 202255min

For this episode, we check in with Drew, the client from Season 1. Drew wants to be doing more to do less, as he copes with the stress of his recent heart attack. Drew processes his parents not showin...

24 Feb 20221h 20min

Drew explores the idea of his parents as a safety net without dependence or co-dependence in their relationship. Doug and Drew look at the concept of allowing someone to do something supportive for yo...

21 Feb 20221h 3min