Episode 13

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5th Mar 2025

Parasocial Relationships, AKA The Lopsided Bestie Squad 👯‍♀️

In this week’s episode, Valerie and Emerson are coming at ya live from the corner of a hotel by the Nashville airport thanks to some less than stellar weather before they head to a hypnotherapy training 🤓

The main event in this episode is all things parasocial relationships – the good, the bad, and the ugly. And as always, we get into plenty more fun stuff, including what having “the ick” means and some hopeful headlines.

This episode covers:

  • 05:29 - Tea & Crumpets: Nashville Public Library’s Out of County card + Wakes (Ada & Nathan Ketchie)
  • 09:09 - Step Into My Office: What to do when you feel guilty for setting boundaries
  • 12:45 - The DSM: WTF Are Parasocial Relationships?
  • 38:50 - Now That's What I Call... OKAAAAY!
  • 40:53 - Val pick: "I Miss You" by Incubus
  • 43:09 - Em pick: "Love Me More" by Sam Smith
  • 43:27 - Wait... What?: The Ick
  • 48:55 - Fire Dumpster Phoenix: Michael Jordan opens another clinic for underserved populations + Can an unlikely love story overcome divisions in Colombia?


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But For Real
Welcome to But For Real: the podcast where all your swirling thoughts about mental health, pop culture, and how to human are blended into one delicious variety show, co-hosted by therapists Valerie Martin (resident elder millennial ✌️) and Emerson Ryder (resident Gen Z 🫶).

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