ShrinkChicks

Navigating Your “What Am I Doing?” Era

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen talk about navigating the “what am I doing with my life” era, those moments when your path, career, or ident...

Why Childhood Pain Shows Up in Adult Life

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen explore healing your inner child and advice to give to the kid who lives within your adult self. They talk about...

The Vulnerability of Joy

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen talk about why joy and anxiety often show up together, especially when something good is happening. When positiv...

Nicole Pellegrino on Becoming a Mom, Grieving a Mom, and Mental Health

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen continue their storytelling series where notable guests share the real emotional journey behind their success. T...

Understanding the Many Forms of Grief

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen explore grief; not just the kind that follows death, but the many forms of loss that shape our lives. From pregn...

The Hidden Cost of Being the “Good Kid” with Maggie Nick

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen are joined by trauma therapist, parenting educator, and cycle-breaking advocate Maggie Nick (AKA Maggie with Per...

Trauma Responses: Understanding The Fawn Response

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen wrap up their trauma response mini-series with a deep dive into the fawn response, the often-overlooked survival...

Trauma Responses: Understanding The Flight Response

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen continue their trauma response series with a deep dive into the flight response: what it is, how it shows up, an...

Cameron Rogers on Motherhood, Mental Health, and Motivation

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen launch a new storytelling series featuring notable voices sharing the real emotional journey behind their succes...

Trauma Responses: Understanding The Fight Response

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen continue their trauma response series with a deep dive into the fight response: what it is, why it develops, and...

Trauma Responses: Understanding The Freeze Response

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen break down the freeze response, one of the most misunderstood trauma responses. They explain how freezing is an ...

Reimagining Healthy Relationships

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen are joined by one of their all-time favorite guests, Alexandra Solomon, licensed clinical psychologist, adjunct ...

“Ready” Is Not a Feeling

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen unpack a belief that keeps a lot of people stuck: the idea that you need to feel ready before making a big decis...

Breaking Free from Diet Culture

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen are joined by Johanna Kulp, licensed therapist, speaker, and body image specialist, who helps individuals and fa...

When Everything Feels Personal

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen talk about how to take things less personally…and why that’s harder than it sounds. After one of their posts...

The Difference Between Anxiety & Intuition

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen delve into a question that many people struggle with: How do I distinguish between anxiety and intuition?They br...

Do I Need Therapy in the New Year?

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em & Jen wrap up 2025 with a topic that might just be on all of our minds: Do I need therapy going into the new year? T...

The Holiday Boundaries Episode

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em & Jen break down the pressure, guilt, and expectations that can make the holidays feel so overwhelming. Jen shares w...

AI vs. Your Therapist

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen dig into a topic that’s becoming impossible to ignore: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in therapy, including how ...

Introversion, Extroversion, and Your Social Battery

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen plug into the world of social battery: how much emotional energy we have for connection before we start feeling ...

Rewind: Improving Communication in Your Relationship

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, we’re rewinding to one of our most beloved episodes: Improving Communication. Em and Jen revisit what it really means to ...

The Messy Reality of the Holiday Season

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, we’re talking all about that very exciting (and stressful) holiday coming up … Thanksgiving! Em and Jen are unpacking t...

What Resilience Really Looks Like

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen are joined by a very special guest, Carol DeMarco, a longtime friend, mentor, and one of the first people to bel...

The Cost of Keeping Everyone Happy

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen dive into the topic of people-pleasing, AKA the quiet, exhausting habit of keeping everyone else comfortable. Th...

Finding Self-Esteem & Self-Confidence

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen dive into self-esteem and self-confidence: where they come from, how they differ, and what gets in the way of bo...

Why Is It So Hard to Let People In?

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen explore why it’s so hard to let people in. We all crave connection, yet vulnerability can feel terrifying, esp...

The Friendship Episode

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen are taking on the topic of friendship, from making new ones to grieving breakups and navigating the complicated ...

How Not to Become Your Parents

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen dig into the topic of breaking intergenerational patterns and the ways in which we end up just like our parents,...

Marriage Advice We Actually Believe In

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen tackle one of their most requested topics: marriage advice! And as two Marriage and Family Therapists who are ma...

Can You Heal From Betrayal?

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen are reunited on the pod after baby Birdie’s birth, who is already showing off by sleeping through the night an...

Ask Em Anything: Nikki’s Mom-to-Be Edition

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, it’s a special takeover with Em and Nikki — producer, head of operations, and soon-to-be mom (hard launch alert 🚨). ...

When Opposite Feelings Coexist

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen dive into the messy, complicated, and oh-so-human world of duality: how two things can be true at once. From bei...

Rewind: What It Means to be a Highly Sensitive Person

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s rewind episode of ShrinkChicks, we’re revisiting one of our most-loved conversations: what does it really mean to be a Highly Sensi...

What If I Made the Wrong Decision?

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen dive headfirst into the murky waters of regret—why we feel it, how it shows up, and what it does (and doesn’...

Is This My Inner Child or My Adult Self?

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode of ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen are diving deep into inner child work—what it is, why it matters, and how to know when it’s y...

When You’re Changing and Your Partner Isn’t

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen talk about how to grow together, even as life throws you curveballs like new babies, career shifts, mismatched s...

When Therapy Isn’t Working (Or So It Seems)

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode of ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen dive into the murky waters of when therapy isn’t working—and how to tell if the problem is th...

The Pressure to be "Chill"

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking all about the pressure we can feel to be "the chill one" in our relationships. They discuss min...

How Boundaries Impact Our Relationships

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about all things boundaries and their effect on relationships. They discuss when ...

Emmalee's Birth Story

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, you all get to meet Birdie, Em's newborn daughter! Emmalee shares her birth story and how her expectations for labor went c...

Rewind: How to Stop Taking Sh*t Personally

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emmalee and Jen are taking the week off from a new episode to practice what they preach and allow themselves a break to recharge. In this rewind epis...

Why Rejection is SO Painful

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about the painful emotion of rejection. They discuss why rejection stings so badl...

Self-Sabotage & Why We Do It

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about self-sabotage and why we do it. They discuss how to identify if you’re self sabotaging...

What's My Conflict Language?

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about conflict languages! Much like love languages, we each gravitate toward certa...

Confronting Your Conflict Avoidance

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are confronting conflict avoidance! They discuss how they each handle conflict personally, the two ends o...

Why Do We Chase Happiness?

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking all about happiness. They discuss happiness as an unwavering state vs. an emotion ...

Rewind: Forgiveness, Anger & Resentment

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Memorial Day! Emmalee and Jen are taking the week off from a new episode to practice what they preach and allow themselves a break to recharge....

Meeting New Versions of Ourselves

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about the many versions of ourselves that evolve over time. They discuss comparing our past se...

The Comparison Trap: Why Do We Do It?

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are exploring the topic of comparing ourselves to others. They discuss why we engage in compar...

Why Is It So Hard to Say No?

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are back to recording in person at West Chester Studios and unpacking the difficulty behind saying no. They...

Navigating Differences Within Your Relationship

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about the ways in which we're all different from our partners - from attachment s...

Sometimes The Goal is Just Survival

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee shares a recent experience that reminded her that we are allowed to just survive and that we don’t have to consta...

Who You Think You “Should” Be vs. Who You Are

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking all about the "shoulds." They discuss how the "shoulds" or certain, specific expe...

Why Do We Get Authenticity Hangovers?

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking all about vulnerability and why being vulnerable can feel so good...until it doesn’t. They d...

Avoidance Does Not Equal Healing

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are dissecting the difference between avoidance and healing. They start the episode off by exp...

What Do We Do About Burnout?

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Mercury is in retrograde, so naturally, Emmalee's flight got canceled. Nikki, Emmalee and Jen's producer, is filling in and...

The Fear of Being "Too Much"

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are diving into the fear of being "too much." They start the episode by sharing what "too much...

Why Is Dating So Terrible?

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by the ever-insightful author, dating coach, screenwriter, and fellow podcaster Allison Raskin t...

Just Two Therapists with ADHD

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are covering a long awaited episode topic: ADHD. They share about their ADHD diagnoses, when they were diag...

Green Flags: The Underrated Signs of a Healthy Partnership

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are sharing their thoughts on green flags in relationships and the signs of a healthy partne...

Balancing Family Dynamics AND Your Relationship

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking all about balancing family dynamics along with your relationship with your significant other. T...

Is it Me? Recognizing Your Patterns in Your Relationship

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are answering your questions about how to recognize your own patterns in your relationships. T...

Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are so excited to sit down with Alegra Kastens, LMFT! Alegra is the founder of the Center for OCD, Anxiet...

What is High Functioning Codependency?

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are thrilled to be joined by the one and only Terri Cole, licensed psychotherapist, author, sp...

How Do I Build Self-Trust?

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are answering your questions about self-trust and holding yourself accountable in a compassionate way. The ...

When Birth Doesn't Go as Planned

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen sit down with one of their dear friends, Kayleigh Summers, LCSW. Kayleigh, aka The Birth Traum...

Questions You’re Too Scared To Ask Your Therapist

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking through your questions and confessions that you're too scared to ask and tell your therapist! T...

Rewind: Inner Child Work & Wounds

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The holidays are upon us, and Emmalee and Jen are taking a break from a new episode to spend time with their loved ones and recharge for the New Year...

Surviving The Holiday Season (Continued)

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are sharing the second part of their two-part series, where they answer your questions about how to surviv...

Surviving the Holiday Season

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are sharing part one of a two-part series where they answer your questions about how to survi...

Riding The Waves of Grief

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by the incredible Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal medicine physician, a leading voice in ...

Rewind: Decision Paralysis

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are re-sharing one of their favorite episodes while they take a little Thanksgiving break. This time of ye...

The Relationship Between Spite & Motivation

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about spite and motivation. They start the episode off by discussing both of their ADHD diagno...

Normalizing Intrusive Thoughts

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen normalize and validate the occurrence of intrusive thoughts. They start the episode off by sh...

What Does Masculinity Really Mean?

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are sitting down with a dear friend, John Scardina. He is a former school psychologist whose current missi...

The Difference Between Being Kind vs. Being Walked All Over

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are helping us differentiate between being kind and being walked all over or taken advantage ...

Boundaries with Emotionally Immature People

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are thrilled to welcome Nedra Glover Tawwab back to the podcast! Nedra is a licensed therapist, a New York...

Life Lessons That Changed Our Perspective

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are sharing the life lessons they've learned throughout the years that have shifted their per...

Is It Possible to Release Control?

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by one of their amazing clinicians from their therapy practice, Dr. Lindsay Haston! Lindsay talk...

How to Take Responsibility for Your Emotions

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are helping us learn how to take responsibility for our emotional reactions. They discuss the ...

How to Respond and Not React

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about what it actually looks like to respond, not react. They discuss the practice of responding a...

Building Self-Confidence: Don't Believe Everything You Think

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen share tips and tricks to help you build self-confidence and self-esteem. They discuss why doing something n...

Should I Speak Up or Bite My Tongue?

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are covering a topic that they differ greatly on: when to speak up (what Jen works on) and wh...

Rewind: People In Our Lives Who Aren't "Doing The Work"

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is a re-release of one of Emmalee and Jen's favorite episodes. They want to model what they often share, which is the importanc...

The Line Between Empathy and Enabling

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are explaining the difference between having empathy for someone vs. enabling someone, as they can feel ver...

Inside Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by two incredible guests, Dr. Sophia Brandstetter and Karen Smith, LCSW! Both Sophia and Karen are...

Help! I'm Anxious About My Anxiety

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking all about anticipatory anxiety. They begin by explaining the different reasons and sc...

A New Perspective on Death & Dying

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are thrilled to sit down with Alua Arthur! Alua is a speaker, an author, and the founder of Goin...

The Impact of Your Core Wounds on Your Friendships

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are digging deeper into our childhood wounds and exploring how they may affect our friendships today. They ...

Making New Friends (& Nurturing Old Ones) in Adulthood

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about the very under-discussed topic of friendships and the difficulties that exist as we try to ma...

The Things We're Working On

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about what they are working on personally and professionally. They want to continue to...

What Does "Trauma" Really Mean?

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by the incredible Dr. Danica Harris! Danica is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, facilitator...

The Role Stress Plays in Our Relationships

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen sit down with one of their dear friends, fellow therapist, and talented author, Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMF...

Our 10 Year Anniversary Episode!

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are celebrating 10 years in business together by dedicating the episode to all that they've learned so far!...

Coping with Information Overload

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are discussing the information overload we all experience on a daily basis and how to move toward...

Unlearning Societal Expectations

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are joined by Kara Loewentheil, host of the internationally top-ranked podcast Unf*ck Your Brain and auth...

Emmalee's Fertility Journey

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee is taking you on her fertility journey. The episode begins with Em's story and all the highs and lows that...

Rewind: Change is F*cking Scary

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In light of the holiday weekend, today's episode is a re-release of one of Emmalee and Jen's favorites. They want to model what they often share, w...

Can Love Ever Really Be Unconditional?

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are myth-busting the idea of unconditional love. They explain the difference between conditi...

Getting Comfortable(ish) with Discomfort

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are teaching you how to build distress tolerance skills. They start the episode by explaining what distress t...