Ep50: Ron Fauxs to Therapy

08/16/21 • 32 min

Andy and Aaron dive into Aaron’s own impulsive spending habit as a faux-exercise in a therapeutic approach (noting Andy’s important caveats at the beginning). We discuss justifying purchases, guilt-free spending, displays of status in high school, and more!

Audio outro: Arcade Fire, “Everything Now”
Pictured: Aaron's dog with the new T-Mac 2 shoes.

Audio outro: Arcade Fire, “Everything Now”
Pictured: Aaron's dog with the new T-Mac 2 shoes.

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Ep49: Working Through Trauma

Content warning: We talk about trauma in this episode.

Andy and Aaron discuss trauma and whether anyone hasn’t experienced it, a story of someone consumed with money, how Andy might respond to this person’s story in therapy sessions, ways to help, and more.

Audio outro: Hazel English, “Make It Better”

Links:
Ramit Tweet with story
Millennial Mental Health Channel
Financial Flashpoints episode
FI/RE episode
Kevin Love’s story: “Everyone Is Going Through Something”
Ted Lasso
FreshStart.llc

Next Episode

Ep51: Four Brains with Eddie Carrillo and Dr. Justin Romano

We are joined by the Millennial Mental Health Channel hosts Eddie Carrillo, LPC, and returning guest Dr. Justin Romano in this crossover episode. We discuss the wonders of the brain, the prefrontal cortex and decision-making, client financial struggles and the health care/insurance industry, helping with impulsivity, young people and financial “disorders,” and more.

(Hang on to the very end for a surprise.)

Links:
‎Millennial Mental Health Channel on Apple Podcasts
Nebraska Football Nerdcast
NYT: The Therapy Generation
Managing Impulsivity episode

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