Vulnerability vs. Oversharing | The Case of Gabby Petito (A Mental Health & Domestic Violence Discussion with a Therapist)

Welcome to today’s episode! Today, we’re talking about:

(0:00) Catching Up: Chatting about sleeping separately from your partner, Kelly’s vacation in Sidemen (Bali) and why it made her feel like a 90-year-old woman, and how the pandemic changed our relationships with socialization

(7:18) Being Vulnerable vs. Oversharing: where do you draw the line? How do you know when you’re talking too much, versus being open and raw? What does this mean in friendships, romantic relationships, etc.? How does being vulnerable deepen relationships? How does oversharing make people feel uncomfortable? How do you know the difference between the two?

(15:24) Gabby Petito & Brian Laundrie: the downsides and the upsides of social media when it comes to crimes, what’s wrong with the media’s coverage of this case, how mental health plays into this case (anxiety, gaslighting, OCD, and more), abusive relationships and what may have happened in this situation, and what we can learn from this case when looking at it through a mental health lens with a therapist.

*Trigger Warning: in today’s episode, we discuss the Gabby Petito’s disappearance and murder, abusive relationships, and other mental health struggles.

Mentioned in this episode/Resources:

The Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.799.7233

https://www.thehotline.org

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://nami.org/Home

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