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?

Resources + Stuff Mentioned in This Episode:

• http://wakes.life
• Incubus - I Miss You
• Sam Smith - Love Me More
• Michael Jordan opens another clinic for underserved populations
• Can an unlikely love story overcome divisions in Colombia?

Connect with Us:

• Send a story or ask for advice: butforrealpod@gmail.com
• But For Real on IG: @butforrealpod
• Now That's What I Call... OKAAAAY Playlist
• The Gaia Center on IG: @thegaiacenter
• Val on IG: @valkaymartin
• The Gaia Center website: www.gaiacenter.co

DISCLAIMER: But For Real Podcast is not a substitute for individualized mental health treatment or healthcare. This podcast is solely for entertainment and educational purposes. If you are in crisis, please utilize crisis support services, such as the Crisis Text Line (Text START to 741741 in the US) or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: (Call 988 in the US), or visit www.findahelpline.com for international resources.

Conversations about ADHD (some helpful, some the complete opposite) are practically everywhere in our current world. In this episode, Val and Emerson take a deep dive into what ADHD really is, beyond what short form content often misses. Whether you have ADHD, think you might have ADHD, love someone with ADHD, or are just curious about WTF it is, this episode is for you!

This episode covers:

• 01:17 - Random recent hyperfixations
• 03:30 - Tea & Crumpets - Reading ambience music on YouTube + technology boundaries/the joy of missing out
• 08:38 - Step Into My Office: Struggling to read an adult despite reading for hours on end as a kid
• 14:43 - The DSM - All Things ADHD
• 46:39 - Now That's What I Call... OKAAAAY!
• 47:42 - Em Pick: "ADHD" by Mae Stephens
• 50:36 - Val Pick: "Where Is My Mind?" by The Pixies
• 51:18 - Fire Dumpster Phoenix - Stories to Unite Bangladesh + Cats with arthritis wearing beanies

Resources + Stuff Mentioned in This Episode:

• JOMO app
• The Comfort Book by Matt Haig
• Stolen Focus book
• ADHD by Mae Stephens
• Where Is My Mind? by The Pixies
• Stories to Unite Bangladesh
• Cats with arthritis are wearing beanies!!

Connect with Us:

• Send a story or ask for advice: butforrealpod@gmail.com
• But For Real on IG: @butforrealpod
• Now That's What I Call... OKAAAAY Playlist
• The Gaia Center on IG: @thegaiacenter
• Val on IG: @valkaymartin
• The Gaia Center website: www.gaiacenter.co

DISCLAIMER: But For Real Podcast is not a substitute for individualized mental health treatment or healthcare. This podcast is solely for entertainment and educational purposes. If you are in crisis, please utilize crisis support services, such as the Crisis Text Line (Text START to 741741 in the US) or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: (Call 988 in the US), or visit www.findahelpline.com for international resources.

Ahhhh, sleep. The thing we spend a third of our life doing and that many people don’t get enough of – grab those jammies and eye masks and let’s talk about sleep!

This episode covers:

• 01:59 - Tea & Crumpets: From Here to the Great Unknown + Activations App
• 06:25 - Step Into My Office: When work struggles seep into our personal lives
• 11:13 - The DSM: Talking about all things sleep
• 40:48 - Now That's What I Call...OKAAAAAY!
• 41:50 - Em Pick: "Adore You" by Miley Cyrus
• 43:58 - Val Pick: "Dante's Prayer" by Loreena McKennitt
• 44:24 - Wait… What?! (~the sleep edition~) - wild, viral bedtime routines
• 46:32 - Fire Dumpster Phoenix - A retired bishop transforms guns into garden tools to help youths envision peace and an entrepreneur in Tanzania transforms cement bags into solar-charged backpack to help children read at night

Resources + Stuff Mentioned in This Episode:

• Brain Basics - Understanding Sleep
• Study from NIH National Library of Medicine
• National Sleep Foundation
• Adore You by Miley Cyrus
• Dante’s Prayer by Loreena McKennitt
• A retired bishop transforms guns into garden tools to help youths envision peace
• Entrepreneur in Tanzania transforms cement bags into solar-charged backpack to help children read at night

Connect with Us:

• Send a story or ask for advice: butforrealpod@gmail.com
• But For Real on IG: @butforrealpod
• Now That's What I Call... OKAAAAY Playlist
• The Gaia Center on IG: @thegaiacenter
• Val on IG: @valkaymartin
• The Gaia Center website: www.gaiacenter.co

DISCLAIMER: But For Real Podcast is not a substitute for individualized mental health treatment or healthcare. This podcast is solely for entertainment and educational purposes. If you are in crisis, please utilize crisis support services, such as the Crisis Text Line (Text START to 741741 in the US) or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: (Call 988 in the US), or visit www.findahelpline.com for international resources.