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?

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