Best Gabe Ever

We're back with MENTAL HEALTH 101! This episode we are asking Dr. Pooja Lakshmin all sorts of questions about psychotropic medication! Do you have to be on medication forever? Can you be on medication while pregnant? When is therapy not enough!? We finish up with our new segment: Three Questions! Because even mental health professionals need to attend to their mental health!  Tw: This intervie...

Welcome to our mental health focused mini-season for the month of May! Our inaugural episode focuses on trauma--Big T and little t. Trauma specialist Dr. Shaili Jain joins us to talk about how untreated trauma impacts our daily lives, historical trauma, the most effective treatments and how to live our lives through a trauma informed lens. Plus, a brand new segment. Trigger warning: This interview...

Gaby is battling a migraine but that doesn't stop the duo from having one of their most informative interviews ever! Amethyst Schaber, of the YouTube channel Neurowonderful, joins the pod to talk about all things autism including popular misconceptions, how to be more accommodating, the impact of misleading media portrayals and the harmful effects of ABA therapy on Autistic children. Plus, a w...

Allison and Gaby start off with an age old debate: what is the difference between murder and assassination? They then try to help a listener who can't tell if she is self-sabotaging her relationship OR if her concerns about her boyfriend are valid. And finally, Melisa joins in to discuss the controversy surrounding Covid vaccines and what messaging needs to change to get us all to herd immunit...

First, Gaby and Allison discuss when it's appropriate to ask marginalized people questions about the correct terminology and how to do that in a thoughtful and appropriate way. Then, they have a delightful conversation with comedian and sex worker Bree Essrig all about making content for OnlyFans and Patreon, getting into kink, foot modeling, and Bree and Gaby's joint experiences in sex wo...

Insurance forms! Electricity bills! Plants! Are we adults? Should Gaby and Allison just marry each other at this point? We're on the fence. Then, Gaby and Allison give a listener advice about helping a friend who has severe OCD. And finally, beliefs vs. behaviors. What says more about who you are? tw: suicide 19:05- 00:19:30 suicide 20:29 - 30:00 repeating thoughts re: pedophilia 21:42 - 22:14...

This is one for the books! Allison and Gaby have their handwriting analyzed by graphologist Elaine Charal, which is a 10/10 experience! They then learn all about the theories behind handwriting analysis and how it can help people better understand themselves. And finally, a rousing game of hypotheticals with even more alien talk than normal!  Transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zu3s...

We are loopy in the intro to this one! Gaby and Allison get it together in time to discuss a listener's question about whether or not it's strange she isn't more upset following a breakup. Do you grow more cynical about love as you get older? Is it bad not to be devastatingly heartbroken by a break up? And finally, a listener writes in to call Gaby in about trigger warnings and the duo...

First, lots of food, acid reflux, and coffee talk--we are a couple of Jews about all. Then, we talk to Megan McNamara (@famtasticfertility) about fertility awareness, natural birth control, being in control of your body, and how to effectively do the Fertility Awareness Method. Plus, charting your cervical mucus and understanding your cervical mucus using cervicalmucus.org. (We love saying cervica...

First, Gaby and Allison talk about vaccines, lip fillers, gender dysphoria and not putting yourself into a box. (Love to ease you in!) They then give a listener advice on being conflict avoidant and what to say when you're being called in or confronted. And lastly, Melisa, Gaby and Allison break down love at first sight and why it makes Gaby so riled up. She really hates it!  tw: 1:16 - C word...

First, a fan makes an incredibly accurate parody video of the Just Between Us podcast that really tickled us. (Go check it out on @serenapalmer_ on Instagram.) PS: Make us more fan art! Then, Tony Verheyen, author of In Our Reach, joins us to talk about mental health at work and employee benefits for your physical, mental, and financial life. Plus, how the heck do you ask for a raise? Lastly, hypo...

First, some adorable stories about Allison and Gaby's attention-loving grandmothers and the tributes they deserve. They then offer advice to a listener whose self-identity is tied to her academic achievements. And finally, goals! Melisa joins in for a lively discussion of what all three hope to accomplish some day soon. The list includes paying off debt, buying a bow and arrow and not being so...

What have you been reading lately? What is time? Weren't we all babies yesterday? The girls are feeling philosophical today! Allison and Gaby are then joined by cookbook author Julia Turshen to talk about the connections between food, mental health, social justice and body image. And finally, hypotheticals! Is that a snake in your toilet?! Maybe!  tw: domestic violence, body image/weight Trans...

Gaby starts the episode by bringing up some nuance they'd previously ignored regarding mental illness and the pandemic, especially when it comes to high school and college students. Allison and Gaby then answer a listener's question about obsessing over a timeline of achievement and feeling like a late bloomer compared to others. And finally: re-entering society and all the anxiety, stress...

Gaby's dog Beans has been acting out! Turns out dogs can get bored too! Allison and Gaby are then joined my Planned Parenthood's sex educator Dr. Sarah Flowers to discuss all things pandemic and sexual health. We're talking skin hunger, sex toys and decreased libido. And finally, HYPOTHETICALS. Sometimes your kid deserves toilet paper hanging out of their pants.  Transcriptions: https:...

Storytime! Allison suffered a massive knee injury in an airport bathroom and learned the extent of her resilience. A listener then asks for advice on whether they can continue watching The Bachelor despite its racism and toxicity. This causes Gaby, Allison and Melisa to go over their own problematic faves and whether or not to keep watching, listening or reading art by problematic people. Finally,...

First, personality tests. What's our enneagram number? What's our Myers-Briggs? Are personality tests even useful? Then, they're joined by relationship expert, columnist, and love coach Damona Hoffman who talks all about what makes a great, effective online dating profile, the skills you need to go from pre-date to pre-marriage, the racial biases of dating app data, and how to find exa...

Bangs or no bangs, that is the question? The girls start off the show with a VERY important hairstyle discussion. Allison and Gaby then advise a listener who feels guilty that she doesn't enjoy being around her partner's nine year old. And the episode wraps up with a lovely discussion of who we should or shouldn't judge. (Basically only people who aren't taking Covid seriously. WEA...

Allison and Gaby are joined by bat expert and lover Merlin Tuttle. Merlin shares his own experiences with these incredible animals and explains why they don't deserve their bad reputation. He then plays an epic game of hypotheticals, which is almost as shocking as his bat facts!  Merlin's famous bat portraits: https://merlintuttle.smugmug.com/Low-Resolution/Portraits/ Here's the video...

It's our 100th episode of the podcast, baby!! Gaby and Allison give a listener their thoughts on how to compassionately break up with someone who is still in love with them AND how to get back in touch with an old flame. Then, in honor of this special milestone, they share the best advice they've given and received and how that advice has allowed them to grow and change over time. Plus, Al...

A second hit of JBU?! How did you get so lucky! This Friday, we interview our highly esteemed guest, education activist Fatima Iqbal-Zubair. We discuss the history of inequalities in schools, the continued unfair disadvantages of schools in low-income communities, and what we can do to desegregate schools. Fatima then joins us for HYPOTHETICALS and RATINGS! That's right, we are making the gues...

Surprise! Just Between Us is now on both Wednesdays and Fridays. Twice a week, baby! On Wednesdays, we have international questions and topix. On Friday, our interview with a highly esteemed guest. Amazing! In this inaugural Wednesday episode, Gaby and Allison give advice to a listener who wants to maintain a friendship with her friend's ex and they get way too personal about their own break u...

How do you know what to do with your life? How does work affect mental health? Are we more than JUST our jobs and education? Global Career Guy Brian Hutchison joins Gaby and Allison to discuss modern job counseling, prioritizing your health, and crossing your skills over into multiple career paths. But first, they give advice to a listener who is worried about bringing old baggage into new relatio...

Allison and Gaby try to help a listener who thinks she might be too self-aware for therapy to be helpful. They're then joined by Janet Hardy, the coauthor of The Ethical Slut, to talk all about kink, polyamory and word choice. And finally, fact vs. opinion. Why can no one seem to tell the difference anymore? (tw: d*ke and f*g usage during interview discussion). Transcription: https://docs.goog...

Allison and Gaby answer a listener's question regarding workplace activism and burnout. They're then joined by music writer Darryl W. Bullock (David Bowie Made Me Gay, The Velvet Mafia) to discuss queer music history and the impact queer people have had on all things music (in front and behind the scenes). And finally, memories! What do we remember and what do we wish we could forget?  Tra...