UNSUBSCRIBE with Ginny Priem

Since this episode is a New Year's Day 🎉 episode on January 1, 2025, it seemed fitting to discuss resolutions, goals, affirmations, intentions, and having a word of the year. Let's start discussing what we are going to UNSUBSCRIBE from in 2025. Leave yours in the comments ⤵️ or send a DM on Instagram. This Season 3 launch also shares updates on happenings and learnings between Season 2 and Season...

This episode unpacks a concept called mirroring. This has been studied by psychologists for years and can be used to create connection between people. BUT...when narcissists implement this craft, it's dangerous and incredibly manipulative. Narcissists lack a true identity, so they study you: your mannerisms, what you like to eat, your likes and dislikes, where you like to go, your interests, your...

This episode unpacks 7 things that narcissists HATE. Within each one, you may see the correlation between each one of these and the criteria in the DSM-5 criteria on narcissism. Each one is outlined with examples, what you might expect in their reactions & see in their behaviors, and things that you might be able to try to test these out. **Only attempt if you feel safe! Narcissists HATE: Acco...

Amy Edwards is the queen of going for it at any age and living your best life! She shares her ideas and experience around the topic of codependency and her journey of the relationships she kept finding herself in. She helps us tackle healthy vs unhealthy relationships and letting go of control. Amy vulnerably shares her own experiences to help others live their best lives. She uncovers how she use...

Have you ever experienced an encounter with someone that you didn't want to see and you didn't know what to say or how to respond? (Or wish you'd had better responses in your back pocket?!) This is for you! Perhaps you've removed that narcissist or toxic person from your life for good reason and you've done everything you can to avoid an encounter, but you've found yourself in the same place at th...

Drinking With Gin is celebrating it's 100th episode! We have special guest, Dana Orr, in studio for this celebration. Dana is an RN, aesthetic trainer and business owner of www.theclinicmn.com. Follow Dana on INSTAGRAM ! AND...if you're in the Twin Cities, this is who Ginny trusts her own face to (even with spending almost 2 decades in the aesthetics industry!) and sends everyone she knows to. Fol...

Kyle Robinson is our inspiring guest this week! He shares his journey of growing up with an abusive step-father, a troubled childhood littered with hanging out with the wrong crowd and making bad decisions. At 17, he entered drug rehab and then got a DUI in college. Throughout many setbacks, he started to see glimmers of his potential. Ultimately, he overcame all of this adversity and persevered t...

Ray Doktor, Psy. D. works as a life coach and relationship coach. For the last 27 years, he’s successfully helped over 6k clients breakthrough limited beliefs and challenges to have better relationships, improved family life, and more success! Dr. Ray shares his own vulnerable journey of growth on his own path - from near death experiences, getting a DUI, and filing for bankruptcy at just 26 years...

*TW*: This episode briefly discusses physical violence. If you're not in a place to hear this, please skip or come back and listen when you're ready. Vinny Amendola shares his journey to living authentically. This stemmed from embarking on a writing journey, which resulted in truly understanding and processing his childhood trauma. Vinny vulnerably explores coming out as a gay man, how jou...

Do you have some memorable advice you've been given? It could be the best advice or the worst advice -- drop yours in the comments! We've all encountered people that love to give their opinion or advice. And often this is unsolicited. Sometimes people give unsolicited advice as a projection from their own experiences. This ties into a recent episode on 5 things we do that hold us back -- w...

*TW* Domestic violence is briefly touched on in this episode. If you are not in a place to hear this, please tune in later. And if you need help, please reach out to a professional. This episode unpacks not only details of some popular cases, but also why people are interested in cases like the ones that Tracy Walder covers. She answers questions from listeners and teaches about "honey pots.&...

Trigger Warning: This conversation discusses mental health and therapy. If you're struggling, please reach out to a professional. You can call or text 988 for help. Alda Sigmundsdóttir is an Icelandic-born writer, journalist and speaker. She is the author of several books about Iceland, on topics ranging from contemporary issues to mythology and ancient beliefs. She has travelled widely and gi...

Grab a pen & paper for this one! These are all things that have regularly come up in conversation. The common thread connecting these is that they either hold us back or have held us back in the past. If any of these are something you'd like help with, schedule a coaching session! SCHEDULE HERE If you're listening on Spotify, use the new comment feature to share what resonated with you...

Jorge Perez shares the story behind and the lessons within his new book "The Shut The Fu*k Up Method". He explains how losing both of his parents dying of cancer back to back sent him on a journey of wanting to shift his perspective and help others do the same. He enlightens us with several of his 10 commandments from the book as well as how meditation, mindfulness, and being present are...

Steve Pemberton shares his raw and vulnerable story of a childhood of growing up without parents. Shuffled through the foster care system, he was the 3rd generation to be orphaned in his family. He decided that he needed to end the cycle for himself, his children and future generations. His desire to accomplish this was further fueled when his oldest child asked about his childhood. This was the c...

Grab your beverage and settle in for a juicy one today! This one is not for the kids! It's an adult conversation about dating with some references to sexual content. (That's even with trying to tone it down!) Have you ever done something that you didn't really want to? Yet you did it anyway -- even though you knew better?! Your gut, intuition, or whatever you want to call it told you n...

Lois Brenner is a New York divorce lawyer, mediator and medial professional. She's been featured on Oprah , CNN and Good Morning America . Lois is devoted to helping people get through divorce as smoothly and efficiently as possible. As a seasoned trial attorney and highly trained divorce mediator with over 35 years of experience, she has the skills and resources to effectively handle any divo...

Ray Freeman is popular psychotherapist from England and an expert with an extensive background with experience helping his clients recover from abusive relationships, particularly with narcissists. While he discusses the malignant, cover, overt and grandiose narcissists, he has coined the term Behavioral Narcissism. He's even created a list of 15 behaviors and thinking of behavioral narcissism...

Drinking With Gin was just ranked top 50 self-improvement podcast in Egypt -- hello! 🙌🏻 This episode was inspired by running into a podcast listener recently that shared that sometimes the content here can get a little heavy. So, let's lighten things up this week! That's why we're covering something a little lighter, that still taps into being our best selves. There is a new craze ar...

What characteristics make you a good target for a narcissist? Do you have a couple of them? All of them? This episode unpacks 9 traits that may make you a desirable target for a narcissist. Some of these might seem obvious and some might seem counterintuitive. Narcissists can be dangerous to people mentally, physically, emotionally, and financially. Dr. Ramani, Dr. Karyl McBride, and Dr. Timothy L...

This episode helps to explore and understand when it's appropriate, and maybe not appropriate, to block someone. Have you struggled with a relationship(s) and had a hard time backing away or limiting contact? Maybe you've considered eliminating contact all together. Ultimately, only you can decide if that's right for you, but this episode helps give some tips that might help you gain t...

This episode discusses mental health. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please consult a professional or call the crisis hotline at 988. This conversation felt necessary due to the overwhelmingly positive response in sharing about a recent mental breakdown in my NEWSLETTER . The topic resonated with people and they reached out and shared their own stories and struggles and thanked me...

This week's guest, Samantha Kozuch, shares how getting arrested was the best and worst thing that ever happened to her. She describes this moment as her "rock bottom" that ultimately led to her changing her life. Her journey to self-discovery began at this point. She shares the story with us as well as where this path led her and how she started making different decisions. She mentio...

This episode unpacks the book Psychopath Free by Jackson MacKenzie. You can grab a copy HERE. This seemed like the perfect content as follow up to World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day on June 1st. Ginny shares some of the key components from this book, including the red flags of being in a relationship with a psychopath, narcissist or sociopath. The author includes a comprehensive list of 30 in...

Our resident psychologist, Dr. Tanya Holthus, is back to talk to us about how to not raise a narcissist. First, she builds the framework of how a narcissist is made. She unpacks the nine criteria for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) in the DSM-5-TR. Dr. Holthus describes what must be present and prevalent in order to make an NPD diagnosis and from her clinical practice and experience, what...