Friends With Your Therapist

Here's me pretending I didn't take 2 (maybe 3) weeks off and then show up like nothing happened. And ready to jump into S1 E10 The One With the Monkey! But more accurately, a commentary on how we show up in relationships with no ability to overtake someone else's autonomy. Ross experiences this first hand when he adopts a monkey and finds that building a bond is tougher than he expects. Phoebe exp...

Welcome back friend! This week Monica throws together her first Friendsgiving, and it's giving "at least I tried" energy. In her efforts to meet everyone else's needs, she is thwarted when the gang gets locked out of her apartment and all her hard work goes up in flames. Literally. This episode also features Ross's persistent distain for Susan, Joey's new fame as the face...

Welcome to Friends With Your Therapist where we talk about Season 1 Episode 8, The One Where Nana Dies Twice. Naturally, we're going to talk about death and grief. Honestly, we should have spent the entire episode debriefing on death and dying. There's so much to unpack and we only explore the tip of the iceberg. But Nana didn't die twice just for us to sulk the whole time. She wouldn&...

Welcome back to Friends With Your Therapist, Season 1 Episode 7, The One With the Blackout. In this episode, New York City has a blackout that traps Chandler in an ATM vestibule with Jill Goodacre. Meanwhile, the gang gathers at Monica's. Ross tries to gain the courage to ask out Rachel but is thwarted by a cat, who we learn belongs to Rachel's next love interest, Paolo. Sorry, Ross (but a...

Ok, friends! Welcome to today's episode from season 1 episode 6 The One With the Butt. This week's episode was full of great topics for us to overanalyze. So best a believe, I took a deep dive into Chandler's relationship with Aurora, Monica's neurotic behaviors, and butt stuff. Just so my mom doesn't have a heart attack, I don't mean that kind of butt stuff. You'll jus...

Welcome to the one where we talk about the debatable reasons it's better to be a woman--but it would be kind of nice to be a man and benefit from the patriarchy, the etiquette of break ups (spoiler, do NOT ghost someone after a date!), and laundry. It's never just laundry, friends. Now, did the writers of this episode mean for it to be this deep? No. But put on your scuba gear and get read...

More accurately, the one where your therapist friend, Sarah Hessing, talks about existentialism and nerds out about what medical journals say about sexual activity & number of sexual partners. There's a lot to get into, and we didn't even get to talk about Voyeurism (aka. peeping toms)! But I'm sure we'll get a chance based on the gang's proclivity for watching strangers fr...

Welcome back friends! Today we’re diving into addiction (on and off screen), karma, and why Monica can’t just be with a great guy. Oh, and Phoebe finds a thumb in a soda can. How did it get there? Not important. What are the odds that you’ll find a thumb in your soda can? Apparently not zero, according to this episode. So put on some walking shoes and go for a walk, or get started on the laundry,...

Welcome back to Friends with Your Therapist, the rewatch podcast. Today we dive into The One with the Sonogram at the End. I go over some principles of Family Systems Theory and how Ross and Monica fit into their family system. We break down the break-up between Rachel and Barry, and then we get into the Geller-Willick-Bunch debacle. So grab your cozy socks or start folding your laundry and join m...

Oh hello, and welcome to the first official full length episode of Friends With Your Therapist! Today we're deep diving into the meaning of friendship according to FRIENDS, financially separating from your parents, and impotence (thanks Paul). We'll wrap up with some of the thought their therapist would have if this had been the content of their weekly therapy session. Seriously. Imagine y...

Oh, hello! And welcome to Friends With Your Therapist, the rewatch podcast where we deep dive into all the things a therapist would say, had the gang actually gone to therapy. I'm your licensed therapist host, Sarah Hessing. In today's episode, I introduce myself and what you can expect from Friends With Your Therapist each week. Fair warning, this is a space where I will fully nerd out on all thi...