Purple Friends

Is it true? Is another season really over? Don't trip, Purple Friends. There will be no gap in episodes as we move to Season 4! Tune into this episode to hear some reflections about Season 3, previews about Season 4, and a whole bunch of silly highlights from all the times we got off topic over the last 6 months. Topics include: juicy whistles, Hunger Games, swearing, terrible cousins, spectac...

In this extra-long episode, Jo&Co try to stay on topic about horror movies, but dang, they just keep getting distracted. Instead they get side-tracked talking about Monsters Inc. (again), Netflixification, How they would survive in a horror movie (they wouldn't), Pokopia, Purple-adjacent colors, and last but not least they dish about BACKROOMS the new movie from A24. This is basically one...

This week, Jo & Co are digging into Misinformation, Disinformation, what makes them different, and what we can do about the incredible amount of both we're exposed to every day. We also found ourselves talking about doomscrolling, sourdough, patio furniture, and Jerry the Anxiety Bus Driver. (If you're a long time listener, you may remember Jerry the Anxiety Mailman. He's back and...

In this episode Jo & Co talk about what's happening to college graduates lately: They're graduating with degrees for fields that are becoming automated with AI, leaving almost no entry-level positions available. In other words, Career Truncation. Also on the agenda in our support group this episode, we discuss big heavy basketballs, our favorite flowers, and the age-old idiom, "Ho...

Jo & Co are back at it again with a new episode all about Body Dysmorphia. It may sound heavy, but we did a great job of keeping things light if we do say so ourselves. We talk about Looksmaxxing, Hot Girl Summer, Beach Bodies, Heroin Chic, and so much more! Jo also manages to bring up the ancient show Monk in a totally natural way and Co does not get hung up on it at all. Psych. Happy Mother&...

We've been hearing about it in the news lately: People using AI for therapy, for intimacy, for creativity, and for all kinds of other things! Well, we're talking about all that on this episode. We're also talking about plant macro-photography, reading outside in the sun, and a gross goblin named Sam who's doing gross goblin things with your AI journal entries.

We've been teasing it for a month now! The final episode in our trilogy: Temperament, Personality, and now-- Personality Assessments! We talk about the Enneagram, Myers Briggs (MBTI), The Big Five (OCEAN), Color Personality Tests, Attachment Styles Test, and more! Corey took a bunch of these tests so we have real results to interpret and talk about. Plus we get into that depressing feeling whe...

You heard about temperament, and now it's time for personality. Jo & Co shake off another evening recording, this time with their kid in the studio, to bring you an informative and silly episode about what make us who we are. Topics range from plants, how weird Sigmund Freud is, how nice it would be to take blood tests to diagnose mental disorders, then honestly, Sigmund Freud was so weird...

It may become obvious as this episode goes on that this was a night recording. Technically, we're talking about Temperament, but we're also going to spend some time talking about coffee, good desk chairs, and the fact that sometimes, recording this podcast can be fun! Here are a few real things that happened while we were recording this episode: our child woke up crying, our dogs tried to...

In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to talk about the erasure of some of the giants in our own field. Tune in to learn about Drs. Mamie and Kenneth Clark, Dr. Francis Cecil Sumner, Dr. Alberta Banner Turner, Dr. Herman George Canady, and more! Also we end up doing a quiz about Land Before Time. You know how that kind of thing sometimes happens on this show?

This is a fun one! Jo & Co are going to tell you everything you need to know about Love Languages, the test, the science, and of course, the Gary. Yes, there's a Gary involved in this. Not a doctor Gary, just a guy named Gary. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what will. Let's talk about melons, letters, and how you can make your own additional love languages! It's al...

This episode, we're talking about the First-Gen Immigrant experience. Jo & Co are gonna bring you learning with a side of laughter. Like always, we're tackling misconceptions and some fresh techniques all through an intersectional lens. Listen in to hear about our thoughts on Fortnite, The Hunger Games, and having to deal with Your Worst Cousin.

WE'RE BACK! We're talking about people misusing therapy vocabulary, especially online. We also touch on a few other things like keeping your whistle juicy, getting therapy from a robot, and the importance of cultural humility. You don't want to miss this one!

We did it! Another season in the books! We've got a fresh intro for you with some interesting takes on the movie How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, followed by a lovely little highlights reel. Just all the times we made each other laugh over the course of the season! It's a labor of love and we hope you enjoy it.

Jo & Co are serving up a topic that's been on their mind a lot lately. Have you ever noticed how when certain jobs or hobbies are associated with being done by women, they get viewed as lesser than by the general population? Well we sure have! Check out this episode to get some info about Devaluation Theory, ASMR from our dog, Dipper, and a whoooole lot of talk about crying. Sweet, clean tears...

Jo & Co used science to come up with the most tantalizing episode title possible. In this ep, we talk about something that's plaguing all of us. You may also hear talk of Stranger Things, journaling, and a really great way to visualize your working memory in numeric form. It's a fun one! Get in here with us! It's fun!

Winston Zeddemore, ok? Now that we've got that out of the way, let's talk about Cultural Identity Development! Jo&Co are diving into the Sue & Sue model, Lip Balm, Longness, and some powerful wisdom from Selena (1997). Not to mention, we view our lives through the lens of the Sue & Sue model and go beyond with our classic intersectional perspective. Listen to get yet more of our dirty...

Remember when the government officially said they would tell us the cause of autism in September? Purple Friends remembers. We're back with an info packed part 2 of our autism series. To listen to the first part of this conversation, check out Purple Friends episode 10! In this episode, we're discussing Tylenol and Leucovorin, blaming women for stuff, thinking of autism beyond a spectrum,...

Join Jo&Co on a deep dive into the many aspects of collective trauma. Like always, we're approaching it through a intersectional lens, so fair warning, we go some places. You're in for some talk about if it's scarier to encounter a man or a bear in the woods. Also, is Inside Out basically "Internal-Family-Systems the Movie?" Who's that guy from that movie? Bojangles?

If you don't love yourself, how in the HECK are you gonna love anybody else? This week we're breaking down self-care! Forget your idealized vision of a spa weekend. We're keeping things realistic and accessible. Jo & Co also discuss their own self-care tricks, but you need to be prepared to RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, girl.

Lots to discuss on this topic! Jo & Co talk about their personal experiences with religious trauma, Jo shares a bit of her deconstruction story, and Co requests double little gratefuls.

Jo & Co are here to help with this really weird paradox: If so many people feel imposter syndrome, but imposter syndrome relies on us thinking everyone else is more qualified, the very fact that so many of us have imposter syndrome should mean we should all feel a little better about our imposter syndrome, right? ...right? Oh, and we also talk about gatekeeping, consumerism, and a bunch of oth...

"OMG You're so talented, you should open an Etsy shop!" If you felt anything from that sentence, this episode is for you! Jo & Co discuss a plethora of therapeutic hobbies and overcoming the obstacles to trying new ones! Stay tuned for discussions about word puzzles vs visual puzzles, competing with Temu, and how to tell the difference between wet and dry eyes.

Today is a good day to learn about beauty standards! Jo & Co take an intersectional flamethrower to this hornets' nest of a topic. We talk about body neutrality, social media literacy, self-compassion, self-objectification, and an important question for those of us who are, in fact, Spider-man. Plus, Corey gives us his book report of the wonderful, "More Than A Body" by Drs. Lindsay and Lexie...

We've got a lot to get through today so buckle up purple friends! We're doing a deep dive on consumerism, so that means we're going to talk about misconceptions, practical advice, and tips you can use in real life! But as usual, we are silly, so here are the other things we talk about: Get Ready For This by 2 UNLIMITED, the 100 Labubu Challenge, COME ON AND sure, the pink tax, Idle Hands are the D...