Your Bish Therapist

Melissa shares her insights on recent Bravo shows In the City, The Valley and Next Gen NYC. YBT discusses social media drama, and personal reflections, offering a candid look at celebrity behavior, and social issues.  keywords:Bravo, reality TV, social media drama, mental health, celebrity culture, Bravo shows, social issues, podcast key topics: Bravo show analysis and commentary Social media dram...

Darling Bish Hour: Maternal Instinct In this episode, Melissa and Amy analyze the disturbing Netflix documentary 'Maternal Instinct,' exploring the psychological disorders and manipulative behaviors behind a shocking true crime case involving deception, murder, and personality disorders. Keywords: true crime, personality disorders, maternal instinct, deception, manipulation, psychopathy, narcissis...

Melissa discusses the latest episodes of Real Housewives of Rhode Island, her insights on the cast's dynamics, legal issues surrounding Dino Guilmette, and her thoughts on the Valley. She offers a deep psychological analysis of the cast's behaviors and the show's themes. keywords: Real Housewives Rhode Island, Melissa Reich, Dino Guilmette, The Valley, psychological analysis, reality TV, legal iss...

Please enjoy M&M Hour part 1 on mandy's podcast "is this real life' with Mandy Slutsker. Mandy and Melissa discuss in the City, Next Gen NYC and The Valley, including a shocking story about Danny Booko's father that gived rich context to Danny's behaviors. The pair discuss mental health, addiction, narcissim and so much more.  Please follow Is this real life with Mandy Slutsker and Your Bish T...

Melissa and Mandy are back discussing part one of the RHORI reunion. Through this, Melissa discusses Jo-Ellen, trauma responses discussing mother wounds and narcissistic mothers. The pair also discuss the drama between Rosie & Kelsey, Liz and Alicia and Rulla & Jo-Ellen. Through this the pair discuss mental health, generational trauma, parent wounds, projection, avoidance and more! THANK Y...

Melissa breaks down concerns about the Valley. If you feel the show has been dark but don’t know why, YBT explains the problematic psychology under the surface. TW: Discussion of SA and DV Melissa also discusses the premiere of Next Gen NYC before giving a brief personal update at the end. Mental health, psychology, manipulation, and addiction are discussed throughout. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and...

Southern Hospitality with Rob Schulte from Vanderpump Robs Melissa and Rob start out discussing In the City, The Valley and other Bravo shows in the early seasons of viewership. Rob shares thoughts on what makes these shows work behind the scenes. The duo discusses this season of Southern Hospitality, including the two-part reunion. Through this they discuss addiction, recovery, sexual fluidity, r...

Melissa and Lyndsay are back to discuss the last episode concluding the Summer House Drama. Melissa explains psychological concepts underlying Amanda and West’s behaviors leading to a discussion about love bombing, narcissism, love addiction, manipulation, body language and so much more. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and for all the support! Please follow Recap Rodeo and Your Bish Therapist podcast; ple...

Melissa and Lyndsay dedicate the entire episode to breaking down part three of the Summer House reunion. Melissa explains psychological concepts underlying Amanda and West’s behaviors leading to a discussion about beta blockers, SSRI’s and empathy. Melissa also discusses mature love vs. infatuation, emotional affairs, body language and more. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and for all the support! Please...

YBT is taking a week hiatus from the podcast following a death in the family. Melissa discusses grief, sharing a funny (and inappropriate) story with some tips on how to navigate the waves of grief. YBT will be back next week with Summer House reunion part 3 episode! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and for all the support! Please follow Your Bish Therapist podcast; please give a 5-star comment & ratin...

Melissa and Amy break down the second part of the Summer House reunion. Amy and Melissa mention it all breaking down the psychology behind why West and Amanda fit well together, discussing the psychology underlying their behaviors. Melissa shares new information KJ reveals on Carl’s podcast putting important context to his BPD diagnosis. The pair discuss race, group dynamics, mental health, narcis...

Mandy and Melissa are back for another M&M Hour, including an announcement about cross posting both parts of M&M Hour (see Part 1 of the podcast) The pair talk about Summer House, with Melissa sharing clinical information about BPD; what it is, etiology, symptoms, treatments and resources (BPD resource center 1-888-694-2273 & www.bpdalliance.org Melissa and Mandy discuss real housewive...

Welcome to the 400th episode of “Is This Real Life”!!! Thank you so much for listening and being a part of this fun Bravo community we’ve built. This week is M&M Hour, so Mandy and Melissa get deep into what happened at the Summer House Reunion, including the “incongruent affect” being shown by Amanda and West. Mandy and Melissa also discuss this week’s The Valley and Southern Charm season fin...

Melissa breaks down immediate thoughts and observations about pt.1 of the Summer House reunion. Melissa dives into the psychology underlying Amanda and West. YBT breaks down psychological concepts discussing mental health, addiction, BPD, and psychopathy. TW: Discussion of self-harm, suicide and BPD New eps out will every Tuesday! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and for all the support! Please follow YBT...

In this supersize solo episode, Melissa breaks down the Summer House reunion trailer and the most recent Summer House & In the City episodes. Melissa discusses Lindsay and Carl’s closure, including a discussion about how her mother wounds lead to conflict. Melissa breaks down the moments of manipulation seen on the episode, discussing triangulation, paltering, and using semantics to evade acco...

Melissa and Mary Payne start out discussing breaking Bravo news that come out at upfronts. They also discuss a 90 day fiancée star featured in “worst ex ever”, discussing the danger of lack of vetting on reality TV. Melissa and Mary Payne discuss RHORI, starting with Jo-Ellen’s childhood trauma, including a discussion on narcissistic mothers. They discuss the red flags around Rulla’s husband Brian...

Melissa shares updates about personal physical and mental health challenges, grief of caring for a dying relative and coping skills to manage panic and anxiety. Melissa shares some words of wisdom regarding skills to manage panic attacks as well as how to manage panic and anxiety in general. New full ep will be out on Tuesday! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and for all the support! Please follow YBT podc...

At the top of the episode YBT makes an exciting announcement about the podcast. Melissa and Kristen discuss RFK’s recent assault on SSRI’s, discussing postpartum mental health, medication and suicidal ideation (TW). Melissa and Kristen discuss more postpartum MH issues in The Valley; outlining how Kristen and Nia deserve better than what they are getting. Melissa breaks down king baby behaviors, M...

Melissa and Amy are back for another collab starting with discussing Leva coming into YBT’s comments to share her perspective about Emmy and Bradley. Melissa outlines how and why Emmy’s behaviors are problematic and what Leva had to say.  Amy and Melissa breakdown RHOBH reunion part two discussing the Kyle, Dorit, Erika drama triangle, Kyle and Mau’s relationship, and Amanda Vs. Boz. Mental health...

TW: Discussion of SA and Postpartum MH Melissa and Mandy are back discussing the Summer House leaked audio and red flags throughout the most recent episode. Melissa discusses how humans perpetuate unhealthy relational dynamics (eg Amanda and West and Kyle and Megan King). Melissa also discusses grief, addiction and Mandy shares excerpts from Carl's book. Melissa and Mandy also discuss the Valley l...

YBT is back after oral surgery and joined by Tasha @thepopastrologist, who left a toxic career on wall street to help others through intuitive astrologically. Tasha joins the show to give YBT a live reading, discussing repercussions of everything being in Aries and gives a reading about Amanda and West. Melissa and Tasha talk Summer House blending psychology, astrology and intuition. Anyone intere...

Please enjoy this supersized episode featuring our besties Lyndsay and Brady from Recap Rodeo. The trio start out discussing YBT’s birthday, sharing lessons learned. Following this, the trio discuss Amanda and West drama giving details about what happened, why it’s a big deal, the role race plays and why Carl is a mess. After this, the group discuss the Valley Premiere. Postpartum mental health, a...

YBT wanted to pop on and do a special episode dedicated to validating Bravo’s collective anger as Amanda Batula and West Wilson released a joint statement confirming they are in a relationship. In this episode, Melissa talks about parasocial relationship, outlining why this is so hard for us, and making suggestions about ways to self care in the midst of the chaos. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING and for...

Melissa and Mandy are reunited (and it feels so good) to discuss Breaking News regarding Tiger Woods, Southern Charm and Summer House. Mandy starts by providing some personal updates. Mandy shares theories on why Madison changed her BravoCon tune with Craig. They also discuss Craig vs. Venita and Craig’s personality characteristics. M&M discuss Kyle’s king baby tantrum and the Amanda & Wes...

Melissa discusses the recent breaking news regarding influencer Taylor Frankie Paul and her on again off again partner Dakota. YBT breaks down what happened, why it matters now, including new allegations and repercussions for SLOMW. Discussion of mental health, trauma, sex and love addiction and DV throughout. TW: DV, SA and Child Abuse  YBT discusses social media rhetoric regarding reactive abuse...