Freudian Sips

This week, Bonnie went to a two-day training, and Anna is making her talk about it! Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (or EMDR) is a method to treat trauma, and even though it sounds a little like voodoo or hypnotism, Bonnie learned all about it and will try to demystify it a little for us. This includes a WHOLE lot of brain stuff, and also many acronyms.

In honor of a whole FIFTY episodes, Anna and Bonnie are taking your questions! They chat about things like being single on Valentine’s day, dealing with regrets, parenting, transgender issues, and finding a counselor. This one accidentally got pretty serious? Whoops! They’ll make up for it with more japes and jokes next time!

Or, Ology Wology, Volume II. In this second installment, Anna and Bonnie tackle two more -ologies: personology (or physiognomy) and chirology (or palmistry). To do this, Anna renames Benedict Cumberbatch before evaluating his cheekbones, and Bonnie talks way too much about child hands, both her own and hands of actual children.

In a super special episode, Anna and Bonnie are starting their review of Murder Yet to Come, a mystery novel written by Isabel Briggs Myers, one of the creators of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)! The gals review the MBTI, talk about how the book came to be, and review the first chapter. They’ll review the rest of the book chapter by chapter — but only for Patreon subscribers! Head to https://www.patreon.com/freudiansipspod or just search for Freudian Sips on Patreon to become a patron and gain access to bonus episodes!

This week, the gals are talking about Lev Vygotsky, the creator of a theory on learning called the Zone of Proximal Development. They chat about Lev’s life, how he thought language mattered to our learning, and how being social affects how we learn stuff. Which is the More Knowledgeable Other here: Bonnie or Anna? Maybe neither of them!

It’s 2020, and the girls are stoked to be back with a new episode! In honor of the first episode of a new decade, the gals are chatting about setting goals. They talk about S.M.A.R.T. goals, S.M.A.R.T.E.R. goals, ABCs, and other fun acronyms. So grab something to sip and listen as Anna and Bonnie wax about how to set good, effective goals.

For the last Freudian Sips episode of 2019, the gals are doing a special crossover event with Sip Survive Repeat, a podcast about people surviving crazy stuff! So Bonnie and Anna chat about the psychology of the fight/flight/freeze instincts as well as post-traumatic stress disorder, which ties in with the Sip Survive crew talking about the amazing survival story of Elizabeth Fritzl. Content warning: case involves discussion of sexual violence and captivity.

As the holidays draw near, Anna and Bonnie chat about food and our relationship to it, specifically when that relationship gets dangerous — such as with eating disorders. They chat about types of eating disorders and how they might crop up during the holidays, and Anna introduces a trivia mechanic to keep things from being too much of a bummer. Featuring more of a deep dive into “I Saw Mommy Kissin’ Santa Claus” than you ever wanted!

Do you ever just feel a little blue during all those white Christmases? It might be seasonal affective disorder — or S.A.D. — a specific type of depression! Listen in as Anna discusses this disorder and some treatments, as well as Bonnie exploring some other sources of holiday stress, such as high expectations and even grief. Includes a promo for another cool show: 10ish Podcast!

This week, to finish off their discussion on Jean Piaget, Bonnie tells Anna all about Piaget’s stages of learning and development: the sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete, and formal stages. What’s on the other side of those mountains? Who knows! How many masters graduates does it take to figure out the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning? More than two, apparently!

In the first part of a two-parter, your girls are talking about Jean Piaget and his theories. This time, Anna is telling Bonnie all about Piaget’s life and his theory on schema (schemata for plural), or the categories we use to sort information. Watch in shock and awe as Anna gets slightly tipsy and goes on side tangents!

After taking some brain hemorrhage shots as their themed drink, Anna and Bonnie are talking about intelligence! Anna gives an overview of what IQ means and how it’s tested, Bonnie talks about multiple types of intelligence, and they both chat about some famous figures with super high IQs. Is the g-spot actually on Pluto? Will Anna be able to hack into the mainframe? Tune in to find out!

From another listener request, Anna and Bonnie are chatting about transference, which is basically putting your problems with someone else onto another person. They chat about specifically how this looks in therapy, but also how it may look in everyday life and how to work through it. Featuring surprise guest (in the cold open): Gabe, AKA Anna’s brother and Bonnie’s son!

This week, Anna and Bonnie got a listener request to talk about crossdressing, so after talking about random nonsense for ten minutes, they do that! They chat about the history of crossdressing, how the practice is seen from psychological and cultural lenses, and how it relates to identity and the LGBTQ community. Features include new chairs and a brand new vocal noise from Mom Host.

Holy cow, a bonus episode that is ALSO a collaboration! While Mom Host is away, Anna Host will play, and playing means joining a bunch of fellow mental health podcasts in a roundtable discussion on mental health, the media, and various other relevant psychology topics. Be sure to go check out the other amazing podcasts featured in this episode: Capes on the Couch, Popcorn Psychology, PopPsych101, and GuardiansMH.

For their final spooky Spooktober episode, Anna is telling Bonnie all about sleep paralysis, including chatting about what it is and also telling some pretty chilling stories from people who have experienced it. Believe it or not, this very spooky thing is actually scientific. The Spookyville tourism board thanks you for your visit and hopes you’ll join us again next year!

It’s the return to Spookyville this week, and Bonnie is telling Anna about something that science and psychology actually can’t explain too well: near-death experiences, or NDEs. Bonnie chats about various theories behind NDEs and some weird, cool, creepy NDE stories, including one that’s pretty close to home! This one gets a little out there, guys.

For the second part of their Spooktober episode series, Anna and Bonnie are (soberly) chatting about horror movies. They talk about why some people like horror movies, why some people don’t, and how watching spooky stuff can actually be positive for our mental health!

Or, Wacky Experiments Volume II! For the start of their Halloween spooktacular, Anna and Bonnie are digging through the archives to use a previous recording in which they talk about some more weird experiments. So buckle up as the slightly tipsy gals talk about Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment and Harlow’s monkey experiment. WARNING: the monkey one gets slightly upsetting!

At the request of a listener, Anna and Bonnie are talking about breakups this week. They chat about the psychology of feeling heartbroken, share some tips on how to get over a breakup, and even read some listener stories about their own rough breakups. So grab a glass of wine and a pint of ice cream and settle in for the heartbreak.