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A Little Help For Our Friends

Dr. Kibby McMahon

159 episodes

4 days ago

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Little Helpers, this is a new era for this community: This is my first episode as the solo host of "A Little Help For Our Friends." It's Dr. Kibby and we're saying goodbye to my beloved co-host, Jacqueline Trumbull as she moves on from this podcast. This will be a new phase focused on what made this community matter from day one: centering caregivers, loved ones, people-pleasers, and supporters who carry the unseen weight of mental illness an...

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Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Little Helpers, this is a new era for this community: This is my first episode as the solo host of "A Little Help For Our Friends." It's Dr. Kibby and we're saying goodbye to my beloved co-host, Jacqueline Trumbull as she moves on from this podcast. This will be a new phase focused on what made this community matter from day one: centering caregivers, loved ones, people-pleasers, and supporters who carry the unseen weight of mental illness an...

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Society & Culture,

Health & Fitness,

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Episodes (20/159)

A Little Help For Our Friends

So Long, Co-Host; Hello, Crippling Self-Doubt and New Frontiers

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Little Helpers, this is a new era for this community: This is my first episode as the solo host of "A Little Help For Our Friends." It's Dr. Kibby and we're saying goodbye to my beloved co-host, Jacqueline Trumbull as she moves on from this podcast. This will be a new phase focused on what made this community matter from day one: centering caregivers, loved ones, people-pleasers, and supporters who carry the unseen weight of mental illness an...

4 days ago

38 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Interview with Jordon Monroe: Healing Narcissism With Honesty And Heart

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) To open Season 6 with a bang, we start where most hot takes end: with a self-aware narcissist describing his collapse, the shame behind the mask, and the painstaking choices that made empathy real. Jordan Monroe, a former tech founder turned emotional healing coach, joins us to explore a grounded path out of grandiosity, defensiveness, and reality wars—without dismissing the deep harm survivors endure. We dig into what actually shifts behavi...

1 week ago

59 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Season 5 Wrap Up: Beating Cancer, Becoming a Psychologist, and Leaping into the Next Chapter

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) What happens when the hamster wheels we've been running on suddenly stop spinning? In this raw and deeply personal Season 5 finale, we pull back the curtain on our own mental health journeys over the past year, revealing the profound transformations that occur when life forces you to confront your deepest wounds. Dr. Kibby shares her post-cancer emotional reckoning, describing how surviving treatment was just the beginning of her healing jou...

1 month ago

56 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Manifestation: Path to Your Dreams or Just Wishful Thinking?

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) What happens when two skeptical psychologists take a deep dive into the world of manifestation? In this episode, we take a look at what "manifestation" is, what is actually based in science...and then we try manifesting for real. We start by acknowledging our initial skepticism about the idea that you can get everything you want just by thinking about it- a practice that became popular from the book "The Secret." But as we peel back th...

2 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Eating Disorders: What Friends and Family Need to Know

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Do you have a family member, friend or roommate whose relationship to food is a little...concerning? Eating disorders hide in plain sight, often disguised as diet culture, fitness goals, or "healthy eating." But beneath these socially acceptable lifestyles lie deadly mental health conditions that claim more lives than almost any other psychiatric disorder. In this episode, we break down the clinical realities of various eating disorders whil...

2 months ago

1 hour

A Little Help For Our Friends

Enabling: When Helping Our Loved Ones Makes Things Worse

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) When does our help cross the line from supportive to harmful for our loved ones with mental health challenges? In this episode we dive deep into the complex dynamics of "unintentional reinforcement," a less judgmental term for "enabling" that acknowledges how our best intentions can sometimes backfire. Drawing from personal experiences with addiction, depression, and avoidance behaviors, we explore how our actions sometimes shield our ...

2 months ago

56 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Humiliation: The Spiciest Social Emotion

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Humiliation might be the most painful social emotion we experience, even traumatizing. Yet it's much less talked about compared to its cousin, shame. In this revealing episode, we unpack the distinct characteristics that make humiliation uniquely devastating and potentially dangerous. When someone in a position of power debases you in public, that's not just intense shame- it's humiliation. You simply experience a profound loss of status and...

2 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Interview with Agatha Peters: Navigating Narcissism Across Cultural Lines

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) What happens when cultural expectations of family loyalty collide with the reality of narcissistic abuse? In this special episode, licensed clinical social worker Agatha Peters brings a fresh perspective to this complex intersection, drawing from her personal journey as a Nigerian-American and her professional expertise working with clients from collectivist cultures. For those raised in communities where family honor and respect for elders ...

2 months ago

56 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Interview with Amber Rae: When Staying In A Safe Relationship Hurts You More Than Leaving

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) What happens when you look into a stranger's eyes and suddenly realize what's been missing from your marriage all along? In this episode, bestselling author Amber Rae joins us to share her transformative journey from a nine-year relationship that checked all the boxes on paper but lacked true intimacy and connection. Amber's story challenges our conventional understanding of commitment, revealing how we can unknowingly convince ourselves tha...

3 months ago

54 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Love Island USA Analysis Part 2: The Emotional Intelligence Behind Reality TV Relationships

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Now that Season 7 of "Love Island USA" has finished, we're unpacking the fascinating psychological dynamics that made this season so compelling. In this episode, we discussed how the men of Love Island gave us a masterclass in modern masculinity. In an era where men's mental health is suffering from isolation and loneliness, these bromances offered a refreshing alternative to toxic masculinity. T It turns out that protecting and providing lo...

3 months ago

1 hour 10 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

The Hidden Pain of Rejection: Understanding Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria and Its Link to ADHD

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) What happens when criticism feels like a physical blow? For some of you, rejection and criticism trigger an emotional response so intense it has its own name: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD). In this episode, we deep into the painful world of RSD – that overwhelming feeling of shame and worthlessness that can follow even minor criticism for or rejection. Jacqueline shares a raw, personal story about crying in a supervisor's office foll...

3 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Love Island USA Analysis Part 1: Untangling Reality TV Relationship Dynamics

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Ever wondered what reality TV can teach us about psychology? In this episode, we put our mental health expertise to "work" analyzing the relationship dynamics on the first 17 episodes of Season 7 of "Love Island USA," revealing fascinating patterns that mirror what therapists see in couples therapy every day. Tell us your thoughts using the "send us a text" link above! The villa becomes our laboratory as we dissect the pursue-withdraw ...

3 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

The Fight You Didn’t Mean to Start: Why Conflict Escalates and How to Defuse It

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Ever felt yourself going from calm to explosive in seconds flat? Or watched someone you care about transform into a raging stranger over something seemingly small? In this episode, we dive deep into the anatomy of emotional explosions - those high-conflict moments that can damage relationships and leave lasting scars. We unpack why these blowups happen, exploring how they often represent a reassertion of power when someone feels threatened, u...

4 months ago

1 hour 14 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

The Cost of Anxious Attachment: When Someone's Insecurities Make You Question Your Worth

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Do you ever feel like you're walking on eggshells around someone who constantly needs reassurance? In this episode, we tackle anxious attachment from a different angle - not just what it feels like to be anxiously attached, but how that attachment style can impact the self-esteem and identity of those on the receiving end. Drawing from personal experiences, we explore how anxious attachment manifests beyond just seeking love and reassurance....

4 months ago

1 hour 9 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Understanding Others' Minds: The Science of Mind-Reading in Borderline Personality Disorder

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) What happens when you can't understand what others are thinking or feeling? Why do some people constantly misinterpret your intentions? The answers lie in a fascinating psychological process called mentalization. Mentalization—our ability to understand the thoughts, feelings, and intentions of others and ourselves—forms the foundation of healthy relationships. When this process goes awry, as it often does in Borderline Personality Disorder (...

4 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

A Little Help For Our Friends

The Science of Co-Regulation: Building Safety in Relationships

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Ever wonder why holding your partner's hand during a stressful moment instantly calms you down? The answer lies in the fascinating neurobiological dance of co-regulation – when two nervous systems attune to and influence each other, creating safety, connection, and resilience that neither person could achieve alone. In this episode, we explore the multidimensional nature of co-regulation in romantic relationships, moving beyond the simplisti...

4 months ago

1 hour

A Little Help For Our Friends

When One Chases and the Other Runs: Understanding the Pursuer-Withdrawer Dynamics in Couples

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Feeling stuck in the same arguments with your partner? Does it feel like a cycle of one of you is chasing and the other is running away? In this episode, we talk about the problematic cycle behind recurring relationship conflicts through the lens of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). We break down the pursuer-withdrawer dynamic: that frustrating cycle where one person pushes for connection while the other pulls away. What looks like rejection or...

5 months ago

1 hour

A Little Help For Our Friends

Self-Hatred: Wrestling With The Hidden Demon

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Have you ever had the unsettling realization that perhaps you don't like yourself very much? That underneath all your accomplishments, relationships, and hard work, there's a persistent voice whispering that you're somehow fundamentally flawed? In this very personal episode, we dive into the connection between childhood trauma and the development of negative core beliefs that can manifest as self-loathing. When children experience abuse or em...

5 months ago

1 hour 15 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Sex After Trauma: How PTSD Affects Sexual Intimacy

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) The invisible connection between trauma and sexual intimacy affects countless relationships, yet remains largely hidden in silence and shame. In this episode, we dive deep into why PTSD creates significant barriers to healthy sexual function—even when the original trauma had nothing to do with sex. Sexual arousal shares remarkable physiological similarities with threat response, creating a devastating paradox for trauma survivors. The racing...

5 months ago

57 minutes

A Little Help For Our Friends

Interview with Dr. Jordan Quaglia: The Science of We-Care beyond Self-Care

Send us a text! (add your email to get a response) Do we always have to choose between caring for ourselves vs. caring for others? Nope! Dr. Jordan Quaglia, associate professor at Naropa University, introduces us to "We-Care" – a revolutionary approach to caring that blends self-care and caring for others into an integrated practice where they mutually reinforce each other. Drawing from over a decade of research in mindfulness, compassion, and boundaries, Dr. Quaglia explains how self-care h...

6 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes