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Nuance Needed

Nuance Needed

In a world obsessed with quick fixes, licensed therapists Amanda White and Sam Dalton cut through black-and-white thinking to explore the messy reality of mental health. Drawing from both evidence-based practices and personal struggles, we have candid conversations about perfectionism, burnout, relationships, and cultural trends. No oversimplified advice—just honest dialogue about what healing actually looks like. For more information check out therapyforwomencenter.com

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137 episodes

  1. 134: Sam's Brother Died: Reckoning with Grief 36:41
  2. 131: When Birth Trauma Changes Your Family Plan with Kayleigh Summers 45:28
  3. 133: The “Traditional” Family Never Actually Existed 57:12
  4. 132: Cornell 7 & R*pe Culture 54:40
  5. 131: What If Your Friends Actually Like You? with Blake Blankenbecler 50:43
  6. 130: What Nobody Says About Adult Sibling Relationships & Birth Order 29:59
  7. 130: Rerun - Not Everything is About You: The Bean Soup Theory 51:15
  8. 129: Oreo Gate and the Anxious Parent Problem 38:13
  9. 128: The Friction is the Point: Stop Trying to Optimize Yourself Out of Life 51:26
  10. 127: Anxiety, Intuition & the Pressure to Make the Perfect Choice 33:09
  11. 126: Are we allowed to talk about Ariana Grande? 49:23
  12. 125: The Internet Is Fake. Now What? (AI influencers) 51:25
  13. 124: The Red Flag Industrial Complex with Todd Baratz 47:18
  14. 123: What If Fixing Your Pain Is Making It Worse? (Amanda's Chronic Pain Story, Pt. 2) 38:27
  15. 122: Amanda's Pregnancy, Birth & Chronic Pain Story, Pt. 1 52:45
  16. 121: Rerun - Burnout: Stop Stealing From Tomorrow To Fix Today 1:18:06
  17. 120: Lena Dunham & the Stories We Tell About Women 45:35
  18. 119: Your Attachment Style Isn't a Personality Type with Yolanda Renteria 48:24
  19. 118: Queer Eye: Kamaro's Exit and The Performance of Healing 55:18
  20. 117: Britney Spears and the Line Between Free Will and Saving Someone 59:30
  21. 116: You Can't Optimize Your Way Out of Being Human 59:55
  22. 115: The Self-Esteem Movement Was a Political Stunt 47:41
  23. 114: How Social Media Sells You Problems, Anxiety & Solutions 1:03:40
  24. 113: Rethinking Princess Diana: Mental Health, Eating Disorders & BPD 1:03:04
  25. 112: Weight, Health, and Body Positivity with Edie Stark 59:41
  26. 111: Turning Grief Into Action with Shannon Watts 54:00
  27. 110: Her Boyfriend Talked to ChatGPT About Their Relationship and They Broke Up 50:14
  28. 109: The Truth About Emotions & How to Feel Better 57:38
  29. 108: Why You Feel So Empty (And What's Actually Missing) with Jennifer Wallace 43:51
  30. 107: The Legacy of Trauma (JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessett) 57:18
  31. 106: Punching Pillows Doesn't Work & The Myth of Catharsis 43:23
  32. 105: Depression, Anxiety, and the Myth of the Chemical Imbalance 46:12
  33. 104: Taylor Frankie Paul & The Cost of Reality TV 1:10:15
  34. 103: What's REALLY going on with Men's Mental Health with Dr. Audra Horney 1:13:06
  35. 102: The Female Ambition Penalty with Stefanie O'Connell 1:04:50
  36. 101: Q+A: Echo Chambers, Critical Thinking & Friendship 41:01
  37. 100: America's Next Top Model & Its Cultural Impact 53:55
  38. 99: How to Have Healthy Relationships with Nedra Tawwab 43:00
  39. 98: We're Labeling the Wrong Things 49:44
  40. 97: Are We Over-Therapized? 58:39
  41. 96: Excellence isn't a Dirty Word with Brad Stulberg 45:02
  42. 95: Creating Routines in Times of Crisis 44:32
  43. 94: Bachelorettes & Wedding Culture 1:06:27
  44. 93: Friendship Breakups & Ashley Tisdale 1:09:18
  45. 92: Is Influencer Culture Dead? 52:37
  46. 91: Rerun: Stop Flaking on Your Friends 51:24
  47. 90: Rerun: The Weaponization of Boundaries 52:13
  48. 89: What People Get Wrong About Estrangement with Whitney Goodman 49:41
  49. 88: How to Reflect On A Year That Felt Like Being Awake During Surgery 12:04
  50. 87: Therapy Speak is not Therapy 50:23