134. The psychology behind the "ick"

In this episode, we explore the psychology of the quarter life reinvention: the period that can come after the confusion, uncertainty and identity crisis of our early and mid-20s, when things finally begin to fall into place. We look at how the quarter life crisis can transform u ...  Show more

What is the shadow self? And how do we meet ours? In today's episode we explore what it means to get curious about the shadow parts of ourselves. We take a grounded look at shadow work - where the idea came from, the layers of our psyche, and how the repressed parts of ourselves ...  Show more

You may have been dating a guy that seemed promising, until he said that ONE thing, or you saw ONE behaviour, and it totally turned you off. Or you've been together for 6 months, and your attraction has now turned to repulsion.This is "the ick", and in this episode, Matt, Stephen ...  Show more

What gives? Things were going so well, you felt like you really liked this guy. Why then, seemingly out of nowhere do you now loathe the very way he breathes?

This, friends is the dreaded ick; the sudden irritating or off-putting thing you randomly notice after things ...

This week I answer the question “is it possible to move past ‘the ick’ in my relationship?”

‘The ick’ being moments of being turned off, disgusted, or feeling like something your partner does is cringe-y.

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So you got 'The Ick?' That feeling of disgust when someone your date does something that you just can't look past. You think it's about them, but is 'The Ick' actually about you?Brittany is joined by B.A. Parker, co-host of NPR's Code Switch, Corey Antonio Rose, a producer for It ...  Show more