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Backseat ShrinksEp 41 : CISsy StepsonHilah and Jessie acknowledge that they make a lot of stupid, false statements - but for two shrinks whose office is the backseat of a car- what do you expect? Jessie has a crazy ketamine experience and traveled to the deepest level of her subconscious- which happens to be subterranean alien catacombs formed out of black rock, where the bodies of her trauma are literally buried. Check please!They help a listener who may, or may not, totally dislike her 22 year old stepson who stops by the house for munchies. Is he the problem? Or is the p...2022-01-3147 minBackseat ShrinksEp 40 : The Devil You Know - Love & Sex AddictionDisclaimer: The content of this podcast is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.Hilah's dreams are fueling her writing, and ketamine treatments are fueling Jessie's anxiety and causing rageful PTSD episodes. If you've ever wondered about male mastrubation and blow jobs, this is the episode for you, so put your bib on! Hilah & Jessie help a listener who slept with a fellow member of her Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) group, which leads to a discussion about Borderline Personality Disorder, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, sex addiction, se...2022-01-2437 minBackseat ShrinksEp 39 : Single Parenthood, Sobriety, and MIA Friends Hilah's still drunk from the night before, but manages to trudge through this recording by eating fifteen different meals. Jessie's ketamine treatments are making her smarter and less relatable. In spite of these differences, they both agree - the dark void that is death totally chills them the fuck out- and people who have Near Death Experiences agree that it is superior to the fluorescent, relentless insanity that is life! They counsel a listener who is dealing with radio silence from a new friend who just had a baby, and is newly sober. They discuss the trauma of mo...2022-01-1734 minBackseat ShrinksEp 38: My Wife's Just Not That Into MeHilah starts the New Year off with climate anxiety and rude fever dreams. Jessie describes her first at-home Ketamine Treatment and the random neuroplasticity exercises she's doing(ish) - plus she meet someone who has ALSO had a transliminal event!They discuss harsh moms, inner-child wounds, Sudarshan Kriya meditation, miscarriages, and if Jessie should become a therapist with no physical or emotional boundaries. Finally, they offer counsel to a listener whose wife has lost interest in sex and monogamy, but refuses to get therapy.References :Sudarshan Kriya Breathing Technique SK research st...2022-01-1028 minBackseat ShrinksEp 37: There Were No Spirit GuidesHilah tells about her experience paying a psychic therapist to reveal a bunch of stuff she already knows about herself and how it ended up super depressing and sent her back to her old counselor. They talk about the dangers of overdoing it on talk therapy without also figuring out ways to cope and deal and become more resilient. Hilah is still considering getting another Akashic reading from the first person she talked with (ep 31) and Jessie's had enough of the nonsense but still believes in "regular psychics". Hilah recalls taking a personality and IQ test from the Church...2022-01-0328 minBackseat ShrinksEp 36: In The Mud Shrunken Heads MinisodeHilah shares what she's learned from The Awakened Brain, a book by Lisa Miller, Phd. They help a listener who has been accused of being a gossip after sharing some inflammatory information about an acquaintance. Jessie establishes what constitutes malicious gossip and Hilah points out the societal merits of gossip and also the Neanderthal origin story of gossip and how we all learned that mud isn't great for our digestive system. Sorry if this isn't a great description- Jessie isn't quite the great writer Hilah thinks she is. About Backseat Shrinks:With...2021-12-2717 minBackseat ShrinksEp 35: Workplace BitchHilah and Jessie carefully consider a young woman's problem with a loudmouth, jealous coworker. Hilah inexplicably goes off on a tangent about butthole/mouth development in utero. Then they circle back to the Q of the D and offer a helpful script for a gentle but necessary confrontation. It may or may not require some light lying, manipulation and subliminal insults. Finally, they demand you rate and review this podcast (5 stars) and tell your friends how much you love it.About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson...2021-12-2016 minBackseat ShrinksShrunken Heads Minisode 34: Bulimia, EFT, and Mindfulness* Trigger warning: Discussion of disordered eatingJessie and Hilah help a listener who is worried that visiting her family for the holidays will trigger her bulimia. Hilah reveals her own past with disordered eating and Jessie relates her experience in Narcotics Anonymous and the notion of relapse as an erasure of progress. They offer tools that are backed by data (mindful eating, meditation) and some that have more limited research (Emotional Freedom Technique), and advise the writer to get comfortable with some discomfort because growth is uncomfortable. Also, to NA : Jessie has a VERY cool k...2021-12-1318 minBackseat ShrinksShrunken Heads Minisode - 33: Lawless FANGeringIn this minisode Hilah and Jessie discuss lawless Texas towns and the witches that cook questionable meth in them. They help a listener whose teenage daughter is giving some nasty tude over the fact that he won't allow her girlfriend to sleep over. They decide that, in spite of his caution, there is likely still some fingering going on (not FANGering, which is a totally different form of vampire fingering) . Also will they go public with their COVID lies? Ehhhh- they'd have to do it in the hell scape that is Facebook- So fuck that. P.S.2021-12-0614 minBackseat ShrinksEp 32: A Klepto Comes CleanHilah and Jessie reminisce about their acting days, alcohol-fueled bad behavior, and pet peeves that lack origins. A successful, married mother of two writes in, admitting that her decades-long battle with Kleptomania has gotten out of control. Jessie and Hilah discuss the understudied impulse-control disorder and therapuetic modalities that may help treat it, as well as medications that could potentially offer relief. Wise quotes are bandied about. They also give some great stealing tips for your next drug store run! References: Case Study: Kleptomania and Potential Exacerbating FactorsKleptomania Diagnosis Kleptomania StatisticsAbout Backseat Shrinks:2021-11-2937 minBackseat ShrinksEp 31: Two Q's One DHilah got her Akashic Records read and found out that she may have been a traumatized plant doctor in another life. Clearly she was a persecuted witch. They discuss why Jessie's ancestor was accused of being a sorceress by Puritans in New England during the 1600's. Hilah's reading reminds Jessie of a psychic who knew something very personal about her sex life. Jessie reveals she will be extending her ketamine treatments with an at-home service- for some reason Hilah thinks this means the drug will be administered rectally. A listener is worried about her teen daughter's new identity as...2021-11-2233 minBackseat ShrinksEp 30: The Horriful World of Genetic Sexual AttractionJessie is four ketamine-sessions deep, and gives an update on its effects. Hilah opens up a conversation on the concept of "shadow self", often credited to Jung but truly an idea that's old as hell. They uncover some truths about themselves and Jessie recounts a dream in which she was a prostitute with zero work ethic. They decide that self-reflection and shadow-work is hard for fragile egos. Speaking of shadowy shit: A listener admits she is in love with her cousin! Is this a case of (the very controversial) Genetic Sexual Attraction? And is GSA pseudo-science? Hilah thinks so, b...2021-11-1542 minBackseat ShrinksEp 29: The Sperm CollectorJessie's first ketamine session sends her to Alien catacombs before pulling a "Honey-I-Shrunk-The-Kids" scenario. Typical. For some odd reason Hilah assumes ketamine treatment is done in the nude. Typical. They share alarming anecdotes surrounding the bizarre things people do with semen, and help a listener whose sister is faking a pregnancy. They explain why mass emails are bound to piss people off. Jessie compares a relationship to a volcano, and a baby to a pile of bricks. Hilah suspects this dilemma is their first fake submission. Aspersions are cast! Reputations destroyed! Just joshin' ya! They answer it anyway. Fully...2021-11-0936 minBackseat ShrinksEp 28: Moms I'd Like to F*ckHilah and Jessie toy with the idea of making bank by becoming right-wing talk show hosts. They brainstorm great uses for an empty plastic bag and a scrap of paper and then face the fact that they are perhaps exploiting their own hardships for the podcast. Hilah emphatically disagrees with the notion that “it’s the thought that counts” when it comes to gift-giving so you’ll want to listen to this one before gifting season begins! A discussion on MILFs and DILFs leads into the question of the day from a former model who is having difficulty adjustin...2021-11-0249 minBackseat ShrinksEp 27: Sex MathHilah and Jessie talk about drugs and relive the glory days of their "raving 20s". Jessie's compulsive foot-picking puts her at risk of getting involuntarily committed. A woman writes in questioning whether or not to break up with her boyfriend before she leaves the state for a few months, or try and make it work long-distance. It seems to be a problematic dynamic with many red flags waving in the wind, so listen closely as Hilah and Jessie capture and dissect them all. They emphasize the importance of trusting your gut and offer tips for helping yourself do emotionally...2021-10-2831 minBackseat ShrinksEp 26: Invisible LiesJessie and Hilah bond over a disgusting discussion of tonsil stones and mask breath. Hilah doubts Jessie's ability to self-sabotage. NEVER doubt her ability to self-sabotage. Hilah's therapist becomes her makeshift secretary; they discuss the emotional logistics of forgiving someone who is dying, and neglect versus abuse.A listener asks for advice on how to help his spouse, who is extremely depressed and won't get help. Jessie offers a glimpse into how depression distorts reality and manipulates people. Plus: Hilah and Jessie cast aspersions on the role of exercise in curing depression!...2021-10-1848 minBackseat ShrinksEp 25: She's Made of Plastic, It's Fantastic!Jessie discusses the details of her upcoming Ketamine Treatment, and Hilah shares the seemingly unlimited demands her therapist is willing to meet regarding her dad. They ponder a listener's question regarding her sister, who is assuming the intrepid identity of a living barbie doll. Can extreme body modification be harmless and, in a way, valuable? Or, is it a drastic way to dissociate, and divorce yourself from what you perceive to be a lackluster identity? Does body dysmorphia have anything to do with this niche aesthetic? Or do some people just feel a need to d...2021-10-1242 minBackseat ShrinksEp 24: A Creepy Little Urine StoryHilah and Jessie help an adult male listener who got accidentally peed on during a sexy sleepover. Then Hilah shares embarrassing stories about herself and other people with blackout pee pee problems. And of course, the topics of bed-shitting and bed-bleeding comes up. Jessie threatens to poop on Hilah's bed.About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson and Jessie Tilton therapize each other and give advice to listeners with "hilarious insight and wisdom" in this comedic therapy podcast. Send your questions to...2021-10-0715 minBackseat ShrinksEp 23: Thin Mint Water ConspiracyJessie and Hilah's partnership is threatened when Jessie's depression tests Hilah's need for structure. Luckily they're both evolved as fuck and use tips from the strangely titled book, Nonviolent Communication, and the pod is saved! Jessie gives an update on augmenting her antidepressants. Hilah struggles to give Jessie a meaningful compliment but eventually pulls through. They create a new conspiracy theory based on false information about flouride's connection to Q-Annon.They share an update from the guy whose wife complained that she was allergic to his BO (episode 20). Then they tackle a real doozy of a question from a...2021-09-3040 minBackseat ShrinksEp 22: Dirty, Lying KidWhen does a child's lie cross the line from harmless to pathological? Hilah and Jessie disagree in this "shrunken heads" episode of Backseat Shrinks. About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson and Jessie Tilton therapize each other and give advice to listeners with "hilarious insight and wisdom" in this comedic therapy podcast. Send your questions to backseatshrinks@gmail.com2021-09-2114 minBackseat ShrinksEp 21: Goblin SunsetHilah and Jessie advise a listener who fears her little brother has become not just a bully, but a sexist bully. So they bully her into spying on him to gather more intel. Then they talk about their turn-offs and how their fathers formed their ideas about masculinity. They touch briefly on Texas' new anti-abortion bill. Finally, Jessie wants to move somewhere cold (such as an ice cream factory) and Hilah comes up with the best name for a nail polish ever invented. References: Podcast Episodes 9 and 10, Transliminal Altered RealitiesBook "How to...2021-09-0946 minBackseat ShrinksEp 20: My Wife Thinks She's Allergic to My B.O.A listener's wife is having a strange reaction to COVID isolation- including claiming to be allergic to a myriad of foods AND his body odor.About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson and Jessie Tilton therapize each other and give advice to listeners with "hilarious insight and wisdom" in this comedic therapy podcast. Send your questions to backseatshrinks@gmail.com2021-08-3116 minBackseat ShrinksEp 19: Help! I Have a MicropenisHilah's chillin' like a villain while Jessie's over here with an existential brick in her head, like whoa. It's bad yo -- but not bad enough to stop shrinking people! Like a young man with a micropenis who needs advice on preparing his sexual partners. Then they discuss labiaplasty, and how to remain cool while getting consent on dates. This advice podcast is rounded out with an explanation of the "dip'n'sniff" and way too much talking about spooge and jizz. TBH this is a pretty explicit podcast.About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a...2021-08-2442 minBackseat ShrinksEp 18: Poop Panic AttackHilah and Jessie offer vastly different advice for a woman who faked a panic attack in order to avoid taking a huge shit at her new boyfriend's place. About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson and Jessie Tilton therapize each other and give advice to listeners with "hilarious insight and wisdom" in this comedic therapy podcast. Send your questions to backseatshrinks@gmail.com2021-08-0613 minBackseat ShrinksEp 17: Regretful Boob JobHilah and Jessie help a woman who regrets the breast augmentation surgery her ex-boyfriend persuaded her into getting. About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson and Jessie Tilton therapize each other and give advice to listeners with "hilarious insight and wisdom" in this comedic therapy podcast. Send your questions to backseatshrinks@gmail.com2021-08-0414 minBackseat ShrinksEp 16: Breaking Up with Your Pod PartnersHilah talks about trying out Lexapro for anxiety, then Hilah and Jessie advise a parent who can’t figure out how to shake off a clingy family after “podding” together for the past 18 months. About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson and Jessie Tilton therapize each other and give advice to listeners with "hilarious insight and wisdom" in this comedic therapy podcast. Send your questions to backseatshrinks@gmail.com2021-08-0215 minBackseat ShrinksEp 15: Is My Father-in-Law a Perv?Hilah and Jessie advise an expectant mother who doesn't want her daughter around her leering father-in-law. Book recommendation: The Gift of Fear by Gavin de BeckerAbout Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson and Jessie Tilton therapize each other and give advice to listeners with "hilarious insight and wisdom" in this comedic therapy podcast. Send your questions to backseatshrinks@gmail.com2021-07-3012 minBackseat ShrinksEp 14: Reverse Sexual HarassmentHilah and Jessie help a dude who is being sexually harassed at work by an older woman, but doesn't want to make waves. You don't have to take that trash, dude!About Backseat Shrinks:With nary a credential in sight, longtime friends Hilah Johnson and Jessie Tilton therapize each other and give advice to listeners with "hilarious insight and wisdom" in this comedic therapy podcast. Send your questions to backseatshrinks@gmail.com2021-07-2813 minBackseat ShrinksEp 13: Trashbag Full of PornIn this shrunken episode, Hilah and Jessie help a listener cope with her boyfriend's antique porn magazine collection. 2021-07-2611 minBackseat ShrinksEp 12: "Maybe the dictionary will sponsor us?"Hilah and Jessie discuss how to properly help a stranger who is in danger, and why people usually don't do it. They advise a listener whose boyfriend won't touch her outside of sex, and another who feels white hot guilt after banging. Chicken murder! Dead babies coming back to life! Gross PDA! Mastrubation! Oprah! Dictionaries! Newborn baby dies, comes back to life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYp7KICCaso2021-07-2049 minBackseat ShrinksEp 11: Sometimes it's Okay to Blackmail SomeonePutting out fires left, right, and center! Hilah and Jessie discuss grief and respond to a listener who asks if they should go to their ex-father-in-law's funeral, and another who has discovered his wife is not only cheating on him, but also using her employer's money to fund the affair. Finally, they address a listener who is ready to marry her boyfriend, but is worried about how their religious differences will affect their relationship. They give advice on how to reframe the future to inform the present. Also Hilah was asked to be an egg donor by a...2021-07-1347 minBackseat ShrinksEp 10: Transliminal Altered Realities, Part 2Shift your reality y'all! Jessie and Hilah discuss how science explains the theory that reality is a hologram. They go over the U.S. military and government's interest in parapsychological phenomena as it pertains to psychic espionage and how it led to a study and assessment on "The Gateway Experience" in 1983, conducted by The Monroe Institute. The veracity of remote viewing and controlled alteration of consciousness. Plus they get their first hate mail and Hilah reveals her lucid dreaming power!Analysis and Assessment of The Gateway ProcessHow to Escape the Confines of Ti...2021-06-2254 minBackseat ShrinksEp 9: Transliminal Altered Realities, Part 1Jessie recounts a transliminal event she experienced when she was 9 years old. Don’t know what that is? Why it’s important? Then listen up! Because it’s pretty bizarre and tells us a lot about the human brain and how the reality we experience may not be real at all. They also discuss aliens and Hilah keeps insisting Jessie was abducted but she wasn’t.LINKS: Funny Tik-Tok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdNrbDJn/“The Transliminal Brain at Rest: Baseline EEG, Unusual Experiences, and Access to Unconscious Mental Activity” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc...2021-06-151h 01Backseat ShrinksEp 8: A Night at The Cheesecake FactoryHilah describes a bizarre boundary exercise from her therapist, then Jessie and Hilah advise a listener about friend fights and share tips for how to have a productive argument. Jessie comes out as a bad/cherry-picking feminist. A conversation about gossip goes nowhere. 2021-06-0849 minBackseat ShrinksEp 7: He Not Busy Being Born is Busy DyingHilah and Jessie field a listener question on difficult life passages, the dangers of Ambien, treatment resistant depression, ketamine treatment, and serotonin syndrome. Jessie quotes Bob Dylan and Hilah thinks Dylan is the same person as John Denver. References: Libby Zion’s death by Serotonin Syndrome: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libby_Zion_LawSerotonin Syndrome: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_syndrome“It’s Alright Ma (I’m only Bleeding)” https://open.spotify.com/track/5Oer8yskMaCGXwGSfM7xr9?si=XfHrzzOhSbKfrQAh60m8Jg2021-06-0155 minBackseat ShrinksEp 6: Biological Meat SacksHilah and Jessie dispel the myth that introverts & extroverts exist (thanks alot, Jung) and how humans use labels to fuel their ego's need for identity. Jessie discusses her opinions on AA and reveals a bit of the toxic Narcotics Anonymous group that convinced her to find her own keychains. Hilah shocks everyone with her ageist disdain for whiny elders! Meanwhile, Demi Lovato's froyo nightmare leads to a discussion about the reality of triggers and how to navigate them. The origin story of how Jessie became a vindictive, manipulative person is exposed! 2021-05-2551 minBackseat ShrinksEp 5: "Just waitin' for my turn to talk"Hilah and Jessie debate farts vs. burps and discuss when to tell someone they're being cheated on. Ectopic heartbeat anxiety caused by Hilah's clockwork-orange-nightmare-scapes. Jessie diagnoses a listener with "pseudologia fantastica". Hilah analyzes the emotional work of having a child, and which information they should be exposed to. In a surprise twist it's revealed that gnomes were real! in unrelated news: Jessie is available for garden gnome work!2021-05-1850 minBackseat ShrinksEp 4: Colored Bandanas DisguiseHilah comes to terms with being a temporary loser, Jessie confesses her trichotillomania and gives some book recommendations for no reason. They discuss staying friends with exes and give some advice to two listeners regarding their ex-partners. 2021-05-1153 min
Backseat ShrinksEp 3 : "Shit, I have to burn a lot of poems tonight."Jessie diagnoses Hilah, shares creative writing techniques, psilocybin mushrooms, recurring dreams, bidding farewell to earth, virtue signaling yard signs, how to flirt post #metoo, sub/dom fetishes, and Hilah's very sweet stalker.2021-04-0150 min
Backseat ShrinksEp1: "They didn't have socks, they just had sonic wrappers"Hilah and Jessie advise a listener to medicate to motivate , discuss their own toxic traits, parents, secretly loving lockdown, the glorification of success, financial dysfunction, MyPillow. No helpful advice was given in this episode. 2021-04-0144 min
Backseat ShrinksEp 2: "If you're coastin', you're goin' downhill."Hilah and Jessie issue apologies to their moms and discuss egomaniacal & sleepy therapists, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Brainspotting Therapy (BSP), and a problematic relationship that resulted in criminal activity and sexual predation. *Trigger Warning: this episode contains discussions about sexual assault and pedophilia. **If you or someone you know is the victim of sexual exploitation or abuse, call your local sheriff's office to report it.Here are some organizations that can provide help: RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) hotline 800-656-4673https://www.stopitnow.or...2021-04-0147 min