Well, it was bound to happen. We recorded two episodes and the video didn't work and the transcripts didn't happen. But, we still really liked the episodes... so here they are. One last week, and this one.

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

In this episode, the question is: "am I the a**hole if I don't want to go on vacation with my university friends?"

And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Otherwise, our team can be found at:

Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for listening and/or watching!

Well, it was bound to happen. We recorded two episodes and the video didn't work and the transcripts didn't happen. But, we still really liked the episodes... so here they are. One this week, and one next.

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

In this episode, the question is: "am I the a**hole for sending my sister flowers anonymously and making her husband upset?"

And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Otherwise, our team can be found at:

Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for listening and/or watching!

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for asking a question during a psychology presentation in school?"

Dan and Gayle mentioned a number of things throughout the episode, here they are:

--Here's a study about building credibility by saying "I don't know": https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4695262/

--"sympathetic" with "surprise" (both starting with "s"), and "parasympathetic" with "picnic" (both restful activities)

--William Ickes and Elliot Aronson (2003) Everyday Mind Reading: Understanding What Other People Think and Feel https://amzn.to/44i0doz

--William Ickes and Jean Decety (2011) The Social Neuroscience of Empathy https://amzn.to/4nhgKlh

And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Otherwise, our team can be found at:

Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠

⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for listening and/or watching!

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for not giving up my checkout spot to a woman with fewer items?"

Dan and Gayle mentioned a number of things throughout the episode, here they are:

Territorial Defense in Parking Lots: Retaliation Against Waiting Drivers, Journal of Applied Social Psychology July 200627(9):821– 834 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230133805_Territorial_Defense_in_Parking_Lots_Retaliation_Against_Waiting_Drivers

Styx Song "Lady": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea4pH5hpxHk

Seinfeld "waiting in line" episodes, not 100%which Gayle meant, but here’s the best list we could come up with that feature “waiting in line” from Seinfeld:

“The Apartment” (Season 2, Episode 5)

“The Dinner Party” (Season 5, Episode 13)

“The Chinese Restaurant” (Season 2, Episode 11)

“The Sponge” (Season 7, Episode 9)

“The Airport” (Season 4, Episode 12)

“The Coat” (Season 5, Episode 12)

“The Pie” (Season 5, Episode 15)

“The Alternate Side” (Season 3, Episode 11)

“The Soup Nazi” (Season 7, Episode 6)

“The Statue” (Season 2, Episode 6)

“The Airport” (Season 4, Episode 12)

“The Dinner Party” (Season 5, Episode 13)

“The Little Kicks” (Season 8, Episode 4)

"The Wait Out" (Season 7, Episode 23)

“The Strike” (Season 9, Episode 10 – Festivus!)

“The Movie” (Season 4, Episode 14)

"The Contest" (Season 4, Episode 11)

"The Opposite" (Season 5, Episode 22)

Bonus conversation: “A team of economists and medical experts at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Georgetown University combined Medicare records with data from Equifax, the credit bureau, to study how people’s borrowing behavior changed in the years before and after a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or a similar disorder”--https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/staff_reports/sr1106.pdf

And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Otherwise, our team can be found at:

Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠

⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for listening and/or watching!

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

Today, they are joined by Dr. Sheena Sikorski. She is a licensed psychologist who is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and can see clients in over 40 other states. Her virtual private practice focuses on helping Millennial and Gen Z women heal from perfectionism and people-pleasing. She helps her clients learn how to tame their inner critic, so they finally feel confident they're worthy of love and connection without constantly overworking, saying "yes" when they mean to say "no," and seeking reassurance from others before making decisions. Her clients appreciate her compassion, honesty, and humor in their work together, along with the tangible tools they walk away with, after completing therapy.

Dr. Sheena Sikorski can be found online at: https://drsheenasikorski.com/

They also mentioned the following in this episode:

--Douglas Adam's funeral: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/celebration/about.shtml

--Grief as a ball in jar: https://lossandlashes.com/2021/08/08/the-grief-jar/

--Grief as a ball in box: https://hospiscare.co.uk/how-we-help/advice-support/talking-about-death-and-dying/why-grief-is-like-a-ball-in-a-box/

In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for wanting to take over planning my funeral from my very religious parents?"

And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

Otherwise, our team can be found at:

Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠⁠⁠

Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thanks for listening and/or watching!

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

Today Gayle and Dan mentioned a couple of things:

• Ella Cara Deloria's Waterlily: https://amzn.to/43fTOuE

In this episode, the question is: "am I the a**hole for telling my daughter in law that she's not a mother?"

📅 Need support or want to book a session with one of our psychologists?

Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/get-started/schedule-appointment

🎙️ Meet the Team:

🎙️ Dr. Dan Kessler → @drdankessler

🎙️ Dr. Gayle MacBride → @drgmacbride

🎙️ Kelley Buttrick (voice talent) → https://kbvoiceovers.com

🎵 Michael MacBride (music) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com

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This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!Today Gayle and Dan mentioned a couple of things:• Radiolab episode on placebo: https://radiolab.org/podcast/91539-placebo

• Hidden Brain episode on placebo: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/718227789

• NIH information about placebos: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513296/

• Harvard Health about placebos: https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/the-power-of-the-placebo-effect

• CADTH 2022 study on Melatonin for the treatment of insomnia: https://canjhealthtechnol.ca/index.php/cjht/article/view/rc1422/700

• NIH information about Melatonin: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/melatonin-what-you-need-to-know

• Study about the use of Melatonin to treat insomnia (NIH): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38816846/

• David Bowie and Mott the Hoople: https://www.loudersound.com/features/mott-the-hoople-david-bowie-all-the-young-dudesIn this episode, the question is: "am I the a**hole for not explicitly identifying the punch I brought to my work event was non-alcoholic?"📅 Need support or want to book a session with one of our psychologists?Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/get-started/schedule-appointment🎙️ Meet the Team:🎙️ Dr. Dan Kessler → @drdankessler🎙️ Dr. Gayle MacBride → @drgmacbride🎙️ Kelley Buttrick (voice talent) → https://kbvoiceovers.com🎵 Michael MacBride (music) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com👍 Like, 💬 Comment, 🔔 Subscribe — and don’t forget to turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.