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#366 – Shannon Curry: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial, Marriage, Dating & Love

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Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.7 β€’ 13K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Dr. Shannon Curry is a clinical and forensic psychologist who conducts research, therapy, and clinical evaluation pertaining to trauma, violence, and relationships. She testified in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(05:41) - Starting a relationship
(09:40) - Couples therapy
(16:57) - Why relationships fail
(24:15) - Drama in relationships
(29:42) - Success in relationships
(36:06) - Dating
(44:42) - Sex
(46:36) - Cheating
(55:37) - Polyamory
(57:28) - Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial
(1:26:06) - Forensic psychology
(1:36:16) - PTSD
(1:45:51) - Advice for young people
(1:48:42) - Love

Transcript

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0:00.0

The following is a conversation with Shannon Curry, a clinical and forensic psychologist who

0:04.7

conducts research, therapy, and psychological evaluations pertaining to trauma, violence,

0:10.4

and relationships. She received worldwide attention in April of last year by giving a lengthy

0:16.9

televised testimony on her psychological evaluation of Amber Heard during the Johnny Depp

0:23.2

Amber Heard trial. I found her testimony to be an eloquent description of complex psychological

0:29.0

concepts and evaluations procedures. So I reached out for a chat. In person, she was brilliant,

0:36.4

funny, thoughtful, and truly kind. I really, really enjoyed this conversation.

0:43.1

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Factor. It's a ready-to-eat meal kit service that delivers nutritious and delicious meals

1:30.3

straight to your tour. That phrase is a ridiculous phrase, but that is what it does. So I use it mostly

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for my kind of diet, but it supports all kinds of diets. So I'm mostly keto, and they have a bunch

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of amazing keto meals that center somewhere around like 500 calories. First of all, they're delicious.

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In the variety they provide for the keto stuff that keep the carbs low, it's really, really delicious.

1:56.4

And the variety it provides makes it so that I don't have to think about anything, and I can enjoy

2:02.6

at an affordable price, deliciousness in my life that's varied throughout the week, and I still

2:08.1

keep to a low carb count. This is probably the most efficient, the most delicious, the most affordable

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