All right. Welcome back to the Bodies Behind the Bus podcast. We were honored to have this guest here today.

It is Dr. Dr. Perry Gilbert Reed, who is a practicing mental health professional in Louisiana.

And we are going to talk a little bit about some research that she did when she completed her doctorate on spiritual bypassing and among

other topics as well. So Dr. Perry Gilbert Reed, welcome to the Bodies Behind the Bus podcast.

Howdy. We just, I had to throw that little, that Louisiana. There's a challenge going on now, right?

Like, I have to get you to break. So it is great to be here. And I appreciate

this opportunity to talk about spiritual bypass. Awesome. Thank you. I, for one, am super excited

to have a doctor on the podcast. I feel like this is leveling us up. And for our listeners,

she is joking because I was teasing Jay because of his southern roots that I was wondering if this conversation is going to bring out his southern accent.

Break me.

Will he break out of his California accent and back to his southern accent?

I didn't even think California has an accent.

Oh, they do.

Okay.

It is this.

This voice that I have right now.

It's like Valley Girl, a little nasally, very American.

All right.

Well, back on topic.

So, Dr. Perry, I'd love to start with a little bit more about why you decided to enter the mental health profession.

What led you to that career?

So I often tell people that I lost my mom and dad today.

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