Highlife kit listeners, we've got a treat for you all today.

Our colleagues at Invisibilia have this great episode about going to therapy with your friends.

It features psychotherapist Esther Peral, working with two best friends who've drifted apart.

And if you like this one, dive into Invisibilia's other episodes.

Their latest season is all about searching for control in a time of upheaval.

There's an episode about a comic and a dominatrix facing off to solve a power problem,

a thought experiment on maintaining control of your body in a post-row world,

and an episode about navigating the absence of loved ones during the holidays.

You can find out more about Invisibilia at npr.org slash Invisibilia.

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From NPR, this is Invisibilia. I'm Yoay Shah.

And I'm Kia Miyakanatees.

Okay, so Kia, a couple of years ago, I was talking to my therapist, having kind of a boring session.

When she told me something that pushed a button, I did not know even existed inside me.

She just casually suggested the idea of friend therapy.

Okay, what did she mean by that?

I think she meant group therapy or couples therapy, but between friends.

But in that moment, all I remember is my blood running cold, my entire body recoiling,

and saying, F that very loudly in my head.

Why? That is quite the reaction.

I think it was because I'd never heard those words uttered before. Friend therapy.

It also just seemed mad awkward.

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