Has Psychobabble Infiltrated Our Culture? A conversation with Joe Nucci

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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RELATIONSHIP ACADEMY IS NOW ACCEPTING MEMBERS Totally free until the end of the year! Access to courses and coaching with the hosts themselves. ⁠CLICK HERE TO JOIN⁠ In this episode of Relationship Advice, Colter and Cayla sit down with therapist and author Joe Nucci to unpack themes from his book Psychobabble. They dive into common therapy-related myths—like the idea that “everyone needs therapy” or that “more emotional intimacy is always better”—and explore how cultural messages about mental health can sometimes oversimplify or distort deeper truths. The conversation blends humor and insight as they challenge overused self-help tropes, advocate for nuance, and discuss how real growth happens both inside and outside of therapy. Main Talking Points: - Myth: “Everyone needs therapy” — therapy is beneficial but not always necessary - Limited therapist availability and mental health as a social justice issue - Myth: “More emotional intimacy = healthier relationship” — intimacy looks different for everyone - Dangers of over-standardizing “emotional health” in relationships - Therapy as preparation vs. real-world relational growth - Attraction patterns, emotional awareness, and learning through experience Joe’s Links: - Instagram - Website Give Me Discounts! NOCD.COM - If you're tired of unwanted thoughts affecting your relationships and other areas of your life, visit nocd.com Audible - Visit audible.com/janeaustin to get listen to this incredible reading rendition of Pride & Prejudice Skylight - Visit skylightcal.com/IDO for $30 off your 15 inch calendar. Function - 160+ Lab Tests for $365. Learn more & get started at www.functionhealth.com/IDO Amazfit - Visit www.amazfit.com/IDO to get 10% off Beducate - Visit beducate.me/relationship69 and use code relationship69 for 65% off the annual pass. Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Colter, Cayla, & Lauren Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Lauren, I think I've officially peaked in the gift giving department.
0:04.4	Would you do this time another coupon for quality time?
0:08.0	No. Cozy Earth pajamas. Katie legitimately said, this is going to be my new personality.
0:14.0	Okay, well, I don't blame her on that at all. It's actually really funny. Chris and I literally bought each other cozy earth pajamas for Christmas last year.
0:22.4	And as we were opening our Christmas presents, we're like, wow, we literally got the same thing.
0:26.7	We got the same thing for each other. And okay, there's the blanket, the bubble cuddle one.
0:30.7	It's basically like emotional support in blanket form. We have this as well and literally fight over it during our movie nights. It's the
0:38.1	perfect weight. Cozy but not sweaty. Yeah. And we have the sheets too. And okay, here's a little
0:44.1	hack for all my guys out there. Get your wife good sheets for the bed, you know, so you can like
0:50.4	enjoy them. Okay. I'm not going to lie, that actually does go a long way.
0:55.7	Yeah, and they've got this 100-night sleep trial and a 10-year warranty, which is wild.
1:00.9	It's like, if you're not cozy in 2035, you can send it back.
1:05.3	And right now, Cozy Earth is doing an early Black Friday sale.
1:08.7	You can use our code I do for up to 40% off.
1:12.6	Yes, so please check them out.
1:14.1	Go to cozyearth.com slash I-do or use promo code I-do at checkout.
1:19.2	Yes.
1:20.0	Wrap the ones you love in luxury this year.
1:22.5	Cozy Earth.
1:23.3	And maybe grab yourself something too.
1:25.2	You deserve it.
1:39.6	Yeah. and maybe grab yourself something too. You deserve it. Hello and welcome to relationship advice. My name is Culture Bloxum and I'm joined with one of my friends and co-host, Kayla Bozovich. And this is a show that is dedicated to helping you improve the relationships in your life, whether that is your romantic relationships, your friendships, relationships with your parents or your family. And we believe that the secret sauce to doing that is being well connected
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