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Something You Should Know

How Therapy-Speak is Destroying Relationships & Why We Need More Fun at Work

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Science, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness

4.64K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Like a supermarket, major airports are laid out and configured to try to get you to spend money while you are there. Listen and discover how they do it and when you are most likely to open your wallet at an airport. https://www.neatorama.com/2015/06/11/12-Behind-the-Scenes-Secrets-of-Airports/ How many times have you used "therapy-speak" to descibe someone - words like toxic or narcissist or psychopath? It’s a handy and very descriptive way to talk about someone – but there are potential problems with doing it. Those words are often used by psychologists to describe serious conditions that most of us are not equipped to diagnose. And there are other bigger concerns which you will hear about from my guest, Isabelle Morley. She is a clinical psychologist, couples therapist and a contributing author to Psychology Today. She is also author of the book called They're Not Gaslighting You: Ditch the Therapy Speak and Stop Hunting for Red Flags in Every Relationship (https://amzn.to/40xjTUr) Fun and work are a bit like oil and water – at least in many workplaces. But maybe if work was more fun, people would do better work, stay at their jobs longer and improve the quality of their lives. So says my guest, Bree Groff. She is a leading expert in company culture and a senior advisor at the global consultancy SYPartners. Her clients have included leaders at Target, Pfizer, Microsoft, Calvin Klein, NBCUniversal, and Alphabet. Bree is author of the book Today Was Fun: A Book About Work (Seriously) (https://amzn.to/4kwSklg) Listen as she explores ways to incorporate more fun at work and why it is such a great idea. UPS drivers drive a lot. And you just might find that some of the strategies and hacks they use to navigate around town could be useful to you. Listen as I reveal some driving tips from UPS. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/60556/18-secrets-ups-drivers PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! SHOPIFY: Shopify is the commerce platform for millions of businesses around the world! To start selling today, sign up for your $1 per month trial at⁠⁠⁠ https://Shopify.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠ INDEED: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now! QUINCE: Stick to the staples that last, with elevated essentials from Quince! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! HERS: Hers is transforming women’s healthcare by providing access to affordable weight loss treatment plans, delivered straight to your door, if prescribed. Start your initial free online visit today at ⁠⁠⁠https://forhers.com/something⁠⁠⁠ DELL: Upgrade your learning experience during Dell Technologies’ Back to School event with AI PCs starting at $749.99! Discover a smarter way to learn at ⁠⁠⁠https://Dell.com/deals⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

We've grown up surrounded by beauty ideals that promised confidence, but often delivered shame.

0:05.5

In a special episode of a millennial mind, I sat down with Nicola Adams to explore how

0:10.4

appearance-based compliments and body talk shape our self-worth without us realizing it.

0:15.9

In partnership with the Dove Self-Esteen project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation

0:20.6

for ourselves and for future generations. Listen now and download the... with the Dove Self-Esteen project, we unpack the tools to change the conversation for

0:21.1

ourselves and for future generations. Listen now and download the free body confidence journal

0:26.4

at Dove.com forward slash Y2K.

0:31.7

Today on something you should know, the tricky ways airports get you to spend more money. Then, therapy speak.

0:40.7

Should we be using therapy words in everyday conversation? I will say therapists do joke that we

0:47.2

never have to tell people in our lives. This is my boundary. You're being toxic. I think you're a

0:52.6

narcissist because it's not effective to do that.

0:55.6

The main problem with how these words are used is that it lays unilateral blame on the other person.

1:01.8

Also, some great driving hacks from people who drive all day long. And can a workplace be fun and

1:09.4

still be professional? I think what we've done is we've sort of equated professionalism with seriousness.

1:17.6

But ultimately, I really believe that people want to enjoy their days.

1:22.6

It's not a controversial thing to say that people enjoy laughing.

1:26.6

All this today on Something You Should Know.

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