Meeting New Versions of Ourselves

ShrinkChicks

Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Relationships

5 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee and Jen are talking about the many versions of ourselves that evolve over time. They discuss comparing our past selves to our present selves, how to release old parts of ourselves while greeting new ones, the emotions of grief & loss occurring simultaneously with excitement & anticipation, radical acceptance and how it ties into meeting new versions of yourself, what happens if the new you doesn't like the life the old you created, and so much more! Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 8:20 to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content. ⁠⁠⁠Get Matched With One of Our Therapists⁠⁠⁠ at The Therapy Group! ⁠⁠⁠ShrinkChicks on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠Know Yourself Grow Yourself Journal⁠⁠⁠!! Check out ShrinkChicks on YouTube by subscribing here! ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/channel/UCrxuhDqoL4ML3UE8b2J2BBg⁠⁠⁠ A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive offers for our listeners: Headspace: Go to ⁠⁠⁠Headspace.com/SHRINKCHICKS60⁠⁠⁠ to unlock all of Headspace FREE for 60 days Wildgrain: Get $30 off your first box - PLUS free croissants in every box - when you go to ⁠⁠⁠Wildgrain.com/SHRINKCHICKS⁠⁠⁠ to start your subscription or use code SHRINKCHICKS at checkout Pretty Litter: Go to ⁠⁠⁠prettylitter.com/SHRINKCHICKS⁠⁠⁠ to save 20% on your first order and get a free cat toy Prose: See the difference custom care can make with 50% off your first haircare subscription order at ⁠⁠⁠prose.com/shrinkchicks⁠⁠⁠ Mint Mobile: Shop plans at ⁠⁠⁠mintmobile.com/shrinkchicks⁠⁠⁠ Quince: Go to ⁠⁠⁠quince.com/shrinkchicks⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order Spot & Tango: Go to ⁠⁠⁠spotandtango.com/shrinkchicks⁠⁠⁠ and use code SHRINKCHICKS to get 50% off your first order

Transcript

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.
0:05.4	There's an expectation that you only need to be excited and that you shouldn't feel anything else.
0:14.4	And I think when we're making big life transitions, you know, we look kind of externally and we're like,
0:22.0	okay, well, everyone's so excited for me. There ends up being kind of this level of shame or
0:26.2	judgment on ourselves when we feel anything but excitement. With every transition comes grieving
0:33.0	this old version of yourself. And it might be a great thing that you're making this transition.
0:38.8	And it does not mean that you're not going to feel difficult feelings leaving the old
0:46.2	version of shrink chicks.
1:01.0	Take a seat on our virtual therapy couch and get ready to learn all about, well, you.
1:06.3	I'm Emily Beirley.
1:07.4	And I'm Jennifer Chakin.
1:08.7	And we're both licensed, marriage and family therapist and relationship experts. We're the owners and founders of the therapy group, a nationwide
1:15.9	psychotherapy practice with down-to-earth therapists just like us. Your session is starting,
1:21.4	so get ready to know yourself and grow yourself.
1:26.7	Hi, Jen. Hi, Jen.
1:27.7	Hi, M.
1:28.5	How are you?
1:29.4	I'm doing great.
1:30.2	How are you?
1:30.9	We're good.
1:31.4	We're back at Westchester Studios.
1:33.2	The best.
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