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Leave “Them” Alone – a New Podcast About the “Gender Debate”

Here at Why Do People Do That, we’re not afraid to cover what some people argue are controversial topics, and our most recent episode reflects that. Though, in our mind, this should not be controversial. We are talking about the idea of being transgender, or “being a different gender than the one that we were

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How to Make This School Year the Best Year Ever – New Podcast Episode!

We are out with a new podcast episode, and this one is on a topic that is important: back to school season. You’ve probably heard the idea that children – and adults – benefit from routine. There is some truth to that. It does help to know, generally, what’s coming next. There’s comfort in routine.

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New Podcast Episode Out: Escaping into Empires: Star Wars and the Psychology of Fandom

We have a very, very fun episode today on Why Do People Do That. This episode, we’re talking about something that most of us are aware of – maybe even have – but don’t know much about from a psychological standpoint. We’re talking about fandom. There is very real psychology behind fandom. While so many

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New Podcast Covering a Difficult Topic: How to Keep Faith, Belief, and Move Forward After Loss

We were so honored recently to be able to sit down with Minister Elder Empress Armstead-Henderson, to talk about a heartbreaking loss she experienced – every parent’s nightmare -after she unexpectedly lost her son. During this podcast, we talk about topics like resilience and purpose. We talk about how faith played a role in her

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Community, Mental Health, Elections, and You – A New Podcast Episode with Rebecca Sanin

The entire country has been focused on New York and its elections recently, and tensions are running hot. On Why Do People Do That, we thought it might be prudent to talk a bit about both the mental health side of local voting and local elections, as well as why you should care about them.

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Why Do People Do That is a fast growing mental health podcast focused on a broad range of specific, interesting, unique mental health topics. We’re not afraid to tackle topics that are complex, controversial, or brand new for our audience, and if you have expertise that you think might be interesting to our guests, we

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New Podcast: Let’s Talk About Sex: Desire, Shame, and Connection

We have a very special guest this time! We sat down with licensed sex therapist, Heather Simonson, LCSW, CST, CSE, ERYT, RPYT (Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Sexuality Educator, Reiki Master and Registered Yoga Teacher to talk about a wide variety of topics, including: We talk about infidelity, we talk about sexual safety, we talk

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