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What Your Therapist Thinks

What Your Therapist Thinks

By: Felicia Keller Boyle & Kristie Plantinga
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 A mental health show where actual, licensed therapists open up about what they’re really thinking, while answering the internet’s most burning mental health questions. And by burning mental health questions, we mean the stuff you’re posting about anonymously on Reddit in the middle of the night. These therapists aren’t holding back. They’re telling you what they really think including the things they’d never actually say in session. Each week, you’ll hear from expert therapists to break it all down: from emotional numbness and trauma, to self-worth and healing. What Your Therapist Thinks is a weekly, limited run podcast hosted by Kristie Plantinga, founder of Best Therapists, and Felicia Keller Boyle, a licensed somatic therapist in private practice. Brought to you by BestTherapists.com—a directory that vets mental health professionals so therapy-seekers can focus on fit, not quality. Produced by PodVision. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or watch full video episodes on the “What Your Therapist Thinks” YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@WhatYourTherapistThinksCopyright 2026 Felicia Keller Boyle & Kristie Plantinga Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences
Episodes
  • How Can We Get The Spark Back? Strategies for Long-Term Relationship Intimacy

    How Can We Get The Spark Back? Strategies for Long-Term Relationship Intimacy
    Apr 15 2026

    Dr. Lindsay Cavanagh, psychologist and marriage expert, joins Kristie and Felicia to unpack the strategies for long-term intimacy. They discuss the emotional aspect of desire: how mental load and systemic stressors can make or break the spark in parenthood.

    Some takeaways:

    • Why spontaneity fails when it meets the exhausting logistics of parenthood.

    • The difference between intentional pursuit and weaponized incompetence.

    • How to start integrating emotional safety into your connection.

    • How mental load influences your libido more than "lost attraction" does.

    For sponsorships, please reach out to wytt@besttherapists.com

    Join our Substack community

    Follow WYTT on Instagram

    Follow Felicia on Instagram

    Connect with Lindsay.

    Follow Lindsay on Instagram.

    Listen to Lindsay’s Podcast: Married After Kids.

    *Hosts: Kristie Plantinga and Felicia Keller Boyle

    *Watch full episodes on YouTube: What Your Therapist Thinks

    *Brought to you by BestTherapists.com

    *Produced by PodVision.

    If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review, or share it with a friend who might need it!

    This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a licensed therapist or call your local crisis line for support.
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    56 mins
  • How Do I Regulate My Nervous System? Resetting Your System & Managing Stress

    How Do I Regulate My Nervous System? Resetting Your System & Managing Stress
    Apr 8 2026

    Therapists Julie Goldberg joins Kristie and Felicia to unpack the mechanics of nervous system regulation and offer a practical, somatic perspective on mental health. They explore the range of human response from fight-or-flight to shutdown. This episode reframes anxiety and burnout away from personal failures to adaptive physiological responses designed to keep you safe.

    Some takeaways:

    • The differences between safety, mobilization and shutdown.

    • Why the goal isn't permanent calm but building resilience and flexibility.

    • How our bodies naturally find safety in the presence of another regulated human.

    • Changing the narrative from "What's wrong with me?" to "What is my body trying to tell me?"

    • Simple somatic techniques to help navigate your stress.

    For sponsorships, please reach out to wytt@besttherapists.com

    Join our Substack community

    Follow WYTT on Instagram

    Follow Felicia on Instagram

    Connect with Julie.

    Follow Julie on Instagram.

    Join Julie’s Course: Regulate with the Nervous System Reset Course

    *Hosts: Kristie Plantinga and Felicia Keller Boyle

    *Watch full episodes on YouTube: What Your Therapist Thinks

    *Brought to you by BestTherapists.com

    *Produced by PodVision.

    If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review, or share it with a friend who might need it!

    This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a licensed therapist or call your local crisis line for support.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Why Am I Anxious About Money? Healing Your Financial Psychology

    Why Am I Anxious About Money? Healing Your Financial Psychology
    Apr 1 2026

    Financial therapist Lindsay Bryan-Podvin joins Kristie and Felicia to unpack the psychological roots of our bank accounts. They center the conversation on the emotional landscape of money: how one’s childhood and systemic failures, not personal incompetence, shape financial anxiety.

    Some takeaways:

    • Why "logic" fails when it crashes with childhood narratives and fears.

    • The difference between functional planning and toxic guilt.

    • How to stop restricting pleasure and start integrating joy into your financial plan.

    • How socioeconomic factors influence your wallet more than "bad habits" do.

    For sponsorships, please reach out to wytt@besttherapists.com

    Join our Substack community

    Follow WYTT on Instagram

    Follow Felicia on Instagram

    Connect with Lindsay.

    Follow Lindsay on Instagram.

    Get Lindsay’s Book at Your Local Bookstore: The Financial Anxiety Solution.

    Lindsay’s Recommendation: debtcollective.org.

    *Hosts: Kristie Plantinga and Felicia Keller Boyle

    *Watch full episodes on YouTube: What Your Therapist Thinks

    *Brought to you by BestTherapists.com

    *Produced by PodVision.

    If you found this episode helpful, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review, or share it with a friend who might need it!

    This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a licensed therapist or call your local crisis line for support.
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    1 hr
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