Psychobabble with Joe Nucci

In a powerful interview, relationship expert Dr. Warren Farrell sits down with Joe Nucci to discuss his new book, From Rolemate to Soulmate, which compiles decades of experience researching relationships and training couples counselors. They discuss:

• Frameworks to help partners grow together
• The destructive character of rigid gender roles
• Controlling patterns that hurt connection

Whether it’s showing up emotionally or ...

Do you actually have trauma?

Therapist and capacity expert RaQuel Hopkins and I discuss what our culture gets wrong about common mental health terms and verbs.  

Listen in as we discuss trauma, victimhood, and other viral mental health myths.

Bonus - Raquel got a sneak preview of my coming book, Psychobabble, and she shares her feedback with you in the clip.

For more on Raquel, check out her Instagram @raquel_...

Black women in America. Jim Crow’s South. Solidarity with Jewish communities. 

Join me as I have a powerful and timely conversation with singer, activist, and content creator Malynda Hale to discuss all these and more. 

In a world that demands binary answers, we discuss how to practically live out nuanced beliefs. 

For more on Malynda, check out her Instagram @malyndahale and her website.

Is intuition real? Licensed psychotherapist Joe Nucci sits down with psychic and intuition expert Shoshanna French to discuss the real science behind energy, empathy, emotional boundaries, and, yes, intuition. 

From navigating messy family dynamics to sensing when a business deal is off, Shoshanna shares how intuition is a skill anyone can learn. This episode will challenge your beliefs on mindfulness, boundaries, and emoti...

Is instant chemistry actually toxic? Licensed psychotherapist Joe Nucci sits down with dating coach and relationship expert Sabrina Zohar to discuss the hidden truth about ‘the spark’ on the latest episode of Psychobabble. Whether you’re single or boo’d up, this conversation will have you questioning if you’re dating for the right reasons. Bring your relationship drama, raw honesty, and a little popcorn. 

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Licensed psychotherapist Joe Nucci takes on the internet’s favorite label — narcissism — in his latest episode of Psychobabble. Reflecting on the trend of ex-partners being called narcissists, Joe explores why this might signal personal and societal growth.

In this episode, he delves into the balance of individuality and connection in relationships, inspired by the works of Jungian analyst Robert Johnson and the lessons em...

Licensed psychotherapist Joe Nucci sits down with politico Abby Skeans for his latest podcast episode of Psychobabble. They discuss the psychology of forgiveness after the election, extending grace, the rupture and repair process, cancel consciousness, and the value of disagreement, among other topics weighing heavily on our hearts and in our divided nation right now.

Please note - this episode was recorded in October 2024, befo...

Gaslighting. Narcissism. ADHD. 6 signs you're neurodivergent. Are you autistic? These are just some of the mental health buzzwords popping up all over your feed these days. Is it real? Or are we seeing the start of a mental health industrial complex?

Joe Nucci is a psychotherapist seeing his industry devolve into psychobabble right in front of his eyes. Join Joe as he speaks to experts in his field and outside of it as they deci...

Joe talks to Michelle May, a psychotherapist, author, and expert in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). ISTDP is highly tailored to the client, and, as Michelle tells Joe, is about "getting to things as quickly as your (the client's) body can tolerate." The therapist relates to their client based on the client's emotional capacity, moment by moment. Joe discusses his own theoretical trainings and practices and is so...

Joe and his guest Jeff Guenther (@therapyjeff) dive deep into dating and relationships. As the author of a forthcoming book titled Big Dating Energy (and a podcast of the same name) Jeff Guenther has, after 20 years of practicing therapy, some great insights into relationships. In this episode, Joe and Jeff don't stick solely to the predictable terms (like "attachment," or "codependence") but explore topics such as dating norms, ...

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What does free speech have to do with mental health? Joe interviews Greg Lukianoff, CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and author of numerous books including The Coddling of the American Mind and The Cancelling of the American Mind. Please note this episode was recorded prior to campus protests in the United States. 

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Clinical psychologist and researcher Darby Saxbe, of the University of Southern California recently penned a fascinating New York Times op-ed Op Ed called "This is Not How to Help a Depressed Teenager." Like Joe, she has concerns about the pathologizing of normal problems of living that so many people in our culture do these days--particulary teenagers, who are highly tuned into the people around them. ("Everyone's got a mental he...