Existential Psychologist

About this episode

Chris Gethard speaks with an existential psychologist about personal struggles and broader mental health issues.

An existential psychologist calls in this week and gets Gethard to open up about a tough dad moment before the conversation turns toward the loneliness epidemic, AI psychosis, mental health TikTok, burnout, dating, the emotional work of helping other people while dealing with your own feelings. Sign up for Beautiful/Anonymous+ to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week's caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Head to punchup.live/chrisgethard for tickets to Gethard's upcoming shows. Head to Rugiet.com/BEAUTIFUL and get 15% off your ED treatment. Ready to reach your goals? Visit forhers.com/beautiful to get personalized, affordable care that gets you. Head to Talkiatry.com/BEAUTIFUL to complete the short assessment and get matched with an in‑network psychiatrist in just a few minutes. Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10th. Order RIGHT NOW and save up to $20 at STORYWORTH.com/beautiful . Go to ZENNI.com/PODCAST and use code PODCAST15 for fifteen percent off your first order.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Gethard

Guest: existential psychologist

Topics covered

• loneliness epidemic
• mental health
• AI psychosis
• burnout
• dating
• emotional work

Keywords

• existential psychology
• mental health TikTok
• loneliness
• burnout
• dating advice

Sponsors

Beautiful/Anonymous+, Rugiet, forhers, Talkiatry, STORYWORTH, ZENNI

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