Irresponsible Diagnoses: Toxic Love Songs

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of love songs on mental health and analyzes various artists' portrayals of relationships.

Are love songs bad for your mental health? Why does Sting find stalking so romantic? Who is the clean-up woman? All these questions and more answered here! We review the mental issues exhibited by Squeeze, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Lola Young, Bel Biv Devoe, and many more! References: Supporting a Friend or Family Member with Mental Health Problems: SAMHSA How to Stop Objectifying Women: Integrative Life Center The Power and Control Wheel How Often Do Affair Partners End up Marrying and Happy?: Affair Resources and Advice How to Help the Chronically Self-Pitying Client: Three tips to turn self-pity into self-compassion and therapeutic action: Mark Tyrell 100 AFFIRMATIONS TO HELP BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-CONFIDENCE: Carol Miller What is a therapist’s ‘duty to warn’ and why is it so important?: Alan Deibel Mental Health Advice/Pop Culture/Mental Health Awareness/Trauma Recovery/Sisters/Wellness & Healing/Humor/Trauma Healing/Humor & Healing/Licensed Therapist/LMFT/Mental Wellness/Domestic Abuse/Pop Culture Analysis

People in this episode

Hosts: Virginia Jones, Laura Ryan

Topics covered

• mental health
• love songs
• pop culture analysis
• toxic relationships
• trauma recovery
• humor in therapy

Keywords

• mental health
• love songs
• toxic love
• pop culture
• trauma
• humor
• relationship issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAMHSA, Integrative Life Center, Affair Resources and Advice

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