About this episode

The episode discusses how assumptions can hinder personal and professional relationships and explores cognitive patterns that contribute to this issue.

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen talk about how assumptions can quietly keep us stuck in relationships, work, and everyday life. From assuming people are upset with us to deciding how conversations will go before they happen, they unpack why our brains fill in the blanks and how those patterns often start as protection. They answer listener questions about mind reading, assuming a partner doesn’t want connection, putting off hard conversations with friends, worrying your boss is disappointed in you, and feeling like asking for help makes you a burden. They also get into confirmation bias, cognitive distortions, and why the stories we tell ourselves can feel safer than finding out what’s actually true. Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 5:45 to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content. ⁠ Get Matched With One of Our Therapists ⁠ at The Therapy Group! ⁠ShrinkChicks on Instagram⁠ Our ⁠Know Yourself Grow Yourself Journal⁠ !! Check out ShrinkChicks on YouTube by subscribing here! ⁠https://youtube.com/channel/UCrxuhDqoL4ML3UE8b2J2BBg⁠ A special thank you to this week's sponsors for supporting ShrinkChicks! We have these exclusive…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jennifer Chaiken, Emmalee Bierly

Topics covered

• assumptions
• relationships
• cognitive distortions
• mind reading
• communication
• self-awareness

Keywords

• assumptions
• relationships
• cognitive distortions
• mind reading
• communication
• confirmation bias
• self-awareness

Sponsors

Boll & Branch, Skims

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Therapy Group

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