Therapist Prescribes Smut for Mental Health (A Little Extra Spice -- Self-Help Smut Club)

About this episode

In this episode, Becky discusses the therapeutic benefits of romance novels with mental health expert Caitlin Harrison.

Have you ever been “prescribed” a romance novel for your mental health? Okay… but have you been “prescribed” one by someone who legit knows a thing or two about mental health? On this bonus episode of Too Stupid to Live, get a glimpse into the Self-Help Smut Club where the only atomic habits are: 1. Read… 2. Horny… 3. Books. Becky chats with club founder and LMFT Caitlin Harrison about the therapeutic benefits of romance novels and smut books. SHOW NOTES: Check out the LA Times article Sunday Mornings are for ‘Sex Therapy’ at this Very Smutty Book Club . Want to learn about Caitlin Harrison? Check out Mirror Moments Therapy Follow @Caitlin.harrison.therapy on Instagram! Follow@selfhelp_smutclub on Instagram! DISCOUNT ALERT: Get 15% off TSTL’s Featured Books at Bookshop.org. Be sure to use promo code BSO15 at checkout. Audiobook Readers: You can still support independent bookstores with a Libro.fm membership. To sign up, use TSTL’s affiliate link and use promo code SWITCH when you check out. Buy TSTL a Happy Ending at BuyMeACoffee.com/tstlpodcast . Learn more about TSTL Sponsorship.

People in this episode

Host: Becky Feldman

Guest: Caitlin Harrison

Topics covered

• romance novels
• mental health
• self-help
• smut books
• therapy
• book club

Keywords

• romance
• mental health
• self-help
• smut
• therapy
• book club
• Caitlin Harrison

Sponsors

Bookshop.org, Libro.fm, BuyMeACoffee.com

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mirror Moments Therapy, LA Times, Bookshop.org, Libro.fm, BuyMeACoffee.com

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