S7, Ep 3 Best Friend Therapy: Comparison - Is it a bad thing? How can it help us? What does it tell us about ourselves?

Friendship Therapy

Emma Reed Turrell

Society & Culture, Relationships, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week on Best Friend Therapy, we tackle the thorny issue of comparison - how it gets in our way, what its true function is and how it can actually direct us to feel happier and more fulfilled.

From Reese Witherspoon to Richard II, we cover themes of unconditional acceptance and safety, via the rise of social media and the Peasants Revolt (bear with us, ED is ever the historian).

Emma teaches us the difference between jealousy and envy and Elizabeth tells us how gratitude is her antidote to comparison (and why ex’s are no longer up for discussion).

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Emma does the show notes and gave up history as a subject as quickly as possible, so if you’re looking for references on Richard II and the Peasants Revolt, you’re on your own.

Naomi Klein’s book, however, is available here: Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World https://amzn.eu/d/gCFeiar

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Best Friend Therapy is hosted by Elizabeth Day and Emma Reed Turrell, produced by Chris Sharp.

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Elizabeth Day @elizabday

Emma Reed Turrell @emmareedturrell

Best Friend Therapy @best.friend.therapy

Email: [email protected]

Transcript

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0:00.0	Funding from Horizon Europe's 80 billion pound fund is now available to UK innovators and businesses, including SMEs, from engineering to the creative industries.
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0:21.6	and to see how you or your business can qualify, visit Iuk.K.K.K.org.
0:28.0	Hello and
0:32.8	Welcome to Best Friend Therapy. I'm Elizabeth Day, author and podcaster and for over 20 years I've been best friends with a therapist.
0:40.7	That's me. Hello, I'm Emoryerete Terrell and I'm a psychotherapist.
0:44.8	In my private practice I talk to clients about the challenges they face in daily life and we work together
0:49.5	in a non-judgmental supportive space to increase their sense of well-being. And as her BFF I get all the benefit of her expertise and wisdom for free.
0:58.6	Emma makes me feel better about life but also helps me to understand why I act the way I do.
1:04.6	Oh, thanks Liz.
1:05.8	She's also one of the only people allowed to call me Liz.
1:09.2	We wanted to open the doors to our friendship and throw a light on the therapy we all need in our everyday lives.
1:15.8	Each week we chat about what's on our minds to get deeper in our minds.
1:20.3	Two best friends, one therapist, no filter.
1:24.0	That's best friend therapy.
1:28.0	Welcome to this week's episode of best friend therapy.
1:30.0	Now I don't know how you're going to find this week's episode. We've done others that you might prefer.
1:35.0	This might be a really a really meaningful one for you. I don't know we'll find out because this week we're talking about comparison, all about why and how we compare the function of
1:48.0	comparison in a really healthy way. Sometimes it might trip us up, sometimes where it might
1:52.3	hold us back.
1:53.4	And I just want to take this moment to compare my introduction to the introductions of Liz.
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