Sometimes The Goal is Just Survival

ShrinkChicks

Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT

Mental Health, Education, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Relationships

5 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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This week on ShrinkChicks, Emmalee shares a recent experience that reminded her that we are allowed to just survive and that we don’t have to constantly work toward "healing" or "growing." Em and Jen talk about radical acceptance, burnout, living in the present moment, shame spirals, control, and so much more. Tune in to hear their humanity and for permission that we're all allowed to take breaks from progressing and doing "better" or "more" to simply live. PS: Fast forward to around 7:45 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 offers for our listeners: Headspace: Go to Headspace.com/SHRINKCHICKS60 to unlock all of Headspace FREE for 60 days Wildgrain: Get $30 off your first box - PLUS free croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/SHRINKCHICKS to start your subscription or use code SHRINKCHICKS at checkout Pretty Litter: Go to prettylitter.com/SHRINKCHICKS to save 20% on your first order and get a free cat toy Prose: See the difference custom care can make with 50% off your first haircare subscription order at prose.com/shrinkchicks Mint Mobile: Shop plans at mintmobile.com/shrinkchicks Quince: Go to quince.com/shrinkchicks for free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order Spot & Tango: Go to spotandtango.com/shrinkchicks and use code SHRINKCHICKS to get 50% off your first order

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation.
0:04.0	To just mentally make the shift for anyone listening, going from a place of I need to constantly be thinking about what I could do better, what I could do differently, to, okay, like, how do I just get through this?
0:19.0	How do I take care?
0:20.0	How do I nurture myself through this so that I can just get through this? How do I take care? How do I nurture myself through
0:21.2	this so that I can just get through this so I can survive? And so if you're on this, like,
0:27.2	constant healing journey, sometimes that's a hard switch to make.
0:44.5	Yeah. Welcome back to another episode of shrink chicks.
0:49.7	Take a seat on our virtual therapy couch and get ready to learn all about, well, you.
0:50.8	I'm Emily Beirley.
0:52.0	And I'm Jennifer Chakin.
0:56.1	And we're both licensed, marriage and family therapist and relationship experts. We're the owners and founders of the therapy group, a nationwide psychotherapy practice with down-to-earth therapists just like us.
1:03.6	Your session is starting.
1:04.9	So get ready to know yourself and grow yourself.
1:10.5	Hi, Jen. Hi, Jen.
1:11.8	Hi, M.
1:13.5	Should I would do that, or is that fine?
1:15.4	No, no, I think it's fine.
1:17.2	How are you?
1:18.7	I'm doing well.
1:19.7	How are you?
1:21.3	You know what?
1:22.3	I've been better.
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