Tell Me About Your Mother

10/22/2025

“I’ll beat your ass in the parking lot.” — and yes, I’m a therapist. It’s not the proudest moment, but it was a human one.

As therapists, we’re expected to stay neutral, calm, emotionally regulated — even when we’re fouled, disrespected, or enraged.

But what happens when we’re just human too?

This short clip from the Tell Me About Your Mother podcast explores what happens when therapists show emotion… and how society reacts.

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🔁 Repost if you’ve ever been told to “act professional” when you were just being human.

10/15/2025

The most important thing you can do as a parent when your teen is taking risks…
It’s not about being the perfect parent. It’s about how you show up in the moment.
🎙️ Full episode of Tell Me About Your Mother out now.

10/08/2025

Intrusive thoughts are common. The difference isn’t if they happen — it’s how we interpret them.

10/07/2025

New Episode “Let Them Fail” is available now! Watch the full episode below.

In this raw and wide-ranging episode of Tell Me About Your Mother, Evan and Melissa explore what it means to be a therapist, parent, and human being—flawed, ...

10/06/2025

Therapists Aren’t Allowed To Be Human

10/03/2025

When EMDR came out, some thought it mimicked REM sleep. But decades later… The science says otherwise.

09/26/2025

Hey peeps,

Are you a therapist or someone that has experienced the healing power of therapy??

We’re looking for some guests on a future episode. Shoot us a message.

09/24/2025

Can you explain EMDR in 45 seconds? Sure- if we ignore the nervous system, trauma theory, working memory, and lived experience. Therapists + clients: what’s the one thing you wish more people understood about EMDR?

09/16/2025

She said we are HARMING people 😆— bites of an episode can’t effectively conceptualize an entire therapeutic modality. Listen to the full episode.

09/12/2025

You can’t explain trauma therapy in 45 seconds—so we didn’t.
Our EMDR reel hit 23k+ views and stirred up some loud opinions—especially from therapists. So in this full episode, we unpack what EMDR actually does, why working memory matters, and why EMDR 2.0 doesn’t touch shame the way you think.

We also get into:
- Parenting shame & nervous system overload
-That moment a mom yells “I’m gonna beat your ass” at a campfire
-Why therapists sometimes need to stay quiet in real life
-What happens when suicidal clients are just passed around like hot potatoes

Watch the full episode on YouTube or below!

In this episode of Tell Me About Your Mother:Evan and Melissa unpack the comment backlash from their viral EMDR TikTok. They explore how working memory reall...

09/12/2025

New episode available now! EMDR Magic or Marketing? Debunking Therapy Buzzwords. Link in bio

08/26/2025

Would you talk about sex with your therapist?