Two Therapists At A Bar
by Dale Pickett and David Buruchara
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Why You Struggle With Commitment (And What To Do About It)
Why You Struggle With Commitment (And What To Do About It)
About this podcast
Two sober therapists walk into a bar... and dive deep into mental health, relationships, and life's biggest questions.
Episodes
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- Why You Struggle With Commitment (And What To Do About It) · 1 h 30 min · Episode 58Why is it so hard to commit? Whether it's relationships, careers, or personal goals, we often hesitate to commit because we're afraid of making the wrong choice, missing out on…
- How to Avoid Burnout Without Giving Up Your Purpose with Gene Fought · 1 h 38 min · Episode 57On this episode, we bring back our first ever guest Gene Fought. A lot has changed in the last year and a half: we talk Gene's recent burnout, why doing everything yourself…
- Why Men Need Mentors with Jason Foster · 1 h 16 min · Episode 56On this episode, we’re joined by Jason Foster, someone whose career has given him a unique perspective on faith, leadership, masculinity, and what it means to invest in the lives…
- AI vs. Social Media: Who Gives Better Health Advice? with Dr. Jon Van Ornam · 1 h 38 min · Episode 55Dr. Jon Van Ornam is back on the podcast! This time, we explore AI versus social media—which is more reliable when searching for health information, and what are the risks of…
- The Truth About Pets, Grief, and Veterinary Burnout with Dr. Jennifer Vick · 1 h 19 min · Episode 54Prompted by the recent loss of Dale’s beloved dog of 14 years, this episode explores the role animals play in our emotional lives. We sit down with a veterinarian to talk about…
- Before Estrangement: Navigating Difficult Parents and the Generational Divide · 1 h 1 min · Episode 53In this episode, we explore how to navigate difficult parent relationships before opting for estrangement. We talk about the struggles between generations, and how adult children…
- How Much Is Too Much to Share With Your Spouse? · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 52How much is too much to share with your spouse? In this episode, we explore why this question is important to answer for the health of your relationship, the difference between…
- Does Everyone Have Trauma? with Dr. Michael Scheeringa · 1 h 23 min · Episode 51Dr. Michael Shceeringa is back with us to continue the conversation from our earlier episode, where we challenged the idea that “the body keeps the score.” In this episode, we go…
- How To Receive Critical Feedback · 44 min · Episode 50We’re back — first episode of 2026. In this episode, we catch up on what we’ve been up to during the break before diving into a topic that affects all of us: how to receive…
- REPLAY: When Grief Breaks You (& What Comes After) with Gene Fought · 1 h 29 min · Season 1 Episode 49For the month of December, we’re replaying our top 5 episodes of the year—this one comes in at number 3: In this episode, we talk about the kind of grief that shatters a…
- REPLAY: The Brutal Truth About Marriage · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 48For the month of December, we’re replaying our top 5 episodes of the year—this one comes in at number 4: In this episode, we discuss the unfiltered truth about marriage and why…
- REPLAY: Modern Masculinity: What It Means to Be a Man in the 21st Century · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 47For the month of December, we’re replaying our top five episodes of the year—this episode one comes in at number five. Is masculinity under attack, evolving, or just…
- What the Wild Teaches Men with Chachi Avirett · 1 h 30 min · Season 1 Episode 46In this episode, we sit down with Chachi Avirett, a wilderness guide and men’s mentor with more than 4,000 days spent leading men through the backcountry—physically and…
- Inside Gender Transition Medicine: An Anesthesiologist’s View with Dr. Tim Casias · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 219In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Tim Casias, an anesthesiologist whose training spans pediatrics, anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, and pediatric chronic pain. Now the…
- Can You Be Friends with Your Therapist? - Part 2 · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 44In this follow-up , we continue unpacking the unique relationship between therapist and client—why it can feel so personal, even deeper than friendship, and what makes it…
- Can You Be Friends with Your Therapist? - Part 1 · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 42In this episode, we dive into one of the most common—and complicated—questions in therapy: Can you be friends with your therapist? We explore the importance of professional…
- Has AI Broken Education? (feat. Dr. Tron Wilder) · 1 h 33 min · Season 1 Episode 42In this episode, Dale and I sit down with Dale’s former graduate school professor, Dr. Tron Wilder, to explore the intersections of faith, education, and psychology in the age of…
- When Does Selfishness Become Narcissism? · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 41In this episode, we unpack a tricky question: Is it selfishness, or is it narcissism? We explore where narcissism comes from, how it differs from ordinary self-interest, and why…
- Engineering Life Through Brain Cancer with Christopher George · 1 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 40In this episode, we sit down with Chris George—founder and CEO of Sproutly—to trace the arc of his story, from growing up as a homeschooled missionary kid in the jungles of the…
- Responding to Charlie Kirk’s Death — Part 2 · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 39In Part Two of our reflection on Charlie Kirk’s death, we shift to the bigger question of whether we can still agree to disagree—and what it would take to bring back civil…
