A Little Help For Our Friends

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How Social Media Is Changing Our Personalities | Dr. Kibby McMahon & Connor Flannery

September 23, 2026

What is social media actually doing to our personalities, relationships, and sense of self?Dr. Kibby McMahon sits down with social media strategist and Pugs Media founder Connor Flannery to explore the psychology of growing up online.They talk about why negative comments can affect us so deeply, how parasocial relationships can become a substitute for real connection, what happens to empathy when our interactions happen through screens, and why social media may reward traits like narcissism a...

Why It’s So Hard to Trust Someone After Addiction

September 17, 2026

Your loved one is sober. They’re getting help. They’re doing better.So why is it still so hard to trust them?In this episode, Dr. Kibby McMahon explains why trust doesn’t automatically return when someone enters addiction recovery. After months or years of broken promises, secrecy, unpredictability, or hurt, you may still be waiting for proof that things are really different.You’ll learn why recovery and rebuilding trust often happen on two different timelines, why constantly checking or moni...

When You Don’t Feel Seen: Why Validation Can Change Everything

September 09, 2026

What happens when you’re overwhelmed, triggered, or emotionally flooded and the person you love just doesn’t seem to understand?In this episode, Dr. Kibby gets personal. Fresh from an experience that left her feeling overwhelmed and unseen, she shares what it feels like to be on the other side of an empathy breakdown.She explores why feeling judged or invalidated can turn an already difficult emotion into anger, resentment, or an explosion, and why simply feeling understood can make such a po...