We’re back — Season 3 starts now. After a couple months of encore episodes through December and January, we’re returning with fresh content and a refreshed format, including new recurring segments we’ll be testing and refining this season.

In this episode:💭 You’re Not Crazy, But…

We unpack why messaging can feel weirdly exhausting — what’s normal, what’s anxiety, and what might be your nervous system doing parkour.

🧠 Research Round-Up: AI in Therapy

We react to the growing conversation around AI tools in the therapy space: what’s promising, what’s concerning, and what actually matters for real people.

⚖️ AITA (our classic format):

“Am I the asshole for telling my wife she can’t quit her job because I don’t want to be the sole breadwinner?”

🎁 Bonus after the credits:

We’re keeping the post-credits bonus conversation — but now it’s a randomly selected bonus segment (Research Round-Up, Confessions From the Couch, or something new we cook up).

📬 We want your feedback + submissions.

Send your AITA posts, “Unpack That Text” messages, “You’re Not Crazy, But…” questions, and topic ideas through our mailbag.

📅 Need support or want to book a session with one of our psychologists?

Schedule here: https://www.veritaspp.com/schedule

Meet the Team:

🎙️ Dr. Dan Kessler → https://www.veritaspp.com/dkn

🎙️ Dr. Gayle MacBride → https://www.veritaspp.com/ghm

🎙️ Kelley Buttrick (voice talent) → https://kbvoiceovers.com

🎙️ Michael MacBride (host) → http://www.michaelmacbride.com

🔎 About our experts:

Dr. Daniel Kessler, PsyD, LP, DBSM is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. He focuses on men’s issues, CBT-I for persistent insomnia and sleep, anxiety/overthinking and performance stress, and relationship repair and intimacy concerns, with a directive, practical style designed for measurable outcomes.

Dr. Gayle MacBride, PhD, LP is a co-founder of Veritas Psychology Partners. Her work centers on CBT-I and behavioral sleep medicine, anxiety and emotional overload in high-achieving women, trauma recovery, and couples therapy (Gottman Method) plus Discernment Counseling—grounded in evidence-based, usable strategies.

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Some episodes spark deep empathy — others, outrage. This one might do both. When words wound across generations, how do you repair the emotional fallout? Dan and Gayle explore motherhood, identity, and the delicate balance between honesty and harm.

It’s one of our most polarizing conversations yet — can you guess if it was a fan favorite or a flop?

🎧 Share your reactions (or your own tricky family story) in our mailbag: veritasviews.com/contact

🎙️ Veritas Views: The Am I the A**hole Edition

Psychologists Dr. Gayle MacBride and Dr. Dan Kessler unpack real internet stories with candor, compassion, and a dose of humor.

👉 veritaspp.com | @drgmacbride | @drdankessler

🎧 Hosted and produced by Michael MacBride (michaelmacbride.com), with intros and outros by Kelley Buttrick (kbvoiceovers.com)

Not every getaway is a good idea — especially when you’d rather stay home. This encore episode dives into friendship pressure, introvert guilt, and the psychology of saying “no” to what everyone else seems excited about.

Is it selfish to opt out, or self-care to skip the chaos? You tell us.

🎧 Think you’ve got a story that would divide the internet (or your friend group)? Send it to our mailbag: veritasviews.com/contact

🎙️ Veritas Views: The Am I the A**hole Edition

Psychologists Dr. Gayle MacBride and Dr. Dan Kessler bring empathy and edge to modern moral dilemmas — one real-world story at a time.

👉 veritaspp.com | @drgmacbride | @drdankessler

🎧 Hosted and produced by Michael MacBride (michaelmacbride.com), with intros and outros by Kelley Buttrick (kbvoiceovers.com)