And How Does That Make You Feel?
Welcome to And How Does That Make You Feel? — an AWKN podcast that ungatekeeps what really happens in therapy. No fluff. No psycho-jargon. Just straight-talking insights from inside the therapist’s chair.
Each short episode gives you real tools, real stories, and practical takeaways for the stuff you're actually dealing with — anxiety, ADHD, relationships, burnout, trauma, identity, and everything in between.
This isn’t therapy. But it might just be the next best thing.
Hosted by the team at AWKN, a premium online therapy platform.
Episodes
316 episodes
EP 314 — What to Actually Do When Someone Breaks Up With You (Part 2)
What does healing after a break-up actually involve once the initial shock begins to settle? In Part Two, we explore how to grieve both the person and the future you imagined, identify the specific gaps the relationship has left behind, and reb...
EP 313 — What to Actually Do When Someone Breaks Up With You (Part 1)
What should you actually do in the first days and weeks after a break-up? In Part One, we focus on the immediate aftermath of being left and how to move through the most emotionally intense stage without making the pain harder to manage. We exp...
EP 312— Why Do Relationships Cause So Much Anxiety?
Why can relationships make us feel so anxious, even when they’re healthy? In this episode, we explore the psychology behind relationship anxiety and why the people we care about have such a powerful influence over our emotional wellbeing. From ...
EP 311 — Why Are Relationships Becoming the Number One Reason People Come to Therapy?
Why do so many people find themselves seeking therapy because of their relationships? In this episode, we explore why relationship difficulties have become one of the most common reasons people reach out for support. From break-ups, marriage st...
EP 310 — Why Dating Apps Don’t Work for “Average” People
Why can dating apps make perfectly attractive, interesting, relationship-ready people feel invisible? In this episode, we explore why dating apps often reward immediate visual impact and strong profiles more than the qualities that actually cre...
EP 309 — Why Love Feels So Hard to Find in Modern Dating
Why does finding love seem harder than ever, despite having more ways to meet people than any generation before us? In this episode, we explore the psychology behind modern dating and why genuine connection can feel so difficult to build. From ...
EP 308 — The Biggest Problem in Modern Dating
Is the biggest problem in modern dating really dating apps, ghosting, and situationships—or are those just symptoms of something much deeper? In this episode, we explore why so many people struggle to build meaningful relationships despite havi...
EP 307 — The Best Way to Find Love in the Modern Dating World
Finding love can feel more confusing and exhausting than ever before—but what if the problem isn’t that love has become harder to find, but that we’re looking for it in the wrong ways? In this episode, we explore how modern dating has changed t...
EP 306— The Biggest Myths About Mental Health That Hold People Back
Many of us carry beliefs about mental health that feel true—but actually make it harder to cope, heal, and ask for support. In this episode, we unpack some of the most common myths that keep people stuck, from believing you should be happy all ...
EP 305 — If I Could Give Everyone 10 Rules for Better Mental Health, They Would Be These
If I could leave everyone with just ten pieces of advice for protecting and improving their mental health, these would be them. In this episode, we explore ten simple but powerful psychological principles that can help you build greater resilie...
EP 304 — The Five Psychological Needs Every Human Has (And What Happens When They're Missing)
What do our minds need in order to thrive? In this episode, we explore five of the most fundamental psychological needs that shape our mental health: connection, competence, autonomy, meaning, and hope. Learn why these needs are just as importa...
EP 303 — The Daily Habits That Quietly Protect Your Mental Health
After a short break from the podcast, we’re back with an episode exploring one of the most important foundations of psychological wellbeing: the small, everyday habits that quietly protect your mental health over time. In this episode, we discu...
EP 302 — How Long Should You Give Someone Before Walking Away?
How do you know when you’re being patient… and when you’re simply waiting for something that may never happen? In this episode, we explore one of the most difficult questions in modern dating: how long should you give someone before deciding to...
EP 301 — How to Know If You’re Ignoring Red Flags Because You’re Lonely
Have you ever stayed in a relationship, situationship, or dating situation even though part of you knew something wasn’t right? In this episode, we explore how loneliness can quietly influence our dating decisions, making us overlook red flags,...
EP 300 — Everything You Need to Know About Love, Dating & Relationships (After 300 Episodes)
After 300 episodes exploring love, dating, heartbreak, attachment, communication, self-worth, and human behaviour, this special milestone episode brings together the most important lessons we’ve learned along the way. From the difference betwee...
EP 299 — Are Dating Apps Making Us Worse at Relationships?
Dating apps have given us more access to potential partners than any generation in history — so why do so many people feel more frustrated, burnt out, and disconnected than ever? In this episode, we explore how dating apps have changed the way ...
EP 298 — Why Dating Feels More Exhausting Than Ever
Why does dating feel so draining now, even when we technically have more options than ever? In this episode, we unpack the psychology of modern dating burnout — from dating apps and endless choice to situationships, ghosting, comparison, and em...
EP 297 — Why People Stay in Situationships for Too Long
Why is it so hard to leave something that was never fully defined? In this episode, we unpack the psychology of situationships — why “almost” relationships can feel so addictive, how mixed signals and intermittent reinforcement keep hope alive,...
EP 296 — The Psychology of Ghosting and What It Does to People
Could your expectations about relationships be making dating harder than it needs to be? In this episode, we explore the difference between healthy standards and unrealistic expectations, and how social media, influencers, past relationships, a...
EP 295 — Why Your Relationship Expectations Might Be Unhelpful
Could your expectations about relationships be making dating harder than it needs to be? In this episode, we explore the difference between healthy standards and unrealistic expectations, and how social media, influencers, past relationships, a...
EP 294 — How to Navigate Dating When You’ve Been Hurt Before
How do you open your heart again when a previous relationship left you hurt, betrayed, or afraid of getting close to someone new? In this episode, we explore what emotional pain does to the way we date, why heartbreak often creates hypervigilan...
EP 293 — The Green Flags People Ignore in Modern Dating
Modern dating has become obsessed with red flags — but what about the green flags people constantly overlook? In this episode, we explore why emotional safety, consistency, accountability, and healthy communication often feel less exciting than...
EP 292 — How to Tell If You’re Emotionally Ready for a Relationship
How do you know if you genuinely want a relationship… or if you’re just trying to escape loneliness, insecurity, or emotional discomfort? In this episode, we explore what emotional readiness actually means, the biggest signs someone may not be ...
EP 291 — Why Healthy Relationships Can Feel “Boring” at First
Why do calm, emotionally available relationships sometimes feel less exciting than chaotic ones? In this episode, we explore how childhood patterns, nervous system conditioning, and modern dating culture can cause people to mistake anxiety and ...
EP 290 — How to Stop Overanalysing Text Messages and Mixed Signals
Why does one delayed reply suddenly feel so emotionally overwhelming? In this episode, we unpack the psychology behind overthinking texts, mixed signals, and modern dating anxiety — from reply times and changing tone to emotional inconsistency ...