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Reality Test

Dr. Kay and Dr. Ray

Two Psych Doctors Spill the Tea on Mental Health Concepts & Presentations Shown in your Fave RealiTV Shows! Ever find yourself wanting to debrief that reality tv episode with your therapist? Or maybe you"ve wanted to ask them questions about something you"ve learned from the reality tv interactions, castmates, or news cycle?Come debrief with two licensed psychologists as they explore what we can all learn about ourselves, our relationships, and our society from our fave reality television shows

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00:58:11

Do this, but don’t do that, when in the Pods | Love...

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2025/04/07

Check out the video version of this episode... there's a free excerpt on Spotify,YouTube, & Patreon!For the full video, become a Patreon member for $5/month or buy one video episode for $5 when paying on computer (to avoid Apple Store's fees of $2.50 extra!)!Dr.s Kay and Ray discuss their top 5 “do’s” (behaviors to aspire to) and top 5 “don’t’s” (behaviors to avoid) when players are living that pod life in any given Love is Blind season. Their explanations of these top 10

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00:31:46

Sex Shaming, First Heartbreak, & The Only Country...

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2025/04/03

This is an excerpt of the video version of episode 85!Also found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Rmgd9f5ctDcFor the full video, visit our Patreon at patreon.com/RealityTestFor the full audio: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/doRl22FVaSbDr.s Kay and Ray bring us back to their 8 awards for the month of March! Shows included range from Southern Charm & Summer House to The Bachelor and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, as Dr.s Kay and Ray award castmates & moments from all of the realiTV

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01:06:59

Sex Shaming, First Heartbreak, & The Only Country...

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2025/03/31

Dr.s Kay and Ray bring back their 8 awards in the awards show for the month of March! Shows included range from Southern Charm & Summer House to The Bachelor and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, as Dr.s Kay and Ray award castmates & moments from all of the realiTV they watched over the reality tv-rich month of March, 2025!Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss topics like the all-cast trip on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the sex shaming by castmates & by producers in two different shows,

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00:40:22

Relationally-Rich Reuniting at Love is Blind Reunion!...

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2025/03/27

This is an excerpt of the video version of episode 84! Also found on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/0MW_tAxZhLQFor the full video, visit our Patreon at patreon.com/RealityTestFor the full audio: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UMUKUDteelJLYqW4lcFGR?si=L0zh7wZRQ8-sgx1_rWukJADr.s Kay and Ray continue the discussion they started last week, reviewing the four couples who made it to the altar on Love is Blind, season 8, as well as a number of the singles who came out of any stage of the show, including

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01:15:30

Relationally-Rich Reuniting at Love is Blind Reunion!...

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2025/03/25

Dr.s Kay and Ray continue the discussion they started last week, reviewing the four couples who made it to the altar on Love is Blind, season 8, as well as a number of the singles who came out of any stage of the show, including the pods. For example, Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss Lauren, Dave, Madison, Alex, Mason, & Megs, who joined in the reuniting, the sock bin tossing, the fam jamming, the counting down, the AD/O celebrating, and the dancing at the virtual concert ending. Next week, Dr.s Kay

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00:35:37

OCD, Bi+ Myths, & Marrying “Across the Aisle” in LiB...

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2025/03/19

This is an excerpt of the video version of episode 83; the full version is on our Patreon! The full audio is also available on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, for free!Dr.s Kay and Ray review the four couples who make it to the altar on Love is Blind, season 8, with a bonus discussion about Dave & Lauren. This episode is in preparation for next week’s in-depth recap of the relational-rich reunion episode. Dr.s Kay and Ray use their segments to explore the season by relationship,

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01:02:52

OCD, Bi+ Myths, & Marrying “Across the Aisle” in LiB...

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2025/03/17

Dr.s Kay and Ray review the four couples who make it to the altar on Love is Blind, season 8, with a bonus discussion about Dave & Lauren. This episode is in preparation for next week’s in-depth recap of the relational-rich reunion episode. Dr.s Kay and Ray use their segments to explore the season by relationship, starting with Joey & Monica. For example, for the “I spot therapy” segment, they explore OCD and the therapeutic gold standard, ERP. Listen to find out

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00:44:56

Traitors Finale & Reunion Double Stuf Recap with a...

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2025/03/10

This is a video excerpt of episode 82; the full audio episode is available wherever you get your podcasts, including here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZWzWY55hMHlKLYtTjNxxd?si=IE47lRBdRAO4YL-ScI3boA And the full video episode is available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RealityTestThis Double Stuf FINAL recap episode of season 3 of The Traitors is more like Mega Stuf, as Dr.s Kay and Ray recap the strategy-packed FINALE & action-packed REUNION! A variety of psych-related topics from

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01:46:11

Traitors Finale & Reunion Double Stuf Recap with a...

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2025/03/10

This Double Stuf FINAL recap episode of season 3 of The Traitors is more like Mega Stuf, as Dr.s Kay and Ray recap the strategy-packed FINALE & action-packed REUNION! A variety of psych-related topics from gaming reality tv shows show up, such as “your psyche is showing”, where Dr.s Kay and Ray pick a moment or interaction that revealed something about any castmate’s mental health or way of being in the world. However, in this episode, Dr.s Kay and Ray spotted more sociopolitical moments than

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01:00:15

New Strategic Players & New Sloppy Players on The...

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2025/03/03

In this recap episode of The Traitors, while summarizing episode 9 & 10, Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss a variety of psych-related topics from gaming reality tv shows, such as psychological concepts that could improve strategic moves, or those that are present in strategic successes. And, in this episode, Dr.s Kay & Ray have named new “sloppiest players” and “most strategic players” for episodes 9 & 10 of The Traitors. One previously “most strategic player” became a “sloppiest player” this

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00:28:06

Dr. Kay has an EQ crush! | Video Excerpt | Jan & Feb...

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2025/02/25

This is the first half of our video version of this episode. The full audio is found on Apple, Spotify & wherever you get your podcasts, and the full video version is found at patreon.com/RealityTest, where you can become a member for $5/month and get video episodes among many other benefits!Aaaand we’re baaaaack!!We’ve decided to make our award shows monthly, so we’re catching up with an award show on BOTH January & February reality television! From Southern Charm & Southern

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01:32:16

Dr. Kay has an EQ Crush! | Award Show | Jan & Feb...

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2025/02/24

Aaaand we’re baaaaack!!We’ve decided to make our award shows monthly, so we’re catching up with an award show on BOTH January & February reality television! From Southern Charm & Southern Hospitality, to The Traitors & The Real Housewives franchises! Even Deal or No Deal Island makes an appearance! On whom do you think Dr. Kay has an emotional intelligence crush? Which reality television castmate do you think has the most emotional intelligence in January & February? And which award

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00:28:56

Sexist & Racist Traitors' Roundtable? | Video Excerpt...

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2025/02/24

This is the video episode excerpt. The full video is on patreon.com/RealityTest!In this recap episode of The Traitors, Dr.s Kay & Ray are summarizing and discussing the 8th episode of season 3! Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss a variety of psych-related topics within the context of gaming reality tv shows, such as psychological concepts that could improve strategic moves, such as the process of elimination; or those that are present in strategic successes, like Britney’s social

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00:57:48

Sexist & Racist Traitors' Roundtable? | The Traitors...

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2025/02/20

In this recap episode of The Traitors, Dr.s Kay & Ray are summarizing and discussing the 8th episode of season 3! Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss a variety of psych-related topics within the context of gaming reality tv shows, such as psychological concepts that could improve strategic moves, such as the process of elimination; or those that are present in strategic successes, like Britney’s social comparisons. Listeners! Come visit the Patreon for free at patreon.com/RealityTest & check out

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00:57:25

Why is Boston Rob so successful with The Traitors’ (&...

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2025/02/13

In this recap episode of The Traitors, Dr.s Kay & Ray are summarizing and discussing the 6th & 7th episodes of season 3!Dr.s Kay & Ray cover a variety of psych-related topics within the context of gaming reality tv shows! They discuss psychological concepts that could improve strategic moves, such as institutional scapegoating, or those that are present in strategic successes, like Boston Rob’s success with the women on The Traitors ( which psychological concept helps him??). They also

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00:52:51

The RHONY Reunion & The First Black Bachelor Breaks...

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2025/02/10

In this special discussion, Dr.s Kay & Ray share their highlights from The Real Housewives of New York, season 15, reunion episodes, after discussing the big breakup in Bachelor Nation of Rachel Kirkconnell and Matt James. Matt, the first Black bachelor, and Rachel, his final rose winner (whom he did not propose to, but instead started dating), have broken up after 4 years together. At the end of their season, photographs emerged of Rachel dressed in costume for a southern plantation-themed

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01:10:37

[FULL AUDIO] A Resident Sloppy Player | The Traitors...

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2025/02/08

**We're putting an extra episode out this week, due to needing to take next week off, while Dr. Ray travels for work. We'll be back a week from Monday!**In this recap episode of The Traitors, Dr.s Kay & Ray are summarizing and discussing the 5th episode of season 3!Dr.s Kay & Ray continue using the new psychology-focused segments for gaming show while recapping The Traitors season 3. For example, what psychological concept would make a given game tactic or strategy more SUCCESSFUL

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70:37

A Resident Sloppy Player | The Traitors Recap | ssn3...

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2025/01/30

**We're putting an extra episode out this week, due to needing to take next week off, while Dr. Ray travels for work. We'll be back a week from Monday!**In this recap episode of The Traitors, Dr.s Kay & Ray are summarizing and discussing the 5th episode of season 3!Dr.s Kay & Ray continue using the new psychology-focused segments for gaming show while recapping The Traitors season 3. For example, what psychological concept would make a given game tactic or strategy more SUCCESSFUL? Wh...

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Sexual Violence Trauma, Ableism, & Bystander...

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2025/01/27

In this special recap episode, Dr.s Kay & Ray recap the finale of Real Housewives of New York–the episode heard round the world! Brynn & Ubah’s reactions both make complete sense, while the bystander reactions (including those of the other women on the show &, now, the public) make much less sense. What can we learn from applying a trauma-sensitive lens to the events of that night? Dr. Kay’s MHCU from earlier in the week takes a deeper look at what applying a trauma-focused lens tells us

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EMERGENCY POD: Brynn & Ubah, with a societal...

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2025/01/25

In this emergency podcast, Dr. Kay shares her unpopular position that reject any making or taking of sides between Ubah & Brynn, and rather look at what happened with a trauma-focused lens, which changes how we understand the events. We can understand the contexts of both Ubah & Brynn, while still holding Brynn, as well as the bystanders, accountable for what they could have improved in such a high-activation scenario. Mental Health Check-Ups are typically only available for our Patre...

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