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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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All Episodes

102:16

Coffins & “Eloquent” Compliments | The Traitors Recap...

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2025/01/20

For the first recap episode of 2025, Dr.s Kay & Ray are summarizing and discussing The Traitors, season 3, episodes 3-4!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? Which player is playing a strategically/politically SMART OR SLOPPY game? Dr.s Kay & Ray discuss themes ranging from the traumatizing nature of ...

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68:15

Boston Rob vs. Tony?| The Traitors Recap | ssn3 ep.s...

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2025/01/13

For the first recap episode of 2025, Dr.s Kay & Ray are summarizing and discussing The Traitors, season 3, episodes 1-2! For their check-in, Dr. Ray talks reno & Dr. Kay talks about our brand new Patreon.Dr.s Kay & Ray developed BRAND NEW psychology-focused segments while recapping gaming shows, trying them out for the first time with The Traitors. For example, what psychological concept would make a given game tactic or strategy more SUCCESSFUL? Which player is playing a st...

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73:45

Predictions we’re Proudest of, Best/Worst...

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2025/01/06

Aaaand we’re baaaaack!!To recognize the end of a year of realiTV--Dr.s Kay & Ray bring their award show to the ANNUAL level–doling out the annual version of many of their bi-weekly awards, combined with new awards that relate to the whole year!The Annual Awards include,“best/worst representation of therapy”; “housewife of the year”; “which houseguest understood the assignment (of being a houseguest) the best”; and “prediction we’re most proud of”. And the awards went to moments & cast...

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68:27

Growth, Grief, & Good Grief | RHOBH Recap | Ep.s 2-5...

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2024/12/17

For the last episode until after the holidays, Dr.s Kay & Ray begin by checking in and discussing recent news in the world of reality television, before they recap episodes 2-4 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ (RHOBH) season 14.Dr.s Kay & Ray explore their 6 psychology-focused segments while recapping RHOBH, with a focus on Erika’s growth, grieving ends of relationships, and PK & Dorit’s relationship (good grief!).Something exciting this way comes! Dr.s Kay & Ray will shar...

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61:02

Abortion, Sexual Assault, & Suicidal Ideation | Award...

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2024/12/10

Every other week, Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the prior two weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 Reality “Test” awards, while discussing the titular topics and more! Three very important topics were raised in the Real Housewives franchises this week. Although not handled perfectly by production, this collective of topics is incredibly, and sadly, relatable for more viewers than not. Thus, some powerful themes and common reactions ...

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88:45

Divorce Grief, Internalized Biphobia, & Ageism |...

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2024/12/03

Dr.s Kay & Ray begin by checking in and discussing recent news in the world of reality television, before they recap episode 1 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ (RHOBH) season 14.Dr.s Kay & Ray explore their 6 psychology-focused segments while recapping RHOBH, with a focus on what they’d work on in therapy with these castmates (including internalized biphobia), what they’d want viewers to know more about (including the denial stage of grief about divorce), and things they’ve mentio...

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79:31

Patronizing Husbands, Leaky Pigeon Backfires, & Faux...

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2024/11/26

Every other week, Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the prior two weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 Reality “Test” awards, while discussing the titular topics and more! This episode is all about the Housewives franchises! Ongoing female friendship drama is revisited in the premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, while the drama focus shifts to different friendships in both New York City and Salt Lake City franchises.An...

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102:05

Double Prescience about Controlling Chock & Rascal...

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2024/11/21

Dr.s Kay & Ray begin by checking in about their responses (and self-care) in the wake of the election, before they recap ep.s 7-9--both parts of the season finale & The Men Tell All--of the inaugural Golden Bachelorette season. Dr. Kay has been consistently concerned with Chock’s crassly controlling & “chocky” comportment, concern that continues through the comprehensive collective of crowning chapters. Dr. Ray pulled out of primordial, patriarchal, precognition that Pascal may pr...

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86:14

Repair, Whole-Object Thinking, & White-Presenting...

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2024/11/12

The Award Show is BACK, baby! After a few weeks of strictly recap episodes, Dr.s Kay & Ray bring back their realiTV awards! They review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the past few weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with the same 6 awards (all with “test” in their titles)! The topics in the title came up in these episodes of reality television, providing us with fodder for accessible application of our understanding of them to funny and/or problematic interactions an...

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71:57

Misogyny & Victim-Blaming on the Reunion | Part 3...

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2024/11/05

Dr.s Kay & Ray recap episodes 12-13, reviewing the weddings and the reunion of season 7 of Love is Blind. Tim saying, “Y’all want men to take you seriously and then act like this” (as if women don’t, at baseline, deserve to be treated equally), Nick Lachey telling Marissa not to date men who think her energy is too much (as if it were her fault that Ramses thought she was too much), Vanessa Lachey asking Monica if Steven’s cheating was a red flag (as if she should’ve known better than to ...

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67:28

Consent matters even in romantic relationships! |...

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2024/11/01

Dr.s Kay & Ray recap episodes 7-11 of season 7 of Love is Blind, integrating the rest of their six psychology-focused segments, such as “something we thought people would be discussing the next day, but weren’t” or “a psychology concept we wish more people knew about.” Next week, Dr.s Kay & Ray will cover the weddings and reunion before returning to an awards show episode!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reality...

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77:13

Aggressive Hands, False Liberal Advertising &...

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2024/10/28

Dr.s Kay & Ray recap episodes 1-6 of season 7 of Love is Blind, after a brief update about yet ANOTHER Bachelor nation castmate who should have been weeded out in the casting process and yet remains in episodes that continue to currently air. Across this and the following podcast episode, Dr.s Kay & Ray incorporate the six psychology-focused segments, such as what sociopolitical topics arose in the episodes and what they would say to a client with a presenting concern that app. For ex...

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62:51

Power Dynamics, Parent Shaming, & Girl Moms | Recap...

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2024/10/26

Dr. Kay recaps the third, fourth, and fifth episodes of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 15, incorporating the six psychology-focused segments. Segments include something Dr. Kay wishes more people knew about, and something Dr. Kay wanted to expand upon that they had mentioned in a previous podcast episode.Dr. Kay explores the many repair plotlines and rupture plotlines abounding, thus far, this season! She also addresses the lateral aggression between the NewBies.And, because Dr....

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52:54

Patriarchal Marriages, Bat Mitzvahs, & the two New...

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2024/10/21

Dr. Kay recaps the premiere episodes of season 5 of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC). Across this and the following podcast episode, Dr. Kay incorporates the six psychology-focused segments, such as what sociopolitical topics arose in the episodes and what Dr. Kay would say to a client with a presenting concern that appears in the episodes.For example, Dr. Kay discusses Heather’s Ozempic journey and Meredith’s religious goals as sociopolitical topics, as well as what types of conver...

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41:48

Boundaries, Rupture/Repair, and Use of Humor to Air...

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2024/10/16

Dr.s Kay & Ray recap the second episode of the Real Housewives of New York, incorporating their six segments. Segments include something they wish more people knew about, and something people didn’t talk about the next day, despite Dr.s Kay & Ray thinking they would. What did you think about the Brynn-Erin repair conversation? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reality testing is when we check an emotion or though...

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76:58

Autism, Relational Aggression, & Memory Fallibility |...

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2024/10/14

Dr.s Kay & Ray recap the premiere episode of Real Housewives of New York City (RHONY), season 15, incorporating their six psychology-focused segments. Segments include what would be different if producers were psychologists and what Dr.s Kay & Ray would say to a client with a presenting concern that appears in the episode. For example, producers seem to be promoting Brynn as a villain, despite her having been (seemingly) relationally bullied by the other castmates-- including at ...

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43:39

Therapy, Lovebombing, & Bro Content | Award Show |...

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2024/10/08

Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, awarding moments and/or castmates with the 6 weekly awards (all with “test” in their titles)! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Hint: groups of men from THREE shows collectively won this week!What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 4 awards go? To whom would you want...

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73:37

Possessiveness, Visibility, & Trauma | Golden...

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2024/10/07

Dr.s Kay & Ray recap the third episode of the Golden Bachelorette, incorporating their six segments. Segments include what would be different if producers were psychologists and what Dr.s Kay & Ray would say to a client with a presenting concern that appears in the episode. Ever wonder what your therapist might say if they watched The Bachelor franchise? Check it out!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reality test...

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63:46

Feminism, Cultural Appropriation, & Love | Award...

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2024/10/01

Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, awarding moments and/or castmates with the 6 weekly awards (all with “test” in their titles)! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: …someone who thinks a woman can be “all mine”, and an example of cultural appropriation.What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remai...

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78:10

OCD, Partner Grief, & Patriarchal Language | Golden...

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2024/09/30

Dr.s Kay & Ray start by discussing Bach Nation news, such as the producer drama associated with Serene & Brandon, and background checks (which simply cannot be this hard??). Next, Dr.s Kay & Ray recap the second episode of the Golden Bachelorette, incorporating their six segments. Segments include what would be different if producers were psychologists and what Dr.s Kay & Ray would say to a client with a presenting concern that appears in the episode. Ever wonder what your the...

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