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Secondhand Therapy

Secondhand Therapy

By: Louie Paoletti & Michael Malone
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 Secondhand Therapy is a funny, honest mental health podcast where two unlicensed best friends unpack their weekly therapy sessions.
Join Louie Paoletti and Michael Malone as they explore anxiety, ADHD, grief, masculinity, and emotional growth—with humor, heart, and total transparency. Each episode blends raw self-reflection with real time takes on therapy, trauma, relationships, and the messy process of healing.
It’s real talk about mental health in the modern world, and why personal growth is so damn hard.

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Episodes
  • Read Receipts & The Panic Spiral of “I Miss You” | #088

    Read Receipts & The Panic Spiral of “I Miss You” | #088
    Jun 16 2025
    Louie’s off keto and melting down over Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but it quickly becomes clear this episode isn’t really about cereal. What starts as a goofy check-in turns into a full-blown emotional audit — from the weight of unsaid feelings to the desperate scramble to fix something you maybe just made worse. The guys unravel the difference between:
    • "How can I talk to you better?" vs. "What can we do differently?"
    • Selfless care vs. reputation management
    • Guilt-driven repair vs. genuine accountability
    They dissect what it means to feel dismissed, how panic can hijack your intention, and why changing how you speak to someone isn’t always love — sometimes it’s self-erasure. It’s funny, it’s chaotic, and Also featuring:
    – “You hit me with a baseball!”
    – Weaponized ‘I miss you’s
    – A fake breakup that feels a little too real
    – Love on the spectrum
    – And Michael finally realizing he’s never actually thought before speaking 🙃

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    Contact us:
    secondhandtherapypod@gmail.com
    818-850-2448
    PO BOX 230595, Las Vegas, NV 89105
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    58 mins
  • Fake Growth. Real Talk. | #087

    Fake Growth. Real Talk. | #087
    Jun 9 2025
    This is probably our most uncomfortable conversation so far... This week, we dive into the messy beauty of personal growth, family trauma, and the illusion of progress. Michael spirals into thoughts about mortality and uncovers patterns passed down through his family—aka the “family curse.” He opens up about feeling stuck, avoiding discomfort, and calling it self-improvement. Louie isn’t having it. He calls out the loopholes, the fake growth, and the safety blanket of the comfort zone. There’s tension. There’s truth. There’s laughter in between the heavy stuff.
    If you’ve ever felt stuck, lied to yourself in the name of growth, or wondered if your trauma is inherited—this one’s for you. mental health, therapy, self-awareness, generational trauma, comfort zone, vulnerability, personal development, funny therapy podcast

    Support the pod:
    http://patreon.com/secondhandtherapypod
    http://secondhandtherapypod.com

    Follow us here:
    http://instagram.com/secondhandtherapypod
    http://tiktok.com/@secondhandtherapypod
    http://instagram.com/itsloubear
    http://instagram.com/malonecomedy

    Contact us:
    secondhandtherapypod@gmail.com
    818-850-2448
    PO BOX 230595, Las Vegas, NV 89105

    mental health, therapy, self-awareness, generational trauma, comfort zone, vulnerability, personal development, funny therapy podcast
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • I Don't Feel Connected to my Mother | #086

    I Don't Feel Connected to my Mother | #086
    Jun 2 2025
    Support the pod:
    http://patreon.com/secondhandtherapypod
    http://secondhandtherapypod.com

    Follow us here:
    http://instagram.com/secondhandtherapypod
    http://tiktok.com/@secondhandtherapypod
    http://instagram.com/itsloubear
    http://instagram.com/malonecomedy

    Contact us:
    secondhandtherapypod@gmail.com
    818-850-2448
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    46 mins
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