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Emily Bierly

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), co-founder of The Therapy Group in Pennsylvania, and co-host of the ShrinkChicks podcast

Jul 15, 2026

CassHOST
48:14
Mm-hmm.
48:15
A- and so a solid script for that is, "I feel when you..." and it makes me.
48:20
"So I feel embarrassed and angry when you put me down in front of your parents, and it makes me not wanna have, not only avoid them, but push you away." So I feel when you, and it makes me, right? Because here's the emotion, here's the behavior, and here's the consequence.
48:44
It's not just about the consequences, right? I think so many s- times people think about, "Oh, the consequences, um, I'm gonna leave." A lot of times, most consequences are natural consequences.
48:54
"I don't wanna have sex with you.
48:56
I don't wanna go on date nights with you.
48:57
I don't wanna help you do your things.
EmmaHOST
53:11
Mm-hmm.

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