rich 1.0 In this episode we're getting into the pressure to be best friends with your sibling, why forcing it backfires, and why it's okay if you just don't like yours. In conversation, we tackle: Why Sam spent her entire childhood wishing her sister ill — and what shifted in 2020 Our advice to parents who want close kids: it has to be their idea, or do something dumb enough that you become the common enemy Why treating "eldest daughter" as your whole personality is a horoscope with better branding "That's cute when you're four. That's not cute when you're a grown adult with a functioning frontal lobe" Why your memory of who was the good sibling and who was the mean one is basically worthless How we've self-helped our way into believing any contention in a relationship is a red flag Regulation is not perpetual calm — it's sitting in the feeling of wanting to throw up while you have the repair conversation WE ARE NOW ON SUBSTACK with bonus episodes, pep talks, episode guides, and so much more! Join us at nuanceneeded.substack.com To learn more about therapy reach out to Therapy for Women Center, therapyforwomencenter.com. We have therapists licensed in 43 states across the country and have offices if you are local to the Philadelphia area. Want to join the conversation? EMAIL- podcast@therapyforwomencenter.com or LEAVE US A MESSAGE at 813-444-8683. We'd love to hear what you think! Nuance Needed https://audioboom.com/channels/5161531-nuance-needed Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43834664/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8951904/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>