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 prefer pre-60s (pre-50s?) for his primary partners.

A little, alliteration, as you’ll allow… :)

Dr.s Kay & Ray explore their 8 psychology-focused segments while recapping the Golden Bachelorette finale episodes, including what they imagine producers would do differently, if they were psychologists, and the fact there is NO mention of therapy (??) despite this group being perfectly suited to grief work and self-exploration (among other clinical activities). Although cohort effects suggest these castmates are not as comfortable discussing or attending therapy as the generations that follow, that makes it all the more powerful for the Bachelor franchise to normalize seeking therapy--particularly as they waded through so many psychologically-painful, traumatic themes this season.

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Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we’re having against objective reality.

So, here in Reality Test, we’re going to be testing the thoughts, emotions, interactions, and producer antics of reality television against what we know, as licensed psychologists, about objective reality.

Come Reality Test with us!

Hosts: Dr. Kay & Dr. Ray
Thank you to our sound extraordinaire, Connor!

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