A Little Help For Our Friends

By Dr. Kibby McMahon

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Episodes: 189

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A LITTLE HELP FOR OUR FRIENDS is a mental health podcast hosted by Dr. Kibby McMahon, licensed clinical psychologist and CEO of KulaMind. The podcast sheds light on the psychological issues your loved ones could be struggling with and provides scientifically-informed perspectives on various mental health topics like dealing with toxic relationships, narcissism, trauma, and therapy.

As a clinical psychologist from Duke University, Dr. Kibby shares her expertise on the relational nature of mental health. She mixes evidence-based learning with her own personal examples and stories from their listeners. Episodes are a range of solo episodes with Dr. Kibby, as well as with featured guests including Bachelor Nation members such as Zac Clark speaking on addiction recovery, Ben Higgins on loneliness, and Jenna Cooper on cyberbullying, as well as therapists & doctors such as sleep specialist Dr. Jade Wu, world experts on personality disorders like Dr. Zach Rosenthal, amongst many others. Additional topics covered on the podcast have included fertility, gaslighting, depression, mental health & veterans, mindfulness, and much more. Episodes are released every other week. For more information, check out www.ALittleHelpForOurFriends.com

Do you need help coping with a loved one's mental or emotional problems?  Check out www.KulaMind.com, an exclusive community where you can connect other fans of "A Little Help" and get support from Dr. Kibby directly.


Episode Date
Unmasking Manipulation in Toxic Relationships
Jun 04, 2026
How to Set Healthy Boundaries in High-Conflict Relationships
May 20, 2026
"That Never Happened": How Out-Of-Control Emotions Warps Memory
May 14, 2026
Unpacking the Controversy: BPD vs. CPTSD and the Path to Healing with Kaytlyn Gilner
May 06, 2026
Navigating Mental Health Crises: A Guide to Overdose, Self-Harm & Suicide Risk
Apr 29, 2026
Parenting Adult Children with Borderline Personality Disorder
Apr 22, 2026
Why We Chase the Unavailable: The Clinical Roots of Anxious-Avoidant Relationship Cycles
Apr 15, 2026
The Surprising Truth About Parenting Teens: Why Control Backfires and Connection Wins
Apr 08, 2026
Schizoid & Schizotypal Personality Disorders: When You Believe In Magic
Apr 08, 2026
Paranoid Personality Disorder: When No One Can Be Trusted
Apr 01, 2026
The Psychology of the Manosphere: How Loneliness and Disempowerment Fuel Violence
Mar 18, 2026
Avoidant Personality Disorder: When Fear of Rejection Consumes You
Mar 12, 2026
Does getting diagnosed with a "personality disorder" mean you're a bad person?
Mar 04, 2026
Unpacking the Stigma of Addiction and How It Still Shapes Care Today with Dr. Jonathan Avery
Feb 25, 2026
Healing with Plant Medicine: A New Path to Trauma Recovery for Cancer Survivors
Feb 18, 2026
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD): What is it and how does it compare to borderline personality disorder
Feb 11, 2026
How Peer Support Is Filling Gaps When Traditional Mental Health Care Fails with Mike Meaney
Feb 05, 2026
The Man-Child Syndrome: The Psychology of Men Who Refuse to Grow Up
Jan 28, 2026
From Toxic Patterns to a Healthy Marriage: 5 Mindset Shifts To Find "The One"
Jan 21, 2026
Interview with "Rosemead" director Eric Lin: Turning an Haunting True Story into a Conversation about Stigma
Jan 14, 2026
Interview with "Rosemead's" Lawrence Shou: Schizophrenia And A Mother’s Love
Jan 07, 2026
Why 2025 Was a Lonely Year And How To Rebuild Connection
Dec 31, 2025
Detox From People Pleasing: Breaking Free of the "Echo-Narcissus Syndrome" And Becoming Your Own Authority
Dec 24, 2025
Interview with "Rosemead's" Anzi DeBenedetto: How family and friends fail when loving someone with mental illness
Dec 17, 2025
Holiday Survival Roadmap For Dealing with Your Dysfunctional Family
Dec 11, 2025
Breaking the Deadlock: How To Flip The Switch on Constant Conflict
Dec 04, 2025
Interview with Dr. Elsa Friis: How Parents Can Tackle Taboo Topics Without Breaking Connection
Nov 26, 2025
Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Grammer: New Frontiers in Treating Depression When Meds Fail
Nov 19, 2025
Interview with Dr. Marcus Rodriguez: Parenting Young Adults Through Anxiety, Anger, And Algorithms
Nov 12, 2025
Making You the Villain: The Gaslighting Effect of Projection
Nov 05, 2025
So Long, Co-Host; Hello, Crippling Self-Doubt and New Frontiers
Oct 30, 2025
Interview with Jordon Monroe: Healing Narcissism With Honesty And Heart
Oct 22, 2025
Season 5 Wrap Up: Beating Cancer, Becoming a Psychologist, and Leaping into the Next Chapter
Sep 10, 2025
Manifestation: Path to Your Dreams or Just Wishful Thinking?
Sep 03, 2025
Eating Disorders: What Friends and Family Need to Know
Aug 27, 2025
Enabling: When Helping Our Loved Ones Makes Things Worse
Aug 20, 2025
Humiliation: The Spiciest Social Emotion
Aug 13, 2025
Interview with Agatha Peters: Navigating Narcissism Across Cultural Lines
Aug 06, 2025
Interview with Amber Rae: When Staying In A Safe Relationship Hurts You More Than Leaving
Jul 30, 2025
Love Island USA Analysis Part 2: The Emotional Intelligence Behind Reality TV Relationships
Jul 23, 2025
The Hidden Pain of Rejection: Understanding Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria and Its Link to ADHD
Jul 16, 2025
Love Island USA Analysis Part 1: Untangling Reality TV Relationship Dynamics
Jul 10, 2025
The Fight You Didn’t Mean to Start: Why Conflict Escalates and How to Defuse It
Jul 02, 2025
The Cost of Anxious Attachment: When Someone's Insecurities Make You Question Your Worth
Jun 25, 2025
Understanding Others' Minds: The Science of Mind-Reading in Borderline Personality Disorder
Jun 18, 2025
The Science of Co-Regulation: Building Safety in Relationships
Jun 11, 2025
When One Chases and the Other Runs: Understanding the Pursuer-Withdrawer Dynamics in Couples
Jun 04, 2025
Self-Hatred: Wrestling With The Hidden Demon
May 21, 2025
Sex After Trauma: How PTSD Affects Sexual Intimacy
May 14, 2025
Interview with Dr. Jordan Quaglia: The Science of We-Care beyond Self-Care
May 07, 2025
Triangulation: How Loved Ones Get Stuck in Toxic Relationship Dynamics
Apr 30, 2025
Interview with Paula Croxson: An Insider Look into Polyamory
Apr 23, 2025
Interview with Madison Errichiello: Love is Blind, Loss, and Healing through Trauma
Apr 16, 2025
Self-Pity: The Social Costs of Wallowing In Your Troubles
Apr 09, 2025
MySpace Top Eight: How We're Haunted By Our Teenage Popularity
Apr 02, 2025
Long-Distance Love: Making It Work When Miles Apart
Mar 26, 2025
Your Brain on Extremes: How All-or-Nothing Thinking Affects Mental Health
Mar 19, 2025
Arrested Development: The Generational Trauma of Emotionally Immature Parents
Mar 12, 2025
Why Are They Acting Like a Child? Understanding Emotional Immaturity
Mar 05, 2025
Interview with Dr. Blaise Aguirre: Confronting the Shadows of Self-Hatred
Feb 26, 2025
Navigating the Complex Family Dynamics of a New Marriage
Feb 12, 2025
Exploring Ethical Non-Monogamy: Redefining Commitment and Navigating Open Relationships
Feb 05, 2025
Interview with Dr. Marina Rosenthal: Unlocking the Secrets of Sexual Health and Intimacy through Sex Therapy
Jan 29, 2025
Plastic Surgery: Navigating Self-Love, Societal Pressure, and Body Image
Jan 22, 2025
Situationships, friends with benefits, and other fancy names for sex without commitment
Jan 15, 2025
Navigating Boundaries and Grief: Dr. Caitlin Fang's Journey Through Family Mental Health Challenges
Dec 26, 2024
Breaking Free from Narcissistic Parents: Healing, Self-Worth, and Healthier Relationships
Dec 18, 2024
Surviving the Holidays: Tips for maintaining sanity through family dysfunction
Nov 27, 2024
Digesting the Election: Understanding the Support and Criticism of Trump
Nov 13, 2024
Interview with Dr. Marina Rosenthal: Strategies for high conflict couples
Oct 30, 2024
Unveiling the Dark Side: Exploring Sex Trafficking, Power Imbalances, and Abuse in the Celebrity World
Oct 16, 2024
Estrangement: The rising trend of cutting off toxic family members
Oct 02, 2024
Season 4 Wrap up: From feeling lost to...a little less lost
Aug 14, 2024
Interview with Dr. Erin Berenz: Navigating sexual assault, trauma, and healing
Jul 31, 2024
Interview with Dr. Marcus Rodriguez: Expert strategies for strengthening parent-teen relationships
Jul 18, 2024
Entitlement: Its Impact on Narcissism, Careers, and Relationships
Jul 03, 2024
Dating Borderline Personality Disorder
Jun 19, 2024
To Parent or Not to Parent? Exploring the Child-free Life
Jun 05, 2024
Interview with Dr. Matt Scult: How to Master Stress
May 23, 2024
Parasocial Relationships: Connecting to the Stars
May 09, 2024
Escaping the Trap: Unveiling the Reality of Narcissistic Abuse
Apr 24, 2024
Living with Multiple Personalities: Meet the Parts!
Mar 06, 2024
Living with Multiple Personalities: A Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder
Feb 21, 2024
Interview with Evan Katz: Dating tips for smart, strong, successful women
Feb 07, 2024
The Big C: Living and Loving with Cancer
Jan 25, 2024
Letting go of beliefs that hold you back
Jan 10, 2024
Loving and Losing Pets
Dec 20, 2023
Interview with Marcus Rodriguez: Recovering from chronic invalidation
Dec 06, 2023
For Richer or Poorer: Fixing the Business Partner Relationship
Nov 09, 2023
Failing Successfully
Oct 25, 2023
Season 3 Wrap Up
Sep 14, 2023
Interview with Jared Glenn: How to make men better!
Aug 30, 2023
The Fall of Man: Are Men...Getting Worse?
Aug 16, 2023
Interview with Emily Calandrelli: Encouraging women in STEM fields
Aug 02, 2023
Laziness!
Jul 19, 2023
Interview with Akili Interactive: Can we treat mental health with video games?
Jul 05, 2023
Interview with Kendall Long: Bullying
Jun 21, 2023
The Love Languages
Jun 07, 2023
The Science of Falling in Love
May 24, 2023
Body Image
May 11, 2023
A Personal Experience with Postpartum Depression
Apr 26, 2023
The Mind-Body Connection in Trauma
Mar 08, 2023
Interview with Jess Cook: The Intersection of Sexuality, Christianity, and Mental Health
Mar 01, 2023
Can Money Buy Happiness?
Feb 23, 2023
Dissecting Dissociation
Feb 15, 2023
Long-Term Signs of Emotional Abuse
Feb 08, 2023
Interview with Dr. Kate Lund: Resilience in the Face of Mental and Physical Challenges
Feb 01, 2023
Interview with Dr. Sanderson: Changing Your Attachment Patterns
Jan 25, 2023
Cringe: Judging Being Judgmental
Jan 19, 2023
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Dec 22, 2022
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Dec 14, 2022
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Dec 07, 2022
Boosting Self-Esteem
Nov 30, 2022
How to Spot a Narcissist
Nov 16, 2022
The Joys and Horrors of New Parenthood
Nov 09, 2022
Rebounds
Nov 02, 2022
Difficult Decisions in Romance: Breaking off an Engagement
Oct 26, 2022
Season 2 Wrap Up
Jun 30, 2022
Envy
Jun 22, 2022
Jealousy
Jun 01, 2022
Interview with Jared Glenn: Bridging Social Divides
May 25, 2022
Relationship OCD
May 18, 2022
All about ASMR
May 11, 2022
Guilt
May 04, 2022
Disgust
Apr 27, 2022
Shame and Borderline Personality Disorder
Apr 13, 2022
Pregnancy and Mental Health
Apr 06, 2022
Cutting Out Alcohol
Mar 30, 2022
Interview with Dr. Schooler: Discovered Memories of Abuse
Mar 23, 2022
How to Change your Emotions
Mar 16, 2022
How To Change Your Thoughts
Mar 09, 2022
The One-Size-Fits-All Approach: Transdiagnostic Treatment
Feb 23, 2022
Bipolar Disorder
Feb 16, 2022
What is Self-Care Anyway?
Feb 02, 2022
Commitment Issues
Jan 26, 2022
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Jan 19, 2022
Interview with Sydney Lotuaco: Career Transitions
Jan 12, 2022
The Principles of Attraction
Jan 05, 2022
Making Room for Grief
Dec 14, 2021
Interview with Sarah Edmondson: Escaping a Cult
Dec 08, 2021
Embracing Autism
Dec 01, 2021
Phobias!
Nov 17, 2021
ADHD in Adulthood
Nov 10, 2021
Parenting Children with ADHD
Nov 03, 2021
Divorce
Oct 27, 2021
Infidelity
Oct 20, 2021
Making Relationships Work
Oct 13, 2021
The Couples Therapy Process
Oct 06, 2021
Dealing with Toxic Family Members
Sep 29, 2021
Discovering Misophonia
Sep 22, 2021
Season 2 Premiere: Imposter Syndrome
Sep 15, 2021
Season 1 Wrap Up
Jul 28, 2021
Infertility Part 2: Our Personal Journey with Egg Freezing
Jul 21, 2021
Interview with Dr. Jade Wu: Sleep Disorders
Jul 14, 2021
Breakups Part 2: Ending Relationships
Jul 07, 2021
Surviving Breakups
Jun 30, 2021
Managing Burnout
Jun 23, 2021
Postpartum Depression
Jun 16, 2021
Worrying About Worry
Jun 09, 2021
Interview with Caroline Lunny: Fertility and the Journey to Motherhood
May 26, 2021
Veteran Mental Health
May 19, 2021
Munchausen Syndrome and Munchausen by Proxy
May 12, 2021
Interview with Jenna Cooper: Cyberbullying
May 05, 2021
Putting out fires: Skills for managing emotional crises
Apr 28, 2021
Mindfulness for Beginners
Apr 22, 2021
Gaslighting
Apr 14, 2021
Chasing Perfection
Apr 07, 2021
Anorexia in the Family
Mar 24, 2021
Uncovering the Process of Therapy
Mar 17, 2021
Interview with Ben Higgins: Feeling Alone in Plain Sight
Mar 09, 2021
ADHD in Romantic Relationships
Mar 03, 2021
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
Feb 24, 2021
Managing Anger
Feb 17, 2021
Living with Social Anxiety
Feb 10, 2021
Psychedelics: The Future of Mental Health Treatment
Feb 03, 2021
What is Codependency?
Jan 27, 2021
Bachelorette's Zac Clark on Addiction Recovery
Jan 20, 2021
Addressing Suicide
Jan 13, 2021
Clarifying Values
Jan 06, 2021
Coping with Loneliness
Dec 23, 2020
Loving a Narcissist
Dec 16, 2020
The Web of Depression
Dec 09, 2020
Setting Boundaries
Nov 18, 2020
Understanding Trauma
Nov 11, 2020
It's Time for Empathy
Nov 04, 2020
Attached in the Pandemic
Oct 28, 2020
Borderline Personality Disorder
Oct 20, 2020
Talking about Substance Abuse
Oct 14, 2020
Finding Meaning in the Pandemic
Oct 05, 2020