{"podcast":{"title":"It’s Not About the Sex","slug":"it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808","podcast_index_feed_id":16808,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/westsidetherapist/feed.xml","website_url":"https://westsidetherapist.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/4993685/Andrew_Couch.jpg","author":"Westside Therapist","episode_count":100,"summary":"It's Not About The Sex is a podcast based on the book by the same name. Psychotherapist Andrew Susskind examines issues such as shame, grief, narcissism, and codependency to demonstrate how people use out-of-control sexual behavior to cope with broken-heartedness.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T16:18:57.252995+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808"},"episode":{"title":"Turning Down the Volume on Shame - Susskind & Merlino","slug":"turning-down-the-volume-on-shame-susskind-merlino","published_at":"2024-06-21T07:43:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808/turning-down-the-volume-on-shame-susskind-merlino","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808","url":"https://westsidetherapist.podbean.com/e/turning-down-the-volume-on-shame-susskind-merlino/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/sm82cb4ptpkxhqzf/Turning_Downthe_Vol_podbeanbnbly.mp3","summary":"In this episode we examine Chapter Three of Andrew’s workbook as we encourage curiosity and non-judgment about shame. Although shame never goes away entirely, you can respond to it differently. In this discussion we explore the following: building shame resiliency, taming the inner critic and practicing mindful self-compassion. Tune in to see how shame can be normalized and diminished in your life and recovery. Music credit: Neil Freebern Freebernmusic.com","meta_description":"In this episode we examine Chapter Three of Andrew’s workbook as we encourage curiosity and non-judgment about shame. Although shame never goes away entir…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1340,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808/episodes/turning-down-the-volume-on-shame-susskind-merlino/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-not-about-the-sex-16808/turning-down-the-volume-on-shame-susskind-merlino.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}