{"podcast":{"title":"Savvy Psychologist","slug":"savvy-psychologist-745342","podcast_index_feed_id":745342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69c14b10fce4b829c518519a","website_url":"https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69c14b10fce4b829c518519a/1776443630374-ac991b2f-c6ef-4888-a5fc-5b564fdf7906.jpeg","author":"Macmillan Holdings, LLC","episode_count":591,"summary":"Seeking a healthier emotional life? It’s time to bring a trained psychologist and mental health expert along for the ride. Dr. Judy Ho explains the why behind complex emotions, helps you form better relationships, and guides you down the path of self-understanding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:21:44.691369+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/savvy-psychologist-745342"},"episode":{"title":"The comparison trap: Why your brain ranks everything — and how to make it stop","slug":"the-comparison-trap-why-your-brain-ranks-everything-and-how-to-make-it-stop","published_at":"2026-06-02T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/savvy-psychologist-745342/the-comparison-trap-why-your-brain-ranks-everything-and-how-to-make-it-stop","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/savvy-psychologist-745342","url":"https://shows.acast.com/savvy-psychologist/episodes/the-comparison-trap-why-your-brain-ranks-everything-and-how","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c14b10fce4b829c518519a/e/6a0f83b8a9d3d2ec14cd3343/media.mp3","summary":"559. You scroll past a photo of someone's vacation, someone's promotion, someone's body — and something in you quietly deflates. That's not weakness. That's your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do. This week, Dr. Judy Ho breaks down the neuroscience of social comparison — why we do it, why social media has made it exponentially harder to resist, and three evidence-based tools to break the ranking cycle and find your way back to yourself. Have a mental health question? Email Dr. Judy's team at at  psychologist@quickanddirtytips.com Find Savvy Psychologist on  Facebook and subscribe to the  newsletter  for more psychology tips. Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@SavvyPsychologist More from Dr. Ho on her other channels: Dr. Ho's website , Substack , LinkedIn . Savvy Psychologist is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips. Find a transcript at  QuickandDirtyTips.com . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"559. You scroll past a photo of someone's vacation, someone's promotion, someone's body — and something in you quietly deflates. That's not weakness. That…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":890,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/savvy-psychologist-745342/episodes/the-comparison-trap-why-your-brain-ranks-everything-and-how-to-make-it-stop/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/savvy-psychologist-745342/the-comparison-trap-why-your-brain-ranks-everything-and-how-to-make-it-stop.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}