Toxic Productivity with Israa Nasir, A Partner's Poor Mental Health, and Soap Operas

Gabe and Melisa are slap happy up top. Then, a listener writes in asking what to do when her boyfriend's mental health is so poor it's making her life miserable. Next, psychotherapist Israa Nasir joins the podcast to talk about toxic productivity, the push to monetize every hobby, and how poverty, comparison, and hustle culture create more suffering. Hypotheticals is run by Melisa and boy, do we miss Allison. And finally, Melisa's origin story of becoming an expert on soap operas. Check out all of our content on Patreon, Ad Free! Watch the full episodes of TLDRI, listen to the full episodes of The Variety Show, watch the International Question and Topix videos, join us for a monthly livestream, PLUS MORE:https://www.patreon.com/justbetweenusThis has been a Gallison ProductionProduced by Melisa D. Monts and Diamond MPrint ProductionsPost-Production by Coco LlorensProduction Assistance by Melanie D. WatsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-between-us/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Just Between Us is a comedic variety show where Allison Raskin and Gabe Dunn openly discuss everything from mental health to sex and all the stuff in-between. Each week, they’ll answer a question from a listener seeking advice, interview someone fascinating, participate in a rarely winnable game show and discuss a random topic affecting the world. Jump from highbrow to lowbrow in a single episode! Sometimes multiple times! Nothing is off limits for these New York Times best selling authors who are trying to destigmatize the world one hilarious episode at a time. Produced by Diamond MPrint Productions.