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.
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