And How Does That Make You Feel?
Welcome to And How Does That Make You Feel? — an AWKN podcast that ungatekeeps what really happens in therapy. No fluff. No psycho-jargon. Just straight-talking insights from inside the therapist’s chair.
Each short episode gives you real tools, real stories, and practical takeaways for the stuff you're actually dealing with — anxiety, ADHD, relationships, burnout, trauma, identity, and everything in between.
This isn’t therapy. But it might just be the next best thing.
Hosted by the team at AWKN, a premium online therapy platform.
Episodes
297 episodes
EP 295 — Why Your Relationship Expectations Might Be Unhelpful
Could your expectations about relationships be making dating harder than it needs to be? In this episode, we explore the difference between healthy standards and unrealistic expectations, and how social media, influencers, past relationships, a...
EP 294 — How to Navigate Dating When You’ve Been Hurt Before
How do you open your heart again when a previous relationship left you hurt, betrayed, or afraid of getting close to someone new? In this episode, we explore what emotional pain does to the way we date, why heartbreak often creates hypervigilan...
EP 293 — The Green Flags People Ignore in Modern Dating
Modern dating has become obsessed with red flags — but what about the green flags people constantly overlook? In this episode, we explore why emotional safety, consistency, accountability, and healthy communication often feel less exciting than...
EP 292 — How to Tell If You’re Emotionally Ready for a Relationship
How do you know if you genuinely want a relationship… or if you’re just trying to escape loneliness, insecurity, or emotional discomfort? In this episode, we explore what emotional readiness actually means, the biggest signs someone may not be ...
EP 291 — Why Healthy Relationships Can Feel “Boring” at First
Why do calm, emotionally available relationships sometimes feel less exciting than chaotic ones? In this episode, we explore how childhood patterns, nervous system conditioning, and modern dating culture can cause people to mistake anxiety and ...
EP 290 — How to Stop Overanalysing Text Messages and Mixed Signals
Why does one delayed reply suddenly feel so emotionally overwhelming? In this episode, we unpack the psychology behind overthinking texts, mixed signals, and modern dating anxiety — from reply times and changing tone to emotional inconsistency ...
EP 289 — How Childhood Patterns Quietly Affect Who You Date
Why do so many people keep ending up in the same unhealthy relationship dynamics — even with completely different partners? In this episode, we explore how childhood experiences quietly shape attraction, attachment, emotional safety, and the ty...
EP 288 — How to Approach Dating If You’ve Been Single for Years
What happens when you’ve been single for so long that dating starts to feel unfamiliar, uncomfortable, or emotionally overwhelming? In this episode, we explore how long-term singleness changes your nervous system, routines, expectations, and em...
EP 287 — The Biggest Signs a Relationship Has Long-Term Potential
How do you tell the difference between a relationship that feels exciting… and one that can actually last? In this episode, we explore the biggest psychological green flags that predict long-term relationship success — from emotional safety and...
EP 286 — How to Tell If Someone Is Actually Interested in You
How do you tell the difference between genuine interest, mixed signals, and someone simply enjoying attention? In this episode, we break down the psychology of attraction, consistency, emotional availability, and why modern dating has made peop...
EP 285 — How to Approach Dating If You’ve Just Gone Through a Break-Up
When is the “right” time to start dating again after heartbreak? In this episode, we explore the emotional reality of dating after a break-up — from rebounds and emotional avoidance to loneliness, attachment, and fear of starting over. Learn ho...
EP 284 — What Actually Makes Relationships Last Long-Term
What actually keeps a relationship strong over time? In this episode, we break down why love and chemistry aren’t enough on their own — and what truly sustains connection long-term. From emotional safety and communication to repair, shared valu...
EP 283 — How to Stop Repeating the Same Relationship Pattern
Why do so many relationships end up feeling emotionally similar — even with completely different people? In this episode, we explore how attachment patterns, childhood experiences, nervous system familiarity, and unresolved emotional wounds qui...
EP 282— The Biggest Mistakes People Make in Early Dating
Most relationship problems don’t begin years later — they begin in early dating. In this episode, we break down the biggest mistakes people make at the start of relationships, from confusing chemistry with compatibility to attaching too quickly...
EP 281— How to Create More Opportunities for Love in Your Daily Life
Love is partly luck — but it’s also probability. In this episode, we explore why so many adults unintentionally live socially closed lives, how attraction often grows through familiarity and repeated exposure, and the lifestyle shifts that dram...
EP 280 — Why Dating Feels So Much Harder Than It Used To
Why does modern dating feel so emotionally exhausting? In this episode, we unpack how dating apps, social media, choice overload, emotional burnout, and unrealistic expectations have changed the way people approach relationships. Learn why so m...
EP 279 — How to Actually Meet People to Date in the Modern World
Where do you actually meet people anymore — outside of endless swiping and dead-end conversations? In this episode, we break down why modern life quietly reduces opportunities for connection, how dating apps have changed human behaviour, and wh...
EP 278 — How to Turn an Acquaintance Into a Real Friend
Why do so many adult relationships stay stuck at surface level? In this episode, we explore the psychology of how friendships actually deepen — from familiarity and repeated interaction to vulnerability, trust, and emotional safety. Learn why m...
EP 277 — How to Build a Social Life From Scratch as an Adult
What do you do when you wake up one day and realise your social life barely exists anymore? In this episode, we break down why adult loneliness has become so common, why friendships no longer “just happen,” and how to rebuild connection from th...
EP 276 — What to Do When Your Friends Leave You Out of Plans
Why does being left out hurt so much — even as an adult? In this episode, we unpack the psychology of exclusion, rejection, and belonging, and why your brain can spiral so quickly after seeing plans you weren’t included in. Learn how to separat...
EP 275 — How to Make Friends as an Adult (Without Feeling Awkward, Drained, or Left Behind)
Why does making friends as an adult feel so much harder than it used to? In this episode, we break down the psychology of adult friendship, loneliness, and connection — from why friendships stop happening naturally to the social fears that keep...
EP 274 — How Do I Know If I Have Autism? (And What to Look For in Yourself)
Do you relate to autism traits but aren’t sure what it actually means for you? In this episode, we go beyond surface-level checklists and explore the real patterns to look for — from social processing and sensory sensitivity to masking and feel...
EP 273 — How to Communicate With Someone Who Is Autistic (Without Misunderstanding Each Other)
Ever feel like you’re talking but not fully understanding each other? This episode breaks down why communication differences happen in autism — from literal interpretation to processing time and directness. Learn how to reduce miscommunication,...
EP 272 — Dating With Autism: What No One Talks About
Why does dating feel so confusing, draining, or unpredictable with autism? In this episode, we explore the hidden challenges no one explains — from unspoken social rules and masking to sensory overwhelm and misreading signals. You’ll learn how ...
EP 271 — Autism as a Spectrum: What That Really Means (And Why Most People Get It Wrong)
What does it actually mean when we say autism is a “spectrum”? In this episode, we break down why it’s not a simple scale from mild to severe, and how autism really shows up as a unique profile of traits in each person. Learn why labels like “h...