The Podcast

Real conversations about feeling understood — and what happens when we don't

Each episode explores a different dimension of what it means to feel understood — through research, personal stories, and honest conversation. New episodes every two weeks.

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01

"I Just Want Someone to Get Me"

We explore what it actually means to feel understood and why it's so hard to articulate when it's missing. What does "getting someone" really look like?

32 min Season 1
02

The Language of Being Seen

How the words we use — and the words we don't — shape whether others truly understand us. We talk to a linguist about the hidden patterns in how we communicate understanding.

28 min Season 1
03

When Your Partner Doesn't Understand

Navigating the gap between love and understanding in romantic relationships. Can someone love you deeply but still not truly get you? And what do you do about it?

35 min Season 1
04

The Workplace Invisible

Feeling unseen at work isn't just frustrating — it's costly. We explore how misunderstanding in professional settings affects performance, belonging, and career trajectories.

30 min Season 1
05

Understanding Across Difference

Can people from vastly different backgrounds truly understand each other? We dig into what cross-cultural, cross-generational, and cross-identity understanding looks like.

38 min Season 1
06

The Therapist's Perspective

A therapist shares what they've learned about understanding — why it heals, why we resist it, and why the therapeutic relationship is really just about being seen.

42 min Season 1
07

Teaching Kids to Feel Understood

How do children develop the sense of being understood? And what happens when they don't? We talk to parents and child psychologists about building understanding early.

33 min Season 1
08

Can AI Understand Us?

We explore the provocative question of whether AI can make us feel understood — and what it means if a machine can "get you" better than the people in your life.

36 min Season 1

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