Asking For A Friend with TalkDoc
Hosted by Dr Pamela Kreiser and Meredith Edwards Nagel and Teighlor Polendo and TalkDoc · Dr. Pamela Kreiser
5.0from 96 ratings
- 151
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 96
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 459K
- YouTube views
About Asking For A Friend with TalkDoc
Dr. Pamela Kreiser (with Meredith Edwards Nagel and Teighlor Polendo) shares her practical insights about how to improve relationships and promote peace—drawing upon her experience teaching graduate and undergraduate students, serving as a Lead Mediator, and training Mediators. Submit your questions to hello@afafpodcast.com KEYWORDS: Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Conflict, Relationships, Mediation, Human Connection, Dyadic Communication, Interpersonal Communication Skills.
- Publisher
- Dr. Pamela Kreiser
- Category
- education · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Feb 2021
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 151 episodes have a transcript.
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#150: The Ostrich Effect: Why We Avoid Hard Conversations & How to Stop
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#149: The Brain Science Behind Rejection, Overthinking, and Belonging
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#1487: This is Your Brain During a Conflict!
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#150: The Ostrich Effect: Why We Avoid Hard Conversations & How to Stop
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So it's sort of like going for a run, but having it not count as exercise. It doesn't actually do anything except for just expend energy. Right. I know. So let's talk about how the ostrich rumination cycle goes. So basically, here's how it goes. You have a threat. Remember, the brain's going to perceive a threat. And then the brain wants to avoid to give a temporary relief from that threat. So we're going to not talk about it and do the avoidance. And then that'll lower the anxiety just a little bit. But then after time goes by, the anxiety comes back and often in the form of rumination. And so then our distress goes up. […]
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- Vanessa Trine
- Jason Harper
- Dr John Gottman
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- YouTube views
- 459,056
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 51 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 45 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100
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- Quality
- 36
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts Asking For A Friend with TalkDoc?
Dr Pamela Kreiser and Meredith Edwards Nagel and Teighlor Polendo and TalkDoc host the show. Published by Dr. Pamela Kreiser.
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