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Girl Insta-rupted: Episode #59 –Bad Advice: How to Survive and Thrive in an Age of Bullshit with Dr. Venus Nicolino

Release Date: 11/13/2019

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Nicoletta Heidegger gets insta-rupted today. Nicoletta Heidegger is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#110256) practicing in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills and host of The Sluts and Scholars Podcast.

Margaret Cho

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In today’s episode Syd and Margaret discuss what life was like growing up in San Francisco and performing there during her early years as a comic, being an Asian American women in the entertainment industry, perfume preferences, dealing with anxiety and sex and BDSM.

Audrey Hope

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Throughout two decades in her field, Audrey has worked with an abundance of celebrities, producers, CEOs, doctors, lawyers, authors, athletes, heirs, and more – helping them cope with their relationship and/or addiction problems. In today’s episode Audrey and Syd talk about manifesting, energy blocks and removal, healing from trauma, chakras, tapping into the other side and much more as it relates to spirituality.

Peace 4 Anxiety with Dr. Laura Rhodes-Levin

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Laura has served as an expert on psychological issues on several outlets and has been seen on KTLA, Good Day LA, Fox News, KCAL 9, KCBS, KABC, and more. Today Syd and Laura are discussing the unique types of Therapy Laura’s center offers, Mindfulness Practices, how the mind and the brain are different, using affirmations, connecting to a higher power, healing and much more.

Sex + Cannabis with Cannasexual Ashley Manta

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In today’s episode Syd and Ashley talk about being “poly”, hand job techniques, consent, dating, STD’s, BDSM, Entrepreneurship and much more!

The Relationship Xpert ft. Jaime Bronstein

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Jaime is “The Relationship Expert” and is known for integrating a spiritual, cognitive behavioral and humanistic approach, based on the needs of her clients. She works with singles, married couples, people that are dating, people that are learning to love themselves and all other types of people struggling with different relationship issues. In this episode, Syd asks Jaime questions about love and connection.

Pornstar Sex Tips with Vabomb’s Christiana Cinn

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Christina Cinn gets insta-rupted today. Christiana is an adult film star and creator of Va Bomb, which are vaginal tightening bath bombs. In today’s episode Syd and Christiana talk about the stigma of working in porn, dating, producing videos, attending conventions, prepping for shoots and more.

Are You Okay? with Katie Morton

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In today’s episode Syd and Kati talk about the current state of mental health in the US, how to find the right kind of therapist, the homeless crisis in Los Angeles, the process of writing a book, being a YouTube sensation and the memory loss associated with trauma.

Valentines Day Ideas with Jim Jefferies

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In today’s episode Syd and Jim discuss growing up in Australia, moving to London to pursue comedy, making the shift from stand-up to television, overcoming depression, possibly being on the “autism spectrum” and much more.

How To Be a Polite Bitch with Alana Jordan

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In today’s episode Alana and Syd talk about dressing up for conventions, being a victim of abuse, what it’s like losing a loved one, micro dosing, doing Voice Over work, overcoming depression and much more.

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Dr. Venus Nicolino get’s Insta-rupted today. She’s known on television as Dr. V and is an American Media Personality, author and doctor of clinical psychology. Her first book, Bad Advice: How to Survive and Thrive in an Age of Bullshit appeared on USA Today’s Best Seller List and debuted at number one on the LA Times Best Seller List. It was named one of the top 5 books that will change your life by the NY Post.

Dr. V is the host of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars. She’s also been featured on Real Housewives of New Jersey, Millionaire Matchmaker, Watch What Happens Live, The Dr. Oz Show, The Real and Rachael Ray, KTLA5, SiriusXM, Fox News, CBS News, and many others. Dr. V holds a Masters Degree from New York University in Counseling Psychology, a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology and a Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

Today, Syd and Dr. V talk about her new book Bad Advice: How to Survive and Thrive in an Age of Bullshit, as well as sex shaming, working in entertainment and being gentle with yourself.

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