After Kelly’s conversation with psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Reid about guilt and unreasonable expectations, Kelly and Chip sit down to unpack what actually stuck with them personally. What started as a conversation centered around women’s guilt quickly turned into a bigger discussion about the ways both men and women are conditioned to feel responsible for everyone, everything, and constantly doing more.
Chip shares how these pressures show up from the male perspective, while Kelly reflects on the patterns she recognized in herself after the conversation. They also talk about the small ways they’re already trying to apply what they learned to their own lives — from noticing automatic guilt responses to questioning where certain expectations even came from in the first place.
A lighter, honest conversation about the pressure so many of us carry without even realizing it.
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Produced and edited by: @HoustonTilley

Breaking Free From Guilt & Impossible Expectations with Dr. Jennifer Reid (The Velvet)
40:18

Why Do We Work the Way We Do? with Kelly & Chip (The Edge)
24:39

The Hidden Cost of Success: Why Achievement Doesn’t Always Feel Fulfilling with Brooke Taylor (The Velvet)
43:42