You Seem Fine Podcast

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Podcast by Hannah Shahabi and Roland Scheppske

You Seem Fine Podcast

Hannah Shahabi, LPC and Roland Scheppske, LPC are two millennial therapists living in Virginia. Hannah and Roland have often found themselves having lengthy conversations with one another and developing hot takes about different therapy topics. It was in these discussions that the two of them realized a lot of ways that they mentally envisioned these aspects, were through the specific lens of a millennial (i.e. those born between the years of 1981-1996). With the fun spin these life experiences give to their hot takes, both Hannah and Roland decided that being able to express these thoughts and appeal to others, who often find themselves in a “I’m fine, this is fine” mentality, would not only be fun, but also beneficial. Specifically, for listeners to be inspired to seek out and achieve betterment in their own therapy journey. The You Seem Fine podcast provides an inside look on how Hannah and Roland conduct therapy around that topic. as well as how they handle that personally in a segment called “Behind the Couch and Under the Cushion”. As a fun bonus, Hannah and Roland lean into their Swiftie side by sharing their Taylor Swift lyric of the week at the start of each episode during the “I Don’t Need Therapy, I Have Taylor Swift” segment. *THIS PODCAST IS NOT A SUPPLEMENT OR REPLACEMENT FOR THERAPY CONDUCTED WITH A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL.*

Latest episodes

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25 July 2025

Mirror Mirror on the Wall

This Episode is certainly the fairest of them all! Hannah and Roland sit down to discuss Narcissism. Narcissism is commonly referred to as a personality trait characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a constant need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. And, surprise! Hannah and Roland have the same Hot Take! Whether it's identifying the gaslighting, demystifying the buzzwords, or beating a tiktoker over the head with the DSM, put down the poison apple and pay attention. Call it vain, maybe even call it arrogant, but we KNOW you'll want to hear this.

00:00- Opening

00:17- Legal Disclosure

00:47- Personal Intro (Hannah)

00:58- Personal Intro (Roland)

01:13- I Don't Need Therapy, I Have Taylor Swift

01:23- Roland's Swiftie Song

01:37- Roland's Explanation

02:45- Verbiage is Important; no wasted time

04:28- Compartmentalization

04:44- Hannah's Swiftie Song

05:32- Hannah's Explanation

06:08- Working through monotony

07:13- Hopeful in the Mud

07:16- Hot Take Intro

07:23- Narcissism

07:31- Trigger Warning

08:35- Narcissist Label Can Only Be Used by Mental Health Professional

10:00- Hannah & Roland Have the same Hot Take!

10:36- No Normalizing Narcissism

12:21- Narcissism is not a giant spectrum

12:54- Narcissistic Personality Disorder/DSM Diagnosis

14:13- Frequency is Important to Notice

15:01- Selfishness/Arrogance is Conflated to Narcissism

15:45- Grandiosity is the keyword

16:40- Narcissism Buzzwords

17:54- Maladaptive, not just attention seeking

19:29- Need to be seen vs. Who Should See Me?

20:51- Manipulation

21:05- Gaslighting

23:29- Gaslighting is always pointed

24:57- Psychological Dominance

26:38- Again, NPD Only Be Used By Mental Health Professionals!

27:26- Behind the Couch & Under the Cushion

27:31- Behind the Couch (Hannah)

28:30- Psychoeducation Soapbox; Add Tendencies After

30:03- Compassion & Empathy

31:05- Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse

32:45- Behind the Couch (Roland)

33:15- Comorbidities & Differentials

34:04- Covert NPD or BPD?!

35:18- Therapy Wise- Confrontation is good

37:24- Under the Cushion (Hannah)

38:01- Gray Rocking

39:57- Better to Regulate Self than Fuel Fire

40:13- Under the Cushion (Roland)

40:26- Quiet Undertaking

41:24- Remove Self Before Falling Prey

42:40- Code Speech

43:35- Duty to Report Only Caveat

43:51- Outro

**This podcast does not serve as Mental Health Therapy with a Licensed Professional. This podcast is for educational purposes only. If topics from the podcast resonate with you, we recommend consulting a mental health provider for tailored support.

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11 July 2025

A Whole New World

Join Hannah and Roland—along with special guest Megan Anderson—as they explore the world and uncover the mental health benefits of travel. From reigniting creativity to finding your environmental reset, discover how immersion sparks personal growth. This journey is packed with insights. Buckle up—new horizons await, and you won’t want to miss it.

00:00- Opening

00:14- Legal Disclosure

00:43- I Don't Need Therapy, I have Taylor Swift

00:53- Roland's Swiftie Song

01:27- Roland's Explanation

03:14- Hannah's Swiftie Song

03:35- Hannah's Explanation

07:10- Uh-oh, Reality Therapy Roland Showed Up

10:08- Hot Take Intro

10:15- Travel & Mental Health!

10:28- Guest Megan Anderson Speaks!

11:13- Travel is Self Care & Prevents Burnout

12:19- 45 COUNTRIES?! 5 CONTINENTS?!

16:18- Megan's Hot Take

16:55- Travel is a Source to Reignite Creativity

18:45- Travel is a Step Back & Peace

20:08- Roland's Hot Take

20:45- Environmental Reset is Important to Re-Center

22:44- Megan's Travel Story

23:43- Megan's Travel Quote

25:45- Travel Became Growth

25:58- Hannah's Hot Take

28:40- Being Immersed is Key

29:35- Uncomfortable with the Comfortable

30:25- Similarly on Smaller Scales is ALSO important

33:21- Being Present & Safe

36:15- Intention is the Anchor

40:20- Behind the Couch & Under the Cushion

40:28- Behind the Couch (Roland)

42:33- Ask Where Client's Have Always Wanted to Go?

43:33- Always Ask Within Means

44:19- Behind the Couch (Hannah)

45:19- Discuss skills alongside travel stories

47:18- Values & Problem Solving & Curiosity

49:45- Under the Cushion (Roland)

50:28- First Vacation Ever? 17 yrs old!

52:08- True Experience of Travel (Mind Blowing)

53:06- Creative Reset & Gob smacked Feeling

53:51- Under the Cushion (Hannah)

54:00- 2 years old was first flight~

54:30- Mystery Rides!

56:29- Spring Breaks All Over

58:44- Broaden Tools through other cultures

01:01:47- Outro

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27 June 2025

It's Not A Phase, Mom!

I swear he's all panic, and definitely no disco. Get your straighteners, cheap CVS black hair dye, and be ready for Warped Tour. Roland Scheppske is bringing the heat this week on You Seem Fine Podcast with his turn in the hot seat. You may need to flip your bangs some or let out a scream while Roland talks about grief in day-to-day life, or the idea of a more holistic approach to mental health that he dubs as full body. In fact, be ready for a full rant on what this would look like if all medical, mental, and health professions just shared a little more knowledge with one another.

00:00- Opening

00:18- Legal Disclosure

00:47- I Don't Need Therapy, I Have Taylor Swift

00:58- Hannah's Swiftie Song

01:20- Hannah's Explanation

03:35- Roland's Swiftie Song

03:57- Roland's Explanation

05:50- Hot Seat Intro

06:12- What's New?!

06:28- First Acceptance Speech!

07:11- New Weekly Blog!

08:00- Practice Update

09:20- Counselor, how? When?

09:45- PTSD Veterans

10:55- Art School instead?!

12:12- Hannah & Roland have history~

14:15- Hardest thing learned as a therapist

17:20- Comradery in Dual Relationships w/ Boundaries

19:45- Boundaries & Ethics

22:00- No Compromise; Be open & talk

23:00- Roland as a Client

24:10- Nurture can be Damaging

25:35- Vulnerability

29:00- Hot Take #1

29:28- Grief is any loss

30:12- Grief is Complex

32:45- Small Griefs are Impactful

35:40- Acknowledgement & Acceptance

37:35- Hot Take #2

39:00- Full Body Experience

39:40- Mainstream & Cross Specialties

42:00- Herbalism, Massage, Acupuncture

44:10- Limited Knowledge

48:15- Medical Community & Resources

49:12- Changes in School Curriculum

53:26- Changes in best practice

53:50- INNER CHILD?! HANNAH WHY!?

55:39- The Body here in the present is most important

58:38- Outro

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13 June 2025

Fake It 'Til You Make It

Imposter Syndrome? You mean that thing that everyone experiences where we think we're not good enough? Where we think we aren't doing the things we're supposed to be doing despite evidence to the contrary? You mean a Millennials biggest enemy? Yes, that Imposter Syndrome. Or, in other words, the persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one's own efforts or skills. Join Hannah and Roland alongside today's special guest, Sydney Smedley, LPC as they discuss the in's and out's of what it's like to battle against OR use to your advantage all parts of the imposter.

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30 May 2025

Where in the World is the Messy Millennial?

Carmen Sandiego, who? She's got nothing on Hannah Shahabi and all the stamps in her passport! The podcast turns up the heat and has our resident messy millennial in the hot seat not only to get some further insight in who she is and how she got here, but also some deeper and more personal hot takes that aren't part of our regularly scheduled program. Whether it's Hannah's niche love of working with the Overwhelmed Achiever, her take on Emotional Intelligence vs. Maturity, or perhaps one you all can imagine make's Roland bounce in his seat a little: the chronic nature of societal trauma---it's time to TRULY get to know Hannah Shahabi, LPC.

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16 May 2025

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

In the immortal, yet possibly problematic, words of Kate Moss, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels". Diet culture, what healthy means, and the perception & need to be skinny by any means necessary has been a trope and trend for decades. This week, Hannah and Roland discuss the mental health around diet culture alongside Metabolic Health & Fitness Coach Taylor Trost (@fitnfoodwithtaylor on Instagram). Particularly, they discuss the uprising trend of Semaglutides, commonly known as Ozempic, what it does to the body, the brain, and some controversial research going on in the field of physical & mental health. What's the good, the bad, and the ugly of it all? Well they're here to give you the skinny on it.

TW: This Episode discusses eating disorders, ozempic trends, and emotional health related topics.

00:00- Opening

00:12- Legal Disclosure

00:42- Personal Intro (Hannah)

00:53- Personal Intro (Roland)

01:08- I Don't Need Therapy, I Have Taylor Swift

01:20- Hannah's Swiftie Song

02:35- Hannah's Explanation

05:08- Roland's Swiftie Song

05:40- Roland's Explanation

07:27- Hot Take Intro

07:33- Diet Culture

07:46- Taylor's Intro

08:48- Taylor's Hot Take

09:06- Diet Trends

10:40- What is Ozempic?

11:53- Side Effects

13:25- Coaching & Ozempic

15:05- A Plan in Place

17:05- Hannah's Hot Take

18:24- Perpetuating "Skinny Girl" Trope

19:34- Redefining Health

20:15- Eating Disorders

24:10- Self Worth & Value

24:38- Roland's Hot Take

26:05- Semaglutide & Depression

29:13- Obesity is now a Disease?!

33:10- Where to find Taylor!?

34:07- Behind the Couch & Under the Cushion

34:15- Behind the Couch (Roland)

35:15- Physical + Mental + Emotional

36:25- Voice & Verbiage

38:00- Comfortability in PME

38:20- Behind the Couch (Hannah)

39:00- Disordered Eating vs Eating Disorders

40:00- Meaning Making & Redefinition

41:10- Desperation for Change

41:55- Autonomy & Age & Control

42:40- Under the Cushion (Roland)

43:11- Control of Self vs Control of World

43:40- "Pride" in Skinny

44:26- Remembering to Enjoy Things

45:11- Under the Cushion (Hannah)

45:53- "Earning" Junk Food

46:18- Clean Plate Mentality

47:23- Mindful Eating

48:08- Autoimmune Disease

49:32- Doctors/Medical Shame

53:48- Mindfulness & Health

55:24- Outro

*THIS PODCAST IS NOT A SUPPLEMENT OR REPLACEMENT FOR THERAPY CONDUCTED WITH A LICSENED PROFESSIONAL*

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