Dysfunction Junkies
Chrisy & Kerry
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Two high school besties reconnect and commiserate their stories as they navigate the dysfunctions of life from marriage, families, illness, death of childhood families, and creating healthy boundaries. Join them each week as Chrisy and Kerry share their stories and life lessons all with a zest of wit, humor, and love. They may not have seen it all, but they have seen enough!
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S2E51 Stop Asking Me Why My Socks Do Not Match
Send us Fan MailMismatched socks, “inside shoes,” and the moment a shirt becomes permanently cursed after a bad day. If your closet feels like a mental health diary, you’re not alone. We get it. Our…
S2E50 Public Place Pet Peeves From Trails To Shopping To Pools
Send us Fan MailPeople don’t have to be “bad” to be wildly disruptive, they just have to be unaware. We’re back on our favorite theme, overpeopling, and we’re tracing the exact moments when public…
S2E49 Flashback Friday: When Mother’s Day Steals Your Birthday Spotlight
Send us Fan MailYour birthday is supposed to feel like one day where you matter, so why does it sometimes feel like a test you’re destined to fail? On this Flashback Friday, we pull a thread that…
S2E48 A Wet Boot And Bare Foot Bus Ride Turns Into A Lesson On Public Manners
Send us Fan MailA packed shuttle in Zion National Park is not the place to turn your river-soaked hiking shoes into a personal rinse station, but that’s exactly what happens to us and it kicks off…
S2E47 Cinco De Mama
Send us Fan MailCinco de Mayo is supposed to be light, loud, and fun, but sometimes a date picks up a second meaning that never goes away. We talk about why May 5 can feel like a party and a memorial…
S2E46 May Dysfunction Junkies Care: Lupus Awareness Month
Send us Fan MailIt's a new month and a new Dysfunction Junkies C.A.R.E initiative. May is Lupus Awareness Month, we share easy ways to learn more and show support, including wearing purple and…
S2E45 Stop Calling A Tiger Fluffy
Send us Fan MailA lot of people say they’re “animal lovers,” but love gets real when a pet stops being cute and starts needing structure, money, time, and a long-term plan. We go down the rabbit hole…
S2E44 What Childhood Songs Really Meant: Who the Heck is Miss Suzie?
Send us Fan MailWhy do we remember Miss Susie Has A Steamboat forever, but not what we ate yesterday? We dig into classic folklore like Ring Around the Rosy and the plague theory behind its lyrics,…
S2E43 From Starbucks To Azerbaijan: The Thank You Tour
Send us Fan MailThe map lit up and we are still trying to process it. Over the past month we picked up listeners from 14 new countries, with a huge burst in just 48 hours, and suddenly the…
S2E42 Switching Doctors Feels Like Dating And That Is The Problem
Send us Fan MailMoving, aging, and life changes eventually force almost everyone into a stressful rite of passage: finding a new doctor. On the Dysfunction Junkies Podcast, we talk through why…
S2E41 Flashback Friday: Easter Traditions We Still Remember
Send us Fan MailIt's Flashback Friday and we are going back to Easter Season 1 Episode 26. Pantyhose as a rite of passage might be the most unexpected Easter memory, but once we started pulling the…
S2E40 We Tell The Awkward Dating Stories That Still Haunt Us
Send us Fan MailOne bad kiss can end a romance, but what about a bad kiss plus a corner fart confession? We’re laughing through the kind of dysfunctional dating stories that feel too weird to be…
S2E39 Easter Bunny Dysfunction
Send us Fan MailWe follow the Easter Bunny origin from ancient fertility themes to the American Easter basket tradition. And why are we putting our kids on a stranger’s lap in a creepy bunny suit?…
S2E38 Dysfunction Junkies C.A.R.E: World Autism Month Spotlight
Send us Fan MailApril Dysfunction Junkies CARE: Autism comes up in conversation all the time, but “hearing the word” isn’t the same as understanding the people and families living it every day. For…
S2E37 Baby Showers And Bridal Showers Without The Cringe
Send us Fan MailMicrowaved candy bars in diapers. Toilet paper wrapped around a pregnant belly. A room full of people you half-know watching you open gifts you may not even need. We’ve both been to…
S2E36 Thankful Sunday: We’re Grateful For You And The 24 Countries Listening
Send us Fan MailTwenty-four countries. That number still doesn’t feel real to us, and we had to hop on the mic for a Thankful Sunday to say it out loud and say thank you. From Wooster, Ohio to St.…
S2E35 Why Pajamas And Slippers Suddenly Feel Acceptable Everywhere
Send us Fan MailPajamas at a hotel breakfast buffet. Fluffy slippers in the grocery store. Boxer shorts in a public lobby. We’ve been traveling more, and we can’t stop noticing how fast “bed clothes”…
S2E34 Flash Back Friday: What Are We Really Celebrating On St. Patrick’s Day
Send us Fan MailLeprechaun “traditions” can get unhinged fast: green toilets, green marshmallows, and kid pressure. Our St. Patrick’s Day flashback is equal parts funny and horrifying. Listen and…
S2E33 Why Spring Cleaning Breaks Us And How To Fix It
Send us Fan MailWhy do we cling to clutter we don’t even like? We dig into the history of spring cleaning, the emotions behind stuff, and smart ways to make progress without burning out. Ready to try…
S2E32 No Offense, But Your Red Flags Are Showing
Send us Fan MailEver met a one-upper who turns every chat into a contest? Tired of “I had it worse” and “I knew that already”? We’ve got stories, humor, and practical scripts to spot narcissistic…
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Dysfunction Junkies has published 119 episodes since October 2024, covering topics in Comedy, Relationships.
Dysfunction Junkies is currently moderate with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 31m.
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