
E38 - Why We Love The Drama (Until It's Ours) š«£
Published: February 18, 2026
Duration: 52:47
Letās be honest. We all love a little drama⦠as long as itās not happening to us. š
From celebrity family feuds to wedding-day chaos to messy public statements, we canāt look away. But the second that kind of public-facing conflict hits our own nervous system? Weāre either shutting down, spiraling, or plotting our escape into permanent invisibility.
In this episode of But For Real, therapists Val and Emerson unpack the psychology of why we love drama and gossipā at least, of course, until itās about us. Weāre talking attachment wounds, tribalism...