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A Lot More Nuanced

A Lot More Nuanced

By: Drs. Lindsey Umstead & Brittany Wyche
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What do you get when two mental health therapists with a mutual love of TV and musical theater become friends?

This podcast. Six or so years after they decide to do a podcast.

Join us as we rewatch one of our favorite shows of all time: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Created by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, this musical comedy-drama uses song and dance to follow Rebecca Bunch, after her move from NYC to West Covina, California for love. Across four seasons, this show explores themes surrounding relationships, mental health, identity, and acceptance. It’ll make you laugh. It’ll make you sing. It will probably make you cringe. And it will make you reflect on the complexity of the human condition (probably).

Together, we talk about each episode of CXG from our lenses as therapists, educators, former theater kids, and girlies who have been on their own mental health journeys. Our main goal: highlight the ways in which this brilliant work of art captures the nuances of love, life, and self discovery.

SO WEIRD, RIGHT?!

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Lindsey's professional insta: @everbloomingbody

Brittany's professional insta: @salembloomcounseling

Lindsey Umstead and Brittany Wyche 2025
Art Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
Episodes
  • Lindsey is Sick Again!
    Dec 23 2025

    Lindsey & Brittany review Season 1, Episode 5 of CXG: Josh and I Are Good People! They talk about how much they love Father Brah, how hard it is to allow others to have different narratives about you, altruism, gender roles, Internal Family Systems, and the nuance of what it means to be a "good person". Also, snails.

    Show notes:

    • TV Show "What I Like About You": https://tv.apple.com/us/show/what-i-like-about-you/umc.cmc.4979qlddit7lpf6meqedpnnbs
    • "Butterfly Kisses" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwlAdEnT-do
    • Strangers Drowning by Larissa MacFarquhar: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307790/strangers-drowning-by-larissa-macfarquhar/
    • TV Show "The Good Place": https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/the-good-place
    • Wicked by Gregory Macquire: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/wicked-gregory-maguire?variant=42754185134114
    • Information about Internal Family Systems (IFS): https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline

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    Email us with questions or thoughts: alotmorenuanced@gmail.com

    Link to CXG YouTube Channel to watch music videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLps-716t4L-pVcFn42OUHKrImqOLnJaGc

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • BONUS EPISODE: Lindsey & Brittany Need Tylerin!
    Dec 9 2025

    With the hecticness of the holidays and continued sleep deprivation from tiny humans, Lindsey & Brittany take a break from CXG analysis to talk about their shared favorite fairytale: Beauty & the Beast. Lindsey was able to see the live musical earlier this year, so they talk about how it compares to the classic Disney movie & generally about fairytales and love. They also consider which Disney princess Rebecca is and which Disney princes might match which of her romantic heroes.

    Note: Brittany talks over Lndsey at one point, but the narrative Lindsey does not buy into is that Beauty & the Beast is about Stockholm Syndrome - they come back to this a little later!

    Show notes:

    • Beauty & the Beast The Musical: https://beautyandthebeastthemusical.com/
    • Beauty & the Beast the Disney Movie: https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-97babebc-7013-455a-b377-aa3d7a6e79c1
    • Handheld Beauty & the Beast game Brittany had: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUQz7bo31RI
    • "Something There" from Beauty & the Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH5Apx81RFM
    • The Outsiders movie with Rob Lowe: https://tubitv.com/movies/589279/the-outsiders
    • The Outsiders DPAC: https://www.dpacnc.com/events/detail/the-outsiders-2025
    • Queer Eye Las Vegas season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXmaWuVeLbU
    • Superstore: https://www.hulu.com/series/superstore-727810b8-e54b-4f01-9381-a79ab5661bf7

    Rate & review us on your favorite podcast platform, and subscribe to never miss an episode!

    Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ALotMoreNuancedPodcast

    Follow us on Instagram: @alotmorenuanced

    Email us with questions or thoughts: alotmorenuanced@gmail.com

    Link to CXG YouTube Channel to watch music videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLps-716t4L-pVcFn42OUHKrImqOLnJaGc

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    44 mins
  • Brittany Has Had a Lot of Therapy!
    Nov 25 2025

    Brittany and Lindsey review CXG Season 1, Episode 4: I’m Going on a Date with Josh’s Friend! They talk about online dating and sexual politics (again!) and of course, Dressbarn. They also consider the “come close, go away” attachment dynamic & what exactly “healthy” means.

    Show notes:

    • NC Weather Authority: https://www.facebook.com/ncweatherauthority/
    • Tim Buckley post on DST: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GkYSgPgdn/
    • Maintenance Phase 10,000 Steps Myth: https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/episodes/12713294-the-10-000-steps-myth
    • The Alarmist Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: https://shows.acast.com/alarmist/episodes/triangleshirtwaistfire-whoistoblame-
    • SIX the Musical: https://sixthemusical.com/
    • Even the Royals podcast (first episode on Henry VIII's wives): https://wondery.com/shows/even-the-royals/episode/13570-the-six-wives-of-henry-viii-catherine-of-aragon-part-1/
    • Bad Women (on the Five Victims of Jack the Ripper): https://open.spotify.com/show/5l6ouwBnkc1QBe0iDA5tKw
    • The Tudors: https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-tudors/
    • High Potential: https://abc.com/show/a9a37c58-9d88-452f-9ac6-0a95e5a4176e
    • The Luna Sisters book series by Liana de la Rosa: https://lianadelarosa.com/series/the-luna-sisters/

    Rate & review us on your favorite podcast platform, and subscribe to never miss an episode!

    Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ALotMoreNuancedPodcast

    Follow us on Instagram: @alotmorenuanced

    Email us with questions or thoughts: alotmorenuanced@gmail.com

    Link to CXG YouTube Channel to watch music videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLps-716t4L-pVcFn42OUHKrImqOLnJaGc

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    1 hr and 30 mins
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