Does ‘Therapy Speak’ Hurt Relationships?

Inside Mental Health · Mar 5, 2026 · 25m

As therapy language floods social media, more people are associating friends, partners, and co-workers with mental health disorders, spotting “red flags” everywhere, and labeling regular human flaws as psychological abuse. In this episode, host Gabe Howard is joined by psychologist and author Dr. Isabelle Morley to unpack how therapy speak, short-form content, and armchair psychology are reshaping modern human interaction — and not always for the better.

For example, believing your ex is a narcissist might feel validating, but is it actually helping you heal, or quietly harming your ability…