We Should Talk
Megan Walsh and Amber Trejo, two trauma therapists from the Midwest and real-life friends, host this podcast where they have the candid, warm, and sometimes messy conversations they wished existed elsewhere. Each episode explores everyday life, touching on relationships, motherhood, pop culture, mental health, and more. They drop the expert personas and speak as two ordinary humans navigating their own struggles, reminding listeners that therapists have issues too. The show offers an honest, relatable take on personal growth and connection, blending professional insight with genuine friendship.
Episodes
We Should Talk About: Surviving Childhood Trauma: Navigating Enmeshment & Healing with Stephanie Bagato
What happens when your biggest childhood trauma buffer was the cousin sleeping on the bunk bed right above you? In this raw, deeply relatable episode, Amber sits down with her cousin, fellow psychotherapist, and private practice owner Stephanie Bagato (LMFT)! Born just six months apart, Amber and Stephanie grew up more like sisters navigating a chaotic childhood filled with makeshift clubhouses, s
ADHD, Parenting, and the PAM Method with Justin Gillespie
This week, Megan is resting at home with her adorable new baby boy, so Amber is joined by guest co-host Justin Gillespie, also known as ADHD Therapist J! Justin is a therapist, author, and owner of The Superior Center in Michigan. In this episode, Amber and Justin dive deep into the real-world realities of living and parenting with ADHD. They unpack everything from surviving early parenthood to na
We Should Talk About: CPTSD and Unraveling Childhood Shame
Why do so many of us grow up feeling like an outsider in our own lives, carrying a persistent sense of dread or self-doubt? On this episode of We Should Talk, Megan and Amber dive into complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) - a form of ongoing, relational trauma that is often overlooked and rarely taught in traditional therapy settings. From raw conversations about upcoming life transition
We Should Talk About: Conflict (and How We Learned to Navigate It)
Why does a simple disagreement make your heart race, or cause you to shut down completely? On this episode of We Should Talk, Megan and Amber break down the hidden mechanics of conflict - tracing why we react the way we do back to our earliest childhood dynamics. From navigating hot weather to preparing for major family milestones like the very first day of preschool, they unpack how past patterns
We Should Talk About: Emotionally Immature Parents
This week, Megan and Amber catch up on everything from surviving intense weekend routines to celebrating major milestones including the surreal feeling of seeing long-term creative projects finally coming together. Plus, Megan shares a raw moment of navigating toddler tantrums that led to introducing a specific parenting role to hold boundaries. Then, they dive deep into the heart of this week's c
We Should Talk About: Emotional Flashbacks
Ever catch yourself having a reaction to a situation that feels completely out of proportion, but you just can't seem to turn down the intensity? In this deeply validating episode, Megan and Amber break down the subtle, heavy world of emotional flashbacks - what they actually are, why they pop up when we least expect them, and how to navigate the waves when our past takes over our present. Between
We Should Talk About: Postpartum, the Lindsay Clancy Trial, & Systems of Support
In this heavy yet necessary conversation, Megan and Amber dive deep into the nuanced layers sitting beneath the high-profile Lindsay Clancy trial. Moving past the sensationalized headlines, they unpack what it actually means to navigate postpartum mental health - exploring the massive spectrum between "baby blues" and psychosis that so often gets overlooked by our broken care systems. With Megan p
We Should Talk About: How Your Inner Child Wounds Come Out in Your Relationships
After a few weeks away with a dreamy, points funded escape to the Ritz Carlton, a chaotic first week of school, and some serious pre baby nesting, Megan and Amber are back at the mic! In this episode, the girls dive deep into the messy, protective, and vulnerable ways our inner children show up in our relationships. From "giving someone the ick" the second they show genuine interest, to full on em
We Should Talk About: Our Millennial Oracle Readings
In this week's episode, Megan and Amber take a well-deserved breather from the heavy topics to step into a little nostalgic fun! From third-trimester updates and chaotic summer routines to pulling cards from the Everyday Millennial Oracle deck, this episode is equal parts vulnerable, hilarious, and deeply relatable. In This Episode, We Cover: Birth Plan Pivots & Nursery Scramble: Megan shares an
We Should Talk About: Adult Friendships, Attachment Wounds and Noah Kahan
Have you ever looked around at your adult life and wondered why making - and keeping - female friends feels so wildly complex? In this episode, Megan and Amber drop into a high-energy recording to tackle the deep, invisible forces that shape our friendships, the scary nature of real-time vulnerability, and how music helps us grieve the connections that never got a second chance. In This Episode, W
We Should Talk About: Family Estrangement
When trauma therapists talk about family estrangement online, it hits a massive nerve on both ends of the spectrum. Some feel deeply validated, while others throw accusations of tearing families apart. This week, Megan and Amber peel back the curtain on a deeply lonely, highly complex topic that is anything but black and white. Sharing their own raw, incredibly personal family histories for the fi
We Should Talk About: Choosing a Therapist
Finding a therapist is a lot like shopping for the perfect pair of jeans. Sometimes you try on a pair that should fit on paper, but you're left feeling uncomfortable, restricted, and unable to breathe. This week, Megan and Amber are getting incredibly honest about what it really looks like to hunt for "the one" in the mental health world, sharing their own wildly different journeys on the client c
We Should Talk About: Therapist Content Creators
This week, Megan and Amber are pulling back the curtain on what it really means to create mental health content online. From navigating internet trolls to dealing with massive industry controversies, they are breaking down the complex boundaries of being a therapist in a hyper-visible digital world. In This Episode, We Chat About: The Reality of Trimester 3: Megan updates us on the "Herculean ef
We Should Talk About: Reality TV
Pull up a chair and pour something strong, because the group chat is going behind the scenes of your favorite reality TV obsession. This week, Megan and Amber are stepping completely outside the traditional therapist zone to talk to someone who actually lived through the eye of the reality storm. Joining them in the studio is Chicago local Nick Thompson from Season 2 of Love Is Blind. Five years o
We Should Talk About: Pretending We're Fine
Today, the girls are dodging midwestern tornado warnings and diving straight into the heavy stuff: why we default to "I'm fine" when we are actually completely overwhelmed, and the family dynamics that teach us to hide our needs. Plus, they unpack the explosive Summer House reunion from a purely psychological perspective—because nothing says "trauma response" like intense reality TV chemistry. In
We Should Talk About: Us
Two therapists. Zero pretense. All the good stuff. Megan Walsh and Amber Trejo met in the DMs and decided the world needed a podcast that felt less like a lecture and more like texting your most self-aware friend. This is that podcast. In the debut episode, they pull back the curtain on their real lives — because yes, your therapist has issues too, and that's kind of the whole point. In this episo
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