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Bonus Episode: The Friday Night Blues: Why Rest Isn’t Shameful

August 07, 2025 • Dr. Allison Sucamele

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Why does staying in on a Friday night sometimes feel like failure?

In this special bonus episode, Dr. Allison Sucamele unpacks the quiet heaviness of the Friday Night Blues—the loneliness, shame, and internalized pressure that can sneak in just when the world tells us we should be “living it up.”

We explore:
• The psychology behind the contrast effect and FOMO (Gilbert & Wilson, Przybylski)
• Why social media makes solitude feel like failure
• How anticipation creates a dopamine crash
• Cultural scripts about success + being “seen”
• Strategies to turn Friday night into a ritual of rest and joy
• Neuroscience insights from Dr. Loretta Breuning and Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
• How to shift from FOMO to JOMO (joy of missing out)

✨ Plus: Journal prompts, grounding tools, self-soothing practices, and a gentle reminder—you are allowed to rest.

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📚 Mentioned Resources:
• Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
• APA Study on Social Media & Self-Esteem (2017)
• Loneliness by Cacioppo & Patrick
• Loretta Breuning, PhD – Inner Mammal Institute
• 7cups.com, MentalHealth.gov, TheTrevorProject.org

📌 Reminder: This episode is for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support. If you're in crisis, call/text 988 in the U.S. for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

✨ Come rest, reflect, and reclaim your peace.
You’re not missing out. You’re tuning in.
#JOMOforever

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