Peeling the Onion

Peeling the Onion is where we hold popular psychology up to the light — and see what’s actually inside. Hosted by coaches Julia Rogers and Angela Quinones, this podcast challenges the bite-sized quotes and viral self-help advice that dominate social media. We’re not here to mock. We’re here to think. If you suspect that real development is messier, more nuanced, and far more interesting than the motivational wallpaper in your feed, join us. Put down the Pinterest quote. Pick up your critical thinking.

Peeling the Onion is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Why Peeling the Onion?

  Jul 30, 202613 min

  In today’s episode hosts Julia Rogers and Angela Quiñones share why they chose the title “Peeling the Onion”. It takes a complex interaction of relationships, systems, privilege, opportunity, timing, and effort, and reduces it to a single cause, the individual. They talk about: Why Peeling the Onion The meaning behind it Cognitive bias Blame and responsibility Elemental Smugness 1:05 Why we chose this title “PTO” 2:07 Do we always have to explore deeper? 3:15 The overuse and what does PTO actually mean 4:03 Simply using pop psychology phrases will not actually help 6:42 There are many levels of understanding behind every phrase 8:38 Is there higher wisdom in using pop psychology phrases? 11:22 Engaging your critical thinking skills

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  Be grateful, it could be worse

  Jul 16, 202614 min

  In today’s episode hosts Julia Rogers and Angela Quiñones share their thoughts on the phrase: “be grateful, it could be worse” and the practices on gratitude at different levels and sometimes taken to extremes. They talk about: Being grateful and gratitude How sometimes can invalidate emotional experiences Emotional bypassing Boundaries You are allowed to complain People dont need fixing Here are the highlights of this episode: 0:55 The words grateful and gratitude 2:43 You can’t complain 4:16 It can invalidate emotional experiences 5:01 It stops you to think about what’s underneath 5:59 Emotional bypassing 9:16 Complaining as a way of processing what needs changing 10:39 Always being grateful and not complaining can also foster isolation 11:28 Negating the importance of the situation 13:37 Sometimes people just need to be heard

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  The only thing holding you back is you

  Jun 11, 202615 min

  In today’s episode hosts Julia Rogers and Angela Quiñones share their thoughts on the phrase: “the only thing holding you back is you” and how it's actually a form of blame. It takes a complex interaction of relationships, systems, privilege, opportunity, timing, and effort, and reduces it to a single cause, the individual. They talk about: Victim blaming Dynamics and projection Cognitive bias Blame and responsibility Elemental Smugness Here are the highlights of this episode: 1:27 The amygdala gets hijacked. 1:46 This phrase appeals to personal agency 2:21 You are the only one responsible for anything happening in your life 2:30 There are so many variables to take into account 3:32 It takes away any critical analysis 3:38 We don’t all have the same 24 hours in the day 7:45 People can not just forget about their personal circumstances 8:15 Dynamic and projection 9:28 Positions of power and higher status 10:43 Elemental Smugness 11:53 You and only you is the one to blame 12:28 Cognitive bias 13:13 People are doing their best with what they have

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  Fake it until you make it

  May 28, 202619 minS0

  <p >In today’s episode hosts Julia Rogers and Angela Quiñones share their thoughts on the phrase; “ fake it until you make it” and how it went from bringing courage in moments of self-doubt to becoming an unethical way to succeed in professions and life. They also talk about the implications of faking your emotions and pains which will then translate into burnout and poor mental health </p><p>They talk about: </p>Professionalism and ethicsThe two sides of the phrase “ fake it until you make it” How social media and some industries praise fakeness Reputation as a professional in any area...

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  You're never given more than you can handle

  May 14, 202617 minS0

  <p >In today’s episode hosts Julia Rogers and Angela Quiñones deconstruct the popular phrase "you're never given more than you can handle". They argue it's harmful, dismissive, and isolating. The duo also agrees it invalidates real pain, suppresses emotions, promotes solo resilience over relational support and discourages help-seeking, especially for women and across cultures.</p><p>They talk about: </p>Resilience is not a one-size-fits-all tool.Societal pressure to "keep up" alone; reinforces failure narrative and isolation.Suppressing feelings, invalidates pain (burnout, trauma, grief, chronic illness).British culture expects people to get on with it and in Latin Ame...

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