Come in and take a seat on Crissle’s Couch.
Each week Crissle brings sharp truth along with her own lived experience and insight to listener letters, solo reflections, and candid conversations — equal parts culture, critique, and care. This trailer introduces the show’s mix of honest advice, tough love, and gentle accountability, so you’ll know what it feels like to be heard, challenged, and maybe a little bit healed. Tune in and get comfortable! This isn’t therapy, but it just might be the next best thing.
Latest episodes
Showing 20 · updated from the feed
Session 51 ft. Jade
Please welcome Jade back to the Couch!
This week, Crissle and Jade explore what happens when relationships and family dynamics leave us questioning our choices. One list
Nov 10 56 min
Session 50 ft. Jade
Please welcome Jade back to the Couch! This week, Crissle and Jade get into some complicated relationship and family dilemmas. One listener is questioning whether to go t
Nov 3 55 min
Session 49 ft. Jade
Please welcome Jade back to the Couch! This week, Crissle and Jade unpack whether a relationship with a parent is worth fixing, navigating a friendship that changes afte
Oct 27 52 min
Session 48 ft. Jade
Please welcome Jade back to the Couch! This week, Crissle and Jade unpack a range of relationship dilemmas, from navigating loneliness and struggling to build community t
Oct 20 1 h 16 min
Session 47 ft. Jade
Please welcome Jade back to the Couch! This week, Crissle and Jade tackle a range of relationship dilemmas. From struggling to move on from someone you never dated to fal
Oct 13 51 min
Session 46 ft. Jade
Please welcome Jade back to the Couch! This week, Crissle and Jade dive into complicated family dynamics, abusive relationships, controlling parents, and navigating life
Oct 6 1 h 05 min
Session 45: Calling Crissle
This week on the Couch, Crissle gets into the messy realities of friendship, family, and healing. She explores what to do when your friends let you down, how to support s
Sep 29 59 min
Session 44 ft. Dr Rheeda Walker
This week on the Couch, Crissle sits down with Dr. Rheeda Walker to talk about her book; The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychological fortitude, and the i
Sep 22 51 min
Session 43 ft. Dr. Raquel Martin
This week on the Couch, Crissle sits down with Dr. Raquel Martin to talk about boundaries, conflict, and what it really means to have healthy relationships. They unpack t
Sep 15 1 h 21 min
Session 42 ft. Dr. Taylor Cummings
This week on the Couch, Crissle sits down with Dr. Taylor Cummings to talk about mental health, identity, and the pressure to become who the world expects us to be. They
Sep 8 47 min
Session 41: Lets Talk About Sex ft. Dr. Donna Oriowo
This week on the Couch, Crissle sits down with renowned sex therapist, psychologist, and author Dr. Donna Oriowo to talk about self-esteem, sexuality, and the messages Bl
Sep 1 1 h 05 min
Session 40: Calling Crissle
This week, Crissle is back on the Couch taking your live calls and getting real about mental health, relationships, and the complicated choices we make when life feels ov
Aug 25 52 min
Back on the Couch: Roxane Gay
Taking a look back on the couch to Session 23: Please welcome acclaimed writer, cultural critic, and bestselling author Roxane Gay to the couch!
Resources:
Bad Feminist
Aug 18 1 h 21 min
Session 39: Calling Crissle
This week, Crissle is back on the Couch taking your live calls and getting real about the complicated relationships we have with the people we love.
In today's episode,
Aug 11 1 h 06 min
Session 38: Calling Crissle
This week, Crissle is back taking your live calls!
Today, she's helping listeners navigate friendships, family conflict, and the challenges of finding the right mental
Aug 4 1 h 00 min
Session 37: Do We Have A Problem: Addiction
This week on Crissle's Couch, Crissle explores the realities of addiction. She breaks down the difference between casual substance use and dependency, and discusses how c
Jul 28 27 min
Session 36 ft. India Shawn
Please welcome acclaimed, Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter India Shawn to the Couch! Fresh off the release of her new album, Subject to Change, India joins Crissle
Jul 21 59 min
Session 35: Calling Crissle
This week, Crissle is taking your live calls and helping listeners navigate difficult relationships with parents and friendships that may have reached their breaking poin
Jul 14 57 min
Session 34 ft. Jade
Please welcome Jade back to the Couch!
Session Notes:
0:00 — Welcome Back to the Couch0:43 — How Do I Balance Work While My Boyfriend Is in the Hospital16:33 — How Do
Jul 7 1 h 01 min
Session 33: Calling Crissle
This week, Crissle is answering your questions LIVE! Today’s callers are opening up about complicated family relationships, supporting loved ones through mental health ch
Jun 30 1 h 01 min
Chart positions
Where Crissle’s Couch ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 11, 2026).
A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.
LOVE this show already! Will literally follow Crissle wherever she goes! Def recommend and love hearing the advice! This is def a different platform from the READ because my girl is multi-faceted!! Love Crissle’s unapologetic honesty while also giving sound advice! Will continue to support anything she does and that’s on PERIOD.
Be. Green · Dec 2025
I love this format, really enjoy hearing this side of Crissle, and always love Jade. Already love the show and love the real perspectives with an educational ✨touch✨
kier.foster · Nov 2025
Love the mix of the show. I thought it was going to be all mental health issues but having the long form interview too was a pleasant surprise. Keep going, Crissle.
TpmApp · Nov 2025
Loved the first episode! This is exactly what I’ve been hoping you would do.
I will echo other’s sentiments on a couple things tho..
I would love to hear Jade read the entire letter. You naturally have to cut corners when writing a letter to a podcast, so there’s already context missing. From a listeners standpoint, it just feels like even more context is missing.
And secondly, the music playing while the letter is being read is pretty distracting. I don’t think us listeners would mind the silence.
CDGauxiliary · Nov 2025
I was really excited to hear about this podcast since I love the listener letters on The Read and was hoping to get a deeper dive here. Love the letter/advice episodes but don't understand the point of the random guest episodes. Not a fan of those at all.
AKA Queen Mab · Dec 2025
I’ve been following Crissle since the very first episode of the Read. I have really been inspired by Crissle’s journey. I will say I couldn’t get through the first episode. Why weren’t they reading the letters as they were written instead of relaying them to us? It made them difficult to follow. I have faith that they can turn this around so I’m going to stick with this sore foot at least a few more eps. Crissle’s more emotional episodes with her female friends on their podcasts were so good that I’ve been praying for her to have a spinoff. You can do this, Crissle!
LSResé · Nov 2025
We strive to present a balanced view by showing a diverse range of reviews from Apple Podcasts.
More podcasts like Crissle’s Couch
Popular shows in Society & Culture, for your next listen.
Here you find the Apple Podcasts chart positions of Crissle’s Couch, its latest episodes to listen to directly, and reviews from listeners. Rankings are updated daily for the United States.
