On this bonus episode, Ryanne and Lauren are joined by Briana Rogers, a licensed professional counselor, specializing in eating disorders. We talked with Briana about the nuances of eating disorders, how she works with these diagnoses, and how to support those who are going through an eating disorder. We discuss some potentially triggering information, so listener discretion is advised.

In the season 8 finale, Ryanne and Lauren talked with former guest Katie Green about her work with clients in active addiction. Katie shared her experience working with clients over the years in this capacity, how to be a supportive friend to partners of those who are in active addiction, and relational detoxes and why they are helpful in healing.

On this week's episode, Ryanne and Lauren are joined by Alyssa Zepeda, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and somatic healer. Alyssa shares her work as a somatic therapist, how movement is crucial for mental health, and how spirituality lends itself to the mind-body connection.

In this season's "A Day in the Life" episode, Ryanne and Lauren are joined by Julie Villatoro. Julie bravely shares her experience with major depressive disorder. From being diagnosed, receiving support for her diagnosis, and entering a treatment facility, Julie shares her real and raw experience and how she is coping today. Trigger Warning: Julie shares personal topics regarding her experience in treatment.

Welcome to Season 8 and the Dope Sh*t Summer Series! The Summer Series will include 4 episodes related to common, tangible topics and discussions that will help support your mental health throughout the summer. In this solo episode, Ryanne and Lauren discuss emotional dysregulation, sensory regulation, and sensory tools to help support our mental health and functioning. It's also our 5 year anniversary this week!

In the season 7 finale, Ryanne and Lauren welcome back former guest Casey Moran to discuss life updates since his season 1 debut. Casey shared about his experiences living with Bipolar II, ADHD and depression. “A Day in the Life” episodes will feature former and new guests sharing their life experiences while navigating mental health challenges. Trigger Warning: Casey shares personal topics regarding his inpatient experiences

On this week's episode, Ryanne and Lauren are joined by Leo Massey, a therapist specializing in DBT. We dive into Leo's journey becoming a therapist, what DBT is and how it is used with clients, and accessing these skills to support your own mental health.

In this unfiltered (and unedited) solo episode, Ryanne and Lauren let Chat GPT choose their solo episode topic. They dive into the topic of burnout and how it impacts their generation “aka millennials”.

On the season 7 premiere, Ryanne and Lauren sat down with Sibohan Gadallah, Board Certified Behavior Analyst and business owner of ABA Los Angeles. The ladies discussed neuroaffirming care and the ins and outs of ABA therapy.

On their solo season finale, Ryanne and Lauren take you on a journey through their youth growing up in the 90’s and 2000’s. This episode unpacks the origins and psychology of nostalgia, the lasting impact of it and trends of the time.

Ryanne and Lauren spoke with Dr. Audra Horney, a licensed psychologist, who specializes in men's mental health. Dr. Audra shares her wisdom and experience working with this population and discusses the differences between male and female approaches to therapy, how to support men in your life that may be struggling, and how she works with men in the therapy space.

Ryanne and Lauren are joined by Hannah Guy, a trauma therapist out of Philadelphia. Hannah shares her experience working as a trauma therapist, gives the listeners an overview of trauma and common misconceptions, and explains what EMDR is.

Ryanne and Lauren are back with Season 6 and an "unfiltered" solo episode. Ryanne and Lauren give some much needed life updates after their multi-month hiatus from the podcast and share current events including the impact of the LA fires. (Unfiltered episodes are unedited and raw footage of the cohosts).

On our season finale, Ryanne and Lauren are joined by Charity Matlock, LCMHC to discuss neurodivergency and ADHD. Charity discussed her own ADHD diagnosis, what neurodivergent-affirming care looks like, and various topics to educate listeners on neurodivergency and ADHD.

Lauren Kamm, LPCC joins Ryanne and Lauren to talk about crisis therapy and crisis response. We dived into what crisis therapy is, how to get proper support when there is a crisis, and the rising challenges in America.

Ryanne and Lauren sat down with trauma therapist Emilee Crowder to talk about authenticity. We chatted about what authenticity is, how to show up more authentically in your life and how Emilee uses authenticity in her therapy practice.

Ryanne and Lauren are celebrating 4 years of podcasting! To get excited for the new season, Ryanne and Lauren discussed some personal and professional updates, what is in store this season, and a quick reflection on the past 4 years.

For our season finale, we are joined by Melissa Hiemann, a trauma-informed coach and founder of the Centre for Healing. We talked about navigating limiting beliefs, working through stressful and/or traumatic experiences through finding safety resources and regulating our dysregulated nervous systems.

Ryanne and Lauren are joined by Wendy Cole, a transition mentor, who shared her story and journey of gender transition. Wendy is an open book and we had a fantastic conversation about using life experiences as your tools, embracing who you really are, and her own story of transition.

Welcome to Season 5 of Dope Sh*t! Ryanne and Lauren are joined By Rachel Sievers, counselor and life coach, to tackle the subject of codependency. We discussed what codependency is, how it shows up in different relationships and ways to learn new skills to work through codependency.