Are you ready to ramble?! Straight out of the gate, you got a reference to Star Trek red shirts…and it spirals out from there. This episode is following up to the first episode (prior to kicking off Season 5) with my cohost, No. 1 Child, and breaking my own rules for editing. It didn’t yield what we thought it would, so…we cover a lot of things: television, movies*, music, actors, artists, AI, ChatGPT. So it’s a rambling episode, put it on the background and feel free to laugh at us or ...

I've chosen five of my favorite episodes (out of so many!) to share with listeners. This is the fifth and final one that brought another one of my favorite people together with me to chat about how life can be for women in various professions. * * * This episode, I have the pleasure of hosting one of my favorite professionals, friend and mentor, Dr. Christina Keszler. She is the Owner, and Chiropractic physician of Synergy Wellness Centers, LLC. We have a great time sharing laughs, but also ...

I've chosen five of my favorite episodes (out of so many!) to share with listeners. This is the fourth one that brought one of my favorite people together with me to chat about things we find important. * * * I have one of my favorite people, Veronica Green, chatting with me. As with most of the people that I know, and definitely among my friends group, she is incredibly passionate about service to/for/with others. And this means for her, using her voice to advocate for those who are u...

S5E1 - Guest: Erika Hansen, LMHC (IA) Hell yes, Season Five is finally here! And one of my favorite people is back with me, too. And we are dishing out our thoughts on the MAX show, "The Pitt." So if you've not watched it yet, be warned that this is a very spoiler heavy episode. PLEASE NOTE: There are multiple topics we discuss that listeners may find upsetting and/or activating to them, including trauma and medical trauma. About Erika: Erika Hansen, LMHC, The Rebel Therapist, is the owner an...

I've chosen five of my favorite episodes (out of so many!) to share with listeners. This is the third one where I learn a few things from one of my kids. * * * I drag my other daughter, Jenn, back to the show to discuss her body art! PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion includes the subject of trauma. * * * More info about Jenn: Jenn is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in something that somehow led her here because li...

I've chosen five of my favorite episodes (out of so many!) to share with listeners. This is the second one that brought a colleague and I in touch with one another to become friends. * * * I was incredibly fortunate that my guest, Bhavna Raithatha had time on her day off to sit and chat with me for this episode. Bhavna is a force of nature: teaching, speaking, volunteering. She's got an incredible survival journey through her life of multiple traumas and experienced racism since she wa...

I've chosen five of my favorite episodes (out of so many!) to share with listeners. This is the first one that came to mind as I've lost my ability to taste chocolate after a long bout with Covid in 2023. It's still a delight of an episode to listen to. * * * This episode is just a lovely chat and ramble with the spouse of one of my favorite people. Sebastian Polhill digs in with me about some of the subjects I could talk for ages about: world history, Roman history, development of society an...

This the experimental episode where I drop it as it was recorded. No. 1 Child goaded me into it, and well, here we are. I think I need that soundbite: "Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation and you know what, I am too." * * * As promised, two folx to check out: Ze Frank https://youtube.com/@zefrank?si=UsLM9LTnWTNqeFZ_ Franklin Habit https://www.instagram.com/franklin.habit/ * * * Support the show Want more sweary goodness? There's now the availabi...

Hiatus Replay - WTF Grad School Didn't Teach Us Part 3 with guest, Erika Hansen Orginally aired: 12/18/2023 PLEASE NOTE: This podcast episode is solely focused on suicidal ideation, plan, intent, completed suicides, and how grad school did not cover as well as crisis mental health. Erika Hansen, LMHC LPC, The Rebel Therapist and owner of Hobein Counseling Services is back in the house! Erika and I discuss what grad school didn't cover specific to suicide assessments and dealing with c...

Hiatus Replay - WTF Grad School Didn't Teach Us Part 2 with guest, James Boomhower Orginally aired: 11/14/2023 This episode, my guest James Boomhower and I chat about what he's been through in grad school and is currently working on finishing up his grad school program. * * * More info about James: James Boomhower, MS(c), FP-C, NR-P, C- NPT, CCISM has been involved in EMS for over 20 years in a variety of health systems throughout New England. He currently functions in the role of Cri...

Hiatus Replay - WTF Grad School Didn't Teach Us Part 1 with guest, Jennifer King Orginally aired: 10/31/2023 Grad school for a lot of us is the pinnacle of our education. It's supposed to prepare us for the careers we've chosen to enter. Basics? Check! More complicated information and experiences? *insert cricket sounds* Jennifer Bengston, tLMHC, is my colleague, and she has *thoughts* on her experiences as I do, too. This is another perspective of a professional therapist tha...

Hiatus Replay Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 11/28/2023 It's hard being a human when your brain be a bastard. Sometimes that's because we're also struggling with health issues. In this episode, my colleague Alyssa talks about her area of expertise that encompasses functional nutrition and mental health. There's loads of good information here! Resource: Dr. Korn https://drlesliekorn.com For the Brainbow Blueprint: https://drlesliekorn.com/books * * * Info about Alyssa: I a...

Hiatus Replay Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 11/06/2024 I was so pleased when my guest this week, Dontea' Mitchel-Hunter, reached out to me recently to discuss her guesting on my podcast. I've wanted to reach out to her and am so grateful she was able to spend time with me for this episode! PLEASE NOTE: there is discussion about family estrangement and suicidal ideation in this episode. * * * More info about Dontea': Dontea’ Mitchell-Hunter is a self-worth coach, therapist, ...

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 09/09/2024 Hey y’all! It's been a hot minute since a super fresh episode dropped! In this episode, I asked a colleague, Catherine Bass LMSW LSW, to sit with me and chat about Play Therapy. My knowledge is just the basics from when I was in my master’s program and I work exclusive with adults 18 years and older. So I really wanted to know more about Play Therapy and its benefits for those kids under the age of 12 yea...

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 01/23/2024 My guest, Sarah Wagener, tLMHC is back for another episode. It's the final episode in the series "WTF Is (therapy type)?" In Season 4. Sarah is working specifically in perinatal care and reproductive health, in addition to several other behavioral health disorders, and I knew I wanted to chat with her about her what perinatal mental health looks like in her office and educating other health professionals,...

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 01/15/2024 This episode, Jessica Medina rolls in and talks about her journey to getting into her area of treatment: Geek Therapy. It's an exciting episode of information about using popculture and video games in connecting and working with clients. PLEASE NOTE: We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, sexual trauma, self-harm ideation, trauma. More info about Jessica: As a ski...

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 01/02/2024 One of my favorite people, a colleague,Lynn Polhill joins me to talk about her journey to working with teens. A genuine, kind, wicked smart, hilarious person and I'm also fortunate to be friends with her! More info about Lynn: "Lynn was born, the only daughter of sharecroppers, living rough in the hills of Tennessee... A BIO!!! Fuck that. I'm just me. Which is to say, no one particularly speci...

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 01/09/2024 The Rev. Wiesch* is back in the house! This time around, John and I discuss just what the fuck is EMDR? Many misconceptions are out in the great wide world about this treatment, and luckily, John brings his experiences in participating and in providing EMDR therapy in this episode. PLEASE NOTE: We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, war crimes, sexual trauma, subs...

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 12/26/2023 Here we are again with Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck! I so enjoyed discussing her journey in her work in 2022, and I really hoped that I could get time with her to discuss her area of education and experience for this series. And she helps break some of the misconceptions of psychoanalysis, and explains psychodynamics for us. Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck is a psychologist with a PhD in early childhood deve...

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 12/05/2023 When you think about a sex therapist, do y'all bring to mind multiple films or shows that have the therapist sleeping with their clients? That's not a certified sex therapist. It's a work of storytelling that's not true to that specific therapy. I'm grateful to Michele that she gave me some of her free time to discuss what her experiences have been in the journey to being a certified sex therapist, work w...