Join me as I sit down with Erin to discuss all things Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Erin has received extensive training in exposure and response prevention therapy from multiple well-known experts in the field, and has several years of experience treating OCD and related disorders. Having OCD herself, Erin has a unique ability to connect with her clients. She uses creativity and an open sense of humor, while providing highly collaborative and evidenced-based treatment that focuses on clients to help them reach their individual treatment goals.
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Ryanne and Samantha discuss using affirmations and journaling to help manage mental health, the value of building therapeutic rapport with your therapist, and much more!
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Ryanne sits down with Candace to talk about all things Play Therapy. Tune in to learn more about play therapy, the importance of play, and how we can continue to model and support our children.
Candace Rutkowski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™. She is a Certified FirstPlay® Infant Play Therapy Practitioner and a Certified AutPlay® Therapy Practitioner. Candace believes healing happens within the context of healthy relationships, and that the caregiver-child relationship is one of the most important building blocks of life. She specializes in working with children birth through 12-years-old, their caregivers, and their families.
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Ryanne and Amanda sit down (for a second time!) to do a deep dive on trauma and the value or worry time. Amanda has such great insight into trauma and all things mental health. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did while recording.
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Ryanne sits down with Alex, an aspiring Marriage & Family Therapist, to discuss the importance of repair, raising kids, and screen time!
Alex Loomis is an aspiring Marriage and Family Therapist working in private practice practice. He is also a full-time single father who constantly faces the challenges of responsibilities and self-care. Part of his motivation for this career change was to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to promote the well-being of his own child.
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Ryanne and Sheridan discuss life transitions and DNA surprises in this episode. Sheridan graciously shares her personal experience with a DNA surprise and how that has transformed her life and her work as a therapist.
TW: Suicide is mentioned at 8 minutes and 17 minutes.
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Brooke and I are back at it on today's episode and we are doing a deep dive on boundaries. If you struggle with boundaries, this conversation is for sure one that you are going to want to take some notes from.
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Tune in as Laura breaks down trauma and provides a different perspective on how we view trauma. We talk about finding a good therapist, how life events change us, and how traumatic events impact us.
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Listen in as Amber and I kick off Season 3 of What Brought You Here Today. We talk about the perinatal experience, parenthood, spending intentional time with kids when you might not fully enjoy it, and maintaining your relationship after babies.
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TW: diet culture and eating disorders. Liana and I kicked this episode off trying to explain how our names our pronounced when the spelling doesn’t line up and then we got into all the topics today from body image, food and eating habits, and our favorite topic - reality tv. What a FUN conversation to have with one of my favorite trauma therapists; I hope you all enjoy it!
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On today’s episode, I sit down with Jessica of Bloom Well Therapy and talk about all things perinatal mental health. She is a wealth of knowledge and drops some really important reminders that all parents can use in our journey. She is passionate about this topic and provides so much support to those of us who are struggling with managing mental health pre- and post-partum. Please take care while listening.
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TW: Infertility. Abbie and I talk about mental health, infidelity, finding the joy in reading and entering our romance novel era, and the not so likelihood of messing up our kids. She shares some of her struggles with infertility and how she found her joy through Instagram, content creation, and managing her mental health. This was such a great conversation and I hope you all enjoy it.
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#17 The title says it all! On today’s episode, I sit down with Jess & Karly, the hosts of Typical Tuesday Night: A Taylor Swift Podcast. And this episode is SO juicy and good. We talk about the intersection between mental health and music, Taylor and her reputation, the post-Era’s concert come down, and Travis. I hope this episode takes you out of your down bad and brings back your Miss Americana vibes.
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#16 On this episode Anne-Kenya and I talk about the influence and impacts that our culture and parents have on mental health, her work with immigrants, veterans, and people with disabilities, and the importance of trust in the therapeutic relationship. I am so grateful to Anne-Kenya for sharing her experiences and hope that you all enjoy our conversation.
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#15 On today’s episode, I sat down with Jeana, a marriage and family therapist specializing in couples work. Jeana and I talk about the Gottman Method, reading the book for fun, attachment, and many other topics. Please take care while listening.
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On today’s episode, I sat down with Angela, a counseling psychology graduate student and yoga teacher from Wisconsin. Angela and I talked about her non-traditional route to finding her career path, hitting rock bottom, finding your self-worth, and the benefits of a breakdown. There is a very brief mention of suicidality at 16 minutes into this podcast and Angela talks about how her thoughts changed the trajectory of her life for the better.
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On today’s episode, I sit down Kendra Olson, a licensed social worker and owner of Psychotherapy for Maternal Well-Being. Kendra and I talk about perinatal and maternal mental health, how to reframe your own narrative in your parenting experience, cultural and societal pressures, healing your inner child, and what “traumatizing your child” actually means. Please take care while listening!
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On today’s episode, I sit down with Gretchen, the owner of Parent-Child Body and a licensed independent clinical social worker. Gretchen specializes in ADHD, perinatal Mental health, birth trauma, and early childhood development. We have a really engaging conversation about maternal mental health, traumatic birth, parenting with ADHD, and how to best support yourself when you feel overwhelmed by the mental load. This episode does share brief details related to child birth. Please take care while listening.
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On today’s episode, I sit down with Eric Peterson, professional Clinical Counselor and alcohol and drug counselor AND owner of Catalyst Insight Collective. Eric takes a holistic approach to his practice and is bringing awareness to psychedelic assisted treatments and provides these services in Minnesota. This episode does discuss psychedelic drugs used for therapeutic purposes including Ketamine and MDMA. Please take care while listening.
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On today’s episode, I sat down with Amanda, psychotherapist and social worker based in Chicago. Amanda and I talked about our experiences as highly sensitive people, being your own advocate, and her work with couples, teens, and other populations. This was such a fun conversation and one that will resonate with many of you!
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