I find it very fitting to end our podcast series on this note! Don’t worry, we will be back! Martha Rosado, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the Ocean Springs, MS area and I discuss what it means to live a purposeful life. If you’ve ever struggled to know your purpose or unsure of what life’s bigger meaning is to you, you’re not alone! Martha gives great tips on goal setting to find your purpose. As well, we discuss the meaning of valuing yourself and joy versus happiness to fin...

She’s baccckkkk! It’s your favorite relationship expert, Ashley Franklin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Today Ashley takes us through the types of mental health issues women go through as well as various stigmas around women and how they affect our mental health. There are so many great nuggets of information in our discussion about childhood development patterns and how to break them. If you’re a woman, it’s a must listen!

It’s the topic you’ve been waiting for….menopause! Who better to help navigate through how to make healthy changes while going through “the change” then Emma Nelson. Emma is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Personal Trainer out of Nashville, TN. We discuss our lady hormones and how they affect the body’s overall health. She also gives some great tips on building bone density (something we lose) and changes to make in your diet to lessen your menopausal symptoms. We also touch on the somew...

Ashley Franklin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), is back and we are talking about relationships! Ashley and I are navigating through different relationship experiences these days; me having gotten married a few years ago at 50 years old and Ashley adventures in relationships as a divorced, single mom. We dive into the area of relationships versus friendships and why we treat those differently at times. We also discuss the role expectations play in our relationships, patterns we learn ...

In this episode, Julie Benoit, a Licensed Professional Counselor serving LA and MS, shares insightful information on grief, loss, as well as other emotions that come with processing a loss. Julie also discusses the various types of grief and how to support someone during their mourning period. It’s not always easy to talk about these feelings. However, it is beneficial and I hope you give it a listen. IG:@jb_counseling_gulf_coast Website: https://jbcounseling.net/

Body image is how you view your body, good or bad. Oftentimes we focus too much on the seemingly negative aspects of our body whether it be weight, getting older, or a particular body part. Tune into my discussion with Emma Nelson, a Registered Dietitian and Certified Personal Trainer based out of Nashville, TN. Emma discusses all things body image and offers some tips on how to start loving the skin you're in. IG: @nutrition.by.emma Website: www.nutrition-by-emma.com

Spirituality means something different to everyone. What does it mean to you? Does it mean believing in something greater than yourself, a higher power, or revolve around your search for purpose and meaning? Today’s discussion was meaningful; I talked to spiritual leader and long time friend, Ken Edwards. Ken is a retired pastor who served the middle Tennessee area over 40 years. Ken was also my pastor who baptized me, and he married me and my husband. Join me as we learn more about spiritual...

Join me this week as Ashley Franklin, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), and I discuss all things dating. Not only is Ashley an engaging and authentic social worker, she's one of my closest friends. We've been through a lot of dating history together and thank goodness that chapter is over for me! In this episode we share a lot of stories. Who doesn't have a good dating story? I was really feeling the trauma of dating because I talked way too much in this episode lol! Ashley shares some ...

You are what you eat as the saying goes. Everything we put in our body affects not only affects our physical health but our mental health too. Listen to today’s episode as I talk to Nutritionist and Personal Trainer, Emma Nelson, coming to you from Nashville, TN. Emma discusses our relationship with food, food guilt, prioritizing your health, mindful eating, and so much more! IG: @nutrition.by.emma Website: www.nutrition-by-emma.com

Everyone deals with a certain level of stress in their daily lives. In this week's episode we talk to Madison Moquin, LMSW, a Staff Therapist and Director of the Post Master’s Fellowship Program and Continuing Education at The Refuge Center in Nashville, TN about how stress can manifest in our bodies as well as learn some coping mechanisms to deal with it.

Welcome to My Therapist Retired! I went to therapy on and off for around twenty years. I found a great therapist and for a very, very long time we worked together. She was honest, objective, and she was not afraid to tell me I was full of it! It was just what I needed! After I got REAL, the real work began. I learned, I grew, I evolved and then, she retired! I mean twenty or so years later but still…. she retired! This podcast serves two purposes; first, it’s a thank you to my former therapi...

Unsure if therapy is right for you? In today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with the wonderful Kathryn Edwards regarding all things therapy. Kathryn was a practicing therapist for over 40 years who worked in both school and clinical settings. She held licenses as a nationally certified school psychologist, senior psychological examiner (which allowed her to have a clinical practice) and certification as a behavior therapist. We have a thoughtful discussion around why people decide ...