Psych Talk

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month and 6 year anniversary of Psych Talk. In today's solo episode of Psych Talk I discuss media literacy and the impacts on mental health. I start the episode by defining what media literacy is and discuss media literacy education and why it is so important. I discuss the impact of AI on media literacy and the challenges it brings to deciphering real from misleading...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Kendall Concini-Moore about talking to kids about mental health. Kendall shares some of her own journey with mental health struggles and discusses her book   Mom's Cloud and the Beach Adventure and what inspired her to write it. We speak about parenting with mental illness and why it is important to talk to kids about mental health. Kendall shar...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, NYT Best Selling Author, and Founder and CEO of Bright Line Eating about maintaining weight loss when having a food addiction. Dr. Peirce Thompson shares her own journey with addiction and food addiction and the tools she has used to maintain her own weight loss and overcome...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Charlie Powell, former Naval Lieutenant Commander, multi-boarded physician, and founder of Solo Vive about PTSD in veterans. We discuss his documentary Healing Heroes - No Mind Left Behind and the inspiration behind it. We discuss PTSD in veterans and some of the common symptoms and risk factors veterans experience when it comes to PTSD, includi...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Rachel Goldman, PhD, licensed psychologist, about stress management, building confidence, and the power of mindset shifts. We discuss her upcoming book When Life Happens: The Mindset Shift You Need to Manage Stress, Build Confidence, and Break Free. Dr. Rachel describes what stress is and some common misconceptions about stress. We discuss the r...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with author Jackie Disch about grieving the death of a spouse. We discuss her memoir Losing Katy: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Living Grief , which is an account of her experiences surrounding the death of her wife Katy. We discuss things Jackie wishes people knew or understood better when it comes to grief surrounding the death of a spouse, as well as some c...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Simone Knego, speaker, author, and podcast host about confidence. We discuss her second book REAL Confidence: A Simple Guide to Go From Unsure to Unshakeable , what it is about and what inspired her to write it. We discuss her journey in becoming so passionate about the topic of confidence and Simone shares her REAL confidence method (Respect yourself,...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Shaina Siber, LCSW about burnout recovery. Shaina shares her journey into specializing in burnout and burnout recovery and talks about her debut book, Using ACT and CFT for Burnout Recovery: The Beyond Burnout Blueprint . We discuss what burnout is and where burnout can show up outside of work. We discuss the structural and systemic factors that con...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Mazella Fuller, LCSW, clinical advisor to Eating Recovery Center, Duke-trained integrative health coach, clinical consultant for the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals and social justice advocate. Dr. Fuller shares her lifelong journey with social justice and how it led her to the work she does today. We discuss racism a...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Patricia Martin, cultural analyst, researcher, and speaking about how digital culture erodes our identity. We start the conversation by discussing Patricia's book Will the Future Like You? Reflection on the Age of Hyper-reinvention ; what it is about and what inspired her to write it. We discuss how constantly being online erodes our identity an...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I speak with Destiny Davis, LPC, CRC about chronic illness and medical trauma. Destiny shares about her journey into specializing in chronic illness as a therapist and her personal experiences with chronic illness. Throughout the discussion, Destiny defines for listeners what chronic illness is, as well as what medical trauma is. We discuss some examples of typ...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Eli Weinstein, LCSW about navigating marriage during the parenting years. We kick off the episode by discussing Eli's upcoming book  From I Do to We Do: Navigating Marriage Through Parenting Years. We dive into the psychology behind partnership and how kids change the dynamic of a romantic partnership. Eli discusses some of the main stressors co...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Katie May, LPC, DBT-LBC about high risk teenagers. Katie discussed her journey in to specializing in working with high risk teens and families and why she is so passionate about this population. Katie defines what a "high risk teen" is and why traditional therapy approaches often do not work with this population. We discussed the most comm...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with William Person, former Team USA Bobsledder and CTE advocate about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). William defines for listeners what CTE is and what he feels is missing from the definition given his work with people who have experienced CTE symptoms. William discusses his personal journey with CTE symptoms from years of bobsledding and the s...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Dr. Christy Gibson, MD about collective trauma and health equity. Dr. Gibson shares about her journey into specializing in trauma and defines for listeners what trauma is. Dr. Gibson shares the two main trauma responses according to polyvagal theory, as well as defines collective trauma and how it differs and is similar to trauma experienced by an...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW about teenage anxiety. Sophia discusses her journey to specializing in teenage anxiety and what led her to publish her book Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry.  Sophia describes some of the common signs and symptoms of anxiety in adolescents, as well as some of the main con...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I speak with Dr. Lesley Kirkpatrick, board certified psychiatrist and found of mindcomb . We start the discussion with Dr. Kirkpatrick sharing her personal journey with OCD and how she came to specialize in OCD, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and burnout. Dr. Kirkpatrick defines for listeners what OCD is and identifies some subtle signs of OCD. We discuss...

Welcome back to Season 6 of Psych Talk! In today's episode I talk to SC Perot about cultivating joy in the new year. She kicks off the episode discussing how she became interested in the topic of joy and defines for listeners what joy is. We discuss some simple, daily practices individuals can implement in their lives to find joy in the new year, as well as ways to cultivate intentional, lasti...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I discuss navigating grief during the holidays. I start the episode by defining what grief is and various types of grief. I discuss the symptoms of grief and how grief may show up differently during the holidays. I then provide practical steps for navigating grief during the holidays and specifically discuss navigating isolation and loneliness. I provide tips o...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Gino Titus-Luciano, LMHC and founder and CEO of Kokua Mental Health and Wellness Group about juvenile justice, re-entry and correctional reform, and systemic change. Gino starts the discussion by sharing his journey into working with the juvenile justice system, re-entry and correctional reform. We discuss some of the main reasons youth get involved...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Dr. Kate Lund, PsyD, clinical psychologist about resilience and resilient parenting. Dr. Lund first shares about her personal journey of resilience and how she came to specialize in working in this area. She defines for listeners what resilience is and we discuss her recent book Step Away—The Keys to Resilient Parenting. Dr. Lund then describes for...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Phil Lane, LCSW about panic and panic attacks. Phil shares his personal journey with panic attacks and how that inspired him specialize working with those who struggle with panic.  We discuss his book  Overcoming Panic and Panic Attacks and what inspired him to write it. Phil defines for listeners what a panic attack is and the differences between p...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Will Dobud, social worker, research, and senior lecturer about youth mental health. Will defines the "Kids these days" effect, which is also the title of his recent book with co-author Dr. Nevin Harper. Will discusses what inspired Nevin and him to write the book, as well as how it stands apart from other books on youth mental health....

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Lawrence Harris, Youth Empowerment Speaker, entrepreneur, and author about turning your pain into purpose. Lawrence discusses his own history of abuse and being in a dark place, which led him to the career he has today, speaking with youth and young adults. We discuss the struggles of not feeling "good enough", as well as feeling "too...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Kisha Reynolds, certified clinical hypnotherapist, certified life coach, and author. Kisha shares her personal journey with body focused repetitive behaviors (BRFBs) and how that led her to hypnotherapy and becoming a certified clinical hypnotherapist. Kisha describes why hypnotherapy is, as well as some common misconceptions about hypnotherapy. We...