The Be Kind To Yourself Podcast

Hello and Happy Summer to you! Today's podcast features the TIPP skill for emotional regulation. To learn more about the TIPP skill and DBT, please visit https://dialecticalbehaviortherapy.com/distress-tolerance/tipp/

Hello there! Today I am so excited to introduce you to Dr. Candace Lopez. Dr. Lopez is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor in Seal Beach, CA. She views medicine as a consultative practice; teaching and applying TCM concepts to patients with what usually appear to be chronic concerns. Dr. C uses acupuncture, health coaching, herbal prescription, gua sha, fire cupping, manual therapy, magnet...

Hello and welcome to today's episode! I am beyond honored and grateful to interview Jocelyn Winn, author of the memoir, One of Nine: A Memoir: A Collection of True Stories that Prompted Suicidal Thoughts and Began A Remarkable Journey to Find a Reason to Live. Jocelyn Winn’s Bio:   Jocelyn Winn is an American writer, raised in the San Francisco Bay area. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree...

Today I am honored to interview and introduce Crystal Venegas, LMFT. Crystal is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Her studies in Buddhist Psychology have provided her with a modern view of mental health treatment. One that takes the whole individual into consideration: Mind, body, & spirit. She blends Western evidenced-based approaches to Psychology, including Dialectical Behavior Th...

Hello, Be Kind To Yourself PodCast listeners! Thanks for tuning into today's episode featuring Dr. Diana Hill. I'm a huge fan of Dr. Hill's work and enjoyed our conversation regarding self-compassion and psychological flexibility. Diana Hill, Ph. D.,  is a clinical psychologist and co-author of  ACT Daily Journal: Get Unstuck and Live Fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy . She...

Today I am honored to welcome Leanne Brown. Leanne is not only an acclaimed cookbook author and an embodied cooking teacher, but our friend in the kitchen. I've been a fan of Leanne's first book, "Good and Cheap" for many years. A master’s thesis gone viral? That’s exactly what happened to Leanne Brown’s final project in food studies at New York University. After it went viral on...

I am so excited to share today's episode with you as my guest, Christine Moore, and I discuss creativity and curiosity. Christine Moore grew up in rural Northern California surrounded by nature. She holds an MFA in poetry and has written professionally for more than 20 years. Her articles about food and wine support her bon vivant ways and help her encourage others to live a life of joy and pa...

Today I am grateful and honored to welcome Shari Botwin to the podcast.  Shari Botwin, LCSW, has been counseling survivors in recovery from all types of trauma in her Cherry Hill, New Jersey private practice for over twenty-five years. Her second book, “Thriving After Trauma: Stories of Living and Healing" (Rowman & Littlefield, November 8, 2019) deals with overcoming trauma including phy...

For this week's episode, I am honored to welcome Dr. Marcos McPeek-Villatoro.  Marcos McPeek Villatoro is the author of six novels, two collections of poetry and a memoir. His Romilia Chacón crime fiction books have won national acclaim (named a Best Book by the Los Angeles Times) and have been translated into German, Russian, Portuguese and Japanese. Marcos holds the Fletcher Jones Endowed C...

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of The Be Kind To Yourself Podcast. I hope this episode finds you well!  For this week's episode, I am honored to interview the wonderful Lauren Godlove, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist.  About Lauren:  Lauren lives in Long Beach, California with her wife and two dogs and works as a therapist in a group practice helping adults he...

Hello and welcome to the 3rd episode of The Kind To Yourself Podcast. For this episode, I was honored to interview the wonderful Nancy Jane Smith. Nancy Jane Smith, MSEd., LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor coach, trainer, and author specializing in High Functioning Anxiety. Nancy completed her postgraduate training in Gestalt Therapy at the Gestalt Institute of Central Ohio and is a Certifie...

Welcome to the Be Kind To Yourself Podcast. I am so glad that you are here!  Today I am honored and grateful to welcome my guest Molly Bahr. Molly is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in private practice working virtually with residents of Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Vermont. She helps people make peace with food, their body, and themselves so they can live a big, joyful, more...

Hello and thank you for tuning into the first episode of The Be Kind To Yourself Podcast. I am so happy that you are here!  In today's episode, we will begin to explore what it means to be kind to yourself.  How can self-compassion help us and why is it beneficial? I love and value this quote from Dr. Kristen Neff, a pioneer researcher in the self-compassion field, who states that" Unlik...

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