All The Hard Things

In this episode, you'll learn about... - what's problematic about doing too much exposure and response prevention work  - four topics to address if you suspect that someone is doing too much ERP or perfecting their ERP - strategies for therapists, clients, and people struggling with OCD and anxiety for how to manage perfectionistic or compulsive tendencies with their exposure assignments This...

This episode features Cierra, also known on Instagram as @notmothergoose, who talks to us about her experience with prenatal and postpartum depression.  She also talks to us about.. - the difficulties of prenatal depression, including sleep disturbances, and how these symptoms can be easily confused or discounted for pregnancy related issues (eg hormones) - the additional difficulties of post...

In this episode, I interview Elise Petronzio, an OCD warrior and advocate.  Elise also runs "The OCDopus", an OCD advocacy and recovery shop. She talks to us about... - her personal struggles with OCD and anxiety - her OCD advocacy and recovery shop, available on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/theocdopus) - important treatment concepts like "ride the wave" and "embrace uncertainty" - advocacy opp...

Welcome to my Anonymom series.  Real moms talking about their deepest and darkest moments - anonymously.  Anonymom episodes may consist of difficult topics including miscarriage, infertility, separation, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other potentially triggering issues.  Names have been changed to protect the identity of the mom. This episode features Noelle, who talks to us abou...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - for clients: strategies you can use to open up more in therapy - for therapists: tools and resources to give your clients to help them open up more - why it's important to talk about difficult/anxiety provoking topics in therapy - recap of some reasons why a client might have a hard time being vulnerable in session This podcast should not be substituted, no...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - challenges faced by preferred/default parents who have COVID-19 - the mental, physical, and emotional toll of COVID-19 on the parent - recommendations for managing your stress and well-being despite being positive for COVID-19 This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a substitute, for legitimate mental health treatment/a legitimate men...

This episode features Tracy Gilmour-Nimoy, a licensed marriage and family therapist and also a certified perinatal mental health professional.  She talks to us about... - her experience of having to terminate her pregnancy at 32 weeks due to complications - her traumatic pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum experience - the maternal mental health system, how it fails women, and how you can sti...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - reasons why clients find it hard to open up in therapy - my thoughts as a therapist to some of these fears/concerns - therapist recommendations to help clients recover, feel comfortable, and open up more - the importance of opening up and being honest in therapy  This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a substitute, for legitimat...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - risk factors for postpartum mental health issues - protective factors for postpartum mental health issues - practical tips for dealing with uncertainty of whether you'll develop a postpartum mental health issue - ways to set yourself up for good mental health care prior to having children This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a subs...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - triggers and trigger warnings - the reasons for and against trigger warnings - functional vs dysfunctional ways of dealing with triggers - what triggers actually mean about you and how to overcome them This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a substitute, for legitimate mental health treatment/a legitimate mental health treatment prov...

This episode features Erin Meinel, an infant and child sleep consultant who is also a mom to two young children.  In this episode, we discuss... - the stigma behind sleep training and how there are different methods to meet your needs - the issue/concern of "attachment" and why it won't be negatively affected by sleep training - practical tips to ease the emotional difficulty of sleep trainin...

This episode features Erin Meinel, an infant and child sleep consultant who is also a mom to two young children.  In this episode, we discuss...  - how to set the stage for your baby's/child's sleep  - Erin's tips for bedtime and nap time routines  - how and why to make sleep a priority  - Erin's process of helping families and how to work with a sleep consultant  You...

This episode features Alisa Stamps, a licensed clinical social worker.  Alisa specializes in helping adult children of narcissists and those struggling with disordered eating/poor body image.  In this episode, we discuss... - the struggles of an adult child of someone who displays narcissistic tendencies/traits  - the importance of setting boundaries - disordered eating, poor body i...

Welcome to my Anonymom series.  Real moms talking about their deepest and darkest moments - anonymously.  Anonymom episodes may consist of difficult topics including miscarriage, infertility, separation, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other potentially triggering issues.  Names have been changed to protect the identity of the mom.  This episode features Jill, mom of two who w...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - how a therapist can experience compassion fatigue and/or burnout - how therapists are people, too, with their own issues and maybe even their own experience in therapy - other things you've always wondered and wanted to know about therapists This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a substitute, for legitimate mental health treatment/a...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - what you can/can't control as it relates to COVID19 - how people with OCD/anxiety "hold the key" for how to handle COVID19 - why sitting with uncertainty is so important during the pandemic - ways to find support groups and therapists for additional support This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a substitute, for legitimate mental he...

In this episode (part 1 of 2), you'll learn about... - whether COVID19 can "cause" anxiety and/or OCD - what to do with questions related to how clean something is or if something is safe - how to tell whether you're responding functionally or letting anxiety/OCD take the driver's seat - how COVID19 has changed the treatment world for contamination fears and anxieties This podcast should not be su...

Welcome to my Anonymom series.  Real moms talking about their deepest and darkest moments - anonymously.  Anonymom episodes may consist of difficult topics including miscarriage, infertility, separation, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other potentially triggering issues.  Names have been changed to protect the identity of the mom. This episode features Courtney, mom of two who experienced diffic...

Welcome to my Anonymom series.  Real moms talking about their deepest and darkest moments - anonymously.  Anonymom episodes may consist of difficult topics including miscarriage, infertility, separation, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other potentially triggering issues.  Names have been changed to protect the identity of the mom. This episode features Noelle, mom to a 20 month ol...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - toxic messages you've been given about sugar and candy - how to eat more mindfully and intuitively vs with discipline and willpower - why restricting candy and sugary items from yourself/your children is unhealthy and leads to more problems - practical ways to improve your relationship with candy/sugar for you and for your children This podcast should not b...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - things that you're doing that you probably think are problem solving, but are NOT problem solving - four simple steps to effectively solve problems - how to effectively brainstorm potential solutions to problems This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a substitute, for legitimate mental health treatment/a legitimate mental health trea...

In this episode, you'll learn about... - negative vs positive problem orientation - the consequences of perceiving problems as threatening, dangerous, and bad - practical ways to start having a more positive relationship with problems so you can view them as opportunities for growth/learning This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a substitute, for legitimate mental health t...

Welcome to my Anonymom series.  Real moms talking about their deepest and darkest moments - anonymously.  Anonymom episodes may consist of difficult topics including miscarriage, infertility, separation, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other potentially triggering issues.  Names have been changed to protect the identity of the mom. This episode features Amanda, who says she never r...

Welcome to my Anonymom series.  Real moms talking about their deepest and darkest moments - anonymously.  Anonymom episodes may consist of difficult topics including miscarriage, infertility, separation, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other potentially triggering issues.  Names have been changed to protect the identity of the mom. This episode features Jessica, a woman who always...

In this episode, you'll learn about...  - how to deal with worry and anxiety about the upcoming election - what to do if the person you didn't vote for becomes president - practical mental health and spiritual tips to ease the uncomfortable emotions leading up to, and after, the election This podcast should not be substituted, nor is meant to act as a substitute, for legitimate mental health...