Calming the Chaos

Episode Title: “Causing the Chaos” Intro: In this episode, Tracy explores how people can cause chaos with their actions and their words. Tracy reviews the definition of chaos and looks at three types of situations where the words and deeds people can cause chaos within the minds of people.  Tracy gives examples to illustrate these three types of situations, and gives some tips about how to recogni...

Episode Title: “Positivity over Chaos” Interview with Lisa Mustard, LMFT of “The Therapy Show” Intro: Tracy Kenela is the founder of Lokahi Counseling and Calming the Chaos Podcast. In this episode, Tracy interviews Lisa Mustard, who is a Therapist in South Carolina, is also a Podcaster, Pod-Course Developer, Activewear Brand Representative, Wife and Mother. Lisa tells the audience about what she...

Episode Title: “The Chaos of Hate” By Tracy Kenela, M.A., LMHC, CRC, CEDS, ACHT of Lokahi Counseling Intro: Tracy Kenela is the founder of Lokahi Counseling and Calming the Chaos Podcast. In this episode, Tracy discusses hate: as a feeling, as a thought form and as a behavior / action. She gives an example of hate by exploring the actions of online attacks or “Cyber-Bullying.” She analyzes some po...

Episode Title: “Social Chaos” By Tracy Kenela, M.A., LMHC, CRC, CEDS, ACHT of Lokahi Counseling Intro: Tracy Kenela is the founder of Lokahi Counseling and Calming the Chaos Podcast. In this episode, Tracy discusses how people in our society can cause other people mental and emotional chaos. She begins with an overview of the civil unrest and social chaos that is currently happening as a result of...

Episode Title: “Relationship Chaos” By Tracy Kenela, M.A., LMHC, CRC, CEDS, ACHT of Lokahi Counseling Intro: Tracy Kenela is the founder of Lokahi Counseling and Calming the Chaos Podcast. In this episode, Tracy interviews Psychologist Jared DeFife of Dynamic Counseling and Consulting in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. DeFife offers help to those who are struggling with being in a relationship where one or...

Episode Title: “Confinement Chaos” By Tracy Kenela, M.A., LMHC, CRC, CEDS, ACHT of Lokahi Counseling Intro: Tracy Kenela is the founder of Lokahi Counseling and Calming the Chaos Podcast. In this episode, Tracy continues to offer help to those who are struggling with being confined to their homes during the COVID-19 Quarantine. Tracy presents an overview of the two types of people who generally st...

Episode Title: “The Gift of Time” Interview with Julie McInnis, LMHC of Chrysalis Counseling Services Intro: Julie McInnis is the founder of Chrysalis Counseling Services and works with clients who have trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD), and also does clinical Supervision for new Counselors. We’ll listen as Julie talks about how the COVID-19 Quarantine has affected her and her counseli...

Episode Title: Helping the Hangry II – Continuing Interview with Katie Hart, LMHC, Certified Nutritionist   Intro: Katie is the founder of Hartsspace Mental Health and Nutrition. She believes in a whole person approach to wellness, and takes an innovative and individualized approach to providing health and wellness to each of her clients. She provides a variety of different options to help her cli...

Episode Title: Helping the Hangry – Interview with Katie Hart, LMHC, Certified Nutritionist at Hartsspace   Intro: Katie is the founder of Hartsspace Mental Health and Nutrition. She believes in a whole person approach to wellness, and takes an innovative and individualized approach to providing health and wellness to each of her clients. She provides a variety of different options to help her cli...

Episode Title: Silver Linings – Interview with Laura Vaillancourt, LMHC. Intro: Laura is the founder of Eldercare Counseling and Guidance Services. Laura provides elders and their caregivers with resources and help as they navigate through the healthcare system. We’ll listen as Laura talks about the ways she calms the chaos in herself and especially her clients who are at increased vulnerability d...

Episode Title: World Chaos – Part II In this episode of “Calming the Chaos,” I’ll continue to talk about the chaos that continues to happen in our world today. This is an update from the podcast episode in February of 2020 when I talked about the Coronavirus, because things are changing quickly in our world today! Besides the Coronavirus there are two other contagions that are spreading across the...

Episode Title: The Chaos of Recovery with Stacy Schilter-Pisano, LMFT, CEDS In this episode of “Calming the Chaos,” we’ll be talking to Stacy Schilter-Pisano, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Eating Disorders Specialist at The Emily Program in Washington State. The Emily program offers a variety of different ways to help those who struggle with eating disorders find recovery. S...

Episode Title: World Chaos In this episode of “Calming the Chaos,” we’ll be talking about a situation that is happening right now in our world…in February of 2020, that appears to be chaotic. The Coronavirus. The intention of this podcast is to: 1)            Give you tips, tools and techniques to help you cope with any mental chaos you have when you hear news of chaos and / or chaotic events arou...

Podcast Episode: Captain Cranky-Pants In this episode of “Calming the Chaos,” we’ll be talking about an emotion of “Cranky,” an emotion that is a relative in the “Anger” family. You’ll receive a description of what it feels like to be cranky, and how this particular emotion can put you at risk for having more chaos in your life. Through stories and situations, you’ll learn some tips, tools and tec...

Podcast Episode: Oceans of Emotions This episode of “Calming The Chaos” we discuss the emotional chaos that can happen when stressful or chaotic situations occur in your life. You’ll learn about the five main “Families” of emotions, and the purposes these emotions can serve in times of chaos. Through stories and situations, you will learn some tips and tools and techniques that can help you though...

This episode is for those who feel overwhelmed by life, and are also putting so much pressure on themselves to accomplish things in the New Year that they find themselves even more overwhelmed, stressed out, anxious, depressed, angry, or scared. Some of these people struggle with an addictions, disordered eating or relationship problems. This episode will give you some tips, tools and techniques t...

The traffic that happens when driving on the roads and highways is compared with the traffic that happens in our minds during times of chaos. The pace at which your thoughts travel, the time you spend thinking, and the difficulty of our thoughts often leads to unwanted behaviors. This episode will focus on how to best deal with traffic, both in our vehicles and in our minds, and will provide you w...

Title: Black Friday Blues In this episode, we’ll be talking about The Chaos of the Holiday Season. An example of how Holiday Chaos can start…. on Thanksgiving, on Black Friday, and beyond that into Cyber Monday. How the energy changes during this time of year. A couple of short stories about how I have experienced holiday chaos on Black Fridays, or “The Black Friday Blues” A Story of Black Friday...

Title: ___Thanking your mind ___________________________ It just so happens that this episode is being released on Thanksgiving Day. For some of us, Thanksgiving is a celebration, where we give thanks by eating food. It also can include spending time with friends and family, watching football, having fun, or maybe even planning for Black Friday shopping. For other people, this particular holiday c...

In this episode, I will introduce myself and give you an overview of what chaos is, the different ways it can appear in your life, and how…when it appears, some emotions can appear….such as stress, worry, anxiety, fear, anger….or even shame, sadness or depression. I will then tell you a story from my own chaotic life. I’ll point out the ways I believe I handled the situation effectively, and ineff...