Evidence-Based: A New Harbinger Psychology Podcast

Rebecca E. Williams, PhD, author of Simple Ways to Unwind Without Alcohol, joins us to discuss soothing stress and unwinding without alcohol. Rebecca is a psychologist, wellness expert, and award-winning author. She received her bachelor’s degree from Williams College; her master’s degree from Harvard; and her doctorate with a specialization in clinical psychology from the University of California...

This season we’re excited to introduce mini episodes called Quick Tips for Therapists. Every other Thursday during the season, we’ll release highly focused tips for practicing psychotherapists and other mental health professionals to enhance their therapeutic techniques.  To receive Quick Tips for Therapists emailed right to your inbox twice a month, visit newharbinger.com/quicktips to sign up tod...

Emma Lauer, LCSW, author of DBT Skills for Highly Sensitive People, joins us to discuss how to build emotional resilience and celebrate sensitivity. Emma is a therapist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders, self-harming behaviors, and trauma. She is an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)-certified therapist, and has taught at Arizona State University. She currently pr...

Francesca Lynn Arnoldy, author of The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared , joins us to talk about death doulas and dying prepared. Francesca is a community doula and death literacy advocate. She authored Cultivating the Doula Heart , and she is a researcher with the Vermont Conversation Lab. Francesca was the original course developer of the University of Vermont’s End-of-Life...

Nancy Colier, author of The Emotionally Exhausted Woman, joins us to discuss emotional exhaustion . Nancy is a psychotherapist, author, interfaith minister, and public speaker. A longtime student of Eastern spirituality, she is a thought leader on mindfulness, well-being, and digital life. Featured on Good Morning America , in The New York Times , USA Today , and other media, Colier is also a regu...

Cortney Soderlind Warren, PhD, ABPP, author of Letting Go of Your Ex , joins us to talk about love addiction. Cortney is a board-certified clinical psychologist; and former tenured associate professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Having won numerous professional awards for her research, Warren is an expert on addictions, eating pathology, self-deception, and the pra...

Ijeoma Nwaogu, PhD, author of Overcoming Imposter Anxiety , joins us to discuss imposter anxiety. Ijeoma has more than fifteen years of experience working in higher education across the United States. She was director of the Multicultural Center at Rice University in Houston, and an adjunct professor at University of Houston. Nwaogu received her doctoral degree in counseling and her master’s degre...

Daniel J Moran, PhD, BCBA-D, coauthor of Finding Your Why & Finding Your Way , joins us to talk about using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to reach your goals . Daniel is founder of Pickslyde Consulting, and associate professor at Touro University. His appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Network, The Learning Channel, and Discovery focused on ACT for treating people with anxiety, depress...

David M. Allen, MD, author of Coping with Critical, Demanding, and Dysfunctional Parents joins us to talk about critical, demanding, and hateful parents. David is professor emeritus of psychiatry and former director of psychiatric residency training at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. He is also author of the book How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders ....

Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, coauthor of The Intuitive Eating Workbook, joins us to talk about intuitive eating. Elyse is a nutrition therapist in private practice in Beverly Hills, CA, with forty years of experience specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is the coauthor of Intuitive Eating , now in its 4th edition, The Intuitive Eating Workbook , and The Intuit...

Sari Solden, MS and Michelle Frank, PhD, authors of A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD, join us to talk about women with ADHD. Sari Solden is a psychotherapist who specializes in working with women and men with ADHD and mental health professionals who want to help them. She has been counseling adults, consulting with professionals, supporting neurodiverse women mental health professionals, writin...

Lisa Gray, LMFT, author of Healthy Conflict, Happy Couple , joins us to discuss healthy conflict in romantic relationships. Lisa is a licensed mental health professional with a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she specializes in high-conflict couples and chronic illness/pain. After working as an air traffic controller for ten years and serving as a peer debriefing counselor fo...

Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, author of Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People, joins us for a second time to discuss navigating relationships with emotionally immature people. Lindsay is a clinical psychologist who has been a psychotherapist for more than thirty-five years, working in both public and private practice. In the past, Gibson has served as adjunct assistant professor for the Virgin...

Glenn Schiraldi, PhD, author of The Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook, joins us to discuss adverse childhood experiences. Glenn has served on the stress management faculties at The Pentagon; the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation; and the University of Maryland, where he received the Outstanding Teaching Award in addition to other teaching and service awards. His books...

Russ Harris, author of ACT with Love, joins us to discuss acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and relationships. Russ is an internationally acclaimed ACT trainer, and author of the best-selling ACT-based self-help book, The Happiness Trap , which has sold more than one million copies and been published in thirty languages. He is widely renowned for his ability to teach ACT in a way that is sim...

Megan Boardman, LCSW, author of The EMDR Workbook for Trauma and PTSD , joins us to discuss eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and trauma. Megan is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in treating trauma and addiction. She owns and operates her own clinical practice in Idaho, and provides supervision and consultation throughout the nation to clinicians and businesses...

Sheva Rajaee, MFT, author of Relationship OCD, joins us to discuss relationship OCD, a subtype of OCD characterized by obsessive relationship anxiety, doubt, and fear of commitment She is founder and director of The Center for Anxiety and OCD in Irvine, CA, where she manages a team of clinicians specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She is a me...

Stephanie Kriesberg, PhD, author of Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers, joins us to discuss narcissistic mothers. She has practiced clinical psychology for twenty-five years, and is a graduate of the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University. She is trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In add...

Rachel Zoffness, PhD, author of The Pain Management Workbook, joins us to discuss the science of pain. She is a leading global pain psychologist and expert, international speaker, author, and thought leader in medicine revolutionizing the way we understand and treat pain. She is assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco; and lectures at Stanford University. Zoffne...

Hunter Clarke-Fields, MSAE, author of Raising Good Humans, joins us to discuss reactive parenting. Hunter is a mindfulness mentor, coach, host of the Mindful Mama podcast, and creator of the Mindful Parenting online course. She coaches parents on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter has more than twenty years of experience in meditation and yoga practices, and has taught mindf...

Leah Aguirre, LCSW, and Geraldine O’Sullivan, LCSW—authors of The Girl's Guide to Relationships, Sexuality, and Consent —join us to discuss relationships, sexuality, and consent for teen girls. Leah is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in San Diego, CA. She works primarily with teens and adults who have experienced complex trauma, including childhood abuse, domestic violence, and da...

Kelsey Blackwell, author of Decolonizing the Body, joins us to discuss how trauma can manifest in both the mind and body. Kelsey is a cultural somatics practitioner and writer dedicated to supporting women of color to trust and follow the guidance of the body, so they may powerfully radiate their worth, dignity, and wisdom in a world which sorely needs this brilliance. As a facilitator, coach, and...

Jill Weber, PhD, author of Overcoming Stress-Induced Brain Fog, joins us to discuss stress-induced brain fog. She is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Washington, DC, working with people to manage varying degrees of anxiety. She is author of Be Calm , writes a blog for Psychology Today , and has appeared as a psychology expert in USA Today , The Washington Post , and on CNN. For more...

Jaime Castillo, LCSW, author of What Happened to Make You Anxious?, joins us to discuss “little ‘t’ traumas” and anxiety. Jaime is the founder of Find Your Shine Therapy, and a licensed clinical social worker specializing in the treatment of trauma and anxiety disorders. She is a certified eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapist, EMDRIA-approved consultant, and has additiona...

Natalie Y. Gutiérrez, LMFT, author of The Pain We Carry , joins us to discuss healing intergenerational trauma. She is founder of Mindful Journeys Marriage & Family Therapy PLLC, and a licensed marriage and family therapist working primarily with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) survivors of complex trauma—ranging from racial trauma, sexual trauma, attachment trauma, and intergenerat...