F*ck The Rules

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 12/05/2023 When you think about a sex therapist, do y'all bring to mind multiple films or shows that have the therapist sleeping with their clients? That's not a certified sex therapist. It's a work of storytelling that's not true to that specific therapy. I'm grateful to Michele that she gave me s...

Hiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules Podcast Orginally aired: 11/21/2023 My connection with Steve Bisson was a serendipitous event, and as usual we have a good time chatting together in this episode! We do talk about multiple subjects, but the main subject is What The Fuck Is CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)? Steve gave up some of his limited free time to talk about being a therapist...

Another Drop In episode! This episode, my guest James Boomhower and I chat about what he's been through in grad school and what happens next for himself and new grads becoming independent licensed mental health providers. James was a prior guest, and you can listen to his episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1907486/episodes/13959084-wtf-grad-school-didn-t-teach-us-improv-therapy *...

Hey y’all! It's been a hot minute since a super fresh episode dropped! In this episode, I asked a colleague, Catherine Bass LMSW LSW, to sit with me and chat about Play Therapy. My knowledge is just the basics from when I was in my master’s program and I work exclusive with adults 18 years and older. So I really wanted to know more about Play Therapy and its benefits for those kids under the...

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It's been a while since a fresh episode dropped, so I dragged my No. 1 Child to sit and chat with me! And we talk about GenX, TikTok, The Daily Show, and the Child's newest tattoo. We also chat about the upcoming Women & Their Tattoo series dropping in July for limited public access, and possible TikTok shorts being posted (or maybe not?).   PLEASE NOTE: This podcast episode has brie...

Hiatus Replay! Season 3 Episode 11 Original air date: 03/27/2023 Dr. Karen Cramer, owner and optometrist of her practice 20/20 Eyecare Solutions, joins me to have a layman's discussion of our personal experiences with our health and mental health, and how we found our eating habits affected it.  We do talk about food and nutrition, but we don't set out to demonize foods. Everyone has to...

Hiatus Replay 2024! Season 3 Episode 10 Original air date: 03/20/2023 My guest, Don McCasland, LCSW-CCTP, owner and therapist of Warrior Elder Counseling, is back to discuss processing trauma. We also discuss many things about humans and trauma, how it affects some persons, how other folx manage to tackle their symptoms, and how others continue in their struggle. PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple t...

Hiatus Replay! Season 3 Episode 9 Original air date: 03/13/2023 My guest, Kristie Fuller, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. I found her account on Instagram, and it was sweary love at first read of her material she was posting. Kristie is putting herself out there to be her authentic self as a therapist. This means going against what most of us were taught in grad school of doing i...

Hiatus Replay! Season 3 Episode 8 Original air date: 03/07/2023 Music. For most persons it is all through their lives, celebrations, losses, just living. It reminds us of events, places, people, history, and who we are as individuals. I was lucky to grab my friend, Derek Fortin, former lead singer for The Dawn (among his other participation in several bands), to discuss how he sees music in his li...

Hiatus Replay! Season 3 Episode 7 Original air date: 02/27/2023 My guest, and friend, Crystal Bessler and I hit the ground running in this episode. We cover inherited expectations from multiple sources, what obligations creates for some persons, what does it mean to take personal responsibility and owning our own shit, and what it does when you have the support of others while kicking your life in...

Hiatus Replay! Season 3 Episode 4 Original air date: 02/06/2023 Anitwork, wtf is that? Well, it means multiple things to various persons and groups. I've got someone working in that area, Meg Kelly, to discuss her work there. And, yeah THAT awesome Meg from previous episodes and her own podcast Mental Status. We discuss what that term means, how it is applied to various populations, but what...

Hiatus Replay! Season 3 Episode 2 Original air date: 01/16/2023 My friend and guest, Gary Hogener joins me in this episode to discuss all his experiences he's had to date: veteran, law enforcement officer, educator, security consultant, security guard. I'm grateful for Gary agreeing to join me. PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion o...

Hiatus Replay 2024! Season 3 Episode 1 Original air date: 01/09/2023 No. 1 Child is back and we're discussing all sorts of things that frustrates folx in finding a therapist. We also discuss the documentary, Stutz as well as what it means to be raised by flawed humans. PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: trauma, family of origin issues, suicide/su...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 20 This is not the usual format of FTRP episode as No. 1 Child and I are wander all over the place, lose our place, laugh quite a bit, and still manage to get out what's upcoming for the hiatus (Season 3, top 10 downloaded episodes), opening up the "Women & Their Tattoos" series in 2024, and what's coming up for Season 5. And I'm...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 19 I was incredibly fortunate that my guest, Bhavna Raithatha had time on her day off to sit and chat with me for this episode. Bhavna is a force of nature: teaching, speaking, volunteering. She's got an incredible survival journey through her life of multiple traumas and experienced racism since she was a young girl, and she's using her voice to a...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 18 My guest, Sarah Wagener, tLMHC is back for another episode. It's the final episode in the series "WTF Is (therapy type)?" In Season 4. Sarah is working specifically in perinatal care and reproductive health, in addition to several other behavioral health disorders, and I knew I wanted to chat with her about her what perinatal mental health...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 17 This episode, Jessica Medina rolls in and talks about her journey to getting into her area of treatment: Geek Therapy. It's an exciting episode of information about using popculture and video games in connecting and working with clients. PLEASE NOTE: We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, sexual trauma, self-h...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 16 The Rev. Wiesch* is back in the house! This time around, John and I discuss just what the fuck is EMDR? Many misconceptions are out in the great wide world about this treatment, and luckily, John brings his experiences in participating and in providing EMDR therapy in this episode. PLEASE NOTE: We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to li...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 15 One of my favorite people, a colleague,Lynn Polhill joins me to talk about her journey to working with teens. A genuine, kind, wicked smart, hilarious person and I'm also fortunate to be friends with her! More info about Lynn: "Lynn was born, the only daughter of sharecroppers, living rough in the hills of Tennessee... A BIO!!! Fuck that.  I&apo...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 14 Here we are again with Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck! I so enjoyed discussing her journey in her work in 2022, and I really hoped that I could get time with her to discuss her area of education and experience for this series. And she helps break some of the misconceptions of psychoanalysis, and explains psychodynamics for us. Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck i...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 13 PLEASE NOTE: This podcast episode is solely focused on suicidal ideation, plan, intent, completed suicides, and how grad school did not cover as well as crisis mental health. Erika Hansen, LMHC LPC,  The Rebel Therapist and owner of Hobein Counseling Services is back in the house! Erika and I discuss what grad school didn't cover specific to suicide...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 12 Being a leader isn't all about groovy hidden lair of power,  minions and an evil scientist on retainer. It's about developing your own insight into how you want to lead, why you want to lead, and how do you get there. Alexandra Skinner Walsh, CEO and owner as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, discusses her ecourse in leadership and how...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 11 When you think about a sex therapist, do y'all bring to mind multiple films or shows that have the therapist sleeping with their clients? That's not a certified sex therapist. It's a work of storytelling that's not true to that specific therapy. I'm grateful to Michele that she gave me some of her free time to discuss what her exp...

Fuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 10 It's hard being a human when your brain be a bastard. Sometimes that's because we're also struggling with health issues. In this episode, my colleague Alyssa talks about her area of expertise that encompasses functional nutrition and mental health. There's loads of good information here! Resource: Dr. Korn https://drlesliekorn.com For...