I Married Your Therapist

This is a very personal episode. Your therapist and I both have had difficult experiences with religious trauma. Your therapist Ash helps contextualize what religious trauma is and how it impacts her clients. I share my personal story - and I get a little worked up in the process. 

When is enough enough? How do you know when to draw the line? Your therapist Ash and I talk through what boundaries are, how to identify what your boundaries need to be, how to set them and how to maintain them. 

Have you needed to change your oil but just can't seem to make it happen? Dishes piling up in the kitchen, but you never have time to get to them? Are you trying to be more efficient and effective but always get distracted? This one is for you. 

Your therapist Ash and I ask each other a bunch of really unhinged questions about our relationship - questions like "if I were stuck in a room with my ex, and the world was ending in 30 minutes, would you be mad if I hooked up with them?" Yeah, unhinged. Come listen to see if we're still married at the end of the episode! 

Your therapist Ash recently learned about a study called The Rabbit Effect. It underscores what we already know - having someone show you kindness and love impacts not only your mental health, but your physical health as well. 

Your therapist Ash and I reveal our most effective tips for navigating a successful relationship: Argue better, delight in your partner, and talk about sex.

Your therapist Ash came up with a list of things she wishes she knew when she got started. If you're a therapist, in school to become a therapist, or just curious about how your brain works, this one's for you!

Depression sucks. Your therapist and I talk through practical tips to effectively combat depression. If you're struggling right now, you're not alone. 

Your therapist and I talk about what autism is, her journey of discovering that she is autistic, and the pros and cons of pursuing a formal diagnosis. 

Happy pride month! The large majority of people who are neuro-divergent are also in the LGBTQ+ community. Your therapist and I talk about why.

In our first listener-requested episode, your therapist and I decide to host our very own "ladies night" to discuss ADHD in women! We discuss common ways that ADHD presents in women and how you can better embrace your brain. 

Your therapist and I had the opportunity to interview Zoe Darazsdi, a mental health counselor who's autistic. She is an outspoken advocate for neurodivergent rights. Zoe's work in this space is something we fully support and we were both very excited to chat with her!  Contact Zoe:  Instagram: @zoedarazsdicounseling Website: https://www.zoedarazsdi.com/ Tiktok: @zoedarazsdicounseling Ema...

In a follow-up to last week's episode about red flags in counseling, your therapist Ash and I chat about what makes a good therapist. Practical advice is given, and Ash shares her approach to therapy that enables her clients to heal. 

How can you tell if you have a good therapist? What are red flags that you might have a bad one? I sat down with your therapist Ash to talk about a recent experience she had that really illuminated how bad bad therapy can be. 

We sit down with Courtney Clement Bowles, a Play Therapist who specializes in working with neurodiverse kids. Your therapist and I join Courtney on a call to learn more about being a play therapist and how she supports autistic kids and kids with ADHD. Courtney's Insta: @counseling.with.courtney  

Info Dumping, Parallel Play, Penguin Pebbling, Crush My Soul Back Into My Body, and Support Swapping.  I sit down with your therapist to talk about what these mean and why the ND community identifies with them. 

Almost all clients end up talking about their relationships. Your therapist finds herself giving a lot of universal advice. Sit down with us for a conversation about easy, simple ways you can strengthen your relationship! 

Your therapist used to be a Sexual Assault Victim Advocate. I ask her for her thoughts on common signs of abuse, how to help, what to do, and early red flags to help spot a potential abuser. 

Ending therapy with a client is called terminating, which I find endlessly hilarious. I have a conversation with your therapist about how to know when it is time to end therapy. 

The four trauma responses are fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. Your therapist and I chat through each response and how they may be impacting you daily. 

Your therapist has an old friend who is just like me - an alcoholic. Emily Scott-Cruz joins us to talk through their experience alcohol. We both have different experiences with addiction and sobriety, and your therapist is, well,  you know, a therapist. 

Being vulnerable is hard. No need for that; lie instead! Your therapist and I talk about honesty in therapy and why being open is important.

Disordered eating can lead to eating disorders. Fad diets can turn deadly. Why is that? Your therapist has some thoughts...

OK. This time, it is personal. Your therapist and I know someone who has bipolar disorder (me), so we are pretty knowledgeable about this one. We talk through what bipolar disorder is, ways it impacts people, and how therapy and medication can help you live a balanced life.  CW: We discuss suicide.

Your therapist keeps hearing from complaints from clients about their partners.  Complaints about how they're super messy and not respectful of your time  or how they're not interested in the things you are interested in.  If your partner is neuro-divergent, the solution to those types of problems can be a lot easier than you think.  Come check out what my wife (your therapist) has to sa...