Just Me Therapy

Stressors can definitely impact how we communicate and connect with our partners. Being able to recognize these shifts and actively work on our communication styles and vulnerability can greatly improve relationships, especially during challenging times like the transition out of a pandemic.  Join us as two male mental health  clinicians discuss tools to foster healthier relationships.

Jumping back into the dating scene post-pandemic can be a complex experience for women, especially if they are carrying unresolved trauma or stress from the pandemic or even from before. Male mental health professionals share insight how beneficial processing any unresolved trauma and building resilience is needed for a more positive dating experience.

My community resource center has  taken the initiative to uplift women and provide valuable insights into various aspects of relationships, especially around Mother's Day.   Hosting panels comprised of mental health professionals, married/single men and women allowing for a diverse range of perspectives on topics like communication, responsibility-sharing, problem-solving, and relationship dynamic...

This episode offers insight and literature around financial resources to empower your own financial wellness journey. 

On this episode we discuss generational wealth and gain a better understanding of income (active vs. passive) to relieve financial stressors. 

On this episode the ladies continue the conversation around money, with the owners of the financial coaching business, Bleman’s Wellness. This episode explores the concept of budgeting and how childhood upbringings can impact our relationship with money.

On this episode the ladies explore ways that finances can impact our overall wellness (ie. stress, happiness, etc). Owners of “Bleman’s Wellness” (local financial coaching business) provides recommendations to setting realistic financial goals that can direct you towards financial freedom. 

Do we really need that additional item or is it time to change up your emotional spending habits? This episode focuses on Emotional Spending, especially during the holiday season. What is Emotional Spending (aka "Retail Therapy")? When is it a problem? What are the causes and how can people manage it?

Filling up your plate with various foods on Thanksgiving can be a time of flavorful satisfaction and content. However, filling up your plate with various tasks in your everyday life, without rest and relaxation, can be quite the opposite. Join the ladies as they discuss different components of "Rest and Relaxation" to support your overall wellbeing during this holiday season.

This episode continues to discuss beliefs and behaviors about rest & relaxation. During this episode the ladies focus on an activity meant to guide individuals in visualizing the complexities of their roles/responsibilities by answering the question "What's On My Plate?" The ladies discuss how this activity and visual tool can guide more realistic expectations around daily responsibilities and...

 This episode continues to discuss beliefs and behaviors about rest & relaxation. During this episode the ladies focus on an activity meant to guide individuals in visualizing the complexities of their roles/responsibilities by answering the question "What's On My Plate?" The ladies discuss how this activity and visual tool can guide more realistic expectations around daily responsibilities an...

What does rest and relaxation mean to you? What beliefs and behaviors have you witnessed in your life (growing up) about resting? During this episode we discuss physical symptoms that can develop when our body is overworked. We (briefly) discuss the impact that core values can have on your  ideas of rest.

This episode summarizes key points around beauty, core beliefs and how these concepts transcend into adulthood. The ladies also introduce an upcoming workshop geared at processing "Momma Drama". Embracing certain core beliefs and leaving others 'behind'.  

This episode continues interviewing individuals to explore how narratives around BEAUTY impact their self-esteem and how they carry themselves. Individuals become transparent as they share healthy and 'toxic' traits they have gotten from their mothers, and disclose ways that they are becoming aware of 'unhealthy (generational) behaviors'.  What have they embraced and what have they rejected?

Summary: This episode interviews four individuals and explores how their experiences have influenced their understanding of BEAUTY. We discuss various aspects that impact a person's understanding of beauty, including: societal influences , 'verbal affirmations', 'insults (backhanded statements)', religious/spiritual-beliefs and caregiver relationships.  

What have been some statements you have heard about beauty? What do you remember hearing from your parents/caregivers about beauty or ‘how you are supposed to look’? What did you have to wear to get compliments from peers and/or caregivers? This episode begins an intimate discussion around how a person's core beliefs are formed... and the focal point is 'BEAUTY'. 

This episode finalizes the conversation around Social Emotional Learning (S.E.L) by discussing the last component: Responsible Decision Making. Tracey, Sasha and Shirena use relevant examples to explore ways that responsible decision making skills are important in parenting, professional spaces and within personal relationships. Sasha offers ways that parents can practice this daily skill with the...

This episode continues the discussion around Social Emotional Learning (S.E.L) by discussing two additional components: Social Awareness and (fostering) Relationships. Tracey, Sasha and Shirena use relevant examples to explore ways that social awareness and relationships are important in parenting, professional spaces and within personal relationships. Shirena offers small, easy tips around how to...

Welcome Back!! This episode uses 'real life' examples to understand why Social Emotional Learning (S.E.L) has become a focal point within school systems, and how these skills transcend into adulthood to support personal well-being and healthy relationships. Tracey, Sasha and Shirena explore ways that two components of social-emotional skills (self-awareness and self-management) appear in relations...

Tracey Moore and Chisa Pennix-Brown have an intimate conversation around how her military service prepared her for working with couples, how to resolve marital stressors, and her perspective on individual vs. couples counseling. 

Shirena Smith and Chisa Pennix-Brown have an intimate conversation around 'maternal health', 'welcoming hardships', 'moving through life's process' and her favorite episode from the podcast!

Sasha Giles and Chisa Pennix-Brown have an intimate conversation around 'happiness', 'fear of missing out (FOMO)', emotional after-shocks of COVID-19, and how to know when YOU are ready for therapy? 

This episode reviews the strengths and pitfalls of setting resolutions that are 'specific' vs. 'vague'. What works best for your life at this time? Gain insights into how to cultivate goals that YOU feel comfortable with!

This episode highlights a new technique around developing 'New Year Resolutions'. The hosts talk with Jasmine Wiggins about Prayer Vision Boards, and how this technique can lead you to gain greater fulfillment and growth from YOUR resolutions (goals)! 

This episode discusses the 'functions' and 'fumbles' of New Year Resolutions. The ladies discuss valuable steps and realistic expectations around setting new year resolutions, and techniques around how to get to them (ie. Word of the Year, Vision Boards, Spiritual Energy, etc). Listen in to gain tips for setting a foundation for your manifestation of "New Year...New Me"!