Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stressed World with Michelle & Scott

Episode 121 - "Gaslighting And What To Do About It" There are some people who make you question your own sanity. They do it through manipulation. They do it through emotional abuse. They do it to keep you controlled. Join Michelle and Scott as they explore the origins and scope of gaslighting and discuss what you can do to free yourself of this mistreatment. Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stresse...

Episode 120 - "Narcissistic Personalities and Charismatic People" We've all seen and experienced them . . . the people with lots of confidence. Those with the ability to create large scale transformations. But what if this is nothing more than narcissism in disguise? What if there's a dark side to what you think you see? Of what if you are experiencing true leaders? Join Michelle and Scott as they...

Episode 119 - "The 6 Fs of Sexual Stress" with featured guest Helena Jehnichen Anxiety is the life-or-death state that wins out over all the other states; it triggers the sympathetic nervous system and causes a defense cascade of reactions within the human body. This is expressed by one or more of six responses to stress. When the body is stressed, the sympathetic nervous system triggers what is k...

Episode 118 - How to Negotiate Like a Pro Negotiations drive the success of your business, improve relationships, and help you to achieve the outcomes you desire. They can help you get both short-term and long-term solutions. But are there tricks to negotiating that can be easily learned? Or does negotiation have to be a constant battle of wits that ultimately reduces you to relying on the luck of...

Episode 117 - How to Let Your Partner Be Right (Said No One Ever) Would your relationships with others be healthier, happier, and serve you better if you focused more on what works rather than being right? Do you need to learn better ways of apologizing (yes, there are apology languages just like there are love languages)? Join Michelle and Scott as they explore how to make your relationships thri...

Episode 116 - How to Handle Emotions When Tragedy Strikes The recent news reports say it all . . . everyone is being impacted by war, violence, death, and disease. Let's talk about ways to address what you're feeling in a healthy and gentle way. Join Michelle and Scott as they explore how to handle your emotions when tragedy strikes. Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stressed World is a podcast host...

Have you ever found yourself arguing with someone over something petty? Perhaps it escalates into something more heated (and you might even forget what you were arguing about in the first place). But what if there are actually benefits for a relationship when two people bicker? Join Michelle and Scott as they discover the ins and outs of squabbling.  Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stressed W...

Episode 114 - Michelle's New Book: "Help Me Understand - A guide to help children understand hospitals, death, and organ, cornea & tissue donation" Children are often left out of very important family conversations and, as a result, they fill in the blanks with erroneous information. That can lead to serious mental health issues and even unhealthy, unintegrated grief. In today's show Scott and...

Episode 113 - Taking a Radical Leave with featured Guest Joe Primo Do you ever feel trapped in your own life? Have you attempted to rethink what got you where you are and why only to come up empty handed? Do you feel overwhelmed or stuck? Perhaps it's time to take a radical leave from where you are so you can get to where you are supposed to be. Join Michelle and Scott as they welcome featured gue...

Episode 112 - False Memories and Confabulation Have you ever noticed how two people can witness the same event and yet have completely different recollections of it? Have you ever wondered how your friends (never you, of course) can distort the facts and not even know they're doing that? Join Michelle and me as we talk about the problems and inaccuracies of what you see and remember. Keeping Your...

Episode 111 - Recovering Your Desire with featured guest Helena Jehnichen Our sexual desires move and sway and change over time. But what happens when you or an intimate partner lose the desire you once had and you want it back? Join Michelle and me as we welcome featured guest Helena Jehnichen. Helena is the creator of The Perfect Passion Project™ and we're going to explore ways to rediscover wha...

Episode 110 - "Organization Tips to Beat Boredom" with featured Guest Christina Courtney We've all said it at one time or another: "I did that already" and no one likes to be bored or find themselves in a mindless routine loop. In today's episode, Michelle and Scott are joined by featured guest Christina Courtney as they discuss their own tried-and-true organization techniques that just might put...

Episode 109 - "Our Wellness Routines" Wellness can involve your physical health, your mental health and your emotional health. Today, Michelle and Scott let you behind the curtain and share with you their personal routines for staying healthy, well, and focused on happiness. Please note that your results may be different and the routines shared should not be attempted until you check with your hea...

Episode 108 - "Let's Be Honest" with featured guest Mandi Zucker We've all heard that "honesty's the best policy." But when it comes to death and dying (let alone relationships) what does that really mean and how can we be honest in such delicate situations (especially when children are involved)? Michelle and Scott welcome featured guest Mandi Zucker to discuss what honesty means, how to use it,...

It's one thing to be empathic or sympathetic, it's quite another to over-empathize and start taking on the burdens of someone else. In this episode, Michelle and Scott extend their discussion about the effects of imprinting and how to set personal boundaries that serve you better. Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stressed World is a podcast hosted by Michelle Post, MA, LMFT and Scott Grossberg, JD,...

Episode 106 - "How To Heal Your Grief" with featured guest Fran Solomon Inspired by the belief that no one should grieve alone, featured guest Fran Solomon created HealGrief.org. In this episode, Michell and Scott talk with Fran and get tips on how to remember those we've lost, taking the taboo out of the talk of death, getting support for your grief journey, and grief resources you can use. Fran...

During the critical times of lives, we adopt and adapt to the messages, behaviors, and rules of others. The question that arises is: Where did the beliefs and thoughts that aren't serving you well come from? In this episode, Michelle and Scott explore the imprinting that has taken place in all of us and how best to start taking control of the suboptimal scripts that are running. Keeping Your Sh*t...

Episode 104 - How To Be Happy For Others You talk about celebrating the accomplishments of others but do you really mean it? Do you find yourself jealous when you hear of someone else's success? Michelle and Scott will talk about this not-so-uncommon mindset and provide you some tips for being authentically happy for others. Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stressed World is a podcast hosted by Mic...

Episode 103 - Why We Need Coaches with Featured Guest Christine Philipp Do you perform better when someone holds you accountable? Are you having a problem visualizing the outcomes you want? Do you need help staying focused? Is it possible that all of us could use a good guide as we move forward in Life? Join this discussion with our featured guest Christine Philipp. You can find out more about Chr...

Episode 102 - How We Sabotage Our Dreams You have dreams. Goals. Desires. Have you ever noticed how often you undermine and weaken them with your thoughts? Michelle A Post LMFT and I discuss why this happens and provide tools and tips for bringing you back to your greatness. Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stressed World is a podcast hosted by Michelle Post, MA, LMFT and Scott Grossberg, Esq., CLC...

Episode 101 - The Entanglement of Love Do you ever wonder how you became attracted to someone in the first place? Ever wonder why you stay with someone? Michelle and Scott celebrate Valentine's Day with you as they discuss the intricacies and nuances of that crazy little thing called "Love." You can download Michelle's FREE resources, including her "Self-Care Contract," "Letter to Me," and "Affirm...

Episode 100 - 100 Episodes - A Retrospective In this special show, we celebrate 100 episodes of our podcast! Join Michelle and Scott they reflect and muse over prior episodes and guests. Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stressed World is a podcast hosted by Michelle Post, MA, LMFT and Scott Grossberg, Esq., CLC, CCH, NLP and is 45 minutes of raw, irreverent, and results-oriented discussion with one...

Episode 99 - Why Do You Spoil Everything? In this episode, Michelle and Scott explore "Why Do You Spoil Everything?" There are polarity responders, personal-Eeyores, and negative folks we deal with all the time. Perhaps we might even have a little of that in ourselves. In this episode, we talk about the origins of this type of approach to Life and some tools to get you to a more positive and profo...

Episode 98 - Learning to Laugh at Yourself In this episode, Michelle and Scott discuss "Learning to Laugh at Yourself." We've all heard that laughter is the best medicine. But, what does that mean? And how can you add meaningful laughter to your life? Let's find out together. Keeping Your Sh*t Together in a Stressed World is a podcast hosted by Michelle Post, MA, LMFT and Scott Grossberg, Esq., CL...

Episode 97 - SPECIAL GUEST: Christine Philipp - How to be Resilient and the Use of Affirmations In this episode, Michelle and Scott discuss "How to be Resilient and the Use of Affirmations." In this episode we welcome our special guest Christine Philipp as we discuss "How to be Resilient and the Use of Affirmations." This is your chance to hear from an expert in hypnosis and neurolinguistic progra...