Mental Health Insights

In this episode I talk about introspection and how to go about being more reflective of your own life experiences. I also talk about how important this is for our own personal growth. I provide personal examples to help you with your own journey as well!  

In this episode I start to talk about the science of some of what happens during counseling. This episode is great for understanding how counseling starts to produce change! 

Our brain creates labels as short cuts for helping us make logical leaps and conserve energy. The problem is, sometimes these labels are wrong or cause more issues for us. Today we explore how to look at and start the process of changing the way we use labels in the world around us!  

Today Matt Bauersachs from Learn To Live Recovery joins us to talk about recovery from substance abuse and how the transformation takes place. We talk about how how recovery is a process that helps addicts learn to live differently and feel differently about themselves. We hope you enjoy this episode!  

In this episode I talk about mindsets and how they form and impact your way of thinking and experiences life. We also start to talk about how to adjust a mindset you want to change and what that process looks like. I hope you find this helpful!

For those that decide to go to college, it is a stressful process and many times and very emotional one. Not only that but even getting to college can be create a very difficulty environment for a student to thrive. Join me as I explore these challenges with a college counselor, Joann Elliott, LPC. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode I talk about common mistakes I see in couples I work with. Being aware of these mistakes can give you the opportunity to creating a closer relationship with your significant other! I hope you enjoy this episode!

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Roland about functional medicine and the relationship that exists between physical and mental health. We explore how environment and illness can play a role in contributing or even causing different mental health issues. I hope you find this helpful!  

A continuation of our Calming A Racing Mind series. In this episode I talk about how experimenting is one of the best ways to discover what works for you and give you real life examples and practical ways to get into this mindset. I hope you enjoy!

In this episode I talk to Kim McGuiness, LPC about how she helps people find purpose and the importance that can have to our mental health. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode we start to explore a type of therapy called Psychodynamic Therapy with Gabi Black. This type of therapy is what we may call a deep therapy that is designed to help create understanding around deep rooted issues and behaviors.    We also start a conversation about dreams and how they can have psychological significance. We hope you enjoy!

How can you make everything you do a little easier? Just try to protect your mental bandwidth and learn what drains it! Today I talk about what this mental bandwidth is and why protecting it is so important. 

Today I talk with Paula Heller, a Drama Therapist. We talk about how acting, role play, and storytelling elements can help in therapy and really take "talk" therapy to another level. We also talk about how movement and role playing can help you get unstuck from difficult anxieties or trauma. We hope you find this helpful!

We finally talk about attachment. We have touched on this topic in several episodes but today I talk with Shirley Crenshaw, LCSW, a specialist in attachment related issues and trauma. If you are wondering how childhood relationships can have big impacts on people later in life, then you will enjoy this episode. I hope you enjoy!  

Today Stephanie Barbee and I start to explore how our experiences shape our identity, attachment needs/responses, and how to work on becoming who you want to be. We talk about messages different people get at different times of their life as examples to help you start to think about your own identity and what helped form you into who you are today. The wonderful part of being human is we can chang...

Many times we think about sitting on the couch and talking to someone when we think of therapy. This is because most therapy consists of that. However, Brainspotting is a therapy that can help with a variety of issues with very little speaking. In this episode, I talk to Brittany Bagy about Brainspotting. This type of therapy was developed by Dr. David Grand, and is very unique type of therapy.&nb...

Men face a cultural stigma in therapy and today, we start to explore why. If you are a guy thinking about therapy or a therapist that works with guys, this will be most helpful for you. We hope you enjoy!

Slow that racing mind down! Here is how to do it.  

Self awareness is something that helps us be who we want to be and understand why we do the things we do. It is an attribute healthy, successful, and many great leaders share. Maybe, self awareness is the key ingredient to big mental health changes! Join Craig Foust, Nicole Oliver, and Pete Sandoval for this episode. We hope you enjoy!

When is it the right time to talk about sex, emotions, the future, and any other tough topic with your child? We explore this question and how to have these tough conversations in this episode. We hope you enjoy!  

Thriving during a crisis is challenging so we explore some ways to help you thrive. We also talk about our own experience struggling during this time and how we are handling it. We hope you find this helpful!

You can take a great step towards better mental health by doing some house cleaning! If you have been staying home lately, consider clean up a little to help feel better! This episode talks about why mental health and cleanliness is related and how to go about taking these steps to improve your mental health. 

Learn more about yourself and use that to help make your life better. Self awareness is a perspective and reality we work towards and I will talk to you about how to do it in this episode. I hope you enjoy!

Learn how to mange stress when you don't have easy access to social supports you may normally use. I hope you find this helpful!

In light of the high anxiety time we are in, I wanted to share some simple tips to keep your stress and anxiety from getting too high. Keep in mind, our stress and anxiety directly impact our immune system. This means we have to keep working to keep our stress and anxiety in check! I hope you find this helpful!