Psych Talk

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD about navigating jealousy, competition, and envy in relationships. Dr. Romanoff first discusses how she came to specialize in relationships and why competition, jealousy, and envy tend to show up in both romantic and platonic relationships. She discusses times where jealousy, competition, or envy may be healthy in relation...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Justin Goodman, the co-founder and Managing Director of Project 55, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We start the episode by discussing what Project55 ins and the inspiration behind starting this non-profit. We discuss Project55's mission to educate, equip, and empower and what each of those aspects entails. Justin discusses why improving workplace mental...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I speak with Dr. Diana Sorrentino, PhD, a gender diversity and transgender subject matter expert, author, and host of the Paradoxes of Gender Podcast. Dr. D has spent over 40 years of research studying gender diversity and gender neurobiology and 36 years experience working with over 1000 gender diverse, gender variant, and transgender individuals. She starts t...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Jeremy Thompson, a medical practitioner and former President of the Australian Society for Psychological Medicine. Dr. Thompson talks about his book  Understand Your True Identity: Discover the Real You and Enjoy Healthier Relationships and discusses different types of identities, including the "mixed-bag" identity and how it develops....

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Rob Scheer, founder of Comfort Cases, about the United States foster care system. We start the discussion with Rob sharing his personal experience with the foster care system. We discuss Comfort Cases, a non-profit organization Rob founded, and what inspired him to create it. We discussed the foster care system in the United States and some of the chall...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I discuss conversion therapy -  interventions alleged to alter same-sex attractions or an individual’s gender expression. I start the episode by defining what "conversion therapy" is and discuss Supreme Court rulings that have brought conversion therapy to news headlines. I discuss tactics used in conversion therapy, as well as what the research says regarding effe...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Monica Tanner, relationship and intimacy coach, Certified Relational Life Therapy Practitioner, host of The Secrets of Happily Ever After Podcast, and author about harmful marriage advice and what to do instead. We start the discussion by Monica sharing her story of how she came into this field, as well as discussing her book Bad Marriage Advice: De...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Elizabeth Abbruzza, licensed therapist, about artificial intimacy. Liz defines for listeners what artificial intimacy is and how she has seen it show up in her clinical practice. We discussed why people are turning to AI for intimacy and connection, the benefits of having an AI companion, as well as the negative consequences of artificial intimacy. Liz...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Jenny Chan, co-founder of Pacific Atrocities Education. We start the episode with Jenny discussing what Pacific Atrocities Education is and the inspiration behind the organization. We talk about how western narratives overlook and silence stories from World War II in the Asia-Pacific region and the impact of these stories being overlooked and silenced....

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month and 6 year anniversary of Psych Talk. In today's solo episode of Psych Talk I discuss media literacy and the impacts on mental health. I start the episode by defining what media literacy is and discuss media literacy education and why it is so important. I discuss the impact of AI on media literacy and the challenges it brings to deciphering real from misleading...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Kendall Concini-Moore about talking to kids about mental health. Kendall shares some of her own journey with mental health struggles and discusses her book   Mom's Cloud and the Beach Adventure and what inspired her to write it. We speak about parenting with mental illness and why it is important to talk to kids about mental health. Kendall shar...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD, Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, NYT Best Selling Author, and Founder and CEO of Bright Line Eating about maintaining weight loss when having a food addiction. Dr. Peirce Thompson shares her own journey with addiction and food addiction and the tools she has used to maintain her own weight loss and overcome...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Charlie Powell, former Naval Lieutenant Commander, multi-boarded physician, and founder of Solo Vive about PTSD in veterans. We discuss his documentary Healing Heroes - No Mind Left Behind and the inspiration behind it. We discuss PTSD in veterans and some of the common symptoms and risk factors veterans experience when it comes to PTSD, includi...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Rachel Goldman, PhD, licensed psychologist, about stress management, building confidence, and the power of mindset shifts. We discuss her upcoming book When Life Happens: The Mindset Shift You Need to Manage Stress, Build Confidence, and Break Free. Dr. Rachel describes what stress is and some common misconceptions about stress. We discuss the r...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with author Jackie Disch about grieving the death of a spouse. We discuss her memoir Losing Katy: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Living Grief , which is an account of her experiences surrounding the death of her wife Katy. We discuss things Jackie wishes people knew or understood better when it comes to grief surrounding the death of a spouse, as well as some c...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Simone Knego, speaker, author, and podcast host about confidence. We discuss her second book REAL Confidence: A Simple Guide to Go From Unsure to Unshakeable , what it is about and what inspired her to write it. We discuss her journey in becoming so passionate about the topic of confidence and Simone shares her REAL confidence method (Respect yourself,...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Shaina Siber, LCSW about burnout recovery. Shaina shares her journey into specializing in burnout and burnout recovery and talks about her debut book, Using ACT and CFT for Burnout Recovery: The Beyond Burnout Blueprint . We discuss what burnout is and where burnout can show up outside of work. We discuss the structural and systemic factors that con...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Mazella Fuller, LCSW, clinical advisor to Eating Recovery Center, Duke-trained integrative health coach, clinical consultant for the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals and social justice advocate. Dr. Fuller shares her lifelong journey with social justice and how it led her to the work she does today. We discuss racism a...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Patricia Martin, cultural analyst, researcher, and speaking about how digital culture erodes our identity. We start the conversation by discussing Patricia's book Will the Future Like You? Reflection on the Age of Hyper-reinvention ; what it is about and what inspired her to write it. We discuss how constantly being online erodes our identity an...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I speak with Destiny Davis, LPC, CRC about chronic illness and medical trauma. Destiny shares about her journey into specializing in chronic illness as a therapist and her personal experiences with chronic illness. Throughout the discussion, Destiny defines for listeners what chronic illness is, as well as what medical trauma is. We discuss some examples of typ...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Eli Weinstein, LCSW about navigating marriage during the parenting years. We kick off the episode by discussing Eli's upcoming book  From I Do to We Do: Navigating Marriage Through Parenting Years. We dive into the psychology behind partnership and how kids change the dynamic of a romantic partnership. Eli discusses some of the main stressors co...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Katie May, LPC, DBT-LBC about high risk teenagers. Katie discussed her journey in to specializing in working with high risk teens and families and why she is so passionate about this population. Katie defines what a "high risk teen" is and why traditional therapy approaches often do not work with this population. We discussed the most comm...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with William Person, former Team USA Bobsledder and CTE advocate about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). William defines for listeners what CTE is and what he feels is missing from the definition given his work with people who have experienced CTE symptoms. William discusses his personal journey with CTE symptoms from years of bobsledding and the s...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Dr. Christy Gibson, MD about collective trauma and health equity. Dr. Gibson shares about her journey into specializing in trauma and defines for listeners what trauma is. Dr. Gibson shares the two main trauma responses according to polyvagal theory, as well as defines collective trauma and how it differs and is similar to trauma experienced by an...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW about teenage anxiety. Sophia discusses her journey to specializing in teenage anxiety and what led her to publish her book Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry.  Sophia describes some of the common signs and symptoms of anxiety in adolescents, as well as some of the main con...