Psych Talk

In this episode of Psych Talk I chat with my friend Megan Boisclair, an Emotional Eating Mentor for female perfectionists, about all things emotional eating. Meg defines what emotional eating is, why it is not innately "bad" like society tends to tell us it is, how the pandemic has impacted emotional eaters, and how to cope with emotional eating if you believe your emotional eating is un...

The term "mind over matter" frequently refers to a situation where someone is able to control a physical condition or problem by using the mind. In this episode, I discuss how our mind is one of the most powerful things we have when it comes to our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are all interconnected and when we find ourselves stuck in a negativ...

May is Mental Health Month. Mental Health Month aims to raise awareness about mental health. Throughout the month, mental health professionals, non-profits, advocates, and those who have experienced mental illness fight stigma, provide support, educate the public, and advocate for policies that support people with mental illness and their families. In this episode, I emphasize the difference betwe...

This episode is the third of three episodes that dives deep into each of the three components of self-compassion. In the context of self-compassion, mindfulness involves purposeful acceptance of one’s suffering in such a way that allows a balanced awareness of thoughts and feelings, rather than an over-identification with or suppression of suffering. In this episode I share ways to take a mindful...

This episode is the second of three episodes that dives deep into each of the three components of self-compassion. In the context of self-compassion, common humanity is the recognition that all human being experience suffering and that, even when we feel alone, we are always part of the larger human experience. In this episode I share personal examples of ways I have embraced my common humanity wh...

This episode is the first of three episodes that dives deep into each of the three components of self-compassion. Self-kindness, the first component of self-compassion, involves using kind, gentle language with ourselves in times of suffering. As humans, we tend to be highly self-critical and self-judgmental, which can results in feelings of shame, depression, guilt, and lower our sense of self-wo...

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