Psych Talk

April is Stress Awareness Month and in today's episode of Psych Talk I have the honor of speaking with Dr. Rachel Goldman, licensed psychologist about stress management and this idea of "good enough". Rachel first defines for listeners what stress is and the range of stressors that individuals may face. We then discuss specific strategies individuals can use to manage and cope with...

On March 9, 2023 a BBC News Article came out entitled “ Mental health crisis from COVID pandemic was minimal - study ”. A day later on March 10, 2023 a Washington Post article entitled “ Your therapist is on TikTok. Will your therapy session end up there too? ” was published. Both these articles included some accurate information, but also did not provide the full picture, leading to false interpr...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I talk all about licensed mental health professional ethics on social media. Over the past three years we have seen a significant increase in licensed professionals gaining a presence on social media; however, ethics codes surrounding social media have not necessarily caught up. I discuss the current ethical guidelines for social media for counselors, marriag...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Dr. Kate Kaplan, PsyD about self-compassion, mindfulness, and high sensitivity in motherhood. Kate discusses what self-compassion and mindfulness are and why they are important for mothers to use.  Kate also discusses some mindfulness and self-compassion strategies that individuals can implement into their busy lives. Additionally, we discuss high...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Jacquelyn Tenaglia, LMHC all about mental health misinformation on social media. Jacquelyn is the "No BS Therapist" on social media where she uses her platform to call out mental health misinformation that she sees. Jacquelyn discusses her journey on social media as a consumer as well as what inspired her to create content herself. We co...

Today is the first day of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, a week dedicated to educate the public about the realities of eating disorders and provide hope, support, and visibility to individuals and families affected by eating disorders. In today's episode of Psych Talk, I discuss orthorexia. Orthorexia is not a formal eating disorder but awareness of it has been on the rise in recent years an...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Dr. Jaime Zuckerman, licensed clinical psychologist and narcissistic abuse relationship coach. We discuss everything narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder and narcissistic abuse. Dr. Z discusses the differences between the trait of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder, as well as signs, symptoms, and patterns of behavior that m...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I discuss postpartum psychosis. The Lindsay Clancy case has been covering news outlets for weeks and has started a conversation about postpartum psychosis. Regardless of if she actually was experiencing postpartum psychosis or not, the reality is postpartum psychosis is a very real and rare mental health disorder. In this episode I briefly touch on postpartum...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Cara Goodwin, licensed psychologist and parenting translator. Dr. Cara describes what it means to be a "parenting translator" and how she transitioned in to disseminating the current parenting research into digestible blog posts, social media posts, and newsletters for the average parent. We dive deep into the parenting style that has...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Lina Haji, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in forensic psychology. Dr. Lina discusses her educational and clinical journey, including working for 20 years in the United States prison system. She describes what a forensic psychologist is and what they do. Dr. Lina talks about how the US prison system impacts mental health and...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I discuss medical trauma. Working in a hospital this is something I frequently see; however, I unfortunately do not feel like it is well recognized by the mental health community, nor do we get specialized training in it (unless we seek it out). In this episode I discuss what medical trauma is and various ways experiences in medical settings can be traumatic....

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Tina Clark, LPC about brainspotting.  Brainspotting is a type of somatic therapy that uses spots in a person's visual field to help them process trauma. Tina describes in detail what brainspotting is, why she become interested in integrating it into her practice, and the training she went through to become a certified brainspotting therapist....

In today's episode of Psych Talk I speak with Chris McDonald, a Licensed Professional Counselor and holistic therapist in North Carolina. Chris shares her journey in the mental health field and how she started integrating holistic practices into her therapy sessions. We discuss how "holistic" has become a buzzword on social media and some misconceptions and stigma surrounding the te...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Chelsey Swofford, an MSW student at Ohio State who plans on working with those who have experienced adoption trauma and are in the LGBTQ+ community. Chelsey shares her own story of adoption and adoption trauma and why she is so passionate working with individuals with adoption trauma. Chelsey discusses various ways adoption can be traumatic and how...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I talk all about how diet culture inundates us in the new year and how that impacts our mental health. I discuss what diet culture is, how it preys on us this time of year by highlighting "new year, new me" and convincing us we need to lose that "holiday weight gain". I discuss why diet culture is more prevalent in the new year (although i...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Emily Newton, a master's student in Translational Research. Emily talks about what translational research is and one of the current projects she is working on "The Disordered Eating Project", along with two of her colleagues. Emily discusses how she got into disordered eating research and some of the challenges and barriers individua...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I have returning guest Gabby Morreale, LPC on to talk about her journey with infertility and the impact it had on her mental health. Gabby shares her story of infertility, infertility treatments, loss, and how it all led her to her current pregnancy. We discuss the impact infertility had on her mental health and the supports and resources that helped her throu...

Welcome to Season 4 of Psych Talk! To kick off Season 4 I talk all about "high functioning" mental health disorders. "High functioning" is not a clinical diagnosis or term, but generally refers to individuals who struggle with a mental health disorder but from the outside, others are unable to tell. These are the individuals that are able to continue to function in their work/s...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I discuss forgiveness. I define what forgiveness is and is not, the beneficial outcomes of forgiving, and how to forgive those who have hurt us. I also discuss if forgiveness is necessary to move forward, particularly when we have been really hurt by someone. Further, I discuss self-forgiveness, how to engage in self-forgiveness, as well as highlight forgiven...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Jillian Marmo, LCSW, LCADC, a therapist with a passion for helping those in the LGBTQ+ community and those experiencing addiction. Jill shares her background, populations of interest, and what led her to working in addiction and with the LGBTQ+ community. Jill and I talk about mental health and addiction outcomes in LGBTQ+ individuals and how they...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Jesse Lyon, LMHC, hypnotherapist, and Chief Dream Scientist at Dream App. Jesse discusses his background as a mental health professional, his experience as a hypnotherapist, and how he got into the realm of dream interpretation. Jesse defines for listeners what hypnotherapy is, common misconceptions about hypnotherapy, and some of the benefits of...

In today's episode of Psych Talk, I discuss something that the majority of us can relate to at some point or another - procrastination. I discuss what procrastination is and isn't and various reasons why we may procrastinate. Despite procrastination potentially feeling good in the moment, I discuss how generally the outcomes of procrastination are negative and highlight many of the conse...

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Jenicka Engler, a licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist by training who specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of autism. Dr. Jenicka defines what autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is, as well as common misconceptions about autism. We discuss the various avenues for receiving a diagnosis of ASD, as well as the treatment options for ASD....

In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Toni Marinucci, a registered dietician who teaches people how not to diet. Toni is the author of the #1 Best Seller Once Upon A Diet on Amazon, where she discusses the parallels between dieting, dating, and relationships. Toni discusses her journey to becoming a dietician and how she started working with individuals on how not to diet. Toni also di...

In July 2022 an article entitled "The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence” was published and found "no consistent evidence of there being an association between serotonin and depression, and no support for the hypothesis that depression is caused by lowered serotonin activity or concentrations". The results of this study hit the media and soc...