Space & Grace Podcast

Send a text In this episode of the Space and Grace podcast, your host Ciara Helm, LCSW explores how faith can anchor us during challenging times through the inspiring story of Ashlyn Slamans-Ochoa. As a mother, wife, and public speaker, Ashlyn shares her journey of leaning on faith to thrive in ministry, overcome personal struggles, and build mental health resilience through God and the resources...

Send a text It's that time of the month, for our special segment: Clinician's Corner. Where we invite fellow experts in the field of mental health onto the show to "talk shop"!! In this exciting episode of the Space & Grace Podcast, we are continuing the conversation around the Faith & Mental Health Connection. This episode features a special conversation with Laura How...

Send a text In this episode of the Space and Grace podcast, host Ciara Helm, LCSW a licensed therapist and retired minister, delves into the connection between faith and mental health. Ciara shares her personal story of grief and the struggle to reconcile her faith with mental health challenges, particularly after the loss of her mother. She outlines the top three ways faith and mental health beau...

Send a text Have you ever felt like seeking therapy means you lack faith? It's a common feeling in the church, tune in as your Host Ciara, shares her personal journey of overcoming DA, you'll learn how therapy was crucial to her healing process and how evidence in the Bible proves that mental health struggles don't equate to faithlessness.  Join Ciara on this episode of the Space an...

Send a text Welcome to Season 2 of the Podcast Formerly Known as the Working Through It! Podcast.  Join your host Ciara Helm. as she kicks off the season sharing her heart about where she has been and her own healing journey while navigating when the miracle healing doesn't come.  If you are struggling with mental health and the shame that surrounds it, this short and unedited  episode is for...

Send a text Hey, friend! We've got some exciting news to share – your favorite podcast is getting a makeover! Welcome to the fresh and revamped Space & Grace Podcast, your ultimate hangout for all things faith and mental wellness. Don't worry, we're still the same warm and welcoming space you know and love – just with a sparkling new vibe. Ciara Helm, LCSW here, your host from o...

Send a text We are back from our break and ready to be courageously curious about life after trauma. Everyone Experiences Things Differently. If Your Traumatic Past Is Still Impacting Your Daily Life, There Might Be Something In That To Be Curious About. 🧠Today Ciara  Will Break Down  The 4 Types Of Trauma Responses To Set You On A Path Of Healing.  ⚠️Trigger Warning- Talk about Abu$e and CST. Le...

Send a text Welcome back to another Clinician's Corner segment on the podcast, the segment where we bring on another fellow therapist to teach us about a new or different type of therapy.  Let me tell you,  we have an interesting form of mental health therapy to talk about today... Biofeedback therapy!!! Our host Ciara Helm, LCSW had the opportunity to sit down with Tisheila Justice, LCSW Own...

Send a text How can we not talk about Black love for an episode that is on Valentines day during BLACK HISTORY MONTH?! I want to encourage you, if you are or are not a part of the black community, the discussion of black love is for everyone. Debra Elana is back on the show and truly speaks from her own experience as a single adult black woman in her 30's. We hope as you  listen you not only...

Send a text This week we have a unique episode of Clinican's Corner, the segment where I get to sit down with a fellow therapist and talk about a different type of mental health treatment or diagnosis. This week I sat down with Carly the owner of The Counseling Nook and she shared her own experience with Misophonia. Well this is not a form of diagnosis Carly shares how common it is and helps...

Send a text Welcome back to Working Through IT and the very first episode of 2023! You asked for it and we delivered: Goals and anxiety in 2023! Join our host Ciara Helm, LCSW as she dives into the topic of anxiety on a deeper level by helping you understand where some anxiety could be coming from and tips that research shows can help with it! It's a fun and information packed episode, let&ap...

Send a text Welcome back! Today's episode continues  our series on the holidays and grief. Host Ciara Helm sites down with Mr. Helm who helps co-host this week's conversation by sharing his own personal experiences with grief.  Grab your cafecito and come hang out with us! *If you enjoy this podcast, it would mean so much if you RATE and DOWNLOAD and FOLLOW. CHURCH LEADERS INTERESTED IN...

Send a text Today's episode continues  our series on the holidays and grief or anxiety with an in depth interview for Clinician's Corner with Dr. Andrew Dobo a Psychologist, EMDRIA Approved EMDR Trainer and Author . This week Dr. Dobo shares spills ALL the tea on EMDR therapy and his upcoming book.  Grab your cafecito and come hang out with us! Time stamps: 3:34      Get to know Dr. Dobo...

Send a text Today's episode starts  our series on: Grief with another raw unedited episode  from our host Ciara. This week Ciara shares about her own experience with grief and loss and breaks down the different things you can try to get you through this holiday season.  Grab your cafecito and come hang out with us! *If you enjoy this podcast, it would mean so much if you RATE and DOWNLOAD and...

Send a text Today's episode closes out our series on: Perfectionism with another unedited episode with our host Ciara. This week Ciara shares about her own struggles with perfectionism in her own work, her faith and how these things can be connected to past trauma.  Grab your cafecito and come hang out with us! *If you enjoy this podcast, it would mean so much if you RATE and DOWNLOAD and FOL...

Send a text Today's episode continues our series topic on: Perfectionism with another  Clinician's Corner episode. This week Ciara sits down with her colleague Monica Denais to discuss her clinical expertise on perfectionism. Grab your cafecito and come hang out with us! Links to connect with Monica: Therapy site: https://monicadenais.com/work-with-monica Youtube: https://www.youtube.com...

Send a text Today's episode continues our series topic on: Perfectionism with a special UNEDITED episode. This week Ciara shares her own experiences with perfectionism and honors the struggle by not editing the episode. It's real talk and definitely raw today, tune in and connect with us! If you enjoy this podcast, it would mean so much if you RATE and DOWNLOAD and FOLLOW. Come connect w...

Send a text Today's episode kicks off  our series: Perfectionism. Our host Ciara had the chance to sit down and hear our next guest's story about her journey through being a perfectionist and how much it robbed her from joy in life. It's an interview full of insight and wisdom from Audra Budensiek! How to connect with Audra: https://www.instagram.com/goodbyehangry/ If you enjoy this...

Send a text Today's episode closed out our series: Nightmare Jobs. Our host Ciara recaps her own and her guest stories of nightmare jobs and another reason why our job may be a nightmare job- is because we are BURNED OUT.  Ciara takes time to break down to identify if you are in a season of burnout. Ciara provides insight, tools and tips on how identify BURNOUT, you won't want to miss it...

Send a text "What is the one thing you would do if you knew you wouldn't fail?" A question that. changed our next  guest's lives. Join our host Ciara and her honorary co-host: Mr. Helm as they sit down with George and Cris Prieto that were successful in their careers but felt a pull to do something more.  If you enjoy this episode please be sure to like and download or visit ou...

Send a text Today's episode continues our new 30 minute format AND our this month's series for this month: Nightmare Jobs. Our host Ciara and her husband Mr. Helm share stories of nightmare jobs including working a job that not only gave him poison ivy twice in 106 degree weather, but really did a number on his mental health. He shares the feelings of feeling trapped at work and how he l...

Send a text Today's episode kicks off our new 30 minute format AND our new series for this month: Nightmare Jobs. Our host Ciara shares her own stories of nightmare jobs including working at an office with hidden microphones?! She then uses her education in mental health to answer the internet's most asked questions about stress and work. This episode Ciara provides insight, tools and ti...

Send a text Clinician's corner is a series once a month, where I sit down with some of my colleagues that are also licensed therapists  to learn more about different types of therapy in an effort to help remove the stigma related to needing mental health services.  This series is also meant two lift the veil behind mental health so that you as my listening friends can learn about different ty...

Send a text This week's talk about taking chances was with Christi Chatman. We get real and dive into learning to listen to your gut. Christi gets raw and vulnerable as she shares about getting out of her comfort zone after losing her father, traveling the world, and even stepping into Foster parenting as a single woman. You don't have to be a parent to pull strength from her story, this...

Send a text PICTURE THIS: You are a successful business owner in your field for over a decade, exploring the world and helping others. Then 2020 happens and at the same time your terminally ill parent starts to rapidly decline. What do you do?  That is precisely the question my next guest had to answer. Today we will listen to her captivating story of finding hope in a seemingly hopeless situation...