Talkin Psych with Dr. Raz

In this episode Dr. Raz talks about what signs might pop up when it would be useful to return to therapy.

In this shared episode with the pounding theologian, Dr. Raz discusses things to do for coping from both a mental health and spiritual perspective. Email: talkinpsychwithdrraz@gmail.com Instagram: talkinpsychwithdrraz TikTok: talkinpsychwithdrraz

In this episode Dr. Raz discusses ideas for how to take care of yourself when there is regularly occuring national tragedy as well as ideas for how to address to lessen occurrence by engaging government. Email: talkinpsychwithdrraz@gmail.com Instagram: talkinpsychwithdrraz TikTok:talkinpsychwithdrraz YouTube:talkinpsychwithdrraz

In this episode Dr. Raz discusses signs that may occur when it is time to end therapy, such as meeting treatment goals, running out of things to discuss, or not being ready to make change.

In this episode Dr. Raz discusses what progress in therapy can look like.

In this episode Dr. Raz outlines how your first mental health appointment might look. She discusses some ways it could differ between providers during the intake.

In this episode, Dr. Raz discusses the desire to discredit our mental health needs while encouraging us to take them seriously and to spend money as needed to address.

In this episode Dr. Raz talks about shadow comforts, things we do when we need comfort that actually do little help us feel better. The book mentioned is Brene Brown Dare to Lead.

In this episode Dr. Raz discusses the stories we tell ourselves with a note about the work of Brene Brown and her book Dare to Lead. Dr. Raz discusses how those stories can impact us and what the beginning of writing with those stories look like.

In this episode Dr. Raz talks about how we spend our time and the impact that can have you our thoughts and our mood.

In this episode Dr. Raz talks about views on anger, what might be going on, and different ways to think about it.

In this episode Dr. Raz talks about the concept of new year new me. She notes how several part episodes connect to this concept as well.

In this episode Dr. Raz is talking about the desire many have to go back to a previous version of themselves.

Dr. Raz talks about the issues that can arise when we limit ourselves to only one or two roles in life, limiting ourselves to being one dimensional people.

In this episode Dr. Raz talks about how to maintain our emotional bandwidth, messaging our about to start emotionally open and caring instead of being indifferent or apathetic.

In this episode Dr. Raz talks about how to manage feelings and thoughts that can occur as we reflect on the past year and make plans for the new year.

Dr. Raz talks about figuring out what feeling we are chasing when engaging in behavior we would rather not.

On this episode, Dr. Raz explains different ways to live in line with our values.

In this episode, Dr. Raz talks about five different coping skills people can use to help get through the holidays.

In this episode Dr. Raz talks about some ways to handle the stress of the holidays.

Dr. Raz shared about Down Syndrome Awareness Month and its purpose of bringing awareness and advocating for those with Down Syndrome. She explains facts about Down Syndrome as well as ways to celebrate the month, such as attending a buddy walk, donating time or money to organizations that support those with Down Syndrome or spreading awareness. One specific way is to donate to Dr. Raz's fundraiser...

In this episode Dr. Raz explains what cognitive dissonance is and how we can move through it when we realized we've experienced it. She notes how it might look when experiencing mental health issues.

In honor of recovery month, which is coming to an end Dr. Raz speaks and the possible cost of recovery. Often there's a focus on the benefits of recovery but there is not discussion of other effects that may occur. These can include changes in finance or changes in your relationships with other people for example.

Sometimes we live our lives in reaction to others and their expectations of us, whether they are positive or negative. She uses the movie Lucky 7, starring Kimberly Williams- Paisley as well as Patrick Dempsey as an example.

Dr. Raz discusses the impact of living into and against our values. She notes that everyone has their own set of values and the importance of living into our own.