jocrharris
the Informed Simplicity podcast
“I wouldn’t give anything for the simplicity on this side of complexity. I’d give my life for the informed simplicity of the far side of complexity.” - Adam Robinson. Email me at jordanthecounselor@gmail.com
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Sep 28, 2026
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Episodes
The Polyvagal Series: 1. Stress Research and Polyvagal Theory (a CE eligible podcast) 07.01.2022 58:46
Since you're here you might as well earn CEs. Find out how to earn CEs for this course here . Find the Polyvagal Theory whitepaper here . PS. If you enjoyed this episode check out my previous interview with Julia here .
Bonnie Kaplan - Nutrition for Building a Better Brain 04.06.2021 54:41
Find our more about Bonnie here : Find out more about The Better Brain here : Contact me at Jordanthecounselor.com PS. If you enjoyed this episode check out my previous interview with Bonnie here . Winn a copy of the book! Contest details. 1) Go to iTunes. 2) Leave a review. 3) Take a picture of the review. 4) Send me an email at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com with the picture and your address. 5...
Shari Geller and the Importance of Presence 04.04.2021 49:03
Find out more about Shari here: Contact me at Jordanthecounselor.com PS. If you enjoyed this episode check out this interview with Linda Weiner. She talks about the power of presence in sex therapy .
The Root of Resistance 26.03.2021 5:46
Contact me at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com Listen on YouTube P.S. If you enjoyed this check out my interview with Deb Dana . She's the therapist popularizing Polyvagal Theory.
Jesse Owen on Developing a Multicultural orienation. 05.03.2021 1:05:57
Follow Jesse here: https://www.multiculturalorientation.com/ Check out his book here: https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4317453 Learn more about his friend Scott Miller here: https://www.scottdmiller.com/ Listen on YouTube Listen on iTunes Contact me at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com or on Twitter @jordanharrisphd P.S. If you enjoyed this episode check out my interview with Tony Rousimanerrie . He...
Simon Goldberg on Using Tech to Offer Therapy at Scale 05.02.2021 54:36
https://hminnovations.org/meditation-app Follow Simon here: https://centerhealthyminds.org/about/people/simon-goldberg Check out the App here: https://hminnovations.org/meditation-app Listen on YouTube Listen on iTunes Contact me at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com or on Twitter @jordanharrisphd P.S. If you enjoyed this episode check out my interview with Tony Rousimanerrie . She's the clinician tak...
Tony Rousmaniere on Deliberate Practice and Getting Better as a Therapist 30.10.2020 1:06:42
Listen on YouTube Listen on iTunes : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-informed-simplicity-project/id1427537186 Learn more about Deliberate Practice here : https://www.dpfortherapists.com/tonyrousmaniere Contact me at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com P.S. If you enjoyed this episode check out my lecture on how to become a master therapist.
EP 45: Linda Weiner on Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy 09.10.2020 58:59
Get the book here . Find Linda Weiner here . Contact me at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com Listen on YouTube P.S. If you enjoyed this check out my interview with Peggy Kleinplatz She's another amazing sex therapist.
EP 44: Eri Vlass: a few thoughts on the secret to her success 16.09.2020 5:27
It's only when we feel free to give up hypervigilance that we can give someone our full attention. That requires us to feel safe. Contact me at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com Listen on YouTube P.S. If you enjoyed this check out my interview with Deb Dana . She's the therapist popularizing Polyvagal Theory.
EP 43: Erigoni Vlass The Supershrink 28.08.2020 53:36
"I think it's the listening. You listen you here. You do not actually let one detail go. You're completely there. And this is why as therapist we need to be accountable. We need... to look after our own physical and mental health. We need to be alert all the time. We can not actually bring outside issues into our work. We have to be there 150 percent." -Eri Vlass Listen on YouTube Contact me at I...
EP 42: Peggy Kleinplatz on Peak Sexual Experiences 30.07.2020 51:15
"Sex is always contextual. It's about about the relationship. It's always about the hopes, and dreams, and fears of each of the people involved in those sexual relations. It's always complex and that's where the media gets it wrong. ...it's never what it seems to be." Peggy Kleinplatz. Listen on YouTube Learn more about Peggy and get trained here optimalsexualexperiences.com Contact me a...
EP 41: Jennifer Allen on a Client's Perspective 06.07.2020 1:13:20
"Thank you for what you do...The fact that you listen is a huge deal." Jennifer Allen. Contact me at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com Listen on YouTube P.S. If you enjoyed this check out this interview with Katheryn Sneed. She also talks about her experience as a client.
EP 40: How to Know if Your Clients Feel Safe 23.05.2020 10:06
As therapists we have to always be mindful of how safe our clients feel in our presence. This is not always easy to determine. But now we know. There are innate cues and Polyvagal Theory tells us what they are. Contact me at InformedSimplicity@gmail.com Listen on YouTube P.S. If you enjoyed this check out my interview with Deb Dana . She's the therapist popularizing Polyvagal Theory.
EP 39: Jordan Harris "How I Became a Therapist" 29.04.2020 1:16:38
"Connection is always, always, always a long term solution...Empathy and connection techniques are just the more powerful techniques." Contact me here: informedsimplicity@gmail.com Watch here on YouTube P.S. If you enjoyed this, make sure to check out this episode on How to Become a Supershrink. The two are thematically linked.
EP 38: Ryan Rana the Trana' on Mastering Your Craft 31.03.2020 41:27
"A lot of learning comes through failure. That's been a good teacher for me." Contact me here: informedsimplicity@gmail.com Watch here on YouTube Learn a more about Ryan Rana here. If you want more from Ryan check out his podcast on EFT here , on Leadership here , or his video chat with former ISP guest Anabelle Bugatti Here . P.S. If you enjoyed this, make sure to check out this episode on Ho...
EP 37: Corona, Social Distancing, and the Psychology of Disgust 18.03.2020 6:08
"One can imagine how revulsion at the physical signs of suffering, of disease, might have had a benefit in reducing contagion, but it comes at the cost of reducing our capacity for empathy and compassion, which can be very useful in building community." -Paul Ekman "Emotions Revealed" Contact me at Jocrharris@gmail.com Listen on YouTube P.S. If you enjoyed this check out my other short on John G...
EP 36: Katy Wells on Curating The Art of Learning. 27.02.2020 1:01:28
Not only is it okay to make mistakes or to fail at something, but it's good in a way. If your not, if your not making mistakes and you're not failing your not growing." Contact me here: Jocrharris@gmail.com Watch here on YouTube Learn a more about Josh here Check out Josh's book here Also, check out https://theartoflearningproject.org/ P.S. If you enjoyed this, make sure to check out this episo...
EP 35: Gottman on Affairs and Sex - A Review of What Makes Love Last 30.01.2020 7:42
My research findings were not unique. The late sex therapist Bernie Zilbergeld studied 100 couples...to [his] surprise, his overwhelming finding was the unimportance of technique. What [mattered?] The sexually active partners had a closer friendship and were committed to making sex a priority. -John Gottman "What Makes Love Last" Contact me at Jocrharris@gmail.com Check out more about Gottman'...
EP 34: A Critique of Esther Perel and other Charismatic Speakers - an ISP short 22.01.2020 6:30
The Charismatic {Speakers}: This is the kind of person who spends all their time talking. Lecturing. Weaving shimmering webs of ideas into the air. They’re often quite eloquent and charismatic; listening to them can be great fun. Which is precisely the problem — because in the end, passively listening to someone talk is a really inefficient way to learn. We learn by doing, exploring, discovering...
EP 33: Meet You in McGinnis Meadow - an ISP short 14.01.2020 7:06
"Attunement and responsiveness are hot topics, and the subject of a fair bit of research, in psychotherapy. The former refers to a therapist’s ability to pick up on the nuances of interactions with clients...The latter concept, responsiveness, refers to doing the right thing at the right time, adjusting interventions on the fly to fit the unique and evolving circumstances of the client and therape...
EP 32: Mark Andreas on Taming Troubled Teens 08.01.2020 1:16:17
Don't get into a power battle, but if you do get into a power battle get back out of it. What I realized is there's not a rule that says once you're in one you have to stay in it. A lot of people feel like once they start down that path they have to stick it out to the bitter end... and it turns out that's just not true. Contact me here: Jocrharris@gmail.com Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.b...
EP 31: Bil Lepp - a master class in storytelling 21.12.2019 50:40
"The most important thing of any storytelling is you can't be the hero of your own stories. Nobody wants me to stand on stage for 30 minutes and talk about what a great person I am. So if anything heroic happens in my stories, generally I'm telling about someone else doing it or I'm watching someone else do the heroic act." Contact me here: Jocrharris@gmail.com View on YouTube Find Bil online...
BONUS: So you want to be a Supershrink?: the search for informed simplicity 19.11.2019 40:06
About a month ago a friend and fellow therapist asked me to give a presentation to his chapter of GAMFT. At first I didn't know what to present on, then it dawned on me. Since day 1 I've been trying to follow in the footsteps of Milton Erickson. While my journey has been roundabout to say the least, what it's left me with is one question "how do you become a better therapist?" As I collected my th...
EP 29: Jesse Smith and Attachment Based Family Therapy for Suicidal Teens 28.10.2019 1:13:25
"For me humility is super important. Humility, I think a lot of people think, means humbling yourself and bringing yourself down, But it's also about bringing yourself up. it's about right sizing where you fit." View on YouTube Contact Jesse at: jas945@drexel.edu Learn about the ABFT here . P.S. If you enjoyed this episode, check out my conversation with Debbie Pridemore . She's another attach...
EP 28: Jeff Zeig and the Art of Therapeutic Communication 07.10.2019 1:00:22
"It's a matter of utilizing, not analyzing, what the client is bringing to you, what exists in the total weave of the therapy situation, learning how to join into that moment rather than trying to instruct in some cognitive about how to get out of that situation." View on YouTube Learn More about Jeff here. Learn about the Milton Erickson Foundation here . P.S. If you enjoyed this episode, ch...
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