The Mind Grind Podcast

Hi Mind Grind Fam! Welcome back to Part 2 of What We've Learned as Therapists! These personal episodes have been fun for us to record and hopefully, fun to listen to. To get the fully feel of this episode, be sure to listen to Part 1. You can listen to this episode for learning purposes or strictly entertainment. There is something we can all gain from learning about the professional ethics in...

Hi Mind Grind Fam! Want to see inside the mind of a therapist? Well in this episode, you get to do that more than ever before. We share questions that have been asked to us as therapists regarding what it's like to be a therapist and what we've learned as therapists. We broke the questions down into early career, later in our career and, as we recorded this episode (and realized how long t...

Hi Mind Grind Fam! Dana and I had the pleasure of interviewing the owners and originators of Self Care is for Everyone, a company that sells extremely comfy, cute, impactful, and aesthetically pleasing sweaters (and shirts) with empowering mental health content with sayings like "don't quit, rest" or "your feelings deserve to take up space." They also work behind the scenes to do as much as they c...

Hi Mind Grind Fam! ****Trigger warning!!! ⚠️ - This episode contains content of a more sensitive nature related to trauma and birth trauma.**** On today's episode we interview Heidi Lengel, MMT, MT-BC, PMH-C, CD(SBD), CCTP-II, EMDR-I (she/her) and talk about how challenging it can be to navigate maternity mental health pre and post partum, and how working with a therapist, doula, or other ment...

Hello Mind Grind Fam! Dana and I try to make a point, as therapists, to talk about things that we feel the general public could benefit from understanding, especially those who may not be able to afford or prioritize therapy right now. Even our clients who are in therapy can benefit from today's controversial episode on a very commonly used substance: Cannabis. We hope that this is educational...

Hey Mind Grind Fam! On this episode, we interview Mitch Motivates, a recovery coach and natural born motivator who works in New York City and uses his social media platform to share Tips and Self Care videos for viewers and those struggling with addiction. Mitch is also the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Motivator at Neinstein Plastic Surgery. He has been in recovery since 2006, when he was on...

Hi Mind Grind Fam!  In this episode, Dana and Beth spice it up a bit by interviewing a contestant from Survivor who made an impact as a genuine person taking a stand, especially after controversial episodes on Season 39. In 2019, Janet Carbin, an almost 60-something year old woman from New Jersey, went onto the physically and socially competitive show Survivor for her chance at winning money for h...

Hi Mind Grind Fam, Dana and I cover Letting Go - the other side to Grief and Loss in this episode. We discuss how Letting Go is a necessary part of life, where it will show up in life, and the 6 questions you can ask yourself to help you with letting something go. We look at how avoidance can be a tempting version of letting go, and how to not get sucked into that. We also explore the benefits and...

Hi Mind Grind Fam, It's no secret that the holidays can be hard, especially for those with loss...Maybe you've been wondering why it seems that losses are so common during this time of year, and you are actually are on to something. We unravel the mystery behind this in our next episode and do a general cover of Grief & Loss. We break down what grief is, the stages, the different types of grie...

Hello Mind Grind Fam! Dana and I are so pleased to release this podcast, as this is something that we have both become so passionate about. EMDR therapy is a modality that has changed our lives both personally and professionally, and we now get to share this with clients and with you.  EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which sounds like a mouthful, but is a well r...

Hi Mind Grind Fam! In keeping with the Addiction Series, we have an episode for you that is all about how to spot addiction. Whether this be for yourself, or for others, we hope that this episode will help loved ones of someone who seems to be struggling with substance abuse and/or addiction.  It can be overwhelming to understand others behavior with alcohol and substances, and we want to be...

Hello Mind Grind Fam, We're going back to our Addiction Series, and this time we're interviewing an expert in the world of Addiction Treatment. If you or a loved one has suffered with addiction or needing extra support than a weekly therapy session, you'll remember the struggles of figuring out how to get help. It can be very overwhelming to not know where to turn, who to call, what the levels of...

Hi Mind Grind Fam, Like most of us, you probably want relationships that feel strong and stable. You may place a high priority on love in relationships, and may lose sight of what this word "love" actually means in action. It's easy to do many things out of love or desire for close connections (or even the fear of losing others), but this can often be at a cost to yourself. We see this loss of sel...

Hey Mind Grind Fam! As the world has changed with technology and more mental health awareness, we're all getting more information about mental health terms than ever before. This is great...AND it means we all know the catch phrases like "self-care", but do we really understand them in an integrated way in our lives? We have intellectualized wellness, but are we embodying it? For example: are you...

Hello New and Returning Mind Grind Podcast Listeners! Addiction is a very broad and oftentimes a heavier topic to speak of. Most of us know someone with addiction or we personally can relate to it and it requires more coverage than just a single episode. Addiction spans from types of addictions, role of trauma, family involvement, treatment, philosophies with treating addiction, medical interventi...

Hi Mind Grind Podcast Fam! It's a new year, and for many of us, it hasn't truly felt like a "new year." We're still in a pandemic with so much uncertainty, and the toll of it all is showing. We are seeing that less people are planning their resolutions as their playing it safe and waiting to see how life plays out. It's ok to be cautious, and our fears are valid, even when they seem irrational. Ma...

As we settle into the end of 2021, we turn to the simple topic of gratitude before closing the year. As therapists, we see directly how much people struggle during this time with the holidays each year. It's an emotionally charged time with lots of stimuli and distractions, losses, cold days, dark days, and now we can include the continuing variations of Covid-19. It's really easy to lose sight of...

Hi Mind Grind Podcast Family! Here's a topic that is not only really important from a mental health standpoint, but we also think you'll enjoy it! We talk about the differences between Confidence and Cockiness, and how to spot them - both in yourself and in others. These can seem to resemble each other, especially in a Capitalistic society that often asks for presentation over authenticity. There...

Hello Mind Grind Podcast Fam! As we come to a close of a more social summer, Dana and Beth have learned a few things about our mental health social needs and the balance with paying attention to the pandemic. There's a reality that we all need breaks, whether short breaks from our computers, a long weekend, or maybe a change of scenery over an extended period of time. There's also the planned brea...

The summer has filled up the social calendars, and Dana and Beth are no exception. But they're back with a new episode, bringing you one of the most vulnerable personal episodes yet... talking about Beth's Brain Spect Results.  Back in the spring Beth had the opportunity to get a Brain Spect Screening done by Amen Clinics in New York where she was able to see inside her brain and learn about tende...

.The Mind Grind Podcast takes Mindfulness practices a step further with this episode on self-care and self-compassion. These two coping skills are related and work well together, especially with mindfulness, however they are not the same thing. One is about wants and the other has more to do with needs. One is about thinking, the other is more about doing. Curious for more? Listen in... Find the t...

The Mind Grind Podcast takes you into a psycho-educational experience, understanding what Mindfulness is, Meditation, the benefits, our resistance to it, and what happens when people take on a Mindfulness practice. Dana and Beth both share their stories of how it helped with mind/body connection, depersonalized the stories of the mind, and connected them to compassion. They both now offer Mindfuln...

Hello listeners! We have been on a short hiatus while we balance our own time off. However, we planned ahead with a little reminder of what is mindfulness in preparation for our next episode. In this short clip, you'll be taken into an experiential mindfulness moment.   Find the time, come and unwind, to the Mind Grind!  Beth & Dana

In the Part 1 of this series, we gave you the basics of what therapy is and who it's for. Now we're taking you a bit more into the specializations that are out there, how to find a therapist, how to check-in that the therapist is working for you and that you're getting what you need out of therapy. Again, we dedicate this episode to those who have opened themselves up to self-growth, going to ther...

The Mind Grind Podcast welcomes you to a two part series on the basics of Therapy. You can expect to hear Dana and Beth talk about what therapy is, a short history on it for our history lovers, who it's for, and personal endorsements for going. This episode could also be called #shoutouttomytherapist as both Dana and Beth encourage therapy to be accessible to as many people as possible. Find the t...