The Sticky Radio

Therapy Harm - a relatively new term to describe the deeply profound traumatic impact of a trusted therapist behaving abusively. Guest: Natalie Russ Natalie is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and survivor of therapy harm. She is the founding collaborator at the Therapy Harm Resistance Project. Natalie locates herself as part of a growing coalition of survivors working to bring attention to therap...

Limerence:  a state of deep infatuation or obsessive desire (not necessarily romantic) for another person, often characterized by intense longing, intrusive thoughts, and a desire for reciprocation. Connect with me: @Miachristinagram Connect with Elle @TheLimoLife  Email:  thestickyradiopod@gmail.com Music: Midnight Wayne Elle is the creator of The Limo Life, an Instagram platform dedicated to sup...

Practice counting your breath

Explore the window of tolerance with me a therapist and introduce ways to widen it. It's great I promise. @miachristinagram thestickyradiopod@gmail.com Music: Midnightwayne

Practice notice what is possible

The Drama Triangle shows up clearly in conflict - the three roles we unconsciously take to protect ourselves from vulnerability. Noticing the roles we take and assign to others can help us exit the drama triangle and resolve the conflict in a loving way, which can only involve vulnerability <3 Connect with me: @miachristinagram Email: thestickyradiopod@gmail.com Music: Midnight Wayne

Holotropic Breathwork with Paul McCormack who is Shamanic Practitioner, Psychotherapist and runs Holotropic Breathwork retreats in Wicklow and Westport. HB was created by Dr Stanislav and Christina Groff in the 1970's as a way to process embodied energy. It is LIFE CHANGING. Please try it. https://holotropicireland.weebly.com With me @Miachristinagram Music: @Midnightwayne  Email: Thestickyradiopo...

Practice self - compassion

What is 'therapy speak'? It isn't actually any sort of language that we use in therapy and it is being weirdly weaponised albeit in a well intentioned way, to bypass vulnerable and authentic connection.

Matrescence - the process of becoming a mother - is a term recently enough coined to describe the myriad changes that happen for a woman, biologically, psychologically and socially. It's fascinating. Listen to artist and activist and mother of two small children Sarah Bracken talk about her experience of the process. You can find Sarah on Instagram @sarahbrackensoper Book is by Lucy Jones - Matres...

Practice connecting with your wounded parts / inner child

What is your inner child? There's so much online referencing 'inner child' with wellness grifters totally misrepresenting it as usual. With me @Miachristinagram Music: @Midnightwayne  Patreon: The Sticky Radio Email: Thestickyradiopod@gmail.com

Practice feeling supported

Can your nervous system heal? What is 'regulating your nervous system'? Online wellness grifters are profiting from peoples desperation to 'heal' their nervous systems, which don't need 'healing', it just needs listening and responding to. With me @Miachristinagram Music: @Midnightwayne  Patreon: The Sticky Radio Email: thestickyradiopod@gmail.com

Usually when we discuss memoirs we focus on the story in it and what life is like now for the writer. I decided to talk to my friend Trish Kearney about her and our experiences of writing and publishing our memoirs of sexual abuse/exploitation. She published Above Water a few years ago, about her experience of surviving sexual abuse over many years by George Gibney. It's a unique experience with a...

Practice noticing our thoughts

Book: Choice Theory - William Glasser Music: @Midnightwayne Patreon: The Sticky Radio Email: thestickyradiopod@gmail.com

What does the term we see all over the internet - "trauma informed" - mean, what is a trauma informed practice? What is trauma informed yoga and how can yoga teachers incorporate a trauma sensitive approach? With me @miachristinagram Guest: Alex Bodor @Beginagainyogax Music: @Midnightwayne  Books mentioned on Trauma: The Body Keeps the Score, When the Body Says No, The Body Remembers, Waking the T...

Practice noticing

With me @Miachristinagram Book: The Gift of Therapy - Irvin Yalom Patreon: The Sticky Radio Music: @Midnightwayne

Red and green therapist flags, finding a good therapist, therapy harm, With me @Miachristinagram and Guest: @TalktoDebbo Music is by @Midnightwayne Quote: "The paradox of change is that one I accept myself for who I am, then I can change." - Carl Rogers Patreon: The Sticky Radio Email: Thestickyradiopod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.