the tara bixby podcast

Stephanie Thornton Plymale is the CEO of Heritage School of Interior Design. Stephanie calls Portland, Oregon, home – a word with much meaning as she grew up without one. From living in a car on the beach with her five siblings, to isolation in the Dependent Unit of the State of California, to a horribly abusive foster home, Stephanie never experienced a feeling of family as a child. Married at 19...

Dr. Ethan Kross is one of the world's leading experts on controlling the conscious mind and the author of his first ever book Chatter: The Voice in our head, why it matters, and how to harness it. He is an award-winning professor in the University of Michigan's top-ranked Psychology Department and Ross School of Business, Ethan utilizes and implements his research on how the conversations people h...

Kelsey Patel is one of Hollywood's leading wellness and reiki experts. She's a sought-after spiritual empowerment coach, movement teacher, reiki healer, meditation instructor, and a multi-faceted entrepreneur and inspirational speaker. She is the creator of the Pure Joy app and founder of Magik Vibes, a soul-enhancing lifestyle brand that includes her very own wellness meets spirituality podcast,...

Were you raised by an emotionally immature person? Are you an emotionally immature parent?   Not sure how to answer these questions. No worries. You're in luck. Today the wonderful Dr. Lindsay Gibson joins us on the show to discuss how to heal from distant, rejecting, or self-involved parents. Dr. Gibson has been a psychotherapist for over thirty years, working in both public and private practice....

Karin Jervert is a fine artist, writer, and psychiatric survivor labeled Bipolar at 21. She is currently working on a memoir exploring the medicalization of suffering and the parallel loss of language around emotional pain. Her work explores empathy, identity, normalization of suffering, and the power of creative expression to transform trauma, particularly the types of trauma inflicted by the psy...

According to the CDC, in 2018, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death overall in the United States, claiming the lives of over 48,000 people. Suicide was the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 and 34, and the fourth leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 35 and 54. There were more than two and a half times as many suicides in the Unit...

Jessica Murnane is the founder of Know Your Endo (the endometriosis education and awareness platform), the author of the  One Part Plant  cookbook, and the host of One Part Podcast. She is a sought-after speaker and has contributed to/appeared in several magazines and websites including Bon Appétit, Goop, Shape Magazine, The Kitchn, Mind Body Green, and The Coveteur. Her latest book,  Know Your En...

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change with directed mind input. During her years in clinical practice...

Denise Woods is one of the nation's most sought-after voice and dialect coaches, with clients such as Halley Berry, Common, Will Smith, Octavia Spencer, Tyler Perry, Jessica Chastain, Soledad O'Brien, Queen Latifah, Ray Liotta, Portia De Rossi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mike Myers, and many, many more.   She has also coached broadcast news anchors at NBC Nightly News, CNBC, Bloomberg News, The Today Show...

Dr. Will Cole is a leading functional medicine expert who consults people around the world via webcam and locally in Pittsburgh. Named one of the top 50 functional medicine and integrative doctors in the nation, Dr. Cole specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing a functional medicine approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal im...

Today's guest is the wonderful Satya Doyle Byock. Satya is a psychotherapist in Portland, Oregon and the Founder of The Salome Institute which offers online seminars on socially relevant psychology. Satya's teaching, psychotherapy, and writing is influenced by a few primary areas, including Jungian psychology, trauma research, feminist theory, and the study of race and racism worldwide. Her clinic...

Dr. Nima is both a Chiropractor and an educator, specializing in helping individuals and professionals get to the root cause of their physical and emotional challenges, from stressed, depressed, and anxious to living Powerfully Aligned and on Purpose. After building a successful Chiropractic practice in Canada, Dr. Nima sold his clinic to pursue his passion of teaching and coaching professionals w...

Caitlin Anderson is a fantastic singer, songwriter, two-time CrossFit Games athlete, and straight-up good time. She lives in Boise, Idaho, with her wife Jamie and four adorable fur babies. In 2020, Caitlin discovered music therapy's healing power and is now translating her pain into beautiful lyrics. You can listen to her work at  Indi Anderson on Spotify .    You'll learn...  What Caitlin did to...

Dr. Catherine Pittman, Ph. D., HSPP, is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and psychology professor at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN. A practicing clinical psychologist treating anxiety for over 30 years, she's also experienced in neuropsychological rehabilitation for individuals who have experienced brain injuries or strokes. In today's episode, Dr. Pittman is sharing her concerns about Be...

Today's guest is the co-founder and CEO of the Whole30 program, host of the Do the Thing Podcast, and six-time  New York Times  bestselling author, Melissa Urban.  If you're as big of a fan of Melissa's as I am, you most likely know her for Whole30. Well, today, we aren't chatting food.   Melissa joins us on the show to share her courageous journey through addiction and the trauma she experienced...

Welcome to my first ever bonus episode on The Courageously.u Podcast! Today I am discussing the overwhelming anger I felt following my surgery for endometriosis. Join me inside today's bonus episode, and let's create a conversation around the importance of women's hormonal health. ______________________ To learn more about hormonal health, endometriosis, and fertility, be sure to check out these p...

I'm curious, do you struggle with your weight and feeling comfortable in your body? Do you have an unhealthy relationship with food? Is your worth tied up in your pant size? I've struggled with my weight for what feels like my whole life, and I'm most definitely riding shotgun on the emotional eating struggle bus. If you want to hear more about my weight struggle, be sure to tune into episode 4 ....

Today's guest is writer and essayist Christie Tate, who recently published her debut memoir, Group. Group is a real and vulnerable look at how one therapist and a group of strangers saved Christie's life. In law school, Christie was at the top of her class, yet she found herself struggling with suicidal ideations. What was missing? Christie desperately craved intimacy and connection, and with some...

Today's guest is the courageous Kerri Axelrod. Kerri is a leading expert in a holistic approach to mental health, specializing in the connection between diet, lifestyle, and mood. In her work as a certified holistic health coach and nutrition consultant, she utilizes nutritional science, cutting-edge scientifically proven research, and the integrative modalities of Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation....

Part of my mission with the courageously.u podcast is to help you break free from beliefs and behaviors that keep you stuck. For the longest time, I believed periods were supposed to be painful, and the only way to function through the pain was to take medications. I've recently learned that my belief couldn't be any farther from the truth.  To help further educate not only you but myself on hormo...

Did you know that I work in an all-male prison? Yup! During my 9 to 5 or more like 6 to 4, you can find me working as a mental health clinician in an Idaho prison. Working with fellas who are incarcerated has opened my eyes in a way that they had never been opened before. I've become massively aware that trauma is real, substance abuse is, in fact, a common coping skill, and that many families loo...

You all know anxiety is my jam. I'm basically obsessed with all things anxiety, so when I learned of today's guest, you better believe I was all over getting him on The Courageously.u Podcast.  Today's guest is Dr. Russell Kennedy. Dr. Kennedy grew up with a parent with schizophrenia and developed his own anxiety disorder as a result. Dr. Kennedy has degrees and advanced training in medicine, neur...

Today's guest is holistic nutritionist, and lifestyle cleanse expert Elissa Goodman. Elissa has struggled with her health her entire life, culminating in cancer and Hashimoto's in her 30's. Beyond her own health, she has also struggled while watching various loved ones suffer from health-related issues, including her husband Marc, who lost his battle to cancer in his mid-40's. Elissa believes that...

Today with are chatting with a survivor of a sexual assault, Lacy Crawford. I'll let Lacy share her story with you, but I do want to chat a second about why this episode means so much to me.  Did you know, on average, there are 433,648 victims ( age 12 or older ) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States, and every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted? Bananas, right?!? I'...

Are you ready to toss the toxins and get back to basics? I sure am! Today's guest is the ever courageous Allison Evans. I first discovered Allison after hearing her story through Branch Basics. Allison is a co-founder of Branch Basics. She has dedicated herself to helping others reap the benefits of clean living after experiencing life-changing healing from living in an environment free of toxic c...