Thoughtfully Us

This week, we're joined by Brittany Moffitt, owner of Worthy to Live Therapy LLC, for a conversation about maternal mental health, trauma recovery, and the importance of community in healing. We explore what it means to move beyond simply raising awareness about maternal mental health challenges and toward creating meaningful support. Brittany shares her perspective on how conversations about high...

Recent conversations surrounding the Lindsay Clancy trial have brought perinatal mental health into the public conversation in a significant way. In this episode, we aren't discussing the outcome of the trial or attempting to analyze the case. Instead, we're talking about some of the larger conversations it has sparked for us as therapists and as women. We explore just how complex the postpartum e...

This week, we're joined by Josie Albrecht, LCPC, co-founder of Take Care Collective, for an important conversation about community and networking for therapists. If you know our podcast, you know that we often express the struggle with knowing we need to network and being scared of it. Josie provides us with her journey as a young therapist to co-founding the Take Care Collective, a mental health...

We thought we were done talking about rest. Turns out, we had more to say. In this follow-up to our conversation about why rest can feel so difficult, we're digging deeper into what can actually get in the way of slowing down. We talk about the emotional discomfort of setting boundaries and how people-pleasing, conflict avoidance, and even our need for control can make saying "no" feel much harder...

Why can doing absolutely nothing feel so uncomfortable? In this episode, we're talking about our complicated relationships with rest — why we know we need it, why we still feel guilty when we take it, and why sometimes being "productive" feels easier than simply slowing down. We explore how our identities as women of color, therapists, and moms can shape the way we think about rest and productivit...

Sometimes we tell someone, “You should go to therapy,” as if going is the hard part. But what happens when someone doesn’t want to go? Or when they show up because a partner, friend, or family member wants them there, but they aren’t actually ready for therapy themselves? That question took us into a much bigger conversation about what therapy actually is… and what it isn’t. We unpack the stigma t...

This week, we're joined by Kenya Crawford, LMHC founder of Cultivating Healers, for an inspiring conversation about what it truly takes to support the people providing mental health care. Kenya shares the mission behind Cultivating Healers and her passion for creating more equitable, sustainable spaces for clinicians. We explore her anti-racist consultation work, the challenges therapists face nav...

We're living in one of the most connected times in history… so why are so many people feeling lonely? In this episode, we explore the paradox of modern connection. We discuss how social media has changed the way we build and maintain relationships, whether constant digital access has replaced meaningful in-person connection, and how being reachable at all times can actually leave us craving more s...

This week, we're joined by the incredible Bianca Hughes, Georgia-based therapist, entrepreneur, and passionate advocate for helping high achievers and perfectionists build lives that feel just as fulfilling as they look. Together, we explore the relationship between ambition, perfectionism, and mental health. Bianca shares how her own mindset around success shaped her journey as both a clinician a...

We're back! 🎉 Season 2 is officially here, and we're catching you up on everything that's been happening since our last season. Morgan introduces the newest (and cutest!) addition to her family, Maya shares what's been keeping her busy professionally, and Nelly reflects on earning her perinatal mental health certification while balancing the many joys and challenges of life outside the therapy ro...

In Episode 19, we’re joined by the incredible Katie La who is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Supervisor, and advocate for trauma-informed, justice-oriented, and culturally responsive care. Katie shares what she’s loved most about being a therapist and reflects on how her lived experience as a Vietnamese refugee has shaped the way she shows up in the therapy room. We talk about the importance o...

In this episode, we center Black History Month and reflect on what it has meant and continues to mean for Morgan and Maya as Black mental health providers. Morgan shares important context and statistics around Black representation in the mental health field, access to care, and the ongoing barriers Black communities face when seeking support. Together, we talk about what feels affirming and meanin...

This episode was meant to be a deep dive into the ins and outs of social work school but with everything unfolding in our country right now, it didn’t feel right to move forward as planned. Last week, we took a pause. This week, we’re sharing why. Instead of our original topic, we talk about what it has felt like to exist and work as women of color in a time when so many communities are facing fea...

In this episode, we continue our New York series by naming the parts of our experience that were heavy, isolating, and difficult to carry. We reflect on being people of color in a predominantly white graduate program, navigating classroom conversations about race, feeling pressure to educate others, and holding emotional labor that was never formally acknowledged. We talk about the discomfort, the...

We’re kicking off the new year, and a brand-new series, by taking you back to where so much of our story began: New York City. In this episode, we reflect on starting graduate school together in NYC, what it was like to uproot our lives, and the parts of New York that felt exciting, energizing, and full of possibility. From the magic of the city to the sense of independence and community we found,...

In the final episode of our Behind the Mic series, we shine the spotlight on Morgan — doctoral student, anxiety warrior, maternal mental health advocate, and the host who always keeps us laughing even in the deep moments. Morgan takes us inside her doctoral journey in Counselor Education & Supervision, including her upcoming dissertation centered on maternal mental health — a passion fueled by...

In the second episode of our Behind the Mic series, we turn the spotlight to Nelly — therapist, first-generation immigrant, first-time mom, and the founder of Healing Awaits. Nelly opens up about how her upbringing and life experiences shaped her therapeutic approach, especially her commitment to making every client feel truly seen and heard. She reflects on the pride she carries in starting her o...

In the first episode of our Behind the Mic series, we spotlight Maya and take a deep dive into who she is both inside and outside the therapy room. Maya shares the moment she felt affirmed in her career path during an undergraduate internship working within the eating disorder field, a specialty she continues to champion today as it evolves alongside societal pressures and digital culture. We expl...

In this episode, we open up about the things you might not guess about us as therapists — like the fact that yes, we still get nervous, and no, we don’t always take our own advice. We also share a few fun personal surprises that only people who really know us would expect. It’s a lighthearted and honest conversation that gives you a peek behind the mic before we kick off our upcoming three-part ge...

This episode’s got layers. We start with a surprise moment that has us all emotional (you’ll know it when you hear it 👀), then open up about the challenges of fertility and the unseen emotional labor behind conception. From there, we switch gears into a thoughtful — and slightly skeptical — chat about AI’s growing presence in the mental health field: what excites us, what worries us, and what it...

In this episode, we’re talking about the reality of “spiral season” — when the days get shorter, the energy dips, and even therapists need a little extra support. We open up about our own mental health ups and downs, sharing how we prepare for and move through Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and low seasons. From sensory grounding to cozy holiday rituals (and Maya’s joyful rediscovery of apples)...

We started with The Summer I Turned Pretty finale and ended up unpacking the very real, very invisible labor therapists of color carry – especially in today’s political climate. In this episode, we talk about the emotional weight of helping clients navigate policies that harm them…while those same policies affect us, too. We share how hard it can be to hold space for others when your own hearts ar...

In this episode, we’re busting some of the biggest myths about therapy and therapists. We talk about the idea that therapists just “give advice” (spoiler: we don’t), the misconception that we analyze people all day, and the truth about what we actually do — and don’t do — in and out of sessions. We also name the harmful stereotypes around who therapy is for — especially the belief that it’s only f...

Mental health is having a moment online — but not all of it is helpful. In this episode, we unpack the rise of pop psychology on social media. From mental health buzzwords like “gaslighting,” “narcissist,” and “boundaries” to self-diagnosis TikToks and therapist Instagram pages (yes, ours too), we talk about what we appreciate and what gives us pause. We share our own experiences navigating social...

In this episode, we're naming the things that we thought were just part of life – but turned out to be patterns, survival responses, or straight up unhelpful coping. From toxic positivity to anxiety that looked “normal”, we share the habits we’ve unlearned and the moments when therapy cracked something open for us. Nelly reflects on a powerful moment when Maya lovingly called her out, and Morgan r...