You Need Therapy

Have you heard of a marriage pact? You know, the deal you make with one of your best friends that says, if you aren't married by a certain age, you'll marry each other. Why would anyone do this, you ask? That is one of the questions Kat is asking this week as she dives into the pressure many women experience in finding a partner in early adulthood. Maybe it has to do with the fact single men have...

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com . This week Kat answers a listener question about her and her partners level of physical intimacy.  Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, s...

This week, Kat is diving into the world of shame and secrecy. In this episode you will get a refresh on what shame is, where it comes from, and what it feeds off of. Then Kat walks us through the role secrecy plays in our own shame.   Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathr...

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com .  This week on Couch Talks Kat answers a listener e-mail asking for help navigating the diet culture ambush that comes at the beginning of each year.  Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, c...

Happy New Year!!!!!!! And on this New Year’s Day Kat is challenging us with a new way to approach New Year’s resolutions. Imagine walking into 2024 with the goal of becoming more of who you actually are versus trying to be who others expect you to be… sound enticing? Well, listen to this week’s episode to find out why this might be more beneficial than you may imagine and more important than you t...

Couch talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that’s listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com This week, Kat answers a question a listener sent in after listening to Monday’s episode. If people accept the love they think they can get, how do I start to believe I can get more? This turns into a conversation about the difference between self esteem and s...

This week is a special week because Patrick, AKA Big P, AKA Kat's boyfriend joins the podcast for the FIRST TIME (and hopefully not the last). Have you ever found yourself crying over something like mustard being put on your burger when you asked for ketchup or getting tots instead of fries? How about getting cream cheese on your bagel when you asked for butter? Chances are- you know exactly what...

Couch talks is the bonus episode if You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat is ending the year with a round of rapid fire questions: 1. Process for setting new year goals? 2. Dating advice for someone having no luck? 3. Favorite Harry Potter book & movie? 4. One daily non negotiable to live a healthy life?   Follow K...

This week y'all are in for A TREAT with our guest, Courtney Grimes, LCSW.  Courtney’s passion for helping others is something you will feel in the first 3 seconds of this episode. You will also probably laugh in the first few seconds because she is as hilarious as she is passionate and smart. This particular conversation was inspired by a comment that Courtney made on a work trip that she and Kat...

Couch talks is the bonus episode if You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat responds to a listener who doesn’t want to spend her last Christmas before she gets engaged with her partner’s family.  Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest id...

This week Kat discusses how and when humor fits into how we process trauma.    Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!   Produced by: @HoustonTilley See omnystudio.com/listene...

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapy.com . This week a listener writes in about a difficult decision she recently made after discovering she was pregnant.    Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach...

Gift giving analysis paralysis is a real thing, and this week, Kat is talking about why the season of giving can be so stressful sometimes. Then, she shares a special mental health minded gift guide to help promote simple gift ideas that anyone can benefit and find joy from!   Kat’s Amazon Mental Health Minded Gift Guide Giving Keys Bombas Socks Able   Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow...

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapy.com . This week, a listener writes to Kat about wanting to leave her current job but feeling stuck because of the guilt she has around what it would mean for her boss and co-workers if she left. Kat shares an impactful conversation she had with her boss when she left her j...

Have you ever decided just to go rogue and things actually turned out better than you could have planned for? Well this week, Kat is talking about a recent last minute (really last second) decision to change plans that worked out in everyone's favor. In this episode you will hear Kat talk about the importance of being flexible with plans and a small mindset change that has started to make a BIG di...

Couch Talks is the special bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com . This week however, instead of answering a question, Kat offers 5 important reminders to consider before walking into your family Thanksgiving Dinner.    You do not need to starve yourself in order to earn a Thanksgiving meal.  Just because someone says...

This week Kat is bringing Amy Brown to You Need Therapy to talk about bachelorette party culture. It seems like the parties get more extravagant, expensive, and instagram worthy each year and in this episode we are discussing why that might be happening. Together, Kat & Amy reminisce on their own bachelorette parties and how to distinguish what is important when it comes to celebrating both yo...

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com .   Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here...

This week Kat is talking to the founders of Willows Health and Recovery, Selena Phillips & Rhonda Bartine. During this episode they discuss how Ketamine is now being used to help those who struggle with Treatment Resistant Depression.  Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at:...

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com . This week a listener writes in with a crisis involving the intersection of therapy and religion.  "How do we know if the things going on in our heads are due to the “battle of good and evil” or just a matter of chemical imbalance and how can we both work on our men...

This week, Kat is helping us differentiate between having a heated debate and having a respectful conversation. Every human is going to find themselves in a conversation where they do not agree with some of the other parties involved. While that may not be fun or ideal— it doesn’t mean you have to fight them! In this episode you will learn how reframing the goals of your “disagreements”  allows yo...

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com . This week we get an update from a previous listener and Kat offers feedback on getting back in the dating scene after going through a break up.  Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, gu...

This week is inspired by the insanity that is, student loan debt in America. However, this episode isn’t realllyyy about student loan debt. This week is really about those moments where someone offers to help you but their goal isn’t really to help you, it’s to protect themselves. We are clearing up the space between only taking care of our own needs and ignoring our own needs to care for other pe...

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com . This week Kat responds to a e-mail about a listener who is feeling low after riding the high of her engagement and wedding season.  Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat. Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, som...

This week, Kat talks about the power of our most painful moments. Inspired by her Spotify playlist: This is For Crying , Kat breaks down why and how sad songs (written by others) have been healing agents in her own life. When we feel connected versus isolated on our darkest days- we gain the opportunity to find hope. And when we heal from from our wounds we enter a cycle to be able to help others...