310 SelfWork: Maybe It's Depression. But Maybe It's Not.
We’re going to talk about labels today - and how the mental health world, its science, its leaders, and its language might be influencing us to over-pathologize what’s normal. Meaning that you can co...
11 Nov 202229min
309 SelfWork: How To Stop Emotional Eating and Breathe to Heal: A Conversation with Samantha Skelly
Samantha Skelly is such a vibrant and fascinating guest! She wrote her book several years ago - Hungry for Happiness: Stop Emotional Eating and Start Loving Yourself. And this is what she says about ...
4 Nov 202229min
308 SelfWork: Five Takeaways on the Need To Be Right
I began this episode thinking I’d talk about ten things I’d learned from being a therapist. But I realized that almost every one of them could be their own podcast episode. Today we’ll focus on the fi...
28 Okt 202228min
307 SelfWork: (Second Time Around) Explaining Radical Acceptance
Radical acceptance is a termed that describes a way of being - acknowledging the reality of what is happening rather than fighting it emotionally and thus, causing yourself, and perhaps even others, m...
21 Okt 202223min
306 SelfWork: (Second Time Around) The What, Why, When, Where, and How of Setting Boundaries
My dad used to say to us as kids, “Your rights end where someone else’s nose begins.” And that’s where I began learning about boundaries. Psychological boundaries are those that define where your own ...
14 Okt 202226min
305 SelfWork: Giving Voice to Depression: A Conversation with Podcast Host Terry McGuire
Terry McGuire is a former broadcast journalist and voiceover talent who has earned a living with her voice for more than four decades. After experiencing her longest and darkest depression, she decide...
11 Okt 202245min
304 SelfWork: Confronting Guilt with Seven Steps to Self-Forgiveness
Today we’re going to talk about guilt and self-forgiveness. Basically there are two forms of guilt. Healthy guilt – or when you feel remorse for something that you did or said or felt – and maladaptiv...
7 Okt 202228min
303 SelfWork: What Keeps Suicidal Thoughts Secret? And What Can We Do About It? A Conversation with Grieving Mother and Advocate Erin Gallagher
I’m so delighted to bring you this interview in recognition of Suicide Awareness Month. Why? Erin Gallagher, current interim executive director of This Is My Brave, is going to tell you about the life...
30 Sep 202252min
