Mental Health Today Show | Mental Wellness & Overthinking
By John Cordray, LPC | Overthinking & Mental Wellness Expert
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Hosted by John Cordray, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor). The Mental Health Today Show is your top resource for mental wellness, burnout prevention, and overthinking relief. Explore episodes packed with CBT-based anxiety coping skills, emotional resilience strategies, trauma recovery insights, and practical tips for managing common mental health problems, including imposter syndrome and depression. Designed for professionals seeking quick mental therapy insights and anxiety relief, this podcast empowers listeners to overcome stress and achieve true emotional wellness.
The Mental Health Today Show podcast is dedicated to helping busy professionals and high-achievers break free from overthinking, anxiety, and common cognitive distortions like catastrophizing, all-or-nothing thinking, should statements, jumping to conclusions, mental filtering, and more.
Hosted by John Cordray, LPC, a national board-certified counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and founder of MyndStill, an innovative mental wellness app designed as your 24/7 evolving AI Mental Wellness Coach. Each episode delivers practical, evidence-based insights rooted in CBT principles, mindfulness, and quick, actionable tools for fast relief without long therapy sessions. John often interviews leading professionals in the mental health field as well, and occasionally, a True Crime Psychology episode.
Whether you're dealing with work-related stress, burnout prevention, decision-making doubt, or those 2 a.m. replay loops, John shares relatable stories from high-pressure environments, expert-backed coping skills, reframing techniques, and wellness tips to help you reclaim focus, build mental resilience, and achieve true mental freedom.
If you're searching for the top mental health podcast for professionals, one of the best mental health podcasts offering anxiety coping skills, stress management strategies, and real-world mental wellness guidance—this show is your go-to resource.
Tune in weekly for empowering conversations that quiet the noise, interrupt overthinking cycles, and support lasting mental peace. Perfect for leaders, executives, and anyone ready to feel mentally unbreakable.
Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite platform.
Disclaimer: The Mental Health Today Show is for educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as therapy. If you are seeking therapy, please contact a licensed therapist or LPC for help.
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Breaking Free From All or Nothing Thinking Patterns
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May 27, 2026 |
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The Overthinking Paradox: Loneliness and Anxiety Connection
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May 20, 2026 |
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Adolescent Boys and Mental Wellness w/Jarrod Hoffman
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May 13, 2026 |
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AI & Mental Wellness: Can Technology Help Burnout?
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May 06, 2026 |
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Stress Relief Cooking: Mindful Techniques & Mental Wellness w/Sunita Yousuf
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Imposter Syndrome: Turning Mental Barriers Into Mental Wellness
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Managing Anxiety: Calm Techniques and Mental Rewiring w/ Dr. Dhruva Gulur
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Overcoming Financial Anxiety: Mental Wellness Strategies
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Breaking the Cycle of Catastrophizing: CBT and Mental Rewiring
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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True Crime & Anxiety: Lauren Owens Case and Mental Health Insights
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Overthinking and Coping with Anxiety: Breaking Free from the Mental Treadmill
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Overthinking Loops and Anxiety Relief: Cognitive Distortions Explained
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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OnlyFans Model Claims Self-Defense After Boyfriend Dies [True Crime Series]
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Fixing Mental Wellness Gaps in Medical Clinics w/Robert Smith, MD
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Ketamine Psychotherapy: Cutting Through Hype & Fear w/Sharon Niv
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Impacts of Narcissism in Relationships w/ Dr. Anthony Mazzella
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Calming Teenage Anxiety w/Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Cultural Insights Into Adolescent Mental Health w/Will Dobud, PhD
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Life Coaching For The Stressed-Out Parent w/Shruti Trivedi
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Rewiring Trauma Responses Through Critical Memory Integration w/Estefana Johnson
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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How To Be Permanently Be Free of Fear, Doubt and Anxiety w/Daniel Packard
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Growing Younger and Reversing Alzheimer’s w/Ellen Wood
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Developing an Unfair Advantage to Live Your Best Life w/Alex Feinberg
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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3 Toxic Syndromes of Comparison
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces w/Ed DeAngelis
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Ketamine Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression w/Dr. Irfan Fauq
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Telepsychiatry and Addiction Treatment for Rural America w/Eric Arzubi, MD | Mental Health Today Show
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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How Limiting Beliefs Are Keeping You Stuck | Mental Health Today Show
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Fleeing the Shadow of Her Father's Influence: Author Sally Lee Stewart
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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How Songwriting With Soldiers Is Impacting Veterans: Kevin Reeder
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May 20, 2024 |
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Tools For Better Mental Health: Erin Moran
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May 06, 2024 |
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Treating Anxiety and Depression Holistically: Dr. Ryan Sultan
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Treatment For Brain Fog Deficiency: Sam Tejada
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Masculinity and Men’s Mental Health: Kristal DeSantis
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Reducing Work Anxiety and Stress: Catherine Altman Morgan
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Teens with Anxiety (From a Teen): Quincy Kadin
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Overcoming Trauma Barriers: Joelle Rabow Maletis
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Derek Price: His Injury Ended His NFL Career (Now He's A CEO)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Samara M. Church: Art Therapy And Creative Expression For Mental Health
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Jason VanRuler: Accepting Your Past To Move Forward
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Transforming Anxiety Into Resilience With Alex Boianghu
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Prioritizing Men’s Mental Health With Shawn Lesser
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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The Loneliness Epidemic: Psychiatrist Dr. Arpan Waghray
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Depression, Grief & Self Acceptance With Arushi Singh
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Turning Pain Into Purpose: Suicide Awareness With Dr. Lena Clark
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Expert Tips for Anxiety, Nausea and Burnout With Ashley Lourens
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Anxiety Nausea Syndrome: Causes and Strategies
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Overcoming Change, Challenges and Hardships With Micaela Alexander
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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How Mental Health Is Becoming More Of A Focus On Dating Sites With Michael Kaye
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Navigating Microaggressions In The Workplace With Dr. Holly Sawyer
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Why Emotional Intelligence Is So Important In The Military With Eric McCall
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Five Ways Forgiveness Can Heal Your Heart And Mind With Latoya Shea
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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How Social Workers Can Build Their Personal Brand On LinkedIn With Harleny Vasquez
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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How Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Helps College Students With Adam Schachar and Jonathan Buchsbayew
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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How Fear Stops People From Living A Full And Authentic Life With Dr. Greg Schreeuwer
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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A Brighter Day Helps Teens Manage Depression And Stress With Elliot Kallen
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Mental Health Challenges Kids Are Facing With Cory Greenberg
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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How To Face Uncertainties And Learn To Pivot With Benoit Kim
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Taking Control Of Your Life Holistically With Alex Wisch
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Recovering From Complex Trauma Using EMDR With Laura Vaisman
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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The Healing Power of Clinical Hypnotherapy with Taisen Blackwolf
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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How Innovia Behavioral Health Is Changing The Way We Think About Mental Health With Lucas Catton
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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What Makes A Good Therapist Great With Jonathan Le
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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From Personal Life Struggles To Mental Health Influencer And Advocate On Social Media With Brendon Kelly
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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How Mental Health Intersects With Building A Values-Based Business With Alex Mufson
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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When Helpers Hurt Too With Morgan Hannaleck
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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How to Identify and Manage Compassion Fatigue With Natasha D’Arcangelo
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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How Good Human Work Takes Care of the Mental, Emotional, and Relational Health of Founders, and Investors with Shelly Smith
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Prospera Offers Low-Cost Cognitive Behavioral Mental Healthcare With Andrea Niles
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Transforming Scrooge: Scrooge Therapy and a Blueprint for Spiritual Awakening with Joe Cusumano
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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How One Man Turned A Mental Health Crisis Into Helping Others With Justin Hayes
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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How The Internal Family Systems Model Can Help Build Confidence Online With Wendy Kendall
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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When Should You Seek Couples Counseling With Elizabeth Hinkle
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Destigmatizing Mental Health In India And Beyond With Athul Raj
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Relationship Codependency And Enmeshment With Danielle Blessing Taylor
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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SuperBetter Uses The Psychology Of Game Play To Empower Youth And Young Adults With Keith Wakeman
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Working With High-Risk And Most Vulnerable Mental Health Populations With Jill FitzGerald
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Music Inspired By Life’s Losses And Victories With Singer-Songwriter Beza
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Working At The Intersection of Marketing And Mental Health With Michael Fulwiler
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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FirstWork Teaches Verbal Skills To Children Through Digital Reinforcement Learning With Patrick Faga
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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How NuLife Virtual Is Revolutionizing Behavioral Health Treatment With J.D. Meints
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Mindfulness Strategies To Calm Stress And Anxiety With Dr. Cindy Tsai
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Motivo Health Is Changing The Way Mental Health Professionals Find Clinical Supervision With Rachel McCrickard And Dr. Carla Smith
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Men’s Mental Health And Why It Matters With Dr. Elena Herrera
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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GEM Academy Is Helping Teen Girls Battle Body Image And Weight Issues With Jim Hershey
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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From Living With Social Anxiety to Becoming A Certified Nutrition Coach With Mark Metry
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Mental Health And Sports Psychology In The NBA With Dr. Alex Auerbach
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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A Doctor’s Journey Of Hope And Healing From The Frontlines Of COVID-19 With Dr. Calvin D. Sun
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Taking Your Message, Your Business, And Your Life To The Next Level With Cliff Ravenscraft
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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How Social Media Breaks Can Reset Your Mental Space
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Group Therapy Learning And Memory Retention Through Proven Strategies With Andrew Bordt
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Sex And Dating Anxiety And What To Do About It With David Khalili
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Solving Mental Healthcare Access And Championing Insurance Reform With Dr. Carrie Singer
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Battling Health Issues, Anxiety, And Depression All At The Same Time
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Mental Health Marketing Conference And Building A Community Of Mental Health Professionals With Steve Turney
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Managing Burnout In The Workplace By Creating Healthy Lifestyle Choices With Gabrielle Juliano-Villani
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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The Neuroscience Of Self-Care And Why It’s So Important
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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How Path Is Making Mental Health Treatment More Accessible With Randy Forman And Cynthia Grant
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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How To Manage Back-To-School Anxiety
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Life Coaching With Jenny Toh
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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How To Help Someone With Their Mental Health When You’re Struggling Too
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Why Saying ”What If” Can Be Harmful To Your Mental Health
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Olympic Superstar Simone Biles Mental Health Message to the World
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Back To School Anxiety
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Developing Strength and Resilience from Childhood Sexual Abuse with Dr. Christian Heim
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Your Mental Health Does Not Define Who You Are
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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A Broken Marriage and God’s Redeeming Story with Plumb
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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The Seven Most Common Anxiety Disorders
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Understanding the Negative Thought Cycle
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Family Conflict and Stress
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Five Signs of Emotional Pain
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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The Effects of Anxiety on Your Body
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Adverse Childhood Experiences in our Schools
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Forgiveness and Your Mental Health
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May 24, 2021 |
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Consequences of Unresolved Grief
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May 17, 2021 |
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Managing Workplace Stress
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May 10, 2021 |
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What Causes Anxiety Nausea?
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May 03, 2021 |
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Five Mental Disorder Early Warning Signs to Watch Out For
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Signs of Functional Depression
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Three Common Mental Health Issues Among Young Adults
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Anxiety and Sleepless Nights
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Feeling Like A Failure
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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School Safety and Mental Health
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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Signs of Depression
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May 08, 2017 |
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Does Faith Play a Role in Mental Health?
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Apr 24, 2017 |
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Where Panic Attacks Come From and How to Stop Them
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Apr 17, 2017 |
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Don’t Feed the Bully! How to Deal with External and Internal Bullies.
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Apr 13, 2017 |
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Special Announcement About the Show!
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Apr 11, 2017 |
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Hollywood Actress, Erin Marie Hogan, Opens Up About Her Battle with Anxiety and Depression
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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Is Anxiety Really a Thing?
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Apr 06, 2017 |
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PTSD and Firefighters with Carl Waggett
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Apr 03, 2017 |
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How to Help an Anxious Person Without Being a Jerk
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Mar 30, 2017 |
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You Only Have One Life To Live
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Nov 21, 2016 |
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How Self Awareness is Vital to Emotional Health
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Oct 31, 2016 |
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Recovering From Grief and Loss
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Oct 24, 2016 |
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Meditation May Be Just What You Need
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Oct 20, 2016 |
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Dealing with Suicidal Thoughts
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Oct 17, 2016 |
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Emotional Abuse is a Silent Killer
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Oct 13, 2016 |
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Living with a Narcissist
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Oct 10, 2016 |
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Anxiety That Makes You Feel Nauseous
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Oct 04, 2016 |
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Your Emotional Intelligence is Greater Than Your IQ
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Oct 03, 2016 |
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Overcoming Unhealthy Family Patterns
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Sep 30, 2016 |
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Cynicism is Poison
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Sep 28, 2016 |
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Have You Thought About Clinical Trials?
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Sep 19, 2016 |
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I Want To Give Up!
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Sep 15, 2016 |
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If You Have Anxiety, Stop Believing This!
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Apr 21, 2016 |
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How to Help Someone with Social Anxiety
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Apr 14, 2016 |
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Are Panic Attacks Real?
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Mar 31, 2016 |
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Overcoming Entrepreneurial Burnout with Chris Ducker
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Mar 17, 2016 |
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Depression Sucks, You Can’t Just Snap Out of It
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Mar 10, 2016 |
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What Panic Attacks Feel Like
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Mar 03, 2016 |
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The Most Common Mental Illness in the US
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Feb 18, 2016 |
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Stop Complaining About Your ”Hot Mess” And Do Something About It
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Feb 11, 2016 |
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Developing The Right Mindset With Anxiety
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Feb 04, 2016 |
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How to Overcome Self-Doubt
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Jan 28, 2016 |
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The 4 Rules of Emotional Engagement
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Jan 14, 2016 |
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Stress: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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Jan 07, 2016 |
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Why You Hate Crowds And What To Do About It
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Dec 22, 2015 |
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If You Want To Get Along With That Difficult Person DON’T Do These 3 Things
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Dec 17, 2015 |
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If You Want To Have Less Holiday Stress You MUST Do These 2 Things
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Dec 15, 2015 |
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All I Want For Christmas Is To Just Feel Happy Again
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Dec 10, 2015 |
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John’s Live Coaching Sessions
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Dec 08, 2015 |
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If Fear Is Just An Emotion Why Is It So Controlling?
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Dec 03, 2015 |
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Don’t Let Your Anger Turn You Into A Monster
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Dec 01, 2015 |
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When Thanksgiving Is Not So Happy
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Nov 26, 2015 |
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We Really Need To Talk About Your Fear Of What Other People Think!
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Nov 24, 2015 |
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Fear Is Not Always A Bad Thing: It Can Be Your Friend!
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Nov 19, 2015 |
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Anxiety and The Walking Dead. Wait...What?
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Nov 17, 2015 |
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Battling the War Within with Force Recon Marine and Pro-MMA Fighter Chad Robichaux
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Nov 12, 2015 |
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War, PTSD & Recovery with Anthony Ferro
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Nov 11, 2015 |
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How Stress Is Making Your Anxiety Worse
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Nov 10, 2015 |
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Hot, Healthy & Happily Ever After with Hilary Silver
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Nov 05, 2015 |
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What In The World Is Trichotillomania and Do You Have It?
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Nov 03, 2015 |
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No Longer A Victim! Healing From Sexual Abuse With Paula Mosher Wallace
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Oct 29, 2015 |
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Three Ways How NOT To Be A Grouch
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Oct 27, 2015 |
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Why Do You Get So Angry?
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Oct 22, 2015 |
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Four Practical Steps You Can Take To Get Unstuck
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Oct 20, 2015 |
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Brokenness, Healing & Forgiveness with Nichola Brown
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Oct 15, 2015 |
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Five Tips On Staying Motivated When You Want To Give Up
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Oct 13, 2015 |
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Three Steps To Overcoming Self-Doubt
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Oct 08, 2015 |
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Three Tips You Can Do Right Now To Help With Pre-Event Anxiety
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Oct 06, 2015 |
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What If It’s Not Well With My Soul? Deep Depression and Suicide
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Oct 01, 2015 |
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Nashville, Coffee and Three Things I Learned at the AACC Conference
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Sep 29, 2015 |
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Five Reasons Why You Should Talk About Your Disorder
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Sep 24, 2015 |
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Can Your Brokenness Really Be Beautiful?
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Sep 22, 2015 |
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A High School Reunion and 5 Reflections About Life
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Sep 17, 2015 |
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The Psychology of a Successful Entrepreneur
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Sep 15, 2015 |
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Five Steps to Help You Achieve What You Truly Want in Life
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Sep 10, 2015 |
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Yes, We’re All Affected by Depression
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Sep 08, 2015 |
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Five Ways to Cope With Loss When Our Superhero Dies
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Sep 03, 2015 |
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How This One Simple Act Can Save Your Marriage
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Sep 01, 2015 |
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How One Simple Parenting Tip Can Radically Change Your Child’s Behavior
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Aug 27, 2015 |
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The Number One Style of Communication That Will Take Your Relationship to the Next Level
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Aug 25, 2015 |
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Ten Reasons Why Men Refuse to Seek Therapy
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Aug 20, 2015 |
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Secrets: Top Three Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Keep Them
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Aug 18, 2015 |
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Social Anxiety and the Fear of Crowds
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Aug 13, 2015 |
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How to Kick Your Inner Critic’s Butt
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Aug 11, 2015 |
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Five ADHD Organization Tips to Help Avoid the Shiny Object Syndrome
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Aug 06, 2015 |
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Four Rules of Extremely Healthy Communication in Relationships
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Aug 04, 2015 |
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Finding Your Identity After a Life Crisis with Chez Barbosa
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Jul 30, 2015 |
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Three Reasons Why You May Want to Reconsider Using Insurance for Counseling
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Jul 27, 2015 |
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Five Steps to Reframe Negative Thinking into Positive Thinking
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Jul 24, 2015 |
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Panic Attacks: Discover Six Tools to Calm Them
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Jul 21, 2015 |
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John Talks with Karen Tripp of Cancer Companions
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Jul 15, 2015 |
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Ten Insights for Failing Marriages
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Jul 10, 2015 |
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Living with Extreme Anxiety and What to Do About it
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Jun 30, 2015 |
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5 Signs that May Prove You Have an Anger Problem
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Jun 29, 2015 |
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How I Started on My Own as a Therapist
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Jun 27, 2015 |
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Angry, Anxious, Happy: Find Out Which Zone You’re In
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Jun 23, 2015 |