The Shrink Think Podcast
By Aaron Potratz & Nathan Hawkins
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Welcome to the Shrink Think Podcast hosted by Aaron Potratz and Nathan Hawkins, two licensed counselors. With engaging, informative conversations and light-hearted humor, the Shrink Think Podcast aims to normalize and demystify therapy for those beginning or continuing their mental health journey; in short, to bridge the gap between clients and therapists.
Episodes are geared toward simplifying complex therapeutic concepts, exploring personal contributions and needs in relation to therapy, and both informing and empowering individuals to know what to expect from the process and their own therapist.
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243. If I’m Nice I’m Safe (People-Pleasing)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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242. Your World Is A Reflection Of You
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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241. Stop Trying To Be A "Good Client" In Therapy
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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240. The Role of Spirituality in Therapy
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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239. Medication Can Play A Significant Role In Therapy
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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238. Saying "I'm Fine" Is Emotional Dishonesty
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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237. Why We Fear Change & Cling To The Unhealthy
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May 21, 2025 |
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236. Are You “Too Much” For Your Therapist?
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May 21, 2025 |
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235. NAMI Mental Health Resources: Interview w/ Amber Drake
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May 14, 2025 |
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234. Clients Who Intellectualize Their Problems But Struggle To Feel
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May 07, 2025 |
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233. Clients Who Don't Do Work Between Sessions
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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232. Don't Ask What To Do In Therapy
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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231. You Should Be Getting Better In Therapy
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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230. Is Therapy A Product Or A Service?
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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229. Tolerating Emotions
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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228. Verbal Processing In Therapy
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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225. Gottman’s Four Horsemen: Contempt
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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227. Gottman’s Four Horsemen: Stonewalling
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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226. Gottman's Four Horsemen: Defensiveness
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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224. Gottman’s Four Horsemen: Criticism
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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223. Are You Arguing Or Discussing?
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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222. Encouraging Someone To Go To Therapy
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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221. Get Curious About Yourself with Guest Tory Krone
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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220. When Your Therapist Is Extroverted
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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219. When Your Therapist Is Introverted
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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218. Defining Your Season
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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217. Genocide to Healing w/ Dr. David Niyonzima: Treatment or Healing?
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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216. Genocide to Healing w/ Dr. David Niyonzima: Discovering Mental Health
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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215. Genocide to Healing w/ Dr. David Niyonzima: Terror in Burundi
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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214. Sexual Differences in Long-Term Relationships
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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213. Knowing Your Needs Makes You Known
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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212. Why A Good Assessment Matters
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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211. Hallmarks of Quality Therapy
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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210. Part 2: Unsupported Wives & Passive Husbands
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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209. Part 1: Unsupported Wives & Passive Husbands
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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208. Replay of Types of Therapy: Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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207. Loving Yourself Is Not Selfish
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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206. Aaron & Nathan Demonstrate IFS
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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205. The Real Story vs. The Story You Tell
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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204. Are You Emotionally Closed, Open, Or Available?
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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203. Internal Family Systems (IFS) Explained
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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202. Letting Go Of Relationships
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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201. Holding Space In Relationships
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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200. Celebrating Our 200th at Flyboy Brewing
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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199. Be IRL...IRL
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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198. Maturing In Marriage
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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197. Clinical Supervision in Counseling
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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196. How To Build Your Emotional Intelligence
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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195. Normalizing: Making the Strange Familiar
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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194. People-Pleasing & Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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193. Dating: No Is The Best Way To Yes
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May 29, 2024 |
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192. Group Therapy
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May 22, 2024 |
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191. What It Takes To Be Successful in Private Practice
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May 15, 2024 |
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190. Scapegoating in Families
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May 08, 2024 |
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189. Let Your Teenager Learn
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May 01, 2024 |
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188. Raising Kids To Fear Or People-Please You
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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187. Are You Talking Too Much?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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186. Living In Survival vs. Thriving
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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185. Did You Grow Up With Emotional Incest?
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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184. Take A Compliment, Bro!
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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183. Expectations Can Be Premeditated Resentments
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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182. Get Over Yourself
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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181. The Power of Core Beliefs
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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180. Relational Repair Requires Validation
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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179. Budget Your Energy
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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178. Fix It Don’t Fixate
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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177. The Victim Mindset
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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176. How To Not Lose Yourself In Relationships
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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175. What Is My "Self"?
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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174. YOU Are The Biggest Problem In Your Own Life
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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173. Why Do Premarital Counseling?
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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172. When Your Parents Won’t Change
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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171. Fix Your Parenting Mistakes!
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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170. Interview with Guest Andrew Lang on Inner Critic & Shadow Work (part 2)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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169. Interview with Guest Andrew Lang on Inner Critic & Shadow Work (part 1)
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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168. Control Yourself Not Your Environment
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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167. What To Do When You're Emotionally Flooded
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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166. Use This Not A Grenade To Resolve Conflict
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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165. All About ADHD with Guest Martin Altman (part 2)
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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164. All About ADHD with Guest Martin Altman (part 1)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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163. Being Responsible TO But Not FOR Others
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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162. Benefits of In-Person Therapy
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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161. Benefits & Drawbacks of Telehealth
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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160. What Do You Need From Therapy?
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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159. Attachment Styles with Guest Lisa Mustard (Part 2)
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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158. Attachment Styles with Guest Lisa Mustard (Part 1)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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157. Enneagram “Roulette” - Type Responses
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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156. Orienting Couples to Counseling
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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155. Apologies Also Need Remorse
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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154. "It Feels Unsafe" Is Not The Same As "It IS Unsafe"
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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153. Enneagram: The Head Triad (5s, 6s, 7s)
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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152. Enneagram: The Heart Triad (2s, 3s, 4s)
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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151. They're Not Attacking You They're Defending Themselves
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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150. Don't Be Offended
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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149. Are You Triggered Or Just Overwhelmed?
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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148. Stop Asking Agenda-Based Questions
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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147. Dating 101: Some Do's and Dont's
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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146. Be Honest With Yourself
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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145. Stop Pretending-Tolerate Your Fear & Accept Reality
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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144. When You Have Value Differences With Your Therapist
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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143. When Do You Need Family Therapy?
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May 31, 2023 |
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142. Enneagram: The Body Triad (8s, 9s, 1s)
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May 24, 2023 |
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141. Helping Friends Who Are Suicidal
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May 16, 2023 |
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140. Enneagram Triads
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May 10, 2023 |
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139. When You Outgrow Friendships
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May 03, 2023 |
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138. Start Doing This To Deepen Connections In Your Relationships
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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137. Yung Pueblo's Observing Beyond Reactions
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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136. Transferring To A New Therapist
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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135. How The Enneagram Can Help Improve Your Relationships
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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134. Your Mental Health Diagnosis Is Not Your Identity
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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133. Is It Narcissism Or A Need To Feel Special?
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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132. Guest Pavel Ythjall Found Purpose & Joy From A Tragic Car Accident (Part 2)
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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131. Guest Pavel Ythjall Found Purpose & Joy From A Tragic Car Accident (Part 1)
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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130. Walk Yourself Out Of The Prison You're In (Forgive)
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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129. Don't Be So Attached
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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128. All About Extroverts
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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127. All About Introverts
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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126. Random Therapist Musings
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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125. Panel: On Being Men with Uriah Guilford, Ernesto Segismundo, Connor McClenahan (Part 2 of 2)
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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124. Panel: On Being Men with Uriah Guilford, Ernesto Segismundo, Connor McClenahan (Part 1)
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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123. Forgiveness
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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122. Why Do I Keep Picking The Same People To Be With?
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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121. Guest Lisa Mustard Shares Her Passion for Learning in Education and Podcasting
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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120. How To Be A Good Friend
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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119. How To Be Happy No Matter What
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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118. How Do Therapists Remember Everything?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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117. The Point of Parenting
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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116. Are You A Content Or Process Communicator?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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115. How Faith Can Help Your Therapy with Guest Whitney Owens
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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114. Gaslighting (Part 2 of 2)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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113. Gaslighting (Part 1 of 2)
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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112. Intro To Blended Family Dynamics
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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111. What To Do When Everything Is Going Well
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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110. Regulate Your Body
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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109. Can You Talk Too Much In Therapy?
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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108. Your Sleep Affects Your Mental Health
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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107. Why Aren’t You Fixed Yet?
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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106. It IS All About You
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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105. This Isn’t What I Came To Therapy For
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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104. How Should You Feel When You Get Ghosted In Therapy?
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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103. When You Run Out Of Things To Talk About In Therapy
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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102. Moving From Parents of Children to Parents of Adults
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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101. Relating To Your Parents As An Adult
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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100. Celebrating The First One Hundo
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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99 - You Can Be Right But You Won't Win Hearts
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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98 - What Do YOU Mean By That?
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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97 - Internal vs. External Processing
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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96 - The Mind, Body, and Pain
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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95 - When Your Behaviors Don't Match Your Values
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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94 - I Don't Believe You're THAT Happy
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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93 - Does Your Grief Need Therapy?
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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92 - What Your Addiction Is Really About
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May 31, 2022 |
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91 - Why Do Therapists Ask About Childhood?
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May 25, 2022 |
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90 - Why You Need Different Perspectives To Change
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May 18, 2022 |
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89 - How To Receive Difficult Feedback
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May 10, 2022 |
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88 - Humility Is A Choice To Grow
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May 04, 2022 |
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87 - Do Your Beliefs Have To Align With Your Therapist?
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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86 - What Therapists Experience When You Contact Us
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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85 - When You’re Addicted To Your Anxiety
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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84 - Attachment Styles in Action: Anxious & Avoidant Types
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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83 - Attachment Styles in Action: Secure & Disorganized Types
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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82 - Things To Know About Couples Counseling
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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81 - What Even Is Therapy?
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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80 - Honesty & Openness in Therapy
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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79 - Can A Therapist’s Personal Experiences Be Helpful?
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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78 - Do Therapists Have Bad Days?
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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77 - What Is Informed Consent In Therapy?
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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76-[PANEL] Maintaining Intimacy & Connection In Relationships
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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75 - What A Therapist Is NOT (Part 2 of 2)
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 74 - What A Therapist Is (Part 1 of 2)
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Ep 73 - Resource Kit For Your Therapy Goals
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Ep 72 - Bridging The Gap Between Clients & Therapists
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 71 - When Your Child Has A Mental Health Disorder
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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70 - [PANEL] Things Therapists Wish Clients Would Stop Doing
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 69 - [PANEL] How To Identify Obstacles To Your Growth
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 68 - Evaluating Your Therapy Process
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 67 - Preparing For The Holidays
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 66 - So Your Kid Is In Therapy
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 65 - Mental Illness & Diagnosis
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 64 - Can Therapists Accept Gifts From Clients?
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 63 - What's The Point of Homework in Therapy?
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 62 - Self Help Can Help Therapy
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 61 - When You Get Stuck in Therapy
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 60 - Joe Sanok: Thursday Is The New Friday
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 55 - Be Informed, Not In Fear
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Ep 59 - How To Pick A Therapist (Part 3)
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 58 - How To Pick A Therapist (Part 2)
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 57 - How To Pick A Therapist (Part 1)
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 56 - Confrontation In Therapy
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 54 - Oversensitivity
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 53 - Destigmatizing Mental Health
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 52 - Types Of Therapy: EMDR, SE, Neurofeedback, Brainspotting (Part 2)
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 51 - Types Of Therapy: EMDR (Part 1 of 2)
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 50 - Types of Therapy: Internal Family Systems
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 49 - Types of Therapy: Psychodynamic
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 48 - Types of Therapy: CBT
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 47 - Mental Clarity & Peace Of Mind
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Ep 46 - Dawn Gabriel On Therapists With Their Own Grief In Session
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 45 - Self-Knowledge: How To Know Yourself
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 44 - Courage
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 43 - Facing Your Fears
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Ep 42 - Unmasking Anxiety
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 41 - All About Empathy
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May 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 40 - Imposter Syndrome
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May 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 39 - Confidence To Defeat Anxiety
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May 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 38 - You Are NOT Your Stress
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May 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 37 - Making Space For Others
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 36 - Relationships That Respect From Love
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 35 - Relationships That Respect From Fear
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 34 - "I Know"
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 33 - Saying I'm Sorry
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 32-Reasons vs. Excuses and Intent vs. Impact
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 31 - When Trauma Is All In The Family (Part 2)
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 30 - When Trauma Is All In The Family (Part 1)
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 29 - Pandemic Anxiety and Creative Solutions
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Ep 28 - Pandemic Depression And Creative Solutions
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 27 - Depression and Anxiety in a Pandemic
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Ep 26 - Interview with Kasey Compton
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Ep 25 - Interview With Les Parrott
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Ep 24 - Interview With Stephanie Konter-O'Hara
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Ep 23 - Interview With Scott Waters
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Ep 22 - What You Wish You Could Ask Your Therapist
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Ep 21 - Our Vision for STP in 2021
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Ep 20 - Goodbye 2020
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Ep 19 - Christmas Fun
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Ep 18 - Forgiveness & Self-Compassion
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Ep 17 - Shame
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Ep 16 - Preparing For The Holidays
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Ep 15 - Interview With Julie Herres
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Ep 14 - Interview With Billy & Brandy Eldridge
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Ep 13 - Interview With Amanda Patterson
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Ep 12 - Interview With Randy Kinnison
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Ep 11 - Interview With Whitney Owens
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Ep 10 - Getting Off The Triangle
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Ep 09 - Victim
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Ep 08 - Rescuer
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Ep 07 - Persecutor
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Ep 06 - Intro to the Fear Triangle
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Ep 05 - The Human Side
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Ep 04 - Being A Therapist
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Ep 03 - Interview With Nathan Hawkins
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Ep 02 - Interview With Aaron Potratz
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Ep 01 - Intro To The Podcast
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Jul 22, 2020 |