The Lemon Tree Coaching
By Dr. Allison Sucamele
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Episodes: 152
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Welcome to The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast—where emotional depth meets grounded psychology. Hosted by Dr. Allison Sucamele, this podcast is a sanctuary for anyone ready to do the inner work, face their shadow, and cultivate a life that feels authentic, aligned, and alive.
Each episode explores the psychology behind emotions, relationships, nervous system healing, and self-awareness. Whether you're navigating heartbreak, burnout, betrayal, people-pleasing, or the desire for deeper meaning, you'll find thoughtful reflections, symbolic storytelling, and powerful insights to help you bloom—one truth at a time.
Grab a cup of tea, tune in, and come home to yourself.
Follow along on Instagram @thelemontreecoaching and explore free resources on Teachers Pay Teachers at The Lemon Tree by AKS.
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Bonus Episode: Why Do We Miss What Broke Us?
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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# 129 - The Psychology of Wisdom: Raphael’s The School of Athens
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - The Psychology of Disavowal
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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# 128 - Casablanca: The Psychology of Sacrifice, Love, and Moral Ambiguity
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Can Hooking Up After a Breakup Help You Heal?
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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# 127: I Love You Forever: A Cautionary Tale of Trauma Bonding, Obsession & Emotional Manipulation
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: The Friday Night Blues: Why Rest Isn’t Shameful
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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# 126 - Are You in a Control Drama Right Now?
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - Learning to Live with Imperfection
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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#125 - The Psychology of External Validation in High School — Are We Really Setting Students Up for Lifelong Success & Authentic Happiness?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - Psychology in the Brushstrokes: Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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# 124: The Psychology of Odysseus: Heroism, Trauma & the Journey Home
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - The Soul Greenhouse
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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# 123 - Your Nervous System Is Trying to Tell You Something: A Psychological Guide to Healing
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - Define Your Core Values with Clarity
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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# 122 - Surrender Isn't Giving Up
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: When It’s Not Yours to Carry: The Psychology of Projection
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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# 121: The Psychology of Shadow Transfer
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - Breadcrumbing: The Illusion of Connection
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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# 120 - The Psychology of Letting Go When Reconciliation Isn’t Possible
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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# 119 - The Psychology of Waiting: Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: The Psychology of Father’s Day: Love, Loss & Everything Between
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: How to Unwind When You’re Expected to Be Strong All the Time
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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# 118 - The Cocoon Stage of Healing: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Move Through It
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode - School's Out for the Summer (3 min.)
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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# 117 - Manifestation: The Neuroscience Behind Believing It Into Being
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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# 116 - DARVO: A Manipulation Tactic Unmasked
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May 28, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode (less than five minutes) - The Psychology of Memorial Day
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May 26, 2025 |
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5-Minute Bonus Episode: The Four Phases of Inner Healing
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May 24, 2025 |
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# 115 - Betrayal: Understanding Its Many Layers
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May 21, 2025 |
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# 114 - The Psychology of Hyper-Independence
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May 14, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Mother's Day - Joy, Grief, & Gentle Awareness
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May 11, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Is Spiraling Ever Healthy?
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May 08, 2025 |
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# 113 - The Spiral: A Psychological and Natural Archetype of Transformation
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May 07, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Mindful Rituals for Mental Wellness
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May 01, 2025 |
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# 112 - Out of the Cave, Into the Light: Plato, Bly, & The Truman Show
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: The Yes/No Inventory - A Simple Tool for Self-Awareness
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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# 111 - Drama or Trauma? Untangling the Inner Story
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: The Release Letter - A Small Practice for Big Emotional Shifts
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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# 110 - Spring Cleaning for the Soul
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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# 109 - Love, Attachment, & Co-Dependency: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Relationships
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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# 108 - Alone vs. Lonely
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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# 107 - I Think I Forgot How to Relax
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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# 106 - The Healing Power of Books: Exploring Bibliotherapy
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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# 105 - Unraveling the Psychology of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies and How to Break the Cycle
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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# 104 - The Power of Emotional Regulation: A Path to Crime Prevention, Addiction Recovery, and Respectful Disagreement
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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# 103 - Part 2 of Reverse, Reframe, and Rebuild with Dr. Lucette Beall
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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# 102 - Reverse, Reframe, and Rebuild Your Thinking with Dr. Lucette Beall (Part One of Two)
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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# 101 - 'I Can Buy Myself Flowers’ is More than Just a Song Lyric: The Psychology Behind Redefining Romance and Singlehood in 2025
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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#100 - Please Don't Buy Me Flowers. Take Me to Where They Are Growing: How a Simple Quote Reveals Our Deepest Needs for Connection
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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# 99 - How to be an Authority without being an Authoritarian
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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# 98 - Social Loafing: Why We Do Less When We’re Part of a Group and the Disadvantages of Public Recognition in the Workplace
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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# 97 - The Psychology of an Emotionally Mature Partner
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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# 96 - The Dark Side of Good Intention: Toxic Altruism
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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# 95 - The Psychology of the First Month: Navigating January
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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# 94 - The Psychology of Christmas
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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# 93 - The Push for Perceived Achievement
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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# 92 - The Psychology of Being Friends with a Cheater
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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# 91 - The Psychology Behind Co-workers Who Try to Relive Their High School Days
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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# 90 - The Psychology of Cooking
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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# 89 - The Psychology of Self-Disclosure
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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# 88 - Coping Strategies for Managing Anxiety
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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# 87 - Psychological Factors That Influence Our Spending Habits
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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# 86: All-or-Nothing Thinking
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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# 85 - How to Survive an Election Year & Build Resilience
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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# 84 - People-Pleasing vs. Kindness
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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# 83 - Shadow Work (Part 2)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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# 82 - Fire Evacuation Readiness Tips: How to Support Yourself & Others
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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# 81 - Revisiting Dr. James Pawelski’s Teaching on the Red Cape, Green Cape, Reversible Cape, & a Balanced Approach to Life
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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# 80 - Cognitive Reframing vs. Toxic Positivity
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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# 79 - Knowing What We Can & Cannot Change
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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# 78 - Signs of Self-Sabotage
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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# 77 - Toxic Empathy
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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#76 - Trust Issues
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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# 75 - Finding the One. Wait, There's Only One?
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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# 74 - The Taboo Topic of Middle Age Health Challenges from Peri to Post Menopause with Amita Sharma
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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# 73 -Types of Rest
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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# 72 - Summer Awe Walks
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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# 71 - Dr. Jacob Kendall - Gerontologist, Social Worker, & Founder of Kendall Enterprises
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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# 70 - Somatic Therapy & Exercises
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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# 69 - Helping a Friend in an Unhealthy Relationship
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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# 68 - Fixer Syndrome
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May 29, 2024 |
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# 67 - Getting Closure Without Closure
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May 22, 2024 |
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# 66 - Nice Guy Syndrome
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May 15, 2024 |
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# 65 - The Psychology of Transitions
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May 08, 2024 |
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# 64 - Enabling vs. Empowering
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May 01, 2024 |
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# 63 - End of the School Year Grief for Teachers, Students, & Parents, & the Let Down Effect
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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# 62 - Attachment vs. Love, & Love-Bombing
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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# 61 - Kuan Yin: The Goddess of Compassion
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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TLT Spring 2024 Trailer
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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# 60: What is a Trauma Bond? How do you Know if you are in a Trauma Bond Relationship? How Can a Trauma Bond Affect Your Relationships?
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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# 59 - Being Liked by Others & How It Can Damage Our Mental Health
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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# 58 - Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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# 57 - How to Heal from Grind Culture
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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# 56 - Why We Fall in Love with Unavailable People
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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# 55 - What Can Romantic Rejection Teach Us?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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# 54 - Excuses vs. Explanations, Love Hormones, & Why Our First Love Has Life-Long Psychological Effects
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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# 53 - Three Kinds of Love, Self-Positivity Bias, & Self-Love vs. Narcissism
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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# 52 - Sincere & Insincere Apologies, Authenticity vs. Strategic Nature, How to Make a Meaningful Apology, & Weaponized Remorse
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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# 51 - Attention Seeking Behavior
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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# 50 - Post Holiday Sadness: Why do I feel so sad after the holidays? What is causing this unexpected feeling?
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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# 49 - Reading of My Joy Jar & Inspiration for Your Own
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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# 48 - The Psychology of Duplicity
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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# 47 - In-between-isode: Reflect, Shift, & Refresh
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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2024 Trailer
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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# 46 - Celebrity Memoirs - Why Read Them?
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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# 45 - Christmas Stories & Positive Psychology for the Classroom or Home
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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# 44 - How to Know if you are Being Influenced or Manipulated
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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# 43 - True Self Love & Acceptance, Romantic True Love, Lying by Omission, How They are Intertwined, & What It All Means
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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# 42 - Why Do I Feel Blue This Time of Year? - Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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# 41 - When Gratitude is Tough & Envy vs. Jealousy
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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# 40 - Joy Jars for the Classroom or Home
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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# 39 - The Psychology of Heartbreak
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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TLT # 38 - Thanksgiving Activities for the Classroom & Dinner Table, & Why We React So Strongly to Celebrity Deaths
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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# 37 - Kintsugi - From Broken to Beautiful
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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TLT # 36 - Shadow Work
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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# 35 - Dr. Philip Merry - The 9 Keys of Synchronicity
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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# 34 - Jason Sole - Formerly Incarcerated Abolitionist, Criminal Justice Educator, Author of Prison to PhD, & Co-Founder of the Humanize My Hoodie Movement
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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# 33 - Naomi Redel - Positive Psychology Educator & Founder/Owner of Positive Turn, Identifying Strengths Within Classroom Behaviors, Guiding Students on How to Optimize Their Strengths in the Real World, & Gamification in the Workplace
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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# 32 - Dr. Terry Heptinstall - Marriage and Family Therapy, Helping Men Become Humble & Vulnerable, Increasing Intimacy in Couples, Abusive Relationships, Veterans & PTSD, Dealing with Failures, Setting Boundaries in Therapy, Life, & Business, & More
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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# 31 - Back to School Stressors, Adapting a SWOT Analysis to the Classroom, & Positive Thinking Day
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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# 30 - Angela Reiner - The Flourishing Co., Overcoming a Sense of Emptiness & Meaninglessness, the Capacity for Levity and Joy Despite Suffering, the Distinction Between Positive Psychology Coaching & Therapy, Building New Pathways in your Life, Personal
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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# 29 - Dalia Feldheim - Happiness at Work, Dare to Lead Like a Girl, Wounded Masculinity, the Importance of Softer Skills, The 5 Ps, & Managing Your Energy
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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# 28 - Taking Time to Reflect, Positives from Past Environments, Unreliable Memories, Positive Reminiscence, Ruminating, & Time Perspectives
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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# 27 - Leslie Urbas - Emotional Eating, the Secret Energy of Food, Shame & Guilt Around Food, Being 100% in Your Yes, & Diabetes
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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# 26 - Royce Morales - Spiritual Awakening, Past Lives, Getting Unstuck, Getting to the Root of Issues, Finding Your Authentic Self, Turning Inward, & the Continuous Journey of Discovery
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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#25 - Mike Proctor - The Phenomenon of Stalking, Going from Teaching to Law Enforcement, & Advice for Students Who Plan to go into Law Enforcement
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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# 24 - The 4th of July: Veterans & Pets, Thick Understanding of Happiness, Post-Traumatic Growth, & How to Use the Morning Routine Template
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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# 23 - The Let Down Effect, Hope & Optimism, Sleep, & Resilience
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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# 22 - Positive Psychology at the Movies/Strengths Spotting in Films Part 4: The Virtue of Transcendence, Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence, Awe, Admiration & Elevation, the Social Effect of Awe, and Critical Thinking
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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# 21 - Positive Psychology at the Movies/Strengths Spotting in Films Part 3: The Virtue of Justice and the Character Strengths of Teamwork, Fairness, & Leadership, Cinema Nirvana, Fats Domino Theory of Spiritual Awakening, The Truman Show, Exchanging Self
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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#20 - Positive Psychology at the Movies & Strengths Spotting in Films Part 2: The Virtue of Humanity and the Human Strengths of Love, Kindness, and Social Intelligence
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May 31, 2023 |
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# 19 - Seven Categories of Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs), Positive Psychology at the Movies & Strengths Spotting in Films: The Virtue of Wisdom & Knowledge with Exemplars, & the Virtue of Courage with Exemplars
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May 24, 2023 |
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# 18 - Body Scrub Body Scan, Aesthetics & the Good Life, Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence, Art & Psychological Wellbeing, & the Psychology of Color
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May 10, 2023 |
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#17 - Boundaries, Personal Space Theory, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, & Burnout
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May 03, 2023 |
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# 16 - Etymology of Podcasts & Fostering Flow
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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#15 - MysticMag, HeartMath Institute, & Heart Focused Breathing
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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# 14 - Educator's Review: Activities & Lessons for Everyone, Not Just Teachers
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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# 13 - Exploratory Review: Authentic Happiness Measure, Creating Change in Your Life, Identifying Character Strengths, Active Listening Tips, Positive Reframing, Creating a Self Care Menu, Discovering Your MBTI Personality Profile, Pawelskis' Strengths Da
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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#12 - Self Care Shower Affirmation Cards, Aromatherapy/Essential Oil Therapy, Hanging Fresh Eucalyptus in the Shower, & STOP Method
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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# 11 - PERMA Model, Three Good Things, Random Acts of Kindness, the Gift of Time, Zinnias in Space, Savor the Goodness, 2-Minute Positivity Practices, Mindfulness & Pau Gasol, and How to Create Social Support in Your Life
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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# 10 - Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset, the Dunning-Kruger Effect, Blind Spots, False Growth Mindset, the Iceberg Illusion, “Fake It Until You Make It,” Toxic Positivity, & Curiosity
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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# 9 - Mindfulness, RAIN, Chime Focus Activity, PAWS, Body Scan Meditation, and Mediators (INFPs)
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode # 8 - Creativity, Strategies to Boost Creativity, the Five Factor Model of Personality, Logotherapy, the Existential Vacuum, Three Types of Values for Self-actualization, the Science of Savoring, Diaphragmatic Breathing, & DaVinci Notebooks
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Episode # 7 - Morning Routines, Altruism, & Other Positive Psychology Strategies & Exercises
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode #6 - Box Breathing, Compassion Fatigue, Professional Quality of Life, The Happiness Advantage, & Pleasure
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Episode #5 - Self Love, Imposter Syndrome, Social Comparison Theory, Self Compassion, and Narcissism
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Episode #4 - Personality Types, Strengths Dating, Tips for Both Singles and Couples, and Humor as a Coping Mechanism
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Episode #3: Categories of Self Care, Creating a Self Care Plan, Reframing Your Thoughts, the Overview Effect, Vedic Meditation, & Why I Named My Company The Lemon Tree, LLC
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Episode #2: Setting Intentions, the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change), Core Values & Human Strengths, the Values in Action Inventory and Character Strengths, How to Practice Active Listening
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Episode #1: What is Positive Psychology? Misconceptions, Strategies & Resources, Human Strengths & Flourishing, Coaching vs. Therapy, Saying No to Things You Don’t Want to Do
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Trailer
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Dec 30, 2022 |