Therapy Chat Podcast

Why Do I Feel Unworthy? The Impact of Father Wounds | Terri Cole

1K views · 3d ago · 59:12

Guest: Terri Cole

If you feel unworthy of love, you’ll want to listen to this week’s episode. My guest is author, therapist and coach Terri Cole, who talks about her newest book, “Father Wound.” Psychotherapy offices are filled with people exploring their relationships with their mothers, while the impact of absent, emotionally unavailable and abusive fathers is often dismissed and ignored.

Topics: Meet Terri Cole · Why She Wrote Father Wound · Terri's Father Story · Every Father Wound Is A Worthiness Wound · Laura's Dad And Big Feelings · Why Nobody Talked About Father Wounds

Why You Can’t Switch Off: Understanding Your Cortisol Crash

561 views · 1w ago · 54:09

Our physiology and our mental health are linked. We’ve all heard about the ACE Study, which describes the long term impact of unresolved trauma. But why does unresolved trauma lead to poor physical health over the lifespan? This week’s guest, Naturopathic Doctor Erin Kinney, explains an important piece of the puzzle: Cortisol! Combatting the confusion and misinformation that is out there about Cortisol.

Topics: Meeting Dr Erin Kinney · From Burnout To Naturopathic Medicine · Emotional Health And The Body · Grief, Exhaustion And Hormonal Changes · Understanding Cortisol · Feeling Tired But Wired

There’s More To You Than Fight, Flight or Freeze | Hakomi Therapy

319 views · 2w ago · 52:16

Guests: Hakomi Therapy, Manuela Mischke-Reeds

Continuing our exploration of embodiment, healing, spirituality and wisdom, this week I’m joined by Manuela Mischke-Reeds, a somatic psychotherapist who is a senior trainer in the Hakomi Method and co-founder of the Hakomi Institute of California. Manuela has developed her own method as well, called Innate Somatic Trauma Therapy Approach (ISTTA).

Topics: Meet Manuela Mishke-Reeds · What Is Hakomi Therapy? · Mindfulness And Self-Study · The Principles Of Hakomi · Rethinking Traditional Therapy · Trauma Adaptations And Embodiment

Why Trauma Doesn't End With You: How to Heal Ancestral History

288 views · 3w ago · 44:19

Tamala Floyd, LCSW is a psychotherapist, author, consultant, and retreat facilitator with over 30 years of clinical experience. She received a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California and an undergraduate degree in psychology from California State University–Long Beach. She served as a lead trainer at the Internal Family Systems Institute.

Topics: Listening When Parts Speak · Understanding Ancestral Healing · Beginning Ancestral Work · Meditations From Ancestors · Connecting With Your Ancestors · IFS And Parts Work Explained

Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy + IFS with Sunny Strasburg, Martha Sweezy, PhD + Dr. David Lovas

448 views · 1mo ago · 58:33

Guest: Sunny Strasburg

This week, continuing our discussion of psychedelics and therapy, I’m honored to be joined by three amazing guests who are leaders in the IFS and psychedelics worlds. So HOW does a therapist “do” psychedelic assisted psychotherapy? A number of therapists are already using IFS or IFS informed parts work in their practices.

Topics: Psychedelics And IFS · Meet The Guests · What Is IFS? · Why IFS Works With Psychedelics · Creating The Clinical Skills Manual · Different Psychedelics, Different Experiences