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Eating Disorder Q&A With Amy & Kat (Outweigh) Dec 31, 2022

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OUTWEIGH: Amy & Kat Defatta (licensed therapist) do an eating disorder Q&A. Send any questions you may have to hello@outweighpodcast.com. Thanks for listening and Happy New Year!!!

Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta

Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast

Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapyodcast.com

Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!

Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmy

To contact Amy about Outweigh: hello@outweighpodcast.com

Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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Experiencing Tragedy & Seeing The Bigger Picture with Granger Smith Dec 29, 2022

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When things get tough, are you able to eventually step back to see the bigger picture? Granger Smith shares how he’s had to learn to do that in his life and how his first acting role was portraying a character (Will Brown) that was needed to do the same (in time, learn how to see the good that could come from pain!)

The movie ‘Moonrise’ came out a couple of weeks ago on PureFlix and is such a powerful story: “After country singer Will Brown's wife passes away, his grief sidelines his career and pushes him away from his young daughter until a bright and talented horse trainer shows him strength, forgiveness and grace to live life again.”

In addition to playing the main character, Granger wrote all of the songs that accompany the movie. Granger took on this entire project because the script spoke to him, as the main character experiences tragedy and hardships, parallel to his own life!

Granger also does '4 Things Gratitude' with Amy by sharing a book + a tv show + a drink + an Instagram follow that he's currently thankful for!

Link to 'Moonrise' on PureFlix: https://www.pureflix.com/movie/moonrise

For more Granger: https://www.grangersmith.com & @GrangerSmith on Instagram

Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmy

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BFFs Are Like Therapists That Get Paid In Margaritas & More (5th Thing) Dec 27, 2022

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Welcome to the '5th Thing' with Amy & Kat!! Instead of just one quote today…we got all kinds of fun quotes shared at the top of this episode that led to coversation! Then Amy & Kat chatted multiple emails from listeners..shout out: Donnetta, Emily & Miranda!!!

Thank you licensed therapist, Kat Defatta, for joining us with her wisdom. You can find her on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta + @YouNeedTherapyPodcast.

Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmy

Send emails for the 5th thing to 4ThingsWithAmyBrown@gmail.com with the subject "5th Thing".

MOTHER’S DAY SHOPPING TO SUPPORT HAITI:
https://www.theshopforward.com/collections/espwa

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Orthorexia + Whole30 (Outweigh) Dec 24, 2022

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OUTWEIGH: Orthorexia in its simplest terms means an obsession with healthy eating, and for people who are not immersed in this field, that may not sound like a bad thing because eating healthy isn’t bad. So, this week, Kat is diving into the topic to bring light to what becoming obsessed with the health and quality of the food we consume can do to our mental health. Someone who develops orthorexia most likely doesn’t start out being obsessed but things can take a turn pretty fast not just due to reasons associated with the individual. This issue is very much connected to our culture and the messaging companies and brands use to attract and illicit business and the manipulation involved in how diet culture sells their ideals and products. So, sit tight and get ready to hear how some of the most popular diets and diet buzz words have created a rise in some of the most stealth disordered eating patterns we are currently seeing today.

Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta

Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast

Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapyodcast.com

Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!

Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmy

To contact Amy about Outweigh: hello@outweighpodcast.com

Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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Introducing Skyline Drive: It's Supposed to Be Fun Dec 22, 2022

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In this new series from Kaleidoscope co-founder Mangesh Hattikudur, we journey into the weird, wonderful world of astrology with a little help from: Mangesh's mom, a science writer, a famous musician, and one very sneaky author! But when an ominous prediction suddenly comes true, his life turns upside down.

We made you a mixtape! Listen Sounds from Skyline Drive here!

A transcript of this episode is located here.

Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Instagram and Twitter.

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Feelings Are Hard, Embracing The Salty & The Sweet Of Life + Healing Is A Journey, & More! Dec 22, 2022

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Are you able to identify exactly how you are feeling? Having awareness of your feelings is a very important part of managing and/or healing from something going on in your life. Amy’s cousin Amanda Rieger Green (@SoulPathology) is on to talk about feelings, emotions, & more!!

“The Triple A” (as Amy & Amanda decided to call the process last minute during this chat) is a way to understand and process what you’re feeling:

AWARENESS

ARTICULATION

ACTION

Listen to hear how Amanda recently went through being AWARE that she was feeling sad, how she was able to ARTICULATE that to herself + others, and then how she took ACTION.

Feelings are hard, so here is a link to the ‘Feelings Wheel’ that Amanda uses: https://feelingswheel.com

Other things you’ll hear them talk about in this episode:

- Tupac (his song ‘Changes’ is everything!)

- Emotions are not logical

- Amanda’s obsession with peppermint bark

- Why Amy can’t resist something like jalapeño, pimento cheese, & honey popcorn

- Healing is a journey

- Creating space for yourself & others

- The salty & the sweet of life

- 4 things gratitude

- & more!

AMANDA’S BIO:
Amanda is a passionate advocate, teacher and thought leader on the crucial intersections of spirituality, human potential, public health and inspiring personal and collective evolution.

She is a world-renowned teacher and consultant to organizations, leaders, officials, communities, institutions, and seekers looking to practice a more conscious way of leading and creating results.

Amanda empowers clients, reflecting their innate abilities to and through them at these intersections to create tangible, meaningful results on micro and macro scales. She uses her profound abilities as a precognitive combined with strategic, practical business acumen and academic expertise to understand the needs of individuals and varying populations to provide groundbreaking Soul-utions for their unique practical objectives and visionary aims.

WEBSITE: https://www.soulpathology.com

INSTAGRAM: @SoulPathology

Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmy

Send emails for the '5th Thing' to 4ThingsWithAmyBrown@gmail.com

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Fun Fact: When Emotion Comes In, Logic Turns Off & More (5th Thing) Dec 20, 2022

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Welcome to the '5th Thing' with Amy & Kat!! Today’s quote is: "Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most." - Ruth Carter Stapleton (FYI: she is the youngest sister of President Jimmy Carter, no relation to Chris Stapelton - which was Amy’s first thought!!)

Amy gives a shout out to Kat’s ‘You Need Therapy’ podcast (her Nov 23rd ‘Couch Talks’ episode) and Kat talked about fairly splitting time between families, in-laws, and people you love during the holiday ANNNNND how to handle and prepare for harmful comments about food, body image, and weight during a season heavily influenced by food! Something that also stood out to Amy while listening was: “when emotion comes in…logic turns off” so Amy & Kat break that down a little bit. The episode is called ‘Holiday Help’ and you can listen to it HERE!

Also discussed in this episode:

How we will never have it all figured out in life
A listener email from “Mama Mary” who is 65 years old that has some wisdom in her note
Amy’s daughter hops on the mic to remind Amy that she doesn’t have it all figured out the definition of a Homie Hopper

Why salt is in salt shakers at restaurants
How to make your house smell like the holidays (other than stovetop potpourri
Candles being hazardous for your home
& more!

Thank you licensed therapist, Kat Defatta, for joining us with her wisdom. You can find her on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta + @YouNeedTherapyPodcast.

Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmy

Send emails for the '5th Thing' to 4ThingsWithAmyBrown@gmail.com!

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Friendships & Eating Disorder Recovery (Outweigh) Dec 17, 2022

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OUTWEIGH: Amy’s expert guest today is Blake Blankenbecler - a psychodynamic therapist specializing in anxiety, trauma, and eating disorders. Out of her work emerged a desire to study friendships. She believes that life is meant to be lived in connection and helps friends have more meaningful conversations and create more sustainable friendships. Blake recently released The Friendship Deck, a conversation game for friends who are craving more depth and intimacy with each other that can be purchased at www.thefriendshipdeck.com!

Blake has a private practice, Fig Holistic Psychotherapy in Charleston, South Carolina where she gets to help folks come into greater compassion and integration with their story, their body, and their emotions. You can also find her on instagram @blakeblankenbecler and tiktok at @blakeblankenbecler.lpc
Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmy

To contact Amy about Outweigh: hello@outweighpodcast.com

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Benefits Of: Cryotherapy, Having A Word Of The Year, Stimulating Your Vagus Nerve & Staying In Joy With Gratitude Dec 15, 2022

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Amy’s friend Kat (not “Therapy Kat” but “Cryo Kat”) joins us to chat with Amy about SO MANY THINGS: cryotherapy + alternatives to New Year's Resolutions (like picking a word of the year & other ideas) + staying in joy with gratitude + stimulating the vagus nerve + social media breaks + angel tree shopping + sharing 4 things gratitude (FYI: NEW JOURNALS NOW AVAILABLE with 100% proceeds going to education in Haiti - linked below!)
Amy’s word of the year for 2023 might be vagus…for the vagus nerve. Because she wants to find all the ways to stimulate it. Benefits of stimulating your vagus nerve:
- Helps with depression.
- Regulate your emotions.
- Reduce blood pressure.
- Lower your heart rate.
- Reduce inflammation.
- Help with headaches.
Cryotherapy is a way to stimulate the vagus nerve, reducing anxiety and fatigue. Other ways to stimulate vagus nerve since cryotherapy is NOT an option for everyone:
- Breath work
- A cold shower or bath, or even splashing cold water on your face
- Getting direct sunlight
- Singing, Humming, Chanting and Gargling
- Probiotics
- Meditation
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Exercise
- Massage
Shop ESPWA & 4 Things Items That Support Haiti For Christmas:
https://www.theshopforward.com/collections/espwa (NEW JOURNALS….WHOOOOP!)
*FYI: the last day to shop anything from @TheShopForward and receive it in time for Christmas is this Friday, Dec 16th at 2pm CST!

Best places to find more about Amy: RadioAmy.com + @RadioAmy

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Bon Bons Dec 14, 2022

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Welcome to the final chapter of Wild Chocolate! This week, we dive into the actual experience of eating REAL chocolate. Why does it have an almost drug-like effect on so many of us? And what can a chocolatier do to make that experience pop? And, you know, where can I get me some? (To start go to www.stettler-chocolate.com)

For seven weeks, we’ve dragged you past floods and jungles, electric eels and narco traffickers and this week, we’re not gonna do any of that. No dangers, no scandals, just bliss. So kick back and relax. This is desert.

Want some of this god-level chocolate? Kaleidoscope has joined forces with Luisa Abram and Stettler Chocolate to make a special box to go along with this very podcast.. Just visit: www.stettler-chocolate.com to order your wild chocolate today. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram.

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