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Dating Anxiety: Why We Struggle to be Our Authentic Selves with Candice Jalili Feb 28, 2021

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This week, Emmalee and Jen are joined by journalist, dating expert, and author, Candice Jalili. Together, they talk dating during COVID, college, and beyond. Candace, the author of Just Send The Text, is the senior sex & dating writer at Elite Daily. Her work can be regularly found in publications like Cosmopolitan, The Cut, and Time, and her debut book Just Send The Text can be found wherever books are sold!

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Reflecting on a Year of Transitions Feb 22, 2021

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The past year has given us all a crash course in navigating unexpected life changes. No matter where life has taken you since this time last February, everyone can benefit from reflection. This week, Emmalee and Jen talk their personal transitions over the past year and answer your questions about dealing with developments you might not have seen coming.

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Coping with a Chronic Illness with Tara Giorgio Feb 15, 2021

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This week, friend of the show and owner of West Chester salon, The Brow Bar, joins Emmalee and Jen to talk about her experience coping with chronic illness.

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Addressing the Fear of Being Single Forever with Mary Chen, LMFT Feb 08, 2021

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Lacking a close romantic relationship when one is desired taps into core human fears of rejection and isolation. Connection, understanding, sharing, all of the things that can make successful relationships so fulfilling can bury the individual under a mountain of dread when an unsuccessful relationship or period of loneliness convinces them that maybe finding a partner just isn't in the cards. This week, Emmalee and Jen are joined by fellow LMFT Mary Chen to discuss the healthy way to confront your fear of going through life without a partner and how your misconceptions of "the one" might be getting in the way of your own fulfillment.

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“Sometimes Therapy is Awkward” with Nicole Arzt, LMFT Feb 01, 2021

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Despite the unprecedented push towards destigmatizing therapy and mental health treatment in recent decades, the act of confronting uncomfortable parts of your life will always be, well, uncomfortable. This week, fellow Marriage and Family Therapist and creator of the hilarious Instagram account @PsychoTherapyMemes, Nicole Arzt joins the show to talk about humor, therapy, her debut book, “Sometimes Therapy is Awkward,” and getting comfortable with discomfort.

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Why TF is Money So Overwhelming with Amanda Clayman Jan 25, 2021

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The power that money has to overwhelm an individual is founded in its vagueness. When it feels like money can mean anything—a symbol, a tool, a means to a way of life, a status symbol—we often give money license to mean everything. This week, financial therapist, podcaster, and friend of the show Amanda Clayman joins Emmalee and Jen to explore how money can affect every part of our lives, from our inner worlds to generational trauma to marital problems, and what to do when it feels like cash rules everything around you.

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WTF is Reparenting and Inner Child Work with Kind Minds Therapy Jan 18, 2021

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Continuing the theme of alternative or lesser-known therapy practices from last week's hypnotherapy episode, Emmalee and Jen are joined by Allie Finkel and Sarah Roffe, co-founders of Kind Minds Therapy, to discuss reparenting and inner child work. Whether you're interested in exploring options for your own therapy journey or simply have an interest in the psychology behind these approaches, you're sure to come away from this episode with a better understanding of how the child you were continues to affect the adult you have become.

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Hypnosis Is More Than a Swinging Pocket Watch with Juliet Obodo, Master Hypnotherapist & NLP Master Practitioner Jan 11, 2021

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Hypnosis and hypnotherapy can provide a uniquely liberating therapeutic experience for those dealing with a wide variety of mental heath conditions -- unfortunately, years of skewed representation in various media have left the public image of hypnotists closer to pocket-watch-swinging ne'er-do-wells than trained psychologists. This week, Emmalee and Jen are joined by master hypnotherapist Juliet Obodo to dispel the myths about hypnosis as manipulation and to discuss the real psychology and benefits of hypnotherapy.

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The Cycle of Abuse in Relationships with Kaitlyn Peabody, LMFT Dec 21, 2020

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Trigger Warning: Physical Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Sexual Assault, Violence

Abuse has the ability to transcend an individual relationship and continue to affect the lives of survivors if not treated with care. This week, fellow Marriage and Family Therapist Kaitlyn Peabody (@therapywithkate) joins Emmalee and Jen to discuss solutions for stopping the cyclical power of abuse in its tracks.

Resources:

thehotline.org

800.799.SAFE (7233)

Blog post:

http://www.wctherapygroup.com/blog/12-types-of-emotional-abuse-that-arent-physical-violence

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The Psychology of Cults with Rachel Bernstein, LMFT Dec 14, 2020

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This week, fellow podcast host and LMFT, cult specialist, Rachel Bernstein, explores the mentality and psychology of cult membership with Emmalee and Jen. Rachel speaks about how and why people are drawn into cults, what keeps them there, and the aftermath that can occur if they leave. She was recently featured in the STARZ Documentary Seduced: Inside The NXIVM Cult, and touches on her experience with that, too.

To hear more about this subject or get in touch with Rachel, see below:

http://www.rachelbernsteintherapy.com/

bernsteinlmft@gmail.com

@indoctrinationpodcast

stronger-after.org

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