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Boundaries Nov 02, 2020

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This episode is about how creating boundaries actually brings people together. We thought it was important to discuss boundaries as more therapists are doing teletherapy and more people are working from home. We discuss boundaries between clients and therapists, between clients and coaches, and between the therapists (and coaches) and their families. When are you a therapist or a coach outside of the office?

We hope this episode of The Counseling Corner offers all of you some insights and ideas on how, and especially during this odd time in the world, we can create boundaries between family, friends, and neighbors that won't pull us further apart but instead bring us together.

For more on Lucia, Emy and Gabi you can visit their pages below:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/lucia-fernandez-silveira-lmft/

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/emy-fernandez-mba/

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/gabriela-reyes-rmfti/

Diagnosing Christian Grey with Jenny Friedman, LCSW Oct 28, 2020

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Jenny Friedman joins Gabi and Emy once again diagnosing another fictional character, Christian Grey of Fifty Shades of Grey.

They explore the world of BDSM. Gabi is familiar with this world as she has worked with this community in the past and Jenny is a psychoanalyst and between the two they diagnose Christian Grey. Emy is a Life Coach and she offers her own insight and asks the questions a layperson would as someone outside the world of BDSM.

For more on Jenny, Gabi and Emy you can visit their bios at:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/jenny-friedman/

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/gabriela-reyes-rmfti/

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/emy-fernandez-mba/

You can listen to the podcast that Jenny and Gabi did on psychoanalyzing The Joker at:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/podcasts/the-joker/

Episode 45 Life Coaching for Attorneys Oct 22, 2020

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In this episode, Emy, one of the co-hosts of The Counseling Corner and a Life Coach with Coral Gables Counseling Center talks about her work as a Life and Wellness Coach. Emy works with professionals and entrepreneurs to help them create a happier and more sustainable life while scaling their businesses or careers. In this podcast, Emy specifically, talks about her work with attorneys.

In this podcast, Emy refers to Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy to help with procrastination and time efficiency.

https://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating/dp/162656941X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=eat+that+frog&qid=1603338361&sr=8-1

For the podcast by Emy on Work-Life Balance discussed in this podcast you can visit: https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/podcasts/work-life-balance/

For more on Emy, you can visit her page at https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/emy-fernandez-mba/

Enjoy!

Episode 44 Screen Time Oct 14, 2020

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Verónica, a third-time visitor to The Counseling Corner, talks to Emy and Gabi about kids and screen time. Verónica has seen with her clients, a spike in issues related to extensive use of screen time, and her concern led us to do this podcast for parents.

Screen time, in general, has always been an issue but now with the Pandemic, the issue has been exacerbated.

In addition to Verónica and Gabi discussing issues they've seen come up with their adolescent clients; they also offer tips on things you, as a parent, can do to curb the screen time not only for the kids but also for the parents.

For more on Verónica Lucía Sanchez see the link below:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/veronica-lucia-sanchez-lcsw/

The following are additional podcasts by Verónica:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/podcasts/coming-out/

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/podcasts/first-babies-the-ups-and-downs/

Episode 43 Keeping Love Alive In Long Term Relationships Oct 08, 2020

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As Marriage and Family Therapists, both Courtney Waugh and Gabi discuss, how to keep love alive in long-term relationships and Emy, as a Life Coach, shares some of her life experiences.

They discuss, how it all starts with respect, communication, and kindness.

How doing the "little" things for each other are really "big" things and make a big difference in the relationship.

Both Courtney and Gabi discuss issues coming up now with their clients.

They discuss vulnerability and Brené Brown's Netflix documentary The Call to Courage.

This episode works for anyone that is in a relationship or is looking to go into a relationship.

For more information on Courtney Waugh, LMFT visit:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/courtney-waugh/

For more information on Gabriela Reyes, RMFT visit:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/gabriela-reyes-rmfti/

For more information on Emy Fernandez, MBA, Life Coach visit:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/emy-fernandez-mba/

Tapping Sep 29, 2020

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Mirta Pont, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified in EMDR, joins us again at The Counseling Corner with another technique for treating Trauma.

Today's topic is Tapping. Mirta explains how this technique is very beneficial for treating single incident trauma events in a very short period of time. It's a great technique to use on frontline personnel, including firefighters, police, medical personnel. It's a technique that anyone can learn how to use. We thought this topic was very appropriate now considering many of our friends, family, and colleagues are going through difficult times right now.

For more information on Mirta Pont, you can visit her at https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/mirta-pont-lcsw/

You can listen to Mirta's podcast on EMDR here: https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/podcasts/everything-emdr/

You can read more on EMDR and trauma treatment by going to some of Mirta's blogs here:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/emdr-a-brief-overview/

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/recognizing-ptsd-symptoms/

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-what-is-it/

In this episode, Mirta refers to Laurel Parnell's book, https://www.amazon.com/Tapping-Step-Step-Activating-Stimulation/dp/1591797888/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Laurel+parnell&qid=1601351542&sr=8-1

Men and Vulnerability Sep 16, 2020

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In this episode, Gabi and Emy talk to Carlos Escanilla, about men, emotions, vulnerability, and mental health. They discuss there are more women than men in the area of mental health and that Carlos is always the one bringing up the uncomfortable topic about feelings when he's with his guy friends.

They discuss that women and men have their language. Also, how boys grow up being told not to cry. Gabi and Carlos, both therapists, do some role-playing. Emy and Gabi try in this episode to understand men through Carlos.

This episode has great information or everyone regardless of who you are.

The following are links to the blogs and podcasts discussed in this episode.

Blog by Carlos Escanilla, LMHC

Modern Man's Man

Blog by Emy Fernandez, MBA, Life Coach

Men are Clearly From Mars

Podcast by Nicole Herdocia Oria, RMFTI and Gabriela Reyes, RMFTI

Perfect Timing

Podcast by Jaden Navarro and Emy Fernandez, MBA, Life Coach

Middle School With Jaden Navarro

Child Obesity Sep 09, 2020

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In this episode, Dr. Gabriela Garrote, a pediatrician with Gables Pediatrics, discusses child obesity with Emy and Gabi. In this rich episode, Dr. Garrote explains how she works with parents and children on developing good eating habits from a very early age.

She also shares statistics and information on child obesity. Dr. Garrote also includes tips on how to discuss food with your kids and how to handle mealtime with "picky" eaters. This episode is great for parents with kids of any age.

See Dr. Garrote's contact information below:

Dr. Gabriela Garrote

Gables Pediatrics (Doral Office), 2000 NW 87 Ave, Suite 212, Doral, FL 33172, 305-444-6882

Gables Pediatrics (Coral Gables Office), 358 San Lorenzo Avenue, Suite 3230, Coral Gables, FL 33146, 305-444-6882

@gablespediatrics and @dr.garrote

Following are the resources Dr. Garrote mentioned:

Healthychildren.org American Academy of Pediatrics' parenting website. It has great evidence-based information for parents but the Nutrition information is in the section on "Healthy Living."

Choosemyplate.gov This is a great nutrition resource for parents. It teaches parents how to make healthy choices for their kids and has a great tool for teaching portion sizes. It even has an App "MyPlate."

Episode 39 Healthy Body - Healthy Home Aug 31, 2020

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Gabi and Emy interview guest, Eileen Durfee on healthy bodies and healthy homes. Eileen Durfee is an inventor, who founded Creatrix Solutions LLC during her "journey to recover from her own allergies and environmental chemical sensitivities."

Before starting her journey to improving her health, she was a residential real estate developer. This experience led her to understand toxic home environments and has created solutions for decreasing home toxins and health optimization.

In this episode, Gabi and Emy explore with Eileen health issues and the connection of having a healthy home with a healthy body.

Join us to learn inexpensive changes you can make to improve both your health and your home environment.

Following are links and resources that Eileen Durfee has provided.

https://www.amazon.com/Your-Bodys-Many-Cries-Water/dp/0970245882

https://gohealthynext.com/hair-analysis-information/

https://gohealthynext.com/healthy-home-tips/

https://gohealthynext.com/air-purification-products/

https://gohealthynext.com/breathe-safe/

https://gohealthynext.com/test-strips/

https://gohealthynext.com/healthy-salt-by-creatrix-solutions-2-oz/

https://gohealthynext.com/health-benefits-of-near-infrared-saunas/

Audio Files on different subjects

https://gohealthynext.com/nutritional-balancing-show-americanewsnet/

Videos on Hair Analysis

https://youtu.be/FSuNe2IBCcU

https://youtu.be/vGIpGalBVac

https://youtu.be/UVj5lGLkbv0

Testimony:

https://youtu.be/j__aiRWFn78

https://youtu.be/QTDN1pOsw3M

Episode 38 - Perfect Timing Jul 06, 2020

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Gabi and Nicole Herdocia-Oria, MFT dive into the perfect timing conundrum for big life events. When is the right time for life events like dating, marriage, and babies? How do we work through the anxieties driven up by pressure from others – and ourselves.

They discuss issues that come up with partners. Gabi talks about her own experiences as a 30-year-old and no current partner. How to deal with the "Where are the babies?", "Where is the ring?", "Where is the boyfriend?" questions.

Nikki, as a young mother of two, discusses the pressures of feeling like she has to have more kids and how these pressures in life never end. They also discuss how they also contribute to the "Where's the ring?" and "Where's the baby?" discourse.

This episode is for you wherever and whoever you are in your life. And, wherever you are, you will recognize the perfect timing conversation between Gabi and Nikki.

Both Nikki and Gabi are therapists at Coral Gables Counseling Center and they both work with individuals and couples. Also, Nikki works with couples on parenting issues. You can visit their pages on our website at:

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/gabriela-reyes-rmfti/

https://www.coralgablescounseling.com/team/nicole-herdocia-oria-ms/

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