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Couch Talks: Dating Apps Tips & Tricks Sep 28, 2022

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Couch Talk is the special bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat answers a question about dating apps. In a world where it feels like apps cannot be escaped, we start to ask questions around what or who is to blame for the mess of the dating landscape around us. In this episode Kat will talk about how we have power over how we view dating… which might be the secret sauce in finding a fulfilling and less exhausting dating life.

Article mentioned in this epiosde: How Online Dating Apps Can Lead To Burnout (NYT Article)

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Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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What Is IDD with Taylor McLeod, LMSW Sep 26, 2022

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This week, Kat has one of her friends, Taylor McLeod, LMSW, on to help educate us on intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Taylor is the manager of a crisis team for individuals with IDD and has a heart for helping populations that are underserved and misunderstood. Kat’s hope is that the more we can help educate each other the more we can become available, compassionate, and caring neighbors for people in our communities that may be struggling. Thank you Taylor for all that you do!!!

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Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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Couch Talks: Taking Responsibilities For Our Boundaries Sep 21, 2022

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Are We Going Through A Mental Health Overload with Liz Plank Sep 19, 2022

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This week, Kat is joined by Liz Plank (@femistabulous) to shake things up a bit. This episode went in a totally different direction than Kat had hoped-- in the BEST way!

Liz is a filmmaker, award-winning journalist, international bestselling author, producer, podcast host and more. She’s the CEO of Liz Plank Productions and is a columnist for MSNBC and has been listed as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30, Mediaite’s Most Influential in News Media, and Marie Claire’s Most Powerful Women, and was named one of the World’s Most Influential People in Gender Policy by Apolitical. She is a force and someone Kat has been dying to have on the show. In this episode you will hear a genuine conversation with two people who are processing the possibility that we've been flooded with too much content.

Why does everything seem hard, bad, scary, and exhausting these days? Have we taken "it's ok to not be ok" too far? Are our boundaries becoming too rigid and are we losing the ability to find grace within our human relationships? These are all things Kat and Liz discuss and things that could be the missing piece to the puzzle that you keep looking for in the next self-help influencer, wellness coach, or tiktok therapist.

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Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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Couch Talks: When Is It Okay to Give Feedback? Sep 14, 2022

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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapy.com. This week, however, Kat has a special guest on with her to ask his question directly. Houston Tilley (@houstontilley), who is the producer behind You Need Therapy, brings up an experience he recently had while scrolling on social media. Together they talk about the difference between calling someone out and calling someone in, how to manage expectations when you offer feedback, and the power of speaking up when you notice a friend struggling.

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

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Taking Back Our Power Over the Internet with Nabiha Syed Sep 12, 2022

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Woahhhh. You are in for a TREAT this week with Kat's (@kat.defatta) guest, Nabiha Syed (@nabihasyed). Nabiha is the President of The Markup (@themarkup), a nonprofit newsroom committed to giving power back to people by uncovering inequities put in place by Big Tech through quantitative investigative journalism and developing audience assessment tools, analytics exploration products, and other privacy-protecting tools. In this episode Kat and Nabiha talk about social media and how it's changed how we live in both good and not so good ways and how we can reclaim power over the things that aren't serving us on these platforms. Nabiha is an incredible human and this episode will make you both laugh and think hard.

To earn more about The Markup click HERE.

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Couch Talks: My Partner and Best Friend Don’t Get Along Sep 07, 2022

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Couch talks is the special bonus episode of You Need Therapy where kat answers questions that you send to kathryn@youneedtheraoy.com.. This week Kat talks about what to do when two people you love don’t get along.

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Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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What Is Adventure Therapy with Megan Repass Sep 05, 2022

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This week Kat has the one and only Megan Repass on the show to talk all things adventure therapy. Megan is the program director at Milestones a trauma focussed residential treatment center. She holds her Master's in psychology and is a certified equine, wilderness, and adventure therapist. Regardless of all of that though, she is one of the most loving and spirited humans in the world. Listen this week to hear about experiential therapy, the power of metaphor, and how nature can be our natural healing agent.

If you want to connect with Megan you can contact her by e-mailing thewindinfo@gmail.com

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

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Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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Couch Talks: Q's About Becoming A Therapist Aug 31, 2022

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Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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The Lies We Tell Ourselves Aug 29, 2022

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This week, Kat dives into the lies that we tell ourselves. It’s something that we all do for one reason or another… we lie to stay comfortable, we lie to avoid, we lie because it can feel good, and we can lie to continue a narrative that we want ourselves and others to believe. The tricky part is, sometimes we lie so well that we can convince ourselves that we aren’t even lying anymore. So, in this episode, Kat dives into some of the most common lies we tell ourselves, why we might use them, and how they might be hurting us.

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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!

Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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