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70. Drew #64: Channel Your Inner Millennial and Slow Your Roll Nov 18, 2021

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Drew learns to trust his gut more. He experiences being the son he wants to be for his parents, rather than the son he thinks they want him to be. He feels whelmed, not overwhelmed, but still needs support from people around him. Drew explores asking for forgiveness rather than asking for permission, and saying "thank you" instead of "I'm sorry."

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69. Sarah #11: Effed Up and Out of My Control Nov 18, 2021

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Sarah got triggered by a review at work which leads to an exploration of deeper issues. Doug helps her express anger and frustration about being powerless and misrepresented, especially when someone of authority is in control. Sarah starts to make the link to repressed emotion from the childhood heartbreak she experienced in the cult. She is able to stay with the emotion in the session and just not intellectualize it.

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68. Drew #63: Little Island of Misfit Toys Nov 11, 2021

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Drew feels his self-confidence grow, but acknowledges that his trust issues are still making him want constant reassurance in relationships. As he recovers from Covid, we explore and break down his relationship to smoking weed. Drew celebrates his baby steps and progress in the meta sense – from pronouncing the word "compartmentalize" to breaking codependence.

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67. Sarah #10: I Would Rather Fill in the Blank Nov 11, 2021

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Doug redefines work-life balance: it's a balance of work, rest, and play that are all under the umbrella of life. Sarah examines "play" in her life. She connects the hyper-vigilance of being 'mama bear' for everyone around her to the trauma response that protects her from slowing down or stopping to feel the feelings. Doug uses a folding paper example to show the neural pathways that get embedded in our brains. See the link in these notes to a video clip of him demonstrating it.

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66. Drew #62: Gangster Granny Nov 04, 2021

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Who doesn't love the smell of bacon? Drew manages Covid confusion and experiences letting go and trusting himself. He is slowing down without slowing down and acknowledges, "As a human being, you can only put up with so much." He draws inspiration from his grandma - and shares a story about her that Mer loves!

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65. Sarah #9: The Unravelling Nov 04, 2021

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Doug is on location in New York discovering the quiet, nature side of the city. Sarah and Doug dissect the associations she's held in her head with being a trauma survivor and with being a victim. Sarah explores some recent triggers and exercises having compassion for the younger version of herself that was traumatized. Doug helps Sarah trace some of her discomfort back to a feeling of powerlessness and a fear of the unknown. Mer breaks down the victim mentality and the fear of unravelling in a session both for a client and for a therapist.

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64. Drew #61: Shoebox of Memories Oct 28, 2021

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Drew continues to work on breaking codependence. He is looking at several relationships in his life, right as we're in the thick of the holiday season. He realizes that "not talking to somebody for a month, doesn't mean they don't love you." It's ok if you don't have someone showing you love right in front of you at all times, it's still there... and he's beginning to feel that that's true.

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63. Sarah #8: Don't Go to Bed Angry Oct 28, 2021

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As Sarah talks about a stressful work relationship, Doug slows her down and helps her process being a trauma survivor. They examine how Sarah's system learned to protect her from complex trauma in the past and how it still affects her current relationships. Doug walks Sarah through examples of interactions to help create new neural pathways and new ways of thinking and interacting.

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62. Drew #60: Compartmentalize - Nailed It! Oct 21, 2021

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Mer is back with Doug on the breakdowns, and might be a little jelly of the guest co-hosts... Drew is embracing being perfectly imperfect and not getting so caught up in the moment of disappointment, knowing it will be ok. And he will be ok. He calls Doug his mental muscle trainer, and he's flexing his muscles!

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61. Sarah #7: Are You a Wildfire or Controlled Burn? Oct 21, 2021

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In an emotional session, Sarah vents about an issue she's having with a coworker. This leads Doug to look deeper inside for what's really going on with her. As he helps Sarah slow down in the session, she takes a deep breath and feels the emotional weight of stress she's been holding and keeping inside. Sarah tries to stay controlled and worries that if she lets it out, it will all be tears. Doug and Mer break down the shift from intellectual to emotional realizations that Sarah has in the session.

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