The team at Sunshine City Counseling is excited to welcome Samantha Circelli and all of her expertise around kids, teens and parenting.

Samantha specializes in working with kids who are anxious, teens who feel disconnected from themselves and parents who are at their breaking point. 

In today's podcast, Cassie Rodriguez sits down with Samantha and chats all about how she got to Sunshine City Counseling, why she loves working with kids and some other fun things...

Ever been in a workout and felt like your heart was about to jump out of your mouth? Have you ever struggled with racing thoughts? Like, no matter how hard you try your tummy is racked with "nerves" and you get "the poops?"

You may be experiencing anxiety.

We help you better understand WHAT anxiety is, how it can show up in your life in ways you may not expect and WHAT to do about it.

Olivia sits down with Lindsey and chats all about EMDR Therapy.

EMDR Therapy is one of the most evidenced based treatments for therapy and it is amazing.

Lindsey and Olivia get down and nerdy with it to better understand what it is, how it works, how it might help YOU and what you can expect.

Check it.

Here comes that V word again (i.e. vulnerability).

Let us explain.

The feeling of not being good enough is an all too common feeling. Moms, dads, doctors, teachers, coaches we all struggle with not being good enough. But when not being good enough starts affecting you negatively what do we do? What does that look like?

Amy and Olivia discuss how not being good enough is already good enough and how to harness these feeling into using them as motivators in and out of the gym. Have an awesome week!

What is Trauma? 

How do I know if I have a history of trauma?

What can I do to stop re-living the past?

How can I get rid of my PTSD?

In today's episode, Olivia Pelts chats with Lindsey Epperson all about trauma. Being an EMDR therapist, Lindsey lays the groundwork for what trauma is and how EMDR therapy can help you break free of your trauma and painful memories that don't ever seem to go away.

Are you a perfectionist? If we imagine this person, we think of the Doctor, type A, everything is organized and sorted to “perfection”; but we are referring to another type.

Are you trying to be something you're not? Trying to appear a certain way is something that is all to common.

Okay, take out a sheet of paper and write down 5 things that define you... go ahead... now after you listen to this episode I guarantee you these 5 things might look drastically different.

What defines you?

What a huge question. If you’re not careful you’d be surprised to know you might be playing into unfortunate stereotypes and letting the wrong themes define you.

Anxiety is something that affects over 300 million people. 

You're not alone. 

In today's podcast, Olivia Pelts sits down with Cassie Rodriguez to chat about anxiety -- what is it? what are the symptoms of anxiety? how do I know if I struggle with anxiety? What can I do about it?

opportunity? As an invitation to learn something?

Right?

It takes some time getting there. Sometimes we never do, instead we choose to lay down, succumb to the challenge itself and give up. Or we finger point as to whose fault it is, yada yada yada.

In today's episode, Amy and Olivia get after this topic and explore the facets around why we so often choose to be a victim to our challenges versus an opportunity to learn and grow.

Have you ever had one of those days where everything goes wrong? It always goes something like this...woke up late, forgot your gym bag, boss is THE worst, kids are screaming, you get pulled over, car breaks down, ya know, the usual Monday. So, how do you walk away from that and into the gym without it affecting your workout? Good thing we're chatting about that today.

It's easy to blame your bad workout or bad set on your shoes or how hot it is...