On this episode, Superintendent Sanchez, talks about the ups and downs on  the road to reopening schools this year. We get to know him better as he discussing his family and his journey from teacher to administrator. He even talks about his own self-care habits and offers suggestions for parents and student to manage during these stressful times. 

Raymond Sanchez serves as the superintendent for the Ossining Union Free School District. As an administrator in the Ossining School District, he demonstrates a commitment to serve all the students of the district on a daily basis.

Along with the Board of Education, faculty, staff, and the Ossining community at large, Sanchez focuses on “raising the bar” and enhancing success for all students.

Sanchez served as the past president of the Lower Hudson Council of School Personnel Administrators, the former president of the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Curriculum Council, and as a past liaison for the New York State Association of Bilingual Educators. Sanchez has presented at various state and national conferences. He is on the advisory board of the Future School Leadership Academy (FSLA), the Teaching American History program, and Teatown Nature Preservation. He also shares his expertise as an adjunct professor at Mercy College, Manhattanville College, and Bank Street College of Education.

Sanchez is also a past recipient of the Raymond Delaney Award from the New York State Association of School Superintendents.

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On this episode, Elizabeth Cush and I talk about the prevalence of anxiety in our culture especially now in this tumultuous climate. We discuss why trauma is triggered in times of stress, and she offers tips on how to manage it.

Elizabeth Cush is a licensed clinical professional counselor, business owner and blogger in Annapolis, MD where she hosts Woman Worriers, a podcast for anxious women. In her private practice, Progression Counseling, she helps men and women who feel overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed out find more connection with themselves and others, allowing them to live their lives with more ease, intention, and purpose. She’s worked in the mental health field for over 10 years and is a certified clinical trauma professional. Elizabeth incorporates mindfulness and meditation into her psychotherapy work with individuals and groups. Elizabeth was a featured guest on these podcasts: Sacred Psychology, Women In Depth, The Practice Of Being Seen , and Selling The Couch. She’s also an expert contributor for Good Therapy, a guest contributor to the Happily Imperfect Blog on Psych Central and has been quoted in articles for The List, Teen Vogue, Tonic, Best Life, Bustle Thriveworks, UpJourney and The Paper Gown.

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In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a therapist is constantly filling a client's toolbox with strategies and skills to help them cope with daily challenges, anxieties and emotional conundrums. This series of bonus episodes will explore some of those skills and how to apply them to every day life.

In todays episode, I discuss the STOP Skill and how it can be applied to worry thoughts or ruminations. When practiced regularly, this skill can STOP worry thoughts in their tracks.

Thanks so much for joining me today for A Therapist Takes Her Own Advice bonus skills episode. Remember that the information shared here is not a replacement for treatment with a licensed professional. If you connected with what you heard here, and you want to work with me, go to my website, rebekahshackney.com and send a message through my contact page. And if you have enjoyed what you’ve heard here, please subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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On this episode engagement guru, Ash Fox, offers her unique perspective on getting engaged, she offers tips for creating the perfect proposal and discusses her own experience of Zoom dating in quarantine. David and I even tell our own engagement story.

Ash Fox is a marriage Proposal planner, advisor and photographer based in NYC. She has orchestrated and photographed over 1700 engagements for couples from all over the world. She has been featured in The Knot, The New York Times,  Business Insider, The Daily News, and The Huffington Post among others. Ash is also the host of the Proposal Podcast.

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/ashfoxproposals/

Website:
https://www.ashfoxphotography.com

The Proposal Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-proposal-podcast/id1439357836

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In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a therapist is constantly filling a client's toolbox with strategies and skills to help them cope with daily challenges, anxieties and emotional conundrums. This series of bonus episodes will explore some of those skills and how to apply them to every day life.

What can you do to get through a crisis without making the problem worse? I suggest to clients that they create a crisis survival kit, which is collection of items to have on hand to use when you’re in a crisis. The idea is to use the items in the kit to relieve the emotional stress enough so you can make the next right choice…rather than do something impulsive that would make the situation worse.

Thanks so much for joining me today for A Therapist Takes Her Own Advice. Remember that the information shared here is not a replacement for treatment with a licensed professional. If you need support please reach out. Call your doctor, your insurance company or contact me. Go to my website, rebekahshackney.com and send me aa message through my contact page. And if you have enjoyed what you’ve heard here, please subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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One of our missions in creating this podcast is to reduce the stigma of mental illness. On todays episode, I speak with David Wilson-Burns, a friend of mine who was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder in his 30s. He speaks openly about the ups and downs of his mental health journey in the hopes that other's will find comfort and support from his experiences.
 
David Wilson-Burns is a writer, software engineer, and musician living in Norman, Oklahoma, a college town in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area. He has a degree in Vocal Music Education from the University of Oklahoma and has published works of fiction, personal essays, and poetry. He writes a blog called My Wife Says I’m Complicated about topics ranging from computer programming, spirituality, personal life, mental illness, fiction, travel, and a satirical small-town newspaper named The Puddlegulch Post; although, most have been set to private while he undergoes treatment for blogaholism at the Over-Sharer’s Recovery Center in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

Thanks so much for joining me today for A Therapist Takes Her Own Advice. Remember that the information shared here is not a replacement for treatment with a licensed professional. If you need support please reach out. Call your doctor, your insurance company or contact me. Go to my website, rebekahshackney.com and send me aa message through my contact page. And if you have enjoyed what you’ve heard here, please subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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In Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), a therapist is constantly filling a client's toolbox with strategies and skills to help them cope with daily challenges, anxieties and emotional conundrums. This series of bonus episodes will explore some of those skills and how to apply them to every day life.

In this episode, I discuss the power of eating mindfully, ways of incorporating this simple skill into your daily routine, and how mindful eating can change your relationship with food.

Thanks so much for joining me today for A Therapist Takes Her Own Advice. Remember that the information shared here is not a replacement for treatment with a licensed professional. If you need support please reach out. Call your doctor, your insurance company or contact me. Go to my website, rebekahshackney.com and send me aa message through my contact page. And if you have enjoyed what you’ve heard here, please subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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On todays show, I talk to Grace Choi about the complicated, comforting, connecting roles food plays in our lives. She offers insights from a wide range of perspectives from her experience as a child of immigrants to her years as a food studies student and teacher to her recent role as mother of two. It was such a pleasure to see food and life through her eyes.

Grace Choi is the founder of Cookable, a technology company that reimagines the way people cook at home, and the host of its podcast The Psyche Eats. She holds her PhD in food studies from NYU and is an adjunct professor of food and psychology at The New School.   

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On today's show Melanie Ryan joins me to talk about how meditation has other purposes besides relaxation. She teaches a form of meditation that creates real and lasting change for those who practice regularly. I'm looking forward to learning it myself.

Melanie Ryan is a holistic psychotherapist, ancient wisdom teacher, visionary and thought leader. Her mission is to bring ancient wisdom to the modern world for personal and global healing and transformation. For more information or to schedule and appointment with Melanie go to MelanieRyanLCSW.com or AncientWisdomToday.com. 

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In this weeks episode Marcia Sloman, a professional organizer, talks to me about how she helps transform spaces from out of control to under control and how she improves lives in the process.

Marcia Sloman formed her business Under Control and started organizing professionally in 1992. Her first career of 17 years was in computer programming and managing other software developers. Armed with an MBA in Finance and career tests demonstrating excellence in organizing, Under Control was the perfect segue to a profession of helping individuals organize their lives.
http://www.undercontrolorganizing.com

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