Emily and Ashley are joined by Lahana Vigliano, a board-certified nutritionist and holistic practitioner from Austin, Texas. They discuss how your mental health is affected by your hormones and gut and vice versus, how to manage your hormones with food and movement, and what the heck cycle syncing is. Ashley and Lahana discuss how you can tailor your workouts to your cycle. Also, is it normal to crave carbs and comfort around your period? Spoiler alert- it is! 

Note: BecauseWeWentToTherapy is pro- western medicine. Lahana offers alternative approaches to taking care of our health. Please consult a professional before making any drastic changes. 

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Ashley and Emily are joined by Brittany Wehrle, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD (IG: fueledandwell), an intuitive eating Registered Dietician. They discuss all things diet culture (and why it doesn't work!), fad diets from the 90s - present day, WHY we diet, and how active women and athletes are influenced by diet culture. Brittany helps us learn how to take steps to walk away from diet culture and how to start healing our relationship with food and our bodies. Emily and Brittany also connect on how RDs and therapists can work together to help clients with disordered eating & eating disorders. 

Content Warning: Eating disorders are discussed throughout the episode. 

Brittany's helpful resources can be found at her website fueledandwell.com & at her IG: fueledandwell!

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Ashley and Emily deep dive into all things self-compassion, what the heck it actually is, and how to integrate it into your everyday life so you can start to practice it and see how it can change your life. Content Warning - we discuss sexual assault and eating disorders from 30:00 - 33:00. Please fast-forward through those timestamps if needed. 

Mentions: Actually Curious card game available at ActuallyCurious.com and Amazon 

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Ashley and Emily are joined by their friend Divya Robin (IG: MindMattersWithDiv), a NYC-based therapist with a special interest in relationships and transitions. They discuss how to make authentic connections as an adult, re-shape existing friendships, and the loneliness of experiencing new life transitions by yourself (spoiler alert: you're not alone!).  Divya can be found at DivyaRobin.com and on Instagram as MindMattersWithDiv. She offers amazing free and paid content on emotional regulation, anxiety, boundaries, and more. Make sure to check her out and support her! 

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In this episode, Emily and Ashley talk about toxic positivity and how it shows up on social media, at work, and in family relationships. They talk about the importance of embracing your negative emotions and "feeling your feelings" - and how nothing is wrong with that. They also give a shout-out to Team USA and their new mental health protocols for athletes, coaches, and family members. Enjoy!

Sources: Team USA take proactive approach on mental health at Beijing Games (Reuters)

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In their second episode, Emily and Ashley ask each other questions ranging from light to serious to help their audience get to know them better. They tackle topics like mental health terminology, routines, how to stay sane, and what their love languages are. 

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Welcome to the "Because We Went to Therapy" podcast! In their first episode, Emily and Ashley introduce themselves and talk about the goals of their new podcast. New episodes drop every Friday. 

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