Brilliant Minds?

Brilliant Minds co-hosts Andrea and Olivia return with a casual therapist-edition round of “this or that,” comparing choices across clinical work and running a practice. Their candid disagreements and shared experiences reveal how each thinks about client care, boundaries, workload, and the small details that shape a therapy business.

Sound Bites

• "I will wake up early for your ass."
• "I create a depression gremlin in my mind."
• "ADHD is like that to the max."

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

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Olivia and Andrea sit down with Emilia, the "Benjamin Button of therapists," for an honest and funny conversation about early-career life in therapy. Olivia supervised Emilia, and Andrea hired her as an intern.

In this episode:

Emilia's honest answer on the worst part of having Olivia as a supervisor

• How she went from intern to licensed therapist in about three years
• Getting fully licensed while launching her private practice
• Why the loneliness after licensure can catch people off guard
• and Emilias Psychodynamic approach!

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

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This week we talk about how our algorithms are catching us off guard, by sending us either very niche items or throwing us into really deep rabbit holes. Spent time talking about Olivias family jokes, and diving into hometown vibes. ENJOY!

Oh this weeks episode we recommend a couple fun things:

Bellingham the city of subdued Excitement by "Backflip Wilson"

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMiBZ6s4SjY

The Wicker man

C Drama's on Netflix

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Key words: family stories, childhood memories, movie nostalgia, Halloween costumes, personal stories, humor, life reflections

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

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This weeks episode is all about Therapy buzzwords! Come along with us as we talk about all things therapy words, jargon etc. The words we like, don't like and are just plan OVER IT!!! We cover things like....

• Misconceptions around triangulation and projection
• The real meaning of dissociation and its spectrum
• The impact of toxic positivity and how to recognize it
• The social perception of mental health terminology
• The importance of precise language in mental health discussions

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

⭐️Intellectual Property Disclaimer: This podcast and all its content, including but not limited to audio recordings, show notes, artwork, and branding elements, are protected by copyright laws. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without prior written permission from the copyright holder.

Grandmas at it again, but so is Olivias child. We discuss all things wierd and wacky in this episode, and end up hyper fixating (as usual) on our special interests, we have many, thank you ADHD! Enjoy this rabbit trail as we touch on many things. And yes, there really is a documentary on Mascots its called:

"Behind the mask" and its on HULU but first! Watch our epsiode to learn more. Don't forget to....

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Key words: family stories, childhood memories, movie nostalgia, Halloween costumes, personal stories, humor, life reflections

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

⭐️Intellectual Property Disclaimer: This podcast and all its content, including but not limited to audio recordings, show notes, artwork, and branding elements, are protected by copyright laws. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without prior written permission from the copyright holder.

In this episode, Olivia and Andrea share hilarious and bizarre client stories from their therapy practices, exploring the wildest things they've encountered in sessions. They discuss the importance of boundaries, the quirks of telehealth, and the humor that keeps therapy real.

• Weird client behaviors in therapy sessions
• Telehealth mishaps and surprises
• Boundary challenges with clients
• Humor as a coping mechanism in therapy
• Unique gifts and stories from clients

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

⭐️Intellectual Property Disclaimer: This podcast and all its content, including but not limited to audio recordings, show notes, artwork, and branding elements, are protected by copyright laws. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without prior written permission from the copyright holder.

Grandmas at it again, but so is Olivias child. We discuss all things wierd and wacky in this episode, and end up hyper fixating (as usual) on our special interests, we have many, thank you ADHD! Enjoy this rabbit trail as we touch on many things. And yes, there really is a documentary on Mascots its called:

"Behind the mask" and its on HULU but first! Watch our epsiode to learn more. Don't forget to....

Comment and subscribe for more. Come along with us for more episodes soon! We hope you're enjoying the pod so far so please like, follow subscribe for more.

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Key words: family stories, childhood memories, movie nostalgia, Halloween costumes, personal stories, humor, life reflections

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

⭐️Intellectual Property Disclaimer: This podcast and all its content, including but not limited to audio recordings, show notes, artwork, and branding elements, are protected by copyright laws. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without prior written permission from the copyright holder.

This weeks rabbit trail we just absulotly trash on the wierd randos we run into over the last few weeks. Cause...WHAT? Lets bring that shame back yall. JK! Enjoy this weeks rabbit trail but also tell us in the comments if we seem intimidating. WE NEED TO KNOW.

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

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On this weeks episode we explore reading eachother reddit stories, and man this was fun, we will have to do this once a month or so because we had to much fun. We explore gift giving, bartering, and boundaries as a therapist but have so many good laughs along the way. If you have a wacky therapist story you'd like to share please leave it in the comments or send us a DM?

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

⭐️Intellectual Property Disclaimer: This podcast and all its content, including but not limited to audio recordings, show notes, artwork, and branding elements, are protected by copyright laws. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without prior written permission from the copyright holder.

In this weeks episode we travel through time exploring pas dreams but we also discuss the PASSION Andrea definitely DOES NOT have for the Song chicken banana! If you don't know the song look for it on youtube, its a trip! But we also explore Olivias Childs best ocean landscape ever drawn!! enjoy and follow along with our laughs. Don't forget rabbit trail episodes are us exploring the fun side of our lives, while our regular episodes may be more conversational about the world of therapy and neurodivergence.

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Music By: Sherry Muchira https://open.spotify.com/artist/6r1KyjiqBsnxoyX9RCvyxq


⭐️Disclaimer: This podcast is for entertainment, informational and educational purposes only. Although the hosts are licensed therapists, this podcast is not a substitute for professional mental health services. Listening to this podcast does not create a therapist–client relationship. If you are experiencing mental health concerns, please seek help from a qualified mental health professional in your area. If you are in crisis, call or text a suicide prevention line in your country immediately. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 or chat at ⁠http://988lifeline.org⁠

⭐️Intellectual Property Disclaimer: This podcast and all its content, including but not limited to audio recordings, show notes, artwork, and branding elements, are protected by copyright laws. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted without prior written permission from the copyright holder.