Don't Worry It's Confidential

By Makena Arntsen

Join professional listener, and amateur advice taker, Makena (she/her), as she engages in thought-provoking discussions insightful individuals. Each week, a new anonymous or non-anonymous guest will b... more

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June 30, 2022 the paradoxes in therapy
As I’m sure you could imagine, in my line of work, the opportunities for self reflection are never ending.

Today’s guest is a colleague and a friend, who chats with me all about our experiences so far as young therapists. Throughout the episode, we identify the paradoxes, dichotomies, and stressors of our jobs that are sometimes overwhelming.

As professional listeners, emotion processors, and advice givers, we both admit to struggling with practicing what we preach. Setting boundaries, practicing self care, and overcoming limiting beliefs sometimes still requires as much discipline and internal work for us as they do for our clients, so we share our strategies for maintaining these, while also normalizing how nuanced and difficult it can be to do so.

We spend a lot of time talking through the high stakes of our jobs and how common burnout is amongst our peers. We therapize each other on how to best handle waves of emotion that come up associated with the subject matter of our work, and at the end of the episode, we answer some questions you asked us on Instagram about therapy.

Even though this episode is centered around our careers as therapists, the advice we share and strategies we teach throughout could be helpful to anyone seeking better work-life balance.
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53min
June 23, 2022 moving in with a significant other
Being in your 20’s is weird because some of your friends are solo backpacking in Vietnam while others are married and some are unemployed while others are making 3x what you do… It’s a whirlwind.

Today, we’re talking about one of the major milestones that most people expect to experience in their 20’s: moving in with a partner.

My guest has been living with her long-term boyfriend for three years now, and doesn’t hold back when sharing what she’s learned since they made the decision to move in together.

She recalls the conversations they had (and didn’t have) before they leaped into a lease together, and laughs about the discoveries they made about each other and their relationship after upping the quality time to all day, everyday.

She unpacks some of the more difficult things that arose from them living together, in an effort to help you avoid them when possible, but she also shares how most of the difficult things ended up bringing them closer together.

We talk about navigating FOMO with friends at different stages, managing finances with a significant other, how to support each other in hard times, and so much more.

Whether you’re thinking of moving in with a SO, or roommates, or you’re just looking to improve your relationships, this episode is full of value.
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59min
June 16, 2022 learning from experiences of ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety and grief
Today’s guest is no stranger to self discovery.

From a young age, she was very aware of the differences between her and her peers, she faced issues with her self esteem and academic confidence that affected her into adulthood. Together, we unpack her experience to disarm the shame that it created for her growing up and discuss how her diagnosis of ADHD and dyslexia changed the course of her life, in tandem with her anxiety and her experience with loss, grief and depression.

Because of her academic challenges growing up, she ended up pursuing a career as a teacher to help support kids like her by utilizing her first hand experiences and the knowledge she’s compiled since her diagnosis to set them up for success. The way she sees it, the education system is changing to not only accommodate different learning styles, but to celebrate them.

Throughout the episode she drops some amazing insights she learned in therapy and emphasizes that there is no finish line when it comes to working on your mental health or learning challenges.

With unique life and career experiences under her belt, she argues the importance of adopting a growth mindset in order to achieve self-acceptance in the hopes to help you recognize your strengths to hack your mental health and society’s depiction of success.
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56min
June 09, 2022 finding balance
As my summer calendar begins to fill up, I’m craving balance more than anything... but it’s easier said than done.
Today, it’s just us. I dig into why balance is so essential, how to reframe your mindset to make it achievable, and tips on how to maintain it.
Through sharing my own struggles with an unbalanced lifestyle, as well as what I’ve learned through working with clients on the issue, I unpack balance’s fluidity to expose the good sides of the struggle that it takes to find it. Remember, it’s a journey, not a destination, and the things you learn on the way will change where you’re headed.
Other highlights include tips for hacking the societal pressure to be productive, managing expectations, breeding self compassion, and normalizing the shame that comes from feeling out of balance.
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36min
May 26, 2022 body positivity
We’re trying something new:
This week, my guest isn’t anonymous.
Mia (@miukidelapipol) is a body diversity activist, who joins me to talk all things body positivity, cultural influence on body confidence, and the effects of social media on beauty standards. Mia shares her experience growing up in Buenos Aires, where thinness is the number one beauty standard. As she grew up and was exposed to different cultures she began to question whether or not reaching the beauty standard would actually make her happy.
Today, she uses her platform to normalize and celebrate all body types. Together we give tips to heal from negative thoughts about our bodies imposed upon us by society, and discuss how social media can be both a powerful tool for managing our influences, but that it also must always be questioned.
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52min
May 19, 2022 living with grief
One of the hardest things about getting older is that death becomes more common, and loss becomes more affective. It can make you sour to the world & to the people who are living in it unbridled by the reality of death.

Today’s episode is about grief: the sadness, the perspective and the growth that comes from experiencing it.
My guest is not a stranger to loss. By unpacking his personal experiences grieving some of the most important people in his life, he shares how he processes and copes with the different emotions that death stirs.

We discuss how greatly loss has changed his perspective on life, advice for those who are going through something similar now, and how to best support a loved one going through it as well.

Even though sadness is a welcome emotion in grief, this is not a sad chat. It’s a chat about one of the most important parts of life: the end of it.
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51min
May 12, 2022 the timing of your twenties
Do you ever feel like you’re falling behind the rest of your friends? Or that you aren’t reaching the milestones that you thought you would by now when you were growing up, whether they be career, relationship, or family focused?

Today’s episode is all about the looming pressure of a young woman’s timeline.

We acknowledge the reality of our biological clocks, and speak to the added social pressures that bolster life’s “to do list”, including the societal pressure to have a partner. We discuss how dating culture changes as we get older, we
commiserate about how overwhelming it can feel to have different priorities than our peers, and we brainstorm about how to quiet our inner critics as well as external pressures to keep up with unrealistic, unequal, and unnecessary deadlines.

Hopefully, you can laugh with us as we try to make ourselves feel better about the inevitable anxieties that arise while navigating our 20’s.
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59min
May 05, 2022 uplevel your career
Today’s guest is no stranger to the corporate world, the dark side of which we laugh at in memes and in relatable tikoks as of late. Today, we’re shown the bright side of the challenge that it can sometimes present.

We speak about pressure, rejection, switching jobs, and being too hard on yourself.He shares many tips about how to keep himself on track and how he continues to find the passion and drive to continue growing as well as practical job interview tips for your opportunity.
From my guest, I’ve learned how to focus, work hard, and believe in myself. By listening, I hope you learn the same things, and are inspired to take a long hard look at your career and consider what it would take to make it better.
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50min
April 28, 2022 therapy
Are you curious about therapy?
This week, we dive into all of your questions from my Instagram Q&A about therapy. How to find the right therapist, how to be sure that they’re a good fit, and even how to be motivated to try again after you’ve had a bad experience.
By telling you about my own experience becoming a therapist, and how I manage to stay grounded despite really difficult sessions, I hope that any anxiety you have about opening up to someone like me is squashed.
If you’re not quite there yet, perhaps you’ll find the tactics I use in my sessions helpful when it comes to managing your own emotions.
Either way, I hope that my stories motivate you to take your happiness into your own hands.
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42min
April 21, 2022 changing the direction of your life (ft. astrology)
We’re all seeking to better understand ourselves and the people around us.

Whether or not you believe in astrology’s strong determination about your fate, welcoming another lens to our universes can only do us good.

Today’s guest shares her experience of being at several crossroads. Family obligation, societal expectations, and her own self image were pulling her in different directions, and astrology became a helpful tool to gain clarity in her own life while learning to have more empathy for others.

While we talk, she shares valuable insights into questioning what's conventional as well as some astrological knowledge that could benefit anyone looking for more clarity.

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55min

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