Everyday Therapy

By Brett Cushing, Dr. Karin Ryan

Do you find therapy overwhelming? It doesn’t have to be. The concepts in therapy are simple and practical, and you can use them to change your life today!

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How many episodes does Everyday Therapy have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.

Everyday Therapy episodes:

July 20, 2022What Do You Want to Know About Depression?
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) Michelle Iversen and Brett Cushing talk about depression (both what it is and how someone might know if they have it).
Listen to find out more about tools, resources, and strategies to help find relief and fight back against stigma surrounding depression.
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July 12, 2022What Do You Want to Know About Anxiety?
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) Michelle Iversen and Brett Cushing talk about anxiety (both what it is and how someone might know if they have it).
Listen to find out more about tools, resources, and strategies to help find relief and fight back against the stigma surrounding anxiety.
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38min
July 05, 2022Perinatal Mental Health - It's Not Just Postpartum Depression
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Michelle Iversen discusses Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) along with special guest Samantha Huguelet, DNP, APRN, PMH-C . Samantha has been an advanced practice nurse for over 20 years, and has worked in perinatal mental health for the last 12. She developed and has been the director of the Mother-Baby Program at Nystrom for the last 6 years. She is also on one of the director boards and is a faculty member for Postpartum Support International. She was also the past assistant director of Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Minnesota. Samantha provides clinical supervision for graduate students hoping to specialize in this area of mental health. She also has two kids and two grandkids and has worked at Nystrom for over 15 years.
Listen as Samantha and Michelle talk about what PMADs are (as they are much more than just postpartum depression), the risk factors involved, how often they occur, and when to seek help. For information and resources about the programs and support discussed, see each of the links below:
Mother-Baby Program - Nystrom & Associates (nystromcounseling.com)
Postpartum Support International: Postpartum Support International - PSI
Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Minnesota: Pregnancy & Postpartum Support MN – Mental Heath Support During & After Pregnancy (ppsupportmn.org)
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24min
June 28, 2022Why We Should Embrace Boredom (you might be surprised, but definitely not bored)
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) Michelle Iversen and Brett Cushing talk about the surprising benefits of boredom, and you will hear how and why more boredom in our lives can actually be beneficial to our focus, attention, self-control and creativity.
Listen to find out research into boredom, how technology has impacted our ability to bored, and ideas on how to incorporate "good boredom" into our lives.
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33min
June 21, 2022Self-Esteem: How Do You Want to Slice the Pie?
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) Michelle Iversen and Brett Cushing talk about self-esteem, and Michelle will engage listeners in different therapeutic activities aimed to help us better understand our own self-esteem and determine what small changes can help improve self-esteem in our lives.
Listen to find out more about your self-esteem bucket and how the use of a self-esteem pie chart can help you determine how to find balance in the areas of your life that make you feel valued and worthy.
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33min
June 14, 2022What You Didn't Know About Stress
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) Michelle Iversen and Brett Cushing talk about stress, including how stress affects us, the difference between good and bad stress, recycled stress, and understanding when stress can become anxiety.
Listen as Michelle and Brett talk about improving stress in your life using various strategies, including the stress bucket analogy and a progressive muscle relaxation exercise that you can use in your everyday life.
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35min
June 07, 2022Pride and the LGBTQIA+ Community
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Michelle Iversen discusses the importance of Pride and finding your support for the LGBTQIA+ community along with special guest Nathaniel Churchill, LPCC. Nathaniel is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor at Nystrom and Associates. He is a seasoned child and adolescent therapist and specializes in LGBTQIA+ issues, anxiety, mood, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorders.
Listen as Michelle and Nathaniel talk about the upcoming 50th anniversary of Pride, and explore what helps to create a sense of community for clients identifying as LGBTQIA+. Together they explore how we work with clients on finding their personal community and how we can have ways to celebrate Pride all throughout the year.
Please also stop by and say hi to us at our Pride Festival booth in Loring Park on Saturday, 6/25 and Sunday, 6/26!
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32min
May 31, 2022Have a Good Night (tips for better sleep)
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) Michelle Iversen and Brett Cushing talk about sleep, including why it is so important and which tips and tricks therapists teach to help all of us get a better night's rest.
Listen as Michelle and Brett talk about improving sleep using different therapy approaches and common sleep complaints including nightmares, sleepwalking, night terrors, and more.
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34min
May 24, 20224 Horsemen of the Apocalypse (and of our relationships)
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) Michelle Iversen and Brett Cushing explore the 4 Horsemen. This is a metaphor used to describe communication styles in relationships, consisting of the following: 1. Criticism 2. Defensiveness 3. Stonewalling and 4. Contempt.
Listen as Michelle and Brett help to identify the 4 Horsemen in conflict discussions to order to reduce them and replace them with healthy, productive communication patterns instead (and you'll find out how to apply the antidote for each one).
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36min
May 17, 2022Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine?
In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) Michelle Iversen and Brett Cushing discuss the importance of laughter along with their special guest Dan Miller, LMFT. Dan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Clinical Site Director at Nystrom and Associates. He is an experienced therapist practicing since the mid-90s and completed his master's thesis on the topic of laughter.
Listen as Dan, Michelle, and Brett talk about the research on laughter, the importance of choosing laughter in our lives, and exploring whether it really is the best medicine. You'll hear us explore how we experience laughter in our lives and incorporate it into our practice, and why we encourage it for others as well.
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29min

FAQs about Everyday Therapy:

How many episodes does Everyday Therapy have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.