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By Brett Cushing, Dr. Karin RyanSociety & CultureHealth & FitnessMental HealthEducationSelf-ImprovementRelationships
Everyday Therapy episodes
- Stress vs. Burnout: From Overwhelmed to Over It
The hosts move beyond the workplace to discuss how burnout affects parents, caregivers, and community leaders. They offer a compassionate look at why we get stuck in "paralysis by analysis" and provide a roadmap for refueling when your internal gas tank is completely empty.
Tune in to Discover:
- The Clinical Definition: How the World Health Organization defines burnout and why it’s more than just a bad mood.
- Stress vs. Burnout: A side-by-side comparison of symptoms—from the "urgency" of stress to the "apathy" of burnout.
- The "A-Words": Why our culture reinforces burnout through accolades, adoration, and approval.
- Refueling Strategies: Practical ways to move from "speeding up" to "restoring," including assertive communication and joy-based self-care.
Resources
- Sagent Stress Management Support
- Contact the podcast: [email protected]
Subscribe & Review If you found this episode helpful, please consider subscribing to Everyday Therapy and leaving us a review. It helps others discover the podcast and take the next step toward meaningful mental health support.
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19 min - Stress vs. Anxiety: Knowing the Difference
The hosts explore the mind-body connection, identifying how external demands trigger stress and how internal "time travel" leads to anxiety. This conversation offers a practical framework for recognizing your physical triggers and a reminder that you have the power to calm your internal alarm system.
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27 min - Postpartum Anxiety Part 2: Baby Blues and What Every New Parent Should Know
This conversation offers validation and practical insight into how postpartum anxiety differs from “baby blues,” why intrusive thoughts don’t mean you’re a bad parent, and what recovery can look like with the right support.
Tune in to Discover:
- What postpartum anxiety can feel like (and why it’s often misunderstood)
- How sleep deprivation can intensify anxiety, panic, and intrusive thoughts
- The difference between baby blues, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum depression
- How a Mother-Baby Program can help those facing postpartum anxiety
- Practical advice for new parents: advocating for needs, finding community, and getting outside daily
Resources
- Sagent Behavioral Health Mother-Baby Program
- Contact the podcast: [email protected]
Subscribe & Review
If you found this episode helpful, please consider subscribing to Everyday Therapy and leaving us a review. It helps others discover the podcast and take the next step toward meaningful mental health support.
Do you have feedback or topic requests? Email us at [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you!
Follow along:
- Nystrom & Associates
34 min - Postpartum Anxiety: A Real Story of Intrusive Thoughts, Shame, and Getting Help
This conversation offers validation and practical insight into how postpartum anxiety differs from “baby blues,” why intrusive thoughts don’t mean you’re a bad parent, and what recovery can look like with the right support.
Tune in to Discover:
- What postpartum anxiety can feel like (and why it’s often misunderstood)
- How sleep deprivation can intensify anxiety, panic, and intrusive thoughts
- The difference between baby blues, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum depression
- How a Mother-Baby Program can help those facing postpartum anxiety
- Practical advice for new parents: advocating for needs, finding community, and getting outside daily
Resources
- Sagent Behavioral Health Mother-Baby Program
- Contact the podcast: [email protected]
Subscribe & Review
If you found this episode helpful, please consider subscribing to
Everyday Therapy
and leaving us a review. It helps others discover the podcast and take the next step toward meaningful mental health support.
Do you have feedback or topic requests? Email us at [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you!
Follow along:
- Nystrom & Associates
29 min - Relationship Anxiety: When Worry Shows Up in Your Closest Connections
In this episode of Everyday Therapy, Brett Cushing, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Dr. Karin Ryan, Licensed Psychologist, explore relationship anxiety—what it is, how it shows up, and when it becomes more concerning.
With compassion and clarity, this conversation reframes anxiety not as a sign that something is “wrong,” but as an invitation to deepen self-awareness, strengthen emotional boundaries, and build healthier attachment.
Tune in to Discover:
- What relationship anxiety is and why it’s so common
- Signs of relationship anxiety, including reassurance-seeking and overanalyzing
- How fear of abandonment and conflict fuels anxiety in relationships
- The push–pull cycle of closeness and distancing
- Over-functioning, people-pleasing, and emotional boundary challenges
- The difference between relationship anxiety and relationship OCD
Resources
- Sagent Behavioral Health Therapy Services
- Sagent Behavioral Health Substance Use Disorder Treatment
- Contact the podcast: [email protected]
Subscribe & Review
If you found this episode helpful, please consider subscribing to Everyday Therapy and leaving us a review. It helps others discover the podcast and take the next step toward meaningful mental health support.
Do you have feedback or topic requests? Email us at [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you!
Follow along:
- Nystrom & Associates
29 min - Dry January: What Taking a Break From Alcohol Can Teach You
Dry January has become a popular reset after the holiday – but for many people, it raises bigger questions than expected. What role does alcohol play in your life? Is it helping you unwind, or quietly making things harder?
In this episode of Everyday Therapy, Brett Cushing, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Dr. Karin Ryan, Licensed Psychologist, explore what happens when you take a break from alcohol and start paying attention to how it affects your mental health, relationships, and daily functioning. Rather than focusing on labels or rigid rules, they invite listeners into a curious, compassionate conversation about awareness and choice.
This episode offers insight into how alcohol interacts with anxiety, sleep, stress, and emotional regulation—and how even a short pause can reveal valuable information about your habits and needs.
Tune in to Discover:
- Why Dry January can be a helpful mental and emotional reset
- How alcohol impacts anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation
- The connection between alcohol use, sleep quality, and stress levels
- What cravings, routines, and urges can teach you about your coping strategies
- How to approach alcohol use with curiosity instead of shame
- Ways to navigate social pressure when you’re not drinking
- How taking a break can clarify your relationship with alcohol moving forward
- Why self-awareness—not perfection—is the goal
Do you have feedback or topic requests? Email us at [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you!
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- Nystrom & Associates
24 min - Mindfulness in Everyday Life: How to Slow Down, Tune In, and Feel Better
In this episode of Everyday Therapy, hosts Brett Cushing, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Dr. Karin Ryan, Licensed Psychologist, break down what mindfulness really is—and what it isn’t. They explore how being present, without judgment, can reduce stress, improve emotional regulation, and help you better understand what you need in the moment.
From real-life examples to simple, everyday practices, this conversation shows how mindfulness can become a powerful tool for managing anxiety, burnout, and emotional overload—without adding one more thing to your to-do list.
Do you have feedback or topic requests? Email us at [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you!
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22 min - Finding ADHD Strengths, Strategies, and Self-Acceptance | Featuring Nathaniel Alin-Churchill, LPCC
From emotional regulation and rejection sensitivity to practical tools for focus and follow-through, this episode offers a real-life perspective and a reminder that thriving with ADHD starts with acceptance, not shame.
Tune in to Discover:
- How personal experience shapes empathy and insight in ADHD treatment
- Why many adults find relief (not defeat) in finally getting diagnosed
- The role of shame, misunderstanding, and self-blame in ADHD identity
- The connection between ADHD and rejection sensitivity dysphoria—and what it feels like in daily life
- Practical strategies for managing motivation, starting tasks, and sustaining focus
- How to use “dopamine hacks” like small rewards and chunking to build momentum
- Creative resources and experts that normalize, educate, and empower
- Why authenticity, humor, and playfulness can be ADHD superpowers
Resources:
- Sagent Behavioral Health Therapy Services
- Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Dr. Russell Barkley
- How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe
- Contact the podcast: [email protected]
Subscribe & Review:
If you found this episode helpful, please consider subscribing to Everyday Therapy and leaving us a review. It helps others discover the podcast and take the next step toward meaningful mental health support.
Do you have feedback or topic requests? Email us at [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you!
Follow along:
- Nystrom & Associates
28 min - Managing ADHD in Everyday Life: Focus, Work, and Relationships
In this episode of Everyday Therapy, hosts Brett Cushing, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Dr. Karin Ryan, Licensed Psychologist, break down what ADHD really is (and what it isn’t). They also explore how brain differences, neurotransmitters, and executive functioning affect focus, follow-through, and emotions, and they share realistic strategies for living well with ADHD.
Whether you’ve been diagnosed, wonder if you might have ADHD, or love someone who does, this conversation offers insight, validation, and tools you can start using today.
Tune in to Discover:
- What ADHD really means beyond the stereotypes
- The neurological science behind attention, motivation, and impulse control
- How ADHD presents differently in men, women, and children
- Why professional testing and diagnosis matter (and how they work)
- The connection between ADHD, anxiety, and trauma—and why they’re often mistaken for one another
- How medication, routines, and practical coping skills can make a difference
- Tips for managing focus, time, and distractions (plus: the “body doubling” technique)
- Why compassion and self-acceptance are essential parts of treatment
Do you have feedback or topic requests? Email us at [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you!
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- Nystrom & Associates
28 min - Parenting Teens: Practical Advice for Navigating Teen Mental Health and Social Pressure
Adolescence can be a whirlwind for teens and their parents. Between shifting moods, social pressures, and the rise of anxiety and depression among young people, many parents are left wondering: “What’s normal, and when should I be concerned?”
In this episode of Everyday Therapy, hosts Brett Cushing, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Dr. Karin Ryan, Licensed Psychologist, unpack the emotional challenges facing today’s teens. From brain development and social media to the pressures of fitting in and the rise in mental health struggles, they break down what parents need to know (and how to help).
You’ll gain a clearer understanding of what’s happening inside your teen’s mind and heart, how to recognize when they may need extra support, and ways to build trust through even the toughest conversations.
Tune in to Discover:
- How adolescent brain development impacts decision-making and emotions
- Why loneliness peaks during the teen years and how to help your teen build real connections
- The link between social media, screen time, and rising rates of anxiety and depression
- Practical tips for starting open, shame-free conversations about pornography, peer pressure, and mental health
- Signs your teen might benefit from therapy—and what to expect from the process
- What confidentiality looks like in teen therapy (and how parents stay in the loop)
- Ways to model calm, supportive parenting when your teen resists help
Resources
- Sagent Behavioral Health Therapy Services
- Contact the podcast: [email protected]
Subscribe & Review
If you found this episode helpful, please consider subscribing to Everyday Therapy and leaving us a review. It helps others discover the podcast and take the next step toward meaningful mental health support.Do you have feedback or topic requests? Email us at [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you!
Follow along:
- Nystrom & Associates
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About Everyday Therapy
From the publisher's feed
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!
Hosts Brett Cushing, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Dr. Karin Ryan, Licensed Psychologist, bring the life-changing concepts of therapy into your daily life.
To learn how to apply therapy to your everyday life and become the best version of yourself, subscribe to “Everyday Therapy” wherever you get podcasts!