Everyday Therapy

The word addiction conjures up many thoughts and emotions which we find ourselves averse, and thus may avoid the topic rather than embrace it for genuine hope and healing.  Today's podcast helps the listener better understand what addiction really is, and how normative it can be to being human.  Also, listeners will come away empowered with better understanding as to why overcoming addiction is hard, but also with hope for a truly free and sober life worth living.  

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Anger is a signal of possible danger or threat, and this can imply that a change needs to occur. Often times we see our attempts to respond to anger by being destructive, and today's podcast helps us learn how to be constructive in the wake of anger's wake up calls to us.

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Anger is an internal issue, which we ascribe as an external problem.  This allows us to avoid the empowerment that comes from embracing out anger.  Today's podcast takes a deeper look at the benefits of anger, the emotions that hide behind anger and what it means to "be angry."

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"You make me so angry!"  While this is a common expression and belief in our culture, people do not necessarily "make" us angry.  So what is anger?  Why are we so afraid of it and believe it is wrong?  Can anger become my ally rather than my enemy?  These questions and more will be addressed to help us better embrace and express our anger.

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Humor is the best medicine because it is so effective towards healing and tastes much better than normal medicine. This episode with Dr. Mork helps us understand how to apply humor effectively in our lives to alleviate pain, build resilience and positively progress through the darkest of times. We've all experienced the joys and benefits of humor as well as the invalidation of ineffective humor. This podcast will help us know when, why and how to apply humor effectively with ourselves and others.  

You don't have to be a comedian to apply humor effectively, you only need to be a human.

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Humor is essential to being a healthy human. Today's guest, Dr. Melissa Mork, is a Professor of Psychology and a Certified Humor Professional. Some may say, "She is certifiable." Dr. Mork not only brings much humor to this episode, but helps us understand how humor is indispensable to every area of life and especially when dealing with mental health issues and in the wake of woeful events and serious losses. She shares compellingly from personal experiences as well as from rich and relevant research about this seriously needed topic.

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Today's episode concludes Lindsay's story from sexual trauma to a restored life that is new, joyful and whole.  Lindsay shares how therapy has impacted her life.  She shares her perspective on her abusers and the emotion of joy and contentment she now experiences.  She shares how, through therapy, she has empowered herself to become the best version of herself, live a life worth living and is helping others who have experienced sexual trauma.

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Today's episode continues to address sexual trauma as Lindsay shares more of her story and how specific therapies have helped her find newness of life.  She shares the symptoms from sexual trauma that pervaded her life and how therapy has helped her move past shame, anxiety and isolation.

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Sexual trauma is much more prevalent and impactful than we may think. Sexual trauma is truly life altering and can lead people to despair, hopeless and feeling as though they have lost their very soul. And there is hope, newness of life, healing and strength which people never knew they had until they engage in therapy. Today's episode is part one of three, with our special guest, Lindsay, who has survived sexual trauma, and tells of her journey towards healing, wholeness and greater purpose. Her past does not define her, and she has rewritten her present and future. 

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We often hear of people being "triggered" by events and what does this really mean?  It implies that people have had trauma in the past and current behaviors/events are "triggering" past trauma experiences.  But come on!  Really?  Are people really triggered or are we being tricked by an over used term?  Today's episode will answer these questions and more as we begin to shed light on truths about trauma and how it is treated. 

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