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!

Hosts Brett Cushing, Licensed Marriage and ... more

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How many episodes does Everyday Therapy have?

The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.

Everyday Therapy episodes:

August 08, 2023How Memories are Like Flowers in Bloom
This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett and Christa are joined by fellow therapist Rasha Kowalewski, who educates them on a trauma therapy treatment called Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). This groundbreaking method for processing traumatic memories helps patients to revisit painful experiences and reimagine them. Rasha shares powerful examples of her use of ART in this compelling episode.
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34min
August 01, 2023How Expectations Turn Into Resentments
This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett and Christa are joined by fellow therapist Rasha Kowalewski, who makes a profound statement about what happens when we have expectations of others, the world, and life itself. Listen in to find out why "Expectations are premeditated resentments," and how to avoid this common pitfall.
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31min
July 25, 2023What Should I Expect for Therapy?
Unmet expectations often result in undesirable frustrations; and that can relate to expectations regarding therapy as well. This podcast is an interaction with Therapists, Brett Cushing and Marcy Tatro about what to expect when starting therapy. Marcy Tatro has created her own Mental Health radio show in Mankato, MN, and today she joins us on this topic. Can I ask questions? What questions should I ask? What if my therapist is not a good fit, can I dump him or her? And other understandable questions and expectations we have when going through therapy.
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31min
July 18, 2023Mental Health and High School Hallways
This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Christa Overson and Brett Cushing meet with Seth Nilsen, founder of Courage to Change. Seth has overcome his past Social Anxiety from High School days; and talks about how the lack of mental health resources in high school prevented him from getting the help he needed. His grass roots organization is devoted to improving mental health resources to schools and overcoming the negative stigma of mental health care among adolescents. Hearing Seth's progress from Social Anxiety to School Advocate for mental health gives is inspiring and provides hope.
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35min
July 11, 2023What is Wrong with Me?
This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett and Christa cover the topic of shame-- which is commonly misunderstood as guilt. So what's the difference? Can we have one without the other? Is there such a thing as healthy shame? Join Brett and Christa on this episode to find out.
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38min
July 05, 2023PLEASE Take Care of Yourself
This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett Cushing and Christa Overson highlight six things you can start doing today that will be game-changers for your mental health (using the acronym PLEASE).
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31min
June 27, 2023Does My Therapist Have a Therapist?
This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett Cushing and Christa Overson share about going to therapy themselves and how their own experiences have shaped them both personally and professionally.
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28min
June 20, 2023Taking a Look at Porn
This week, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Brett Cushing and Christa Overson discuss pornography: how prevalent it is, why it can become problematic, and what to do about it (without shame).
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40min
June 13, 2023Why Group Therapy?
This week, Christa and Brett sit down with therapist Isaac Hatch-Gillette, who is starting a therapy group in our Apple Valley clinic this month. We discuss why someone would do group therapy instead of or in addition to individual therapy, and why it can help.
If interested in Isaac's group, reach out to the Apple Valley office at 952-997-3020 or visit www.nystromcounseling.com/apple-valley-mn-groups and click on "Apple Valley Relational and Life Skills Group" for more information.
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39min
June 06, 2023Tools to Transform Any Relationship
In this podcast, Brett provides concrete behavioral changes anyone can practice to transform a relationship.
Often times we believe a relationship is doomed because another person is so fixed in their ways and or resistant to change. This podcast gives tangible hope and tools to apply and thereby realize that the power to change a relationship can reside in ourselves and not solely in the other.
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29min

FAQs about Everyday Therapy:

How many episodes does Everyday Therapy have?

The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.