F*ck The Rules

Fuck The Rules Podcast
Season 4 Episode 18

My guest, Sarah Wagener, tLMHC is back for another episode. It's the final episode in the series "WTF Is (therapy type)?" In Season 4.

Sarah is working specifically in perinatal care and reproductive health, in addition to several other behavioral health disorders, and I knew I wanted to chat with her about her what perinatal mental health looks like in her office and educating other health professionals, as well as discussing Trauma Informed Care.

PLEASE NOTE:
We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - various trauma experiences, pregnancy/birth, loss, abuse.

More info on Sarah:
Sarah is a mental health counselor located in Davenport, Iowa, where she was born and raised. She specializes in perinatal mental health, which encompasses mental health during or after pregnancy, birth trauma, postpartum, infertility, and loss. Sarah came to perinatal mental health through her prior work in labor, delivery, and postpartum as a registered nurse. She also offers an area of speciality for healthcare workers. Sarah runs Wagener Therapy with her husband Brandal, who is also a mental health counselor. In her spare time, she enjoys loving on her two dogs, reading, playing video games, and buying more plants than she has the space for.

Resources
Postpartum Support International: postpartum.net

Wagener Therapy: wagenertherapy.com

Trauma Informed Care Resources for Providers:
What Is Trauma Informed Care?
https://www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org/what-is-trauma-informed-care/

Trauma Informed Care: A Sociocultural Perspective
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK207195/


Trauma Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (pdf)
https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/sma15-4420.pdf


Infographic: 6 Guiding Principles To A Trauma-Informed Approach
https://www.cdc.gov/orr/infographics/6_principles_trauma_info.htm

Trauma Informed Care Resources for Patients:
How to Find a Trauma-Informed Provider and Get Safe, Supportive Care
https://www.goodrx.com/healthcare-access/patient-advocacy/what-is-trauma-informed-care

The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center provides for patients a Request For Trauma Informed Care form:
https://www.bidmc.org/-/media/files/beth-israel-org/centers-and-departments/social-work/center-for-violence-prevention-and-recovery/bidmc-cvpr-request-trauma-informed-care-card-042721.pdf
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You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more!

More info can be found on the website, Fuck The Rules Podcast.

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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only. 
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Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with: folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department folx. When she's not busy with all that, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's references.

Extra Fucking Special Series
Women & Their Tattoos
Episode 9

Alex joins me once again on this podcast, this time to talk about her tattoos, women's voices, body rights and autonomy, and fucking the patriarch attitude!

PLEASE NOTE - we discuss various topics that may distress listeners: trauma, abuse, bullying, loss and grief.

More info about Alex:
Alexandra Skinner Walsh is a licensed mental health counselor, speaker, The M.A.D. Beyond ecourse & merch creator, and owner of The M.A.D. Therapy in Bettendorf, Iowa. She is a strong advocate for mental health awareness. From local new stations to USA Today, she strives to educate and empower.  Alex has focused her career on challenging the scripts of those who have been told they are not enough as they are with the mission of helping people find, own and share their authentic, M.A.D. self. You can learn more about Alexandra and her mental health practice at TheMADBeyond.com and TheMADTherapy.com
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You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more!
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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only.
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Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with are folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department personnel. When she's not busy with all those things, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's pop culture references and music or she's busy in her garden.

Fuck The Rules Podcast
Season 4 Episode 17

This episode, Jessica Medina rolls in and talks about her journey to getting into her area of treatment: Geek Therapy. It's an exciting episode of information about using popculture and video games in connecting and working with clients.

PLEASE NOTE:
We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, sexual trauma, self-harm ideation, trauma.

More info about Jessica:
As a skilled Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Jessica Medina (Happylilbrains) offers unique geek therapy, integrating video games into treatment. With expertise in assessing and treating neurodivergency, Jessica employs a holistic and experiential approach, prioritizing person-centered and collaborative care. She has a diverse client focus, working with children, video game creators, trauma survivors, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those with alternative lifestyles

Website: happylilbrains.com

Resources:
Geek Therapists Coop:
Guidance Teletherapy (guidancett.com)

Here's the link to Ariel:

Ariel's Corner — Guidance Teletherapy (guidancett.com)

Geek Therapy Summit coming up in April 2024:

TAGGS - Geek Therapy

Geek Therapy:

Geek Therapy Quick Start Guide - Geek Therapy

FB group:

Geek Therapy Community | Facebook

Roblox Playbook for Parents and Clinicians:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CS55JP95
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You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more!

More info can be found on the website, Fuck The Rules Podcast.

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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only. 
*****
Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with: folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department folx. When she's not busy with all that, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's references.

Fuck The Rules Podcast
Season 4 Episode 16

The Rev. Wiesch* is back in the house!

This time around, John and I discuss just what the fuck is EMDR? Many misconceptions are out in the great wide world about this treatment, and luckily, John brings his experiences in participating and in providing EMDR therapy in this episode.

PLEASE NOTE:
We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, war crimes, sexual trauma, substance use, physical trauma, war/military trauma.

More info John:
John Wiesch is a Licensed Mental Health Professional (IA), Licensed Clinicial Professional Counselor (IL), and CCMHC, and works with individual & couplesin  therapy, ages 18 years and older. 

John specializes in EMDR, trauma, substance abuse issues/co occurring disorders, combat veterans, mood disorders, life transitions, LGBTQIA+ affirmative. 

John has experience as a veteran of US Military service, and working in crisis counseling for mental health in Emergency Departments. 

Website:
https://www.ayaspsychotherapeuticinterventions.com/

*Check out Season 1, Ep 17: "The Rev. John Wiesch Fucking Dropping It Like Bombs, Y'all"

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Resources:

Viktor Frankl
Books:
Man's Search for Meaning
The Will to Meaning
Yes to Life

Irvin Yalom
Books:
Creatures of the Day
Love's Executioner
Staring at the Sun

Carl Jung
The Undiscovered Self
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
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You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more!

More info can be found on the website, Fuck The Rules Podcast.

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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only. 
*****
Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with: folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department folx. When she's not busy with all that, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's references.

Extra Fucking Special Series
Women & Their Tattoos
Episode 8

This series has connected me with folx that are incredible humans, and Jessica is yet another individual that I loved chatting with in this episode! Wicked smart, funny, and honest about her journey, I could have talked to her for hours and hours, and you can bet I'll have her back on the podcast.

PLEASE NOTE: There are a lot of topics that folx should be aware of during this episode: trauma, sexual trauma, religious trauma, self-harm, self-harm thoughts, suicide.

More info about Jessica:
As a skilled Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Jessica Medina (Happylilbrains) offers unique geek therapy, integrating video games into treatment. With expertise in assessing and treating neurodivergency, Jessica employs a holistic and experiential approach, prioritizing person-centered and collaborative care. She has a diverse client focus, working with children, video game creators, trauma survivors, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and those with alternative lifestyles

Website: 

www.happylilbrains.com
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You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more!
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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only.
*****
Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with are folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department personnel. When she's not busy with all those things, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's pop culture references and music or she's busy in her garden.

Fuck The Rules Podcast
Season 4 Episode 15

One of my favorite people, a colleague,Lynn Polhill joins me to talk about her journey to working with teens. A genuine, kind, wicked smart, hilarious person and I'm also fortunate to be friends with her!

More info about Lynn:
"Lynn was born, the only daughter of sharecroppers, living rough in the hills of Tennessee... A BIO!!! Fuck that.  I'm just me.  Which is to say, no one particularly special or important or caught up in trying to make it so.  I was born, and moved 5 times before leaving home the first time @ 14, then 3 more times before leaving home for good @ 16.  I majored in Guidance & Counseling, graduated with a BA at the age of 20, and couldn't take myself seriously.  I moved to NYC, learned some things, moved to South Carolina and learned more.  Over the next 23 years I then began a parade of 12 moves that would cover 5 states, and offer a plethora of titles and experiences like no university can manage.  Somewhere along the way I grew up a little, realized I needed to take my career seriously for my son's sake, and decided to get my MA in Marriage & Family Counseling so that I could legitimately claim to do what I'd been doing for 25 years, offering sage wisdom like a bubble gum wrapper could only aspire to produce.  

In 2016 I began working as a therapist with kids in the East Moline district, and in 2020 decided to take a chance on UTHS in making them an offer they couldn't refuse.  I was contracted to be an independent therapist working full time as part of CoVId recovery attempts with the students there.  Since then I've written many memos and emails, subsequently deleted, questioning why I chose that population, and offering not so sage advice on what to do with our current population of lost and lonely adolescents. I've been a sitting member of numerous disciplinary meetings, problem solving teams, risk assessment forums and after school clubs, all aimed at providing exactly what I've always wanted to do:  Support and advocate for kids with their families and communities, while staying in the shade of their enthusiastic youth. Along the way I've made some friends, met some really amazing people and hopefully been able to effect the lives of kids and parents for the good.I've never followed a damn rule in my life, not because I was a rebel, but because I couldn't be bothered to get permission to do what just seemed right. 
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More info can be found on the website, Fuck The Rules Podcast.

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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only. 
*****
Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with: folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department folx. When she's not busy with all that, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's references.

Fuck The Rules Podcast
Season 4 Episode 14

Here we are again with Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck! I so enjoyed discussing her journey in her work in 2022, and I really hoped that I could get time with her to discuss her area of education and experience for this series. And she helps break some of the misconceptions of psychoanalysis, and explains psychodynamics for us.

Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck is a psychologist with a PhD in early childhood development. She is currently training to become a psychodynamic psychotherapist. 

Resources:
Book - Freud And Beyond
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stephen-a-mitchell/freud-and-beyond/9780465098828/?lens=basic-books

More info on psychoanalysis:
https://www.simplypsychology.org/psychoanalysis.html

More info on psychodynamics:
https://www.simplypsychology.org/psychodynamic.html

What is Neurosis?
https://www.britannica.com/science/neurosis

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You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more!

More info can be found on the website, Fuck The Rules Podcast.

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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only. 
*****
Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with: folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department folx. When she's not busy with all that, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's references.

Extra Fucking Special Series
Women & Their Tattoos
Episode 7

The uber fabulous Amy Gimmy, returns as my guest for this series on women and their tattoos, discussing feminism, unrealistic societal expectations, and rights to our bodies.

PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion includes the subject of trauma.

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Amy Gimmy is the owner/CEO and licensed massage therapist of A Kneaded Therapy. When not working on humans, she's taking care of the whims of her felines at home.

Amy business:
A Kneaded Therapy
http://www.akneadedtherapy.com
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F*ck The Rules Podcast is produced by Evil Bambina Productions, LLC.
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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only.
*****
Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with are folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department personnel. When she's not busy with all those things, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's pop culture references and music or she's busy in her garden.

Fuck The Rules Podcast
Season 4 Episode 13

PLEASE NOTE: This podcast episode is solely focused on suicidal ideation, plan, intent, completed suicides, and how grad school did not cover as well as crisis mental health.

Erika Hansen, LMHC LPC,  The Rebel Therapist and owner of Hobein Counseling Services is back in the house! Erika and I discuss what grad school didn't cover specific to suicide assessments and dealing with crisis in the field.

You can find Erika here:
https://www.hobeincounseling.com

https://www.instagram.com/the_rebel_therapist

For more information on SASS in the state of Illinois:
https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=92597
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If you are in crisis and need of support for suicidal ideation/plan/intent, please reach out for assistance or go to your nearest emergency department.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 
Dial: 988
https://988lifeline.org
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More info can be found on the website, Fuck The Rules Podcast.

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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only. 
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Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with: folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department folx. When she's not busy with all that, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's references.

Fuck The Rules Podcast
Season 4 Episode 12

Being a leader isn't all about groovy hidden lair of power,  minions and an evil scientist on retainer. It's about developing your own insight into how you want to lead, why you want to lead, and how do you get there.

Alexandra Skinner Walsh, CEO and owner as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, discusses her ecourse in leadership and how she wants to get it out to folx who may be struggling as she has done.

More info about Alex:
Alexandra Skinner Walsh is a licensed mental health counselor, speaker, The M.A.D. Beyond ecourse & merch creator, and owner of The M.A.D. Therapy in Bettendorf, Iowa. She is a strong advocate for mental health awareness. From local new stations to USA Today, she strives to educate and empower.  Alex has focused her career on challenging the scripts of those who have been told they are not enough as they are with the mission of helping people find, own and share their authentic, M.A.D. self. You can learn more about Alexandra and her mental health practice at TheMADBeyond.com and TheMADTherapy.com

TMT - https://www.themadtherapy.com/

Merch - https://www.themadbeyond.com/shop

Courses - https://www.themadbeyond.com/courses

Leadership course specifically - https://www.themadbeyond.com/insightful-leadership

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More info can be found on the website, Fuck The Rules Podcast.

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Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental health professional. All posts/episodes are for educational purposes only. 
*****
Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Iowa. In addition to hosting and producing her podcast, she's a volunteer mentor and a supervisor to new therapists, as well as running a private practice as an independent provider full-time. A National Certified Counselor through the NBCC as well as an Emergency Responder & Public Safety Certified Clinician through NERPSC and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Main populations Susan works with: folx living with anxiety and trauma experiences in the LGBTQIA community as well as First Responders, Law Enforcement, hospital staff, urgent care and Emergency Department folx. When she's not busy with all that, as a GenX elder, she's usually busy annoying her adult children with 70's and 80's references.