Never Perfect

Codependency is a complex issue which is difficult to understand, and yet surprisingly common. In this episode, Beth interviews Tamia, a young woman who is willing to share her story of developing codependent patterns as a result of childhood trauma and dysfunction. Tamia explains why she chose to work through her issues with her family, rather than avoiding them. She recently read a pivotal and classic book on the topic called Codependent No More (by Melody Beattie), which helped her grow and heal herself and improve broken relationships. Find a short summary of the book at theartofliving.com

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Dr. Timothy Jennings is a psychiatrist and master psychopharmacologist, an author of 2 books, and an international speaker. This episode is an educational discussion on the topic of bipolar disorder. Beth draws on Dr. Jenning’s insights and experience to unpack bipolar disorder, which is often challenging to diagnose and understand. Tim shares helpful ways to understand and distinguish bipolar disorder from other disorders and insights on how to treat it. He outlines the various disorders which are included on the bipolar spectrum, including Bipolar I, Bipolar II, and Cyclothymia. Grab your pen and paper, because he covers a lot of information in 45 minutes!

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If you ever wanted to hear Beth chatting more on a podcast episode, especially being silly for half the time and talking about why she did the podcast 50% of the time, then this is an episode you might enjoy. Beth has a playful discussion with an old friend from almost 30 years ago, who helps her think through the direction she hopes to take with this podcast, including being more playful and not just getting right down to business, A little unexpected for someone with ADHD, isn’t it…? Beth also talks about Kyle and his wife Lizzie and some of their favorite memories from graduate school and the importance of having friends who are both cheerleaders are and can provide constructive criticism at the same time. Kyle is going to be a regular guest and interview on the podcast so Beth wants you to get to know him as well! 

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Charles Miller, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, founded Scenic City Neurotherapy after discovering the brain healing benefits of neuroregenerative treatments such as minimally stimulated ketamine infusion therapy and TMS. Research has demonstrated significant benefits for individuals with treatment resistant depression, suicidality, anxiety, and various other medical conditions including dementia and chronic pain. In this episode, Charles explains how the use of a dissociative anesthetic facilitates neuronal growth and antidepressant effects. Beth asks him to use the analogy of a tree to explain how a brain looks pre-and post- infusions . The Scenic City Neurotherapy website explains: “Charles’ knowledge and understanding of the process by which Ketamine facilitates changes on a measurable, demonstrable, and biological scale took years of experience and literature review to develop.” Find out more at https://www.sceniccityneurotherapy.com

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Courtney Armstrong, author, speaker, and counselor, is the founder of the Institute for Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy, and specializes in trauma and grief. In this episode, she outlines her approach to healing trauma using the latest research on updating traumatic memory networks. She shares stories of clients who healed from trauma and reframed their trauma to connect with their inner strength and resilience. 

You can find Courtney‘s webpage at realworldtherapy.net

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This is a casual discussion between Beth Capecchi, Ph.D. and Erin Rayburn, LPC, LMFT about what therapy (or counseling) is and how it might be perceived and utilized. Oftentimes, people have differing assumptions and reservations about therapy. Common questions include: Who should get therapy? Is it for times of crisis? Or for maintenance and well being? Is therapy for crazy people or is it a luxury for privileged people? These stereotypes and misconceptions are explored, along with the understandable anxiety and uncertainty that come along with beginning counseling. How does it help? What is it like? How do you find a therapist? Beth shares two of her favorite metaphors for therapy, one of which is comparing to massage and varying ways that it can also be used. 

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In this episode, Beth interviews Kirk McDermott, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, about his approach to helping individuals with sex and porn addiction using a trauma based approach. Kirk has found that many individuals don’t recognize their trauma when it is chronic and sometimes subtle, rather than acute. Kirk often uses EMDR in his work with addicts to help them recover from trauma rather than merely numbing it with sex and pornography. They also discuss how technology exposes young kids and adolescents to pornography at a young age, which increases their chance of becoming addicted. 

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In this episode, May, a college student, shares her journey with social anxiety, worry, and physical anxiety (somaticizing) and what she learned in therapy before going off to college. May shares some of her favorite tips for reducing anxiety, including changes in her thinking and behavior. 

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One question we should all ask ourselves: are we using healthy or unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with the pain and stress in our lives? Sometimes the desire to numb pain results in unhealthy coping habits, such as drugs or alcohol. In this episode, Ema, one of Beth’s clients, is willing to share her mental health journey, battling depression and anxiety, and even being on the brink of suicide. She explains how she moved from destructive numbing to healthy coping skills which helped her heal and become the happiest and healthiest she has ever been. This story is too powerful and inspiring not to share. 

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What is your Big Self? The idea that Big Ideas + True Self = Big Self is one of the biggest philosophies espoused.at the Big Self School, which was founded in 2020 by Dr. Shelley Prevost and her husband Dr. Chad Prevost. They are “champions of self knowledge, practitioners of vulnerability, and guardians of the soul.” In this episode, Shelley talks with Beth Capecchi about some of her favorite philosophies and how they use the Enneagram to help individuals and executives figure out the essence of who they are and wake up to themselves. Beth Capecchi is thrilled to discover many commonalities between their philosophies and share her ideas on one of her favorite concepts, which is “developing a users guide” to ourselves.

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