Not Allowed to Die

In this episode Mariska and I explore battling negative self-talk when people reject you after you share your struggles.

Mariska and I were delighted to welcome on our first guest in quite some time. Dr. Albert Bramante talks about how hypnotherapy works, explains Neuro Liguistic Programing (NLP), and how those concepts fit in with performance coaching.

When the dominos are falling in your brain and you are convinced everything good is going away, how do you slow down and realize this is just catastrophic thinking? Mariksa and I unpack that and how to start to believe in your value if you grew up with trauma in this episode.

In this episode Mariska and I talk about the challenge for therapists when clients talk around their issues and only bring up tough topics right when the session is about to end.

In this episode Mariska and I delve into several thorny ethical dilemmas I faced this week on a single case AND we talk about how I help my friends and family find therapists.

In this episode Mariska and I explore if it is ok for person to have a preference for a partner with a single certain trait, if that prevents them from dating someone who checks all the other boxes. We also explore ways of viewing self esteem more generally.

In this episode Mariska and I break down some client dreams and offer some out of the box methods of journaling for folks (like me) who struggle to journal conventionally.

In this episode Mariska and I explore a term that was new to me , High Functioning Depression, which I learned about on another podcast, A Slight Change of Plans: When Productivity Becomes Pathological | A Slight Change of PlansI observe how in my experience there is often a connection between this type of depression and substance abuse challenges.

In this episode Mariska and I talk about 3 simple (not easy) steps to become more successful in your own estimation. Which ultimately is the only view point that matters.

In this episode Mariska and I evaluate how well mental health challenges are portrayed in several films and tv shows. What did they get right, and wrong?