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As a therapist I have only one rule: you are not allowed to die. On this podcast I will answer questions about therapy, mental health, coaching, or anything else folks want to pick my brain about. I b... more
FAQs about Not Allowed to Die:How many episodes does Not Allowed to Die have?The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.
January 28, 2025Take a risk in therapyIn this episode Mariska and I talk about the power of taking risks in a therapy session by trusting your therapist with emotional challenges that are hard to talk about. ...more21minPlay
January 21, 2025Is this the last time....In this episode Mariska and I discuss how to deal with the odd grief feeling we get when we think we might be experiencing our last time with a place, activity, relationship, etc.... ...more19minPlay
January 14, 2025dysmorphia sweatshirt, and should we leave our friendship messyIn this episode Mariska and I talk about how different siblings mental health presentation can be, the book No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler, and whether or not we should go out of our way to clean up misunderstandings with friends and co-workers if we were not the one that cause the issue. No Cure for Being Human - Kate Bowler...more17minPlay
January 07, 2025Am I being too stoic?In this briefest of episodes I share a question raised in my own therapy session about whether my pro-stoicism mindset can have some negative repercussions and lead to creating anxiety. Mariska and I also encourage you to watch the movie Emilia Perez. This is a strange but powerful film which is worth watching but hard to describe without giving too much away. ...more7minPlay
December 31, 2024Should therapists keep secrets from clients?In this episode Mariska and I reflect on the year gone by and the changes we hope to see in the year to come. We discuss existential angst and the ethics of when therapists should and shouldn't do with "secret" information they learn about their clients from other sources. ...more20minPlay
December 23, 2024Mental Health Confidential on Trevor J. Brown ShowHi,This is an episode of the Trevor J. Brown show which I had the pleasure of being a guest on where we answer listener mental health questions. We will be doing it again in January so you can send questions to me or to Trevor. ...more27minPlay
December 18, 2024What if you're not ready?In this episode Mariska and I explore some scenarios (getting back into dating while grieving a past relationship, a memorial service for a loved one, birth, graduation, etc...) that people may not feel like they are ready for and how to decide if you should give it more time or take the leap. ...more18minPlay
December 11, 2024How Dan Chooses a therapist take 22nd attempt to publish this one. In this episode Mariska and I break down what we learned from our Spotify Wrapped, about the podcast and how we will use that to change the pod for 2025. In addition, I talk about how I will have my first therapy session this coming week and how I went about choosing a therapist for myself. ...more18minPlay
December 10, 2024How Dan chooses a therapistIn this episode Mariska and I break down what we learned from our Spotify Wrapped, about the podcast and how we will use that to change the pod for 2025. In addition, I talk about how I will have my first therapy session this coming week and how I went about choosing a therapist for myself. ...more1minPlay
December 03, 2024How do I recognize a healthy connection?In this episode Mariska and I discuss the difficulty some of my clients have in recognizing healthy friendships and romantic relationships because most of the relationships they have had thus far were anything but healthy. So we explore some of the things we can look for that are unhealthy and healthy in a variety of different types of connections. ...more20minPlay
FAQs about Not Allowed to Die:How many episodes does Not Allowed to Die have?The podcast currently has 205 episodes available.