Not Allowed to Die

Once again Mariska published a podcast without listening to make sure it was correct. This is the real episode where Markisa and I vent our frustration about a conservative social worker mischaracterizing trans people as if they are delusional just for existing.

In this episode Mariska and I try to stay professional as we react to a podcast where a social worker implies that being trans is a delusion. Spoiler alert: It's not.

In this episode Mariska and I discuss when therapists need to call their clients out and share hard truths with them, even when we know the clients may not want to hear it.

Mariska and I were guests on the social work bubble podcast to talk about ESAs.

Mariska and I were overjoyed to have Team Maigler Hall of Famer DaMonique back on the show. She works for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in helping to connect children and families with resources. This was a really enlightening conversation about the help DCFS can provide as opposed to the negative cliches that people think of when they hear about Child Protective Services.

In this episode Mariska and I cover some of the ethical challenges a therapist faces when deciding whether or not to report a case to DCFS. I review a situation a young therapist I am supervising shared with me.

This is my segment on the Trevor J. Brown show where we respond to questions from his listeners about mental health challenges or dilemmas. Don't worry, Mariska is still by my side even when I record with Trevor.

Audrey Grunst from Simply Bee and I partnered up to answer some questions about Emotional Support Animals. Mariska wasn't present for this one, which may explain why I may be less than perfect in my delivery. We realized there was one question we didn't answer so we tacked it on at the end.

In 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.

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....