Oh My God I'm a Therapist

As therapists we don't often view ourselves as leaders. This episode is a reminder that we as therapists have a duty to do no harm. Part of this is sharing knowledge and skills that can help when there is immense suffering playing out in social media, politics and in systems that hurt by "othering." This episode looks at some of the games that are employed by bad actors, and offers ways we can more skillfully stay out of the chaos. In other words, how can we exercise skillful responding rather than reacting?

People listening that aren't therapists, I hope you consider some of these skills to navigate injustice. Perhaps take it to your own therapy, groups where you connect, or consider your own strategies. 

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In this episode, Dr. Janys explains how tarot and therapy work together. They discuss what tarot is, respective cultural factors, and theories and concepts in therapy that are enhanced by tarot practice. 

This episode is dedicated with love to my spiritual sister Pamela Norris.

Therapists, please check out Rebecca Bloom's Tarot and therapy workshops- 

https://www.bloomcounseling.com/events-trainings

I highly recommend Danielle with Oak Moon Tarot- https://www.oakmoontarot.com/

And please look up Rachel Pollack's books and decks for more in-depth support of learning tarot. 

Music by Scott Holmes. Sound Engineering by David and Janys Murphy Rising

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In this episode. Dr. Janys interviews Dr. Tanya Johnson (she/her/ella) a queer, neurodivergent, Cuban-American counselor educator, clinical supervisor, and licensed mental health counselor who was raised as a devout Mormon in Salt Lake City Utah. Dr. Johnson specializes in supervising and mentoring neurodivergent clinicians in private practice and treating religious, existential, and relational trauma in LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent adults.

Dr. Johnson shares about religious trauma through an intersectional feminist lens, addressing relational, cultural, and intergenerational dimensions of religious trauma. She describes how marginalized people in high-control religious and spiritual communities are particularly susceptible to religious trauma as many fundamentalist patriarchal religions adhere to doctrine that condemns their very existence. Counseling people through a crisis of faith requires a multidimensional treatment plan that addresses intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, and cultural factors.

To learn more about Dr. Johnson's practice, visit https://www.evolvecounselingcenter.com/dr-tanya-johnson

If you want to learn more about Colorful Minds Collective, visit
https://www.colorfulmindscollective.com/

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This episode seeks to address the tremendous mis- and under-diagnosing of ADHD in women and gender-diverse folks, most of those who are millennials and Gen X-ers. Bringing awareness to those later diagnosed with ADHD can be especially challenging for many reasons: lack of access to care, and decades of people being told this was a character flaw and not neurodivergence. Dr. Janys uses their own lived experience of being diagnosed with ADHD in mid-life to help further understand and advocate for those who are still questioning or frustrated by lack of access. Resources are available in the show notes.

This episode is not meant to diagnose or replace medical care. I am accepting new patients- please visit my website www.janysmurphyrising.com or email [email protected]

Show notes: 

Decades of undiagnosed girls with ADHD in GenX girls created a “lost generation” of women.

https://shannonwatts.substack.com/p/decades-of-undiagnosed-adhd-in-gen

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorder

https://chadd.org/for-adults/diagnosis-of-adhd-in-adults/

ADDitudes ADHD Expert Podcast

https://additudemag.libsyn.com/

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In this episode, Dr. Janys provides a brief introduction to Motivational Interviewing. The cornerstone of motivational interviewing is empathy, something that counselors strive to both have and convey. This model is helpful for all to know and practice, especially counselors learning to listen actively. 

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In part 3 of the EMDR Journey series, Dr. Janys comes full circle and interviews their very own EMDR teacher Stacy Stoddard!

Stacy Lane Stoddard is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist in Towson, Maryland. She is the owner of The Counseling Center near downtown Towson and is passionate about her work with individuals, couples, and adolescents. She specializes in trauma, grief, and loss and is a Certified EMDR provider and Approved EMDR Consultant. She conducts EMDR training virtually and across the country.

Stacy shares her own journey of becoming an EMDR therapist and trainer. She also shares what to expect if you are a healthcare practitioner or student seeking basic EMDR training. She and Dr. Janys exchange their thoughts about training students, evidence-based theories, and working with dissociation.

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Check out Stacy's online basic EMDR training- 

 https://www.towsoncounselingcenter.com/emdr

Dr. Janys has a new class for healthcare professionals called Ennea-Inquiry. A nine-week course exploring how helping professionals can use the Enneagram system to help themselves and their clients. For more information email [email protected] or sign up here:

 https://square.link/u/M9W2lgMF

Music by Scott Holmes. Sound engineering David Murphy Rising

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In this episode, Dr. Janys interviews a very special guest- Dale Rhodes. Dale is special to Dr. Janys because he is their Enneagram teacher! In this episode, they apply the lens of the Enneagram to their own family systems. This can serve as an example for listeners of how to move beyond looking at the Enneagram just for the self since we all come from systems you can start to see how your parent's Enneagram type influenced your own development. What fun! 

Dale is the owner of Enneagram Portland. He offers mentoring and direction to spiritually, psychologically, and socially oriented people who want to understand themselves and the world in the clearest way possible. Please visit Dale's website for more information about his breadth of work, course, and individual offerings https://www.enneagramportland.com/private-sessions.html

If you are new to the Enneagram you might want to listen to episode 10 of season one "What is the Enneagram." https://ohmygodimatherapist.buzzsprout.com/1929025/11263957
 
Are you a counselor or in training to be a counselor? Would you like to be part of a consulting group to learn how to use the Enneagram in your therapy practice? Janys is offering this online beginning in October 2023. To learn more email them at [email protected] 

Music by Scott Holmes. Sound engineering David Murphy Rising

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Dr. Janys recorded 9 bonus episodes of different body-centered practices. Here she explains that these brief guided practices are for you to help regulate your nervous system, between therapy, for therapy, and also for therapists! 

If you like these practices, please share them, like this podcast where you listen, or support the show! Thanks for listening and be well! 

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In this episode, Dr. Janys is more than part way done with their training to become an EMDR therapist. She explores some of her gleanings about disassociation, comparing EMDR to Lifespan Integration, learning from another GenX therapist, and ideas to get you started if you want to also explore training, or perhaps explore EMDR in your own therapy. Stay tuned for part three of this series coming soon!

Some resources mentioned in this podcast- 
https://www.drjamiemarich.com/

Book- Getting Past Your Past
https://www.emdr.com/product/getting-past-your-past-take-control-of-your-life-with-self-help-techniques-from-emdr-therapy/

EMDR training with Stacy Stoddard
https://www.emdr-trainer.com/upcoming-trainings
https://www.stacystoddard.com/

The body-centered resources are available under bonus episodes 1-9 of this podcast.
https://ohmygodimatherapist.buzzsprout.com/1929025/13125018

You can also learn more about EMDR by listening to episode 18.
https://ohmygodimatherapist.buzzsprout.com/1929025/12742146

Sound Engineering by David Murphy Rising. Music by Scott Holmes.

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This episode is part eight of a nine-part series of body-centered practices. Dr. Janys originally recorded this as part of a crisis counseling course. Their students kept asking to download it so here it is for anyone and everyone. Body-centered practices can be helpful in gaining resources for calming the nervous system. If you are looking for brief practices for personal use, resourcing for counseling, or for being a counselor- this will be of use to you! Transcript included. 

In addition to being a therapist and a professor, Dr. Janys is certified as a yoga instructor and yoga therapist. In addition to using her own experience leading guided body-centered practices, they referenced the readings below to create the body-centered practices series:

Levine, P. (2008). Healing Trauma: A Pioneering Program for Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body. Sounds True.

Menakem, R. (2017). My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and Our Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. Central Recovery Press.

Rothschild, B. (2000). The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment. W.W. Norton and Company Inc.

If you like these practices, please share them, like this podcast where you listen, or support the show! Thanks for listening and be well! 

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