On The Couch Podcast

John answers questions sent in by listeners

Melissa Sauder, LPC (www.melissasauderlpc.com) is the owner of Emotional Wellness For Women.  She and John discuss the struggle that many go through who experience infertility and the toll it takes on their lives and mental wellbeing.

Joe Sanok (host of The Practice of the Practice Podcast) is back talking about his upcoming book, Thursday Is The New Friday. His book launches on Oct 5 (Get it here - https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B096ZJC941?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader). Joe looks at the rat race and living for the weekend to task as he looks for a better way to improve work-life balance, decrease burnout and live life to the fullest.

Linda Fisher is a hospital chaplain with the MedStar Washington Hospital Center.  She shares her experiences of her team working during the pandemic and what the role of a hospital chaplain is.

Dr. Jenny Wang (www.jennywangphd.com) is a psychologist and speaker who has focused her resources on growing a network of clinicians that can assist members of the AAPI community through the Asians For Mental Health Directory (https://asiansformentalhealth.com).  Follow her social media accounts at asiansformentalhealth.  Dr. Wang and John discuss the struggles facing the AAPI community as there has been a drastic rise in violence and anti-asian rhetoric as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Dr. Katherine Ramsland is the Director of the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Program at DeSales University.  She writes a regular blog for Psychology Today and has published over 60 books on criminal psychology including Confession Of A Serial Killer and The Mind Of A Murderer.

Lynn Lyons, LICSW (www.lynnlyons.com) is a world-renowned expert on helping parents deal with their children's anxiety.  She is the co-author of the book Anxious Kids Anxious Parents and the host of the Flusterclux Podcast (https://luxerecess.com/flusterclux/).  She is leading a parenting retreat at Canyon Ranch October 22-24 - Register here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raising-courageous-independent-children-with-lynn-lyons-registration-151590185325?aff=LynnBlog

Keith Miller (www.keithmillercounseling.com) is an LCSW in the MD/DC area and is the host of the Soul of Life Podcast (www.souloflifeshow.com)

Wouldn't it be amazing to buy an RV and just drive off into the sunset?!  Well Joe Sanok and his family did just that! Joe is a previous guest from Season 1 Ep. 10 and is the host of the Practice of the Practice podcast (www.practiceofthepractice.com).  He and his family chronicled their adventures doing life, school and work from an RV in the Leave To Find Podcast (www.leavetofind.com).