Open Mind Night

Joining me on this episode is my guest Allie Linn. She is a freelance copywriter for therapists. She is a former therapist herself, but after working for 4 years in inpatient psychiatric hospitals and 1 year in an outpatient setting with children and teens with autism, she felt extremely burned out and left the field. She started her own copywriting business to help therapists market themselves to their ideal clients and build brand authority as well as help her stay connected to the field of therapy. In this episode we discuss: 

• Why Allie went from being a inpatient/outpatient therapist to copywriter
• Burnout and self care
• How Allie helps therapists with self-care
• Graduate school did not teach therapists how to copyright their website
• It’s okay to outsource copywriting
• When therapists don’t have time to write blogs
• How Allie makes her work collaborative with therapists
• The importance of having a niche on your website
• Ideal Client Avatar 
• Google algorithm, SEO, keywords
• Why Allie focuses on helping therapist’s in private practice
• Embracing the CEO role and delegating

Allie’s Website

Allie's Instagram

Allie’s LinkedIn

Allie’s Facebook

Open Mind Night website: https://openmindnight.captivate.fm

Support The Podcast: Like what you hear? Help us to keep this going by giving us a tip on Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/openmindnightpodcast

Stay up to date: If you would like to stay up-to-date, please subscribe to this podcast and follow the podcast Instagram: @openmindnightpod

Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is not psychotherapy or counseling. If you need to speak with a professional, you should find one local to you and contact them directly. IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER OR GO TO YOUR NEAREST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

Joining me on this episode is Monty Ghitter. He has 37 years experience in software engineering, 20 years of experience with bipolar type 1, and founder in the formation of the Bipolar Support Club on Clubhouse. In this episode, we discuss:

• Monty’s personal journey
• Acceptance of treatment
• How the Bipolar Support Club started 
• The power of peer rooms
• Vulnerability and discussions in the bipolar community
• Community building during the pandemic and times of isolation
• Shame, embarrassment, and validation in mental illness
• Positive bipolar traits that need to be seen

Bipolar Support Club Instagram: @bipolarsupport.club

Bipolar Support Club Website: https://bipolarsupport.club/

Support Bipolar Support Club: https://bipolarsupport.club/support-our-work/

Open Mind Night website: https://openmindnight.captivate.fm

Support The Podcast: Like what you hear? Help us to keep this going by giving us a tip on Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/openmindnightpodcast

Stay up to date: If you would like to stay up-to-date, please subscribe to this podcast and follow the podcast Instagram: @openmindnightpod

Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is not psychotherapy or counseling. If you need to speak with a professional, you should find one local to you and contact them directly. IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER OR GO TO YOUR NEAREST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

Joining me on this episode is Dr. Martin Hsia. He is a Psychologist, trainer, and lecturer, specializing in empowering people with OCD, Anxiety Disorders, and Insomnia, to reclaim their lives. He supervises therapists and Psychiatry residents in providing Cognitive Behavior Therapy skills and interventions, and is the Clinical Director of CBT SoCal, the CBT Center of Southern California. In this episode we discuss:

• The difference between OCD and Anxiety
• Distress and OCD
• Subtypes of OCD 
• The cycle of OCD
• Themes in OCD
• Why it’s important to understand OCD
• The best treatment for OCD is Exposure & Response Prevention
• The power in doing different behaviors and responses
• The therapists comfort with uncertainty and doing exposures

CBT SoCal Website: https://cbtsocal.com/

CBT SoCal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbtsocal/

CBT SoCal Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBTSoCal

CBT SoCal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbtsocal

Want more? Subscribe and follow Open Mind Night on:

• Apple Podcasts
• Google Podcasts
• Spotify
• Amazon Music
• YouTube Channel

Joining me on this episode is my guest Randy Kim. He is a queer Viet-Khmer American based in the Chicagoland area, original home of the Kickapoo people.  Randy is the host and creator of The Banh Mi Chronicles Podcast.  He is a board member with The National Cambodian Heritage Museum in Chicago, and currently working on his Masters in Nonprofit Management at DePaul University.  He is currently working a 3 year fellowship with Healthy Communities Foundation.

In this episode we discuss:

• Randy’s experience in education and journalism
• From invalidation to making an impact
• How the The Banh Mi Chronicles podcast started
• Identity and invisibility
• Honoring guest stories as a podcast host
• Vicarious trauma as a podcast host
• Balancing passion and burnout as a podcaster
• Our ability as a collective to tell stories

Randy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/banhmi_chronicles/

Randy’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mi_chronicles

Facebook: www.facebook.com/banhmichronicles

Open Mind Night website: https://openmindnight.captivate.fm

Support The Podcast: Like what you hear? Help us to keep this going by giving us a tip on Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/openmindnightpodcast

Stay up to date: If you would like to stay up-to-date, please subscribe to this podcast and follow the podcast Instagram: @openmindnightpod

Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is not psychotherapy or counseling. If you need to speak with a professional, you should find one local to you and contact them directly. IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER OR GO TO YOUR NEAREST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

Joining me on this episode is Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Marian Formanes. In this episode we talk about:

• What is art therapy
• What art therapy is like for adults
• Art therapy during a video therapy session
• What is a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
• The 4 categories of the Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
• Highly Sensitive Person and jobs
• Highly Sensitive Person coping skills
• Highly Sensitive Person and jobs as an AAPI
• Highly Sensitive Person and support 
• The positives of being a Highly Sensitive Person
• What does an art therapy session look like

Resources: 

Website for Marian Formanes, LMFT

Highly Sensitive Person

This podcast is not psychotherapy or counseling. If you need to speak with a professional, you should find one local to you and contact them directly. IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY NUMBER OR GO TO YOUR NEAREST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

Open Mind Night is about everything mental health and mental illness related. My hope is to increase the discussion and dialogue about these topics in an authentic and candid way with individuals who live with it, organizations and educational programs who service it, professionals who treat it, and researchers who study it.

Stay up to date with new episodes by subscribing on the platform you are listening on and follow us on Instagram @openmindnightpod