Psychologists Off the Clock

By Debbie Sorensen, Jill Stoddard, Yael Schonbrun, Michael Herold & Emily EdlynnScience Social Sciences Health & Fitness Mental Health Education Self-Improvement

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August 24, 2022265. The Power of Emotions at Work with Karla McLaren
If you think emotions don't belong in the workplace, think again! Emotions, when welcomed and respected, are an essential part of productive and healthy workplace environments. In this episode, Debbie talks with Karla McLaren about the power of emotions at work, problems with the modern workplace environment, and her ideas for how to implement real cultural change at work.

Listen and Learn:
Why Debbie is such a big fan of Karla's work on emotions at work.
Reasons why so many workplaces are "toxic" and what makes them so.
The toll of invisible emotional labor.
Why emotions are important and necessary at work.
Ways we can foster better communication and more humane workplace environments.
About Karla McLaren:
Karla McLaren, M.Ed. is an award-winning author, social science researcher, workplace consultant, and empathy pioneer. Her lifelong work focuses on her grand unified theory of emotions, which revalues even the most “negative” emotions and opens startling new pathways into self-awareness, effective communication, and healthy empathy. She is the founder and CEO of Emotion Dynamics LLC and the developer of the Empathy Academy online learning site. Her applied work, Dynamic Emotional Integration® (also known as DEI) is a trailblazing approach to emotions and empathy that reveals the genius and the healing power within the emotional realm. Karla has also developed the groundbreaking Six Essential Aspects of Empathy model that highlights all of the processes in healthy empathy and makes them easily understandable, accessible, and attainable. Karla is the author of The Power of Emotions at Work: Accessing the Vital Intelligence in Your Workplace (2021), Embracing Anxiety: How to Access the Genius of this Vital Emotion (2020), The Dynamic Emotional Integration® Workbook (2018), The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life’s Most Essential Skill (2013), The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings are Trying to Tell You (2010), and the multi-media online course Emotional Flow: Becoming Fluent in the Language of Emotions (2012). Karla has won several honors and awards, including the 2010 Gold Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. Karla has taught at such venues as the University of San Francisco, Esalen, Bioneers, Naropa University, Kripalu Center, and the Association for Humanistic Psychology. She’s also a Certified Human Resource Administrator and a Certified Career Development Facilitator with a Master’s Degree in Education. She lives in Sonoma County, California.

Resources:
Grab your copy of Karla's book, The Power of Emotions at Work: Accessing the Vital Intelligence in Your Workplace (2021)
Grab copies of all our favorite books at bookshop.org/shop/offtheclockpsych.
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Related Episodes:
207. Burnout with Debbie and Jill
183. Permission to Feel: Emotional Intelligence with Marc Brackett
130. Working Less with Alex Pang
45. Rest with Alex Pang
230. The Laziness Lie with Devon Price

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1 hr 9 min
August 18, 2022264. Raising Intuitive Eaters with Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson
Many of us grew up being told we must be members of “the clean plate club” or that we shouldn’t waste food because there are starving children in other countries. The diet industry rakes in billions, profiting off messages around striving for an unattainable “thin ideal.” All of this contributes to the development of unhealty relationships with food and our bodies. As parents, we are at risk of passing along unhealthy messages and patterns. In this episode, Jill interviews Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson about how we can break these patterns and raise children outside the toxic diet mentality so they have healthier relationships with food and their bodies.
Listen and Learn:
What is meant by “intuitive eating.”
What is diet culture and why is it problematic
The inaccuracy of data around obesity and morbidity/mortality
The three keys to raising an intuitive eater
Why it’s important to talk about bodies
The power of modeling healthy attitudes and behaviors toward food and bodies
The difficulty and importance of letting go of over-control
How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can help
Resources
Sumner and Amee’s book, How to Raise an Intuitive Eater
Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resche’s book Intuitive Eating
The ALLHAT study about the surprising relationship between BMI and cardiovascular risk.
About Sumner Brooks and Amee Severson
Sumner Brooks is a mom and licensed registered dietitian nutritionist (LD, RDN) based in Oregon who has spent over 13 years working in the field of nutrition and eating disorders. Her experience includes providing nutrition therapy for adolescents and adults, public speaking and pursuing advanced training in trauma-informed, weight-inclusive healthcare. She is also the founder of the online training platform Eating Disorder Registered Dietitians and Professionals (EDRD Pro).
Amee Severson a Registered Dietitian (RD) in the Washington State (CD) with a private practice outside of Seattle, Washington. Amee specializes in eating disorder recovery, healing and preserving food-body relationships, and focuses on gender-inclusive and LGBTQ+ affirming care. She is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and a Certified Body Trust Provider.
Related Episodes
Episode 231. Eating Skills and Emotional Eating with Josh Hillis
Episode 68. Body Image and Eating Disorders with Emily Sandoz
Episode 129. Yoga for All and Body Kindness with Jennifer Webb

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1 hr 4 min
August 10, 2022263. Relationships with Emotionally Immature People with Lindsay Gibson
Many of us grew up with or are in a current relationship with someone who is emotionally immature. And if that’s the case, you may feel anger towards that person, and a lingering sense of loneliness and anxiety in intimate relationships. Lindsay Gibson, the author of the bestselling book, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, helps us understand why these relationships cause us such pain, how to heal, and even how to navigate relationships with an emotionally immature person in our adult life. Join us to learn how to find a new way to be in relationship with an emotionally immature person.
Listen and Learn:
Why Lindsay first began writing and treating adult children of emotionally immature parents
The value of understanding what emotional immaturity is, but also the caution we should use in applying labels
The hallmark qualities of emotional immaturity (and emotional maturity)
The research that highlights why being raised by an emotionally immature parent can cause such long-term pain
The surprising stance Lindsay has on cultivating compassion for an emotionally immature person
Strategies for growing relationships in that don't resemble those which you were raised with
Understand how you can help a relationship with an emotionally immature person grow
Lindsey’s thoughts on estrangement from an emotionally immature parent or partner
Resources
Ed Tronick’s still face experiment
Fault Lines: Fractured Families and How to Mend Them, by Karl Pillemer
Atlantic Article: Why Parents and Kids Get Estranged
About Lindsay Gibson
Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice who specializes in individual psychotherapy with adult children of emotionally immature parents. She is author of Who You Were Meant to Be and writes a monthly column on well-being for Tidewater Women magazine and she’s here today to talk with me about her books, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents and Recovering From Emotionally Immature Parents. Welcome, Linsday!

Related Episodes
Episode 85. Emotion Efficacy with Aprilia West
Episode 98. Narcissism with Avigail Lev and Robyn Walser
Episode 183. Permission to Feel with Marc Brackett
Episode 186. Set Boundaries, Find Peace with Nedra Tawwab

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1 hr 17 min
August 03, 2022262. Hope and Values in Dark Times with Us
The world is chock full of bad news right now, and many are feeling the impacts. From war to revocation of rights, the world around us can easily (and not unreasonably) feel hopeless. On this week’s episode of POTC, Debbie, Yael, Jill, and Michael come together to discuss the psychological impact of the socio-political climate as well as practical advice for navigating these difficult times. Join us in this episode to learn expert-approved strategies for fostering hope and compassion in times of anger, using anger in values-oriented ways, distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy avoidance, and much more today.

Listen and Learn:
The psychological impact of the socio-political climate
Practical advice for living consistently with your values during hard times
The validity in feeling numb, detaching, and isolating
Important distinctions in healthy and unhealthy avoidance
Expert-approved strategies for using anger in healthy ways
The cognitive load of uncertainty and practical advice for tolerating it
Evidence-based methods for fostering hope and taking action
Role-models who endured hopelessness with bravery and compassion
The strategies the POTC team uses to foster hope in their personal lives
How to balance feelings of guilt and shame
Practical advice for deciding when it’s time for self-care and when it’s time for taking action
Expert-approved strategies for staying informed without burning out or doom scrolling
How to have difficult conversations about heavy socio-political topics with even the most difficult of people
Clarifying your values by finding the grains of sugar in life
Resources:
Read Melinda Moyer’s article, The 'Psychic Numbing" of Mass Tragedies
Read Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams’ book, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Check out Michael in his cow hat and with Jane Goodall!
Grab your copy of all our favorite books at bookshop.org/shop/offtheclockpsych.
Check out Debbie, Diana, Yael, and Jill’s websites to access their offerings, sign up for their newsletters, buy their books, and more!
About our team:

Debbie Sorensen, PhD, (she/her) is a psychologist in private practice in Denver, Colorado She is co-author of ACT Daily Journal: Get Unstuck and Live Fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. You can learn more about Debbie, read her blog, and find out about upcoming presentations and training events at her webpage, drdebbiesorensen.com.

Yael Schonbrun, PhD, (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor at Brown University. Yael’s book, Work, Parent, Thrive comes out in November and is available for pre-order now!

Jill Stoddard, PhD, (she/her) is a clinical psychologist and author of The Big Book of ACT Metaphors: A Practitioner’s Guide to Experiential Exercises and Metaphors in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Be Mighty: A Woman’s Guide to Liberation from Anxiety, Worry, and Stress Using Mindfulness and Acceptance.

Michael Herold (he/him) is the head coach at The Art of Charm and a public speaker and speaker coach. Clients he has coached for presentations have been featured on NBC, Fast Company, Forbes, and the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Related Episodes:
Episode 201. Fierce Compassion with Kristin Neff
Episode 214. How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Jerks with Melinda Wenner Moyer
Episode 168. Everyday Conversations: How Conversational Style Impacts Relationships with Deborah Tannen
Episode 260. Health Anxiety with Karen Lynn Cassiday
Episode 230. The Laziness Lie with Devon Price
Episode 259. Rethinking Delusions with Victoria Sheperd

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1 hr 5 min
July 27, 2022261. The Secret Life of Secrets with Michael Slepian
Secrets are a double-edged sword. They can both inflict and remedy physical and psychological injury for us and our loved ones. But regardless of whether they offer benefit, keeping secrets is often burdensome for the keeper. Michael Slepian, author of The Secret Life of Secrets, has dedicated his career to the psychology of secrets and how keeping secrets affect variables that govern social and organizational life. In this episode of POTC, Michael and Yael discuss the personal and relational value in sharing as well as the impact of keeping secrets. Join us in this episode for surprising statistics and findings on secret-keeping, practical advice on assessing when and how to share your secrets, evidence-based strategies on building trust, and much much more, today!

Listen and Learn:
Yael and Debbie discuss the power of tightly held secrets
Why secret-keeping is often overlooked in the realm of mental health
Michael’s expert definition of secrecy
Important distinctions between deception and private information
The impact of secret-keeping on our well-being
Some surprising findings from Michael’s research on secret-keeping
The first steps in overcoming a tightly held or particularly burdensome secret
The hazards and gifts associated with professional secret-keeping as a clinician
Revealing statistics on secrets and secret-keeping
An expert definition of ambitious secrets
Practical advice on assessing when and how to share your secrets
Guidelines for helping children understand the differences between the right to privacy and the dangers of keeping certain kinds of secrets
Pros and cons of snooping
Evidence-based strategies on building trust
Michael’s coping compass and how it can help you decide whether or not to disclose a secret
Michael’s personal experiences sharing and learning secrets
The personal and relational value in sharing secrets
Resources:
Buy your copy of Michael’s book, The Secret Life of Secrets: How Our Inner Worlds Shape Well-Being, Relationships, and Who We Are!
Michael’s study, Relieving the burdens of secrecy: Revealing secrets influences judgments of hill slant and distance
Check out Danny Shapiro’s book Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
Grab your copy of all our favorite books at bookshop.org/shop/offtheclockpsych.
Check out Debbie, Diana, Yael, and Jill’s websites to access their offerings, sign up for their newsletters, buy their books, and more!
About Michael Slepian:
Michael Slepian is the Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School. He previously was a visiting scholar at Stanford University, and received his Ph.D. from Tufts University. He is an elected fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, has received the Rising Star Award from the Association for Psychological Science, and received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.Michael studies the psychology of secrets and how keeping secrets affect variables that govern social and organizational life. For more information see his research and publications.

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Episode 118. Moral Injury and Shame with Lauren Borges and Jacob Farnsworth
Episode 184. Getting Past Affairs and Other Relationship Betrayals with Kristina Coop Gordon

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1 hr 6 min
July 20, 2022 260. Health Anxiety with Karen Lynn Cassiday
It’s not uncommon to have some anxiety about your and others’ health. However, health anxiety, at its worst, can become an overwhelming, life-consuming experience that keeps you from thriving. Millions of people experience health anxiety, and the pandemic has certainly contributed to the recent rise in numbers of people who experience this. Dr. Karen Cassiday, author of Freedom from Health Anxiety, is nationally recognized as an expert clinical psychologist in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders in children, teens, and adults. In this episode of POTC, Karen and Debbie discuss the common experience of health anxiety, and Karen’s evidence-based methods for approaching it. Join us in this empowering episode for distinctions between normal and problematic health anxiety, practical advice for dealing with catastrophic thinking patterns, and much more, today!
Listen and Learn:
Debbie and Yael’s thoughts on the pervasive experience of health anxiety
Dr. Cassiday’s expert opinion on the rise of health anxiety in the general public
Practical distinctions for when health anxiety is normal vs. when it’s problematic
Important differences between orthorexia and health anxiety
Practical advice for dealing with catastrophic thinking patterns about your health
An expert breakdown of the reassurance seeking cycle
The importance of function in your health-related behaviors
Evidence-based strategies for practitioners and patients dealing with health-anxiety
How Dr. Cassiday uses Exposure and Response Prevention in her work
The common experience of health anxiety, and new, evidence-based methods for approaching it
Resources:
Grab your copy of Karen’s book, Freedom from Health Anxiety: Understand and Overcome Obsessive Worry about Your Health or Someone Else's and Find Peace of Mind
Check out Yael and Barry Schwartz’s article on Radical Uncertainty
Read Barry Schwartz's Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing
Grab your copy of all our favorite books at bookshop.org/shop/offtheclockpsych.
Check out Debbie, Diana, Yael, and Jill’s websites to access their offerings, sign up for their newsletters, buy their books, and more!
About Dr. Karen Lynn Cassiday:
Dr. Karen Cassiday is an author and nationally recognized as an expert clinical psychologist in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders in children, teens and adults. She empowers patients to overcome their struggles with anxiety, compulsions, phobias, social anxiety, worry, and depression. She approaches each patient with enthusiasm, persistence, and a keen sense of humor, crafting individualized, research-based treatment plans for each person. Her goal is to make each patient an expert at managing their own anxiety, so that they can face any future event with confidence and courage. A sought after national speaker on television, radio and at professional training seminars, Dr. Cassiday has appeared as a psychological consultant on Animal Hoarders on TNT and on NBC’s Today Show. Her expertise has been tapped through commentary in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and numerous other publications. Make sure to check out Karen’s book, Freedom from Health Anxiety: Understand and Overcome Obsessive Worry about Your Health or Someone Else's and Find Peace of Mind.
Related Episodes:
Episode 138. Exploring Existence and Purpose: Existentialism with Robyn Walser
Episode 164. Pandemic Stress: Strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Debbie and Diana
Episode 244. What You Feel Is Not All There Is with Aprilia West
Episode 103. Healthy Habits with Dayna Lee-Baggley
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1 hr 5 min
July 20, 2022260. Health Anxiety with Karen Lynn Cassiday
It’s not uncommon to have some anxiety about your and others’ health. However, health anxiety, at its worst, can become an overwhelming, life-consuming experience that keeps you from thriving. Millions of people experience health anxiety, and the pandemic has certainly contributed to the recent rise in numbers of people who experience this. Dr. Karen Cassiday, author of Freedom from Health Anxiety, is nationally recognized as an expert clinical psychologist in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders in children, teens, and adults. In this episode of POTC, Karen and Debbie discuss the common experience of health anxiety, and Karen’s evidence-based methods for approaching it. Join us in this empowering episode for distinctions between normal and problematic health anxiety, practical advice for dealing with catastrophic thinking patterns, and much more, today!

Listen and Learn:
Debbie and Yael’s thoughts on the pervasive experience of health anxiety
Dr. Cassiday’s expert opinion on the rise of health anxiety in the general public
Practical distinctions for when health anxiety is normal vs. when it’s problematic
Important differences between orthorexia and health anxiety
Practical advice for dealing with catastrophic thinking patterns about your health
An expert breakdown of the reassurance seeking cycle
The importance of function in your health-related behaviors
Evidence-based strategies for practitioners and patients dealing with health-anxiety
How Dr. Cassiday uses Exposure and Response Prevention in her work
The common experience of health anxiety, and new, evidence-based methods for approaching it
Resources:
Grab your copy of Karen’s book, Freedom from Health Anxiety: Understand and Overcome Obsessive Worry about Your Health or Someone Else's and Find Peace of Mind
Check out Yael and Barry Schwartz’s article on Radical Uncertainty
Read Barry Schwartz's Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing
Grab your copy of all our favorite books at bookshop.org/shop/offtheclockpsych.
Check out Debbie, Diana, Yael, and Jill’s websites to access their offerings, sign up for their newsletters, buy their books, and more!
About Dr. Karen Lynn Cassiday:
Dr. Karen Cassiday is an author and nationally recognized as an expert clinical psychologist in the diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders in children, teens and adults. She empowers patients to overcome their struggles with anxiety, compulsions, phobias, social anxiety, worry, and depression. She approaches each patient with enthusiasm, persistence, and a keen sense of humor, crafting individualized, research-based treatment plans for each person. Her goal is to make each patient an expert at managing their own anxiety, so that they can face any future event with confidence and courage. A sought after national speaker on television, radio and at professional training seminars, Dr. Cassiday has appeared as a psychological consultant on Animal Hoarders on TNT and on NBC’s Today Show. Her expertise has been tapped through commentary in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and numerous other publications. Make sure to check out Karen’s book, Freedom from Health Anxiety: Understand and Overcome Obsessive Worry about Your Health or Someone Else's and Find Peace of Mind.

Related Episodes:
Episode 138. Exploring Existence and Purpose: Existentialism with Robyn Walser
Episode 164. Pandemic Stress: Strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Debbie and Diana
Episode 244. What You Feel Is Not All There Is with Aprilia West
Episode 103. Healthy Habits with Dayna Lee-Baggley

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1 hr 5 min
July 13, 2022 259. Rethinking Delusions with Victoria Sheperd
Delusional beliefs have a long and varied history, with false beliefs ranging from those as minor as imposter syndrome to those as significant as thinking we are dead or decapitated. Victoria Shepherd, author of A History of Delusions, has dedicated her career to exploring the history of fixed false beliefs and the context in which false beliefs can develop. On this episode of POTC, she and Yael discuss the importance of understanding the function of delusions within social context. Join us in this episode for practical advice on caring for loved ones who experience delusions, evidence-based methods of being compassionate towards yourself and others when dealing with delusional beliefs, and much, much more, today!
Listen and Learn:
Yael and Jill’s take on delusional thinking and fixed false beliefs
The importance of understanding the functionality of delusions within a context
Practical advice for caring for loved ones who experience delusions
Common delusions we all frequently experience
Three ways delusions might be helpful for distressed individuals
Expert-approved strategies for becoming more aware of your own delusional thinking and managing overwhelm and uncertainty
How the human desire for agency over a situation plays into delusional thinking
Some of the experiences of the intriguing characters in Victoria’s book!
Perceptions of individuals in power that influence widely held beliefs
How biological causes contribute to delusions
Evidence-based methods of being compassionate towards yourself and others when dealing with delusional beliefs
Resources:
Grab your copy of Victoria’s book, A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband, and a Walking Corpse!
Learn more about Charles The Mad
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About Victoria Shepherd:
Victoria Shepherd, a born and bred south Londoner, has an M.A. from the University of East Anglia in creative writing. She’s an experienced audio producer for BBC Radio making documentaries and podcasts, and her short film documentary, 2 Princelet Street, was selected by the National Film School Docs program. Many of her documentaries can be found on BBC Sounds, and recent highlights include: ‘A History of Delusions’, presented by Professor Daniel Freeman (co-produced by Eve Streeter), ‘The Glass Delusion’, presented by Adam Phillips; ‘A History of the Future’, and ‘Experiments in Living’ presented by Juliet Gardiner; ‘This Old Heart of Mine’ presented by Giles Fraser, ‘A Natural History of the Banker’ presented by Andrew Ross Sorkin, ‘The Periodic Table’ presented by Chris Addison; ‘Headstrong and Proud’ presented by Michael Crick, ‘The Wizard of Oz’, presented by Salman Rushdie. Learn more about her work here, and buy her book A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband, and a Walking Corpse now.
Related Episodes:
Episode 235. The Urge: The Shaping of Addiction & Mental Health with Carl Erik Fisher
Episode 251. Wonder with Frank Keil
Episode 118. Moral Injury and Shame with Lauren Borges and Jacob Farnsworth
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1 hr 6 min
July 13, 2022259. Rethinking Delusions with Victoria Sheperd
Delusional beliefs have a long and varied history, with false beliefs ranging from those as minor as imposter syndrome to those as significant as thinking we are dead or decapitated. Victoria Shepherd, author of A History of Delusions, has dedicated her career to exploring the history of fixed false beliefs and the context in which false beliefs can develop. On this episode of POTC, she and Yael discuss the importance of understanding the function of delusions within social context. Join us in this episode for practical advice on caring for loved ones who experience delusions, evidence-based methods of being compassionate towards yourself and others when dealing with delusional beliefs, and much, much more, today!
Listen and Learn:
Yael and Jill’s take on delusional thinking and fixed false beliefs
The importance of understanding the functionality of delusions within a context
Practical advice for caring for loved ones who experience delusions
Common delusions we all frequently experience
Three ways delusions might be helpful for distressed individuals
Expert-approved strategies for becoming more aware of your own delusional thinking and managing overwhelm and uncertainty
How the human desire for agency over a situation plays into delusional thinking
Some of the experiences of the intriguing characters in Victoria’s book!
Perceptions of individuals in power that influence widely held beliefs
How biological causes contribute to delusions
Evidence-based methods of being compassionate towards yourself and others when dealing with delusional beliefs
Resources:
Grab your copy of Victoria’s book, A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband, and a Walking Corpse!
Learn more about Charles The Mad
Grab your copy of all our favorite books at bookshop.org/shop/offtheclockpsych.
Check out Debbie, Diana, Yael, and Jill’s websites to access their offerings, sign up for their newsletters, buy their books, and more!
About Victoria Shepherd:
Victoria Shepherd, a born and bred south Londoner, has an M.A. from the University of East Anglia in creative writing. She’s an experienced audio producer for BBC Radio making documentaries and podcasts, and her short film documentary, 2 Princelet Street, was selected by the National Film School Docs program. Many of her documentaries can be found on BBC Sounds, and recent highlights include: ‘A History of Delusions’, presented by Professor Daniel Freeman (co-produced by Eve Streeter), ‘The Glass Delusion’, presented by Adam Phillips; ‘A History of the Future’, and ‘Experiments in Living’ presented by Juliet Gardiner; ‘This Old Heart of Mine’ presented by Giles Fraser, ‘A Natural History of the Banker’ presented by Andrew Ross Sorkin, ‘The Periodic Table’ presented by Chris Addison; ‘Headstrong and Proud’ presented by Michael Crick, ‘The Wizard of Oz’, presented by Salman Rushdie. Learn more about her work here, and buy her book A History of Delusions: The Glass King, a Substitute Husband, and a Walking Corpse now.
Related Episodes:
Episode 235. The Urge: The Shaping of Addiction & Mental Health with Carl Erik Fisher
Episode 251. Wonder with Frank Keil
Episode 118. Moral Injury and Shame with Lauren Borges and Jacob Farnsworth

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1 hr 3 min
July 06, 2022 258. How to Have a Kid and a Life with Erika Souter
Women and gender-expansive individuals are often expected to take on the largest portion of emotional labor, home-making, and parenting work. This and a myriad of other unrealistic expectations contribute to #secretparenting and the “motherhood penalty,” leaving women and gender-expansive individuals to suffer and fall behind their white, cis-gender, male counterparts. Ericka Sóuter is a nationally recognized voice in parenting news and parenting advice. On this episode of POTC, she and Jill discuss the challenges mothers often face in their parenting journey and provide practical, realistic advice for facing those challenges. Join us in this episode to learn the research behind caring for yourself first, how to use mom-judgment for good and not evil, statistics behind #secretparenting, and much more today!
Listen and Learn:
Jill and Yael’s experiences with the challenging elements of parenting
How Ericka came upon the title of her book
The unmet or unrealistic expectations about parenthood
The evidence-based place to start improving your experience with parenthood and overwhelm
What the research says about caring for your own well-being before that of your child’s
Practical advice for building a community of “the right mom friends” during even the busiest, most hectic of times
Expert-approved advice for using mom-judgment for good and not evil
The disturbing statistics behind #secretparenting and practical advice for how to engage with the “motherhood penalty”
Why the frequency of sex may decrease during and after pregnancy and how to ensure it rebounds down the road
Resources:
Grab your copy of Ericka’s book, How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide!
Check out Ericka’s articles!
Learn more about #secretparenting
The C-Suite: 70% of top male earners in the US have a spouse who stays home
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About:

Ericka Sóuter is a nationally recognized voice in parenting news and parenting advice. She has over 20 years of journalism experience and is a frequent contributor on Good Morning America and other national broadcast outlets, where it’s her job to speak to parents across the country about the issues, controversies, and trends most affecting families today. Her new book is How to Have a Kid and a Life: A Survival Guide. Ericka’s work appears on the Bump, What to Expect, CafeMom, and Mom.com, all high-traffic parenting sites that reach millions of moms each month. Her writing has also been featured in People magazine, Us Weekly, Essence, Cosmopolitan, Self and WebMD. She received her bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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1 hr 10 min