Effective trauma treatment does not have to be prolonged. Sometimes the most powerful interventions are the ones that work quickly, precisely, and leave the client with resolution before they walk out the door.

In this episode of The Self Careapist Therapist, I sit down with Laney Rosenzweig, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the developer of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). Laney shares how her initial EMDR training led her to question the free association model and ultimately build a structured, scripted protocol that resolves trauma in as few as one to three sessions. We talk about what makes ART different from EMDR, how the eye movement protocol targets negative images and sensations directly, and why Laney believes the brain does not need prolonged exposure to heal.

Our conversation also covers the role of metaphor in ART, the training pathway for licensed clinicians, and the research currently underway at institutions like Mayo Clinic and Yale. Laney explains the concept of positization, her approach to replacing distressing imagery with client-chosen positive outcomes, and why every session is designed to close with a sense of completion.

If you are looking for a modality that is structured, efficient, and grounded in emerging research, this conversation is worth your time. Tune in to the full episode of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART): How It Compares to EMDR with Laney Rosenzweig.

Laney Rosenzweig is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been in the mental health field since 1989. Laney is the Founder and Developer of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), developed in 2008. She is the CEO of Rosenzweig Center for Rapid Recovery, which trains clinicians in ART. ART has a treatment protocol that is directive, standardized, and easy to apply using eye movements. Her introduction of the Voluntary Image Replacement (VIR), which guides clients to erase negative images from view in their mind, is a unique and powerful way to quickly eliminate triggers and eradicate symptoms. Laney has traveled the globe training licensed mental health professionals in ART and has over 55 ART trainers. Yale University has trained clinicians and is in the process of conducting a study, as well as Mayo Clinic and the Canadian Military.

Book: Too Good to Be True: Accelerated Resolution Therapy, A Systematic Therapy That Changes Lives

Web: https://www.ARTworksW.com

https://www.AcceleratedResolutionTherapy.com  https://www.EraseTraumaNow.com

ISART: https://www.isart.org

Lorain Moorehead is a therapist, consultant, and EMDR Certified, EMDRIA-approved consultant specializing in trauma-informed care and EMDR integration. She works with high-achieving adults navigating anxiety, perfectionism, identity loss, and relational stress through depth-oriented, evidence-based approaches. Lorain brings advanced training in DBT and certification in Perinatal Mental Healt

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Can Flash technique fully and permanently resolve a trauma memory in a single session, with almost no distress, even in clients with complex PTSD? Thomas Zimmerman has been answering that question for four and a half years, and his answer is yes. In this episode, he walks through the science, the structure, and the live protocol of the Predictive Processing Flash technique (formerly Four Blinks Version of Flash), with me as the client.

Thomas is a mental health therapist, EMDR consultant, author, podcaster, and trainer based in Cleveland, Ohio. He developed his version of the Flash technique, originally called Four Blinks, around a predictive mind model of the brain. He explains why that model changes how we understand trauma, memory, and healing, and why it means every client is capable of change.

We cover the four resourcing tools that make this approach safe for complex presentations, how Flash differs from EMDR in every structural and theoretical way, and what is actually happening in the nervous system during a session. Then we do a live demo. I work through a real memory in real time.

Thomas also offers free Flash trainings every two weeks, free bi-monthly consultation, and a free weekly self-care Flash group for trained clinicians. This is a conversation worth sharing with every trauma-focused colleague in your network.

Resources: https://emdrwithcomplextrauma.com/, https://thomaszimmerman.us/, https://emdrcleveland.com/

1:00 - Thomas's background: 10 careers, trauma work, and finding Flash

3:10 - From CBT to EMDR to Flash, and why each mattered

5:32 - Watching 70 consecutive clients resolve trauma without significant distress

6:29 - Flash is not a resource. How Zimmerman changed his understanding

8:29 - The working mechanism: how Flash actually resolves memory

9:20 - Why Zimmerman moved away from the triune brain model

11:28 - The predictive mind model: predictions, error, and precision weighting

14:07 - Why effective trauma approaches feel culturally non-intuitive

19:00 - Demo setup: orienting to what Flash asks you to do

20:25 - Resource 1: Container

22:09 - Resource 2: Shop Vac

26:17 - Resource 3: Pleasant (Calm) Scene

28:44 - Resource 4: Sensory Grounding

34:06 - Selecting the memory and setting up the live demo

37:34 - The Flash demo begins

44:22 - The memory resolves: checking for distress on all channels

47:06 - The positive cognition that installed on its own

51:41 - Neurobiological debrief: what just happened in the predictive mind

58:18 - Free Flash trainings, consultation, and the weekly therapist self-care group

59:49 - Why Thomas offers all of this at no charge

1:02:43 - Thomas's book and the metaphorical index

1:05:19 - Self-care: what Flash has done for Thomas personally

Episode Highlights

• Flash technique fully and permanently resolves trauma memories, not just reduces distress before EMDR. Zimmerman watched 70 consecutive clients complete full adaptive resolution before he changed how he understood the modality.

The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice.  With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor  in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here!

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What if the most common sticking points in EMDR therapy have clear, evidence-informed answers? In this solo episode, Lorain Moorehead, LCSW draws directly from her EMDR consultations with therapists to answer five questions that come up again and again in clinical practice. From understanding adaptive information processing and the eight-stage EMDR protocol to navigating negative cognitions, assessing dual awareness, and knowing when to adjust bilateral stimulation, this episode is a practical resource for therapists at every stage of their EMDR training and practice. Whether you are newly trained or a seasoned EMDR therapist, this episode will sharpen how you approach your next session.

0:00 - Intro

1:15 - How adaptive information processing works

2:29 - How trauma generalizes across situations

4:30 - The eight-stage EMDR protocol

6:16 - Resourcing and dual awareness

8:20 - Signs a client needs more resourcing

10:20 - Building the trauma timeline: first, worst, and most recent

13:00 - Virtual EMDR and eye movements vs. other bilateral stimulation

16:00 - Negative cognitions and linked trauma targets

18:11 - Why negative cognitions are hard to identify

20:16 - Criteria for a strong negative cognition

22:38 - Belief vs. fact: an important distinction

24:32 - The gut punch test for the right NC

26:42 - When a client is stuck in reprocessing

28:29 - Adjusting BLS length and speed

30:44 - Combining bilateral stimulation modalities

Episode Highlights:

Adaptive information processing is the theory underlying EMDR. The brain has a natural capacity to process experience, but trauma disrupts that process, and what begins as one trigger can generalize to many situations over time.

EMDR is an eight-stage protocol, and the reprocessing portion is only one part of it. The work has already begun long before bilateral stimulation starts.

Assessing dual awareness, the ability to hold one foot in the present and one foot in the past, is one of the most important readiness indicators before moving into reprocessing.

Spending multiple sessions on resourcing is not a delay. It builds the capacity for clients to visit difficult material and return to the present moment without destabilizing.

The trauma timeline does not need to be exhaustive. Focusing on the first, worst, and most recent incidents is enough to identify the full scope of a target without unnecessarily retraumatizing clients in the process.

Eye movements tend to be the most effective form of bilateral stimulation for many clients, and virtual EMDR can be just as productive as in-person sessions when set up thoughtfully.

A negative cognition must be about the self, negative rather than neutral, a belief and not a fact, and felt as present-tense relevant in order to carry the weight needed for reprocessing to move.

Negative cognitions are often shaped in childhood and can persist even when the adult brain understands the situation differently on a logical level. The NC connects with the instinctual layer of belief, not the reasoning one.

Continuing Education: Many episodes offer a free C

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What if mindfulness is not a homework assignment you give clients, but the thread running through every single clinical decision you make? In this episode of Self Careapist Therapist, I sit down with Dr. Nikki Rubin, licensed clinical psychologist, ACT specialist, assistant clinical professor at UCLA, and co-founder and COO of Mind Science Collective, a continuing education platform built by clinicians for clinicians. We trace the full history of cognitive behavioral therapies from first wave behaviorism through second wave cognitive interventions to the third wave approaches that define evidence-based practice today, including ACT, DBT, and CFT. Dr. Rubin breaks down how mindfulness functions as a core behavioral tool in the therapy room, how it connects to clinical intuition, and how to help clients distinguish between what their gut is really telling them versus what anxiety is projecting. We also dig into behavioral case formulation, the entrepreneurial path in private practice, and what it looks like to build a values-driven continuing education business. Stay until the end for a live guided mindfulness exercise, and use code SELFCAREAPIST10 at checkout for 10% off any MindScience Collective course.

0:00 - Intro

1:27 - How Dr. Rubin's passion for teaching and training clinicians began

4:48 - The founding of Mind Science Collective and what it offers

10:33 - How CE courses work and the range of topics available

13:18 - ACT values, creativity, and what drives the entrepreneurial instinct

13:38 - The history of CBT waves from Skinner to the third wave

18:06 - What might come after the third wave

21:09 - Reframing the therapist's relationship to marketing and business

27:22 - How mindfulness functions as the foundation of every clinical intervention

29:55 - A clinical example of moment-to-moment mindfulness with a patient

32:28 - Live guided mindfulness exercise with Dr. Rubin

37:12 - Processing the exercise and debunking myths about mindfulness

41:00 - The link between mindfulness and clinical intuition

43:35 - Distinguishing intuition from anxiety in session and in life

47:45 - Upcoming course: The Science of Intuition

48:27 - Supervision training and its parallels with behavioral case formulation

50:27 - What clinicians most commonly miss in case formulation

54:03 - Mindfulness as a thread across theoretical orientations

56:24 - Dr. Rubin's personal approach to self-care

Episode Highlights:

Mindfulness is a core behavioral practice that threads through every clinical intervention, from conceptualization to treatment planning to in-session responses, and carries far more clinical utility than assigning meditation as homework.

Third wave CBT therapies, including ACT, DBT, and CFT, emerged in the mid-1980s through a formal integration of acceptance-based and mindfulness-based practices alongside second wave cognitive techniques.

ACT values extend beyond the therapy room into professional decisions, entrepre

The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice.  With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor  in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here!

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What if perfectionism has nothing to do with wanting things done well? Dr. Paul L. Hewitt, Full Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, researcher, and co-author of Perfectionism: A Relational Approach to Conceptualization, Assessment, and Treatment, joins the podcast to reframe perfectionism as a deeply relational personality style born out of unmet attachment needs. This conversation covers the development of perfectionism through early relational asynchrony, how it functions differently from conscientiousness or high standards, what Dynamic-Relational Therapy for Perfectionism looks like in practice, and what clinicians should know about the depth of pain underneath a high-functioning exterior. The episode also covers new research on how perfectionism in therapists affects the therapeutic alliance.

0:00 - Intro and Dr. Hewitt's background

0:54 - How a dentist's waiting room started a research career

2:30 - Personal connection to perfectionism through classical music training

3:17 - Defining perfectionism as a personality style rather than a set of attitudes

4:03 - The unmet relational and esteem needs underneath perfectionism

8:18 - Whether perfectionism concentrates in one area or crosses all life domains

11:55 - Why achievement fails to correct the core wound (case example)

14:06 - Links to attachment theory and early developmental asynchrony

22:51 - Perfectionism in high-achieving professionals and entrepreneurs

27:20 - The wrong tool: an elegant but ultimately childlike solution to deep pain

28:21 - How treatment parallels the challenge of exposure work in OCD

30:56 - Distinguishing clinical perfectionism from conscientiousness and high standards

32:20 - The vulnerability piece: procrastination and never getting started

33:35 - Dr. Hewitt's concerns about symptom-based classification systems

36:14 - What typically brings someone to therapy for perfectionism

38:29 - The tenets of Dynamic-Relational Therapy for Perfectionism

40:54 - How the therapeutic relationship becomes the vehicle for change

42:37 - Treatment length and the 30-session research benchmark

43:46 - The clinician workshop training model explained

54:24 - The perfectionism book and the new paperback edition

57:38 - The depth of pain underneath high-functioning clients

59:44 - Concealment, imposter syndrome, and the hidden self

1:01:00 - Research on perfectionism in therapists and its impact on the alliance

Episode Highlights:

Perfectionism is a layered, complex personality style rooted in unmet needs for love, acceptance, and personal worth, not a drive for high standards.

The core dynamic is a deeply human need to feel acceptable to others and worthy as a self, which perfectionism attempts to solve through a strategy that can never deliver what it promises.

Perfectionism develops through early attachment asynchrony, where the child's needs are not adeq

The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice.  With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor  in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here!

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What happens when two EMDR practitioners who trained together start comparing notes on ketamine? Amanda Baker, LCSW, a clinical social worker at Mindful Springs Counseling in Colorado Springs, joins the conversation to break down ketamine-assisted psychotherapy from the ground up. We explore the striking overlap in neural mechanisms between ketamine and EMDR, walk through the preparation and integration framework, and discuss the virtual group model Amanda ran to make CAP more accessible. She also addresses safety, contraindications, the prescriber relationship, what the training landscape looks like for therapists who want to get started, and why the answer to helping people is rarely about holding on to every client.

0:00 - Intro and Amanda's background

1:21 - Amanda's varied social work career and path to therapy

3:07 - Arrival at Mindful Springs and first exposure to ketamine

5:06 - EMDR training origins and how both modalities connect

9:28 - Moving past skepticism about psychedelics

12:24 - The neural mechanism behind ketamine and how it mirrors EMDR

14:13 - Types of ketamine delivery methods explained

18:00 - What preparation and integration look like in practice

24:21 - Building partnerships with prescribers

28:10 - The virtual ketamine group model

33:08 - The role of chaperones and reparative attachment

34:04 - Conditions the research supports treating with CAP

35:44 - Safety, contraindications, and the high-profile misuse case

40:37 - The history of psychedelics and ketamine's pharmaceutical origins

46:27 - Training resources and how to get started

49:51 - The social work mindset and connecting clients to the right provider

53:32 - Amanda's self-care and ethics-based consultation practice

Episode Highlights:

Ketamine and EMDR appear to share a neural mechanism, both promoting new neural development and activating overlapping brain regions associated with relaxation and healing.

The types of ketamine treatment range from IV infusion and intramuscular injection to oral lozenges and esketamine nasal spray, with differing levels of psychedelic intensity and varying degrees of therapist involvement.

Preparation and integration are not optional steps surrounding the dosing session. They are the therapeutic architecture that makes the experience meaningful and the outcomes lasting.

A 24 to 48 hour window after a dosing session is the most active period for neural growth and integration, making timely follow-up a clinical priority.

Low-dose psycholytic ketamine keeps clients alert and conversational, making it highly compatible with active therapeutic work during the session itself.

A prescriber who is willing to write a prescription without speaking with the treating therapist first is a significant red flag.

Contraindications include active psychosis or schizoaffective conditions, unregulated hypertension or thyroid disorders, significant cardiac irregularities, and p

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What would it look like if we actually asked suicidal clients what was making them suicidal and then treated that? Dr. David Jobes, professor of psychology at The Catholic University of America, director of the CUA Suicide Prevention Lab, and developer of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), joins the podcast to challenge the dominant medical model response to suicidality and make the case for a better way. This conversation covers the history and structure of CAMS, the evidence behind it, how it compares to the safety plan, why the research on hospitalization should change how clinicians think about least-restrictive care, how CAMS works with adolescents, and the full range of training options available today, including the brief intervention model for inpatient and emergency settings.

0:00 - Intro and Dr. Jobes's background

0:57 - How a philosophy background led to 43 years in suicide research

3:09 - What came before modern suicide prevention

4:00 - The medical model problem and why hospitalization often increases risk

7:01 - Autonomy, agency, and why containment tends to backfire

9:38 - How CAMS works: the Suicide Status Form and the collaborative assessment

11:36 - Identifying drivers and building a treatment plan around them

15:50 - The relationship between CAMS and DBT

19:48 - Safety planning vs. the Crisis Response Plan: what the research actually shows

23:04 - The marketing problem and how DBT became world famous while better-evidenced tools stayed obscure

24:03 - Types of drivers: relational, vocational, and self-related

27:23 - Suicidal ideation rates post-COVID and what the data shows

30:12 - CAMS is effective at any level of ideation, not only crisis presentations

33:07 - How to get started: the Guilford Press book, CAMS Care training, and consultation

38:47 - The CAMS Brief Intervention model for inpatient and emergency settings

39:49 - Empath units as a model for humane emergency psychiatric care

41:21 - Training for teams, systems of care, and discounts for training programs

45:07 - Fidelity, training hubs, and the international reach of CAMS

48:12 - What CAMS adds that individual clinicians may not be getting in their training

51:09 - CAMS with adolescents: autonomy, existential drivers, and the Stabilization Support Plan for parents

55:16 - Grant support, funding shifts, and how to reach CAMS Care

56:32 - Dr. Jobes on self-care and consultation as an ethical and clinical requirement

Episode Highlights:

CAMS is a framework, not a new psychotherapy. Clinicians of any theoretical orientation can use it without abandoning their existing approach.

The core of CAMS is a collaborative therapeutic assessment in which the clinician takes a figurative seat next to the client to complete the Suicide Status Form together, with the client as the primary author.

The framework asks the client directly what makes them suicidal,

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What if the key to understanding your mental health and relationships lies in how your brain developed from the very beginning? I'm joined by Michelle Maikoetter, LPC from the Neurosequential Network, to demystify the Neurosequential Model developed by Dr. Bruce Perry. We explore how our earliest experiences, from in utero through childhood, shape our capacity for self-regulation, connection, and reasoning in adulthood. This conversation is a deep dive into the 'regulate, relate, reason' framework, revealing why we often struggle with emotional healing and how we can sequence our support for true mental wellness. We also discuss the vital role of rhythm, relational health, and creating healing environments, even in our workplaces. Listen now to explore how this transformative lens can change your understanding of your own healing journey and your approach to therapy.

0:00 - Intro

1:44 - Michelle’s personal journey discovering the Neurosequential Model

4:18 - Why the model is a transformational lens for all of life

5:15 - The core tenets of brain development and early childhood impact

7:48 - How the Neurosequential assessment differs from a standard diagnosis

9:36 - Understanding bottom-up brain development

10:57 - Why we must sequence interventions, starting with sensory activities

13:57 - Breaking down the ‘Regulate, Relate, Reason’ framework

19:15 - The essential self-exploration and personal transformation in learning the model

21:38 - The key components of regulation and creating a balanced system

29:51 - How to create a relational and supportive workplace culture

33:32 - The profound relevance of rhythm to regulation and connection

46:39 - The role of empathy and shared humanity in this work

49:57 - How to learn more about the Neurosequential Model

Episode Highlights:

• The brain develops sequentially, and experiences from in utero to age three have a disproportionate impact on its organization.
• Our capacity for regulation, relationship, and reason is built upon foundational neural pathways laid down in our earliest years.
• To be effective, interventions must be sequenced developmentally, often starting with sensory and regulatory activities before cognitive work.
• The "Regulate, Relate, Reason" framework reflects the biological order in which our brain processes information.
• We cannot be relational or access our reasoning cortex when we are in a dysregulated, reactive state.
• Self-care is about maintaining a consistent baseline of arousal so we aren't overly reactive to daily stressors.
• Rhythm is a powerful and often overlooked regulatory tool, intertwined with our earliest developmental experiences.
• When someone is struggling, the goal should be to increase both structure and relational support, not withdraw connection.
• True empathy requires us to be in a regulated space to imagine another's experience and acknowledge our shared humanity.
• For change to be sustainable in any system, the leadership and environment

The Self Careapist Therapist Podcast is a biweekly conversation with Lorain Moorehead, LCSW a therapist in private practice.  With guests ranging from expert psychologists, therapists, researchers and authors, each episode offers a deep dive and keeps listeners from intern to advanced supervisor  in mind while dropping gems and aha moments for everyone who loves to learn! If you love learning and want to keep track of some future learning opportunities, grab your personal curriculum here!

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In this episode, I sit down with clinical social worker and author Sophia Vale Galano to discuss her newly released book, Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry (published by Hatherley Press, distributed by Penguin Random House).

Sophia shares practical tools and strategies for parents navigating teenage anxiety, exploring the unique challenges teens face today including academic stress, social media pressures, and delayed developmental stages post-COVID. We discuss how parents can shift from fixing and controlling to coaching and collaborating, and why curiosity and open-ended questions are a parent's best friend.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How to distinguish between typical teenage behavior and clinical anxiety
• The importance of tracking patterns with curiosity rather than judgment
• Why social media isn't all bad (and how to help teens find the positive)
• Moving from directive parenting to a coaching approach
• The developmental delays we're seeing post-COVID and what that means for families
• How well-intentioned parenting can accidentally push teens away
• Practical phrases and approaches parents can use today

Key takeaway: Sometimes what looks like typical teenage moodiness requires a closer look. By tracking how often and to what extent a teen is struggling, parents can better understand when it's time for additional support.

Sophia also shares her publishing journey, offering insights for aspiring authors on how to navigate the process without a literary agent and turn your message into a book that helps people.

About Sophia Vale Galano: Sophia is an LCSW who has been working with teens and their families for nearly 11 years in private practice, residential treatment centers, and school settings. Her book provides a compassionate, practical blueprint for parents who want to support their anxious teens.

Resources mentioned:

• Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry by Sophia Vale Galano
• Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, and local bookstores
• Port Light Books for bulk sales

Continuing Education: Many episodes offer a free CEU for licensure in Arizona through the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Content is relevant for continuing education across LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LMFT, NCC, NBCC, and psychology licensure.

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Welcome to the final episode of the year! In this solo wrap-up, Lorain revisits the most powerful self-care insights, quotes, and practical strategies shared by the incredible guests who joined The Self Careapist Podcast in 2025. This episode weaves together short audio clips from guests—researchers, clinicians, authors, and innovators—to highlight the patterns, contradictions, and surprising themes that emerged around what real self-care looks like for mental health professionals.

Whether you’re reflecting on the year behind you or preparing intentionally for the one ahead, this episode gives you a grounded, compassionate, evidence-informed way to think about your own self-care plan.

Key Themes Across All Guests

• Self-care is individualized, not prescriptive.
• Movement often regulates faster than stillness.
• Micro-practices matter: two minutes can shift everything.
• Physiological rhythm informs emotional capacity.
• Creativity is deeply restorative for mental health clinicians.
• Self-care is both internal (mindset, skills) and external (hobbies, movement, community).
• Leaders set the tone for collective self-care culture.
• Passion and purpose are protective against burnout.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Self-Care and the Podcast
00:52 Reflections on Self-Care Trends of the Year
02:30 The Importance of Activity in Self-Care
04:25 Mindset and Internal Processes in Self-Care
06:34 Community and Connection in Self-Care
08:44 Quick Self-Care Techniques
09:57 Visualization and Trauma Management
12:24 Mitigating Secondhand Trauma and Burnout
13:52 Nutrition and Self-Care
15:58 Emotion Regulation Skills
17:54 Distress Tolerance Toolkit
19:06 Motivation and Goal Setting for the New Year
19:50 Creative Expression in Work
21:53 Conclusion and Community Engagement

Resources Mentioned

• The Self Careapist Podcast Episode Archive
• Each referenced guest’s full episode 

Want to Share Your Self-Care Values?

Visit LorainMoorehead.com/podcast to submit:

• Self-care strategies that worked for you this year
• Skills you want to practice more often
• Guests you’d like to hear in 2026

Connect with Lorain

Website: LorainMoorehead.com
 Instagram: @lorainmoorehead
 Podcast: The Self Careapist Podcast

Continuing Education: Many episodes offer a free CEU for licensure in Arizona through the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners. Content is relevant for continuing education across LCSW, LMHC, LPC, LMFT, NCC, NBCC, and psychology licensure.

Subscribe and leave a review — it helps other therapists find the show.

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If you liked this episode, feel free to subscribe and leave a review! Your support helps us be a top mental health podcast and resource.  See you next week!