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It's graduation season in the US, and while some of the celebrations continue to be restricted by the Covid-19 Pandemic, families face familiar challenges as they gather, and start to think about future transitions for their grown children and themselves.    

Johnny Crowder, the musician and Founder and CEO of Cope Notes tells Annette and Monica about his battle for mental health, and how he's now helping others to get well, or stay well.

This episode was first published in June, 2020. 

Relationship Therapists Monica Burton and Annette Reiter, long-time friends from St.Petersburg, Florida, bring more than 30 years of certified counseling experience to this new discussion about diverse medical and mental health concerns. These conversations will help educate and inform the audience of mental health issues affecting life in our American culture and the human experience. They talk about how to improve dialogue between partners in simple ways, how to resolve conflicts, and how to seek

This week, the Shrinkschat Duo chat with Dr. Anna Lisa De Lima, PH.D., LHMC, NCC  from The Hanley Center at Origins, about the challenges facing the front line workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Anna Lisa completed her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision with a specialization in trauma and crisis. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida as well as a National Certified Counselor (NCC). In her work as a clinician, Anna Lisa utilizes a variety of evidenced based protocols in the treatment of mental health disorders, SUDs, and trauma.  Anna Lisa has worked with first responders from a variety of backgrounds and specialties in her work as a clinician. Having worked closely with first responders in a variety of roles, and through her years of research on this population, Anna Lisa is well-versed in the unique concerns that this population faces. Anna Lisa has also presented extensively on this topic around the country.

Logan Walters, LMHC takes his "little people" outside for therapy - in the waves, on the sand, and on the grass. He joins Monica and Annette to discuss how a venture to nature can help our recovery from the pandemic lockdown. 

If you feel you've been "languishing" during Covid-19, Annette and Monica discuss how to convert that feeling into "flourishing" by taking simple steps to rejuvenate your daily life.  

This week - great tips and advice for dealing with stress from the pandemic, with Tamera Fontenot - a Medical Hypnotherapist based in St. Petersburg, Fl.  Tamera takes the Shrinkschat team through some simple exercises you can do at home, which calm the mind and body and encourage positivity.  This show was first published in April, 2020. 

This week, Monica and Annette discuss the take-aways from Gary Chapman's best-selling book, and how we can revive, improve or sustain our loving relationships with simple steps.  

(This week's episode is a repeat from March 25, 2020).

Monica and Annette discuss three possible courses of action when you're in a challenging relationship: when you should leave, when you should stay, and when (and how) you should try "The Healing Separation".

In Part Two of this two-part series, Annette and Monica reassess changing relationships as we emerge from the COVID lockdowns. How can we sustain damaged relationships? Or how do we take steps to separate temporarily, or permanently? How can a therapist help?  

How have our relationships with our loved ones changed since the Covid lockdown? In Part One of a two-part series, Annette and Monica look at some of the positive outcomes, and how we make sure we sustain them as we emerge from the pandemic restrictions.