Soul Things: A Conversation About the Hard Spaces

Tune in to the conversation with fellow therapist Katia Hiestand. This month we are tackling a struggle that universal to humanity- Loneliness.

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How do we stop being so hard on ourselves and others? Tune in to the conversation around curiosity with therapists Brenna Koss and Kelley Oldham.

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Hello everyone! Welcome to Soul Things! Our 20s can be a challenging time—graduating from college, launching careers, navigating relationships, and moving to new places all bring their own set of pressures and uncertainties. I'm Brenna, a mental health therapist based in Chicago, and I invite you to join me on a journey as I connect with fellow therapists and experts to help us make sense of these exciting yet difficult years.

Soul Things is a platform dedicated to fostering open conversations about the unique challenges of our 20s. Our mission is to encourage growth through community support, self-exploration, and nurturing independent thought and personal healing.

Join us every month for honest conversations and fresh insights that will help you navigate this pivotal decade and empower you to think for yourself. 

Everyone faces grief from a loss at some point in their life. In this episode I go through Prolonged Grief Disorder or Complicated Grief. It was an honor to learn from two professions in the field.

Dr. Brittany Trauthwein is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Fellow in Thanatology (death, dying, and bereavement), and the Founder of Bridgepoint Psychology Center in Chicago, IL. She specializes in providing support for individuals and families as they navigate cancer and other terminal diagnoses, end-of-life and hospice, and grief and loss. She is passionate about providing supervision to trainees and early career professionals. Her clinical research has been in the areas of continuing bonds with a deceased parent, ways to prepare children for parental death and funeral rituals, and achieving a good death at end-of-life.

Dr. Jenna Schmitt is completing her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Bridgepoint Psychology Center in Chicago, IL. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Hawaii School of Professional Psychology at Chaminade University of Honolulu. She specializes in supporting clients with complex trauma and grief and loss. She is pursuing certification in Thanatology and Ego State Therapy. Her clinical research has been focused on the healing process of sex trafficking survivors.

Check out their work: https://www.bridgepointpsychology.com/

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The journey to caring for yourself is a long and winding road. Listen to Kalynn Dunn, LPC share about her journey and provide some practical tips along the way!

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Soul Things is back! Season 4 kicks off with some life updates as a graduate student studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a conversation about shame. There is so much I have been learning on my counseling journey and I am excited to share just some of what has been happening in my world. 

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On this episode I sit down with financial expert Bob Lotich from Seedtime Money. We dive into the challenging waters of debt, budgeting, giving, and more!  Check out more about Bob: https://seedtime.com/press/Seedtime 

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Simple Money. Rich Life: https://seedtime.com/smrl/ 

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In this episode I sit down with Jesse Eubanks to talk about conflict. Jesse is the founder and Executive Director of Love Thy Neighborhood- an Urban ministry nonprofit mobilizing young adults for the Gospel in Louisville, KY.   

"Love Thy Neighborhood has an urban missions program for young adults, ages 18-30, impacting homelessness, the adult entertainment industry, crisis pregnancy, adoption & foster care, healthcare, refugees, construction & low-income housing, legal aid, book editing & publishing, podcasting, visual arts, media & design, multicultural church ministry, multicultural worship ministry, urban youth ministry, international college ministry and nonprofit leadership."

To learn more go to: https://lovethyneighborhood.org/

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Conflict Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3T7zPpXekoeOhp62Jni488?si=91cbeff4e2e54a7f

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Pre-order Jesse's book coming January 2023: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Relate-Understanding-Enneagram/dp/0310365198#:~:text=In%20How%20We%20Relate%2C%20Enneagram,the%20wholeness%20you%20long%20for.  

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Season 3 kicks off with a conversation on what those who have gone before would tell their twenty-something selves.  Professors Peter and Kelli Worrall teach at Moody Bible Institute and share about their book "Twenty Things We'd Tell Our Twenty-Something Selves."

What better way to gain wisdom and insight into this decade than those who have lived it and learned from it already! 

You can check out there book on amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Things-Wed-Tell-Twentysomething-Selves/dp/080241334X 

Tune in to hear about some life updates and what direction Soul Things will be taking moving forward.

Thank you all for your love and support these last two seasons!