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By Bryan Piatt
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The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.
Here we are in the change of seasons. No doubt that this time of the year holds great beauty. It can also feel tender for some of us when it comes to our mental and emotional health.
In this week’s episode we’re talking about it.
Bryan and Kelly Grosklags talk about meeting ourselves gently as we ride the many seasons of our life. They discuss why the season change can sometimes be difficult - and ways to nurture yourself through it. Also, how different seasons may hold deep tenderness when it comes to grief and loss.
Kelly Grosklags is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), author, podcast host, and Founder of "Conversations with Kelly".
As always, take what serves you - and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
It's been about eight months since Bryan has been working as a mental health therapist. In this episode, he shares some of what he's learned along the way that may help you if you're in therapy - or interested in exploring the process.
Bryan is interviewed by Kelly Grosklags about what the past eight months have been like for him. They talk about finding a therapist that is a good fit, the safe space that is often cultivated in a therapy session, naming when imposter syndrome shows up, cultivating a root system to weather the ebbs and flows of life - and much more.
Kelly Grosklags is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), author, podcast host, and Founder of Conversations with Kelly.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
Click here to set up a free 15-minute phone consultation if you are interested in working with Bryan.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
To be uncertain is to be human.
And yet, sitting in uncertainty can be a very uncomfortable experience.
In this week's episode, Bryan explores with Dr. Anastasia Ristau what it means to nurture our relationship with uncertainty - and how to start showing up for our life in the midst of the questions.
If uncertainty is feeling especially prominent in your life right now, this episode is meant to provide some comfort and hope.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
Dr. Ristau is a licensed psychologist and Director of Psychotherapeutics at PrairieCare.
Click here to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation with Bryan if you're interest in working with him.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Rumination can feel all-consuming when we're in the depths of it. Churning over and over again in our mind - thinking we're solving our worries. In reality, rumination is often pulling us further and further away from what's most important to us.
In this episode, Bryan talks the process of noticing when we're ruminating - and reconnecting to what's most important to us in the present moment.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
If you are interested in working with Bryan, click here to set up a free 15-minute phone consultation with him.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Many are experiencing strong emotions about the upcoming Presidential election. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about.
Bryan talks to Dr. Anastasia Ristau about the process of taking care of yourself if things are feeling emotionally charged right now.
Dr. Ristau is a licensed psychologist and Director of Psychotherapeutics at PrairieCare.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
Click here if you are interested in working with Bryan and want to set up a free 15-minute phone consultation. Learn more about Bryan here.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
We all experience thoughts that can feel distressing and sometimes pull us away from how we want to be living our life. For people living with OCD, this experience is amplified.
This week, Bryan talks to Dr. Marisa Mazza who is helping people living with OCD maneuver the noise of their mind and lean into what’s most important to them. She talks about disengaging from our thoughts, rooting into our values, and her definition of what it means to "live well".
Dr. Mazza is a licensed psychologist, and founder of choicetherapy, a
As always, take what serves you - and leave the rest.
Click here to set up a free 15-minute phone consultation with Bryan if you are interested in working with him.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Summer is a time of the year that many look forward to. It can also bring with it some nuances that may play a role in our mental and emotional health. That's what we're exploring in this week's episode.
Bryan chats with Dr. Anastasia Ristau about the shifting in day-to-day routines that happens in the summer for some of us. They also explore the expectations that we may place on this time of the year, the unique challenges facing parents in the summer - and much more.
Dr. Ristau is a Licensed Psychologist and Director of Psychotherapeutics at PrairieCare.
As always, take what serves you - and leave the rest.
Click here to set up a free 15-minute phone consultation with Bryan, if you're interested in working with him.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Each and every day we have different portals that arise along the path. Uncomfortable spaces that we step into - often with meaningful experiences on the other side.
Although the pull to avoid the portal is strong - Bryan explores, in this episode, the importance of having the courage to step in. He talks about how it often leads to living a life in alignment with what's most important to us.
Bryan explores creating space for our thoughts, emotions, and sensations in our bodies - the idea of "showing up" before we feel ready - and much more.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
Have you ever felt like the constant need to "heal" and "grow" sometimes pulls you away from living life in the present moment?
We're exploring this in today's episode.
In this conversation with Dr. Anastasia Ristau, Bryan talks about finding that balance of doing the "deep work", and also noticing when we might be slipping into the mentality that we constantly need to be "fixed".
Dr. Anastasia Ristau is a Licensed Psychologist and the Director of Psychotherapeutics at PrairieCare.
If you live in Minnesota and are interested in working with Bryan, click here to set up a free 15-minute mental health therapy phone consultation with him.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
This episode is intended to help anyone experiencing the impact of infertility feel less alone.
In this week's episode, we're hearing the story of Beth Anderson. Beth opens up about her experience with infertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, which has included seven miscarriages over the past four years - and also the birth of her beautiful baby boy.
Beth shares what the journey has looked like for her and her husband Nate, how the experience has shifted the way she lives her life, what has felt supportive from other people along the way, and much more.
As always - take what serves you, and leave the rest.
(This podcast is not meant to replace therapy. If you feel you need it, we encourage you to reach out to a licensed mental health professional)
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