Talking Your Way to Change: A Mental Health and Psychology Podcast

Drawing upon Dr. Neff's research and writings I define and explain the components of self-compassion. Using the Ancient Chinese concepts of Yin-Yang energy I walk you through examples of how we can bring our female and masculine energy to our practice of self-compassion. 

Dr. Neff is a an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

https://self-compassion.org/about/

Anna Sterk, LMFT  will be the featured interviewee discussing her training and clinical work doing Relational Life Therapy (RLT), which was developed by Terry Real. Terry Real is a therapist, author, and founder of the Relational Life Institute. His book The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Make Love Work. It has been released again in audio book format Fierce Intimacy: Standing Up to One Another with Love.  RLT teaches us how to have healthy relationships with ourselves, our partners, and others.  It challenges the patricidal culture that is not relational.  Couples learn how their adaptive yet relationally dysfunctional behavior will have to change if they want more intimacy. Concepts such as the Adaptive Child, Wise Adult, Critical Negative Image, and Feedback Wheel. 

https://annasterk.com/

Jamie Nord reviews the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and IEPs during a pandemic. Discussion about pivoting in the IEP to goals related to independent living skills, transitioning skills, and critical thinking. 

Social Emotional Learning toolkit from St. Croix River Education District: https://sites.google.com/scred.k12.mn.us/scredsel/educators/sel-toolkits/universal-sel-toolkit

Pacer Center Champions for Children with Disabilities: https://www.pacer.org/

Relational Life Therapy was developed by Terry Real, 

is about how we live our lives and our moment to moment way of being in the world. It teaches us how to have healthy relationships with ourselves, our partners, and others. Brief overview of what is called the Adaptive Child and Wise Adult. 

Interview with Jamie Nord the Executive Director of St. Croix River Education District about solutions in education that meet the needs of social emotional as well as academic for ALL learners.

https://sites.google.com/scred.k12.mn.us/scredsel/educators/sel-toolkits/universal-sel-toolkit

Sonenshein, Scott (2017). (Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less - and Achieve More than You Ever Imagined.

Woodward, Nicole (2020). Coined a theme for the school year 2020-2021 in three words - Grace, Grit and Growth.

Shifting to a new paradigm for those who suffer from multiple episodes of depression helps diminish the discrepancy suffering.  The importance of expanding your capacity for feelings to encourage healing while working towards disengaging from your distorted automatic thoughts and beliefs. 

Dr. Banker is interviewed about the causes of depression. Using a Biosocial Psychological Model to discuss the possible causes of depression across the life span. She talks about how medical, relational, past trauma, and personality factors impact depression. 

Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Leveraging the Best Available Evidence: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/preventingACES.pdf

Dr. Banker is interviewed about what the syndrome of depression.

Terrence Real (1998). I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression.

Diagnostic-Statistical-Manual-Mental-Disorders

World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression

This episodes discussing practicing gratitude. If we want to have a more positive mindset or increase our happiness we need to put into practice habits that will encourage this expansion and one of them is establishing and practicing gratitude. 

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