In this episode we discuss and define trauma. We explore the complexities of trauma and many symptoms that are associated with trauma. We also discuss trauma bonding and generational impacts trauma can have on individuals. Trauma informed care is ever growing within our culture and imperative to continue to implement in our everyday work. Tune in and learn about trauma, trauma symptoms, and ways to connect with available resources.

Tune in and listen to how we bonded over robes and the many types of robes. We explore a little history, comfort, style, and many uses for robes. Therefore, throw on your robe, drink some tea, and enjoy this fun episode.

We work through our past new years and what we have learned. We discuss intention vs. goals and how to have better intention for the new year instead of unrealistic goals. 

In episode 7 we discuss resilience and how to embrace or build it. We focus on defining resilience as: the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress-such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems or workplace and financial stressors. We discuss components and strategies to tap into and build your own resilience. 

Investing in yourself is a topic for episode 6. During this podcast we discuss how our mentality can shape our investment of investing ourselves. We discuss how the different stages of our life have shaped our passion and values. We discuss how our career and education paths have helped shape our investing and also how overcoming fear and excuses have benefited our journey. Enjoy your tea and listen to how to invest in yourself. 

In episode 5 we explore our relationship with our own self-esteem and how it has continued to evolve over time. Building your self-esteem sounds like an easy task, but it is one of the hardest things to do constantly. We discuss our personal journey with self-esteem and how we came to recognize or learn about self-esteem. We explore the negative self-talk that often comes when our self-esteem is low, and we also discussed some practical skills to try to boost your self-esteem. We discuss how affirmations can be used, the impact of diet culture, and emotions surrounding self-esteem.

October is Domestic Violence awareness month and our topic in episode 4 is: Domestic Violence. In our episode we discuss recent statistics on domestic violence, define domestic violence, discuss the cycle of violence and wheels, and emphasize the difference between verbal, emotional, and physical abuse. We discuss some local resources for individuals who are in this type of relationship ands stress the importance of recognizing that you are not alone in this situation.

The topic of mental health and self-care has always been important but with the pandemic it is an imperative topic and one that is affecting people on multiple levels including: personal, professional, psychological, and socioeconomic to name a few. This episode is part one because the topics and conversations will continue. During this episode we discuss and lay the framework for a few of the topics surrounding the pandemic, mental health, and self-care. It is imperative to know that what we are going through is a collective trauma and with no ending in sight (at the moment) please tune in and reach out to your support system. Email us at: [email protected] and please know you are not alone during this time.

Have you ever realized how much of our life is surrounded by hair and our routines that we have created around our hair, well let’s dive in and get hairy everyone. Today’s episode we are discussing hair, body hair, grey hair, and stories about how much hair impacts our everyday life. We are talking about hair from the top of your head down to your toes.  We take a look at our own routines and how much hair plays a role in our mental health. While also, discussing a few embarrassing stories about own experiences with body hair.

Welcome to tea time with the psychos. Today’s topic is: Anxiety. We are wanting to shed light on the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of anxiety. We acknowledge that some levels of anxiety are good, but in their more harmful forms can be debilitating. We start by defining anxiety, discuss the various forms of anxiety, symptoms, positive and negative coping, and some ideas on how to manage it. So grab some tea, listen up, and let us know what else you want to learn about anxiety!