This week Kat gets a new couch. During this episode Kat takes some time to process how our tendency to fix our emotional discomfort might be getting in the way of us actually getting what we need and living the lives we truly long for. In a world where we are obsessed with feeling good ALL of the time - it may be in our best interest to identify for ourselves if feeling “better” is really what we are searching for. 
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The Big Comfy Emotional Couch

Kathryn DeFatta, who has earned her Masters of Education from Vanderbilt University in Human Development Counseling, is inviting you into conversations around what it’s like to live fully in a world where we’ve become accustomed to shut parts of ourselves off. Here you will find a space that welcomes in discomfort, tough questions, and hard truths, all while showing how to find joy through it all.

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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat responds to a listener email about wanting to buy her own engagement ring because her partner can’t afford the one she wants. 
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Couch Talks: Can I Buy My Own Engagement Ring?

The Troubled Teen Industry has some explaining to do and this week Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone are here to tell us why. They are the co-hosts of the podcast Trapped in Treatment (produced by Paris Hilton & Warner Brothers) that weaves together personal accounts with historical detail and expert opinions to shine a light on what really happens at teen behavior modification centers and how this billion-dollar industry has flourished for so long. The industry that promises hope and help to parents struggling with making the best decisions for their kids... is actually handing out more trauma than actual therapy. As Kat, Caroline, and Rebecca talk about these programs, in which some have ZERO licensed clinical staff & are run by teams focussed on dollar signs, this episode will leave you not just shocked, but pissed off. 
Caroline Cole is an entrepreneur, policy advocate, and Special Advisor to the International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion. After 2 ½ years in a “troubled teen” program, she knew she needed to change the system. In her work, Caroline draws from her own experiences with trauma to drive social change. Caroline, alongside Paris Hilton, penned the federal bill, The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, and has successfully passed laws across the country to prevent youth from being abused in institutional settings. 
Rebecca Mellinger Grone harnesses the power of entertainment and media platforms to drive social change. Head of Impact at Paris Hilton’s media company 11:11 Media, she is reforming the "Troubled Teen Industry" through policy change, public awareness, and providing direct assistance for institutional abuse survivors.
 
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The Trouble With The Troubled Teen Industry with Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat gives feedback to a listener who is afraid she is going to resent her partner who is in the military for his work obligations. 
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Couch Talks: I'm Afraid I Am Going To Abandon My Career for My Husband's

This week Kat has best selling author, Amanda Montell on YNT to talk about her new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking. In this episode, they talk about some of the cognitive biases that we all use to try and make sense of the information overload we love these days. 
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Magical Overthinking with Amanda Montell

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat tells a story from her recent trip to Chicago and a lesson she learned from the grace her husband gave her for booking the wrong days for their hotel room! 
 
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapyodcast.com
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
 
Produced by: @HoustonTilley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Big Comfy Emotional Couch

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