The Dude Therapist

We are always searching and trying to find a way to relate to the world and people around us and understand ourselves. 
In this weeks episode, I chat with @thatrelatablesocialworker about how to show up in life, for yourself and the people in your life.

Elyce Mandich, known as @thatrelatablesocialworker on Instagram is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Southern California. She is a high-school, school social worker, co-host of a mental health podcast titled, Not Your Basic Influencers, a mental-health content creator, and a relatable, empathetic human being with her own lived experiences. 

Contact info: 

Instagram: @thatrelatablesocialworker 

TikTok: @thatrelatablesocialworkr 

Email: [email protected]

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In a world where we are looking for our person why not learn from one of the best experts when it comes to love. To be successful on our relationships, we need to sometimes take a deep look at ourselves, and something that can be pervasive and all consuming is jealousy, in this weeks episode I chat with Dr. Darcy Sterling all about love and relationships and how to create long lasting relationships with yourself and a significant other.

Dr. Darcy Sterling is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the host of E! Network’s  Famously Single. She’s the former Global Ambassador of Tinder, and her private practice, Alternatives Counseling in New York City, specializes in helping people thrive in their relationships.

In addition to providing counseling services, Dr. Darcy teaches online courses on the psychology and science of Love and Relationships: Her newest course tackles one of the biggest relationship challenges - JEALOUSY.

Website: AskDrDarcy.com

IG Handle: @drdarcysterling

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In a world of showing our truth and being authentic, how do you actually do that?

As a therapist it’s hard to be yourself and authentic in the world of therapy and social media... but is there a better way to show up? 

In this weeks episode I chat with Dr. Courtney Tracy, we talk about the boundaries and expectations of being authentic and a modern therapist.

But this translates into our own lives, so let’s show up as us.. all of us!

Dr. Courtney Tracy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Doctor of Clinical Psychology who has become one of the most recognizable names on social media regarding mental health. Within the last 12 months, Dr Tracy has been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, CNN, ABC, NBC, Bustle, FOX, and more. She is also a regular contributor for Good Morning America and Netflix.

Trailblazing with an amassed online community of over 1.7 million followers, Dr. Tracy uses her platform with two goals in mind: to teach about how the body and mind work through psychoeducation and to destigmatize mental health in all sectors of our human existence.
She's pioneering a new wave of authentic professionalism and offers an unparalleled voice in the world of mental health.

[email protected]

thetruthdoctor.com

TikTok/IG: @the.truth.doctor

YouTube: The Truth Doctor Show only on YouTube

The Truth Doctor Podcast anywhere podcasts are found

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In this weeks episode I chat with Dr. Laura Berman where we delve into the mental health side of love in their life, to learn to be loved and love better.
Dr. Laura Berman is a leading expert in the field of sex and relationship therapy. She is a New York Times bestselling author of many books, including her latest “Quantum Love.” She is an award-winning radio host and has her own podcast “The Language of Love.” 

Dr. Berman previously hosted her own program “In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman” on the OWN Network, and she is a popular television personality who makes regular appearances on daytime television shows like “The Rachael Ray Show,” “The Dr. Oz Show,” “TODAY,” “Good Morning America” and many more. She is a frequent contributor to women’s magazines like Cosmo, Glamour, and more. 

You can find her at DrLauraBerman.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrLauraBerman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drlauraberman/?hl=en

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/DrLauraBermanOfficial

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFNORC0Pa42loixEayYryTA

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-language-of-love/id1552549384

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In graduate school I had a colleague of mine who was an ex supermodel who opened up about the real mental health issues, body image issues and eating disorders that plague models everywhere.
For someone who is on the outside, they look like the “perfect” specimens, that doesn’t mean they aren’t human and don’t feel the way everyone else does.
In this weeks episode I chat with Alexina all about the truth behind being a model and her issues and connection to mental health issues.
Alexina Graham is an English fashion model. She began her modeling career in 2008, when she was one of the winners of the 2008 Ford modeling competition. Alexina had appeared in multiple magazines such a as vogue, Marie Claire, Elle and more, As well as in campaigns for Burberry, Balmain, L’Oréal and Victoria’s Secret. She has walked the runway for Balmain, Emporio Armani, Brandon Maxwell, max Mara and Jean-Paul Gaultier. 
Alexina has been supporting and advocating for mental health awareness for a long time. It has always been a personal cause and an awareness close to her heart. 

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Hi, I'm Chris Wilson. As a young man I grew up modeling the tough "go-getter" "be hard" mentality that my Boston, MA culture gave me. I didn't know I was an angry young man. I thought it was good to be tough. I used my anger to motivate me to achieve my goals and create a sense of safety and identity for myself.

Later in life after quitting college to race bikes at the national team level, going to world championships in triathlons and being #1 in sales at a couple of tech companies I experienced a major anxiety attack. My body was telling me I did not want to be like the men I was surrounding myself with. While horrible and challenging I came out of that experience appreciating who I was as a man in new and profoundly powerful ways.

Now, it is my mission to hold and create safe spaces for men to get out of their heads and into their bodies to redefine what it means to be a man and be vulnerable open hearted leaders.

My practice is flexible to meet men where they are. Primarily based in slowing men down, connecting to the breath and learning tangible tools to express and let go of stuck energy and emotions. It is from this place of presence and connection that men can take meaningful action and show up in a more empowering way in all of their relationships. I have over 2000 hours of one on one transformational coaching experience working with men ages 18 to 75.

I live in San Francisco, CA with my amazing Fiance Anna and our cat Chesterfield. My other passions include trail running, backpacking and open water swimming.

You can find me at unshakableman.com

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During this weeks episode I chat with Drew Manning what it was like to go somewhere that put him in dark places physically and mentally.
As a man who struggles with body image and self doubt, chatting with Drew about what true fitness is was extremely enlightening on how it impacts our whole self.

Drew Manning is back in the spotlight with a new challenge he is calling Fit2Fat2Forty! He will be purposely gaining weight AGAIN, while following select “fad” diets and doing them wrong and then losing the pounds by doing them right, all just in time for his 40th birthday in December 2020.  

Drew Manning is a well-known Keto coach, physical trainer, and NY Times Best Selling Author of the book Fit2Fat2Fit.  Best known for his Fit2Fat2Fit experiment that went viral, Drew gained over a million followers as he documented his 75-pound weight gain and weight loss journey back in 2011. His podcast has over 2.5 million downloads and he's been featured on TV shows such as Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, The View, and many more. His experiment has become a hit TV show, called Fit to Fat to Fit, airing on A&E & Lifetime. Drew recently wrote and published his second book, Complete Keto, which is available wherever books are sold now.

Drew is someone who takes fitness and health very seriously and shares compassion with people who struggle with losing weight. He believes empathy is something that's missing from the fitness industry because not everyone understands how hard it can be and empathy bridges the gap and is key to understanding why some people struggle with transformation.   Drew is the father of two daughters and resides in Utah.  

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In a world filled with hate all around us, it’s important to learn how to navigate and combat its negative impacts in society and ourselves. 

Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, a public speaker, author, peace
advocate, and a former violent extremist. After leaving the hate movement he helped create during the 1980s and 90s, he began the painstaking process of making amends and rebuilding his life.
Christian went on to earn a degree in international relations from DePaul University and launched Goldmill Group, a counter-extremism consulting and digital media firm. In 2016, he won an Emmy Award for producing an anti-hate advertising campaign aimed at helping people disengage from extremism. Since leaving the white-power movement, Christian has helped hundreds of individuals leave hate behind, and he leads the Free Radicals Project, a global extremism prevention network. He has spoken all over the world, including the TED stage, and shares his unique and extensive knowledge, teaching all who are willing to learn about building greater peace through empathy and compassion. Christian chronicles his involvement and exit from the early American white-
supremacist skinhead movement in his memoir, WHITE AMERICAN YOUTH, and is the featured subject in season 3 of WBEZ’s 'Motive' podcast. He showcases his disengagement work in a second book, BREAKING HATE: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism, published in 2020 by Hachette Books, as well as the MSNBC documentary series of the same name. He is currently the host of the 'F*** Your Racist History' podcast, a weekly, scripted history show that tells America's hidden, overlooked, and unknown racist origin stories.

Websites: christianpicciolini.com | freeradicals.org
Twitter: @cpicciolini | @FreeRadicalsOrg
Facebook: facebook.com/OfficialChristianPicciolini | facebook.com/FreeRadicalsProject
Instagram: instagram.com/cpicciolini | instagram.com/FreeRadicalsProject
Published Books:
• Breaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism (Hachette, 2020)
• White American Youth: My Descent into America’s Most Violent Hate Movement—and
How I Got Out (Hachette, 2018)

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Sarah Edmondson is a Canadian actress who has starred in the CBS series Salvation and more than twelve films for the Hallmark Channel and Lifetime. Her upcoming Hallmark film, Roadhouse Romance airs this fall. She is also a well-established voice-over artist for popular series such as Transformers: Cybertron and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
In 2005, when NXIVM, a personal and professional development company, promised to provide the tools and insight Sarah needed to reach her potential, she was intrigued. Over her twelve-year tenure, she went from student to coach and eventually operated her own NXIVM center in Vancouver. Questions kept coming up about the organization’s rules and practices, which came to a head in 2017 when she accepted an invitation from her best friend to join DOS, a “secret sisterhood” within NXIVM.
In 2019, Sarah published Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult that Bound My Life, with Kristine Gasbarre. In this tell-all memoir, she shares her story from the moment she takes her first seminar to her harrowing fight to get out of NXIVM, collaborate with the FBI, help others, and heal.
Sarah’s full story as a whistleblower is featured in the CBC podcast Uncover: Escaping NXIVM (downloaded over 25 million times) and The Vow, the critically acclaimed HBO documentary series on NXIVM.
Now with the launch of her own podcast, “A Little Bit Culty,” Sarah is keeping the conversation going by exploring the fads, beliefs, and trends that blur the line between devotion and dysfunction. Co-hosted by her husband and fellow NXIVM whistleblower Anthony “Nippy” Ames, the podcast is part conversational coffee date and part deep dive on everything from Lululemon to Waco. And while there was nothing small about Sarah’s cult experience, “A Little Bit Culty” is grounded in her mission to help people understand, heal from, and avoid abusive situations one little red flag at a time.

Mary Beth Somich is a licensed therapist, private practice owner, podcast host, consultant, and course creator. She is passionate about using her training at Columbia University to promote modern mental health and help make therapy accessible, relatable, and relevant. Her e-course, InstaGrowth For Therapists, helps other therapists promote their own mental health platforms & expand their reach on Instagram so they can build thriving private practices and passive income streams. 

IG account:  @yourjourneythrough
Email: [email protected]
Website: yourjourneythrough.com
Ecourse: InstaGrowth For Therapists. Re-launching July 5th - waitlist opens July28th where you can join for $100 off the course. 

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