The Dude Therapist

In this week's episode, we will delve into healing trauma with a new perspective.
We discussed how she got into trauma work, what keeps her in trauma work, and drives her to continues in this hard yet amazing style of therapy, Somatic Experiencing.
We touch on key points on the beginning of healing and what it means to have a synergy of self, mind-body, and spirit.
Her main take away to start healing is "get out of why and into the what"

Hope you enjoy, I know I did!

Ilene Smith is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) whose work is rooted in the principles of attachment theory and eastern philosophies. She integrates several modalities into her practice, including talking, touch-work, and movement, to help clients develop deeper and safer relationships within and increased capacities for resilience and joy. 
Ilene is the author of Moving Beyond Trauma: The Roadmap to Healing from Your Past and Living with Ease and Vitality (Lioncrest, 2020), an Amazon Bestseller that shows readers how to bring the body into the trauma healing process. Her writing on psychology and wellness has appeared in Spirituality and Health, PsychCentral, Project HEAL, and Brooke Burke’s ModernMom. She holds master’s degrees in Mental Health Counseling and Exercise Physiology, is a Certified Professional Coach (CPC) through the GROW Training Institute, and completed the three-year training program with the Somatic Experiencing Institute founded by Peter Levine. 

In addition to her private practice, Ilene offers workshops on trauma healing online and worldwide and conducts research on Somatic Experiencing for eating disorder treatment. She makes her home in Arizona and loves to travel, collect art, cycle, and practice yoga in her spare time.

For all parents out there, no matter how many you have or are pregnant , this episode and advice is golden. 
In this weeks episode we truly delve into parenting and how to be our best selves for our children with a parenting coach Kylee Money. 

Kylee Money is Founder and CEO of Parenting Made Joyful, a sought after parenting coach and a pediatric sleep consultant. Kylee has nearly two decades of experience working with parents on everything from sleep training to behavior management, picky eating, and more. Kylee is also a frequent contributor to award-winning parenting resources and featured as a parenting expert for both CBS and Fox News. She advises Pampers on all things sleep and works with companies to bring parenting resources to employees in need of support.

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Being a parent is a true struggle, here are some insights into the truth about those first few weeks and moments of calm and stuff hitting the fan to truly appreciate the strength of parenting  

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This week's episode is all about masculinity and breaking down how society has shaped the culture and view of what men should and shouldn't be.
We got raw and real in this episode truly getting to the source of all things man and manhood.

Dr. John Schinnerer coaches men to greater success AND happiness at work AND at home; because if you don’t have all 4 of these, you have none of them.  Dr. John graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a Ph.D. in psychology.  He was an expert consultant for Pixar’s Inside Out.  Dr. John recently received the award for Best Executive Coach in Danville for 2020 and Best Social Content in 2019. He has spoken to organizations such as Stanford Medical School, U.C. Berkeley, and Kaiser Permanente. Dr. John has coached top executives at Kaiser, Twilio, Okta, Stanford University, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo as well as elite athletes, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and first responders. His areas of expertise range from high performance, to the Man Box Culture, to positive psychology, to anger management, to creating happy, thriving relationships.  Dr. John hosts a top 10 (in self-help) podcast to help men find success and happiness called The Evolved Caveman. Over 10,000 people have taken his online anger management course. He recently recorded micro-courses on anger management and forgiveness for Simple Habit; they have been listened to over 100,000 times in the first year. Visit TheEvolvedCaveman.com to learn more about the podcast. For information on high-performance coaching, visit GuideToSelf.com.

(Warning: There is some explicit language talking about the name-calling of men and how they might be referred)

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In this episode of The Dude Therapist, I am going to give you a little look into what it truly means to go to therapy and how it can be helpful to you, me, and anyone who is looking for someone to be in your corner. 

Don't listen to all the myths and misconceptions, hear the truth from a therapist today!

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We live in a life where things are taken for granted. In this episode, I take a look at the struggles of having a chronic illness and how it can impact your mind and body. 
We take a look at how it can affect your relationships, your career, and the world you knew before your diagnosis.

Share your story today and don't forget I am in your corner. 

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This is going to be the title of my book on ADHD.... but for now, here's a little look into my superpower of ADHD and how it has shaped me into a better person

Heres to all my ADHD family and those who have struggles in their own life, I got your back! 

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Yes, I struggle with anxiety and I am a therapist.
Let's talk about that!

Don't be shy to share your story and get the help you need when you need it.
It's never a weakness.

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It was a regular day until my wife's water broke. We had no idea what was about to be in store for us. 
This is the story of how I managed my chronic illness, anxiety, and the emotions of one of the craziest days of my life. 
With all the struggle with infertility, this day meant that much more. Here's an inside look into that amazing and magical day.
To all the parents out there, this one is for you! 

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Life has been really rough this year, 2020 has not been what we expected AT ALL!

So how can we deal with this?
In this BONUS EPISODE, I will layout 5 tips on how to handle change and struggle in our lives, not just during Corona, but when changes and the unsure happens, here are ways to deal with it. 

If you have any other tips you have used that have helped you, let me know and I will share it on social media

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