Our guest, Dr. Paul Scheele, is going to discuss how to tap into the entrepreneurial genius that’s already living inside of you so you can achieve your goals in private practice without waiting years on end for something to happen.

Mental health professionals are mission-oriented in their career. They love to serve their clients, especially, when they are doing it on their own terms. Many professionals choose to do this in private practice in order to control their own hours, increase their hourly wage and reduce the paperwork. But therapists are not trained as business owners. They often find themselves with a lack of know-how around marketing, time management and how to operate at peak performance levels.

It’s essential to feel aligned with your own inner genius as an entrepreneur. Whether you are seeing clients one-on-one, creating a clinic or something more expansive, your inner genius will guide the way and keep you out of trouble. Our guest explains how to get in touch with your inner genius and the keys to having a successful entrepreneurial mindset.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why an entrepreneur has to be a self-starter
  
• How to manage priorities
  
• The genius that lives inside of you
  
• We are systemically "de-geniused"
  
• How to deal with the emotional highs and lows
  
• What happens if habits stop you from building your practice

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes and to learn more about Dr. Paul Scheele.

In this episode, Ted Usatynski and Gabrielle Usatynski go into detail about mindfulness practices for couples, the truth behind health in relationships, how to truly make a relationship a spiritual path, and lots of other really important information about how to grow as a couple within a spiritual context.

This conversation sheds light on a new perspective about what it means to have a spiritual relationship. There are a lot of preconceived notions about spirituality and mindfulness. Many people assume that it’s really a solitary practice. However, when mindfulness is applied to relationships a powerful process can unfold where you can heal old wounds from the past, deepen into a secure foundation and, ultimately, thrive as a couple.

Our guests, Ted Usatynski and Gabrielle Usatynski are married and founded Wake Up Together LLC, a digital education company devoted to bridging the gap between the realm of spiritual development and human relationships. Their online education course called Sacred Intimacy is the first attachment-based program of spiritual development for couples. Ted is the author of Instinctual Intelligence and academic articles on transpersonal psychology, the neurobiology of Tibetan Buddhism, and healing trauma as part of spiritual development. He teaches and leads workshops across the world. Gabrielle is a couples therapist and relationship expert. She has been clinically trained for the past 7 years by Dr. Stan Tatkin in A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT). She is also inspired by her education from the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and her in-depth studies of many spiritual traditions throughout her adult life.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• What is relational mindfulness
  
• What is a healthy relationship
  
• Spiritual growth between partners
  
• A personal story about co-regulation
  
• How is your partner your mirror
  
• Relational mindfulness and sexuality

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes for this episode and to learn more about Ted Usatynski and Gabrielle Usatynski’s full course in the Higher Practice Institute.

Our guest, Dr. Ray Doktor, is going to get into the real issues single dad’s face and what they need to do in order to thrive.

Single dads can get left out when it comes to receiving support. They receive a lot of messages that they’re supposed to have it all together and not need any guidance. Really, many single dads leave themselves out. With all of the messages they face that they heard as a child and into adulthood they tend to isolate, put their head down and just get the job done. But it usually comes at a big cost of being less available for their kid, their new relationships, and day-to-day activities.

Single dads really have to be on their A-game if they want to stay healthy and show up for their kid in the best way possible. Our guest is going to get into 9 essentials that single dads need to know in order to flourish. He likes to speak authentically and doesn’t sugar coat his words. He brings an edge to push men out of their comfort zone so they can lead powerful lives.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why connection to your children is more important than your story
  
• The basics of eating properly in order to thrive
  
• Self-care for single dads
  
• When to ask for help
  
• Why it's essential to outsource tasks
  
• Discover who you are before dating again

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes and to learn more about Dr. Ray Doktor.

In this episode, Timothy Wienecke is going to give an insider’s perspective about the real issues that military service members face and the resources they need in order to live healthy and productive lives outside of service.

This conversation will open a dialogue about fears clinicians have about working with the military culture, sexual assault in the military and how to handle it with a client, how the military’s health care system differs the from civilian establishment, how the military enables a sense of purpose in its members and the loss the members often feel leaving the uniform, how common or uncommon is wartime trauma in this population, and why are veterans often better served by non-military specialist.

Our guest today, Timothy Wienecke, was a primary trainer as a Signals Analyst with the NSA, a primary trainer for the Air Force’s Bystander Intervention program where he spent three years training over 3000 airmen how to notice and engage effectively to stop harassment and sexual assault, and is currently in private practice where he helps service members and educates around veteran issues.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• A therapist's personal story as an Airmen
  
• Short-term vs. long-term therapy solutions in the military
  
• Issues faced by national guard members
  
• How addiction is dealt with in the military
  
• What to avoid as a therapist with military personnel

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes for this episode and to learn more about Timothy Wienecke’s full course in the Higher Practice Institute.

Keith Kurlander, CEO of Higher Practice, is going to share his personal story of an extremely challenging crisis that began in college and led to discovering a mystical connection between trauma and spirituality, and what’s possible in the evolution of the human spirit.

While trauma has been the subject of countless studies and dialogue among the psychotherapeutic community for years, complex PTSD and spiritual dissociation is a topic that is often overlooked but extremely relevant. Many sufferers of complex PTSD identify as spiritual and highly sensitive to non-ordinary states. Which begs the question, “why do so many people with complex PTSD have so much access to mystical experiences?”

In this episode, Keith will discuss why so many people with complex PTSD have had profound spiritual experiences, when those encounters are positive resources, and when to exercise caution with spiritual practices.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• My first crisis in college that led to an epiphany
  
• Why so many sufferers of complex PTSD identify as spiritual
  
• Sophisticated forms of dissociation and mystical states
  
• Gains and drawbacks with practices that lead to mystical experiences
  
• Reorganizing trauma and revisiting the mystical

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes and to learn more about Keith Kurlander.

Our guest, Reuvain Bacal, is going to be talking about men’s work and what’s necessary to help men embody their purpose and their power in a healthy and constructive way in this world.

This episode comes at a timely moment where so many women are speaking out about the ways that they have been mistreated by men both in the workplace but also elsewhere.

Men traditionally don’t have a strong emotional support system built into their lives. They can easily stuff their emotions and let those emotions take over in really unhealthy ways. This can lead to many stereotypical behaviors that cause men to relate to women inappropriately. In addition, men can live compromised lives and not reach their potential.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to help men feel safe and connected
  
• Why it's so important for men to do group work
  
• Working with men's anger and helping them with healthy power
  
• How to process somatic experiences of survival in men
  
• Educating men about trauma
  
• Why knowing your life's purpose is so important

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes and to learn more about Reuvain Bacal.

In this episode, Joe Sanok is going to discuss podcasting for therapist and how you can get your voice heard by thousands or potentially even millions of people.

As therapists, we have so much important wisdom to share with the world. Think of how many lives you’ve impacted sitting with clients.

Many therapists decide as their career develops that they want to have more of a multidimensional service that’s not just about sitting one-on-one with clients. And they also realize that they want to be able to scale their business, both in the number of people they are reaching but also in the amount of money they are earning.

Creating a podcast has never been easier. The barriers to entry are low. With a little marketing know-how and some basic tech knowledge you can be up and running and get thousands of downloads quite quickly. This means you can reach people who have never heard of you that need your help and you can begin to expand your business in ways you may have never thought were possible.

In this episode, we will cover some podcast basics such as how much time it takes to learn how to set up a podcast, monetizing what you love, how to deal with starting a podcast if you're fearful of technology, and a success story of a therapist using a podcast to increase their impact on the world.

Our guest today, Joe Sanok is a speaker, mental health counselor, business consultant, and podcaster. Joe has the #1 podcast for counselors in private practice called, The Practice of the Practice Podcast. With interviews with Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas, Chris Ducker, Rob Bell, Glennon Doyle Melton, and Lewis Howes, Joe is a rising star in the speaking world! Joe is a writer for PsychCentral, has been featured on the Huffington Post, Forbes, GOOD Magazine, Reader's Digest, Bustle, and Yahoo News. He is a keynote speaker, author of five books, and is a top-consultant.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How much time does it take to learn how to set up a podcast
  
• A success story of a therapist using a podcast to increase the clients they can reach
  
• The podcast startup basics
  
• How to deal with starting a podcast if you're fearful of technology
  
• Should a therapist have a separate website for their podcast
  
• Monetizing what you love

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes for this episode and to learn more about Joe Sanok’s full course in the Higher Practice Institute.

Our guest, Mark Roberts, is going to cover the essentials of Facebook advertising for therapists. He will discuss how to advertise private practices with integrity, Facebook ads 101, using local campaigns designated by Facebook, the term traffic temperature and why it's so important, and utilizing metrics in Facebook to see if your ads are working and getting you new clients.

If you are thinking that at some point in the future you might want to start a private practice or you are currently in one and you want to get more clients, this episode is for you.

As business owners, we always want to be thinking about ways we can automate our marketing process so that you’re not spending more hours marketing than you are delivering direct services to clients.

But as a therapist, it’s also essential that our marketing comes from integrity and the values that got you into the profession in the first place.

Many therapists will say I didn’t go into this profession for the money, and it may be true that money was not the highest value of why you chose this profession. Typically, that doesn’t turn out well for anyone.

However, money is essential in order to thrive in the profession and so you can feel vital when you are working with your clients. If you are in a place of scarcity in your own life, it’s difficult to help your clients out of the place of scarcity that they are often experiencing.

There are a number of avenues online to explore for paid advertising such as Google Adwords, directory listings, and online magazines and newspapers. Facebook ads done correctly is one of the most powerful resources available.

Mark Roberts is the CEO of Conscious Creatives, an ethical advertising company based in Nottingham, which is just outside of London. They focus on marketing companies and products that are having a positive influence on the world.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to advertise private practices with integrity
  
• Facebook ads 101 for therapists
  
• Using local campaigns designated by Facebook
  
• Traffic temperature and why it's so important
  
• Utilizing metrics in Facebook to see if your ads are working
  
• Understanding return on investment and getting new clients

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes for this episode and to learn more about Mark Roberts and Conscious Creatives.

In this episode, Dr. Annie Brook is going to explore psychological imprints from conception through the birth process and how those imprints impact your behavior in life. She’s going to discuss interventions that can take place as early as infancy, as well as during adulthood. This conversation will challenge everything you believe about your history and when your mind truly started to form.

Developmental psychology usually looks into pattern development from ages 3 and up with some patterns developing during infancy. But what if it’s possible that many of these patterns both unhealthy and healthy started at birth or even prenatally?

Prenatal psychology examines human behavior in a very different light than how most people frame their history and how it impacts who they are. From a prenatal psychology perspective, the development in the womb and the birth process can have a huge impact on who we are as adults and the behaviors that we default to.

In this conversation, we will explore the cues to look out for when there is shock present in the nervous system of a young child that occurred during a very early developmental process, how to recognize compensations in adults for challenges that happened during prenatal development, birth trauma and how to work with it, a case example of a child who worked through a disruptive birth experience, and why pre and perinatal psychology is essential to understand as a clinician.

Our guest today, Dr. Annie Brook, has worked as a psychotherapist for over thirty years working with children, adults, couples and training other professionals. Dr. Brook received her Ph.D. in Perinatal and Somatic Psychology, an MA in Family Systems Theory and a BA in Somatic Psychology. She has six certifications in body-based modalities and is a published author, speaker, and a highly influential voice in the field of Somatic Psychology and Pre and Perinatal Development.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The cues that there is shock in the nervous system
  
• Premature imprints in the body and compensation later in life
  
• Preverbal signals that a child has pre-natal or birth trauma
  
• A case example of a child who worked through a disruptive birth imprint
  
• Why prenatal psychology is essential to understand as a clinician

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes for this episode and to learn more about Dr. Brook’s full course in the Higher Practice Institute.

In this episode, Ellen Boeder, discusses her personal story of motherhood, how she overcame the challenges of conflicting roles in society, how therapists can support moms, the signs and signals when a mom is healthy and well-resourced, and, most importantly, what to look out for when a mom needs extra support in her life.

Although this episode is really geared toward supporting women who are transitioning into motherhood or in the early years of parenting, this episode also applies to any parent or anyone who is thinking of having a child.

Last week we explored the attachment and bonding process between parents and infants and how critical that time period is for healthy childhood development. Today is all about what mom’s go through in those first few years of having a new child.

In many parts of western civilization, there’s so much emphasis placed on career, and, increasingly, mother’s are often troubled by balancing the roles of being a parent and a mother. And there’s also so many cultural myths and stigmas that mothers face today.

We have a guest today who’s going to break down the modern myths of motherhood, what needs to happen with mom’s in a therapy setting, the challenges and triumphs that mom’s are facing every day, and how to recognize a mom that’s well resourced in all the ways that count.

And this episode isn’t only about moms. Ellen has a message for fathers who want to learn how to support moms, as well as some thoughts for anyone considering becoming a parent.

Ellen Boeder has been a practicing psychotherapist since 2003. She has worked with women in a range of healing contexts, and after becoming a wife and mother to two children, she has shifted her practice to working with couples. Ellen is trained in PACT, the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy. Ellen brings her lived experience as a woman, wife, and mother into her understanding as a clinician.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Ellen's perspective as both a therapist and mom on parenting
  
• The adjustment as a new mother and balancing other roles
  
• Cultural myths and stigmas mother's face every day
• Relevant support systems for mothers that clinicians need to know about
  
• Signs and signals that a mother is well resourced and healthy
  
• How mothering can be an experience of gratitude rather than constant overwhelm
  
• A message for the fathers in the relationship

Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes for this episode and to learn more about Ellen Boeder.