The Unfiltered Therapists

By Jess Ward, Kay Foster

We're two Midwestern therapists that tell it like it is. Our podcast focuses on topics we find interesting, while tying it back to mental health and our own clinical experience. We know therapy can

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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

The Unfiltered Therapists episodes:

January 26, 2025 16: Winter Blues: What You Need to Know About Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
We're right in the middle of winter and this is when we start to see an uptick in the winter blues with our clients. In this episode we share more about Seasonal Affective Disorder, or seasonal depression, and what we recommend to make it through without falling into the depths of the season. As always, we're pretty unhinged and totally unfiltered. Enjoy!
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder
Where to find us:
Facebook
The Unfiltered Therapists (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555886414027)
Kay Foster, LISW (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557148641038)
Hopeful Minds Therapy (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554441941125)
Instagram
@unfilteredtherapists
@hopefulmindstherapy
PsychologyToday
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/kay-foster-ankeny-ia/953009
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/jess-ward-polk-city-ia/1127839
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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49min
January 12, 2025 15: Where Have We Been?
Episode 15: Where Have We Been?
It may seem like we fell off the face of the earth...but we're back! We both experienced a ton of professional (and personal) changes since our last episode dropped. But we were itching to get back to the pod, one of our favorite professional outlets. We also discuss some of our future plans for the content we want to cover this year and what you can look forward to.
The following books were mentioned in this episode:
Set Boundaries, Find Peace - Nedra Glover Tawwab
Real Self-Care - Pooja Lakshmin
Also, (Kay here) if you are on board with a little book club action here on the pod, please let us know! You know I'm all in!

Where to find us:
Facebook
The Unfiltered Therapists (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555886414027)
Kay Foster, LISW (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557148641038)
Hopeful Minds Therapy (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554441941125)
Instagram
@unfilteredtherapists
@hopefulmindstherapy
PsychologyToday
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/kay-foster-now-in-ankeny-ankeny-ia/953009
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/jess-ward-polk-city-ia/1127839
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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41min
October 20, 2024 14: Team Culture and its Impact on the Mental Health of Athletes
In this episode, we get into two of our favorite things to talk about: athletics and mental health. As former collegiate athletes, we talk about the impacts of team culture on the mental health of the athletes. This is an ongoing topic of discussion, so there's more to come in future episodes!
TRIGGER WARNING: At the beginning of the episode we discuss some statistics related to mental health in athletes. The rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation in athletes is highlighted.
Where to find us:
Facebook pages - The Unfiltered Therapists
Kay Foster, LISW
Instagram - @unfilteredtherapists
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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42min
September 22, 2024 13: Getting to Know Us...More
Today's episode is a little break from the heavy content we usually cover. We get into some of our favorite things: food, hobbies, books, etc. And of course there's some mental health talk along the way. We hope you enjoy listening to this one as much as we did making it.
Where to find us:
Facebook - The Unfiltered Therapists
Kay Foster, LISW
Instagram - @unfilteredtherapists
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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51min
September 08, 2024 12: Back to School
As many of us are finding our new routines this school year, we address the challenges and impacts of mental health on students, parents, and families. We share some tips on how to combat the challenges that come with the school year and possible resources that could be helpful as well. We hope you enjoy this episode!
It is important to note that this episode was recorded prior to the recent school shooting in Winder, GA on September 4. Therefore, we did not discuss this event in the episode, but we want to acknowledge it as well.
Where to find us:
Facebook - The Unfiltered Therapists
Kay Foster, LISW
Instagram - @unfilteredtherapists
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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42min
August 25, 2024 11: Athletes and Mental Health
On this week's episode we welcome special guest Preston Lovell. Preston is the head coach at Krave Gym in Ankeny and has a lot of background, experience, and education on athletes and training. Today we are chatting about how sports, athletes, the gym, and more all correlates with mental health!
Where to find us:
Facebook - The Unfiltered Therapists
Kay Foster, LISW
Instagram - @unfilteredtherapists
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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30min
July 28, 2024 10: Boundaries, Part 2
You asked, we listened! On this episode of the podcast, we discuss boundaries further: personal, professional, social, and family. We give some tangible takeaways you can start to implement in your own life in order to protect your peace. And for those looking for the quote I royally butchered at the end of the episode, here it is: "No is necessary magic. No draws a circle around you with chalk and says, 'I have given enough.'"
Where to find us:
Facebook - The Unfiltered Therapists
Kay Foster, LISW
Instagram - @unfilteredtherapists
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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52min
July 14, 2024 9: Becoming a Therapist
Episode 9: Becoming a therapist
After a little break, we’re back with guests, Emily Gregory and Taylor McDonald, two therapists entering the field. We discuss their experiences, how they’ve dealt with imposter syndrome, what they wish they would have known, and we all learn more about PITS AND PEAKS! If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to become a therapist, this one’s for you!
Where to find us:
Facebook - The Unfiltered Therapists
Kay Foster, LISW
Instagram - @unfilteredtherapists
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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50min
June 09, 2024 8: Couples Therapy and Attachment
In this episode Jess talks with Sarah Parks, a fellow therapist, all about couples therapy and attachment. Plus a little love for the enneagrams too!
Sarah M. Parks, MA, LMHCA, SUDPT
[email protected]
IG @Accepting__Always
https://acceptingalwayspllc.squarespace.com/
Resources:
Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love
https://a.co/d/faCEtOX
Enneagram Test
https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test
Where to find us:
Facebook - The Unfiltered Therapists
Kay Foster, LISW
Instagram - @unfilteredtherapists
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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1h
May 26, 2024 7: Boundaries
Spring and early summer have been very busy and full of change for both of us. So we went into this episode with no expectations, wanting to talk about our boundaries as therapists. We explore the challenges of implementing and maintaining boundaries, as well as the benefits of doing so. We share some general expectations for our own boundaries, in addition to what tangible, practical things we do to protect our own peace.
Where to find us:
Facebook - The Unfiltered Therapists
Kay Foster, LISW
Instagram - @unfilteredtherapists
Disclaimer - This podcast is not a substitute for therapy services. It is for educational and entertainment purposes only. For resources and support, call 988. If you are struggling and need immediate mental health support, please seek medical attention at your local hospital.
Contact us: [email protected]
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57min

FAQs about The Unfiltered Therapists:

How many episodes does The Unfiltered Therapists have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.