This week's episode is a true "crash course" on the foundations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a highly effective and evidence-based treatment that offers actionable coping skills and mindsets to help navigate complex and/or intense feelings (pandemic re-entry, anyone?!). The skills offered by this framework are applicable to folks who are experiencing a variety of issues, and can continue to serve us as we all work toward ease and stability in our lives. Audriannah and J...

Jenn and Audriannah take the week off from a major episode release, and instead offer you this bite-sized lesson about one of our favorite therapy modalities: Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Research - as well as the ladies' experience as therapists - support this therapy as an effective intervention for just about any issue, from anxiety and depression to Borderline Personality Disorder, addiction, and self-harm. In this episode, Jenn provides a brief background on how the therapy...

As the world opens up in the wake of COVID-19, we are being asked to reengage with aspects of ourselves that may have been in hibernation for the past year. This means reengaging with hobbies, relationships, and our needs/wants during this transition. In this episode, Audriannah and Jenn explore what it means and looks like to build a solid, healthy understanding of who we are and what we bring to our relationships as well as the world at large. As therapists, Jenn and Audri...

In this episode, which marks the 3rd episode in the #NormalizeRecovery series, Jenn and Audriannah discuss how the experience of trauma can stall our emotional development and how the recovery process can - in some important ways - mirror the process of recovering from addiction. The ladies define what a traumatic event is, and debunk the myth that a trauma has to be huge and devastating to have a lasting impact. Audriannah and Jenn provide the latest research on how the brain and...

In a very special LGBTQ+ Pride month episode, Audriannah and Jenn discuss the origins of Pride as an act of protest against oppression and persecution, and how this history impacts the mental health of this vibrant yet vulnerable community. Audriannah speaks to her personal experience of being a member of the community, while Jenn stands in allyship and inquiry about the queer experience. The experience of internalized homophobia and shame is explored as a precursor for mental he...

In the first episode of Therapedia Season 2, Audriannah and Jenn address Imposter Syndrome, a common experience that gets in the way of people experiencing pride and a sense of confidence about their accomplishments. Jenn and Audriannah discuss how this shows up for them both personally and in the therapy room, including an examination of how our inner Imposter discounts and discredits our abilities and impact with unrealistic expectations and narratives. The ladies discuss recen...

In this week's episode, Jenn and Audriannah celebrate 1 year of the podcast (!!!) being 'on the air' by sharing their goals for the future and takeaways from Year 1. In their main topic, the ladies discuss the concept of Body Positivity as a movement as well as an ideology that can support mental health wellness. As part of this process of treating our bodies with love and kindness, Jenn and Audriannah discuss how to incorporate pleasure practices as a vital aspect of your self-ca...

In the second installment of the "Normalize Recovery" series, Audriannah and Jenn begin the discussion about recovery from behavioral (AKA process) addictions with a discussion about how our relationships to sex, love, and pleasure can become problematic and self-destructive. The ladies offer their own working definition and mindset about sex and love addiction, including a recognition of how the colloquial understanding of them may be flawed. Jenn and Audriannah outline the chara...

In this week's episode, Audriannah and Jenn discuss the topic of "re-entry" as the world is beginning to reopen its doors and the pressure to "get back to normal" is growing. The ladies discuss the positive aspects of the reopening, as well as some of the discomfort that is coming up in therapy about this - such as body shame, safety concerns for BIPOC folx and the queer community, social anxiety, and general concerns for health and well-being after the last year of sheltering in place....

This episode marks the first of what will be an ongoing Therapedia series - the "Normalize Recovery" series. In this first installment, Jenn and Audriannah discuss their personal and professional backgrounds in supporting people who suffer from addictions and why it is important as a society to destigmatize addiction and recovery. As two individuals who identify as being in recovery themselves and have worked in the field, the ladies define what "recovery" means to them and what m...