Therapy Geeks

Therapy Geeks returns after a year-long break to talk about forgiveness.
What is it?
Why is it so damn hard?
How do you do it?

For some reason the recording gave Luke an intermittent lisp throughout the episode. Weird stuff.


https://internationalforgiveness.com/need-to-forgive/ - Enright's 20 step process model of forgiveness

Luke and Louise attempt to tackle another big topic. On the way we cover
Molly Mae,
What can be done with 7 Billion Beyonces?
Louise's life after her neurodivergent diagnosis.

New minisode released!

in this mini episode, Luke and Louise try to interpret a dream Luke had involving anger and grief.

Have you got a dream you would like us to interpret? Maybe you'd like to come on the podcast to talk about it! Let us know!

Therapy Geeks is a podcast by Northern Ireland-based counsellor/comedians Luke McGibbon and Louise Taylor.

it is available on youtube, spotify, google podcasts, stitcher, iheartradio, podcast addict, podchaser, deezer, listen notes, and podcast index.

CW: Suicide

A more somber episode for a more serious topic.
Luke and Louise tackle one of the most important topics in mental health: Suicide. We try and thread the needle of being respectful while still keeping the light heart that people enjoy about therapy geeks.
Who does it effect?
What are signs of risk?
What can we do as individuals and as a society?
What is with Luke's obsession with Scatman John?

Therapy Geeks is a podcast by Northern Ireland-based counsellor/comedians Luke McGibbon and Louise Taylor.

https://www.facebook.com/Therapy-Geeks-371571549937186
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Theme music is "dream about changing"; by Sally Seltmann.

With Omagh Pride is just around the corner, Luke and Louise interview Kittykat AKA Daz Catterson on-
His role in mid-ulster pride,
the protest that accompanies pride parades each year,
being LGBT in mid ulster,
Donald Winnicott and pride's role in challenging a false self,
homphobia,
biblically accurate angels, and a pansexual god.
Hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, we discuss gender, sexuality and pride.
We have an interview with pillow, a young nonbinary lesbian, about her experience.
Louise talks about her experience organizing mid-ulster pride, as depicted in the BBC documentary "pride of place"
We discuss conversion therapy, the great shame of the therapeutic profession,
and Freud and Adler's positions on sexuality, and how they may have evolved to a surprising place by the end of their careers.

In this mini episode, Luke and Louise try to interpret each others' dreams.
a friendly man offers help to Louise.
Luke ponders upon the horrible things he could do to people he loves.

CW: brief mention of sexual assault

In this episode- Emotions!
Why do so many mean people on facebook have their dog as a profile picture?
Why not call Sammy Wilson MP a big slice of ham?
An alternative 12th of July is discussed,
How do you communicate a fear of spiders and what does that say about you?
The intense emotions of the Euros,
and Louise sings the sash (why not?)

Therapy Geeks is a podcast by Northern Ireland-based counsellor/comedians Luke McGibbon and Louise Taylor.

https://www.facebook.com/Therapy-Geeks-371571549937186
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https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207898/​

Theme music is "dream about changing"; by Sally Seltmann.

DISHONESTY.
Who do we lie to? Why?
When do we lie to ourselves?
Some thoughts on trigger warnings and exposure therapy.
When should you jump in front of someone in the supermarket dressed as a clown?

Therapy Geeks is a podcast by Northern Ireland-based counsellor/comedians Luke McGibbon and Louise Taylor.

https://www.facebook.com/Therapy-Geeks-371571549937186
​
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1207898/​

Theme music is "dream about changing"; by Sally Seltmann.

In this episode Luke and Louise try to talk about stress, and find it's actually quite hard to talk about stress without getting political.
Can a therapist get political? Is that a good idea? A controversial facebook post in a large counselling group is discussed.
Is resilience a controversial word?
What does the mental health sector rely too much on?
who is handing you shit on a plate and telling you it's chicken?
All of this and more.