Therapy with Bria

If you need some inspiration to re-connect with your purpose and with your passions - this is it! Reflection Question: Why are we not proactive? Why do we wait until things pile up?

This Episode's Themes:

• Pivoting
• Purpose
• Career
• Relationships
• Passion

Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Please go seek medical health care, talk to your doctor, talk to a therapist, whatever you need - everyone is different. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other healthcare services.

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

If you need a little reset in your day - this is it! Hope that you enjoy!!

This Episode's Themes:

• Mindfulness
• Somatic Work
• Meditation
• Spirituality
• Self-Reflection

Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Please go seek medical health care, talk to your doctor, talk to a therapist, whatever you need - everyone is different. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other healthcare services.

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

In this episode I invite you to take a look at what your perception of situations, people, places, and media says about your own emotional state. These are the challenging questions that we need to ask in order to grow and to move forward. This helps to LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD!!!! How much are you carrying? Your own baggage? Other people's emotional baggage and energy? Yeah, enough of that!! 

This Episode's Themes:

• Control
• Emotional Triggers
• Taking Responsibility
• Self-Reflection

Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Please go seek medical health care, talk to your doctor, talk to a therapist, whatever you need - everyone is different. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other healthcare services.

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

In this episode I share TWO tactical tips that you can take action on TODAY!! These skills will help you to get grounded and help you to stop over thinking and experience clarity, joy, and presence through these times of change.

This Episode's Themes:

• Life transitions, milestones, and changes
• Stress and anxiety
• Science and psychology behind the fight-flight-freeze response
• Parasympathetic vs. sympathetic nervous system

Resources: 

• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01720-6
• https://earthingcanada.ca/blog/what-is-earthing/
• https://www.amazon.ca/No-Death-Fear-Comforting-Wisdom/dp/1573223336

Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Please go seek medical health care, talk to your doctor, talk to a therapist, whatever you need - everyone is different. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other healthcare services.

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

THIS EPISODE IS JAM PACKED!!! There's so much disconnect between the body and the mind. Are you an over thinker? Are you constantly analyzing everything? Do you have difficulty with decision making? Start tapping in to the wisdom that your body holds versus bulldozing through life. In this episode I share SCIENCE and research with you and also give you my personal anecdotes, knowledge, expertise, and opinions on binge eating behaviours. Tap in to your inner child to uncover YOUR why's behind disordered eating. Talk to your doctor or a therapist - seek guidance. 

This Episode's Themes:

• Binge Eating/Emotional Eating
• Exercise Addiction
• "Sugar Addiction"
• Hormones and neurotransmitters/neuromessengers
• Work toward self-compassion, slowing down & inner child healing
• Homeostasis and Balance
• Oxytocin - "The Love Hormone" --> if interested, learn more here https://www.psycom.net/oxytocin

Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Please go seek medical health care, talk to your doctor, talk to a therapist, whatever you need - everyone is different. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other healthcare services.

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

In this episode, I'm giving you a few examples of what it might look like when you're lacking in boundaries in your workplace, with your romantic partner, with your family members, with your friends, and even with your own self-care! I talk about the feelings and emotions that you might experience if you have a lack of boundaries, and provide you with 3 steps that you can take to start fostering healthy boundaries in your life.

This Episode's Themes:

• Boundaries
• Relationships
• Cognitive rehearsal
• Journaling and reflection

Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Please go seek medical health care, talk to your doctor, talk to a therapist, whatever you need - everyone is different. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other healthcare services.

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

In this episode, I'm giving you an update on my journey of healing my body and my relationship with exercise. I talk about using exercise as a tool to promote mental health and wellness versus for aesthetic purposes only. I talk about building self-trust to be able to enjoy gentle days, rest days, and high intensity workout days.

This Episode's Themes:

• Perfectionism and control
• Compulsive exercise
• Cognitive flexibility
• Making choices to support yourself so that you feel AMAAAZZZINNGGG!!

Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Please go seek medical health care, talk to your doctor, talk to a therapist, whatever you need - everyone is different. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other healthcare services.

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

The ULTIMATE Motivation Monday episode!!!

This Episode's Themes:

• Healing trauma
• Setting boundaries
• Patriarchal standards 
• Healing disordered eating and exercise
• Energetic boundaries: allowing others to take responsibility for their own stuff & you take responsibility for yours

Today's Guests:

Orlena C. @orlenacain
Amy R. @thewayoftheslut
Ellen N. @ellennguyenofficial & @lovefulmind
Nicola T. @turkishdelite04

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Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Please go seek medical health care, talk to your doctor, talk to a therapist, whatever you need - everyone is different. This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy or other healthcare services.

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

This Episode's Themes:

• Re-connecting with your body and learning to be calm and flexible
• Doing more of what feels good versus always being so focused on work and difficulties
• How to take small steps toward a larger goal when you're feeling stuck
• Making your body your partner in life versus your nemesis

You're going to love this interview with Jen, Host of Mom First podcast, Mental Fitness Coach, Attorney by trade, and mom of 5. She's incorporated yoga and podcasting into her life and she's starting to run again - I love her views on self-care and taking small steps with consistency toward goals.

Connect with your host:

• @bria.wannamaker on Instagram & TikTok
• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

Connect with Jen:

•  @momfirstcoaching on Instagram
• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3DxPz0rVVNpxpQldP4va5W?si=f45e882f58e6417c

Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.

This Episode's Themes:

• Shifting your state of being
• Releasing the heaviness of everyday challenges
• Sleep, rest, and other self-care strategies

Connect with your host @bria.wannamaker on IG & TikTok

• Website: www.briawannamaker.com --Intensive Workshop: Calming Your Nervous System -- Register via email [email protected]

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Bria Wannamaker, RP.
@therapywithbria_
www.briawannamakerpsychotherapy.com

As always, please remember that these podcast episodes are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for medical healthcare or mental healthcare. Podcasts are available as an educational and entertainment resource and are not advice, recommendations, or suggestions. Please seek out the necessary professional services if you require assistance.