Therapy with Bria

In today's episode, I review an article by Dr. Andrea Bonoir  - the article is linked below. She outlines 20 Signs Your Partner Is Controlling. In this episode I go over each indicator as highlighted by Dr. Bonoir and I give detailed descriptions of what this might look like in your life if your partner is controlling, OR if you are displaying controlling behaviour, and tips on how to manage your mental health through this. If this is something that you're struggling with, please seek help from your healthcare providers - this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for mental health care.

In This Episode I Jammed On:

• What it might look like if your partner is controlling
• What if might look like if you are the controlling partner
• Attachment styles, trauma, and low self-esteem as factors contributing to a need for control
• The implications on your mental health and wellbeing of being in a toxic or unhealthy relationship

Resources:

• https://www.gottman.com/
• https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/friendship-20/201506/20-signs-your-partner-is-controlling
• https://drandreabonior.com/

Connect With Your Host:

• Instagram: @bria.wannamaker
• Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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.

It's Fuel Up Friday!! Today's theme of fueling up and recharging is to motivate you to get connected with yourself and to feel empowered to make any necessary shifts and changes to align with the truest version of you. I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to be interviewed as a guest by Confidence Coach, Jess Clerke for her podcast, Self(ish) Confidence. We talk about the overwhelming sense of "not doing enough", conforming to the expectations that others might have for us, and how to set boundaries vs. sacrificing your needs. You're going to love this chat & I hope that you get so much inspiration from it!

In this episode we chatted all things:

• Symptoms of anxiety and depression
• Taking ownership of your self-confidence, success, and happiness
• Physical symptoms of stress and anxiety
• Productive worry vs. rumination and overthinking
• Food, fitness, body image - and finding balance by taking care of yourself
• Building trust within yourself through flexibility and guilt-free acceptance

Connect with Jess:
Instagram: @jess.clerke & @selfishconfidence
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/self-ish-confidence/id1590737249
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Connect with your host, Bria:
Instagram & TikTok: @bria.wannamaker
Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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.

Thanks for listening! I'm so glad that you're here and that I can bring you these valuable skills to help YOU take care of YOU. In this episode, I guide you through an Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) skill of tapping. You can use tapping as a relaxation tool and grounding exercise to connection both your body and your mind. Today we are walking through this exercise from a lens of stress, anxiety, and frustration surrounding money - but you can use this technique in other areas of your life as well.

In this solo episode I jammed on:

• Bringing awareness to discomfort and distress
• Feeling empowered to take action to support yourself
• Practicing a state of calmness in times of stress, scarcity, and anxiety

Support the show:

• Fairtrade, organic coffee, roasted in Canada: www.ethicalbean.com
• For 10% off at checkout use code: BRIA10 

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @bria.wannamaker
• Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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.

Lina graciously shares her journey with slowing down and learning to listen to her body and her intuition in her daily life versus being driven by her to-do list (relatable, am I right?!). Sometimes what we want is not what we need. The world will not implode if you don't finish everything on your to do list. There's so much chaos and noise, allow yourself the time and space to clear our and sift through to find out what's really important to you. In this episode, you'll feel so inspired and encouraged to begin to reconnect with yourself.

In this episode we chatted all things:

• Becoming a mom and taking care of your body
• Slowing down and being gentle with yourself
• Disconnect between body and mind and how to practice getting reconnected

Connect with Lina:
Instagram: @thelinalatini
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anchor-within/id1552225007
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Connect with your host, Bria:
Instagram & TikTok: @bria.wannamaker
Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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.

How often do you tell yourself: "I don't have the energy for that", "I wish I had time to do that", "I feel stressed", "I feel exhausted", "I shouldn't feel this way". 

• What if we leaned in to the discomfort? 
• We can acknowledge our feelings, and recognize ourselves for trying our best, AND we can CREATE energy out of thin air. 
• I value rest and recovery and I know that it's also important to thrive in life and to be able to engage in everything that you were put on this earth to do. 
• You have the power to shift your mood from "I can't" to "I CAN!!!!!!!!"

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Connect with your host, Bria
Instagram & TikTok: @bria.wannamaker
Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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.

IT'S EPISODE 100!!! My guest Audrey Munson and I chat about some of my favourite topics including the effects of chronic stress and burn out - and how to participate in your life as a whole version of yourself. I don't believe in just paying bills until you die and this is something that Audrey and I were able to connect on. In this episode, we will leaving you feeling inspired to take control of the things that you can in your life and to get INSPIRED, get outdoors, active, and go do the things that you're passionate about - including taking time to rest and self-care.

In this episode we chatted all things:

• Mental health and burn out
• The impact of chronic stress on our relationships
• Moving through stress with self-compassion instead of resistance 
• Prioritizing and setting boundaries

Connect with Audrey:
Instagram: @helloaudreyrose
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ready-to-rise/id1541500424
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Connect with your host, Bria:
Instagram & TikTok: @bria.wannamaker
Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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.

What do others do (or not do) that drives you bonkers!? What are some things that you love and are completely obsessed with the IDEA OF IT, but think that you can never have it and that it's not attainable for you in this lifetime? In today's episode, I dive in to some tactical ways that you can start toward living with more integrity and practicing what you preach in your daily life. 

In this episode, I jammed on:

• Journal prompts/reflection questions to get to the root of what it is that you're not living in accordance with
• Sifting through your patterns of unmet wants and needs
• How to lead by example versus wasting your breath
• Identifying your beliefs and taking the steps to live out your own beliefs

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Connect with your host, Bria
Instagram & TikTok: @bria.wannamaker
Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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 hurtful things that people say to you become the hurtful things that you say to yourself." - Tahis. In this episode, Tai shares her own journey toward living as her whole worthy self AND provides us with the steps to create change in our own lives - even if you're feeling stuck!

In this episode we chatted all things:

• Body image
• Mom life
• Self-care
• Boundary setting
• Creating change
• Taking responsibility for our own behaviour

Connect with Tai and learn more about her signature program The Build Method!
Instagram: @buildwithtai
Podcast: The BUILDher Show
https://open.spotify.com/show/61FguaIfxIZ1u8bjWHir3R?si=20a9f397a05d47f5
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Connect with your host, Bria
Instagram & TikTok: @bria.wannamaker
Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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.

Emotional eating is not a matter of "no self control" or "no will power" - it's so much more than that -it's biological!!! WE are creatures of habit and pattern AND our bodies require certain nutrients to help carry out our functions. Career & Life Transitions Coach, Tammy was so open and honest about sharing her journey through emotional eating, adjustment and transition periods clinging to food and fitness as a sense of stability, comfort, and security during these times - we talked about rigid, disordered eating behaviours and how Tammy has moved through these to be able to live a more balanced and nourished life.

In this episode we jammed on:

• Small moments from childhood and adolescence that still affect us now in regard to our body image and self-esteem
• Body checking behaviour
• Shame, guilt, and uncertainty about WHAT, WHEN, and HOW much to eat

Connect more with Tammy:
Instagram: @tammyu_wellness
Booking: calendly.com/tammyuwellness/30min
Podcast: The Path to Transformation

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Connect with your host Bria on social media:
Instagram: @bria.wannamaker
TikTok:  @bria.wannamaker
Website: https://briawannamaker.com/ 

Here’s what I do:

• Bria Wannamaker Psychotherapy (Online 1-on-1 counselling)
• Speaking (Events, conferences, & podcasts)

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.

Many people feel embarrassed that they see a therapist, and this type of shame and stigma can prevent some people from seeking help. Sometimes, people wait until things are really bad and they're no longer able to function without mental health support. I'm all about being proactive and empowering people to take care of their health every single day. In this episode, I shed some light on THERAPY and what it means to see a therapist and to talk about your emotions and to build a relationship with your therapist. 

Common MYTHS that I discuss in this episode:

• I don't like feeling emotions, talking about emotions is painful and it makes things worse
• Having a 1-on-1 spotlight is uncomfortable "I'm not used to talking about myself"
• I have to stay with same therapist - even if I feel like it's not helpful and we don't have a good connection
• I have to continue with therapy regularly/forever
• I don't have enough money for therapy
• I have to be in crisis to get help - everything in my life is normal right now
• I have to be burnt out or really struggling to seek help - the support that I get from my family and friends is enough for me
• I haven't experienced any really bad traumas in my life - other people are worse off than me
• I'm not willing to change but I want to talk to someone about what I'm going through and just vent. I feel like I'll be judged for not being ready to take action 
• Going to therapy means that I'm "crazy", not doing well mentally, or incapable or handling things

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Connect with your host, Bria
Instagram & TikTok: @bria.wannamaker
Website: www.briawannamaker.com

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.