Therapy with Bria

Letting go of control, shifting identities, and building a life that supports who we are, what we need, and how we want to show up in the world- THAT is what this episode is all about. Stacey is wonderfully insightful about her mental health journey and navigating new phases in her career, mom life, and her relationship. I know that you'll be able to connect with Stacey's journey.

In this episode we jammed on:

• Finding your tribe that will support you and hold you accountable toward change
• SELF-WORTH!!!!
• How to fill your cup again

Connect more with Jess:
Instagram: @broken_beautifully_podcast & @loveablecoach
Website: www.swxcheer.com
Podcast: Broken Beautifully Podcast

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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.

HAPPY CANADA DAY!! I had the opportunity to connect with another Canadian soul for today's interview.  "If you start having fun, you're gonna make big moves in your life and you're gonna be happy!" - Jess Clerke at 17:12

Jessica Clerke is a Confidence Coach for women and helps others to take the necessary steps toward their goals WHILE HAVING FUN along the way!! We had such a great chat about navigating life when you feel stuck, lonely, burnt out, or bored af!

In this episode we jammed on:

• Living your life with integrity
• Shifting the pressure of societal standards and expectations
• Tapping in to the feeling that you're seeking in your life

Connect more with Jess:
Instagram: @jess.clerke
Website: https://jessicaclerke.com/
Podcast: Self(ish) Confidence
 https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/self-ish-confidence/id1590737249

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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.

Picture this - your to-do-list is massive and you feel overwhelmed - do you curl up in a ball and scroll on your phone? Or do you take action but end up feeling exhausted after trying to do it all? Do you typically experience more depressive symptoms? Or do you tend to be more anxious? In this episode, I chat all about regulating the nervous system and finding that sweet spot of homeostasis and balance which we so crave.

In this solo episode I jammed on:

• Healing from the bottom-up instead of healing from your thoughts - connect with the body
• How to begin connecting with your body
• Acute versus chronic stressors

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.

When you look in the mirror, do you ever feel like no matter what you do, you never look the way that you wanted to? Then, you go about your day presenting as this smaller version of yourself versus allowing for your true, exuberant personality to shine through? If yes, then this episode is to help guide you through connecting with yourself, your environment, and those around you, via taking a stance of confidence and pride in who you are.

In this solo episode I jammed on:

• The importance of reframing negative self-talk
• How to shift your posture, boost your mood, and increase your self esteem
• Embracing and owning your perceived flaws

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.

This episode is all about body image, disordered eating, and societal pressures.  I know that you'll be able to resonate with the experiences that these guests shared and that you'll benefit from these mindset shifts!!

Guests in order of appearance on this episode:

CONNECT WITH ABBY
Instagram: @abbytherd
Website: https://www.evolveflg.com/
Mindful Eating App: @eatmywayapp

CONNECT WITH HANNAH
Instagram: @getupwithhannah
Website: https://www.getupwithhannah.com/

CONNECT WITH JANIKKA
Instagram: @themotherstongue
Website: https://www.themotherstongue.com/
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CONNECT WITH YOUR HOST

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

Support the show:

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

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.

As if this is episode 90!!! I have some incredible interviews soon to come to the show and today is a solo episode, all about Internal Family Systems (IFS). Let's do a deep dive into learning about our whole and authentic Core Self AND start to become familiar with the parts of us that don't feel so good such as DEFENSIVENESS, being REACTIVE, or engaging in COMPULSIVE behaviours. Let's start to heal the parts of us that are in pain and that are screaming so loudly that it masks who we truly are at our core.

In this solo episode I jammed on:

• Overview of IFS
• A journaling or reflection activity to gain clarity and connect with your Core Self
• Examples of what inner Managers are and how to begin unburdening them

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

Resources:
https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline

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.

Amy is a Sexual Empowerment Life Coach who helps people on their journeys to reconnect with their sexuality. Amy shared her practice of creating a conscious, safe, space for ourselves to experience our full range of being, free from societal shame, pressure, and expectations.

In this episode, we jammed on:

• Setting intentions when creating a relationship with yourself
• Approaching our goals and emotions with curiosity and fascination 
• Allowing time and space for you to be you

Connect more with Amy:
Instagram: @the.sacredslutcoach
Booking: calendly.com/thesacredslutcoach

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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.

This episode is all about learning to let go of the identities, expectations, and behaviours that you have that are no longer serving you, working for you, or aligned with who you're becoming.  It can be challenging to navigate through your old coping mechanisms that have kept you feeling safe, love, accepted, and valued for so long and shift through the discomfort that comes with growth and change; but that's what we're all here for! Let's journey, adventure, and explore all of our endless potential and opportunities.

In this solo episode I jammed on:

• Becoming aware of your programming & conditioning that lead to self-doubt
• How to foster trust within yourself
• Where in your life could you put in C+ work that you're proud of instead of striving for constant perfection and procrastinating along the way
• Framing identities as coping skills and how to work toward new and healthy ways of being

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.

She's got 99 problems and she's here to share them with us! My interview guest today is Lindsey Konchar an her book, "I Got 99 Coping Skills and Being a Bitch Ain't One"  is launching on July 5, 2022. From working frontline as a Social Worker at a clinic and helping people to manage severe and intense mental health concerns, to motherhood, authoring a book, and working for a non-profit, Lindsey is a wealth of knowledge and has so much great information to share with us!

In this episode, we jammed on:

• How to choose what to say yes to, and what to say no to 
• Leaning on others and shifting toward interdependence 
• Pivoting careers, stepping away from the expectations of others, chasing your dreams, and holding yourself accountable

Connect more with Lindsey:
Instagram: @copingwithlindsey
Website: http://copingwithlindsey.com/

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Connect with your host Bria on social media:
Instagram: @bria.wannamaker
TikTok:  @bria.wannamaker
To work with me visit my 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.

This episode is all about SHIFTING. How to we shift from the one extreme of "NO PAIN, NO GAIN" mindset of ignoring your emotional and physical needs - or the other extreme of being consumed with your emotional and physical ailments and heavily identifying with them? How do we find balance between the two? It's a process!

• Acknowledge how you're feeling with regular check-ins with yourself, mentally, physically, and emotionally
• Check-in regularly so that you don't wait until burn out, exhaustion, illness, or injury for your emotions to come out
• Talk to your loved ones for support
• Get guidance from healthcare professionals
• Know that there is so much more to you than your experiences & what you're going through - Yes they are valid. Yes they make up who you are. Yes they have an impact on your daily life AND how can you engage with the world as your whole self without being consumed by what you've gone through!? This can be a time for you to hone in on your skills and abilities

Connect with me:
IG: @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.