What if the way you eat could directly impact your mental health, mood, and stress levels?

In this episode, Hannah Guy sits down with registered dietitian Melissa Wadolowski to explore the powerful connection between nutrition and mental health. They break down the science of the gut-brain connection, explain how the gut microbiome influences mood and brain health, and share practical strategies for supporting mental wellness through balanced nutrition.

Learn why food shouldn’t be about restriction, how intuitive eating can help you rebuild a healthier relationship with food, and why sustainable, mindful eating habits are essential for long-term well-being. They also discuss the role of nutrients like magnesium for anxiety, omega-3 fatty acids, and fiber in stress regulation, hormone balance, sleep quality, and emotional wellness.

If you’ve ever wondered how your diet, gut health, and eating habits can influence your mood, energy, or trauma recovery, this episode provides a compassionate and realistic approach to holistic mental health through nutrition.

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https://prolifestylenutrition.com/melissa-wadolowski/

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What is hyper-independence in relationships — and why does it make vulnerability feel so uncomfortable?

In this episode of Trauma, Tea, and Tangents, Hannah Guy is joined by guest Kelsey Wood, marriage and family therapist and coach, to explore how hyper-independence affects romantic relationships, dating patterns, emotional health, and long-term partnership dynamics.

If you’ve ever wondered:

Why do I struggle to be vulnerable in relationships?

Why do I feel like I can’t rely on my partner?

Why do I try to control outcomes in dating?

Why do I have such rigid expectations in romantic partnerships?

This conversation breaks down how hyper-independence develops, how it shows up in dating and romantic relationships, and why building inner self-trust is essential for healthy emotional intimacy.

Hyper-independence often creates a deep need for control, reinforces scarcity mindset in dating, and strengthens rigid expectations that block authentic connection. True intimacy requires releasing control, shifting beliefs about vulnerability, and learning to trust yourself from the inside out.

00:00 – Understanding Hyper-independence in Relationships

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Hyper independence is often a trauma response rooted in childhood trauma and unmet emotional needs. In this episode, Hannah Guy sits down with therapist and coach Kelsey Wood to explore how high-functioning women develop self-reliance as a survival strategy — and why control can feel safer than vulnerability.

Together, they unpack how childhood experiences shape attachment styles, emotional regulation, and adult relationships. They discuss feminine energy, intergenerational trauma, over-functioning, anxiety, and the hidden exhaustion that comes from always being “the strong one.” If you struggle with asking for help, fear vulnerability, or feel safer doing everything alone, this conversation will resonate deeply.

This episode is for women navigating therapy, mental health, healing, and personal growth. You’ll learn how hyper independence can shift from trauma response to intentional strength — and why learning to receive support is essential for secure attachment and emotional healing.

00:00 – Introduction to Hyper Independence and Trauma

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In this episode of Trauma Tea and Tangents, Sex Therapist Esme Vallette returns to explore one of the most powerful — and misunderstood — aspects of trauma recovery: healing within relationships.

Can a relationship actually help you heal trauma? What happens when your safest partner becomes your biggest trigger? And how do you balance personal responsibility with healthy support?

We dive deep into emotional safety, attachment wounds, codependency, relationship triggers, and the role of individual therapy in trauma healing. Esme breaks down how partners can support each other without becoming each other’s therapist — and why discomfort in a relationship doesn’t automatically mean you’re unsafe.

This conversation is essential listening for anyone navigating trauma recovery while in a relationship — or hoping to build one that supports growth instead of repeating old patterns.

If you’ve ever wondered:

“Why do I get triggered in safe relationships?”

“Is my partner responsible for my healing?”

“What’s the difference between support and codependency?”

“Can love actually help trauma heal?”

This episode gives you grounded, therapist-backed clarity.

Relationships can be healing — but they shouldn’t be the only place you heal.

00:00 – Introduction to Healing in Relationships

Joining us for this raw and real convo is Esme Valette, licensed sex therapist and fierce advocate for trauma-informed sex education. Esme opens up about her experience working with survivors, the practical tactics she uses with clients, and how to reclaim intimacy at your own pace. Expect wisdom, vulnerability, and a few healing tangents along the way.

✨ Want more of Esme? Follow her on IG & TikTok: @therapy_with_esme

✨ Want to work with Hannah and the trauma therapy team at Revive Therapy Services?

You’ve gotta be a PA resident—check us out at revivetherapyservices.com

And don’t forget to follow along on TikTok & IG: @revivetherapyservices

Why does pleasure feel unsafe after trauma?

Hannah Guy and sex therapist Esme Valette explore how trauma, conditioning, and performance-based intimacy disconnect us from pleasure—and how slowing down, curiosity, and non-goal oriented touch can help rebuild safety, connection, and trust with the body.

How cultural and religious backgrounds shape perceptions of pleasure

Why sex is often taught as a linear, goal-oriented experience

How non-goal oriented touch can reduce pressure in intimacy

The importance of slowing down in trauma healing

Using curiosity about sensation to support healing

Communicating boundaries, needs, and desires with partners

Why changing your mind about intimacy is always valid

Expanding intimacy beyond penetration

The role of self-exploration in understanding pleasure

00:00 Rebuilding Pleasure: A Journey of Healing

Joining us for this raw and real convo is Esme Valette, licensed sex therapist and fierce advocate for trauma-informed sex education. Esme opens up about her experience working with survivors, the practical tactics she uses with clients, and how to reclaim intimacy at your own pace. Expect wisdom, vulnerability, and a few healing tangents along the way.

✨ Want more of Esme? Follow her on IG & TikTok: @therapy_with_esme

✨ Want to work with Hannah and the trauma therapy team at Revive Therapy Services?

You’ve gotta be a PA resident—check us out at revivetherapyservices.com

And don’t forget to follow along on TikTok & IG: @revivetherapyservices

What if feeling “broken” after trauma isn’t a sign that something’s wrong with you — but actually proof your nervous system did what it needed to survive?

In this episode, therapist Hannah Guy gets real about the messy, confusing feelings that often come after trauma and how they show up in our relationships. Why can love, intimacy, and even close friendships feel triggering? How do we navigate grief, self-doubt, and moments of dysregulation without beating ourselves up?

Hannah shares personal insights and professional guidance, reframing the idea of being “broken” and showing what real healing looks like — it’s not about being perfect or “fixed,” it’s about slowly learning to feel safe in your body, with yourself, and with others. If you’ve ever felt stuck, judged your own feelings, or wondered why relationships feel harder than they “should,” this episode is for you.

00:00 — Introduction to Trauma & Personal Experience

✨ Want to work with Hannah and the trauma therapy team at Revive Therapy Services?

You’ve gotta be a PA resident—check us out at revivetherapyservices.com

And don’t forget to follow along on TikTok & IG: @revivetherapyservices

In this episode, therapist Hannah Guy breaks down why decision-making feels overwhelming for people with trauma histories and chronic anxiety. She explains how the nervous system confuses emotional discomfort with danger, why trauma creates pressure to make the “right” choice, and how fight/flight/fawn/freeze show up when we’re faced with everyday decisions.

Hannah shares trauma-informed tools to reduce decision paralysis, regulate the body, and approach choices with more clarity and less fear. You’ll learn grounding practices, reflective questions, and a new perspective on uncertainty: decisions are experiments, not life sentences.

Topics covered include trauma responses, attachment triggers, emotional regulation, nervous system healing, somatic strategies, and reframing high-stakes thinking in dating, relationships, and major life transitions.

If you struggle with overthinking or fear of making the wrong choice, this episode offers practical support and a gentle mindset shift.

✨ Want to work with Hannah and the trauma therapy team at Revive Therapy Services?

You’ve gotta be a PA resident—check us out at revivetherapyservices.com

And don’t forget to follow along on TikTok & IG: @revivetherapyservices

00:03 — Welcome + Why This Topic Matters

00:49 — The Pressure to Choose Correctly

01:21 — A Personal Look at Decision Anxiety

03:21 — Trauma Makes Choices Feel Like Survival

04:48 — How Trauma Turns Normal Decisions Into Threats

06:42 — Fight/Flight/Fawn/Freeze in Decision-Making

09:04 — The Myth of the “Right” Decision

11:15 — The Fantasy of Certainty

12:52 — Decisions Are Experiments, Not Life Sentences

13:07 — Regulating Before You Choose

13:12 — Tools to Return to Regulation

15:38 — What Clarity Actually Feels Like

17:50 — Building Tolerance for Uncertainty

18:29 — You’re Not Meant to Be Regulated All the Time

19:07 — Mastery Is Tolerating Uncertainty

19:10 — Final Reflections + Journal Prompts

20:57 — Closing + How to Connect with Hannah

In this episode of Trauma, Tea, and Tangents, licensed therapist Hannah Guy explores the world of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)—a groundbreaking approach to mental health and trauma healing.

Whether you’re curious about psychedelic-assisted therapy, mental health innovation, or the mind-body connection, this conversation will leave you with a deeper understanding of how Ketamine Therapy can open new doors to healing.

00:00 – Introduction to Ketamine Assisted Therapy

01:51 – Personal Journey with Psychedelic Therapy

04:45 – Understanding Ketamine and Its Effects

08:31 – What to Expect from Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy

15:34 – Benefits and Safety of KAP

19:01 – Integration and Long-term Effects of KAP

🔎 Keywords: Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, KAP, trauma healing, psychedelic therapy, mental health, somatic healing, trauma recovery, Revive Therapy Services

✨ Want to work with Hannah and the trauma therapy team at Revive Therapy Services?

You’ve gotta be a PA resident—check us out at revivetherapyservices.com

And don’t forget to follow along on TikTok & IG: @revivetherapyservices

Hannah Guy sits down with Meg Kub, LPC of Wellness with Meg to chat about what healing really looks like. From outgrowing your survival self to learning to trust yourself again, they talk about the twists and turns of trauma recovery. Healing isn’t neat or linear — it’s layered, sometimes slow, but always worth it.

00:00 — Introduction to Trauma and Healing

Meg Kub is an integrated and somatic therapist specializing in post-traumatic growth and reclaiming your story after complex trauma. With a whole-person approach, she helps individuals move beyond survival mode and symptom management into deeper, lasting healing. Her work emphasizes nervous system regulation, rebuilding trust in self and others, and uncovering the authentic self beneath trauma’s protective layers. If you are interested in getting scheduled with Meg, you can find her on her website Wellness with Meg.

✨ Want to work with Hannah and the trauma therapy team at Revive Therapy Services?

You’ve gotta be a PA resident—check us out at revivetherapyservices.com

And don’t forget to follow along on TikTok & IG: @revivetherapyservices

In this episode of Trauma, Tea, and Tangents, Hannah Guy chats with Abby Wilson, LCSW, an existential therapist who helps women navigate quarter-life challenges and attachment trauma. They break down the messy, sometimes hilarious realities of attachment styles in today’s dating world — from overthinking texts as an anxious partner to avoiding feelings at all costs as an avoidant one.

Abby shares insights on self-worth, body signals, and emotional patterns that shape how we connect with others. They talk about how to recognize those patterns, navigate relationships more consciously, and actually start feeling some peace in the process (yes, even in the middle of ghosting, over-texting, and dating app chaos).

Whether you’re trying to understand your own relationship patterns or just want a laugh while learning something about yourself, this episode is packed with practical insights, relatable stories, and no-BS advice about attachment and emotional growth.

Connect with Abby Wilson:

Instagram & TikTok: @abbywilsonlcsw

Website: abbywilsontherapy.com

How anxious and avoidant attachment styles show up in modern dating.

Why overthinking texts or ghosting isn’t “just you” — it’s attachment talking.

How to notice your own emotional patterns and body signals.

Tips to build self-worth and trust yourself in relationships.

Why healing takes time (and why it’s okay to stumble along the way).

How to cultivate peace and self-acceptance right now, not just someday.

Approaching relationships with curiosity instead of shame.