Where Did Your Mind Just Go?

Babies notice race by six months. Most parents wait years to say anything about it.

In this episode of Where Did Your Mind Just Go?, Dr. Gabe Lowe sits down with Anjali Ferguson, PhD, a culturally responsive clinical psychologist, founder of the nonprofit Parenting Culture, and co-author of the picture book An Ordinary Day. Raising two Black and Indian kids with her husband, she has plenty of practice at the conversations most of us avoid.

They talk about why the adults are the ones who are not ready, how to answer a five-year-old about immigration raids without frightening them, what race-based trauma actually is, privilege as a blind spot, choosing public school for safety, and the mantra that keeps her family steady: the inside of these walls is a soft place to land.

Resources mentioned: Parenting Culture (parentingculture.org), the guide Raising Kids in the Age of AI, and An Ordinary Day by Anjali and Justin Ferguson.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.

What happens when the complexity of psychology meets the speed of social media?

In this episode of Where Did Your Mind Just Go?, Dr. Gabe Lowe reconnects with friend and fellow psychologist Christopher Schadt, PsyD, who shares candidly about his own experience creating psychology content online, and why he's stepped away from it.

Together, they explore the pressure to create content that performs, the risks of reducing complex struggles to diagnoses and quick fixes, and the tension between what the algorithm rewards and what feels authentic and responsible as a therapist

It’s less about deciding whether social media is “good” or “bad,” and more about learning to hold the complexity of what it can offer, and what it can’t.

Listen to this episode of Where Did Your Mind Just Go? wherever you get your podcasts.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.

This episode includes discussion of suicide and suicidal thinking throughout. Please take care while listening. If you are struggling, you can call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, any time.

Why is it so hard to say the word out loud — and what changes when the person across from you isn’t afraid of it?

Dr. Gabriel Lowe sits down with Dr. Kerry Horrell to talk about suicide: the anxiety therapists carry into the room, the wish to live and the wish to die held side by side, burdensomeness and belonging, autonomy versus the duty to intervene, chronic suicidality, and why the ask is time rather than a promise.

Dr. Horrell is a staff psychologist at The Menninger Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine, where she specializes in trauma and personality disorders, and a co-host of the Mind Dive podcast. She and Dr. Lowe trained in the same doctoral cohort.

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Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is hosted by @drgabelowe and produced by @CoastalTherapyGroup.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.

What does it really mean to be a “good” mother, partner, professional, and person when every role seems to demand more than you can give?

Dr. Gabriel Lowe sits down with Dr. Christina Lee Kim to talk about motherhood, faith, ambition, cultural identity, mental labor, burnout, and the pressure to hold everything together.

Dr. Kim is a licensed clinical psychologist, Associate Dean and Chair of Undergraduate Psychology at Biola University’s Rosemead School of Psychology, and a contributor to Power Women: Stories of Motherhood, Faith, and the Academy.

Together, they explore why work and family may not need to be perfectly balanced, how our ideas of being “good enough” are shaped by culture and family, and what it means to accept our limitations without falling into shame.

Out on all major podcast platforms.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is hosted by @drgabelowe and produced by @CoastalTherapyGroup.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.

Dr. Gabriel Lowe sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Joseph Kelly for an exploration of gender, sexuality, identity, and the ongoing process of making sense of who we are.

Drawing from Freud, Jean Laplanche, and Avgi Saketopoulou, Joseph challenges the idea that healing always means arriving at a perfectly clear, fixed, and integrated identity. Instead, what might become possible when we make room for uncertainty, curiosity, and the parts of ourselves that are still unfolding?


Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is hosted by Dr Gabe Lowe and produced by Coastal Therapy Group.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.

Dr. Gabe Lowe is joined by Dr. Carly Claney, licensed clinical psychologist, founder of Relational Psych in Seattle, executive coach, and host of The Relational Psych Podcast. Together, they explore the emotional side of money: how our families, relationships, culture, and life experiences shape the way we earn, spend, save, and give. It's a thoughtful conversation about moving beyond shame and toward a healthier, more intentional relationship with money. 🎙️

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.

What does it mean to be an everyday hero?

Episode 3 of Where Did Your Mind Just Go?, Dr. Gabe Lowe sits down with Joshua Fort, TED speaker, nonprofit advocate, with a background in philosophy and an obsession with superheroes. Together, they explore heroism, hope, and the power of choosing to do good, even in small ways.

🎙️ Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and as always, keep wandering.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.

How do we lead with hope as parents when the future looks uncertain and scary? How do we help our children grow and achieve without losing ourselves along the way? Nicole Knutsen is a mother of three, writer, and creative, and who brings the lessons she's learned about guiding kids without controlling them, making space for their questions, and becoming a safe place for them to land when life feels overwhelming.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.

Can AI tend to our mental health? How does change really happen in therapy and can AI do the same thing? Episode 1 of Where Did Your Mind Just Go? explores the future of psychotherapy, artificial intelligence, and how we experience healing as human beings. Join us as we sit down with one of the owners of Coastal Therapy Group Dr. Reid Kessler to wrestle with one of the biggest questions in the field right now.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go? is an open invitation to wonder out loud, sit with the uncomfortable, and find beauty in uncertainty. Each episode, I sit down with a guest to sojourn in a topic that matters to them, and we follow the conversation wherever it wants to go. No scripts. No talking points. Just two people wondering out loud and seeing what we find. Because here's the thing I keep learning: the richest conversations aren't the ones where you walk away with answers. They're the ones where you walk away with better questions.

New episodes every 1st and 3rd Wednesday. Let's see what finds us along the way.

Where Did Your Mind Just Go is a production of Dr. Gabriel Lowe and Coastal Therapy Group.