283 SelfWork: Not Drinking Tonight: A Conversation with Retired-Party-Girl-Turned-Therapist Amanda White
I first found Amanda White on Instagram, as she’s the therapist behind Therapy For Women – a popular Instagram mental health group. But then I learned more about her. Her book came out early in 2022: NOT DRINKING TONIGHT: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love, where she calls...
How To Not Be Victimized By Empty Nest. Letting Go With Intention.
My son is traveling at breakneck speed through the last semester of his college days.
Graduation is two weeks away.
He’s making decisions about his future — carving out a life for himself that will hopefully prove productive and fulfilling.
What I Most Want This Mother’s Day I Can Give To Myself
This is the third Mother’s Day in the era of Covid19. I’m not one to be concerned with receiving gifts, but I wondered what I might want to give myself… The first gift I thought of is actually far too dangerous, for it has to do with knowing when the light at the end of the...
282 SelfWork: Watching My Mother Disappear
This is a very personal episode of SelfWork, as I tell the story of my mother’s intense struggles with anxiety – and her turning to prescription drugs to help her cope. Sadly, doctors in the 1960’s brushed off women with “nerves” and handed out medications that were...
Five Ways to Make Sure Fairy Tale Relationships Don’t Become Nightmares
After a bad break-up or a divorce, you often look back and wonder, “What was I thinking? How did I ever think this was going to work out well?” Hindsight has long been 20-20. But what causes you to miss things while they are happening that in retrospect seem like they were a nightmare?...
281 SelfWork: A Personal Story of DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder, formerly known as Multiple Personality): A Conversation with Author Lyn Barrett
Warning: There are references made in this episode to childhood abuse and suicidal thoughts/attempts. Please listen with caution. Here are international suicide prevention hotlines and resources. Lyn Barrett is a guest you’ll never forget. She suffered from DID (which used to be called...
How To Challenge Shame Using The Art of Mindfulness
A lot of folks hear the word “mindfulness” and immediately think that it’s some weird, new age-y thing. But it’s not that. It’s also not simply awareness or being conscious of something; it goes beyond that. True mindfulness deepens your experience of the present. In...
280 SelfWork: Eight Dark Lies That Depression Tells You – And How You Challenge Them
One of the hardest even most cruel things about depression is the very darkness of your thoughts – the hounding of your mind and heart with feelings that seem to have the power at times to wipe all rationale from your consciousness and bury you with shame and worthlessness, distrust, and complete...
279 SelfWork: Special Feature! Ashley Stahl and the You Turn Podcast Interviews Tatyana Rae on The Art Of Loving
Today we’re doing something new! And it’s the brainchild of the woman you’re about to meet! Ashley Stahl is a counterterrorism professional turned career coach, spokesperson, and author of the bestselling book, You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direction, Design Your Dream...
When Are You Old? 22 Surprising Answers to That Question
I remember being chastised by my parents to “act my age.” What they probably meant was to stop talking, which I did a lot. So, aging is funny, isn’t it? When does the shift occur where it’s a good thing to not act your age so you’ll seem younger than you are? You can...
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