Shame is often talked about in pop psych, but what does it mean? In this episode all about this tender emotion, we describe how the different theoretical frameworks understand how shame operates and how to work with it to move the therapy forward. From childhood trauma and abuse to marginalized identities and privilege, we unpack how shame might show up for ... Show More
May 6
The Role of Emotion in Therapy
Emotion is the heart of our work as therapists. They can be slippery and elusive, hard to access, scary to tap into and feel fully. There are countless frameworks for understanding emotion, and in this episode we talk about how we personally conceptualize these phenomena. Join us ... Show More
39m 36s
Apr 29
How to Avoid Being Harmful on Social Media
Even though we discussed being a therapist on social media fairly recently, we thought it was important to talk about it again because a therapist with a huge following (therapyjeff) posted things that were objectively harmful, intentionally or not, in recent weeks. It ignited a ... Show More
39m 43s
Dec 2024
Working with Your Parts: Complex PTSD, Dissociation, and Hypervigilance with Elizabeth Ferreira
Somatic therapist Elizabeth Ferreira joins the show to discuss complex trauma, dissociation, and working with challenging emotions. Forrest and Elizabeth start by exploring the relationship between Internal Family Systems and somatic therapy, including how we can apply a somatic ... Show More
1h 19m
<p dir="ltr">Shame</p> <p dir="ltr">Season 03, Episode 19</p> <p dir="ltr">If you listened to our episode on toxic shame last season, then you know that shame is a debilitating emotional response that keeps us from full self-expression. It represses other emotions and inhibits ou ... Show More
<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In this episode, I talk all about intuition—how to notice it, how to use it, and what might be inhibiting you from honing it.<br> </p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">If you like my thoughts and insights follow me on my socials b ... Show More
