Ask Kati Anything #62 listener questions: 1/ Hi Kati, I'm 22 years old and have a rare genetic disease that is causing my body to fail. I've been sick since I was a baby. My digestive tract is paralysed so i have been tube fed for 3 years, with one tube going into my small intestine to give me nutrition, water, and medication, and another tube into my stomach to drain out the... 2/ Hi Kati! I would love to hear your thoughts on why therapists are so stubborn that their way of being a therapist i...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 12 min
1. I’m kind of struggling to accept my sexuality. I know that I am only attracted to women but I still have a hard time to allow myself to be okay with it. I struggle with social anxiety... 2. I find it super problematic when people use words from the mental health field for everyday things. I can't think of a specific incident, but I mean things like... 3. A friend of mine with whom I was really close, decided to stop talking to me out of the blue. Like, one day we were talking about uni and ev...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Ask Kati Anything ep #60 audience questions: Hi Kati! Do you ever suspect a patient of yours has gone through abuse in their childhood before they tell you? How can one deal with not being able to work/learn their dream career? ( for context) Grades are fine but for other reasons the university won't let me (i want to be a teacher but i have a speech issue - minimal improvement in speech therapy in the past.... Hi Kati! Can you talk about being totally overwhelmed with the daily maintenance of a...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Cheryl Burke from Dancing with the Stars is on the podcast today! We discuss her experiences in therapy, how dance has been healing, overcoming trauma, addiction, and so much more! Follow Cheryl's podcast & YouTube channel Video version of episodes https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs58xfxPpjVARRuwjH8usfw Ordering Kati's book Are u ok? http://bit.ly/2s0mULy Kati's Amazon Suggestions: https://www.amazon.com/shop/katimorton ONLINE THERAPY I do not currently offer online therapy. BetterHelp can ...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Ask Kati Anything - audience questions for podcast episode 58 1. I was recently diagnosed with depression by my therapist, but I struggle to tell people about it. When I have tried to tell people close to me, they seem to care but don't really understand what I am going through. When they ask... 2. How can you not compare your weight and size when you have a friend with an eating disorder? I do not have one, but hearing the way my friend talks has caused me to become more self-conscious. I still...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Ask Kati Anything! audience questions from ep 57 1. Why is it that I can so desperately long for connection and friendships, yet I constantly mentally push people away and put up a mental wall? It's like I CANT connect, as much as... 2. Hey Kati! I feel like this isn't a topic talked about a lot in the world today. So, I am hoping this gets answered. What are your thoughts about children who have a traumatizing sexual encounter with another child? Such as inappropriate touching and fondling. Is ...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Audience questions: As a therapist would you ever bring up or mention a client's weight gain/loss (a client who is not in treatment for an eating disorder)? I'm actually a very shy/anxious person but I always push myself into situations I feel very uncomfortable in. Like taking part in conversations I would like to avoid... I'm not sure what to do because I feel like unhealthy ways to cope are the only things that help me at this point.. when I'm not self-harming I use disordered eating habits t...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Ask Kati Anything! ep.55 audience questions 1/ Hey Kati, could you talk about why therapists sometimes don’t react with shock or surprise or sadness to things you might tell them like abuse, or they don’t give away any emotional clues about... 2/ Hi Kati, how is a therapist to react when a patient doesn't even trust them enough to tell them why they're here? Can such a patient even get therapy? Or would they be deemed... 3/ Hi Kati! How do you meet your need in comfort and reassurance, and why c...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Ask Kati Anything ep.54 audience questions: 1. I feel like I don't understand the point of our day. Not in a "what is the meaning of life" sort of way. But I struggle to not feel shame about being unproductive when I am not at work or working out. If I... 2. I wanted to ask if your clients are aware of your online presence? I am mainly thinking of clients with attachment issues. For me personally, I am super attached to my therapist but she does not have social media, or at least... 3. I was won...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Ask Kati Anything - episode #53 audience questions: 1. I am a child of emotional neglect and I was wondering if you have any tips on how to stop minimizing and downplaying my trauma. Even calling it trauma makes me uncomfortable because it wasn’t overt abuse. I can’t stop feeling like my trauma is... 2. Hi Kati! I feel like I spend a lot of my time playing through scenarios in my head about different events. For instance, if there is a conversation I want to have with someone I will play through...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Audience Questions: 1. I remember in one of your videos a few years ago you mentioned that therapists notice everything. When I'm in therapy, I get distracted because I notice myself not making eye contact, being tense, moving my hands, smiling when I'm talking about something upsetting... 2. How do I give myself permission to be ok with not being ok? I’m afraid of allowing myself to feel as I’ve avoided truly allowing myself to deal for a long time. I’ve had to be strong, or fake being strong, ...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Audience questions for Ask Kati Anything! Hey! I wanted to ask for tips on building up emotional resilience and knowing when to self care and when to push yourself to be 'productive'. Last month I had something happen with my roommate which triggered me and caused me to have a panic attack in... Hi Kati. I was wondering if you could explain why talking about past childhood trauma makes me feel so much worse? and I also wonder why I feel worse now than I did when the trauma happened? I stared tal...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Ask Kati Anything audience questions for episode 50 1. What if I actually don't want to get better? Sometimes I catch myself being 'happy' that I have a mental illness. I experienced childhood abuse from my grandma and probably because of that I developed BPD... 2. I've always been curious about what you would do if one of your patients has completely opposing views to you? For instance, what would you do if they turned out to be... 3. Is there a way for me to open up in therapy? I have a great ...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Ask Kati Anything! 1. How can I stop avoiding life? I’ve finished university and have been struggling ever since. It took me so long to finish my degree and I don't even like anything about it. I´m scared of starting to... 2. Can you talk about the differences between panic attacks, anxiety attacks, meltdowns and just general overwhelm? I struggle to tell the difference and feel it might be easier to deal with... 3. In a previous AKA, you mentioned giving yourself time once a week or so to just ...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Ask Kati Anything, questions for episode 48 1. What IS a crisis? There's a lot of talk about, "If you're in crisis call and reach out and do this or that," but no one ever explains what that means. In light of last week's second question, it seems pertinent to discuss what "crisis" means... 2. Hi Kati! My therapist will regularly ask me to rate my anxiety from 1 to 10 but I never know what to say. I feel like I just say random numbers as I don’t really know how I feel. Sometimes I think that say...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Audience Questions for Ask Kati Anything episode 47 1) Hey Kati, How long does it take you to "read" your clients mood if they don´t say anything? Can you see if they are struggling a lot or is it harder to see? I always wonder what techniques a therapist uses to adjust to each client's... 2) Hi Kati, how do YOU keep yourself from judgment towards your patients (and us)? You always say that nothing is weird and we can say everything to our therapist, but don’t you ever find things weird, or stup...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Ask Kati Anything! Audience questions for episode 46 Hi Kati, How do you know if you’ve truly “gotten over” a particular trauma? I feel I’ve worked through my big ones, but sometimes when I see... Any advice for someone who is having a hard time accepting themselves as a lesbian? I was raised in church being taught that it is wrong and so after a while you start to feel wrong. I know I’m gay and want to be able to... I get distracted super easily working from home which means completing a task t...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Ask Kati Anything! Audience questions for ep.45 Hi Kati, every time I see my therapist look at the clock I get nervous that I am boring her and she's just waiting for the session to finally be over... Hello Kati, hope you're taking care of yourself. As someone who has always had suicidal ideation and just a general feeling of not wanting to exist, how do you talk honestly and openly about it with a therapist without being put in a facility or put on suicide watch? Hi Kati! What is the best way t...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Audience Questions for Ask Kati Anything! Hello! Can emotional abuse or neglect lead to complex ptsd, hypervigilance and dissociation? I have experienced this during my whole childhood but.. Hi! How do I in the best way allow myself to be honest in therapy? Many times I make something sound less bad or not truly express how I feel or how bad it... Hi Kati, do you have any advice on choosing what to prioritise in session when every week it seems there's something more important? Do you believe it...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Questions for Ask Kati Anything 1. Hey Kati! How can I know if I am still attached to my therapist or if it started to be a healthy bond? Also, How do I know that everything I feel towards my therapist isn't just transference? How would I... 2. Hey Kati! Hope you are doing well. How does one get over having to switch therapists and process the loss of that relationship and having to start a new one? Thank you for your content! 3. Hi Kati! I hope you're doing great. I wanted to ask: am I ever goi...
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr 8 min
1. Hi Kati, how do you deal with feeling discouraged when symptoms of mental illness return despite doing everything to prevent it? I have been taking medication for depression for over a year and consistently go to therapy, but my symptoms... 2. Hi Kati! Why is it so hard for me to bear my therapist's silence in sessions? Is it part of me wanting to hear her opinion, so I don't have to be confronted with my own... 3. EDIT!!!! Hi Kati! Why do I feel so responsible for other people's words/action...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Ask Kati Anything audience questions: 1. Hey Kati! Thank you for all that you do! My question is how do I find meaning in my life? I struggle... 2. Hey Kati happy Thursday! My dad left when I was 8 and recently he reached out to me for the first time in ten years. I repressed the feeling for so long that I truly lived in a happy delusion of believing my dad leaving had zero effect on me... 3. Do therapists really mean it when they give you compliments or are they just saying it to build the ther...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Ask Kati Anything audience questions: Hello Kati, I've had such a horrible week despite my efforts to bring my mood up. And get myself feeling happy I've just been so tired every day, drained even with sleep. I've been unable... How do you tell the difference between feelings of loneliness, being alone, and being an introvert or “lone wolf”? I really struggle to tell where one starts and the other... Hi Kati! I'm gonna just get straight to the point here - I feel like I always have a desire to b...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 18 min
ep.39 Rebecca Zamolo & Kati Morton Audience questions 1. Hi Kati, please ask Rebecca how she manages to still have hope and faith after such a trauma. Maybe this inspires someone... 2. Hi Kati, I have multiple chronic illnesses including autoimmune disorders, Celiac Disease, Fibromyalgia, pain disorders, chronic fatigue, etc. My doctors have tried to tell me to stop working for many years, but it's unrealistic. I also don't... 3. Hey Kati and Rebecca! Can you talk about how to improve social...
Dec 03, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Audience questions for Ask Kati Anything ep38 1. Hey Kati, how do therapists deal with things that trigger their own mental illnesses? I want to be a therapist, but I struggle with anxiety and eating disorders myself and I’m afraid that there will be a patient who triggers me, potentially even to the point of relapse. 2. Hi Kati! Is it weird that I really want to cry in therapy but never can? I’ve always been someone that suppresses and ignores my emotions because I grew up thinking they were a ...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Audience questions for Ask Kati Anything ep.37 Hi Kati, what does a healthy attachment to your therapist feel like for the client? I am constantly wondering whether my attachment is healthy, for example, is it okay to be excited to tell them something that has happened to... Hi Kati! I’m just curious to know if therapists “stalk” their patients on social media? I would find it so tempting to want to know more about my patients if I was a therapist and I feel like I would want to look through the...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Intro with thoughts about Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard & his relapse. Audience questions: Hi Kati. How to deal with being a later-in-life virgin? I'm 21 and I'm getting to be requested to talk about it in therapy. It all started when we were talking about my poor interpersonal skills... Do therapists get bored if a patient doesn't give new information in sessions? I usually answer with 'nothing happened' when she asks how my week went, because I can't recall anything... Hi Kati. How can ...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 30 min
Ask Kati Anything audience questions: 1. How do therapists feel when their client talks about something really traumatic? I mean, therapists are people too and really terrible things happening to other people... 2. A friend of mine received a phone call from the school psychologist because her 10-year-old daughter used her school computer to google “How to commit suicide.” My friend recently... 3. Hey Kati! Could you explain a bit more the science behind false memories ? I do not know if my abus...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Ask Kati Anything audience questions: 1) Hey Kati!! I beat myself up a lot over not being able to self harm severely. I'm suicidal in my thoughts, but my actions aren’t always reflecting that directly. Every time I ask those around me for help (regarding these suicidal thoughts), because I’ve not... 2) Hi Kati, how do we actually "process" any emotion/situation? I never know how long to sit with hard emotions, I end up crying for a few minutes and then just saying to myself "okay time to do some...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 26 min
Audience questions for Ask Kati Anything ep. 33 1. How come I feel really bad during the week but then I go to therapy and seem like the happiest person ever. I don’t know how to say help me? 2. Hey Kati, I've been in therapy for a while now and have this thing where I'm always looking forward to the next session but when the day actually comes I dread going. In between sessions, I think about what I want to bring up next but I always end up feeling like I'm overreacting right before the next se...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 12 min
