Ask Kati Anything podcast episode 92 Hi, Kati! Is it possible to not be traumatized by something that is clearly traumatic to other people or are you just denying that you are? My parents were kidnapped and held at gunpoint when... Hi Kati, can you go into emotional trauma a little more? I experience all of the symptoms of emotional trauma but my parents were always there if I needed them, including if I ever asked they would support me emotionally and give advice. They ... Hey Kati, How do I ha...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Ask Kati Anything podcast episode 91 Today's guest is Jason Thompson a a certified EMT-P and trained in TMS for Brainsway and Nuerostar. Since 2004, he has working in a variety of healthcare settings such as an EMT and Director of Neuromodulation in Texas Jason Thompson brings his passion for healing and educating to his role as Director of Deep TMS and Hyperbaric Services at All Points North Lodge. He loves educating and treating clients with newer technologies and guiding them through the heal...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Ask Kati Anything podcast episode 90 Today's guest is Jessica Harp, LPC, MS! She joins All Points North Lodge in her role as Clinical Operations Manager. She is passionate about employing empirically proven treatment and innovation to aid patients in identifying core belief systems that are affecting the ability to function in relationships, professions and being a meaningful member of society. Since 2013, Jessica has been serving clients in a few different clinical settings such as Partial hosp...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 37 min
Ask Kati Anything episode 89 Audience questions: How do I get over the feeling of being hyper aware about myself in therapy? When I'm in session I always feel like I'm a little girl who's in trouble. Which makes me super aware of every single part of my body. The way I move or talk, even the way my ... I’m wondering how to deal with anger and hurt over being emotionally neglected as a child. I have been burying my trauma down for years so I wouldn’t have to deal with it, but have recently uncove...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Episode 88 audience questions: 1. If you are taught growing up that your feelings were not valid, how do you start to feel okay feeling feelings? Throughout my childhood and as I grew up, I was consistently told I was just being too sensitive or overreacting or whatever happened was not worth getting upset over... 2. I just started therapy to work through physical and sexual abuse and was diagnosed with PTSD. My therapist has pointed out (with compassion) that I’m very ambivalent. I didn’t think...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 38 min
Ask Kati Anything podcast 87 Audience questions: You’ve mentioned several times that a therapist shouldn’t be working harder than the client, but what if they are? How do you address a client who has run out of motivation to get better? I struggle a lot with comparing myself to other people who seem more happy, successful, talented, and so on, than me. I know that ‘comparison is the thief of joy’ but doing this is automatic to me, like a reflex. Being told not to compare myself to other people i...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Ask Kati Anything! podcast episode 86 Audience Questions: 1. Why do I feel like I failed at my illness? I had anorexia for several years and then morphed into bulimia. But I don't really feel like being bulimic and more like a "failed anorexic".It really keeps me from wanting to get better and makes me so ashamed... 2. Is it possible for older teenagers (16-19yo) to be groomed? Also, is grooming always explicitly sexual, or can it be only vaguely sexual or even not sexual at all? Thanks for all ...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Ask Kati Anything episode 85 Questions: 1. Is it “normal” to constantly talk to yourself? basically whenever i’m alone i’ll be having full on conversations out loud to myself. feel like half the time it’s just maladaptive dreaming and i’ll be talking about something I... 2. How do you treat trauma that you don't remember? I can hardly remember my childhood, but sometimes I have emotional flashbacks in response to certain questions in therapy. Without pictures or sounds... 3. I hope you are doing...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Ask Kati Anything podcast with Dr. Alexa Altman | ep.84 Audience questions: 1. For the past 6 months I now realise that I dissociate. I didn't realise up until now because I had only heard of the more severe types of dissociation. My therapist told me that some people who dissociate can go for long periods of time and not remember... 2. I really struggle with boundaries. I recently went to my teacher to talk about mental health struggles, and she... 3. Do you think it's possible for our struggle...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 33 min
Ask Kati Anything! the Kati Morton podcast ep.83 Audience Questions 1. Can you give us an overview of what a therapist does vs a psychologist? What’s the difference between therapy and psychotherapy? Would someone who struggles in all different areas benefit from seeing a psychologist rather than a therapist? For example, if someone has autism, C-PTSD, OCD, and an eating disorder, would a therapist be able to help them... 2. If you (as a therapist) have seen a client for a long time, do you noti...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Do therapists get annoyed with their patients? Ask Kati Anything podcast ep. 82 1. Do therapists ever get annoyed when clients say “I don't know” a lot during sessions? I find myself saying I don't know to questions in sessions... 2. Do you ever get annoyed with your patients? I feel like I am annoying my therapist because I repeat judging myself and she keeps telling me that it's her job to sort through my thoughts and I should... 3. Do you have any advice on talking to therapists about their r...
Oct 13, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Ask Kati Anything podcast ep.80 Audience questions: 1. What advice do you have when CBT doesn’t seem to be working? I have been diagnosed with GAD, and I know it’s supposed to be the gold standard for anxiety, but I feel like it isn’t doing anything for me. I can identify what is causing my anxiety/ all the distortions in my... 2. How do you know what to say as a therapist? I get that your education and practice help a lot but what about in the beginning (your first few clients). How do you know...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 16 min
1. Why do therapists often like to sit and silently observe you for an uncomfortable amount of time? It happens when the conversation slows down and everything goes quiet and they just sit looking at you... 2. How can you tell apart when your worrying has a legitimate reason and when it's just caused by your anxiety / perfectionism? I'm always worrying I won't work hard enough for my university, that my boyfriend will leave me, that I'm not trying hard enough in therapy... 3. I hope you are well...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Ask Kati Anything ep.79 - Kati Morton's Mental Health & Psychology Podcast 1) How much of our childhood is normal to remember? I remember some things, but not a ton. My family life was fine growing up, I had loving parents, but I experienced bullying at school and social isolation because of that. I'm wondering if me not remembering stuff is because of the "trauma" of bullying or if it is just normal not to... 2) Are suicidal thoughts dangerous when they aren't exactly in the near future or ...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Ask Kati Anything ep.78 - Kati Morton's Mental Health & Psychology Podcast 1 (0:48) What's the best way to build self esteem after years of emotional and physical abuse? I was abused as a child and it feels like no matter how hard I try, my inner monologue/strongly held beliefs always... 2 (18:43) Did going to school to be a therapist bring things up for you? I just started my program and I’m loving it, but I’ve noticed that a lot of people in my program are struggling to an... 3 (24:17) Is ...
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min
To order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED please visit https://geni.us/Bfak0j Ask Kati Anything, ep.76 audience question: How to tell or show your therapist that you are doing worse than what she thinks. My therapist thinks I’m doing fine but I’m not, I feel like I’m dying from the inside. I don’t know why I’m like this, but I want to be sicker than I am. Like, I know logically I probably only have anxiety and maybe autism, but I want to get diagnosed with a personality disorder... I hop...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 29 min
To order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED please visit https://geni.us/Bfak0j Ask Kati Anything! ep.77 audience questions Can you give your therapist a ‘Summary of Me’ document so you don’t have to waste so many sessions getting through your whole life story? Or make your own trauma timeline to give to your new therapist instead of doing it in session? How much thinking about therapy is too much? I find myself constantly analyzing myself and thinking about things I need to work on and th...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 21 min
To pre-order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED visit https://geni.us/Bfak0j Ask Kati Anything episode 75 What is/are the most common things where a client thinks they're the "only one", but really a therapist hears it ALL the time. What might be the most surprising? How do you handle a client that appears to be really struggling at the very end of a session? As in about to burst into tears and very obviously just trying to hold everything together (but unsuccessfully)? Why do I find the t...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 11 min
To pre-order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED visit https://geni.us/Bfak0j Ask Kati Anything ep.73 audience questions: 1) Is fidgeting bad to do in a therapy session? I tend to fiddle a lot with my hands, lean forward and sit at the end of the seat in session. My therapist made me sit back and spread my hands and stop moving them, so I ended up bouncing my... 2) Has it ever felt strange going to therapy when you, yourself are a therapist? Does it ever seem kind of trippy, with their laye...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 25 min
To pre-order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED visit https://geni.us/Bfak0j Ask Kati Anything episode 74 Can you talk about whether it’s more important to prioritize processing past trauma or working through issues in the present? It feels more important to prioritize the... Can you just replay social situations over and over in your head without having social anxiety? I often find myself ruminating after socialising on what has happened, what I have... How do you know if you’re being re ...
Aug 12, 2021•1 hr 10 min
To pre-order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED visit https://geni.us/Bfak0j Ask Kati Anything ep.72 audience questions: 1) I was wondering if a therapist would know if their patient isn't feeling that great or something's bothering them or their anxiety is a bit high... 2) Are therapists faking themselves in sessions? My therapist told me that she adapts to each client and is more mindful... 3) Can you please talk about why it’s physically so hard to talk about trauma? I want to try to ta...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Pre-order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED here: https://geni.us/Bfak0j Audience questions Hi Kati, hope you're taking care of yourself. Can you talk about the boredom that comes with being okay? I've been experiencing extremes for so long, (manic/suicidal) that on the days/weeks where I'm more stable, I can't deal with the boredom of not having those extreme emotions, and often end up deliberately triggering myself to end the monotony... Hey Kati, do you have any tips on how to live for...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Pre-order your copy of Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED here: https://geni.us/Bfak0j Audience questions 1. How do therapists notice the non-verbal signals in their clients, what are obvious signals and what are less obvious signals? 2. Do you have any tips for people who feel like they have missed out on their teen years and early adulthood and would like to just be a teen again to experience what they feel they missed? 3. Can you talk a little about touch aversion? I grew up with almost no touch asi...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Ask Kati Anything episode 69 *** Kati's new book TRAUMATIZED is available for Preorder today! https://geni.us/Bfak0j Audience questions: 1. If you're comfortable talking about it, have you ever suffered from mental illness? I know therapists often say they know better but don't necessarily always do better... 2. Is fear of crying during a session something that should be talked about? Every time I go to therapy I purposely don’t talk too much about things that get me teary or... 3. How do you kn...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Audience questions for Ask Kati Anything! How does a therapist feel when a patient gets mad at them in session? Nothing threatening or personal, but things like copping an attitude, getting sarcastic... What are the things that can cause us to have attachment issues (other than abuse/neglect from our primary caregiver)? Can toxic friendships and having been bullied as a child and teenager cause us... Can you talk about avoidant attachment style (or avoidant personality? What’s the difference?) s...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Audience questions for Ask Kati Anything! 1. I was wondering, do therapists have to like their patients? I always have a fear that secretly my therapist doesn’t like me, that I'm a burden to her and every... 2. Does someone actually “recover” completely from trauma or abuse that has occurred resulting in C/PTSD? Or is it actually having healthy coping mechanisms to... 3. How can a trauma survivor tell the difference between truly toxic behaviour and just human mistakes? Sometimes I'm wondering i...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 18 min
Ask Kati Anything! #66 audience questions: 1. I recently started therapy but I'm not sure what we're really doing. I just spend the time talking about how miserable I am and not much else. I asked her what I should be bringing up in therapy... 2. Hey Kati, how are YOU doing? Do you still see clients for therapy or have you shifted entirely to Youtube? If so, do you plan on returning to clinical work? 3. I've been struggling with overthinking for quite a while now, I have really obsessive intrusi...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Ask Kati Anything! #65 audience questions: 1. Me and my boyfriend have been together for 2 and a half years. Overall our relationship has been great. I have depression, and when we first started dating, my depression almost... 2. I just finished undergrad this semester and will be starting grad school in the fall. Throughout undergrad, I have struggled to keep up with school because of my mental… 3. Recently I have begun to notice that my parents are more concerned about my sisters mental health...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Audience Questions for Ask Kati Anything Episode #64 1. Hey Kati! You have talked several times from the perspective of kids where well meaning parents just weren't able to fill all of their children's emotional needs. Do you have any advice for the well... 2. I have recently been learning a lot more about autism spectrum disorder and realize that I might be autistic. I struggle with changes in routine, noise, connecting with others, eye contact... 3. I may be a little older than most of your li...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 27 min
Audience Questions for Ask Kati Anything Episode #63 1. My therapist told me that they would be surprised if i actually committed suicide, when i had finally got the courage to tell them about my suicidal thoughts in session. Their reasoning was... 2. How can I relax more during a session? I’m so nervous every time... Because of those nerves I answer all her questions with: “I don’t know”. This feels like failure... 3. My therapist and I are working on attachment at the moment and it's the harde...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 25 min
