Dr. Reedy continues to review chapters from his first book, “The Journey of the Heroic Parent.” In Chapter 5, Tools for Encourage Change in Your Children, Dr. Reedy explains behavioral theory and how, for it to be most effective, it must be built on a foundation of self-awareness. He explains, “Before trying to change our child’s behavior, we would be wise to listen to what that behavior is trying to tell us.”
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr
Dr. Brad Reedy welcomes Meredith Bluestine to the broadcast. Meredith talks about her journey dealing with a child struggling with mental health issues and how it turned her towards looking inward and doing her own work. She talks about a mother’s guilt and shame. She talks about the need to talk with other parents, devoid of judgment, to find healing. She shares a mantra from the poet Maggie Nelson, “It is idle to fault a net for having holes.” We discuss what “doing your own work is” and how i...
Mar 25, 2021•49 min
Dr. Reedy welcomes Sanford Shapiro back to the podcast. Sanford talks about "twice exceptional" clients and why it matters. He talks about seeing children and how in our understanding them, we must embrace complexity and mystery. Sanford is Evoke's Learning Specialist and Executive Consultant. He is also the author of "A Light Within" and "A Light Within My Dyslexia."
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr
When to Draw the Line with Your Child - Ep 390 by Dr. Brad Reedy
Mar 23, 2021•57 min
Dr. Brad Reedy goes beyond the basics of communication by exploring the foundations of connection with our children. After reviewing the “I Feel Statement” and “Reflective Listening” skills, Dr. Reedy examines how these tools help us to become more aware of the internal landscapes ad the motives that are driving our behaviors.
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Dr. Reedy takes live questions from the audience and explains how to help children move through difficult and painful emotions. He explains that by allowing children feel and not getting attached to them getting over their feelings or encouraging resolution, we help them to integrate and resolve difficult feelings. We "hold" them with love and patience and they are able to naturally move through feelings towards a sense of wholeness.
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 1 min
A Model for Understanding Your Child (Ch. 3 JHP book review) - Ep 387 by Dr. Brad Reedy
Mar 03, 2021•59 min
Dr. Brad Reedy takes questions from the live audience and discusses the work required to welcome a child home from treatment; how to (or not to) give advice to children; and how we teach our children to feel.
Mar 02, 2021•43 min
Dr. Brad Reedy discusses how “enlightenment,” in part, is discovering your humanness and now you interact with your child’s issues. He reiterates the invitation in this chapter to take the heroic journey inward to discover the parts of you and your past relate to the struggles you are having today.
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Changing Levels of Consciousness: Live Q&A - Ep 384 by Dr. Brad Reedy
Feb 19, 2021•47 min
Dr. Brad Reedy reviews and expands upon chapter 1 of his book, The Journey of the Heroic Parent. He describes how our children, struggling with mental health issues, need us to look deeply into ourselves, our history, to discover how we are participating in the family dynamics. He explains how healthy attachment is the best predictor of our children’s mental health and how doing our work, not the quality of our childhood, is the best predictor of whether or not we are able to provide our childre...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Dr. Brad Reedy takes live questions from the audience. He talks about honoring other people’s defenses. And he explains how listening to our children’s feelings and detaching from an outcome is the best way to help a child move through their feelings of anger and resentment.
Feb 09, 2021•48 min
Dr. Brad Reedy welcomes former teen-model, entrepreneur, feminist, social media influencer, and political agitator Rosie Card to the podcast. Rosie is a powerful voice in the LDS social media world, taking on patriarchy and advocating for LGBTQ rights. She has attracted the attention of others of her faith including its leaders and government officials with her powerful and courageous voice. She shares her journey and why she thinks it’s important to hold her community accountable from within.
Feb 08, 2021•45 min
The Journey of the Heroic Parent: Foreword (book review) - Ep 379 by Dr. Brad Reedy
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Dr. Brad Reedy welcomes Jacky Power to the podcast. Jacky is a therapist and poet and uses her poetry and her voice to speak about the authentic and beautiful struggle of human being. She is an addictions psychologist and offers poetry workshops for those looking to find their voice using the blank page as the “perfect therapist.”
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Dr. Brad Reedy takes live questions from the audience as he discusses traps of co-parenting and developing a practice of self-compassion.
Jan 27, 2021•53 min
Dr. Reedy welcome psychotherapist Minaa B. She specializes in treating childhood and racial trauma, depression, anxiety, and self-care. She is the author of, "Rivers Are Coming: A Collection of Essays And Poems On Healing From Depression and Trauma." Based in New York City, Minaa is a speaker, writer and workshop facilitator who uses practices such as creative arts, literacy and storytelling to help people manage their mental health and cultivate healing.
Jan 24, 2021•45 min
Dr. Brad Reedy reviews the final chapter of his book, The 12 Myths in Mental Health and Keys to Enlightenment. He debunks ideas like the value of guilt and the idea that one is responsible for the happiness of others. He talks about learning to loose and remaining on speaking terms with your own mental illness.
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr
Dr. Brad Reedy takes live questions from the audience on a variety of topics.
Jan 21, 2021•59 min
Dr. Reedy talks about 8 practical tools that can change the way we interact and the way we see ourselves in relationship to others. He talks about how tools can help us in the short run with our boundaries and also how they can help us understand what it means to be a healthy, fallible person.
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Dr. Brad Reedy welcomes Ashleigh Warner to the podcast. Ashleigh is a holistic family psychologist based in Australia and her focus is on emotional regulation and parental co-regulation. We talk with Ashleigh about tantrums, parental triggers, and how a child’s rage and tears can be a good thing.
Jan 13, 2021•49 min
On the heals of the recent podcast on "What to Look for In a Therapist," Dr. Reedy takes questions on choosing a therapist and other questions from live audience members. He explains the concepts in "adequate therapy."
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Dr. Brad Reedy discusses what to look for in a therapist. He talks about the concept of containing and how good therapy creates competing experiences for repairing attachment wounds. He talks about how adequate therapy means being heard and seen rather than being fixed.
Jan 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Dr. Brad Reedy welcomes Dufflyn Lammers, a Recovery and Addiction Coach who works with women, couples and families struggling with substance abuse disorders and sex and love addiction. She shares her story and how it led to this calling. She talks about how boundaries allow us to demonstrate compassion for others. She describes her work as giving people permission to be human.
Jan 01, 2021•57 min
Taking live questions from audience members, Dr. Brad Reedy talks about triangulation—how when one problem in a family is resolved, tensions start to mount in other relationships. He also talks about how boundaries and self-care are necessary so that we can provide compassionate service to others.
Dec 31, 2020•54 min
Dr. Reedy welcomes Dr. Julie Hanks as she talks about her work empowering women and navigating faith transitions. She talks about the need for parents to lovingly detach in order to create intimacy. Dr. hanks explains how to navigate seemingly conflicting messages between clergy, conservative culture, and mental health professionals.
Dec 30, 2020•37 min
Dr. Brad Reedy continues his series on his new book, The Audacity to Be You by discussing Chapter 6: Knowing Mental Health. He talks about the continuum of mental health and illness and how we are all somewhere on that continuum. He talks about being human vs. being good. He talks about diagnoses as simply patterns of behaviors we develop to cope with painful emotions and how confronting defenses is an ineffective strategy for healing.
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Dr. Brad Reedy takes live questions from audience members on mental health and parenting. He explains how working with others’ defenses is like driving a car on a frozen lake—you learn how much gas and brake you can apply or how sharp a turn you can make before you lose traction. He emphasizes that in many situations and relationships you cannot win, but you can only choose how to lose (by being your authentic self).
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Dr. Brad Reedy discusses Chapter 5: Marriage, Divorce and Psychosis from his new book, The Audacity to be You. He talks about unlearning much of what the dominant culture teaches about love and marriage and how each partner is responsible for their own happiness. He emphasizes the need to shift from being a good partner to being a human being.
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 1 min
An Interview with Matt Jacobson - Ep 363 by Dr. Brad Reedy
Dec 11, 2020•26 min
