For her 75th episode of One Broken Mom, Ameé brings back a listener favorite, Wendy Behary. Wendy is the founder and Director of The Cognitive Therapy Center of New Jersey and The Schema Therapy Institutes of NJ-NYC and DC. She has been training professionals and supervising psychotherapists for more than twenty years. She is the author of Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed and is on the show to talk about the very real but often not understood hypersexualize...
Dec 22, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In this episode Ameé interviews Jen Johannsen, a school psychologist turned meditation teacher to talk about mediation for every day, stressed out people. As much fun as it is to always be picking off scabs on wounds and to commiserate about who messed us up and why, the reality is the road to healing must be balanced. Knowing everything doesn’t change anything. We have a nervous system and a body that needs to be re-tuned, especially if we have childhood trauma and adverse experiences to heal f...
Dec 15, 2019•57 min•Season 2Ep. 33
This week Ameé speaks with Geffen Liberman about the somewhat normal rite of passage for teenagers with drug and/or alcohol use and experimentation. Geffen has been in the field for over 20 years, and has worked in every facet of substance abuse treatment. Using his own personal experience in recovery and the education he has learned while in the field, Geffen connects with clients in a way that promotes recovery, self love and the desire for clients to achieve the best for themselves. Geffen is...
Dec 08, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 32
On this week's episode, Ameé chats with certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Shelby Forsythia, about how to understand and talk about grief. Shelby is the author of Permission to Grieve and podcast host of Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss . After the unexpected death of her mother in 2013, she became a “student of grief” and set out on a lifetime mission to explore the oft-misunderstood human experience of loss. Through her book, weekly podcasts, and one-on-one grief guidance, she h...
Dec 01, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 31
There is nothing like the holidays to add the fun to "dysfunctional families", right? Ameé brings back repeat guest, Dr. Elizabeth Cohen to talk about holidays with toxic family members and also about dispelling the BS behind the idea that you HAVE to spend the holidays with people you choose not to see the rest of the year. In this episode, you will hear: First, deciding yes or no to seeing family over the holidays Are there good reasons to NOT let your kids see or spend time with certain famil...
Nov 24, 2019•44 min•Season 2Ep. 30
For parents with teens, tweens or kids that will be at some point, this episode is another great one to listen to. Ameé speaks with a favorite repeat guest, Jax Anderson - a Wisconsin-based family therapist that specializes in teenagers. In this episode, Ameé and Jax talk about the neuroscience of adolescent brain development so that parents (and ever ourselves) can gain a greater understanding of the real biological and neurological changes happening in a tween and teenagers life. Our parents a...
Nov 17, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 29
On this episode, Ameé speaks with Lara Currie, who is a self-proclaimed communication nerd and author of the book Difficult Happens: How Triggers, Boundaries & Emotions Impact You Every Day to talk about how manipulators break through our defenses in the first place in a way people never seem coming. In this episode, you will hear: Lara's expertise in the field of communication Do we respond differently to a manipulator we deal with at work than a manipulator that may be a spouse or parent o...
Nov 10, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Today Ameé tackles perhaps the most taboo topic in the world throughout history: Incest. Her guest, Nancy Allen – a father-daughter incest survivor, is the founder of Tail of the Bell, an organization that offers coaching and resources to other incest survivors. Trigger Warning: Nancy speaks very candidly about the abuse she endured at the hands of her father. So, if you have experienced sexual assault, there could be some triggering moments during the interview for you! The psychological impact...
Nov 03, 2019•51 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Sometimes, in this world of ours, we encounter madness and monsters. And if we have grown up in environments where our sense of safety and survival has curried us to be ready for danger, well, we end up looking for it – whether we want to or not. It doesn't mean that we walk around life like we are Lara Croft – armed and ready to take down the bad guys. No, it’s more we are like the girl in the horror movie that everyone is yelling at “No! Don’t run back into the house stupid! What are you doing...
Oct 27, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 26
In this episode, Ameé speaks with Philadelphia based therapist, Elizabeth Earnshaw, about strengthen a relationship someone may already be in through improving communication. Liz has her own practice called A Better Life Therapy and specializes in working with couples around a variety of topics such as relationship issues, infidelity, divorce, intimacy and sexual issues, premarital counseling, and breakups. In this episode, you will hear: Why do relationships end? What are the typical barriers t...
Oct 20, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 25
So, if you’ve been listening and wondering “Okay how do I do this? What are concrete examples of the parenting modes that don’t work that I thought were okay. And what do I do if I want a child with the healthy emotional development that may spare them from therapy at 40 and multiple failed relationships under their belt.” On this episode, Ameé brings on an expert in parenting without the impacts and exposures to the traumas we’ve been talking about on this show. Dr. Laura Markham earned her PhD...
Oct 13, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 24
In this week's episode, Ameé speaks with a return guest, Dr. Elizabeth Cohen, about how to handle the stressors and grief of divorce. Dr. Cohen received her PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University. Dr. Cohen received her PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University. And now is the director of Dr. Elizabeth Cohen and Associates - a group practice providing comprehensive holistic Cognitive Behavioral therapeutic services in New York City. Now, you will recall, Elizabeth and I chatte...
Oct 06, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 23
WARNING STATEMENT: If you are or have been experience suicidal thoughts or have attempted to end your life by suicide, this episode is NOT for you. The topic we discuss today can be extremely triggering for someone who is struggling with suicide ideation and could be completely and understandably misinterpreted. If you are a Listener, again, who has attempted suicide in the past or experience thoughts about killing yourself, please, skip this episode. Go listen to Part 1 with Andy instead or sim...
Sep 29, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 22
This episode is Part 1 in a special double-episode release dedicated to raising awareness about suicide and suicide prevention. In Part 1, Ameé speaks with a guest who’s appeared on One Broken Mom before, Andy Grant from the show Real Men Feel. WARNING: If your life has been touched closely and intimately by suicide, this could be a tough episode to listen to - so pace yourself if you need to. This is a candid conversation about suicide and suicide ideation. Listeners heard Andy here earlier thi...
Sep 29, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 21
On this episode, Ameé speaks with Jen Proctor, the founder and CEO of Cultivated Entertainment, a highly successful talent booking agency out of LA and New York, about losing her mother to suicide when Jen was only 13 years old. Now, where the loss of a parent can be the kind of trauma that devastates you for life, for Jen it was that tragedy that instilled an inner compass for which she would make balance, wellness and well-being a top priority in her life. And Jen is here with Ameé to talk abo...
Sep 22, 2019•48 min•Season 2Ep. 20
In this episode, Ameé chat's with Dr. Jason J. Washburn, the Director of Graduate Studies for the Clinical Psychology MA and PhD Programs at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine . Dr. Jason Washburn's clinical interests include mental health treatment and evaluation of children and adolescents, including nonsuicidal self-injury, pediatric bipolar disorder, and the development of antisocial behaviors and has published numerous articles and studies related to suicide and non-suicida...
Sep 15, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Ameé has discussed the topic of suicide many times on this show because it obviously goes hand-in-hand with childhood trauma and adversities. In fact, according to the CDC, only 46% of people who die by suicide have a mental health diagnosis, leaving the remaining 54% with an unknown condition. But known risks factors for suicide include a history of trauma or abuse, chronic illness, and prolonged stress. On this episode, Ameé speaks with Mariangela Abeo – a photographer who started a powerful p...
Sep 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Today’s guest is Carmela Ramaglia, an author, speaker, and coach. At seventeen, she was hospitalized for anorexia weighing only 80 pounds. By twenty-five, she’d been in treatment 4 more times. At thirty, she was 200 pounds and suicidal, facing a choice to make: not live or live another way. Now body shame and what’s the best approach carries a lot of emotion with it. A lot of it. Bodies are not private battles - they are the thing we see and notice about all of us. And our internal conflicts are...
Sep 01, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In this episode, Ameé speaks with Ross Rosenberg. He is the owner Owner of Clinical Care Consultants in Chicago and Self-Love Recovery Institute as well as a psychotherapist, trainer, and author who specializes in Codependency, Narcissism, Trauma & Sex Addiction. He is the author of The Human Magnet Syndrome: The Codependent Narcissist Trap which provides answers to why patient, giving and selfless individuals (codependents) are predictably attracted to self-centered, selfish and controlling...
Aug 25, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Ameé has back on the show one of the One Broken Mom listeners' favorites, Lindsay Gibson. Lindsay is the author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents and has just published the follow-up book, Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents: Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries & Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy Lindsay and Ameé have spoken a couple of times about Emotionally Immature Parents – who they are and what it...
Aug 18, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 15
In the wake of recent mass shootings, Ameé had an opportunity to speak with Nick Hoffman, the Director of Development with the Avielle Foundation. The Mission of the Avielle Foundation is to prevent violence and build compassion through neuroscience research, community engagement, and education. And it was founded after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 by two parents who lost their only child that day. The Avielle Foundation accomplishes this mission by directing efforts and res...
Aug 11, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 14
On this week’s episode, Ameé talks with renowned couples expert and author, Dr. Stan Tatkin. Stan Tatkin, is a clinician, teacher, and developer of A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy® (PACT). He has a clinical practice in Calabasas, CA, where he has specialized for the last 20 years in working with couples and individuals who wish to be in relationships. And he is the author of many books on the topic of relationships including Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain an...
Aug 04, 2019•51 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Research has confirmed that suicide rates and suicidal ideation among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are significantly higher than among the general population. And sadly, LGBT adolescents also have the highest rate of suicide attempts, which the research believes is due to the bullying related to homophobia as well as rejection by families and parents. The topic of gender non-conforming and transgender is widely discussed in social media and the news but yet many parents d...
Jul 28, 2019•58 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Many of you are here to listen to One Broken Mom because you identify with the fact that you may have a complicated childhood and family of origin history. And what you are presently addressing in your life can be just your own healing and self-development or it can be in combination with parenting you own children if you have them. Some of us in life, despite the challenges or adversities we’ve experienced, are able to maintain some degree of connection with our family and some of us, elect to ...
Jul 21, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Jenn Taylor is a motivational speaker, parenting coach, author, and podcaster. who lives in Reno, Nevada with her husband and 18 children. That is not a typo. Eighteen children Jenn has gone through a period of infertility and then seven pregnancies, a miscarriage that nearly killed her, and has 12 years of foster parenting under her belt. She's been divorced, a single mom and experienced life with a blended family. In this episode, you will hear Jenn share amazing story of her triumph over her ...
Jul 14, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Today's episode features Kelly Lynch, a domestic violence survivor. After being trapped in her home at knife-point for two and a half hours by her husband, Kelly was able to remove herself from an abusive marriage and start over with an 18-month-old child. But Kelly is also therapist with practice out in Connecticut called Turning Point Wellness who recognized that her own story and experiences as well as being a mental health professional gave her some valuable insights for other young single m...
Jul 07, 2019•57 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This episode is a continuation of the topic narcissistic relationships due to many people writing to Ameé – men and women – expressing their frustrations at repeating the patterns of falling into bed (literally and figuratively) with the same type of person over and over again. So, for those of you still falling off the wagon and finding themselves attracted to another charismatic, over-the-top flattering personality, Ameé brings back to the show Wendy Behary, the author of "Disarming the Narcis...
Jun 30, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Kate Stone Lombardi has been a journalist for more than 25 years. She was a frequent contributor to The New York Times, and for seven years wrote a popular regional column that focused on family issues. Her work has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Time, Ladies Home Journal, Parenting Magazine including a recent article published on GoodHousekeeping.com , which is where Ameé discovered her. Lombardi is the author of The Mama’s Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger , p...
Jun 23, 2019•56 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week's episode comes from a listener suggestion who emailed Ameé and said "Can you please interview Anna Runkle? Her Crappy Childhood Fairy course changed my life!" Anna Runkle is a coach and writer who recovered from her own Childhood PTSD and teachers others to heal the brain dysregulation that so often flows from early trauma and change self-defeating behaviors common to people with Childhood PTSD. For anyone who's listened to the Season 2 monologue Ameé did, you would have heard Ameé sh...
Jun 16, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Dr. Freeman is a clinical neuropsychologist based out of Florida. She works with patients diagnosed with many types of neurological conditions including dementia and Alzheimer's. She also writes for Psychology Today , Huffington Post , and Aftermath Surviving Psychopathy . Amee was originally introduced to her and her work because of an article Rhonda had written called 6 Obstacles to a Relationship With a Psychopath that Amee's therapist shared with her in order to help her understand more of t...
Jun 09, 2019•51 min•Season 2Ep. 5
