In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Nicole Lippman-Barile, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist, about the connection between dietary patterns and mental health. Dr. Nicole discusses what the research states about the connection between nutrition and mental health and highlights the differences between the claims we see on social media and what the literature actually supports. Dr. Nicole discusses foods and nutrients that have evidence of bettering our mental health, as well as ma...
Jul 31, 2023•48 min
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month, and raises awareness of the challenges that affect the mental health of racial and ethnic minority groups. This month was developed to honor the efforts of Bebe Moore Campbell, an American author, journalist, teacher and mental health advocate, who was driven to bring awareness to the unique mental health struggles of racial and ethnic minority communities through her personal experiences with a fam...
Jul 24, 2023•41 min
What is the difference between a psychiatrist and psychologist? What is the difference between a therapist and a psychologist? Should I go to counseling or therapy? There are a number of different professionals in the mental health field and it can be confusing understanding what each one does and how they were trained. A recent [deleted tweet] by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) highlighted that even those in the field do not fully understand the training and expe...
Jul 17, 2023•38 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I discuss various strategies to better your mental health outside of therapy. Therapy is inaccessible to so many people, yet, there are evidence-based ways to improve mental health and reduce depressive and anxious symptoms that individuals can implement in their every day life. In this episode I discuss a variety of strategies to improve your mental health, ranging from "basics" like good sleep and nutrition, to breathing exercises, and creative outlets. The su...
Jul 03, 2023•43 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. André Austell, PsyD a clinical sports psychologist. Dr. Austell discusses a little bit about his background and his journey to becoming a psychologist. He discusses what a sports psychologist is and what they do, as well as specific areas that sports psychologists may assist with including performance enhancement, mental skills training, coping with injury, and identity formation. In addition to sports psychology, another area of Dr. Austell's exp...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 3 min
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! In today's episode of Psych Talk, I discuss the current sociopolitical climate with regard to LGBTQ+ rights. First, I give a brief history of the Stonewall Uprising and Pride Month. Then, I discuss current anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the United States, highlighting both general themes and specific bills. I discuss what the bills say and problems and potential outcomes with the bills. I discuss the mental health impact of these bills on LGBTQ+ persons and then discuss action ste...
Jun 19, 2023•37 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Nick Thompson from Netflix's hit reality series Love is Blind . Nick is a human connections expert, marketing executive, podcast host, mental health advocate, and founding member of the UCAN foundation, which aims to provide legal and mental health support to past, current, and future reality TV cast members. In this episode, Nick discusses his experiences with mental health throughout his childhood, teen years, and early 20s leading up to being cast ...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 15 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Thai Alonso (aka Dr. T) a licensed clinical psychologist, all about the challenges of being a therapist. Dr. T shares a little about her background and clinical work, as well as why she feels it is important to discuss the challenges of being a therapist. We cover a variety of challenges therapists face, ranging from not feeling good enough, transference and countertransference, logistical challenges, challenges of working with minors, among many ...
Jun 05, 2023•53 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I discuss Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) which is classified as an eating disorder added to the DSM-5 in 2013. In this episode, I discuss what ARFID is and what it is not. I provide information about causes of, risk factors for, correlates of, prevalence rates, and gender-related data on ARFID, given the limited information we currently have on ARFID. I discuss various treatment options for ARFID and how parents can support their child with AR...
May 29, 2023•33 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Dr. Kristen Casey, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, all about insomnia. Dr. Kristen discusses her journey to becoming an insomnia expert and how she happened to fall in love with sleep. She defines what insomnia is for listeners and discusses the differences between acute and chronic insomnia. Dr. Kristen discusses some of the causes of insomnia and we discuss insomnia in marginalized individuals and how racial and ethnic minorities are disproportiona...
May 22, 2023•46 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Emily Maynard, LMFT in California about purity culture and religious trauma. Emily discusses her own experiences in purity culture and how she started deconstructing her beliefs. Emily defines purity culture for listeners and a highlights the multiple aspects that purity culture encompasses. We discuss the negative impact of purity culture on individuals, especially girls and women and how it impacts the relationship with the self, as well as others....
May 15, 2023•52 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Christina Ennabe, LCMHC about Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ICBT) for OCD. Christina is an OCD specialist who, after working with clients with OCD, was diagnosed with OCD herself. We discuss Christina's experience getting diagnosed with OCD and how that impacted how she approaches treatment with her clients. Christina defines for listeners what OCD is and describes a lesser known treatment for OCD Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral ...
May 08, 2023•49 min
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so for today's episode of Psych Talk I address many of the current trends in mental health. First, I summarize findings of Mental Health America's "The State of Mental Health In America" survey that looks at rates of mental health and substance abuse disorders in the United States, as well as topics related to access to care. Next, I discuss various trends we have seen in mental health over the past few years including employee burnout, increasing access to ...
May 01, 2023•42 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I discuss the symptom overlap in mental health diagnoses as classified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. As many people are aware, there are various symptoms of mental health disorders that are found across multiple diagnoses, which can complicate getting the correct diagnosis or result in individuals receiving multiple diagnoses based on a few symptoms. A few weeks ago, there was a paper, Elemental Psychopathology: Distilling constit...
Apr 24, 2023•39 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I speak with Jalon Johnson, a podcast host and human who is using his voice and platform to share about his healing experience. The episode opens with Jalon reading a piece of his writing about his healing journey. We discuss his experiences with mental health and therapy growing up, his experiences as a black man in relation to the discussion of mental health and therapy, and what ultimately led him to seek therapy. Jalon talks about his experience in Internal ...
Apr 17, 2023•57 min
On today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Rachel Forbes, LCSW about Internal Family Systems (IFS). Internal Family Systems is an evidence-based psychotherapy intervention that focuses on getting to know parts of ourselves so that our whole self can be come integrated and heal. Rachel describes how she first became introduced to IFS and how it impacted her own healing journey. She then goes on to describe the various parts of IFS - the exiles, protectors, and the Self - and gives listeners exa...
Apr 10, 2023•55 min
April is Stress Awareness Month and in today's episode of Psych Talk I have the honor of speaking with Dr. Rachel Goldman, licensed psychologist about stress management and this idea of "good enough". Rachel first defines for listeners what stress is and the range of stressors that individuals may face. We then discuss specific strategies individuals can use to manage and cope with their stress. We discuss how stress and overwhelm often leave us feeling not "good enough" and the relation and dif...
Apr 03, 2023•51 min
On March 9, 2023 a BBC News Article came out entitled “ Mental health crisis from COVID pandemic was minimal - study ”. A day later on March 10, 2023 a Washington Post article entitled “ Your therapist is on TikTok. Will your therapy session end up there too? ” was published. Both these articles included some accurate information, but also did not provide the full picture, leading to false interpretations and the spread of misinformation. In today's episode of Psych Talk I discuss the media and ...
Mar 27, 2023•35 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I talk all about licensed mental health professional ethics on social media. Over the past three years we have seen a significant increase in licensed professionals gaining a presence on social media; however, ethics codes surrounding social media have not necessarily caught up. I discuss the current ethical guidelines for social media for counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and psychologists, while highlighting the importance of always f...
Mar 20, 2023•31 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Dr. Kate Kaplan, PsyD about self-compassion, mindfulness, and high sensitivity in motherhood. Kate discusses what self-compassion and mindfulness are and why they are important for mothers to use. Kate also discusses some mindfulness and self-compassion strategies that individuals can implement into their busy lives. Additionally, we discuss high sensitivity and challenges that highly sensitive people face. We discuss how highly sensitive people tend...
Mar 13, 2023•56 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Jacquelyn Tenaglia, LMHC all about mental health misinformation on social media. Jacquelyn is the "No BS Therapist" on social media where she uses her platform to call out mental health misinformation that she sees. Jacquelyn discusses her journey on social media as a consumer as well as what inspired her to create content herself. We cover a variety of areas that commonly include misinformation including trauma, ADHD, and pop psychology. We discuss ...
Mar 06, 2023•55 min
Today is the first day of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, a week dedicated to educate the public about the realities of eating disorders and provide hope, support, and visibility to individuals and families affected by eating disorders. In today's episode of Psych Talk, I discuss orthorexia. Orthorexia is not a formal eating disorder but awareness of it has been on the rise in recent years and refers to an unhealthy obsession with being healthy. I discuss the signs and symptoms of orthorexia, po...
Feb 27, 2023•34 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Dr. Jaime Zuckerman, licensed clinical psychologist and narcissistic abuse relationship coach. We discuss everything narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder and narcissistic abuse. Dr. Z discusses the differences between the trait of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder, as well as signs, symptoms, and patterns of behavior that may be indicative of a narcissist. We discuss how narcissism impacts relationships and the subsequent work...
Feb 20, 2023•46 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I discuss postpartum psychosis. The Lindsay Clancy case has been covering news outlets for weeks and has started a conversation about postpartum psychosis. Regardless of if she actually was experiencing postpartum psychosis or not, the reality is postpartum psychosis is a very real and rare mental health disorder. In this episode I briefly touch on postpartum depression and anxiety, as well as psychosis in general. I then discuss postpartum psychosis symptoms, ri...
Feb 13, 2023•41 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Cara Goodwin, licensed psychologist and parenting translator. Dr. Cara describes what it means to be a "parenting translator" and how she transitioned in to disseminating the current parenting research into digestible blog posts, social media posts, and newsletters for the average parent. We dive deep into the parenting style that has taken over social media - "gentle parenting". Dr. Cara defines what "gentle parenting is and what the research (an...
Feb 06, 2023•50 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Dr. Lina Haji, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in forensic psychology. Dr. Lina discusses her educational and clinical journey, including working for 20 years in the United States prison system. She describes what a forensic psychologist is and what they do. Dr. Lina talks about how the US prison system impacts mental health and, ultimately, how we are setting prisoners up for failure once released from prison. We discuss psychopat...
Jan 30, 2023•54 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I discuss medical trauma. Working in a hospital this is something I frequently see; however, I unfortunately do not feel like it is well recognized by the mental health community, nor do we get specialized training in it (unless we seek it out). In this episode I discuss what medical trauma is and various ways experiences in medical settings can be traumatic. Additionally, I talk about PTSD and post-traumatic stress symptoms after medical trauma and discuss two m...
Jan 23, 2023•42 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk, I chat with Tina Clark, LPC about brainspotting. Brainspotting is a type of somatic therapy that uses spots in a person's visual field to help them process trauma. Tina describes in detail what brainspotting is, why she become interested in integrating it into her practice, and the training she went through to become a certified brainspotting therapist. Tina discusses what brainspotting can be used for and things it may be counter-indicated for. Additionally, sh...
Jan 16, 2023•50 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I speak with Chris McDonald, a Licensed Professional Counselor and holistic therapist in North Carolina. Chris shares her journey in the mental health field and how she started integrating holistic practices into her therapy sessions. We discuss how "holistic" has become a buzzword on social media and some misconceptions and stigma surrounding the term. Chris shares with listeners various holistic practices she utilizes in therapy, discusses the evidence-based, a...
Jan 09, 2023•39 min
In today's episode of Psych Talk I chat with Chelsey Swofford, an MSW student at Ohio State who plans on working with those who have experienced adoption trauma and are in the LGBTQ+ community. Chelsey shares her own story of adoption and adoption trauma and why she is so passionate working with individuals with adoption trauma. Chelsey discusses various ways adoption can be traumatic and how the adoption industry in the United States adds to adoption trauma from a systemic level. We discuss the...
Jan 02, 2023•50 min
