The Mental Heath Boot Camp Podcast shares our bittersweet goodbye by recalling memorable episodes, cherished guests, and reflections on our crew as we bid farewell to 2.5 years of memorable times.
For our final book club, we discuss Irvin Yalom's book "The Gift of Therapy." Come hear Jo sing her song for the last time.
How do friendships form and deepen? How do you end a friendship? And how did the friendships between the MHBC founders begin and become stronger?
We’ve discussed grief, but how can we handle the smaller endings in life? The transitions, friendships that end, leaving a job, ending therapy, or the conclusion of a podcast?
Motivation! Is it necessary for change? What can I do to increase motivation? What are each of you motivated to focus on in 2023? #NorthDakota
Listeners get to learn a little more about us as we answer a random bunch of questions. What would your superpower be? Do you cry at movies?
Book club. Book club. It's time for book club. Tonight we discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer's "Braiding Sweetgrass," an intriguing book about the interconnection between nature and humanity.
What do you wish your clients knew? What do you wish they knew about the process of therapy or life in general? Come for the nuggets of wisdom, stay for the spontaneous Kenny Rogers duet.
Envy & Jealousy: What’s the difference? Why do we envy? What can we do about it?
How can having a #pet or a connection with an animal be therapeutic? How can it not be? Have you ever had a therapeutic pet or connection with an animal? What about Emotional Support Animals? #ESA
Jo takes us on a journey of self-exploration, as we answer questions like: What animal would you be? Have you been to therapy? How would you spend a free day? What are the strengths of your fellow podcasters? These and more on a self-revelatory episode of the podcast!
Time for the MHBC Book Club! Tonight we discuss and review Good Morning Monster by Catherine Gildiner. Not a book for the faint of heart. Potentially interesting for therapists and people with a complex trauma background, however. Have a listen. #goodmorningmonster
Eating disorders. What are they? Can you have an unhealthy relationship with food without an eating disorder? What can we do about them? #eatingdisorders #anorexia #psychotherapy #disorderedeating
Have you ever suggested a client take a vacay? Is taking a vacation generally beneficial? Or can it lead to issues?
What is laziness? How do we define it? How do you distinguish laziness from avoidance, rebellion, or burnout? What can we do about it?
Small talk: What is it? Why do we do it? Can/should we get better at it? How can we change a conversation from small talk to something more meaningful?
MHBC Book Club returns as we discuss the book Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. As a bonus, all 4 of us are in the same country!
Self-sabotage. What’s up with that? Why do we do it? Can we stop it?
What is the internal critic? Where does it come from? What can we do about it? Are people who are critical toward themselves critical of others? #InnerCritic #NegativeSelfTalk #Internalized Parent #CBT #Freedom
Where does the time go? Let’s talk about time management! When can it become an issue? And what can I do to improve it?
Nature! How does nature benefit our mental health? And what are ways we can connect more with the natural world?
Following some banter about the #Oscars and #ToxicMasculinity, the MHBC Book Club once again convenes to discuss Daniel Pink's "The Power of Regret." Can regret really benefit us? How is it useful and how can it improve our lives? We generally enjoyed this one, come hear why. #DanielPink #ThePowerofRegret #ToxicMasculinity
Ethics! Hooray! What are some of the main ethical principles therapists adhere to? Are our ethical standards similar to other professionals? What are some common ethical dilemmas faced in counselling? We took a topic that can be as dry as a popcorn fart and tried to butter it up a little. Come have a listen.
People pleasing. Why do we do it? Are there plusses and minuses? Should we stop? How? One of us is in Washington DC for the #NetworkerSymposium and we discussed both our history and the challenges of people pleasing.
Work is a such big part of our lives. When should I consider changing jobs or going back to school? Should we work to live, or live to work? What makes work satisfying? How can I make my job more satisfying? #work #mentalhealth #thepowerofregret
Neuroplacticity! What is it and why is it worth knowing more about? What can people do to boost or enhance neuroplasicity? Following an extended check-in about #Sno-Caps, #Wordle, and Canada Family Day, we dive into one of the most hope-filled topics regarding psychological change - #neuroplacticity.
In our book club episode discussing "The Way Out" by Alan Gordon, we welcome therapist Daniella Deutsch from the Pain Reprocessing Therapy Institute to discuss the mind/body pain connection and ways that therapy can cure chronic pain. #Pain #chronicpain #mindfulness #thewayout #lowerback #fear #cure Training center: https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/meet-our-staff Therapy center: https://www.painpsychologycenter.com/index.html The book: https://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-Revolutionary-Scientif...
Let's talk about the impact of bullying behaviors on our development. Are there different types of bullying? Why do people bully? What are the impacts later in life? Of course this meanders into discussions of #AmericasGotTalent, popular movies, and Ryan's stolen car, but it's worth a listen! #bullying #AGT #Teens #Greeenberg #MeanGirls The video Jo referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IhvMO6OZZw
Let’s talk about self-esteem! How does self-esteem impact mental health? What factors influence our self-esteem? What can I do to improve my level of self-esteem?
Let’s talk about grumpiness. What is it? Why do we feel grumpy sometimes? Can it be damaging? What can we do about it (for ourselves or others)? And somehow we ended up talking about Care Bears, Smurfs, and Fraggle Rock.
