Dr. Glenn Schiraldi is an author, graduate of West Point, Vietnam-era veteran, and founder of Resilience Training International. He has served on the stress management faculties at the pentagon, the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, and the University of Maryland School of Public Health, where he received the Outstanding Teaching Award. In today's episode, we talk about... - What self-esteem looks like - Why we tend to focus on the parts of ourselves we don’t like - How self-est...
Nov 09, 2022•53 min
Brooke Siem is a speaker, author, award-winning chef, and Food Network “Chopped” Champion. She was among the first generation of teens to be medicated with antidepressants. After spending half her life—and her entire adult life—on antidepressants, she wondered: Who might I be without them? Six years after taking her last antidepressant and now fully healed from what was once assumed to be lifelong depression, Brooke’s mission is to share the story of what happened after she booked a one-way tick...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Hey, friend! In today's minisode, I'm talking about why it's important to explore the root cause of your symptoms. If you find this minisode helpful, please share it with someone who'd benefit from listening. If there's a topic you'd like me to cover in a future minisode, don't hesitate to send me a DM on Insta . Biggest hugs, Tara
Oct 31, 2022•6 min
Dr. Cassie Holmes is here to help you feel empowered with your time and to also help you design your hours to be more in alignment with what matters to you. Dr. Cassie Holmes is one of the world’s leading authorities on time and happiness. She is a social psychologist, author, researcher, and professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Her work on the intersection of time and happiness has been widely published in lead academic journals and featured in such outlets as NPR, The Economist, ...
Oct 26, 2022•56 min
In today's minisode, I'm talking about... How overwhelm had me crying in a coffee shop What I did about it Why overwhelm is a normal response What you can do when you feel overwhelmed If you enjoyed this minisode, please rate and review The Courageously.u Podcast, and if you liked what you heard, be sure to press follow and share it with a friend.
Oct 24, 2022•8 min
Kristina Holtz is a wife, momma to two adorable kiddos, and nurse. Today Kristina Holtz is hanging out with us on The Courageously.u Podcast to discuss how she and her husband, Tyler, are navigating life with a 5-year-old who meets criteria for a DSM diagnosis of ADHD. Over the past couple of years, I’ve watched how she and her husband have approached their son’s mental health, and I’ve just been blown away by what I’ve seen. In a world where medications are pushed as the answer, they didn’t set...
Oct 19, 2022•41 min
Dr. Joshua Coleman is a psychologist in San Francisco and a Senior Fellow with the Council on Contemporary Families. He has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, NBC THINK, The Behavioral Scientist, CNN, the San Francisco Chronicle, Huffington Post, Psychology Today, Variety, and more. He’s also given talks to the faculties at Harvard, the Weill Cornell Department of Psychiatry, and other academic institutions. A frequent guest on the Today Show and NPR Dr. Coleman has also been featured...
Oct 05, 2022•36 min
Hey, you! This minisode is all about the power of movement and why I need you to move your body. I talk about the importance of moving your body for your mental health and not your pants size. I also touch on choosing forms of movement that support your hormonal health, which is very important for the ladies. If you found this episode helpful, please share it with your friends. Your shares are the best way to support me and The Courageously.u Podcast. Also, I mentioned an episode I did with Alis...
Oct 03, 2022•13 min
Dr. Elaine Fox is a psychologist, author, and the Head of the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Before her move to Australia, Dr. Fox founded and directed the Oxford Centre for Emotions & Affective Neuroscience (OCEAN) at the University of Oxford, a renowned research center exploring the nature of resilience and mental well-being. A cognitive psychologist by training, she is a leading mental health researcher combining genetics, psychology, and neuroscience in he...
Sep 28, 2022•50 min
If you know me, you know I'm terrified of being home alone at night. In this bonus episode, I'm breaking down how fearful thoughts and images in my mind leave me anxious. If you're someone who believes your anxiety is due to the thoughts and images in your mind, you're going to want to hit play on this episode. Enjoy, my friend! Like the show? Please leave me a review here . Even just one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram and tag me at courageously.u so I can send y...
Sep 26, 2022•13 min
Daniel Bergner is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and the author of six nonfiction books - Sing for Your Life, What Do Women Want, The Other Side of Desire, In the Land of Magic Soldiers, God of the Rodeo, and his latest book, The Mind and the Moon. In addition to the New York Times Magazine, Daniel’s writing has appeared in the Atlantic, Harper’s, Mother Jones, Talk, and the New York Times Book Review, and on the op-ed page of the New York Times. We talk about... The menta...
Sep 21, 2022•57 min
Jessica Baum, LMHC is the founder of the Relationship Institute of Palm Beach, a group practice providing couples therapy, family counseling, and addiction therapy in South Florida since 2011. As a therapist for over 10 years, Jessica has helped thousands of clients with her unique approach to healing, the Self-full® Method. Jessica’s work is focused on developing a meaningful connection with oneself and in understanding our own core patterns so that we can better understand how we relate in our...
Sep 14, 2022•51 min
In today's bonus episode, I'm getting honest about why I choose to work in a prison. I'm also sharing the insights that help drive my desire to change the current mental health narrative. I can't wait to hang out with you in today's episode. See you there!
Sep 12, 2022•28 min
Dr. Carl Erik Fisher is an addiction psychiatrist, bioethicist, and assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, who understands addiction in a deeply personal way. At 29 he was a psychiatrist-in-training fresh from medical school when his own addiction crisis nearly cost him everything. Desperate to make sense of the condition that had plagued him and his family for generations, he turned to the history of addiction. Today we're talking about... Why trying to trace addicti...
Sep 07, 2022•53 min
Today we are spicing things up a bit and trying something new. I invited the creator of my fave sound bath onto the show and guess what? He’s playing it here today for you. Consider this episode part podcast and part gift to your nervous system. So who is Ben Holt? Ben is a professional wellness facilitator, healer, and coach that specializes in breath work, meditation, psychedelic therapy, and sound healing. In today's episode, we talk about... What sound healing is How listening to a sound bat...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Have you ever wanted to do therapy but had no clue where to start? Have you struggled to find a therapist who was a good fit? Need help finding a therapist who specializes in the very thing you’re struggling with? If you’re nodding your head yes then you’re in luck. Today’s episode is for you. If you love this episode and find it helpful, please share it with your favorite humans. Your shares are the best form of thanks. Alrighty, friend! Happy listening!
Aug 29, 2022•9 min
Dr. Chantel Prat is a psychologist, neuroscientist, professor, and author. She teaches at the University of Washington with appointments in the departments of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics; with affiliations at the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, the Center for Neurotechnology, and the Institute for Neuroengineering. Her debut book, Neuroscience of You, was recently released and it’s a goodie. We talk about... How our brains interpret the world Why it’s important to be awa...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min
I'm in a serious funk right now, are you? Inside today's bonus episode, I process through what my "funk" looks like, my plans for getting out of it, and why I feel so many people are self-imprisoned. If you love this episode, please share it with a friend. Your shares help ensure no one struggles alone in silence. Happy listening, my friend!
Aug 22, 2022•29 min
Dr. Lisa Miller is a clinical psychologist, award-winning researcher, and New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child. She’s also a professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the Founder and Director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, which is the first Ivy League graduate program and research institute in spirituality and psychology. Dr. Miller's innovative research has been published in more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles in ...
Aug 17, 2022•1 hr
Allan is a professor and author who earned a doctoral degree in Sociology from Yale University where he was trained in psychiatric epidemiology and in deviance and social control. He has studied a variety of aspects of mental health and illness, including the social response to mental illness, family caretaking for dependent populations, the impact of social roles and statuses on mental health, and the social construction of mental disorders. We talk about... What the Diagnostic and Statistical ...
Aug 10, 2022•50 min
Mary-Frances O'Connor, Ph.D is a renowned grief expert, neuroscientist, author, and psychologist who has devoted decades to researching the effects of grief on the brain. She’s an associate professor of psychology at the University of Arizona, where she directs the Grief, Loss and Social Stress Lab, which investigates the effects of grief on the brain and the body. In her new must-read book, The Grieving Brain, Mary-Frances shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when w...
Aug 03, 2022•58 min
Do you struggle with a feeling of “stuckness?” Do you feel like you can’t move past what’s holding you back in life, love, and work? Many of us know what we need to do to move forward, but we find ourselves unable to take the leap to make it happen. Today’s guest is here to let you know that you’re not lazy, crazy, or unmotivated for feeling stuck. Britt Frank is a therapist, teacher, speaker, and trauma specialist who is committed to dismantling the mental health myths that keep us feeling stuc...
Jul 27, 2022•49 min
Shira Gill is a home organizing expert, author, coach, and founder of the #15minwin productivity hack. Her online makeover programs, popular lifestyle blog, and Instagram feed have inspired a global audience to get rid of the excess in their lives and focus on what really matters. Shira's work centers around the intimate relationship between people’s homes and lives and how they inform and inspire each other. Her work and home have been featured in Apartment Therapy, Domino, Forbes, Goop, Harper...
Jul 20, 2022•54 min
Shannon is a world-renowned spiritual and self-love teacher, speaker, and empowerment coach. She’s also a bestselling author of five books on the psychology of happiness and fulfillment. Shannon's newest book, Return to You: 11 Spiritual Lessons for Unshakable Inner Peace, is a complete guide to Shannon's most effective strategies for tapping your innate wisdom and stepping into your true power. Shannon is on a mission to help guide people to awaken and align to their true selves so they can liv...
Jul 13, 2022•56 min
Dr. Leslie Becker-Phelps is a psychologist, author, speaker, and teacher with the goal of guiding people toward happier, more productive lives. She does this by focusing on improving their relationships with themselves and others through compassionate self-awareness. We talk about... What rejection looks like Why some people are more sensitive to rejection than others Why we need to remove self-judgment when we feel rejected How we can best navigate feelings of rejection The four basic attachmen...
Jul 06, 2022•49 min
Andrew Scull is an award-winning author, sociologist, historian of psychiatry, and distinguished Professor of Sociology and Science Studies. He received his B.A. from Oxford University and his Ph.D. from Princeton. He taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton before going to the University of California San Diego. His books include Museums of Madness, Decarceration, Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen, Social Order/Mental Disorder, The Most Solitary of Afflictions: Madness and Societ...
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Erin Khar is an author and advocate known for her writing on addiction, recovery, mental health, parenting, and relationships. She knows first-hand the challenges of addiction recovery. At just 13, Erin began a 15-year struggle with heroin addiction. Her debut memoir, Strung Out, appeared on most anticipated lists from Apple Books, Goodreads, SELF, The Rumpus, and others. She also writes the popular weekly advice column, Ask Erin, and her personal essays have appeared in SELF, Marie Claire, Salo...
Jun 22, 2022•58 min
Dr. Nicole Beurkens is the world’s leading holistic child psychologist. She has dedicated her 25-year career to providing parents with simple, effective, research-based strategies that get to the root of children’s attention, anxiety, mood, and behavior challenges so they can reach their highest potential. She’s built and runs a multi-disciplinary evaluation and treatment clinic, is a best-selling author, published researcher, award-winning therapist, in-demand speaker, international consultant,...
Jun 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Amanda White is a licensed therapist and the creator of the popular Instagram account @therapyforwomen. She is the founder and director of the group therapy practice, Therapy for Women Center, based in Philadelphia, where she serves clients across the country. Her unique expertise has been featured in notable publications such as Forbes, Washington Post, Shape, Women's Health Magazine, and more. Amanda’s debut book, Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love is an honest dis...
Jun 08, 2022•39 min
Elizabeth Earnshaw is one of today’s most trusted relationship teachers. She's a renowned Gottman therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Clinical Fellow of The American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy, author, and influential Instagram therapist who has helped transform countless relationships. Elizabeth is one of the founders of Ours, where she works to make couples counseling mainstream and accessible. She also owns A Better Life Therapy in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,...
Jun 01, 2022•57 min
