Dr. T joins us from Dubai, UAE and we start this series off with understanding what the difference between the often interchanged terms like psychologist, psychotherapist and if you’ve ever wondered what the difference between these titles are, look no further.
Dr. T tells us what to look for when picking our therapists and how to recognize if the type of therapy we’re in makes sense or is a right fit for us or not! We understand how diagnosis’ work and what the role of toxic positivity plays on our mental health.
Ever wondered what’s trauma, anxiety? How to recognize it and how to manage it?
This chat covers it all!
This episode starts us off on a series that’s dedicated to helping us all take a step towards help 🙂
We are grateful to Dr. T for taking the time to help us out!
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Aika joins us from USA and in this chat we talk about how trauma effects us as humans and deconstruct the misconception that trauma is caused only by “big events”. We understand the importance and role of communication in relationships and the cultural implications of mental health and seeking help for it. We understand how community influences are mental health and understand how EMDR therapy works. Aika has broken down complex technicalities into simple analogies that just click in your head!
Aika also answers questions sent in regarding
-struggling to finding a place in community
– working through sleep issues
-how trauma from assaults in our past affects our future relationships and how to deal with the same.
– Mindfulness and how it can help with trauma.
We’re grateful to Aika for taking the time to chat with us. I know I personally loved meeting Aika and working with her!
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Leanne is joining us from the UK. Therapy is not a one size fits all experience and so we’re making sure we bring you information on all the kinds available! Leanne is joining us to shed light on a very specific niche in the therapy sphere, which is spiritual psychotherapy. We understand how meditation plays a role in therapy and understand the intersection of mental health and spirituality. Leanne also answered questions sent in relating questioning beliefs, how to incorporate meditation practices, religion’s space in our lives and how to cope with family that struggle with understanding the reality and choose to just “pray away the problems.”
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Dr. Tanaya joins us from Canada! Working with clients from racialized and the LGBTQ+ community is a big part of Dr. Tanaya’s practice. She works with adults with various mental health problems including depression, anxiety, bipolar, OCD, panic, PTSD, personality disorder. We cover a range of topics in this chat which includes understanding trauma and how it manifests in our bodies.
Dr. Tanaya has also taken the time to answer questions sent in regarding sexual trauma and assault, stress of working at home in current times,understanding how to recognize our triggers and the guilt we carry with grief.
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Kyd is joining us from France and in this chat we cover the intersection of mental health and disability. Understanding how disability affects the individual’s mental health and the friends and family members too. We understand big terms in this field like “Psychoanalytic psychopathology” in the simplest of manners. Kyd also debunks the extremely misunderstood and misportrayed image of schizophrenia and helps us understand the truth about it.
Kyd is a passionate therapist and his passion was so clear to me and was a delight to work with.
He took the time to draft these comprehensive answers on this document as well to the questions discussed and we’re sharing it with you!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B5xow5uiucNdGpKZHldfx3GgarCr0on8JqFwMNFhp_w/edit?usp=sharing
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Rebecca is joining us from Germany and in this chat we decode how assessments work, what and how Cognitive Behaviour therapy is and works.
We also understand the concept of ADHD and how the perception of it has changed over the last 15 years.
With what the current times of the world is, we’re all anxious and stressed so we’ve delved into understanding how stress and anxiety build and what practices we can incorporate in our daily routines to help manage it.
Rebecca also takes the time to answer questions sent in by listeners related to anxiety in Covid Times, productive lives with ADD and spirals of Depression.
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Christopher joins us from the USA and in this chat we delve into the conversation around the stigma on men’s mental health and specifically in the Black community. We breakdown what racial trauma is and what culturally responsive therapy is and why it’s so important in this time and age.
Christopher also takes the time to answer questions sent in by listeners related to PTSD, living with trauma related to domestic abuse and child abuse trauma.
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Jen joins us from the UK and in this chat we delve into the complicated and messy feelings of grief. We understand the nonlinearity of this emotion and the different ways it affects us and our mental health. We also delve into understanding what is complex grief.
Jen also takes the time to answer questions sent in by listeners related to guilt and grief, coping with grief, when to get help and suicidal thoughts.
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Dr. Camilla joins us from Italy and in this chat we discuss how to find the right fit for ourselves in terms of therapists- what to look for and what the factors are to keep a lookout for.
We have a very eye opening discussion around trauma, how it lives in our body and how coping mechanisms inherently exist in our bodies.
We learn more about PTSD and the concept of Post Traumatic Strength.
Dr. Camilla also takes the time to answer questions sent in by listeners related to childhood trauma and its impact in adulthood, understanding sleep cycles and how incidents in the past can affect it and more about PTSD.
Jen joins us from the UK and in this chat we delve into the complicated and messy feelings of grief. We understand the nonlinearity of this emotion and the different ways it affects us and our mental health. We also delve into understanding what is complex grief.
Jen also takes the time to answer questions sent in by listeners related to guilt and grief, coping with grief, when to get help and suicidal thoughts.
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Aisha joins us from the USA and in this chat we delve into the conversation around mental health in the Black Community and the stigma that persists. Aisha also highlights the importance of decolonization of therapy and the role of Racial justice in this field.
We talk about the impact of discrimination and systems of oppression on one’s relationship with anxiety. We have an in depth discussion on anxiety, understanding coping mechanisms and how they work to manage our anxiety!
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Nikki joins us from the USA and in this chat we break down the important and sometimes confusing terms in this sphere. We have discussions understanding the signs of PTSD, how to cope with COVID induced stress, supporting loved ones who are on the front lines and dealing with religious parents while coming out.
National Center for PTSD:
https://www.ptsd.va.gov
“The world’s leading research and educational center of excellence on PTSD and traumatic stress.”
PFLAG:
https://pflag.org
“The first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies.”
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Hilke joins us from the Netherlands and tells us about Positive Psychology and solution focused therapy and how she uses images and imagination in her practice. Hilke also conducts a small exercise that the listeners can follow while listening! She also takes the time to answer questions related to self-doubt, processing loss and fear of dying.
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Lou joins us from the UK and talks to us about her work with the non-profit MindOut. An organization dedicated to working to support and uplift the LGBTQIA+ Community. Lou also works closely with a Suicide Survivors Program and was kind enough to have a very eye-opening discussion on suicide, self-harm, and the shame that revolves around suicide.
Lou also tells us how to approach these conversations with individuals who might be struggling.
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Justin is joining us from the UK and in this chat we understand addiction in depth and what are signs to look for, and if addiction can always be noticed through signs. Justin sheds light on the intersection of Mental health and Addiction, the kind of treatments that are available for addiction and the role of feelings in Addiction.
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Shriya is joining us from Singapore and in this chat she gives us insights of how positive emotions can help us in our lives. What are some of the coping mechanisms one can integrate when faced with difficult times. She also gives us her experiences in therapy with regards to handling couple relationship issues, parenting issues and also youth issues related to cyber addiction and emotion regulation. Lastly she also talk about some evidence based therapies which are used in counseling.
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Anna joins us from Italy and in this chat we talk about MindField, an incredible platform to access online therapy all over the world and therapy services available in different languages. Anna also shares her own journey into this field and Anna also sheds light on behavioral traits we often might find “normal” but could in fact be a sign of mental health deteriorating, we talk about the struggles of suffering in silence.
Anna also takes the time to answer questions sent in by the listeners related to sleep issues, bereavement and grief, self-doubt and asking for help.
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