You're Not Crazy: Psychology in Real Life

Dec 08 2023 13 ep. 44 mins
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An entertaining and educational podcast that features conversations between a clinical psychologist and her son. Using a blend of humor, psychoeducation, and fun banter, Dr. Kim Champion and her author/blogger/words guy/consumer-of-media son, Malachi Champion, explore real life issues with the hope of helping us to understand that we are more okay than we may think. Join us on the journey!

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Building Healthy Habits

Dec 08 2023 49 mins  
Send us a textIn an effort to get back into the podcasting groove, we have decided to make our first new episode about building and maintaining good, healthy habits. We're hoping to give you helpful information and maybe help ourselves while we're at it!This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Use our unique link to check it out and you will receive 10% off your first month. https:

Where've We Been?

Nov 17 2023 24 mins  
Send us a textWe’re baaack! In our intro to the second season of YNC, Malachi and I update you on the projects that have kept us busy, YNC's path forward, and what’s on deck for this season’s episodes. We hope you join us and enjoy exploring more topics in psychology in real life! This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Use our unique link to check it out and you will receiv

Abuse, Addiction, and Mental Health: Interview with Author Kate Russell

Sep 26 2022 56 mins  
Send us a textMalachi and I had the pleasure of having a discussion with author, Kate Russell, about her books, Down the Rabbit Hole: A Memoir of Abuse, Addiction, and Recovery and Voicemails from My Sister: Stories of a Schizoaffective Sibling. We discuss surviving childhood abuse and addiction issues, but we focus more on the latter of the two books, digging a little deeper into

Seasons, Mood, and Getting Revitalized

Aug 06 2022 31 mins  
Send us a textIn today's episode, Malachi and Kim have a laid back discussion about mood and motivation related to changing seasons and environment. We discuss our personal feelings about the impact of seasons and trying to build motivation to exercise. Of course, we include some ideas about leveraging your environment and interests to boost yourself and get revitalized. Stay tuned

Understanding Depression

Jun 07 2022 55 mins  
Send us a textToday's episode is a discussion about depression, sadness, and depressive disorders. We focus on what the different depression diagnoses are and how to differentiate sadness from a diagnosable disorder. As always, we brainstorm ideas for managing sadness, understanding and recovering from depressive symptoms, and just generally giving ourselves a boost! Links: CGP Gre

Understanding OCD

Mar 17 2022 37 mins  
Send us a textMalachi and Kim discuss mental health diagnosis through the lens of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. We hope that our conversation lends understanding of how mental health diagnosis works, what OCD is in real life, and how it is different from other diagnoses like general anxiety. This topic was suggested by a listener who had questions about OCD - we love getting ideas

The Biology of Trauma Triggers

Feb 17 2022 54 mins  
Send us a textTrigger Warning: This episode contains frank discussion regarding trauma topics including triggers, self harm, and suicidal ideation.Welcome to Episode 6!The Biology of Trauma TriggersIn this episode, Malachi and Kim discuss what happens in the brain when it is traumatized and triggered beyond its "window of tolerance." We also discuss what this feels like in real lif

Dissociation and Grounding

Jan 17 2022 56 mins  
Send us a textTrigger Warning: This episode includes frank discussion regarding abuse, trauma, and dissociationDuring this episode, we dig deeper into a specific symptom of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociation. Dissociation is an extremely adaptive response to overwhelming events, but gets in the way of healthy functioning when it happens more frequently or becomes extreme.

Family, Trauma, and Surviving the Holidays

Dec 17 2021 57 mins  
Send us a textTrigger warning: Topics addressed in this episode may be triggering for people with history of traumatic events or abuse. In this episode, Kim and Malachi discuss managing family interactions - especially when there is a history of conflict, trauma, abuse, or other dysfunction. The first half of the episode is a description of trauma, types of traumatic events, and Po

Prepping for Family Time: Coping with Everyday Dysfunction

Nov 19 2021 37 mins  
Send us a textGearing up for time with the family over the holidays? Join us for a two part exploration of managing family - from slight dysfunction all the way to "I'm not sure I can even be with them this year." We hope to offer you some insight into family relationships, communication, and setting limits for your own well being that will make your holiday season healthy, free, a