Ask Kati Anything

Apr 17 2025 255 ep. 66 mins 297

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Welcome to Ask Kati Anything, the podcast where your mental health questions find real answers. Kati Morton, LMFT, brings 12+ years of experience as a licensed therapist, published author and trusted voice in the mental health community. Exploring topics like anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, trauma, and more. Join in for inspiration, motivation, and empowerment on the journey to better mental health.

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Shane Dawson Opens Up: YouTube Career, Fatherhood & Life After Cancellation

Apr 17 2025 67 mins

Kati Morton Interviews Shane Dawson | Ask Kati Anything Podcast What really happens when you're canceled online? In this powerful episode, YouTube icon Shane Dawson opens up about internet fame, public backlash, mental health, and becoming a first-time father. 🎙️ Shane shares the full story — from rising to the top of YouTube, to facing cancel culture, to finding healing, t

How can I heal trauma & depression? MDMA & Ketamine are changing therapy

Apr 10 2025 76 mins

Kati Morton discusses psychedelic-assisted therapy with experts Dr. Alexa Altman and Shira Myrow, licensed therapist. This episode of Ask Kati Anything explores alternative treatments for various mental health conditions, including depression, trauma, and anxiety. Discover how psychedelic therapy differs from traditional talk therapy, the importance of preparation and integration,

LaurDIY on Anxiety, Authenticity & Emetophobia: The Real Talk You Didn't Expect

Apr 03 2025 69 mins

Today I’m joined by the one and only Lauren Riihimaki—aka LaurDIY—for a deep, hilarious, and refreshingly honest chat. You’ve seen her build an empire with glue guns and glitter, but in this episode, we go way beyond crafts.Lauren opens up about growing up with anxiety, navigating emetophobia (the fear of vomiting), panic attacks, burnout, and what it’s like trying to sta

Coping With Self Destructive Behavior After Traumatic Events | Ask Kati Anything w Jonathan Van Ness

Mar 27 2025 63 mins

In my first episode of the new Ask Kati Anything, my friend Jonathan Van Ness joins us, where we dive deep into Jonathan's story of addiction, harm reduction and GLP-1s. Jonathan shares how a GLP-1 has helped them not only with weight loss but also take control of their life in other ways. Trigger warning that we do talk food addiction and binge eating in this episode. Who else do

How can I get comfortable expressing my anger?

Jan 30 2025 38 mins

This week licensed therapist Kati Morton will explain how we can get comfortable expressing our anger, how long is too long to stay with one therapist, and if it’s possible to be too close to our mom growing up. She also explains why looking up our therapist on social media can make us feel bad, and whether or not binge listening to this podcast is good or bad for your mental hea

Living in the Shadow | Navigating life with a high-needs sibling

Jan 23 2025 35 mins

This week licensed therapist Kati Morton explains why we can have a hard time believing we aren’t a horrible person, the effects of having a sibling with mental health issues, and what it really means to “get better.” She also explains what it means to have a “nervous breakdown,” and finally how to cope with emotionally immature parents. Ask Kati Anything ep. 252 | Your

Do therapists lie to their clients?

Jan 16 2025 34 mins

This week licensed therapist Kati Morton explains why compassion can sometimes be triggering, how exposure therapy works, and whether or not she has ever lied to a client. Then she talks about internal emotional conflict, the stages of eating disorder recovery, and how we are impacted by our subconscious mind. Ask Kati Anything ep. 251 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Mort

Why do I wish people could read my mind?

Jan 09 2025 43 mins

This week licensed therapist Kati Morton offers ways to increase our resilience and tolerance to life’s stressors, why it’s important to speak up in therapy, and why we can sometimes wish our therapist could read our mind. She then discusses the reasons we can struggle to talk about our issues in therapy without feeling full of shame about it. Ask Kati Anything ep. 250 | Your

Can an AI chat bot help me in between therapy appts?

Jan 02 2025 29 mins

This week licensed therapist Kati Morton offers her thoughts on using AI chat agents in between therapy sessions, why trauma can be hard to move past, and what it really means to be willing versus just trying. She also talks about wanting friends while being a socially anxious introvert, and why our therapist telling us she cares about us can be triggering. Ask Kati Anything ep. 2

What is a favorite person (FP) in BPD?

Dec 26 2024 34 mins

This week licensed therapist, Kati Morton discusses how to know if we are doing therapy “right” and why it can feel so unstructured at times. She then dives into why we can want certain people to worry about us, how isolation can help us and also hurt us, and the effects of having a narcissistic mother and being the eldest daughter. Ask Kati Anything ep. 248 | Your mental hea