Because We Went To Therapy

May 19 2023 1
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Because We Went To Therapy is a weekly podcast with best friends, Emily & Ashley. Emily is a licensed mental health therapist and Ashley is a certified fitness instructor. After meeting in college, they both found a passion for mental health awareness and general well-being. They will be tackling topics across the board such as, mental health, body image, career transitions, fitness and nutrition, pop culture, and how to build healthy relationships and a lifestyle you actually enjoy. They discuss taboo topics in a raw and honest way.

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Maternal Health Chat with Kelly Rodriguez, LMFT

May 19 2023 56 mins  
Not only is May Mental Health Month, but it is also Maternal Mental Health Month, a topic we need to talk so much more about. With that said, this week we are joined by Kelly Rodriguez, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Perinatal Mental Health specialist based in California. Kelly, Emily, and Ashley talk about how your mental health can change from pregnancy to

Decoding Family & Couples Therapy with therapists Leeor Gal and Annalise Maull

Apr 06 2023 57 mins  
Today we are joined by Leeor Gal (LMFT) and Annalise Maull (MFT), to break down couples and family therapy. Entering therapy with another person or persons can be very intimidating - and extremely beneficial. We go over questions like, is it ever "too soon" to attend couple's therapy, how do you navigate a couple or family situation where one person does not want to be there or fin

Deep-Diving on Generational Trauma

Mar 23 2023 59 mins  
Emily and Ashley are discussing the book "It Didn't Start With You" by Mark Wolynn. They discuss how trauma can affect multiple generations within a family, both on a behavioral and genetic level. So much suffering starts with trauma and the trauma of our ancestors was and often is seen as too taboo of a subject to be talked about within our families and communities, which only per

EMDR Therapy with Dana Carretta-Stein

Mar 09 2023 49 mins  
We are joined by Dana Carretta-Stein, an EMDR therapist based in New York. Not only does Dana practice EMDR with her clients, she is also a consultant to fellow therapists on how to best use EMDR with their own clients! Per Dana's Website, "EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) is a trauma-informed, solution-focused therapy that was founded by Francine Shapiro in 198

The Mind Body Connection: How Chronic Pain & Fatigue Show Up In Your Life with Grace Mackey

Feb 23 2023 50 mins  
We are joined by Grace Mackey - LPC, Yoga Therapist, Chronic Pain Coach. With her training in pain reprocessing therapy, Grace specializes in working with clients who struggle with chronic pain and fatigue. We discuss how and why chronic pain appears in our lives and how it is connected to our mental health. Chronic pain or fatigue (or for some people, both at the same time) can be

DeInfluencing - A look at overconsumption & our coping mechanisms

Feb 09 2023 40 mins  
Today Emily and Ashley tackle a very trendy and timely topic - "deinfluencing". This term has been all over Tiktok recently, and there is an interesting psychological aspect to examining what we buy and why we buy it. We discuss how we are being constantly marketed to buy the newest thing, how fast fashion is unsustainable, how “dupes” can be a double edged sword, and what you

Ashley's pregnancy journey, anxiety, being a first time mom, and more

Jan 26 2023 49 mins  
The girls are back to talk about Ashley's pregnancy thus far! As a first-time pregnant person, there's been a huge learning curve and we discuss it all. Pregnancy anxiety and depression, how rough those ten months can be physically and mentally, and figuring out this huge life step in the age of too much information. We go over finding a doctor that coincides with your views and go

A Conversation with an Anti-Diet Dietitian ft. Lauren Dorman, RD.

Jan 05 2023 46 mins  
Emily and Ashley are joined by Lauren Dorman, a registered dietitian, to discuss their stance on diet culture (hint: her IG handle is dont_diet_dietitian_). They discuss her work as a RD and how she helps clients break down diet culture, reduce the stigma around food that we learn from a very young age, and evolving our stance in the face of new research. She mentions many register

Cultural and Religious Trauma with Shikha Patel and Anna Marchese

Dec 15 2022 61 mins  
Ashley and Emily are joined (again!) by Shikha Patel, MSW, LCSW, and Anna Marchese, MSW, MCSW, from Collaborative Insights. At the top of the episode, Shikha discusses cultural trauma at length - what it is as a collective trauma, how you can identify it in your life, and how to navigate how that trauma has affected your life and healing journey. We discuss how cultural trauma vari

WE'RE BACK! What's Been Up With Us & Where BWWTT Is Headed

Dec 01 2022 27 mins  
We're back! Em & Ash have a chat to discuss their short hiatus, what has been going on in their worlds, and what's next for the podcast. Some very exciting life updates are included, and the direction for this next season of the pod is discussed. Thanks for hanging in there with us, we're glad to be back!