The Turtle Shell Therapy Institute

Mar 05 2024 21 ep. 46 mins 2
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A mental health podcast that will help you learn how to feel more comfortable inside & outside of your shell. James Nee Hundley, LCSW, is an attachment and trauma therapist, teacher, & a published author practicing in Denver. Through interviews, talking about his lived & professional experience, and talking about the most current attachment, emotion, and trauma science, James will share tips and strategies to help you better understand yourself and ways to make the change you want to see in your life This podcast is not a replacement for therapy & may contain sensotive content to listeners

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Ted Wynfield on Going Deeper into Misconceptions around Ethical Non-Monogamy and Polyamory

Mar 05 2024 82 mins  
Ted Wynfield returns to continue our discussion on the current research and the common misconceptions regarding ethical non-monogamous (ENM) and polyamorous relationships. The conversation delves into the complexity of jealousy and other emotions, and the importance of understanding and working through these emotions. Ted also discusses the hierarchy vs non-hierarchy dynamic in pol

Karen Doyle Buckwalter on the Intersection of Attachment and Trauma

Sep 06 2023 49 mins  
Karen Doyle Buckwalter comes back to the institute to talk with James about attachment and trauma. Karen goes into how they interface with each other and clarifies misinformation that is out their about both topics www.karendoylebuckwalter.com Facebook: @karendoylebuckwalter Twitter: @kbuckwalter Instagram: @karendoylebuckwalter LinkedIn: Karen Doyle Buckwalter

Ted Wynfield on the Polyamory and Consensual Non-Monogamy

Jun 27 2023 89 mins  
James sits down with Ted Wynfield, a Licensed Professional Counselor, to discuss his specialty area in working with polyamorous and consensually non-monogamous relationships. Ted discusses the stigmas and stereotypes around polyamory and where they stem from, as well as what non-monogamous relationships actually look like by discussing the Mono-paradigm and the Poly-paradigm as two

Crystal Fegenbush on Culturally Competent Therapy

May 23 2023 47 mins  
Crystal Fegenbush is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Addictions Counselor, Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy Supervisor, Colorado’s First Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy therapist of color and co-founder of Solid Foundation Individual and Couples Therapy. Crystal joins James to discuss her work and the importance of culturally competent therapy. Solid Found

Alicia Patterson on Trauma Informed Women's Health Care

May 16 2023 76 mins  
Alicia Patterson is Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in somatic counseling and women's pelvic health. Alicia sits down with James to discuss her work and the need for trauma informed women's health care in the medical and mental health systems https://www.alicianpatterson.com

Stacie Later on Suicide and Addiction

May 02 2023 76 mins  
Stacie Later, Certified Social Worker, sits down with James to discuss her work with suicidality and addiction. Stacie shares her experience on how to support someone living with addiction and/or suicidality, how they intersect, and discusses how we as a society can untangle the stigma in these two areas https://alliancecounselingutah.com/ https://www.instagram.com/stacielater_csw/

The Avoidant Attachment Style

Apr 25 2023 29 mins  
James discusses the avoidant attachment style by going through the prompts and exercises of section 3 of his book, The Attachment Theory Journal He explains how avoidance can develop, how it can manifest, and ways someone living with avoidance can reconnect with themselves and find a new way to connect with others.

Lukas Schafer on Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)

Apr 18 2023 35 mins  
Lukas Schafer joins James at the institute to discuss his group practice and how he utilizes Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) to support his client's healing. EFIT was developed from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an evidence based modality for family and romantic relationships. Lukas explains how utilizing the principals of EFT to help people understand their

Karen Doyle Buckwalter on Attachment's Impact on Caregiving & the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI)

Apr 11 2023 31 mins  
James sits down with Karen Doyle Buckwalter to discuss her expertise on how attachment impacts caregivers and how building awareness and doing your own work can help stop negative generational patterns.  Karen also discusses the research behind the Adult Attachment Interview and how it's a helpful tool for clinicians working with adults and families impacted by insecure attach

Samantha Sprinkle on the Healing Properties of Reiki and Body Work

Apr 04 2023 60 mins  
Samantha Sprinkle, Reiki Master Practitioner, Massage Therapist, Wild Women Project circle leader, and founder of Mystic Massage Wellbeing, joins James to discuss how Mystic Massage Wellbeing came to be as well as how she integrates the ancient practice of Reiki with craniosacral therapy and different modalities of massage.  James and Samantha go into research and talk about h