Nicole J. Sachs, LCSW is a speaker, writer, and psychotherapist who has dedicated her life and her practice to the treatment of chronic pain and conditions. She is the author of MIND YOUR BODY, and the creator of the online course: FREEDOM FROM CHRONIC PAIN. Through her personal journey working directly with Dr. John Sarno as well as counseling hundreds of clients, she's shaped and evolved theories which serve to teach those suffering how to heal themselves, completely, with no medication or ...
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Gay Therapy LA with Ken Howard, LCSW, CST A gay men's mental health, sex, and relationships podcast If you've ever wished there were a therapy-informed podcast just for gay men, you're in the right place. I'm Ken Howard, LCSW, CST – a gay men's specialist psychotherapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, Certified Psychiatric Social Worker, longtime LGBTQ+ advocate, and gay men's life/career/relationship coach with over 32 years' experience working almost exclusively with gay male individuals ...
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This podcast will offer general information regarding symptoms and behaviors that I currently treat and have dealt with in the past. It's to help people understand and have a better grasp on diagnosis like: depression, anxiety and ADHD, along with various other conditions. More about me: davidrecinoslcsw.com
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writer, clinical social worker, spiritual director, author, husband, father, son, and runner in Middle Georgia, jasonhobbslcsw.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jasonhobbslcsw/support
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Keresse is a Licensed clinical social worker and an intuitive empath/professional Tarot Reader. In this podcast we will discuss topics from her life such as dating, mental health, life purpose, and spirituality. If you are on a journey of growth, then this is the podcast for you.
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Welcome to Life Coaching With Dr. J, a podcast hosted by Dr. Lorraine R. Johnson, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.. The podcast is filled with a wide range of topics from relationships to self care. Available on http://LifeCoachingWithDrJ.com and on all podcast platforms.
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Individual interviews of Men discussing some of their life's specific challenges telling us how they were able to overcome big, small, and everyday challenges. These challenges can often lead men into Anxiety or Depression. My goal with this podcast is to help men better express their feelings and frustrations by listening to different men. Much too often men hold their feelings in and isolate themselves, drink too much, or show aggression. I hope you enjoy listening to these incredible men ...
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Join with your partner without losing yourself. Get tips and exercises to learn how to BE MARRIED even if you're not married but in a committed relationship. Change your mindset from single to married. Make sure your "picker" is working so that you marry a man/woman and not a boy/girl. Know how to repair disharmony (fights). Create better listening skills so you're not misinterpreting what you hear. Issues we will address: Infidelity, Insecurities, Conflict, Communication, Intimacy and others.
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A New Creation Podcast is pointing women towards victory in Christ, one Jesus story at a time. Join Jemese LaChel, Christian trauma therapist and mentor for women, every other Tuesday to hear biblical truth and real-life testimonies what happens when ordinary women encounter our extraordinary God. This is for you if you've ever said "Is God even listening?" or "I just want to know Him better." We got you, girl! Subscribe and follow @jemeselachel on Instagram to stay in touch.
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S5 E18 - ASK ME ANYTHING Part Two with Nicole & Lisa - Resistance, Fear, Chronic Symptoms, and more
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51:03Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s 1:1 COACHING WITH TRAINED COACHES SUPERVISED DIRECTLY BY NICOLE PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW THE PODCAST HERE TO HELP OTHERS FIND IT! Producer: Lisa Eisenpresser ~~~~~ SUPPORT: 🟠 Struggling with chronic pain? Check out my Freedom From Chronic Pain course ➡️ GET THE FIRST LE…
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It's OK to Hate the Holidays: Coping Skills for Gay Men
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20:22Holidays can intensify loneliness, family tension, and emotional stress for many gay men. Therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, explains why it's OK to hate the holidays and shares practical coping strategies—plus how the new year can become a turning point instead of a repeat.Por Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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S5 E17 - ASK ME ANYTHING Part One with Nicole & Lisa - Am I Doing It Right? Can I Exercise? Radical Acceptance? and much more
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48:39Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this two-part Ask Me Anything special, I’m joined by my partner, Lisa Eisenpresser, to answer real questions submitted by members of our BreakAwake and Heal with Nicole communities. We dive into many of the most common—and most impactful—questions that come up on the TMS …
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S5 E16 - Reflections on the Past Year - We Can’t Change What We Can't See
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41:31Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s This episode is a reflection on the past year—not as a reset or reinvention, but as a continuation with more awareness. We can’t change what we aren’t willing to see, and the year behind us holds important information: patterns we repeated, moments we abandoned ourselves, plac…
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Gay Men and Non-Monetary Wealth: Redefining What It Means to Feel Rich
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29:14What if real wealth isn't about money? In this episode, I explore the non-monetary wealth many gay men build over a lifetime—relationships, culture, wisdom, sexuality, and self-acceptance—and why it matters more than we think.Por Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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S5 E15 - It Began with Knee Pain, It Ended with a Life-Changing Paradigm Shift with Deb Malkin
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56:22Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In today’s episode, I sit down with Deb Malkin to explore what it truly means to reclaim your body, your agency, and your sense of safety from the inside out. Deb’s story of overcoming years of debilitating knee pain isn’t just about symptoms resolving—it’s about a paradigm shi…
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Why Gay Men Can't Stop Scrolling: The Real Reasons Behind Compulsive Phone Use
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36:00Why gay men struggle with compulsive phone use -- and how anxiety, comparison, and validation loops fuel it. Learn tools to heal and reconnect with real life.Por Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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S5 E14 - How Boundaries Disrupt Holiday Pain Patterns
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37:27Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s No matter how you slice it or how much you enjoy them, the holidays have the capacity to increase nervous system dysregulation. In this episode, we look at why symptoms often increase around the holidays and how personal boundaries can reduce that pattern. When you take on more…
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S5 E 13 - Anxiety, Chronic Fatigue, POTS and much more with Vanessa
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55:10Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this inspiring episode, I sit down with Vanessa — a true bright light whose healing journey embodies hope, courage, and the power of mindbody work. Once struggling with debilitating CFS, POTS, chronic anxiety and depression, and later Long Covid, Vanessa found her way to ful…
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S5 E12 - Moving from Pressure to Presence with Inner Child (and actual) Parenting
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39:55Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In today’s episode, we explore a powerful insight backed by neuroscience: children regulate emotionally not through our advice, but through our presence. Drawing from a recent study, we break down how a simple daily practice — asking a child about their day and responding with …
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Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, gay men's specialist therapist, discusses the new movie, "Wicked: For Good" and its implications for gay men, in themes about silencing political voices, seeing things for what they are, and how to stay resilient during Trump 2.0 America.Por Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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S5 E11 - Severe CFS/ME/Long Covid Recovery with Jay
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54:13Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2sAt 21, Jay was living an extraordinary life — an international freestyle skier and full-time Math and Computer Science student. After winning a national ski competition, he caught Covid — and everything changed. As the virus faded, Jay was left with crushing fatigue that spiraled into ME/CFS …
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Gay Men and Psychiatric Medications: Functions, Fears, and Facts
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23:24Many gay men fear psychiatric meds. Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, explains how the right medication can restore—not change—who you are, separating facts from stigma and myths about treatment and mental health.Por Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this "sister" episode to last week's Prison of Perfect, we unpack the concept of toxic shame—the deep, painful belief that “I am bad,” rather than “I did something bad.” We'll discuss how this core wound often begins in childhood, when emotional needs for safety and connection go unmet. O…
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Why Mid-Life Gay Men Still Use Hookup Apps — and What That Really Means
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18:24Mid-life gay men still use apps like Grindr or Scruff; not just for sex, but for social connection, validation, and visibility. Gay therapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST explores desire, aging, open relationships, and how to use apps with intention instead of compulsion.Por Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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S5 E9 - The Prison of Perfect (and how to break free)
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31:48Learn how to JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s In this episode, we take a deep dive into what I call the prison of perfect—the exhausting pattern of trying to get everything right so you can finally feel safe, loved, or in control. Join us as we explore where this need comes from, how it shows up in our bodies as pain and anxi…
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Terapia é importante: Episódio #15: Por que ficamos presos: o verdadeiro motivo pelo qual a mudança parece impossível
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6:25O apresentador David Recinos explora por que a mudança parece impossível mesmo quando a desejamos, explicando como o cérebro prioriza a sobrevivência em detrimento da felicidade e como a amígdala e o córtex pré-frontal moldam nossas reações. Ele enfatiza a responsabilidade pessoal radical como ponto de partida para a transformação e explica como tr…
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S5 E8 - REAL TIME HEAL - Plantar Fasciitis and Overcoming a Medicalized Mindset with Karen
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59:56Our REAL TIME HEALS are some of the most powerful episodes to date. Getting into the messy middle with someone and helping them sort through the mindset shifts necessary to thrive in this work is a privilege and a joy. Today I bring you Karen. Karen is a nurse and a mother of twins. For over ten years she has suffered with Plantar Fasciitis in diff…
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Therapy Matters:Episode #15: Why We Stay Stuck: The Real Reason Change Feels Impossible
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6:24This episode explains why change feels impossible: our brains are wired for survival, not happiness, so the limbic system often overrides our rational goals. It covers how everyday trauma shapes reactions, how habits form in neural circuits, and why new behaviors feel awkward at first. Host David Recinos shows how radical personal responsibility—no…
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La terapia importa: Episodio n.° 15: Por qué nos quedamos estancados (incluso cuando queremos cambiar)
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7:02En este episodio, David Recinos explica por qué el cambio parece imposible: nuestro cerebro está diseñado para la supervivencia, por lo que el sistema límbico se resiste al cambio incluso cuando lo deseamos. Habla sobre la responsabilidad personal radical, el impacto oculto del trauma cotidiano y cómo los bucles de hábitos arraigan viejos patrones.…
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S5 E7 - "The First Thing to Leave Was the Fear" - Migraines, Generational Autoimmune Issues, and Self-Regulation with Justine
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50:46Today I have an incredible interview with Justine Stull. Justine is one of the admins on my Heal with Nicole and Nicole Sachs Support Circle communities. She's been with us for a few years, and she's just so wise. There's nothing like sitting with someone who has really walked through the work herself and now takes other people through with her bea…
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Are All Marines Gay Bottoms? Military Myths in Gay Culture
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11:09Why do gay men joke that "the Navy's the gayest branch" or "all Marines are bottoms"? In this episode, Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, explores how these myths reflect cultural anxieties about masculinity, sexuality, and belonging. Through the Six Principles of Sexual Health and 30+ years of clinical experience, Ken examines how humor, fantasy, and identity…
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Gay Men and Post-Nut Clarity: What It Really Means
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16:47"Post-nut clarity" isn't just a meme — it reflects real neurobiological and psychological shifts that affect how gay men experience sex, emotion, and judgment. Gay men's specialist psychotherapist Ken Howard, LCSW, CST explores this normal post-orgasmic process through the lens of CBT, psychodynamic theory, and the Six Principles of Sexual Health, …
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S5 E6: Complete Recovery Despite an Abnormal MRI with Lisa
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1:04:40Lisa Frattini was in severe pain when an MRI showed an abnormality that scared her to death. As I know from experience, seeing a significant problem inside one’s body and hearing about a dark prognosis from a physician can really rock your world. After a childhood of people pleasing and overcaring for those around her, Lisa was overflowing with big…
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S5 E5 - The Power of Being Heard and Seen with Danielle
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53:07Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak! ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s Danielle wears so many hats in this work - my best most loving friend, my recovery sister, the one who believed in this for others before she knew it was for her too, the one who listened to my "gentle suggestion" to do this work for herself when a …
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Yom Kippur and Gay Men: Finding Meaning in Reflection, Atonement, and Renewal
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11:35Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, explores how Yom Kippur's themes of reflection, apology, forgiveness, and renewal resonate for gay men. A secular take on the Jewish Day of Atonement, this episode invites you to let go of shame, repair relationships, and embrace bold renewal.Por Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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Therapie ist wichtig: Folge 14: Wenn Gewohnheiten sich verhärten: Warum Menschen im Alter stecken bleiben
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5:15Moderator David Recinos untersucht, warum sich langjährige Denk-, Verhaltens- und Gefühlsmuster mit zunehmendem Alter schwerer ändern lassen und oft zu erhöhter Reizbarkeit, Starrheit und angespannten Beziehungen führen. Die Folge geht den Entwicklungsursachen nach – früher inkonsistenter Fürsorge, verminderter Empathieentwicklung, Impulsivität und…
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S5 E4: Don't Let Conflict Make You Sick
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30:38🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s ~~~ People can be our biggest tiggers. Opposing views and perspectives on issues that are dear to us feel dangerous. Symptoms flare when we repress our feelings to keep the peace. But the alternative—conflict—feels unsafe too. How do we walk that t…
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A terapia importa: Episódio 14: Por que ficamos presos: quebrando padrões rígidos na vida adulta
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5:01O apresentador David Eli Recinos explica por que padrões de pensamento, emoção e comportamento de longa data se tornam mais difíceis de mudar com a idade, frequentemente se manifestando como irritabilidade, rigidez e relacionamentos tensos. Ele explora raízes como a inconsistência na prestação de cuidados, a baixa empatia, a impulsividade e as dist…
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Why Change Gets Harder with Age: Unlocking Stuck Patterns
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5:15Welcome to Therapy Matters with David Eli Recinos, LCSW. This episode explores why long-standing patterns of thought, behavior, and emotion become harder to change as people age, often resulting in irritability, rigidity, and strained relationships. We examine developmental origins such as inconsistent caregiving and poor empathy modeling, the role…
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La terapia importa: Episodio 14: Cuando los viejos hábitos se endurecen: El desafío del cambio en la tercera edad
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5:17Este episodio explora por qué los patrones arraigados de pensamiento, comportamiento y emociones se vuelven más difíciles de cambiar con la edad, lo que a menudo provoca irritabilidad, rigidez y relaciones tensas en la edad adulta. Examina los orígenes del desarrollo de la falta de cuidado y la falta de empatía, el papel de la impulsividad y la tom…
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S5 E3 - Diagnoses Around Dizziness & Vertigo with Claire
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52:23🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s ~~~ Claire was having strange symptoms she didn't understand after a day of swimming and diving. She was dizzy (at times severely), having balance and mobility issue, and experiencing pain in her head and neck. Of course, this was all terrifying an…
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Toxic Gay Currencies: How to Avoid the Attention, Sex, and Status Traps
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39:56Too often, gay men trade in "toxic currencies" like attention, sex, money, status, drama, and jealousy. They feel powerful in the moment but drain us over time. In this episode, Ken Howard, LCSW, CST, shares what healthier currencies look like — and how to build a richer, more grounded life.Por Ken Howard, LCSW, CST
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Therapie ist wichtig: Folge Nr. 13: Es liegt die Verantwortung für die gegnerischen Ereignisse vor
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4:38In dieser Episode wird erklärt, dass traurige Ereignisse und Widerwärtigkeiten unvermeidlich sind und dass der Verdadero desafio darin wohnt, wie er auf sie reagiert. Konzentriere dich immer wieder auf negative Ereignisse, um die Spannung zu steigern, und es kann dazu führen, dass das Gehirn die Erfahrung wieder aufleben lässt, als es in der Zwisch…
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Asumir la Responsabilidad de Los eventos adversos
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4:48Este episodio explica que los eventos dolorosos y adversos son inevitables, y que el verdadero desafío reside en cómo respondemos a ellos. Concentrarse repetidamente en eventos negativos aumenta el estrés y puede hacer que el cerebro reviva la experiencia como si estuviera sucediendo ahora. Aborda patrones de pensamiento comunes e inútiles, como el…
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S5 E2 - A Change in Perspective That Could Change The Game For You
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35:50🟢 Finally break free of chronic symptoms with JournalSpeak ➡️ LEARN HOW: https://tinyurl.com/2ph33u2s ~~~ It's so easy and human to get lost in the fear that we are "not okay." It's so tempting in the middle of the night to despair about things that may come from a night of no sleep. It's so natural to pre-grieve and obsess about symptoms and f…
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Beide Eltern in Therapie: Der Schlüssel zu gesünderen Familien
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5:13David Recinos, Sozialarbeiter und Familientherapeut, erklärt, warum Familientherapie deutlich effektiver ist, wenn beide Elternteile aktiv mitwirken. Er erläutert, wie Mütter oft die emotionale Belastung tragen, während Väter Gefühle minimieren oder sich dem Engagement entziehen, und wie sich dieses Ungleichgewicht auf Kinder und die Familiendynami…
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كلا الوالدين، نتائج أفضل: الحلقة المفقودة في العلاج الأسري
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5:09يستكشف المُقدّم ديفيد ريسينوس كيف يُؤدي إشراك كلا الوالدين في العلاج النفسي إلى تغييرٍ أسريٍّ أقوى، وتنظيمٍ أفضل لمشاعر الأطفال، وحلٍّ أكثر توازناً للمشاكل في المنزل. تشرح الحلقة كيف يُعالج العلاج الأسري ديناميكيات العلاقات، بينما يُساعد العلاج الفردي كلَّ والدٍ على معالجة تاريخه النفسي ومُحفِّزاته، ويُقدّم اقتراحاتٍ عمليةً للعائلات التي تُفكّر في …
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