Episode 19: Julie Simon, LMFT joins me for an in-depth look into the origins of emotional eating, recovery and shares about her most recent book. Julie focuses on self-soothing, emotional regulation and mindfulness.

Addiction is an equal opportunity destroyer of lives. Park Avenue or park bench, silk sheets or city streets, gay or straight, liberal, conservative or just don’t care politically, addiction touches everyone.  According to the latest statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse: 64 Billion is spent per year for addiction health care with another 520 Billion a year lost to addiction related crime, missed work and productivity. What isn’t included in those numbers is the pain and suffering the 10’s of thousands of families who lost someone to addiction felt.

Episode 18: Nathaniel Hodder-Shipp discusses how trauma is stored in the body and how he uses breathing techniques to help client's access, process and move through the trauma stored in their body and transform their lives.

Episode 17: Barry Davis joins me to discuss the power of mediation and how it can help decrease some of the emotional trauma of divorce.

Addiction, alcoholism, substance abuse... Nearly everyone knows someone or has been personally affected by the unexplainable pain of being, loving or knowing someone who has an addiction. Yet, there is still so much fear, shame and stigma connected to being or having someone that you care deeply about labeled an "addict." 

Episode 16: Justin Bethoney joins me for Episode 15 to discuss how lifestyle factors such as, diet, exercise, sleep and stress management combine and contribute to our overall mental health and emotional wellness.

Episode 15:  Barry Davis, LMFT and Shana Diskant to discuss their group therapy approach to helping people develop healthy relationships and how they use a combination of mindfulness and CBT to teach new client's new ways of communicating, connecting and caring for their relationships. 

Episode 14: Alla Branzburg, LCSW joins me for an in-depth discussion about narcissistic personality disorder and her work with couples where one or both partners have this diagnosis. 

Episode 13: Ira Israel the author of "How To Survive Your Childhood Now That You Are An Adult"  joins me to discuss the path to healing and learning to live an authentic, fulfilling and connected life. Ira's philosophy looks at how our cultural and social expectations prevent us from being able to tap into our truest selves

Episode 12: Ms. Cocharo discusses the beauty that exists in "the space between" and how she helps couples reconnect by looking at each other with admiration, curiosity and respect for each person's experience in the relationship. 

What keeps you in a state of brain fog is your thoughts that take up space in  your mind. If you could look into your mind, it probably would resemble a cobweb - one thought inter-twined with another, connected to another. Who would feel clear with all of that going on? The more you think about what to do, where to step, what direction to take, the less clear you become.

Episode 11: Joanne Royer, PH D has built her coaching practice around working with women and helping empower them by utilizing the power of perspective. Joanne will speak about her journey working with women and how she has utilized her background in clinical work combined with coaching to help women take control of and improve their lives. 

It is undeniable that 2018 is going to be a year that brings a lot of change, hopefully for the better. It will be full of difficult conversations, hard truths, and unlikely heroes finally finding their voices. This is our year. The year for women to speak up, rise and finally fight for equality. However, the year of women- starts with men. It starts with creating the space for men to accept their vulnerability, understand and own their feelings and value relationships more. 

Episode 10: Alicia Brandt, LMFT will be discussing why sex is such an important part of a relationship, how to talk about it and ways that she helps couples communicate their needs better.

More than any other age group, seniors could perhaps benefit the most from regularly participating in a favorite hobby. As it turns out, research has shown a correlation between hobbies, life’s purpose, and a longer lifespan - particularly in individuals over the age of 65 years.

Episode 9: On the ninth episode of Guiding Compass, I interview Dr. Tekesia Jackson Rudd about how the lack of life skills and direction in life is impacting Millennials and leading to higher rates of anxiety, depression and the "snowball generation."

Episode 8: In the seventh episode, I interview Dr. Carole Goguen about her work with client's with PTSD and complex trauma.

The holiday season is upon us! With all of the festivities, family time and traveling it's easy to get caught up in the moment and lose sight of all the emotional toll that this time of year can carry for many of us.It's important to acknowledge that despite all the holiday parties, joy and quality time that we get to spend with the people who we love, this time of year can also bring up feelings of loss, loneliness, depression and painful memories of people no longer in our lives.

Episode 7: Dr. Lisa Cohen about Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT) and how she uses play to help build and strengthen the relationship between caregiver and child.

Episode 6: Courtland McPherson, LCSW about his research and work with men, embracing vulnerability and helping challenge cultural perceptions of "male stereotype."