Medication & Mental Health (Asha Kovelamudi, M.D.)

Dr. Asha Kovelamudi joins us today to help us better understand and appreciate the incorporation of medication into our mental health treatment.  Sometimes this process can take some time and always takes courage.  We talk about misconceptions, how our support system plays a big role in this process, and what the first steps are if we’re ready to explore this option.

Integrating Life Coaching & Therapy (Leigh Cambre)

Leigh Cambre is a friend of the show and has returned to talk about his role as a Business and Life Coach.  Leigh helps us to really understand the differences between therapy, life coaching, and consulting.  Knowing your why is guided by a therapist and knowing your how is guided by a life coach.  Leigh does a beautiful job of walking us through how we can all better understand the role of a life coach in your journey and also how both coaching and therapy can be simultaneously helpful to your personhood.

Trauma & Communities of Color (Shayla Wilson, LCSW-S)

Shayla Wilson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor and owner of Liberate Counseling. With a focus on communities of color, Shayla specializes in culturally sensitive and comprehensive mental health services for individuals, children and families.  In this episode, Shayla shares what it means to be culturally cross-trained in the trauma focused therapy modality, EMDR,  which has equipped her to navigate the complexities of healing and growth through a social justice lens.  We just scratched the surface.  This is one you’ll want to listen to and share!

Story Work (Chassie Anders)

I am so honored to share a new podcast friend with you all, Chassie Anders.  Chassie is a creative entrepreneur that recently found out she has experienced complex trauma. She hosts the podcast Between Beauty and Heartache where she invites you along as she journeys toward recovery by making more sense of her own story. Let this conversation be your starting point toward healing and be sure to follow it up with Season 1 of Between Beauty and Heartache. 

Eating Disorders (Bobbie Melton, LPC)

Bobbie is a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Texas.  She specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder. She's been in private practice since 2020, and worked at an eating disorder hospital for several years before starting her own practice.  As we mention in this episode, treating eating disorders is a specialty you do not want to compromise on.  It is very important when seeking treatment in this area to find someone that has the knowledge that Bobbie is sharing with us today.  Grab a pen and paper for this one.  There’s a lot of information you’re not going to want to miss! If anything, let’s just all agree to be more neutral about all bodies! 

Pornography & Mental Health (Chelsea & Layton Boeve)

Layton and Chelsea Boeve are co-hosts of the podcast, Liberator. Liberator is a discussion of pornography’s hard truths. The show was created to remove the barriers of shame and embarrassment that stifle conversations and community around the effects of pornography.  Chelsea and Layton hit us with some truth bombs and remind us that this is a brain issue, not a moral issue.  Be sure to subscribe to their podcast Liberator where ever you listen to podcasts.

Digital Health (Jamie Gordon, LMSW)

Jaimie Gordon is joining us today to talk about her work in the digital health world. Jamie is a social worker and a mom of 3 that is also in the trenches of navigating the tech world with and for her family.  Jamie does work with Screen Sanity, a non profit that was founded in 2018 by a trio of moms to help families and communities pursue digital health in order to reduce loneliness, depression, anxiety and suicide in a socially isolated society. Screen Sanity has a wealth of resources to help parents at any part of the tech journey.  Listen today without judging yourself or others and find at least one way you can improve your digital health and the digital health of your family.   

Sex Ed & Mental Health (Kristen Miele)

 Shayla Wilson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Supervisor and owner of Liberate Counseling. With a focus on communities of color, Shayla specializes in culturally sensitive and comprehensive mental health services for individuals, children and families.  In this episode, Shayla shares what it means to be culturally cross-trained in the trauma focused therapy modality, EMDR,  which has equipped her to navigate the complexities of healing and growth through a social justice lens.  We just scratched the surface.  This is one you’ll want to listen to and share!

Perinatal Mental Health (Alexis Edwards, LCSW-S)

Alexis Edwards is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor (LCSW-S) and Certified Doula in Austin, TX. She is passionate about improving outcomes for birthing people and normalizing the highs and lows that come with new parenthood. Reminding parents that they too (not just baby) deserve to be nurtured along the way.  Alexis shares her knowledge on how to advocate for your own needs and offer support to the needs of those around you going through perinatal struggles.  Oftentimes clients do not even know they’ve experienced trauma.  Let’s be a nonjudgmental, safe place for people going through the perinatal period.

Couple's Therapy (Josh Kellar, LMFT-S, LPC)

Josh Kellar is a LMFT-Supervisor and LPC.  He has been working with families for nearly 20 years. He describes this work as  a privilege to help people develop a better understanding of who they are and how their life is affected when they do not live out of their true self. Overall if you are someone that is looking for support in your relationships Josh is your expert.  We mention in the episode, Josh’s job is not to decide if your relationship should be restored or not, but he is the kind of person that can help you identify what’s not working in your relationship and develop a plan to overcome those obstacles.  

The Not-So-Recap Recap (Jason Fraser)

My husband, Jason Fraser, is back to give a not so recap recap of the Expert Series.  We talk less about the episodes and more about what it means to be an expert in your own mental health.  How can your own self awareness and support system help in that, and how might this change over the years?  Jason always brings a new perspective to the mental health conversation and this one is no different.  However, I'll admit this conversation brings an enjoyable chaotic energy to your listening ears.