Ep 17: Finding Your Therapist IRL—a baby steps special

02/21/18 • 25 min

How do you start the search for your *very own* real life therapist? What should you search online? What should you search for on your health insurance card? What if you don’t have insurance? Is it kosher to ask your potential therapist questions about themselves? In this baby-step special, Dr. Momma B holds your hand and takes us inside the mental health system to help YOU navigate finding a therapist of your very own, IRL. .·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·. MOMMA B’S GOODIE BAG OF HELPFUL LINKS Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists APA Help Center: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/index.aspx Healthgrades: https://www.healthgrades.com/mental-health-professional-directory Open Counseling: https://www.opencounseling.com Open Path Collective: https://openpathcollective.org .·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·. Support Advice from Mom and the art of jingle-making by supporting our sponsors: LOLA: For 40% off your first order from Lola, visit www.mylola.com and enter PICKLEBALL when you subscribe! YogaGLO: Get your first two weeks of YogaGlo FREE when you sign up on www.yogaGLO.com/pickleball Advice from Mom is a production of Wise Ones Advice Services. It was produced by Juliet Hinely & Rebecca Garza-Bortman. Editing and Sound Design by Juliet Hinely. Mixed and mastered by Jake Young. Publicity by Jane Riccobono. Audio assistance by Bryan Garza. Our theme music is by Love Jerks: www.lovejerks.com * This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to offer diagnosis or treatment of any medical or psychological condition. All treatment decisions should be made in partnership with your health professional.

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Ep 16: Caught Between Coasts with Call Your Girlfriend

How do you build a substantial life for yourself in a new place? How do you nourish old friendships from afar? How do you keep from doubting a big decision you’ve made? On this episode, we explore all this and more with a listener letter from “Coast Between Coasts,” Dr. Momma B, PhD, and guest gal pals Aminatou & Ann from Call Your Girlfriend—a “podcast for long distance besties everywhere!”: http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com Happy Galentine’s Day, everyone! .·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·. MOMMA B’S GOODIE BAG OF HELPFUL LINKS Momma B wants to hear from you! Send us your recommendations on how to adjust to a new place and manage your life through a transition. Get in touch at http://www.advicefrom.mom/contact Oregon Trail emulator (for Mom to play): https://archive.org/details/msdos_Oregon_Trail_The_1990 More about the phenomenon of Galentine’s Day: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/02/each-day-is-galentines-day/516408/ .·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·. Support Advice from Mom by supporting our sponsor: For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com and enter discount code Pickleball30 Special thanks to Gina Delvac for coordinating the recording with Call Your Girlfriend, and to Aviva Rubin for reading our credits. Advice from Mom is a production of Wise Ones Advice Services. It was produced by Juliet Hinely & Rebecca Garza-Bortman. Editing by Juliet Hinely. Mixed and mastered by Jake Young. Publicity by Jane Riccobono. Audio assistance by Bryan Garza. The song throughout this episode is Rebel in Motion by Scissors for Lefty. Our theme music is by Love Jerks: www.lovejerks.com This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to offer diagnosis or treatment of any medical or psychological condition. All treatment decisions should be made in partnership with your health professional.

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Ep 18: Surviving Your First Therapy Session—a baby steps special

For part 2 of our baby-step special on finding your therapist, Momma B PhD, holds your hand all the way to the therapist’s office as we cover what’s gonna happen at your first session. What should you expect to share? Should you always feel better after your first session? How many sessions does it take to know if your new therapist is a good match for you? All these questions answered, as well as some personal therapy adventures from Momma B’s past as a “young, naive thing in Philadelphia”. .·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·..·:*'`*:·.·:*'`*:·. MOMMA B’S GOODIE BAG OF HELPFUL LINKS Psychology Today: First Session Fundamentals https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-therapy/200806/fundamentals-therapy-3-the-first-session Dr. Jeff baby-stepping it in Portland: http://drjeffblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/7-things-to-do-during-your-first.html SELF cares about your first session: https://www.self.com/story/first-therapy-appointment Advice from Mom is a production of Wise Ones Advice Services. It was produced by Juliet Hinely & Rebecca Garza-Bortman. Editing and Sound Design by Juliet Hinely. Mixed and mastered by Jake Young. Publicity by Jane Riccobono. Audio assistance by Bryan Garza. Our theme music is by Love Jerks. See their new music video here: https://www.lovejerks.com/music/ * This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to offer diagnosis or treatment of any medical or psychological condition. All treatment decisions should be made in partnership with your health professional.