CatharSIS: a Podcast about the Meaning of Life

Genesis takes Michal and Maayan on a journey in their conversation about hitting rock bottom, awakenings, living with uncertainty, and how to honor our grief and despair.
When Genesis was 20 years old in the middle of her junior year at university, she found herself in jail, thousands of dollars in debt, no job to pay back the debt, all while trying to keep up appearances for her parents.
Genesis had hit bottom. She then had an awakening which put her on a trajectory of embracing spirituality and healing.
Now, happily married, she is the Founder of How to Woman, a community and educational platform for women interested in spirituality, psychology, and mindset work. She hosts workshops, group programs, a Facebook group with over 65K members, and an Instagram page with 38.5K followers, all so she can guide women to their own awakenings and healing. She is passionate about helping women breakthrough past their limiting beliefs so they too can conquer their fears when it comes to persevering in life and business.
Her story is inspirational.
Connect with Genesis Moreno
Instagram: @how.to.woman
Contact - [email protected]
Freebie - Anxious To Ambitious: https://bit.ly/3izaItH
Mentorship- League of Women: https://www.howtowoman.com/league-of-women-membership/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/manifestationbabesgroup/
Get in touch with Michal and Maayan:
Website: https://www.sistersinpsychology.com
Instagram: @sistersinpsychology
Email: [email protected]

You wouldn't know it just by looking at Dr. Jaffe today, but he was once convicted and sentenced to 1 year in jail for using, buying and selling hard drugs. After getting out of jail, it was impossible to find anyone who'd accept him for a job.
For many in the US, this situation leads people back to crime and in jail again, and so the cycle repeats. But for Dr. Jaffe, he attributes his success to the fact that he had (and has) a strong support system--people who believed in him and saw his value.
In this episode, Dr. Jaffe shares his full story from being a drug addict and becoming a convicted felon, to where is is today: an author, TedEx speaker, and nationally recognized expert on mental health, addiction, relationships and shame.
We also unpack his perspective on why putting drug users in jail isn't the right approach, why the goal of 100% abstinence for drug and alcohol addiction recovery isn't the right approach either, how we can truly help people stuck in the cycle of addiction, why community is so important, and much more.
Adi Jaffe, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized expert on mental health, addiction, relationships and shame. He was a UCLA lecturer in the Psychology department at UCLA for the better part of a decade and was the Executive-Director and Co-Founder of one of the most progressive mental health treatment facilities in the country - until he started IGNTD.
Dr. Jaffe, through IGNTD, is changing the way people think about, and deal with mental health issues. His passion in the role of shame destroying lives is the philosophy behind IGNTD Recovery and its aim to greatly reduce the stigma of addiction and mental health.
Resources Mentioned:
Free resource from Dr. Jaffe: https://www.igntd.com/feelingswheel
Dr. Jaffe's Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/A9xFJ_hqzDQ
Get in touch with Dr. Jaffe:
Website: https://www.adijaffe.com
Book: https://www.theabstinencemyth.com
Igntd: https://www.igntd.com
Get in touch with Michal and Maayan:
Website: https://www.sistersinpsychology.com
Instagram: @sistersinpsychology
Email: [email protected]

Sydney Estrada and Lauren Thomas, both Associate Marriage and Family Therapists, share how their experiences with racism, colorism, and racial trauma led to pursuing careers in therapy.
The discrepancies amongst the Black community within the education system, due to colorism, empowered Lauren to prioritize her practice for uplifting Black women of various backgrounds as well as unpacking racial trauma.
Sydney currently works at the Child Development Institute, where she and Maayan met. She supports young children and their families understand and develop social/emotional skills. After experiencing, first hand, the disparities in the education system, Sydney aims to provide the mental health resources necessary for children and families to thrive in all environments.
In this episode, Lauren and Sydney unpack the term "code switching", racism in the school system, the importance of having faith in something (even if it's just in yourself), and of course, how they define their meanings of life.
Get in touch with Lauren:
Instagram: @therapywithlt
Website: therapywithlt.com
Get in touch with Sydney:
Instagram: @showandtellyourstory
Get in touch with Maayan and Michal:
Website: https://www.sistersinpsychology.com
Instagram: @sistersinpsychology
Email: [email protected]
Books and Resources Mentioned:
Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler, MD.
Journey of Souls by Michael Newton, PhD.

"You could have everyone love you, but if you don't love yourself, you'll never be happy."
These were the words Justine heard while in rehab after an alcohol addiction relapse. It was after hearing these words that Justine realized she couldn't keep doing things, like quitting drinking, just to please others...she actually had to want them for herself as well.
With over six years of sobriety under her belt, Justine Wu vulnerably shares with us her journey of learning to live without being dependent on a substance, and all the life lessons she's learned about self love, communication, relationships, and managing conflict along the way.
Connect with Justine:
Instagram: @existential.world.problems
Get in touch with Michal and Maayan:
Website: https://www.sistersinpsychology.com
Instagram: @sistersinpsychology
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Patricia Wynn-Jones is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist, with a focus on energy medicine and epigenetic based pain management practice. She worked very closely with our late father, a Hematologist-Oncologist.

Dr. Wynn-Jones helps us understand what exactly is energy medicine and epigenetics, both of which have been around for decades but are just now being accepted into the mainstream. In a nutshell, we are so much more than the bodies our souls are contained in. We create our own reality, and once we understand this and learn to harness universal energy, we can heal our bodies, improve our relationships, and live better.

If you're dealing with any type of chronic or terminal illness, or you're just interested in alternative medicine, this episode is for you!

Resources Mentioned:
Dr. Hew Len Ho'oponopono: https://www.self-i-dentity-through-hooponopono.com/
Dr. Alexina Hazzard: Back-to-back heart-to-heart: http://khepra-institute.org/dr-alexina-hazzard/

Get in touch with Michal & Maayan
Website: https://www.sistersinpsychology.com
Instagram: @sistersinpsychology
Email: [email protected]