ICYMI: How To Be A Better Friend When Your Loved Ones Are Struggling (What To Say And Do), with Psychotherapist Whitney Goodman

Toxic Positivity: Keeping It Real in a World Obsessed with Being Happy

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Welcome to today’s ICYMI, where we kick off the week with a quick game-changing tip from one of our guests that you might have missed.

Whitney is a psychotherapist, author of the book Toxic Positivity, a columnist for Psychology Today and appears regularly in publications like The New York Times and Teen Vogue.

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Boost Mental Health & Heal Emotions With Creativity (Plus The Truth About Happiness), with IN-Q - Emmy-Nominated Poet & Multi-Platinum Songwriter

One of the most powerful (and underused) tools for emotional healing is creative self-expression. In honour of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're diving into the powerful intersection of creativity, art, relationships, and mindset — and how you can use your unique voice to alchemize pain and struggle.

This episode is for anyone looking to improve their emotional resilience, self-awareness, and connection to others through the healing power of creativity.

I’m joined by my favourite writer, IN-Q — an Emmy-nominated poet, multi-platinum songwriter, world renowned keynote speaker, best-selling author of Inquire Within and The Never Ending Now Poetry journal. IN-Q has written songs with artists like Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus and Mike Posner, and he was named to Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list of the world's most influential thought leaders. He hosts writing workshops around the world, and works with brands like Nike, Spotify, Google and Lululemon to help their teams tell their stories and find their authentic voice.

Tune in to hear more about:

How creative expression can help process trauma, anxiety, and loneliness
What’s causing our current mental health crisis?
Why creativity and storytelling are the most underused tools in the mental health toolkit
The wellness modalities that IN-Q taps into
The impact of technology and AI on our mental health
What is happiness, and have we commodified the pursuit of it?
How to cultivate more compassion and connection
Reconnecting to community in a lonely and isolated world
How to set healthy boundaries without isolating ourselves
Taking responsibility for our emotions in relationships
Co-regulating with your partner and establishing non-negotiables
Overcoming the fear of creating or sharing your work

I hope this episode helps you reconnect with yourself and your playful creativity.

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Nervous System Reset: Healing Trauma, Anxiety & Physical Symptoms Using Somatic Therapy, with Therapist Simone Saunders | Rerelease

The body keeps the score, and after years of cognitive therapy work and intellectualizing, I became totally disconnected from how my body was carrying stress and anxiety.

So for Mental Health Awareness Month, we're throwing it back to this deep dive with trauma therapist Simone Saunders on the powerful connection between mind and body healing. We cover how unprocessed trauma physically manifests and evidence-based somatic therapy techniques to release it.

Anxiety, depression, and trauma don't just affect your thoughts — they live in your body. From chronic pain and digestive issues to poor sleep and muscle tension, your physical symptoms might tell a deeper story. If you want to take control of your mental health and expand your techniques and awareness, this episode is a must-listen.

Simone has a Master's in Clinical Social Work, with a specialization in trauma, emotional regulation, anxiety and depression. As a trauma therapist and educator she has over 800,000 followers across her Instagram and TikTok accounts, the cognitive corner, where she helps people understand the connection between the mind and body and patterns that your nervous system engages in.

Tune in to hear more about:

Identifying hidden signs of nervous system dysregulation and science-backed regulation techniques
Understanding freeze, flight, fight and fawn responses: which survival pattern are you stuck in?
Navigating familial relationships or partnerships that trigger the dysregulation loop
Unhelpful coping strategies that might make you feel worse
Cognitive bypassing: The difference between intellectualizing and feeling
How trauma manifests physically
What if you can't remember your trauma?
Somatic therapy approaches for releasing trauma stored in the body
Building a life that's healthy for your nervous system
Navigating the loneliness and isolation of your mental health journey

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