How We Get Thru Podcast: Wellness, Healing & Spiritual Tools for Growth in Real Life

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Do you ever feel stuck? Like no matter what you do, you’re in the same damn place? Or maybe you’re so overwhelmed, burnt out, or disconnected from yourself that even rest doesn’t feel restful anymore? Yeah. Same.This season, we’re going there.We’re talking about the messy in-between—the moments when life forces you to pause, rethink, and reroute. We’re diving into spirituality (the real, not the cringey kind), energy healing, soul contracts, astrology, shadow work—all the things that help you feel grounded when everything else feels like chaos.Because if you’re feeling lost, exha...

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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026

How We Get Thru gives spiritually curious wellness listeners a therapy-adjacent space for attachment wounds, sobriety, burnout, and self-trust.

How We Get Thru belongs to the spiritually curious side of Health & Fitness. Host Jen brings a licensed therapist's ear to intimate, guest-led conversations about emotional growth, relationships, sobriety, embodiment, spirituality, burnout, and home design.

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Moon signs sit beside Jen's tearful attachment work, if your healing vocabulary has room for both.

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  • a therapist who can take your moon sign seriously without leaving your feelings behind
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Best episodes of How We Get Thru Podcast: Wellness, Healing & Spiritual Tools for Growth in Real Life

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S3 Ep 86 Chronic Illness, Past Lives & Purpose with Beth Renov, LCSW

A tender, spiritually open conversation about chronic illness, inner knowing, and the overlap between therapy and spirituality.

Beth Renov brings a therapist's eye and an intuitive streak to a conversation about chronic illness, coming out, family dynamics, and the habit of trusting inner knowing before anyone else signs off on it.

S3 Ep 89 Greenwashing & Consumer Power with John Pabon

A clear look at green claims, corporate spin, and the consumer power hiding in plain sight.

Greenwashing is handled with enough restraint to stay readable, and John Pabon, a sustainability expert and former United Nations consultant, helps keep the focus on how corporate responsibility gets packaged, softened, and sometimes distorted.

S3 Ep 80 Tapping Into Your Soul’s Purpose with Tabitha Stitt

A grounded conversation about intuition, boundaries, and the everyday practice of spiritual readings.

The conversation follows Tabitha Stitt and Jen from school teaching into psychic mediumship and Reiki, then into the day-to-day realities of readings.

S3 Ep 91 Real Talk on Parenting Teens with Sari Rose Barron

A look at parenting teens that centers connection, regulation, and repair.

The episode looks at parenting teens as a daily mix of boundaries, connection, and repair. It is strongest when it resists turning control into the goal and stays with the harder work of showing up when a teen pushes back, goes quiet, or fills the room with emotion.

S3 Ep 85 Becoming Trigger-Proof: Heal Attachment Wounds w/ Dr. Nima Rahmany

A direct, personal look at why changing relationship patterns can feel so hard.

Dr. Nima Rahmany gives the conversation a personal edge by putting attachment issues up close instead of speaking about them in the abstract. The episode stays on familiar but painful ground: enmeshment, codependency, nervous system habits, and the choice between staying and…

S3 Ep 79 Exploring Men’s Work & Vulnerability with Pat Sperry

A reflective conversation about masculinity, self-acceptance, and emotional honesty.

Pat Sperry's conversation stays grounded in lived experience, moving from his years as a competitive athlete into a more settled practice around yoga, vulnerability, emotional intelligence, love, identity, and owning one's emotions.

S3 Ep 87 Unlocking Your Soul Contract with Amelia Struthers

A tender spiritual conversation about names, karma, and learning how to claim your own path.

Amelia Struthers and the host spend the episode on spiritual frameworks: soul contracts, names, karma, free will, birth charts, parenting, and the slow work of healing family dynamics.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    S2 Ep 70: The Truth About Manifestation with Jim Curtis

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    S3 Ep 92 Navigating Cancer and Life’s Uncertainties with Sarah Arvizu

    Hidden gem

    Sarah Arvizu describes finding a lump in the shower in late July or early August 2024, waiting months for imaging, and then being told after a mammogram and ultrasound that the mass was cancer.

    ·53m·3 clips
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    S3 Ep 83 Accessing Natural Magic & Energy Lines with Deb Schaffer

    Hidden gem

    Deb Schaefer, called the “fairy godmother of good vibes,” explains how a life-threatening triple-negative breast cancer diagnosis pushed her from interior design into feng shui, Reiki, herbalism, and her own practice called earth alchemy.

    ·1h 1m·5 clips
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    S3 Ep 91 Real Talk on Parenting Teens with Sari Rose Barron

    Hidden gem

    How We Get Through Podcast’s S3 Ep 91, “Real Talk on Parenting Teens with Sari Rose Barron,” centers on Jen’s conversation with licensed therapist and mom Sari Rose Barron about parenting teens in real life.

    ·1h 2m·4 clips
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    S3 Ep 79 Exploring Men’s Work & Vulnerability with Pat Sperry

    Hidden gem

    Jen sits down with Pat Sperry for a 2025 season-three conversation about men’s work, vulnerability, and self-discovery on How We Get Through.

    ·1h 13m·5 clips
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    S3 Ep 84 Overcoming Addiction and Building Community with Chris Sullivan

    Hidden gem

    Chris Sullivan, owner of Mohawk Wellness Collective in Los Angeles, describes a 2023 stretch that included a firearm arrest, about $20,000 in legal costs, and the deaths of his stepfather and grandfather.

    ·1h 15m·4 clips
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    S3 Ep 88 How to Find Your Inner Voice with Kelsey Erickson

    Hidden gem

    Jen welcomes Kelsey Erickson, a friend and creator behind Ever Me & Co., and frames the conversation around intuition, creativity, and human design.

    ·1h·3 clips
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    S1 Ep 81: How Your Location Influences Love, Wealth, and Wellness With Julie Goetzinger

    Hidden gem

    Julie Getzinger describes astrocartography as relocation astrology, using birth charts and map lines to see where love, money, and growth may feel easier or harder.

    ·52m·3 clips
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    S3 Ep 93 Hormonal Health Secrets for Menopause with Johanna Swanson

    Hidden gem

    Joanna Swanson of Navigate Menopause connects her BRCA2 surgery history, including a double mastectomy and ovary removal at 38, to a sudden depression and anxiety crisis.

    ·1h 1m·4 clips
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    S2 Ep 75: Using Ayurvedic Lifestyle to Beat the Root Cause of Burnout with Courtney LaCava

    Hidden gem

    Courtney LaCava, an Ayurvedic practitioner and somatic experiencing practitioner, traces her work back to a chronic-fatigue collapse after graduate school and a yoga teacher training where Ayurveda immediately made sense to her.

    ·56m·3 clips
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    S3 Ep 89 Greenwashing & Consumer Power with John Pabon

    Hidden gem

    John Pabon joins the show for a conversation about greenwashing.

    ·55m·3 clips
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    S3 Ep 85 Becoming Trigger-Proof: Heal Attachment Wounds w/ Dr. Nima Rahmany

    Hidden gem

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    ·1h 15m·5 clips
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    S2 Ep 68: The Power of Subconscious Healing & EVOX Therapy with Leigh Ann Lindsey

    Hidden gem

    Leanne Lindsay shares her profound healing journey from pre-cancer diagnosis to discovering EVOX therapy, which unlocked repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse by her father.

    ·1h·2 clips
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    S2 Ep 71: Healing by the Moon: Uncovering Emotional Growth Through Astrology with Danielle Knapp, LPC

    The conversation opens with a familiar burst of excitement.

    ·1h 13m·4 clips
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    S2 Ep 77: How Intentional Design Can Boost Your Mindset and Wellness with Lisa Morton

    Jen talks with Lisa Morton about how intentional design can support mental health and personal growth.

    ·1h 5m·2 clips
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    S3 Ep 82 How Your Eyes Reveal Your Health with Jessica Ortiz

    Hidden gem

    Interview with holistic health practitioner Jessica Ortiz exploring iridology - the practice of reading iris features to identify physical, emotional, and spiritual health patterns.

    ·54m·1 clip
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    S2 Ep 67: Healing Physical Pain thru Emotional & Spiritual Journeys with Jarena Willacey

    Hidden gem

    Shamanic healer and trauma counselor Drina Willesey shares her journey from aspiring lawyer to multi-modality healer, explaining how she integrates medical intuitive sensing, shamanic journeying, Reiki, and hypnotherapy.

    ·51m·1 clip
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    S2 Ep 76: Owning Your Power and Asking for What You Need with Jacqueline Hawk

    Hidden gem

    Jen talks with coach Jacqueline Hawk about asking for what you need in work, relationships, and even with yourself.

    ·56m·3 clips
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    S2 Ep 69: Decoding Your Dreams & Nightmares with Melissa Kim Corter

    Hidden gem

    Jen sits down with Melissa Kim Corder to dig into why certain dreams and nightmares keep coming back.

    ·1h 22m·5 clips
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    S2 Ep 66: Integrating Somatic Experiencing with the Enneagram with Erin Baute

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    S2 Ep78 : How Pets Can Help Our Mental Health with Braquelle Murphy, LPCC

    I'm your host, Jen, a licensed therapist and founder and CEO

    ·49m·3 clips
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    S2 Ep 74: Pleasure, Power & Page-Turners: Why Fantasy Romance is More Than an Escape with Meg & Marina

    Hidden gem

    Jen opens the conversation by framing fantasy romance as the kind of reading that can leave women feeling changed.

    ·1h 11m·4 clips
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    S3 Ep 87 Unlocking Your Soul Contract with Amelia Struthers

    Hidden gem

    Jen sits with Amelia Struthers and gets into soul contracts.

    ·1h 10m·4 clips
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    S2 Ep 65: Reclaiming Your Pussy Power with Mollie B.

    ·1h·5 clips
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    S2 Ep 73: Reclaiming Your Power in a Distracted World with Jennifer Pereira

    Hidden gem

    Jennifer Pereira traces her path from a large Canadian government career and years of technical project management to a 2013 health scare that pushed her into healing work.

    ·1h 8m·4 clips
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    S3 Ep 80 Tapping Into Your Soul’s Purpose with Tabitha Stitt

    Hidden gem

    Tabitha Stitt says her path from licensed school teacher to psychic medium started with Reiki, her mother’s sudden drug addiction, and a first session that brought clairvoyance she did not recognize at the time.

    ·1h·4 clips
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    S3 Ep 90 Aliens, Angels & Afterlife with Julie Ryan

    Hidden gem

    Julie Ryan says she learned psychic and medical intuitive work in her mid-thirties after reading Carolyn Myss's Anatomy of the Spirit and studying Barbara Brennan's Hands of Light for years.

    ·57m·4 clips
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    S2 Ep 72: How To Embody Your Sensuality with Feral Grace

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    S3 Ep 86 Chronic Illness, Past Lives & Purpose with Beth Renov, LCSW

    Hidden gem

    Beth Renov, LCSW joins How We Get Thru Podcast to talk about therapy, intuition, chronic illness, past lives, and the ethics of blending spirituality with clinical work.

    ·58m·3 clips
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    Season 3 is HERE!

    Feb 11, 2025·2m
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    S2 Ep 64: Healing Father Wounds with Kat DeVos, LMFT

    Sep 17, 2024·1h 15m
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    S2 Ep 63: Unleashing The Shadow Work with Melissa Kim Corter

    Sep 10, 2024·1h 8m
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    S2 Ep 62: Suicide is not a bad word with Elyce Mandich, LCSW

    Sep 3, 2024·57m
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    S2 Ep 61: Solo Episode: How Tarot Can Be Therapeutic

    Aug 27, 2024·29m
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    S2 Ep 60: The Healing Power of Storytelling with Katie Quesada

    Aug 20, 2024·1h
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    S2 Ep 59: Plant Medicine Healing with Birdie

    Aug 13, 2024·1h 7m
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    S2 Ep 58: Solo Episode: Healing Emotional Wounds by Embracing Past and Future Selves

    Aug 6, 2024·21m
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    S2 Ep 57: Creating Space for Nuance with Brit Barron

    Jul 30, 2024·55m
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    S2 Ep 56: Awakening your Kundalini for Normal People with Amanda Nova

    Jul 23, 2024·1h 5m
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    S2 Ep 55: Solo Episode: Why Smut Books Are Helping Women

    Jul 16, 2024·32m
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    S2 Ep 54: From Numbing to Feeling: A Sobriety Journey with Jenn Kautsch

    Jul 9, 2024·52m
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    S2 Ep 53: Using Reiki to Tap into Universal Energy to Heal the Body with Jess Iturzaeta

    Jul 2, 2024·1h 1m
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    S2 Ep 52 From Skeptics to Believers: Crystal Healing Stories with Moon & Stone

    Jun 25, 2024·57m
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    Archived Episode Navigating Self-Acceptance and Healing in the LGBTQ+ Community with Nick Berry, LMFT

    Jun 18, 2024·1h 6m
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    S2 Ep 51: Unlock your Resilience with Brainspotting with Janet Bayramyan, LCSW

    Jun 18, 2024·45m
  46. 46

    S2 Ep 50: The Slippery Slope of Gray Drinking with Jenn Kautsch

    Jun 11, 2024·1h 1m
  47. 47

    Archived Episode Healing Generational Trauma and Confronting Familial Shame with Kelsey Grimm

    Jun 6, 2024·59m
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    S2 Ep 49: Using Chakras to Heal with Deanna Gabriel- Vierck

    Jun 4, 2024·1h 9m
  49. 49

    S2 Ep 48: Using Goddess Energy to heal your feminine wounds with Isabel

    May 28, 2024·1h 10m
  50. 50

    Archived Episode: How to Navigate Mom Anxiety with Leslie Slemmons, LISW-CP

    May 23, 2024·1h 18m
  51. 51

    S2 Ep 47 Attachment styles and what to do about them with Elizabeth Gillette

    May 21, 2024·1h
  52. 52

    S2 Ep 46 Outside of the Therapy Room: Holistic Care & Body Wisdom with Carah Elizabeth

    May 14, 2024·1h
  53. 53

    Archived Episode: Finding Yourself Again in Motherhood with Morgan Dixon, LMFT

    May 9, 2024·1h 6m
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    S2 Ep 45 Tackling Women’s Sleep Issues with Rebekka Wall

    May 7, 2024·55m
  55. 55

    S2 Ep 44 Reimagining The End of Life with Death Doula Kelsey Kappauf

    Apr 30, 2024·54m
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    S2 Ep 43 Breathwork, Spirituality, and the Dance of Inner Transformation with Danae Hillberg

    Apr 23, 2024·1h 4m
  57. 57

    S2 Ep 42 What’s your sign? How Astrology Can Help Your Mental Health with Courtney Miller

    Apr 16, 2024·1h 10m
  58. 58

    S2 Ep 41 Everything You Need to Know About High Dosing Psychedelics with Ryan Meeks

    Apr 9, 2024·57m
  59. 59

    S2 Ep 40 Bridging the Gap Between Spiritual Growth and Mental Health with Malaurie Hotier

    Apr 2, 2024·1h 3m
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    S2 Ep 39 How Trauma can Manifest as Chronic Issues in the Body with Kimo Kepano

    Mar 26, 2024·55m
  61. 61

    S2 Ep 38 Pleasure and Mindfulness for Women's Sexual Liberation with Cindy Scharkey RN

    Mar 19, 2024·50m
  62. 62

    S2 Ep 37 Creating Our Own Villages as Moms with Dr. Julie Franks

    Mar 12, 2024·50m
  63. 63

    S2 Ep 36 How to be Embodied with Chrissy Powers, LMFT

    Mar 5, 2024·50m
  64. 64

    S2 Ep 35 Letting Go of Trapped Emotions in Our Bodies with Kevin Russell

    Feb 27, 2024·1h 20m
  65. 65

    S2 Ep 34 What is Somatic and Why it Matters with Aurora Allen MA, SEP, RYT-500

    Feb 20, 2024·53m
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    S2 Ep 33 The Essence of Self-Love Thru Hypnotherapy with Abigail Suazo

    Feb 13, 2024·57m
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    S1 Ep 32 Spicing Things Up in Long-Term Relationships with Lauren Gibson, LMFT

    Dec 12, 2023·59m
  68. 68

    S1 Ep 31 Hidden Faces of Betrayal In Your Relationships with Christina Leahy, LMFT

    Dec 5, 2023·1h 6m
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    S1 Ep 30 Coping with Grief During the Holidays with Jess Hooper

    Nov 28, 2023·57m
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    S1 Ep 29 Navigating The NICU & Myths of Maternal Instincts with Molly Vasa Bertolucci, LCSW, PMH-C

    Nov 21, 2023·52m
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    S1 Ep 28 How to Get UN-Stuck in Your Relationship with Fanshen Thompson, LCSW

    Nov 14, 2023·1h 6m
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    S1 Ep 27 Nourishing Your Body with Jessie Fowler, NTP

    Nov 7, 2023·1h 14m
  73. 73

    S1 Ep 26 The Impacts of Religious Trauma on IVF with Quincee Gideon, PsyD.

    Oct 31, 2023·1h 5m
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    S1 Ep 25 Help Our Kids Feel More Resilient with Rachel Bailey

    Oct 24, 2023·58m
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    S1 Ep 24 Secondary Traumatic Stress from Social Media with Jenny Hughes. Ph.D

    Oct 17, 2023·49m
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    S1 Ep 23 Guiding Parents Thru Tween Turbulence with Dr. Leah Altemeier

    Oct 10, 2023·1h 1m
  77. 77

    S1 Ep 22 From Surviving to Thriving: Fostering Postpartum Mental Health with Kristine Page, LCPC

    Oct 3, 2023·1h 17m
  78. 78

    S1 Ep 21 Empowering Neurodivergent Kids at School with Dr. Emily King

    Sep 26, 2023·55m
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    S1 Ep 20 The Art of Self-Compassion: Navigating Perfectionism with Kristen Jacobsen, LCPC

    Sep 19, 2023·21m
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    S1 Ep 19 Battling Imposter Syndrome: Unmasking the Inner Critic with Kristen Jacobsen, LCPC

    Sep 12, 2023·31m
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    S1 Ep 18 Debunking Marijuana Myths for Parents With Betsy Byler, LPC-SAS

    Sep 5, 2023·38m
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    S1 Ep 17 High Hurdles: Youth and Marijuana in Today's World With Betsy Byler, LPC-SAS

    Aug 29, 2023·29m
  83. 83

    S1 Ep 16 The Genetic and Environmental Impact on Mental Health with Dr. Jess Beachkofsky, MD

    Aug 22, 2023·35m
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    S1 Ep 15 Debunking Myths and Misconceptions about Psychiatry with Jess Beachkofsky, MD

    Aug 15, 2023·34m
  85. 85

    S1 Ep 14 How Conflict Cultivates Growth in Relationships with Abby Nordquist

    Aug 8, 2023·31m
  86. 86

    S1 Ep 13 The Journey Thru Conflict in Parenthood with Abby Nordquist

    Aug 1, 2023·33m
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    S1 Ep 12 Cultural Expectations and Boundaries in Immigrant Families with Dr. Pauline Peck

    Jul 25, 2023·31m
  88. 88

    S1 Ep 11 Culture as the Core: Redefining Mental Health with Dr. Pauline Peck

    Jul 18, 2023·40m
  89. 89

    S1 Ep 10 Empowering Yourself: Taking Control of Chronic Pain with Abby Wambaugh, LMFT

    Jul 12, 2023·24m
  90. 90

    S1 Ep 9 From Hurt to Healing: Unraveling the Chronic Pain Journey with Abby Wambaugh, LMFT

    Jul 4, 2023·34m
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    S1 Ep 8 Navigating Parenting and LGBTQ+ Support with Expert Nick Berry, LMFT

    Jun 27, 2023·33m
  92. 92

    S1 Ep 7 Exploring LGBTQIA+ Trauma and Relationships with Nick Berry, LMFT

    Jun 20, 2023·36m
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    S1 Ep 6 Becoming Cycle Breakers of Family Shame Patterns with Kelsey Grimm, RCC-ACS

    Jun 13, 2023·32m
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    S1 Ep 5 Why Your Trauma is Not All Your Parents Fault with Kelsey Grimm, RCC-ACS

    Jun 6, 2023·30m
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    S1 Ep 4 How We Navigate Mom Anxiety with Leslie Slemmons, LISW-CP

    May 30, 2023·37m
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    S1 Ep 3 Stop Trying To Control Mom Anxiety with Leslie Slemmons, LISW-CP

    May 23, 2023·43m
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    S1 Ep 2 Finding Ourselves Again in Motherhood with Morgan Carrion, AMFT

    May 16, 2023·35m
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    S1 Ep 1 Being Lost in Motherhood with Morgan Carrion, AMFT

    May 9, 2023·33m
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    Introducing the How We Get Thru Podcast

    May 2, 2023·1m