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Living with Depression: Daily Routines for Mental Wellness

Living with Depression: Daily Routines for Mental Wellness | Ep. 373

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In the realm of mental health, the significance of structured daily routines for depression cannot be overstated. Kimberley Quinlan, an anxiety specialist with a focus on mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and self-compassion, emphasizes the transformative impact that Daily Routines for Depression can have on individuals grappling with this challenging condition.

Depression, characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest in once-enjoyable activities, affects every aspect of one’s life. Quinlan stresses that while professional therapy and medication are fundamental in the treatment of depression, integrating specific daily routines into one’s lifestyle can offer a complementary path toward recovery and mental wellness. (more…)

EP 372 - Joanna Hardis

Increasing Distress Tolerance (with Joanna Hardis) | Ep. 372

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In the insightful podcast episode featuring Joanna Hardis, author of “Just Do Nothing: A Paradoxical Guide to Getting Out of Your Way,” listeners are treated to a deep dive into the concept of distress tolerance and its pivotal role in mental health and personal growth. Joanna Hardis, with her extensive background in treating anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, OCD, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, shares her professional and personal journey toward understanding and teaching the art of effectively managing internal discomfort without resorting to avoidance or escape tactics. (more…)

Overcoming Visual Staring OCD (with Matt Bannister)

Overcoming Visual Staring OCD (with Matt Bannister) | Ep. 371

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Visual Staring OCD (also known as Visual Tourrettic OCD), a complex and often misunderstood form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, involves an uncontrollable urge to stare at certain objects or body parts, leading to significant distress and impairment. In an enlightening conversation with Kimberley, Matt Bannister shares his journey of overcoming this challenging condition, offering hope and practical advice to those grappling with similar issues.

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EP 370 with Chris Trondsen

5 Most Common Recovery Roadblocks (with Chris Tronsdon) | Ep. 370

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If you want to know the 5 Most Common Recovery Roadblocks with Chris Tronsdon (an incredible anxiety and OCD therapist), you are in the right place. Today Chris and I will go over the 5 Most common anxiety, depression, & OCD roadblocks and give you 6 highly effective treatment strategies you can use today. 

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EP 369 Your 2024 Mental Health Recovery Plan-Part2

The Tools You Need (Part Two: 2024 Mental Health Recovery Plan) | Ep. 369

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Welcome back, everybody. This is Part 2 of Your 2024 Mental Health Plan, and today we are going to talk about the specific tools that you need to supercharge your recovery. This podcast is called Your Anxiety Toolkit. Today, we are going to discuss all the tools that you are going to have in your tool belt to use and practice so that you can get to the recovery goals that you have. Let’s go.

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Your Mental Health Plan for 2024

Your Mental Health Plan for 2024 (Part One: Your Recovery Audit) | Ep. 368

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If you need a mental health plan for 2024, you are in the right place. This is a two-part series where we will do a full recovery audit. And then next week, we’re going to take a look at the key tools that you need for Your Anxiety Toolkit. We call it an anxiety toolkit here, so that’s exactly what you’re here to get.

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PTSD or TRAUMA

Could I Have PTSD or Trauma?

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Kimberley: Could I have PTSD or trauma? This is a question that came up a lot following a recent episode we had with Caitlin Pinciotti, and I’m so happy to have her back to talk about it deeper. Let’s go deeper into PTSD, trauma, what it means, who has it, and why we develop it. I’m so happy to have you here, Caitlin.

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Radical Acceptance when things get hard

Radical Acceptance (When Things Get HARD) | Ep. 366

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Radical acceptance when things get hard can be a very difficult practice. In fact, it can be almost impossible. When things get hard, one of the things we often do is we spend a lot of time ruminating about why it’s so hard and what we could have done to prevent it from being so hard. And, instead of using radical acceptance, we often go into beating ourselves up, telling ourselves, “We should have done this; we could have done that. If only we had looked at it this way or treated it this way.” I want us to really zoom in on these safety behaviors that you’re probably doing. Hopefully, today, you leave here committing to reducing or eliminating those behaviors.

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Is ERP Traumazing? (with Dr. Amy Mariaskin)

Is ERP Traumatizing? (with Dr. Amy Mariaskin) | Ep. 365

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Kimberley: Is ERP traumatizing? This is a question I have been seeing on social media or coming up in different groups in the OCD and OCD-related disorders field. Today, I have Amy Mariaskin, PhD, here to talk with us about this idea of “Is ERP traumatizing” and how we might work with this very delicate but yet so important topic.

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EP with Ethan Smith

Compassionate OCD recovery (with Ethan Smith) | Ep. 364

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Kimberley: Welcome back, Ethan Smith. I love you. Tell me how you are. First, tell me who you are. For those who haven’t heard of your brilliance, tell us who you are.

Ethan: I love you. My name is Ethan Smith, and I’m a national advocate for the International OCD Foundation and just an all-around warrior for OCD, letting people know that there’s help and there’s hope. That’s what I’ve dedicated my life to doing.

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