Episodes
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What happens when we don’t hug people for a while? In this episode, we will explore the science of hugs and why they are so important for our mental health. We will also explore ways in which we can continue to care for ourselves when hugs are not available - whether it’s because we are practicing social distancing, we feel uncomfortable hugging someone, or hugging just isn’t our thing.
Email me at [email protected] with any feedback! Our practice, Taproot Therapy, has openings for incoming clients. If you are interested in starting your mental health journey, let us know! www.taproottherapynyc.com.
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Have you ever noticed that you feel good after a long run? Or after a hard cry? That's because our brain is constantly balancing our levels of pain and pleasure. After a painful experience, our brains are meant to increase our dopamine levels to help us feel better. In this episode, we explore the positive painful experiences we can have, such as taking an ice-bath, working out, or watching a sad movie, that are meant to help us feel better. We also talk about how we can feel our painful feelings without letting them take over, and actually feel better as a result. Follow us on Instagram: @taproottherapynyc Email us at [email protected]
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n today's episode, I speak with Tanya Cole-Lesnick, LCSW and coach since 1995. Tanya's practice focuses on group therapy, and how the power of group can transform our therapy experiences. She has extensive experience in outpatient hospital mental health, private practice,
and wellness center settings. From those experiences over the years she has identified her most
important focus—helping people to live lives that light them up. She does this by helping clients to
access and honor their truth, to change habits that don’t serve them, and to heal faulty narratives so
that they are living in alignment inside and out. Her work revolves around intimate groups as the
sharing of inner worlds and being human together in a safe space is what she finds to be the most
powerful way for lives to transform. Follow Tanya on Instagram @tanyathetherapist. To learn more about our groups, including our upcoming DBT groups in April, visit our website at www.taproottherapynyc.com. -
Imposter Syndrome is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot these days. But what exactly does it mean, and do we all actually suffer from it? In this episode, we talk about all of the ways we can experience Imposter Syndrome, and ways that you can combat it. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram (@taproottherapynyc) or Facebook (@taprootN).
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that helps us create lasting behavioral change. In this episode, we explore the development of DBT, the creator Marsha Linehan, and what it looks like to be a member of a DBT skills group. Taproot Therapy has its upcoming Spring DBT groups starting! If you are interested in learning more about our groups, visit our website at https://www.taproottherapynyc.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-group.html. Follow us on Instagram @taproottherapynyc
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Building Mastery is a DBT skill that helps you recognize what you are already doing well. It also helps you recognize how good you feel when you are learning new things. It is important to keep track of all of the things we are doing well! Join our next DBT group! Our next 10-week skills group will start Tuesday, April 12! Email Erin at [email protected] for more information. Follow us on Instagram: @taproottherapynyc
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We use terms like grounding and mindfulness often, but what do they actually mean? In today's episode, I speak with Dr. Alixandra Blackman, a psychologist in New York City. We speak about what these terms mean, and how to integrate them into our routines to enhance our wellbeing, and our mental health journey. Towards the end of the episode, she leads us through a grounding exercise. You can find Dr. Blackman on Instagram @dr_alixandra_blackman. Follow us on Instagram: @taproottherapynyc Send us an email at [email protected]
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Testing positive for the BRCA gene requires people to make challenging decisions regarding their physical health. Being a BRCA carrier means your rate for various cancers, including breast, ovarian, and melanoma, greatly increase. It requires ongoing medical care. As a result, people often feel anxiety, depression, and a range of other emotions. After her own experience of being a BRCA carrier, Karen Ford, coach and mental health provider, specializes in supporting others who are BRCA carriers. In this conversation, we speak about the mental health concerns that arise with a positive BRCA test, and the dwindling mental health support needed.
For more information, email Karen at [email protected].
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There are many types of pregnancy losses one can experience. Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) is a type of pregnancy loss that often goes undiscussed, and the impact on one's mental health can be noticable. In this episode, I speak with Dr. Julie Bindeman, owner of Integrative Therapy of Greater Washington. We talk about TFMR and how to navigate trauma that comes with loss. You can find Julie on her website: https://greaterwashingtontherapy.com/julie-bindeman-psyd/ Join us for our new podcast coming out later in February, The Miscarriage Therapist! Please rate and review our podcast. We love your feedback!
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In today's episode, I share a conversation with professional counselor and perinatal mental health clinician, Jana Glass. Jana is the owner of Supportive Solutions in Atlanta, GA. She specializes in birth trauma and Brainspotting. New information about the Brain is being discovered every day. Services are built on the implicit belief in the brain’s ability to change on a neuronal level and heal itself from past trauma and difficult events. Some of the helpful interventions that may be used in your healing process include Brainspotting, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), relaxation skills to manage stress and anxiety, expressive therapist such as art, play, storytelling, and examining how your thoughts lead to emotions lead to behavior and creating healthy patterns (also known as Cognitive Behavior Therapy).
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Taproot Therapy provides free monthly webinars! This month, we spoke about Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Shame Resilience. This is a great webinar for any providers out there, but it is also helpful for everyone to listen to. We explore how our language can be inherently shame inducing, and how we can change our language, as well as our systems of care, to support ourselves and others. We reference Kristin Neff's research on self-compassion (you can find her at www.self-compassion.org), and Dr. Brené Brown's research on shame resilience (www.brenebrown.com). To register for next month's free webinar, send me an email at [email protected]. Join our newsletter for monthly updates about Taproot Therapy! Email me to sign up.
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We all know that sleep is crucial to our wellbeing! And we hear a lot about how to improve our sleep routines and sleep hygiene. In this episode, I'm going to focus more on the neuroscience behind sleep and our circadian rhythms. We talk about the PLEASE skill in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which focuses on sleep. We talk about natural ways to improve your sleep, and we talk about ways to reduce anxiety around getting good sleep. Send me your sleep routines! What helps you sleep? Send us an email or a voice memo to [email protected] In this episode, I mention a wonderful podcast, The Huberman Lab. For those of you interested in learning more about sleep from a neuroscience perspective, listen to The Huberman Lab: https://hubermanlab.com. Follow us on Instagram (@TaprootTherapyNYC) and Facebook (@TaprootN).
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Our brains are hardwired for negativity! A negativity bias is our brain's ability to focus on the negative events of our lives. As a result, we focus heavily on the negative aspects of our lives, and tend to downplay, or even ignore, the positives. In this episode, we explore the negativity bias, as well as mindfulness skills to help you increase your ability to focus on the positive aspects of your day. Do you have an idea for an episode? Reach out to us! Email me at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram (@Taproottherapynyc) and Facebook (@TaprootN). Therapists at our practice have openings and are available to see you! If you are interested in starting therapy, please reach out to us. We have sliding scale options, and we are in-network with Cigna. Email Erin ([email protected]) for more information.
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In our final episode of the season, we offer one final tip for the holidays: moderating your alcohol use. If you are hoping to moderate your alcohol use this holiday season, or abstain entirely, this episode covers some helpful tips and tools to support you. I also talk about some of my favorite alcohol substitutes for beer, wine, mocktails, and a mocktail recipe book. How do you moderate your alcohol consumption? Send us your ideas at [email protected]. Booze-Free Craft Cocktails Curious Elixirs: https://curiouselixirs.com/ Athletic Brewing Company: www.athleticbrewing.com Acid League Wine Proxies: www.acidleague.com My favorite mocktail recipe book, Drinking for Two, by Diana Licalzi and Kerry Benson ----- Taproot Therapy is starting its next Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills group in January 2022! Find out more on our website at: https://www.taproottherapynyc.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-group.html Early bird pricing special ends 12/28! Sign up by 12/28 and save $80 on the cost of the group.
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In today's episode, I speak with child and play therapist, Brooke Brown. Brooke is a therapist at our practice, Taproot Therapy. In this episode, we talk about all of the ways we can support children during the holidays, as well as ways in which we can support ourselves. Send us an email at [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram @TaprootTherapyNYC
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The holidays can be a tidal wave of emotions: stress, joy, love, connection, overwhelm! In this episode, I outline some skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) that will be helpful in navigating all of your emotions this holiday season. Using skills from mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, practicing tools this holiday season might help with the ups-and-downs this time can bring. Follow us on Instagram (@taproottherapynyc) and Facebook (@taprootN). Email me at [email protected].
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Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate this year, we are sharing our previous episodes on our gratitude challenge.
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DEARMAN is an interpersonal effectiveness skill that helps us speak with others as we assert ourselves, or as we practice saying no to situations. It is an incredibly helpful and effective tool that we can use in challenging conversations. For more information, visit our blog: https://www.taproottherapynyc.com/blog-dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills/dearman-interpersonal-effectiveness Erin will be hosting a 5-day Dialectical Behavior Therapy Foundational course for therapists and clinicians in February 2022! For more information, or to sign up, visit our website at www.taproottherapynyc.com or www.eriniwanusalcsw.com.
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In today's episode, we explore the Dialectical Behavior Therapy skill, IMPROVE the moment. This acronym is a helpful tool when we are feeling distressed and need to distract ourselves from a challenging moment. By using imagery, meaning, relaxation, vacations, encouragement, and mindfulness, we can help ourselves in challenging moments and in times of crisis. If you want to read about this skill, check out our blog: https://www.taproottherapynyc.com/blog-dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills/improve-the-moment Follow us on Instagram (@taproottherapynyc) and Facebook (@TaprootN). Email us at [email protected], and find us at www.taproottherapynyc.com.
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We all need rest and relaxation! And yet, we live in a world that does not prioritize rest, and it’s viewed as weakness. Enter Katherine May! In her book, “Wintering,” she uses winter as a metaphor to help us lean into our difficult times with grace, love and support. We use the winter every season to care for ourselves, and her book helps us see the winters we all have throughout our lives. To learn more about Katherine May, visit her website at https://katherine-may.co.uk/. Find us at www.taproottherapynyc.com. Follow us on Instagram (@taproottherapynyc) and Facebook (@TaprootN).
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