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  • Check out today's episode as we discuss the different ways that those close to us say that they love us. What does loving someone actually mean and how can it affect our relationships? Listen in as we think through what people mean by the word love and what it can do for our mental health.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

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    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we look at the failed drug experiment in the state of Oregon. While initially hailed as a step forward in treating drug addiction, Oregon rolled back its stance on legalizing drug use. Listen in as we figure out the failures of the program and what could have been done to save it.

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    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

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    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

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  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how couples therapy can drastically help or completely tear apart a relationship. When people come to couples therapy, they often assume that therapy will keep them together. While nice to consider, the opposite may occur. Listen in as we discuss what couples therapy is for and how it can help people decide on their relationship's future.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss the Four Basic Responses to Stress. Everyone responds differently to conflict and stress. When we can better understand our impulses and the tendencies of others, we can better understand what is needed when someone feels overwhelmed. Listen in to hear what type of response you might have.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how different mental health issues and disorders are affected by positive changes in our lives. It is easy to call someone anxious or depressed once they are finally sober. What if they need to be anxious or depressed and that is a part of healing? What about those who get diagnoses in the middle of active use? Listen in as we break all of this down this week.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we talk about a topic that is rather baffling to me. In today's world, children and teenagers have more legalized access to substances than ever before. With a little knowhow or connection, any teenager can access substances and amounts only very few could in the past. Listen in as we break down what kids can get a hold of and what we can do about it.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss a very common pop psychology topic. One of the most insults of the day is to call someone a Narcissist. What is clinical Narcissism and what is a childish insult? Listen in as we talk about the true breakdown of what Narcissism really is and what it commonly assumed to be.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss the difference between working to gain value and having value within your humanity. In therapy, many clients believe that they have prove something or themselves or someone else to even value them. Listen in as we talk through what it means to have a steadfast value to build a life from.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how addiction and incarceration play into one another. So many people wonder how the addiction crisis will be solved within our criminal justice system. How does it work and how can we help? Listen in to gain a better understanding how we got here and what we can do about it.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how a hyper-focus on self can lead to disastrous mental health. So often we hear about caring for ourselves and preserving the peace we feel like we need. What happens when we go so far that we lose our sense of community? Listen in as we talk through how a focus on self can bring us ruin.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how shame and guilt around addiction can skew someone's view on themselves and their relationship. Well-meaning individuals in early recovery often take on a lifelong expectation to pay for their addiction, causing issues and relapse for everyone involved. Listen in as we break down what debts and healing looks like in recovery.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how political activism has dramatically shifted psychological treatment. Saying the quiet part out loud, psychology and therapy has been overrun with wild idealist instead of philosophical scientists. Listen in to help break down what can be useful and what is nonsensical fluff.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how to navigate emotional burnout and relationship management. When we feel overdrawn and in constant emotional debt, we become less of ourselves. Listen in as we walk through an exercise to help you better understand how to use your time and energy well.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss what expectations are for therapy and why expectations for progress may not be met. When someone comes to therapy, they may assume that the therapist is there to fix them; they never can. Listen in to this week's episode as we discuss how healing really comes about in the process of therapy.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how family dynamics can drastically affect the success of therapy. Not only do families initiate or encourage family for others, they can often be the most impactful force. Listen in as we discuss how families can be either a great support or harm in the process of healing.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss how couples can create issues in a relationship based on unrealistic expectations. Most do not realize it, but the content they view and idolize can affect their understanding of their own partnership. Listen in as we break down how this can happen and how we can counteract it.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss the ways that someone's deep pain and hurt can affect the way that they can be diagnosed. It is incredibly easy to see someone's symptoms and assume that treating them is the answer. Without understanding what is underneath, true healing will never come.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss the new wave of marijuana and THC that is flooding the market and becoming more common. May parents are unaware of just how prevalent and dangerous this shift is. Listen in as we talk about what this shift means and how to help.

    Marijuana Use Article

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss what it means to suffer well and engage in growth. So many people are unsure whether what they are going through can become meaningful. Listen in to gain a better understanding of what it means to gain hope and meaning in suffering.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.

  • Check out today's episode as we discuss some helpful insights on understanding and interpreting research. We can be bombarded by so many supposed experts that we are told to take at face value. Listen in to gain some skills to interpret research for yourself and come to your own conclusions.

    Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.

    Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He is a PhD candidate who works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.

    Find my book To Those Left Behind: Helping Partners and Families Understand and Health from Addiction:

    Amazon

    Support Bold Lines

    Ask a Question for a Podcast Episode

    The Bold Lines Podcast is focused on providing unique insight into psychology and therapy and should not be taken as direct advice or a substitute for the direction of a licensed mental health professional. Please seek individual counseling if you feel unsafe or in need of support.