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Sh!t That Goes On In Our HeadsZulma on Trauma, Therapy, and Why You’re Not BrokenTrigger Notice + Support
This episode includes discussion of suicidal ideation, abuse, cancer, and trauma recovery.If you or someone you love is struggling, you’re not alone.In the U.S., you can call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.For international support, visit: https://findahelpline.com
What happens when life tries to break you—and you decide not to let it? In this powerful, unfiltered conversation, G-Rex and Dirty Skittles sit down with therapist and survivor Zulma Williams to talk trauma, healing, and why you don’t need to be “fixed” t...
2026-02-0341 min
Vox Novus with Victor FuhrmanEllen Yashinsky Chute – What Drives You?Air Date - 05 December 2024Have you ever wondered how your family shaped the person you are today? My guest this week on Vox Novus, Ellen Yashinsky Chute, says the intricate connections between childhood experiences, brain development, and adult identity are the keys to self-discovery. Ellen Yashinsky Chute, LMSW, ACSW, is a clinical social worker, consultant, mental health educator, and former adjunct lecturer at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. She has dedicated three decades to helping individuals, families, and teams realize and reach their potential. As a practitioner and educator, she has focused on trauma, social...
2024-12-0956 min
The Emotional Eating (and Everything Else) PodcastUnderstanding Binge Eating Disorder, with Amy PershingOn today's episode, I'm so excited to be joined by Amy Pershing to talk about Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Amy is essentially THE expert on treating BED with IFS, and I'm so thankful that she's sharing her wisdom with us! We've been trying for months to record an episode, and we finally did it! Just a little about her, Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW, CCTP-II, is the Founding Director of Bodywise, the first BED-specific treatment program in the United States, and President of the Board of the Center for Eating Disorders in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is the founde...
2024-09-1956 min
Dr David Hanscom Blog ShowThe Healing Power of Pain Reprocessing TherapyIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Vanessa Blackstone, a therapist and Executive Director of the Pain Psychology Center. She explains Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a therapeutic modality aimed at eliminating chronic pain by rewiring neural pathways in the brain. She emphasizes that it shifts the patient’s belief about their pain and helps them rewire their brain to change their response to pain. This involves educating them about the sources of their pain, how their brains predict pain and how neuroplasticity can help them heal. They learn how to become more aware of their pain and cr...
2024-09-1123 min
Back in Control with David Hanscom, MDThe Healing Power of Pain Reprocessing TherapyIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Vanessa Blackstone, a therapist and Executive Director of the Pain Psychology Center. She explains Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), a therapeutic modality aimed at eliminating chronic pain by rewiring neural pathways in the brain. She emphasizes that it shifts the patient’s belief about their pain and helps them rewire their brain to change their response to pain. This involves educating them about the sources of their pain, how their brains predict pain and how neuroplasticity can help them heal. They learn how to become more aware of their pain and cr...
2024-09-1125 minDr David Hanscom Blog ShowA Healing Journey from Chaos to CalmIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Vanessa Blackstone, a therapist and Executive Director of the Pain Psychology Center. She candidly discusses her tumultuous childhood, entering foster care at a young age, and the normalization of the chaos in her life. She talks about how chaos came to feel comfortable and how she later learned that her brain created chaos as a way for her to feel comfortable. This came through her migraines, emotional distress and compulsive thoughts. When she became a therapist and discovered Pain Reprocessing Therapy she applied it to her own situation and began to heal...
2024-09-0426 min
Back in Control with David Hanscom, MDA Healing Journey from Chaos to CalmIn this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Vanessa Blackstone, a therapist and Executive Director of the Pain Psychology Center. She candidly discusses her tumultuous childhood, entering foster care at a young age, and the normalization of the chaos in her life. She talks about how chaos came to feel comfortable and how she later learned that her brain created chaos as a way for her to feel comfortable. This came through her migraines, emotional distress and compulsive thoughts. When she became a therapist and discovered Pain Reprocessing Therapy she applied it to her own situation and began to heal.
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2024-09-0428 min
Around Our CommunityOn Location @ 2024 ACSW w/ Wayne SellersWayne Sellers, past president of Alabama Conference of Social Work (ACSW) joined us at our booth during the 2024 ACSW Convention in Orange Beach, Alabama for our first ever on-location podcast!ACSW's Mission:The Conference exists for the purpose of promoting the Social Welfare of Citizens of the State of Alabama. The Conference is a non-profit, charitable, educational, literary, and scientific social welfare society. The Conference exists for the purpose of affording an opportunity for those engaged in the practice of social work and related professions and for other persons interested in the promotion of social...
2024-02-2616 minAround Our CommunityOn Location @ 2024 ACSW w/ Brock SellersBrock Sellers, President of Alabama Conference of Social Work (ACSW) joined us at our booth during the 2024 ACSW Convention in Orange Beach, Alabama for our first ever on-location podcast!ACSW's Mission:The Conference exists for the purpose of promoting the Social Welfare of Citizens of the State of Alabama. The Conference is a non-profit, charitable, educational, literary, and scientific social welfare society. The Conference exists for the purpose of affording an opportunity for those engaged in the practice of social work and related professions and for other persons interested in the promotion of social welfare...
2024-02-2612 min
Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison#320: Healing from Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating, and Body Shame with Judith Matz and Amy PershingTherapists and authors Judith Matz and Amy Pershing join us to discuss our new collaboration, The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook; why the typical diet-culture response to emotional eating is unhelpful, and what to do instead; how to know if you’re a chronic dieter (as opposed to just a “healthy eater”); the role of trauma in binge eating; why high body weight isn’t a sign that you’ve suffered trauma; and lots more. Judith Matz, LCSW, ACSW, is a therapist, nationally recognized speaker, and consultant on the topics of diet culture, binge eating...
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