Shows
Wait - What Do You Do Again? | Careers, Life, and the Surprising Paths We TakeBeyond Good Intentions: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Mental HealthIn this episode, we meet KaRon Spriggs-Bethea, therapist, educator, and founder of Let’s Talk Solutions, for a conversation about affirming therapy, cultural humility, and what it actually takes to create safe, welcoming spaces for LGBTQIA+ clients and other marginalized communities.KaRon shares the story behind building his own practice, why autonomy matters in mental health care, and how therapists can show up with curiosity instead of assumptions. We also dig into the questions many of us quietly wonder about: how therapists protect their emotional energy between sessions, how they stay human without making th...
2026-01-2955 min
The Mindset and Self-Mastery ShowNavigating Trauma And Personal Growth With KaRon Spriggs-Bethea“We have to listen to ourselves”
In this episode, Nick speaks with KaRon Spriggs-Bethea to explore themes of self-expression, the impact of trauma on personal growth, and the importance of listening in therapeutic settings.
What to listen for:
Self-expression can be tied to personal experiences and trauma
Listening is crucial in therapy to understand clients’ needs
Therapists should collaborate with clients rather than just giving advice
Understanding the systems affecting mental health is essential
Self-care involves multiple dimensions, including physical and emotional well-being
Values can change over time and should be reassessed regularly
“Even if...
2025-04-2433 min
Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesBullying Expert KaRon Spriggs-Bethea Gets Really About the Impacts of Bullying & How to RecoverKaRon Spriggs-Bethea, DSW, LCSW, educator and expert on the subject of bullying. KaRon experienced bullying as a young person, and today uses his expertise to support others who feel diminished as a result of bullying. In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal talks with KaRon about his lived experiences being bullied as a black, gay man, defines bullying, and discusses how to minimize shame, build self-esteem, and how to support the people we care about who are experiencing bullying.
2024-10-1846 min
What It Means To Be AliveUnpacking the Sh*t Show that was 2020 with KaRon Spriggs-BetheaWelcome to another episode of the What We're NOT Talking about podcast. 2020 has been a hell of a year for all of us. Covid-19 happened, lots of people lost their jobs, others lost their loved ones, and pretty much everything that we couldn't even imagine happened this year. On today's episode, we're unpacking 2020 with KaRon Spriggs-Bethea, and we share our perspectives trying to understand what happened and what we can learn from it. He also shares his experience and lessons while working in the LGBTQ community, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, how working as a health care wo...
2020-12-1547 min