Shows
The Joel Evan ShowThe Hidden Truth About Grief: Navigating Loss & Healing - Jessica Hutchison LCPC : 276In this conversation, therapist Jessica Hutchison discusses the topic of grief and traumatic loss. She shares her personal journey of turning her own pain into purpose and highlights the importance of specialized grief therapy. Jessica explains the differences between grief and trauma and challenges the misconception of applying the stages of grief to post-loss situations. She also explores the impact of attachment styles on relationships and provides insights on creating secure attachment. The conversation concludes with a discussion on how to raise children with a secure attachment style. In this conversation, Jessica Hutchison discusses the importance of repairing parenting...
2024-02-1555 min
Behaviour Speak with Ben ReimanEpisode 112: The National Native Children’s Trauma Center with Dr. Maegan Rides At The Door, Ph.D., LCPCContent Warning: In this episode we dive deep into trauma in Indigenous communities including the atrocities that occurred at residential boarding schools. If you are in crisis or struggling at any level please call or text 988 in the USA:
Your mental health and wellness is a priority. Native American, Indian, Indigenous, and Alaska Native communities are placed at a higher risk due to historical trauma, and compounding discrimination and oppression, in conjunction with a lack of investment into supportive resources. Below, you will find tips and resources to support yourself, a loved one, and other members of Nat...
2023-11-041h 50
In BetweenA guide for white parents of white teens on how to talk about race … or any other difficult topicIn this podcast episode, Evan Center, LCPC, of Center Counseling in Bozeman, Montana talks to parents about how to approach difficult topics with their teens and how to grow closer even through disagreement.
2020-06-0800 minIn BetweenHow to survive social distancing in the time of coronavirusEvan Center shares strategies you can use today to help decrease anxiety and find a way through this strange and scary moment in time.
2020-03-1800 minIn BetweenConversations over consequencesThis episode discusses parenting with pre-teens and teens and how to navigate the changes in parenting at this age and stage. Blair Hensen shares three changes you can make to slow down the power struggle and make different choices for you and your child, whether they are 4 years old or 18 years old. Kids and teens are more likely to come to us as adults if they know they are not going to lose love. Listen in and learn more!
2019-09-1713 minIn BetweenWhat your teen isn’t
In this podcast from Evan Center of Center Counseling in Bozeman, MT, Evan talks about the importance of seeing children and teens for who they are.
2017-02-2106 min
On The Blue Couch PodcastLiving Your Passions with Evan Center
Evan Center, MS, LCPC is a psychotherapist, business coach, mother, and co-founder of an independent high school. She is a go-getter, yet somehow manages to stay super grounded — perhaps because she has chosen to live in a mountain town where she skis, bikes, hikes, rafts, canoes, gathers huckleberries, goes to the farmers market, and carves out time to sketch floor plans, house renovation ideas, and interior design concepts keeping her mind and body happy.You can learn more about Evan here: centerinstitute.com Host: Kathleen R. Brennan is a Chicag...
2017-01-2620 minIn BetweenWhen teens say they hate you
In this teen tidbit from Evan Center of Center Counseling in Bozeman, MT, Evan talks about those things that many teens say at one point or another… and how you, as a parent, should interpret those statements and how to respond.
2016-12-0606 minIn BetweenHow to Improve Communication and Decrease the Chaos
Evan Center, LCPC, shares how to use Family Meetings to decrease chaos, improve communication, and repair conflicts, not to mention foster executive functioning in your teen.
2016-10-2608 minIn BetweenHow to Have a Great Holiday Break with Your Teen
Today, Evan Center, LCPC, shares steps to creating a smoother and more connecting and restorative holiday break with your teen and the whole family.
2016-10-2610 minIn BetweenSenioritis
This month Evan Center, LCPC, discusses some of the psychology behind your teen’s symptoms of Senioritis and some strategies for parents of seniors.
2016-10-2612 minIn BetweenWhen Your Teen Lies
This week, Evan Center shares a new way to think about and approach situations when your teen lies. Listen to find out how to handle your teen’s next lie.
2016-10-2606 minIn BetweenAffluence, Choice, and Anxiety in Teens
This week, Evan Center discusses power placement in the family dynamic and how allowing your teen too much decision making power can not only cause dysfunction within the family, but produce anxiety in your teen.
2016-10-2615 minIn BetweenCreating Positive Thought Patterns
This week, Evan discusses her visit with Rick Hanson and his discoveries of thought patterns and their impact on brain structure. Evan illustrates that brain structure can actually be changed through brain exercises and positive thinking. This can be valuable in easing stress and anxiety when observing teen behavior and determining outcomes.
2016-10-2615 minIn BetweenThe Un-fix Fix
In this podcast, Evan Center talks about the urge to fix situations and relieve uncomfortable emotions in our children… And how to approach this differently with teens. She calls it the “un-fix fix.” Listen to find out how to respond when your teen runs up against a problem or difficult emotion.
2016-10-2606 min