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F*ck The RulesThe Sweary Therapist's Favorite Episode #3: Women and Their Tattoos: Must Love Pants, Dogs, Horses, Beer & CheeseI've chosen five of my favorite episodes (out of so many!) to share with listeners. This is the third one where I learn a few things from one of my kids.* * *I drag my other daughter, Jenn, back to the show to discuss her body art!PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion includes the subject of trauma.* * *More info about Jenn:Jenn is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in something that somehow led her...
2025-08-0937 minF*ck The RulesThe Sweary Therapist's Favorite Episode #2: Shattering Glass Coffins: Living The Genuine LifeI've chosen five of my favorite episodes (out of so many!) to share with listeners. This is the second one that brought a colleague and I in touch with one another to become friends.* * * I was incredibly fortunate that my guest, Bhavna Raithatha had time on her day off to sit and chat with me for this episode.Bhavna is a force of nature: teaching, speaking, volunteering. She's got an incredible survival journey through her life of multiple traumas and experienced racism since she was a young girl, and she's using her voice t...
2025-07-2245 minF*ck The RulesThe Sweary Therapist's Favorite Episode #1: The Food Episode! Bread, Chocolate and CheeseI've chosen five of my favorite episodes (out of so many!) to share with listeners. This is the first one that came to mind as I've lost my ability to taste chocolate after a long bout with Covid in 2023. It's still a delight of an episode to listen to.* * *This episode is just a lovely chat and ramble with the spouse of one of my favorite people. Sebastian Polhill digs in with me about some of the subjects I could talk for ages about: world history, Roman history, development of society and language, and most...
2025-07-0832 minF*ck The RulesFuck My Own Rules: The Experimental EpisodeThis the experimental episode where I drop it as it was recorded. No. 1 Child goaded me into it, and well, here we are. I think I need that soundbite: "Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation and you know what, I am too."* * *As promised, two folx to check out:Ze Frankhttps://youtube.com/@zefrank?si=UsLM9LTnWTNqeFZ_Franklin Habit https://www.instagram.com/franklin.habit/* * * Support the showWa...
2025-06-241h 03F*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! WTF Is Up With Grad School?!" Part 3 with guest, Erika HansenHiatus Replay - WTF Grad School Didn't Teach UsPart 3 with guest, Erika HansenOrginally aired: 12/18/2023PLEASE NOTE: This podcast episode is solely focused on suicidal ideation, plan, intent, completed suicides, and how grad school did not cover as well as crisis mental health.Erika Hansen, LMHC LPC, The Rebel Therapist and owner of Hobein Counseling Services is back in the house! Erika and I discuss what grad school didn't cover specific to suicide assessments and dealing with crisis in the field.You can find Erika here:https://w...
2025-06-0340 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! WTF Is Up With Grad School?!" Part 2 with guest James BoomhowerHiatus Replay - WTF Grad School Didn't Teach UsPart 2 with guest, James BoomhowerOrginally aired: 11/14/2023This episode, my guest James Boomhower and I chat about what he's been through in grad school and is currently working on finishing up his grad school program.* * *More info about James:James Boomhower, MS(c), FP-C, NR-P, C- NPT, CCISM has been involved in EMS for over 20 years in a variety of health systems throughout New England. He currently functions in the role of Critical Care Transport Specialist-Paramedic/ Lead Peer Support Director w...
2025-05-2032 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! WTF Is Up With Grad School?!" Part 1 with guest, Jennifer KingHiatus Replay - WTF Grad School Didn't Teach UsPart 1 with guest, Jennifer KingOrginally aired: 10/31/2023Grad school for a lot of us is the pinnacle of our education. It's supposed to prepare us for the careers we've chosen to enter. Basics? Check!More complicated information and experiences?*insert cricket sounds*Jennifer King, tLMHC, is my colleague, and she has *thoughts* on her experiences as I do, too. This is another perspective of a professional therapist that had so many questions than the grad school experience failed to pr...
2025-05-0638 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! WTF Is Up With Nutrition and Mental Health?" Guest: Alyssa ActonHiatus Replay Fuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 11/28/2023It's hard being a human when your brain be a bastard. Sometimes that's because we're also struggling with health issues. In this episode, my colleague Alyssa talks about her area of expertise that encompasses functional nutrition and mental health.There's loads of good information here!Resource:Dr. Kornhttps://drlesliekorn.comFor the Brainbow Blueprint:https://drlesliekorn.com/books* * *Info about Alyssa:I am a mother, counselor, friend, daughter and lover of all t...
2025-04-2246 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! WTF Is "Turning WTF Into Fuck The Rules" All About?" Guest: Dontea' Mitchel-HunterHiatus Replay Fuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 11/06/2024I was so pleased when my guest this week, Dontea' Mitchel-Hunter, reached out to me recently to discuss her guesting on my podcast. I've wanted to reach out to her and am so grateful she was able to spend time with me for this episode!PLEASE NOTE: there is discussion about family estrangement and suicidal ideation in this episode.* * *More info about Dontea':Dontea’ Mitchell-Hunter is a self-worth coach, therapist, and speaker that helps women get out of unfulfilling rel...
2025-04-0837 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! WTF Is Play Therapy?" Guest: Catherine BassHiatus Replay - Therapy Info SeriesFuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 09/09/2024Hey y’all! It's been a hot minute since a super fresh episode dropped!In this episode, I asked a colleague, Catherine Bass LISW LSW, to sit with me and chat about Play Therapy. My knowledge is just the basics from when I was in my master’s program and I work exclusive with adults 18 years and older. So I really wanted to know more about Play Therapy and its benefits for those kids under the age of 12 years. ...
2025-03-2529 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! WTF Is Perinatal Mental Health Care And Trauma Informed Care?" Guest: Sarah WagenerHiatus Replay - Therapy Info SeriesFuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 01/23/2024My guest, Sarah Wagener, tLMHC is back for another episode. It's the final episode in the series "WTF Is (therapy type)?" In Season 4.Sarah is working specifically in perinatal care and reproductive health, in addition to several other behavioral health disorders, and I knew I wanted to chat with her about her what perinatal mental health looks like in her office and educating other health professionals, as well as discussing Trauma Informed Care.PLEASE NOTE:We discuss...
2025-03-1132 minF*ck The Rules"Hey Sweary Therapist! WTF Is Geek Therapy?" Guest: Jessica MedinaHiatus Replay - Therapy Info SeriesFuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 01/15/2024This episode, Jessica Medina rolls in and talks about her journey to getting into her area of treatment: Geek Therapy. It's an exciting episode of information about using popculture and video games in connecting and working with clients.PLEASE NOTE:We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, sexual trauma, self-harm ideation, trauma.More info about Jessica:As a skilled Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Jessica Medina (Happylilbrains) offers unique...
2025-02-2536 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! What The Fuck Is School Based Therapy?" Guest: Lynn PolhillHiatus Replay - Therapy Info SeriesFuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 01/02/2024One of my favorite people, a colleague,Lynn Polhill joins me to talk about her journey to working with teens. A genuine, kind, wicked smart, hilarious person and I'm also fortunate to be friends with her!More info about Lynn:"Lynn was born, the only daughter of sharecroppers, living rough in the hills of Tennessee... A BIO!!! Fuck that. I'm just me. Which is to say, no one particularly special or important or caught up in trying to make it so...
2025-02-1137 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! What The Fuck Is EMDR Therapy?" Guest: John WieschHiatus Replay - Therapy Info SeriesFuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 01/09/2024The Rev. Wiesch* is back in the house!This time around, John and I discuss just what the fuck is EMDR? Many misconceptions are out in the great wide world about this treatment, and luckily, John brings his experiences in participating and in providing EMDR therapy in this episode.PLEASE NOTE:We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, war crimes, sexual trauma, substance use, physical trauma, war/military trauma.
2025-01-2837 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! What The Fuck Is Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamics?" Guest: Dr. JannaHiatus Replay - Therapy Info SeriesFuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 12/26/2023Here we are again with Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck! I so enjoyed discussing her journey in her work in 2022, and I really hoped that I could get time with her to discuss her area of education and experience for this series. And she helps break some of the misconceptions of psychoanalysis, and explains psychodynamics for us.Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck is a psychologist with a PhD in early childhood development. She is currently training to become a psychodynamic psychotherapist. Resources:B...
2025-01-1434 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! What The Fuck Is Sex Therapy?" Guest: Michele Lareau AlvesHiatus Replay - Therapy Info SeriesFuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 12/05/2023When you think about a sex therapist, do y'all bring to mind multiple films or shows that have the therapist sleeping with their clients? That's not a certified sex therapist. It's a work of storytelling that's not true to that specific therapy.I'm grateful to Michele that she gave me some of her free time to discuss what her experiences have been in the journey to being a certified sex therapist, work with clients and what she feels how this type...
2024-12-3137 minF*ck The Rules"Hey, Sweary Therapist! What The Fuck Is CBT?" Guest: Steve BissonHiatus Replay - Therapy Info Series Fuck The Rules PodcastOrginally aired: 11/21/2023My connection with Steve Bisson was a serendipitous event, and as usual we have a good time chatting together in this episode! We do talk about multiple subjects, but the main subject is What The Fuck Is CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)? Steve gave up some of his limited free time to talk about being a therapist providing therapy that includes CBT.PLEASE NOTE: brief discussion about loss and suicide.For more information on CBT:Beck Institute...
2024-12-1736 minF*ck The RulesGraduated! WTF Do I Do Now That I'm Going To Be An Independent Licensed Therapist?Another Drop In episode!This episode, my guest James Boomhower and I chat about what he's been through in grad school and what happens next for himself and new grads becoming independent licensed mental health providers.James was a prior guest, and you can listen to his episode here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/1907486/episodes/13959084-wtf-grad-school-didn-t-teach-us-improv-therapy* * *More info about James:James Boomhower, MS, FP-C, NR-P C- NPT, CCISM has been involved in EMS for over 20 years in a variety of health systems throughout New England. He currently functions i...
2024-09-2351 minF*ck The RulesHey Sweary Therapist! WTF Is Play Therapy? Guest: Catherine BassHey y’all! It's been a hot minute since a super fresh episode dropped!In this episode, I asked a colleague, Catherine Bass LMSW LSW, to sit with me and chat about Play Therapy. My knowledge is just the basics from when I was in my master’s program and I work exclusive with adults 18 years and older. So I really wanted to know more about Play Therapy and its benefits for those kids under the age of 12 years. * * *Catherine Bass, LMCW LSW, is the founder and owner of Playful Minds Therapeutic Services, PLLC. She’s...
2024-09-0929 minF*ck The RulesAnnouncement! Women & Their Tattoos: Limited Series 2024This is a special series that will be open access for a limited time.I hope you enjoy listening to these fucking kickass women discuss their journeys and tattoos!* * * Support the showWant more sweary goodness? There's now the availability of Premium Subscription for $3 a month! Click the "Support The Show" link and find out more info.* * *F*ck The Rules Podcast is produced by Evil Bambina Productions, LLC. You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more!***
2024-06-2903 minF*ck The RulesWTF Has Been Happening? Chatting with No. 1 Child: Thoughts On GenX, TikTok,The Daily Show, and Tattoos!It's been a while since a fresh episode dropped, so I dragged my No. 1 Child to sit and chat with me! And we talk about GenX, TikTok, The Daily Show, and the Child's newest tattoo.We also chat about the upcoming Women & Their Tattoo series dropping in July for limited public access, and possible TikTok shorts being posted (or maybe not?). PLEASE NOTE: This podcast episode has brief discussion of domestic violence.* * *When Seneca isn't being sassy Number One Child co-host, she's busy with a job that her mother s...
2024-06-2323 minF*ck The RulesNutrition Discussion: How The Fuck Does Food Make Us Feel Better?Hiatus Replay!Season 3 Episode 11Original air date: 03/27/2023Dr. Karen Cramer, owner and optometrist of her practice 20/20 Eyecare Solutions, joins me to have a layman's discussion of our personal experiences with our health and mental health, and how we found our eating habits affected it. We do talk about food and nutrition, but we don't set out to demonize foods. Everyone has to eat according to what they have access to, what is affordable, and what environment folx have to prepare their food in. From each of our specific careers, we see how nutrition a...
2024-06-0445 minF*ck The RulesTrauma Doesn't Have To Fuck With You Forever: Hope In Being HumanHiatus Replay 2024!Season 3 Episode 10Original air date: 03/20/2023My guest, Don McCasland, LCSW-CCTP, owner and therapist of Warrior Elder Counseling, is back to discuss processing trauma. We also discuss many things about humans and trauma, how it affects some persons, how other folx manage to tackle their symptoms, and how others continue in their struggle.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of trauma, war trauma as well as the Club Q shooting that happened in Colorado Springs, CO in November 2022.
2024-05-2132 minF*ck The RulesBeing A Genuine Therapist: "It's Just Fucking Therapy"Hiatus Replay!Season 3 Episode 9Original air date: 03/13/2023My guest, Kristie Fuller, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. I found her account on Instagram, and it was sweary love at first read of her material she was posting. Kristie is putting herself out there to be her authentic self as a therapist. This means going against what most of us were taught in grad school of doing it old school with suit and tie.Kristie and I discuss our experiences in bringing authenticity to our careers and our clients. And let the...
2024-05-0745 minF*ck The RulesIt's More Than Just Fucking Rock N RollHiatus Replay!Season 3 Episode 8Original air date: 03/07/2023Music.For most persons it is all through their lives, celebrations, losses, just living. It reminds us of events, places, people, history, and who we are as individuals.I was lucky to grab my friend, Derek Fortin, former lead singer for The Dawn (among his other participation in several bands), to discuss how he sees music in his life while also being an RN and now a director in the medical world. And we also get into how music moves other humans, how it...
2024-04-2344 minF*ck The RulesFucking The Inherited Expectations, Obligations, and Freedom of SelfHiatus Replay!Season 3 Episode 7Original air date: 02/27/2023My guest, and friend, Crystal Bessler and I hit the ground running in this episode. We cover inherited expectations from multiple sources, what obligations creates for some persons, what does it mean to take personal responsibility and owning our own shit, and what it does when you have the support of others while kicking your life into gear.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of sexual assault.More info on Crystal:Crystal Besseler, B...
2024-04-0936 minF*ck The RulesAntiwork and the Mental Health ClinicianHiatus Replay!Season 3 Episode 4Original air date: 02/06/2023Anitwork, wtf is that? Well, it means multiple things to various persons and groups. I've got someone working in that area, Meg Kelly, to discuss her work there. And, yeah THAT awesome Meg from previous episodes and her own podcast Mental Status.We discuss what that term means, how it is applied to various populations, but what it means especially with mental health professionals.****Megan Kelly, MA LMHCIs a polyamory therapist, counseling for burnout in therapists, and EMDR therapy in Fort...
2024-03-2635 minF*ck The RulesLaw Enforcement and Veterans: Taking Time To ListenHiatus Replay!Season 3 Episode 2Original air date: 01/16/2023My friend and guest, Gary Hogener joins me in this episode to discuss all his experiences he's had to date: veteran, law enforcement officer, educator, security consultant, security guard. I'm grateful for Gary agreeing to join me.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of combat experiences, suicide, and PTSD symptoms.* * *Resources for support:ResponderStronghttps://responderstrong.org/All Clear Foundationhttps...
2024-03-1240 minF*ck The RulesWTF Does It Take To Find A Therapist?Hiatus Replay 2024!Season 3 Episode 1Original air date: 01/09/2023No. 1 Child is back and we're discussing all sorts of things that frustrates folx in finding a therapist. We also discuss the documentary, Stutz as well as what it means to be raised by flawed humans.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: trauma, family of origin issues, suicide/suicidal ideation.* * *More Seneca info:When Seneca isn't being sassy Number One Child co-host, she's busy earning a living in areas of finance that her...
2024-02-2738 minF*ck The RulesWTF Is Going On Here? A Meandering Season 4 FinaleFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 20This is not the usual format of FTRP episode as No. 1 Child and I are wander all over the place, lose our place, laugh quite a bit, and still manage to get out what's upcoming for the hiatus (Season 3, top 10 downloaded episodes), opening up the "Women & Their Tattoos" series in 2024, and what's coming up for Season 5. And I'm still trying to figure out if I'm going to post video format of the podcast episodes in the near future...More Seneca info:When Seneca isn't being...
2024-02-0521 minF*ck The RulesShattering Glass Coffins: Living The Genuine LifeFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 19I was incredibly fortunate that my guest, Bhavna Raithatha had time on her day off to sit and chat with me for this episode. Bhavna is a force of nature: teaching, speaking, volunteering. She's got an incredible survival journey through her life of multiple traumas and experienced racism since she was a young girl, and she's using her voice to advocate and educate folx. And even if my power messed up a chunk of the chat with Bhavna, there's so much of her journey she tells that I...
2024-01-3045 minF*ck The RulesWTF Is Perinatal Mental Health Care And Trauma Informed CareFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 18My guest, Sarah Wagener, tLMHC is back for another episode. It's the final episode in the series "WTF Is (therapy type)?" In Season 4.Sarah is working specifically in perinatal care and reproductive health, in addition to several other behavioral health disorders, and I knew I wanted to chat with her about her what perinatal mental health looks like in her office and educating other health professionals, as well as discussing Trauma Informed Care.PLEASE NOTE:We discuss the following topics that may be distressing...
2024-01-2332 minF*ck The RulesGetting Your Geek On In TherapyFuck The Rules Podcast Season 4 Episode 17This episode, Jessica Medina rolls in and talks about her journey to getting into her area of treatment: Geek Therapy. It's an exciting episode of information about using popculture and video games in connecting and working with clients.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, sexual trauma, self-harm ideation, trauma.More info about Jessica:As a skilled Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Jessica Medina (Happylilbrains) offers unique geek therapy, integrating video games into treatment...
2024-01-1636 minF*ck The RulesWTF Is EMDR Therapy?Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 16The Rev. Wiesch* is back in the house!This time around, John and I discuss just what the fuck is EMDR? Many misconceptions are out in the great wide world about this treatment, and luckily, John brings his experiences in participating and in providing EMDR therapy in this episode.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss the following topics that may be distressing to listeners - suicide, war crimes, sexual trauma, substance use, physical trauma, war/military trauma.More info John:John Wiesch...
2024-01-0937 minF*ck The RulesWTF Is It Like To Provide Teens With Therapy? It's About Hope & ForgivenessFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 15One of my favorite people, a colleague,Lynn Polhill joins me to talk about her journey to working with teens. A genuine, kind, wicked smart, hilarious person and I'm also fortunate to be friends with her!More info about Lynn:"Lynn was born, the only daughter of sharecroppers, living rough in the hills of Tennessee... A BIO!!! Fuck that. I'm just me. Which is to say, no one particularly special or important or caught up in trying to make it so. I was born, and moved 5 times bef...
2024-01-0237 minF*ck The RulesWTF Is Psychoanalysis And Psychodynamics? It's Not Just About The Couch AnymoreFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 14Here we are again with Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck! I so enjoyed discussing her journey in her work in 2022, and I really hoped that I could get time with her to discuss her area of education and experience for this series. And she helps break some of the misconceptions of psychoanalysis, and explains psychodynamics for us.Dr. Janna Gottwald-Stridbeck is a psychologist with a PhD in early childhood development. She is currently training to become a psychodynamic psychotherapist. Resources:Book - Freud And Beyondhttps://w...
2023-12-2634 minF*ck The RulesWTF Grad School Didn't Teach Us: Suicide Assessments and ConversationsFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 13PLEASE NOTE: This podcast episode is solely focused on suicidal ideation, plan, intent, completed suicides, and how grad school did not cover as well as crisis mental health.Erika Hansen, LMHC LPC, The Rebel Therapist and owner of Hobein Counseling Services is back in the house! Erika and I discuss what grad school didn't cover specific to suicide assessments and dealing with crisis in the field.You can find Erika here:https://www.hobeincounseling.comhttps://www.instagram.com/the_rebel_t...
2023-12-1940 minF*ck The RulesEffective Leadership Makes More LeadersFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 12Being a leader isn't all about groovy hidden lair of power, minions and an evil scientist on retainer. It's about developing your own insight into how you want to lead, why you want to lead, and how do you get there.Alexandra Skinner Walsh, CEO and owner as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, discusses her ecourse in leadership and how she wants to get it out to folx who may be struggling as she has done.More info about Alex:Alexandra Skinner Walsh i...
2023-12-1233 minF*ck The RulesWTF Is Sex Therapy? Clearing Up Myths & MisconceptionsFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 11When you think about a sex therapist, do y'all bring to mind multiple films or shows that have the therapist sleeping with their clients? That's not a certified sex therapist. It's a work of storytelling that's not true to that specific therapy.I'm grateful to Michele that she gave me some of her free time to discuss what her experiences have been in the journey to being a certified sex therapist, work with clients and what she feels how this type of therapy helps clients....
2023-12-0537 minF*ck The RulesBrains Be Bastards! Take Care Of Them By Taking Care Of You: Functional Nutrition and Mental HealthFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 10It's hard being a human when your brain be a bastard. Sometimes that's because we're also struggling with health issues. In this episode, my colleague Alyssa talks about her area of expertise that encompasses functional nutrition and mental health.There's loads of good information here!Resource:Dr. Kornhttps://drlesliekorn.comFor the Brainbow Blueprint:https://drlesliekorn.com/books* * *Info about Alyssa:I am a mother, counselor, friend, daughter and lover of all things summer and...
2023-11-2846 minF*ck The RulesTypes of Therapy Episode: WTF Is CBT?Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 9My connection with Steve Bisson was a serendipitous event, and as usual we have a good time chatting together in this episode! We do talk about multiple subjects, but the main subject is What The Fuck Is CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)? Steve gave up some of his limited free time to talk about being a therapist providing therapy that includes CBT.PLEASE NOTE: brief discussion about loss and suicide.For more information on CBT:Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapyhttps://www...
2023-11-2136 minF*ck The RulesWTF Grad School Didn't Teach Us: Improv TherapyFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 8This episode, my guest James Boomhower and I chat about what he's been through in grad school and is currently working on finishing up his grad school program.* * *More info about James:James Boomhower, MS(c), FP-C, NR-P, C- NPT, CCISM has been involved in EMS for over 20 years in a variety of health systems throughout New England. He currently functions in the role of Critical Care Transport Specialist-Paramedic/ Lead Peer Support Director with Boston Medflight of Bedford, MassachusettsHis desire to b...
2023-11-1432 minF*ck The RulesTurning WTF Into Fuck The RulesFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 7I was so pleased when my guest this week, Dontea' Mitchel-Hunter, reached out to me recently to discuss her guesting on my podcast. I've wanted to reach out to her and am so grateful she was able to spend time with me for this episode!PLEASE NOTE: there is discussion about family estrangement and suicidal ideation in this episode.* * *More info about Dontea':Dontea’ Mitchell-Hunter is a self-worth coach, therapist, and speaker that helps women get out of unfulfilling relationships and recreate se...
2023-11-0737 minF*ck The RulesWTF Grad School Didn't Teach Us: A Whole Lot Of Cash For So Little Real World UseFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 6Grad school for a lot of us is the pinnacle of our education. It's supposed to prepare us for the careers we've chosen to enter. Basics? Check!More complicated information and experiences?*insert cricket sounds*Jennifer Bengston, tLMHC, is my colleague, and she has *thoughts* on her experiences as I do, too. This is another perspective of a professional therapist that had so many questions than the grad school experience failed to provide answers.* * * More info about Jennifer:Jennifer is...
2023-10-3138 minF*ck The RulesThe Rules Change: Removing the Stigma of Discussing Substance Use, Suicide, and Vulnerability in PodcastingFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 4It's always a bit of a surprise to me to find other podcast hosts/producers out in the wild. And it was a delight to meet my guest, Collin Strajack, at the local Pride Fest activities back in June 2023. We had a lot to discuss and especially so after I did a dive into his podcast episodes.He's worth your time to listen to his episodes, so I hope you hop over to his show after this episode!PLEASE NOTE: there are discussions about substance...
2023-10-1734 minF*ck The RulesUnraveling The Tapestry Of Fuckery: Perinatal Care and Supporting The ParentsFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 3This episode was a delight to host with my guest, Sarah Wagener, tLMHC!Sarah is working specifically in perinatal care and reproductive health, in addition to several other behavioral health disorders, and I knew I wanted to chat with her about her journey to becoming a therapist in a specialized area.More info on Sarah:Sarah is a mental health counselor located in Davenport, Iowa, where she was born and raised. She specializes in perinatal mental health, which encompasses mental health during or after pregnancy...
2023-10-1042 minF*ck The RulesFemale CEOs: What No One Fucking Told UsFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 2This episode, I have a guest that I met through another therapist via his show, Cara Tirrell. She and I hit it off, and I knew I wanted to talk more with her about her experiences.Cara and I discuss what it's like to be a CEO of your own business, the struggles for those folx that identify as female as well as CIS female in the business world, and what we're doing to be successful.Cara Tirrell is a Behavioral Health Counselor in Holliston, Massachusetts...
2023-10-0346 minF*ck The RulesWatch Out! Fucking Rabbit Holes Ahead!Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 4 Episode 1My occasional cohost, No. 1 Child, Seneca is back to help me kick off Season 4!And boy, we're all over the place in this episode due to recording it after a really long week for the both of us. But there's good information included:*What Season 4 will cover including continuing the series, "WTF Did Grad School Not Teach us?!"*New series starts this season, "WTF is (type) Therapy?!"*Announcing details of the Premium Membership for SubscribersWe also go down the...
2023-09-2631 minF*ck The RulesHiatus Replay Special #3 How To Create A Publishing Company The F*cking Punk Way OR "Boundaries: Pretty Good For A Happy Life"Holiday Hiatus Episode 3 "How To Create A Publishing Company The F*cking Punk Way OR Boundaries: Pretty Good For A Happy Life"I had the great good fortune to have a long conversation with the founder and CEO (as well as being an author) of Microcosm Publishing, Joe Biel.Joe generously gifted me time from a busy schedule, running a successful independent publishing company to talk about coming to publishing, discussing the journey to where the company is now, and how mental health has been presented in books in previous years and what the books...
2023-09-1953 minF*ck The RulesHiatus Interruptus - What The Fuck Is Coming Up In Season 4?Breaking into the Summer 2023 Hiatus Replay to drop some info on y'all!Seneca, Number One Child, co-hosts with me to discuss what changes are coming up for Fuck The Rules Podcast. The big changes:1. Dropping episodes every two weeks.2. Premium Membership Subscription through Buzzsprout to access content only available to subscribers by October 2023.We discuss various points of mental health including psychedelic drugs that we're hearing more about in the news for possible treatment of addiction, anxiety, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, among others—typically complex and difficult-to-treat conditions. We also...
2023-07-2423 minF*ck The RulesTrauma Doesn't Have To Fuck With You Forever: Hope In Being HumanFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 3 Episode 10My guest, Don McCasland, LCSW-CCTP, owner and therapist of Warrior Elder Counseling, is back to discuss processing trauma. We also discuss many things about humans and trauma, how it affects some persons, how other folx manage to tackle their symptoms, and how others continue in their struggle.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of trauma, war trauma as well as the Club Q shooting that happened in Colorado Springs, CO in November 2022.To f...
2023-03-2131 minF*ck The RulesHoliday Hiatus Special No.3: How To Create A Publishing Company The Fucking Punk Way OR "Boundaries: Pretty Good For A Happy Life"Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Hiatus Special No. 3I had the great good fortune to have a long conversation with the founder and CEO (as well as being an author) of Microcosm Publishing, Joe Biel.Joe generously gifted me time from a busy schedule, running a successful independent publishing company to talk about coming to publishing, discussing the journey to where the company is now, and how mental health has been presented in books in previous years and what the books that are being written look like in more recent years. Full...
2022-12-0253 minF*ck The RulesHoliday Hiatus Special No. 2: Who The F*ck Do You Think You Are: Narcissistic Personality DisorderFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Hiatus Special No. 2Whenever I hear the word "narcissistic," I always call to mind Eddie Izzard's "Deathstar Canteen" sketch especially this segment:"Do you know who I am?""Do you know who *I* am?""This is not a game of Who The F*ck Are You..."The term narcissistic gets used incorrectly all over the place, but Narcissistic Personality Disorder causes some serious damage in many relationships.CEO and creator of The M.A.D. Beyond, Alexandra Skinner Walsh, joins me to discuss one...
2022-11-2741 minF*ck The RulesHiatus Special No. 1: It Ain't About The F*cking Donuts: Law Enforcement, Community Outreach, & EducationFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Hiatus Special No. 1Interrupting the F*ck The Rules Podcast Hiatus, because I can, for Holiday Episode 1 with my guest, Det. Erik Lavigne.Erik hosts a podcast "Two Cops One Donut" and took time out of a busy schedule to discuss his podcast, his wide variety of guests he's hosted, how he got his start in being an officer, and what he's trying to do with the outreach he's providing in his podcast. You can find Erik here:Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/4...
2022-11-2049 minF*ck The RulesPersistence, Trust, and Boundaries: Using Your Voice To F*ck The RulesFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Episode 10In this Season 2 final episode, one of my favorite people, Veronica Green, chats with me. As with most of the people that I know, and definitely among my friends group, she is incredibly passionate about service to/for/with others. And this means for her, using her voice to advocate for those who are unable to speak up and advocate for themselves - her students.We cover everything from how we first met, to Veronica's adventures in teaching, people trying to find the meaning of their h...
2022-09-1348 minF*ck The RulesBeing Badass By Being YourselfFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Episode 7This episode, I have the pleasure of hosting one of my favorite professionals, friend and mentor, Dr. Christina Keszler. She is the Owner, and Chiropractic physician of Synergy Wellness Centers, LLC.We have a great time sharing laughs, but also discussing serious subjects as trying to be a professional who is female in male dominated fields, how to be the best in your profession for best client/patient care, and being badass means just being your genuine self.*****Support the showW...
2022-08-2336 minF*ck The RulesAin't No F*cking Shame Here - Calling Out Bullshit and Supporting Active Duty Military Persons and VeteransFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Episode 6It was my pleasure to host this epidsode's guest, Don McCasland, owner and licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) of Warrior Elder Counseling. He provides therapy for active duty military, veterans and their significant others.Don and I talk about issues surrounding military and mental health: how in some ways it's changing, how social culture still gets in the way, how Don provides therapy for his clients, and who Don felt was the most influential on his becoming a therapist today.PLEASE NOTE: We...
2022-08-1639 minF*ck The RulesDone with Grad School! Guess WTF They Likely Didn't Teach YouFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Episode 5Erika Hansen, The Rebel Therapist and owner of Hobein Counseling Services, joins me this episode to talk about what grad school likely didn't teach people - and certainly didn't teach us - about being a therapist in the real world outside of a clinic setting. We also chat about her experience as a SASS (Screening, Assessment and Support Services) crisis therapist, getting supervision, community mental health and law enforcement/mobile crisis, as well as her work now in private practice.You can find Erika here:https://www...
2022-08-0931 minF*ck The RulesThat Darn Amygdala: F*cking Cool Brain Science & Mental HealthFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Episode 4My guest, Carissa Weber is a licensed therapist in Wisconsin and writing about brain science and mental health. And specifically about "that darn amygdala." Carissa's podcast is as informative and interesting as her website, and I'm pleased she agreed to chat with me about her work.We also talk about the frustrations of mental health work and lack of support for therapists, briefly touch on the politics of that lack of support, how states are behind in assisting clinicians, and where is the party capital in upper Midwest r...
2022-08-0237 minF*ck The RulesWhen Getting Sh!t On Is A Sign Of RespectFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Episode 3In this episode, licensed therapist and author, Steve Bisson discusses the lows and highs of working in an Emergency Department, as well as hanging and working with First Responders and Law Enforcement. We have some laughs, dish dirt, and swear up a storm!Here's where can find Steve's accounts and his book:Instagram and TikTok:@realstevebissonPodcast:Finding Your Way Through TherapyBook:Finding Your Way Through Therapy: A Navigation Tool for Therapists & ClientsWebsite:
2022-07-2644 minF*ck The RulesBlowing Open Doors, Breaking Glass Ceilings: Being A Therapist While Being HumanFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 2 Episode 2I can't believe how fortunate I was to have one of the people I admire and respect join me as a guest! Lina Marie provides information, education, and insight being a licensed therapist in Louisana, and through her podcast as well as her Instagram account. Lina Marie and I chat about being a therapist, personal and other expectations we live with, as well as trying to figure out how to get our "resting bitch faces" to actually work. Lots of great discussion and much laughter, please jo...
2022-07-1946 minF*ck The RulesThe Rev. John Wiesch Fucking Dropping It Like Bombs, Y'allFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode 17Join me with my friend, and guest, Rev. John Wiesch. Yes, it's true, that's not a typo. He's an ordained minister. But hooboy, hold on to your hats. He brings the hardcore swearing with him in this episode...this is *not* for the faint of heart. It's a wild ride for the season finale!PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD.More info about John:John Wiesch is a...
2022-05-2239 minF*ck The RulesMassage Therapy: "More Hippie, Less Hooker"Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode 16Uber fabulous Amy Gimmy, my guest for Episode 16, brings info about her career as a licensed massage therapist, the challenges and the benefits of being her own boss, and owning her own practice.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of sexual harrasment and trauma.More info on Amy:Amy graduated from Capri College and passed national boards in 2008. After gainful employment with other companies, A Kneaded Therapy was started in 2010. Multiple certifications have been earned throu...
2022-05-1731 minF*ck The RulesKicking the Myth of Agency to the Curb and the Culture of OthernessGuest Brandon Kutmas, MS, LCPC, LMHC, and Chief Executive Officer of Quad City Behavioral Health Associates talks with me about saying fuk the bullshit of agency being the only available source of experience/hours for licensing, how civilians can be great therapists for vets and First Responders, and how antiwork is a viable business model.More on Brandon:Bradonon Kutmas is a veteran of the US military as well as a co-founder and CEO of QCBHA. Licensed in Illinois and Iowa as a clinical mental health counselor, psychology is a passion of his that allows him...
2022-05-0328 minF*ck The RulesNo More Blank Canvas! Therapists are humans, too!Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode 11Episode 11 has guest, Meg Kelly chatting about her journey of saying "fuck the rules!" She's CEO of her own private telehealth therapy practice, host of her podcast Mental Status, and the support site Antiwork Therapist Collective. Whew! This woman is rocking it.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of burnout and work trauma and bullying.More info on Meg:Poly affirming. Burnout counselor. EMDR Therapist. Crossfitter. Yoga teacher. Runner. Sober since 2016. Neuroscience nerd. Minneapolis native, H...
2022-04-1234 minF*ck The RulesPublic Safety Preservation with Grayson ReedFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode 10This week's guest is my friend and colleague, Grayson Reed. He created a nonprofit Public Safety Preservation, trying to keep First Responders alive. Please join us to hear about our experiences working to reach folx who are under immense pressures and stress, and offering them support and hope.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD.Website: https://publicsafetypreservation.org/* * *Support the showW
2022-04-0525 minF*ck The Rules"F*ck it! Someone's going to have an issue with it..."Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode 6This episode my guest is Executive Director of Clock Inc., Chase Norris. We chat about his journey professional and personal in creating a space for the younger members of our LGBTQIA+ community, and how that has grown to bringing in more folx in our community together.PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion of gender identity struggles and transitioning More info on Chase:Chase Norris, He/Him/HisChase Norris grew up in a...
2022-03-0731 minF*ck The RulesF*ck The Rules with Assassins! Knitting! Therapy!Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode 4This week I speak with author, and my friend, Leslie Langtry!Leslie has written many great books, book series, and novellas where she said, "f*ck that" to many rules in the writing world.Go ahead, Google the woman, she's f*cking cool.*The book mentioned, Bloodshed In The Bayou, is not currently available. Damn it.Support the showWant more sweary goodness? There's now the availability of Premium Subscription for $3 a month! Click the "Support The Show"...
2022-02-2138 minF*ck The RulesF*ck The Rules Due To NecessityFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode 3I chat with my colleague, Alex, who is also the founder and owner (as well as therapist) of The M.A.D. Therapy. What got her started on the path of being CEO of her own business, and what rules did she have to kick to the fucking curb to get where she is now?* * *Support the showWant more sweary goodness? There's now the availability of Premium Subscription for $3 a month! Click the "Support The Show" link and find out more info.
2022-02-1434 minF*ck The Rules"F*ck, please..."Fuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode 2My inaugural guest this week is my daughter, Seneca Bulington.I was pleased she agreed to talk to me about growing up a millennial in the Midwest, what being bisexual means to her, what criteria do we feel need to be met to include ourselves in a community, childhood stories where she clearly embodied the motto, "f*ck the rules." It was a pleasure to spend time with her, as always!PLEASE NOTE: We discuss multiple topics and some may be distressing to listeners: discussion...
2022-02-0727 minF*ck The RulesWTF Is This?F*ck The Rules Podcast: chatting about what the f*ck is this all about?* * *Support the showWant more sweary goodness? There's now the availability of Premium Subscription for $3 a month! Click the "Support The Show" link and find out more info.* * *F*ck The Rules Podcast is produced by Evil Bambina Productions, LLC. You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more!***Social media/podcast episodes are not intended to replace therapy with a qualified mental...
2022-01-3008 minF*ck The RulesIntro FTRFuck The Rules PodcastSeason 1 Episode: IntroWelcome to Fuck The Rules Podcast! I expect an interesting journey, and I have not idea for how long, but here we go...* * *Support the showWant more sweary goodness? There's now the availability of Premium Subscription for $3 a month! Click the "Support The Show" link and find out more info.* * *F*ck The Rules Podcast is produced by Evil Bambina Productions, LLC. You can find our podcast on Amazon Music/Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and...
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