The Affirming Minds Podcast

Episode 87 | Assessing & Treating Suicide Risk

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Episode 86 | Understanding Suicide & Suicide Risk

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Episode 85 | Saprea's Mission to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: Free Resources Every Therapist Should Know

Child sexual abuse prevention is a conversation every therapist should be part of. In this Mental Health Edit episode, Shaina sits down with Chris Yadon of Saprea to dis

Episode 84 | Trauma-Informed Couples Therapy with Kathy Gusenkov, LMFT

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Episode 83 | Recovery-Oriented Psychosis Care: Integrating Disability Justice, DBT & Person Centered Practice with Maggie Mullen, LCSW

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Episode 82 | Professional Sustainability for Therapists: Evidence-Informed Strategies for Workload, Productivity, and Well-Being with Joe Sanok, LPC

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Episode 81 | The Psychology of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives with Mellissa Perry Hill, LPC

What can a reality television show teach us about trauma, belonging, faith, and identity? In this Mental Health Edit episode, I’m joined by Mellissa Perry Hill, LPC, owne

Episode 80 | DBT with LGBTQ+ Clients: Building a Life Worth Living While Cultivating Queer Joy with Dr. Kiki Fehling

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Episode 79 | Beyond PTSD: Trauma-Informed Care, Evidence-Based Treatment, and Internal Family Systems with Mariah Zur, LPC

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Episode 78 | Hush Money: Why Clinicians Are Afraid to Want Wealth with Taylor Gilbert, LCSW & Faith Voss, LCSW [Mental Health Edit]

In this episode of The Affirming Minds Podcast: Mental Health Edit, Shaina sits down with Taylor Gilbert, LCSW, and Faith Voss., LCSW, co-hosts of the Social Work to Weal

Episode 77 | Mental Health in Military & Law Enforcement: Endurance, Identity, and Relationship Strain with Caleb Chestnutt, LAMFT

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Episode 76 | Ethical Gray Zones in Clinical Supervision: Risk, Judgment, and Decision-Making with Amelia Larson, RCSW

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Episode 75 | Family Trauma and Dysfunction: Clinical Tools for Breaking Generational with Kara Lissy, LCSW

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Episode 74 | The Inner Life of Leaders: Burnout, Mental Health and the Psychological Cost of High Performance with Drs. Julian Barling & Simon Rego

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Episode 73 | Rethinking Youth Mental Health: What We’re Getting Wrong with Dr. Will Dobud, PhD, MSW

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Episode 72 | Positive Psychology, Done Right: The Science of Flourishing with Dr. Jessica Rabon

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Episode 71 | The Parent Is the Intervention: What Therapists Need to Know About BPT and SPACE with Grace Berman, LCSW

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Episode 70 | Burnout, Overcontrol, and the Limits of Pushing Through with special guest host Dr. Laurie Gallo

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Episode 69 | Social Anxiety in Context: A Culturally Responsive CBT Lens with Dr. Janeé Steele

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Episode 68 | Teenage Anxiety: Supporting Caregivers in Navigating Growing Pains versus Clinical Anxiety with Sophia Vale Galano, LCSW

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