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Join Vanessa Preston, an experienced therapist and mental health social worker in Australia, as she and her guests get curious about topics of mental health, self-compassion, therapy, body image and just some random stuff! Lets get curious together my friends!
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In today's episode of The Curious Therapist Show, we discuss 3 types of self-care… We hear about self-care everywhere — in books, on social media, in conversations with friends. And while it’s such an important part of supporting our mental health, I’ve been reflecting lately on how the mental health space and our hyper individualistic culture has most of our self-care...well...super self-focused. We’ve got: Comfy (restorative) self-care: the things that feel warm and nourishing in the moment...
In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Raeya Bartlett-Quinn. Raeya is an Exercise Physiologist based in Blackburn, Victoria. She has a background in Pilates, Yoga, Meditation & Health Coaching and uses these skills with her holistic treatment approach. Raeya comes with personal experience of complex invisible illnesses from her teens and early adulthood that drove her goals and passions towards helping others. Raeya enjoys working with paediatrics and neurodiversity most, and...
In today's episode of The Curious Therapist Show, I share about family systems theory and the roles we can play. And how this connects to why during the holiday season, we may feel like we revert back to our child or teen selves the minute we're with family again! I also give some helpful reminders to helping manage the stress around family and holidays this season. I also want to thank each of you for receiving these messages, for listening to my podcast and thank you so much to those ...
In today's episode of The Curious Therapist Show, it’s part 2 of how to set boundaries. I would suggest listening to part 1 if you haven’t yet and then come back:) Boundaries are limits we set to protect our energy- emotional, mental, and physical. One of my fav quotes about boundaries is: "Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others" (Brene Brown) This really sums up why so many people struggle to set boundaries. Our fears of ...
In today's episode of The Curious Therapist Show, we talk all about the difficulty of boundary setting with my popular and frequent guest Courtney Brooke Sergent-Fox:) Boundaries are limits we set to protect our energy- emotional, mental, and physical. One of my fav quotes about boundaries is: "Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others" (Brene Brown) This really sums up why so many people struggle to set boundaries. Our fears...
On today’s episode, I share all about emotions, how ignoring and suppressing them is making us sick, and what "making space" for emotions actually means. What I witness people do every day is push their emotions away, suppress them, judge them, label themselves as "low vibe" or dramatic or weak, try to avoid the emotion with fake positivity. Or they use some good ole distraction...grabbing the phone to doomscroll, overworking, overcommitting, or pretending to feel ok. Really what I see is peo...
In today's episode, we talk all about attachment theory and how our child selves learn to adapt to feel safe and loved. In this episode, I discuss: -attachment styles (and point out that they are over simplified on social media) -common ways we adapt to have our attachment needs met -how our childhood relationships can impact on our adult attachments This is much deeper than love languages or "acts of service". Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with knowing how you and your part...
In today’s podcast episode of The Curious Therapist Show, I talk with my dear friend and fellow therapist, Courtney Brooke. We talk all about how friendships change over time, types of friendships and what can be challenging making friends as we get older. Courtney Brooke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who sees people dealing with life transitions, trauma and a variety of mental health struggles. She provides supervision to other therapists and has taught at the college and university l...
In today’s podcast episode of The Curious Therapist Show, I interview my dear friend and fellow therapist, Courtney Brooke. We talk all about the difference between values and goals, how to get clear on your personal values and steps to start aligning to your life. Courtney Brooke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who sees people dealing with life transitions, trauma and a variety of mental health struggles. She provides supervision to other therapists and has taught at the college and uni...
Today's episode of the Curious Therapist Show is all about rumination. Rumination is when we think about negative things, worries, upsetting issues or problems over and over again. We can get stuck...like a hamster on a wheel! Most the time, rumination centres on past mistakes, current problems or future worries. I see this happening for people often at night. Their head hits the pillows and everything that's wrong comes barreling through their minds like an unwelcome parade. In this episode,...
We have an awesome episode of the Curious Therapist Show (previously the Body and Food Freedom Podcast) where I interview Bec Gawler. Bec Gawler is a Physiotherapist based in Melbourne and was a delight to interview. She has a special interest in supporting individuals facing the challenges of an eating disorder and those who want to improve their relationship with movement. Bec also enjoys helping people navigate chronic illness, hypermobility, pain and injuries with a compassionate, trauma ...
In today’s podcast episode of The Curious Therapist Show, I interview my dear friend and fellow therapist, Courtney Brooke. I literally would not have survived grad school without her! Courtney Brooke is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who sees people dealing with life transitions, trauma and a variety of mental health struggles. She provides supervision to other therapists and has taught at the college and university levels. She’s also has 5 kids and is a super adventurous soul! In this ep...
WELCOME TO THE CURIOUS THERAPIST SHOW, PREVIOUSLY THE BODY AND FOOD FREEDOM PODCAST! If you’re interested in sharing your story, email me at vmpres2@gmail.com To join my email list, scroll to the bottom of this: About (podia.com) To connect with Vanessa: Find Vanessa on Facebook: (2) Facebook Find Vanessa on Instagram: Vanessa Preston (@vanessa_preston_) • Instagram photos and videos Check out Vanessa’s website to find a freebie and all about her intuitive eating and body image pr...
Listen for today’s big announcement! To connect with Vanessa: Find Vanessa on Facebook: (2) Facebook Find Vanessa on Instagram: Vanessa Preston (@vanessa_preston_) • Instagram photos and videos Check out Vanessa’s website to find a freebie and all about her intuitive eating and body image programs: Vanessa Preston (podia.com) Or her practice website: www.greenlifepsychology.com Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Vanessa Preston and her guests to the show. Vanessa is an Ac...
In this episode, I interview Ardelle Lee. Ardelle is a nutritionist, body image coach and intuitive eating coach…a dear friend of mine…and coming to us from Canada. Ardelle and I speak all about wellness culture and how this shows up for women especially during pregnancy and motherhood. If you’re not sure what wellness culture means, have a listen! Think: The belief that to be a good person, you must pursue and achieve perfect health. Guilt and shame and food rules. Expensive supplemen...
What is the Binge-Restrict Cycle? — Your Latina Nutrition (yourlatinanutritionist.com) RAVES-Model.pdf (eatingdisorderscarerhelpkit.com.au) Helpline - Butterfly Foundation Find Vanessa on Facebook: (2) Facebook Find Vanessa on Instagram: Vanessa Preston (@vanessa_preston_) • Instagram photos and videos Check out Vanessa’s website to find a freebie and all about her intuitive eating and body image programs: Vanessa Preston (podia.com) Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Vane...
Find Vanessa on Facebook: (2) Facebook Find Vanessa on Instagram: Vanessa Preston (@vanessa_preston_) • Instagram photos and videos Check out Vanessa’s website to find a freebie and all about her intuitive eating and body image programs: Vanessa Preston (podia.com) Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Vanessa Preston and her guests to the show. Vanessa is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and abides by ethics of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). The...
Listen as Vanessa Preston and Reva Segnitz define body grief, give ideas to managing body grief and discuss their own experiences with this. To connect with Vanessa more: Find Vanessa on Facebook: Vanessa Preston Find Vanessa on Instagram: Vanessa Preston (@vanessa_preston_) • Instagram photos and videos Check out Vanessa’s website to find a freebie and all about her intuitive eating and body image programs: Vanessa Preston (podia.com) Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of...
Find Vanessa on Facebook: (2) Facebook Find Vanessa on Instagram: Vanessa Preston (@vanessa_preston_) • Instagram photos and videos Check out Vanessa’s website to find a freebie and all about her intuitive eating and body image programs: Vanessa Preston (podia.com) Disclaimer: This podcast represents the opinions of Vanessa Preston and her guests to the show. Vanessa is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and abides by ethics of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). T...
Listen as Vanessa Preston and sometimes co-host Reva Segnitz discuss all things meditation in this 2 part episode. We talk about misconceptions around meditation and ways to implement mindfulness and mediation in a realistic doable way for you:) Find Vanessa on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vanessaprestonglp/ Find Vanessa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_preston_/ Check out Vanessa’s website to find a freebie and all about her intuitive eating and body image programs: http...
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