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Therapy Gents is a mental health podcast with licensed therapists Michael Medley, LPC & Andy Newman, LPC. We discuss common issues we see our clients facing every day.
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Send a text In Today's episode Michael and Andy explore factors that cause us to lose trust in ourselves. They explore how to recognize that lack of trust and more importantly: rebuild it.
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss what people need in relationships- especially with regards to different genders and personality types.
Send a text In today's episode Michael & Andy discuss how healing changes relationship dynamics. While this often times does lead to more healthy connection in our lives, it can also disrupt longstanding relationship dynamics as well. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Send a text In Today's episode Michael & Andy discuss YOLO! (You Only Live Once) mentalities and how at times they can become self destructive.
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss how to navigate setting boundaries with family and friends around the holidays! The holidays are meant to be a time of good cheer, not overwhelming resentment and stress. Naturally we'll have a little bit of both, but we hope this episode helps you reduce some of the latter. Enjoy!
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss trauma, how to heal from it, and what the process of healing tends to look like. They also discuss the difference between single event and complex PTSD.
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss several questions that we commonly get as therapists. Enjoy!
Send a text Today's episode Michael and Andy discuss parenting neurodivergent children. What is neurodivergence? What are some misconceptions? What are some tips and tricks for boundary setting? How can you increase emotional expression and understanding? Communication? These questions and more are addressed!
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss how damaging social media can be to our mental health and especially to our relationships when we allow outrage and division to permeate. They explore the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and the aftermath as an example of how such division can influence our day to day lives and key relationships.
Send a text In Today's episode Michael and Andy discuss how trust in relationships can be difficult... especially when it is broken.
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy analyze all of the mental health parallels they noticed while watching K-Pop Demon Hunters!
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss anger as an emotion in all of its manifestations. Sometimes anger can be explosive and unhealthy, but it can also be very healthy to experience and express.
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss the Gottman's new book "Fight Right." Conflict is often viewed as a negative aspect of relationships but we're here to back up the Gottman's research: conflict need not be negative and destructive. Learning to 'Fight Right' is what makes... or breaks... most relationships.
Send a text In today's episode Michale and Andy discuss resentment and how it affects relationships. They explore what makes it so corrosive in relationships and how to address it.
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss the value of mental health diagnosis and what to watch out for in the day of social media and mental health TikTok.
Send a text In this episode Michael Medley offers some guidance and keys to help improve your marriage and relationships. There are some clear patterns that show up in intimate relationships, being able to recognize these patterns in yourself and your marriage can lead to the change and hope you've been looking for. Michael outlines some differences between mature and immature behaviors that show up in relationships and have the potential to amplify them, or destroy them. Then we will e...
Send a text In this episode Michael Medley, LPC give a brief book review of The 7 LOVE Agreements by Douglas Weiss. These agreements will help to improve your relationship and increase intimacy. The 7 LOVE Agreements include: 1. Faithfulness, 2. Patience, 3. Forgiveness, 4. Service, 5. Respect, 6. Kindness, and 7. Celebration. This episode gives a few examples for each agreement to help you better understand how you might be able to apply them to your marriage or relationship. We hope y...
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy break down several ways you can vet therapists to find the best fit for you! They cover the value of the free 15 minute consult most therapists offer, what questions to ask a potential therapist, red flags to look out for and the value of recognizing when a therapist is no longer the best fit for you.
Send a text In today's episode Michael and Andy discuss how valuable self care routines can be- but how they can also turn into something more like avoidance.
Send a text In today's show Michael and Andy unpack the difference between guilt and shame and more importantly- how to address your shame when you do experience it.
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