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Welcome to The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast—where emotional depth meets grounded psychology. Hosted by Dr. Allison Sucamele, this podcast is a sanctuary for anyone ready to do the inner work, face their shadow, and cultivate a life that feels authentic, aligned, and alive.
Each episode explores the psychology behind emotions, relationships, nervous system healing, and self-awareness. Whether you're navigating heartbreak, burnout, betrayal, people-pleasing, or the desire for deeper meaning, you'll find thoughtful reflections, symbolic storytelling, and powerful insights to help you bloom—one truth at a time.
Grab a cup of tea, tune in, and come home to yourself.
Follow along on Instagram @thelemontreecoaching and explore free resources on Teachers Pay Teachers at The Lemon Tree by AKS.
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Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. This week, we’re exploring a topic that sits at the heart of emotional healing and nervous system regulation — your parasympathetic nervous system. Your nervous system has two main branches: the sympathetic branch — your fight, flight, or freeze responsethe parasympathetic branch — your rest, digest, and restore system.When your parasympathetic system is activated, your heart rate slows, your breath deepens, your mind cle...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. Step inside the shadowed chamber of the human heart. In this week’s episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, host Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the haunting world of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe — not just as a literary classic, but as a psychological map of grief, obsession, and the search for meaning in unbearable loss. We’ll unpack the poem’s psychological layers: 🌿 Grief and fixation through the narrator’s emotiona...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this short bonus episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele unpacks the subtle but powerful difference between a tragic flaw and a tragic error. This distinction reshapes how we understand both classic tragedies, such as Othello, and our own human missteps. Drawing from Poetics by Aristotle, we’ll explore how hamartia is less about an unchangeable flaw and more about a single lapse in judgment — a...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. Step inside the mind of one of literature’s most powerful tragedies. In this episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, host Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the psychological forces that shape Othello by William Shakespeare — from Othello’s deep insecurities to Iago’s chilling manipulations and Desdemona’s tragic idealism. We’ll dive into: 🌿 How racism, imposter syndrome, and insecurity fuel Othello’s downfall 🧠 Iago as a ...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele invites you to explore something so simple that most of us overlook it entirely—the pause. In a world obsessed with productivity, growth, and constant doing, the pause is where we remember how to simply be. Drawing from positive psychology and nervous system science, this reflection explores how the pause helps us shift from survival to safety, from ...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. Step into one of the most haunting images in art history—Edvard Munch’s The Scream. In this episode, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the painting not merely as a work of art, but as a profound psychological mirror of anxiety, alienation, and the human condition. Through lenses of psychology, psychoanalysis, and neuroscience, you’ll uncover how Munch’s silent cry reflects panic, existential dread, and the universal ache of b...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. Step into a softly lit chamber lined with antique mirrors—not just reflections of your outer self, but of every part of who you are. The Achiever, the Inner Child, the Wounded One, the Wise Self… each mirror invites you to pause, witness, and integrate. In this short reflection, we explore what it means to stop performing for the mirror and begin living from within. Drawing on Jung’s psychology of individuation and the pr...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this episode, we step into a paradox that is as painful as it is common: why the person who once protected you—the one who guided you, sheltered you, and maybe even saved you—can sometimes become the very person who causes the deepest harm. At first glance, this contradiction feels impossible to reconcile. But through the lens of psychology—attachment theory, family systems, trauma bonding, and defense mechanisms—the p...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this special bonus reflection, Dr. Allison Sucamele revisits Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are—a story that looks like a children’s tale on the surface, but underneath, holds a mirror to the psyche. Through Max’s journey, we explore imagination as a coping tool, emotions as “wild things” asking to be seen, and the healing power of belonging. With insights from Carl Jung’s shadow self and Donald Winnicott’s ide...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. This week on The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, we’re exploring the subtle signs of disloyalty — the ones you often feel in your gut before you can name them. Not the obvious betrayals like cheating or backstabbing, but the quiet cracks: the silence when you needed someone to have your back, the micro-withdrawals of care, or the way your story gets shared without consent. If you’ve ever sensed a shift in someone’s energy bu...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this 5-minute bonus episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the science and psychology of sighing—not as frustration or boredom, but as your body’s natural reset button. Learn how the “psychological sigh” calms your nervous system, helps you release emotional tension, and offers an instant way to pause and restore balance in everyday life. A simple breath can shift everything—come try ...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele dives into the idea of emotional clutter—the unprocessed feelings, fears, and stress others try to hand us, often without realizing it. You’ll learn how to recognize when you’re carrying emotions that aren’t yours, the difference between healthy sharing and emotional dumping, and practical ways to set boundaries without guilt. If you’ve ever felt lik...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. 🌿 In this short bonus reflection, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores how journaling in metaphors can transform slippery emotions into something you can actually see, feel, and tend to. Metaphors give your feelings shape—whether as storms, gardens, or landscapes—and help you honor your inner world with gentleness and creativity. Listen to the full reflection wherever you get your podcasts, or come journal alongside us at @thele...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. Shame is one of the most universal human emotions — and one of the most misunderstood. Whether you feel it daily or it’s been tucked away for years, shame has a way of shaping how we see ourselves, how we connect with others, and even how we believe we deserve to live. In this episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the psychology of shame cycles: How shame first takes holdWhy it repeats ...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. Today I’m reflecting on something many of us feel this time of year: the fast-forward feeling of September. One moment it’s the ease of late summer, and the next—it’s planners, deadlines, and the rush toward year’s end. In this short bonus episode, we explore: 🍂 Why September feels like both an ending and a beginning 🌀 How seasonal shifts and cultural rhythms accelerate our nervous system ⏳ The psychology of temporal comp...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this week’s episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the deep psychological craving for emotional depth — and why this very yearning often attracts emotionally avoidant partners. If you’ve ever longed for intimacy, truth, and vulnerability but found yourself with people who shut down or pull away, you’re not alone. We’ll unpack attachment theory, the pursuer–distancer dynamic, and how c...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. On this bonus episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele unpacks one of the most confusing parts of heartbreak: why we long for what hurt us. 💔 From attachment withdrawal to the neurochemical crash to cognitive dissonance, you’ll hear how your brain and nervous system rewrite the past in search of comfort. And most importantly, you’ll learn how to grieve the good without romanticizing the whole story...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the timeless wisdom hidden inside Raphael’s Renaissance masterpiece, The School of Athens. More than a fresco on a Vatican wall, this gathering of philosophers mirrors the architecture of the human mind—our inner tensions, search for balance, and pursuit of truth. Through the gestures of Plato and Aristotle, the presence of Hypatia, and the ...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. In this less than 5-minute soul-deep reflection, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the subtle, often unconscious act of disavowal—when we sense a truth in our body or intuition but aren’t ready to fully acknowledge it. Drawing on insights from Jungian psychotherapist Hannah Fraser Moore, Dr. Sucamele unpacks why we sometimes hold truths at arm’s length, how this protects our nervous system, and the quiet cost of postpon...
Ask The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast a Question. Text the TLT Pod today. Welcome back to The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, where stories meet psychology, and healing meets soul work. In this cinematic deep dive, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the iconic 1942 film Casablanca through a powerful psychological lens. Set in wartime Morocco, Casablanca is more than just a Hollywood love story—it’s a layered exploration of trauma, identity, codependency, shadow work, and the heartbreaking dance between...
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