The Albrecht Authors: No More Secrets

Join Katie and Mary in a fascinating discussion with Linda Sheehan, LicensedClinical Social Worker with a specialty in health challenges and Certified Instructor in Empowered Relief Pain Management Course, Stanford University. Linda shares her research into the brain’s response to chronic pain and disease in the human body. Our reactions to lingering discomfort, damage, injury, etc. create neural pathways in our brains that can become default paths if frequently used. Current information is now saying that it is possible to rewire these pathways, thereby alleviating pain without the need for over-medicating or surgical intervention. Listen to Linda share how this can be done and be prepared to change your view about the brain/body connection.“We’ve got it backwards: It’s not that the body is there to support the brain; the brain largely exists to cater to our bodily needs, no matter how dimly we perceive them.” - Scott Anderson, ‘Psychology From the Neck Down’, Psychology Today, Jan/Feb 2022Contact Linda through her website at https://www.lindasheehan.net/She accepts all major insurance including Medicare.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Join Katie and Mary in this short episode as they talk about the death of whatthey call ‘the best cat ever,” Herbie. Herbie came to their family in 2013 and was a uniting factor in that everyone in their nucleus loved him. No matter theturmoil with the Albrechts, Herbie was there and as cool as ever. He died April 3rd, which triggered the memory of several April deaths last year and the year before. Katie and Mary share stories of loved ones gone from this earth while remaining hopeful for May-flowers to come.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Sharon Stoll has had a life she affectionately calls a “Ferris wheel on crack.” From being a high school dropout who lost her brother to cancer as a teen to a now successful business owner who finally got her high school diploma when she was 50, it’s safe to say she has dealt with a lot of sh*t. In this episode, we sit down with Sharon as she tells the stories of facing these challenges in her life, all with a sense of humor like a firecracker and a smile on her face. Join us for laughter, heartbreak, and remembering to always keep learning and growing. Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

It's hard to be down when you are wearing purple - unless you are colorblind! Join Katie and Mary as they share and laugh along with guest Sheryl Goodwin Magiera. Sheryl made the hardest decision of her life when she realized she needed to divorce her husband because she was losing herself. It was either stay for the kids and not be a healthy person, or take a risk and start again. Is that selfishness or self-love? You decide. Connect with Sheryl: ImperfectlyCharming.comSupport the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

In this 111th episode of No More Secrets, Katie and Mary invite Delores Garcia on for a “three-peat” discussion. Forgiveness is a complicated concept, and especially confusing in the Albrecht family. Delores has a unique and enlightening view of this “F***” word that may open your minds in ways you’ve never considered. Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Katie and Mary explore the psychological downfall of thinking our lives will be better somewhere else and they use a children’s book to start the conversation. In "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst, a little boy wants to move to Australia because bad things keep happening to him. In this episode, Katie and Mary discuss their own bad days, and the necessity to also see the good, as well reminding all of us that we can’t runaway from ourselves. Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Seasonal depression happens to a lot of people, and the Albrecht gals are no exception to that. In this episode of No More Secrets, Mary and Katie discuss their personal experience dealing with the seasonal blues and their techniques with trying to handle it.  Support the showSupport the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Mary and Katie compare each other's therapy and what exercises they are performing currently. Katie talks about a unique method of memory recall using a metronome and shifting her eyes to a beat, while Mary is facing the issues she had with her mother's controlling behavior.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

We finally made it. Join us as we go LIVE for the very first time for our 100th Episode Celebration. We bring on past guests, reflect on past episodes, react to videos and give away tons of prizes.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

What is your earliest memory? Do you still remember your elementary school classmates names? Why do we remember these things? Katie & Mary are joined by Travis to share some of these memories, and try to grasp why we still have them.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Inspired by a series of TikToks, we go to Reddit and read a few entries of the “Am I The Asshole?” thread. Included in these stories are friends who overstay their welcome and people telling their buddies why they can’t get dates. Join us as we discuss these anecdotes and realize that we all doubt ourselves—- even when we are sometimes in the right.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Fellow author, podcaster and all around great human being Grace Redman joins us as we step into our authentic selves, and discuss what that actually means and why it is important to reach a symbiosis with life.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

We are all over the place this episode, but the conversation flowed so naturally, we didn't want to stop. Join us as we reflect a bit about life, death, dreams, personal connections and family.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

We bring on special guest, body and soul coach, Delores Garcia, to talk about how you can hack and reprogram your subconscious mind in order to more easily achieve goals and reshape your identity to something you are proud of.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Katie is finally in her dirty 30s and is definitely feeling the metamorphosis, while Mary reflects on a random act of kindness she received at a nail salon. Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Jill Nolden joins us as our guest to tell us about her constant struggle of non-cancerous brain tumors that she had removed, which keep coming back. Her inspiring story of human resilience may just leave you in tears.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Katie and Mary do another pop culture quiz, this time with a question to which neither know the answer. They also discuss how it's unfair to compare one's misfortunes to another; just because the caliber of misfortune doesn't compare to someone else's doesn't make it any less difficult to endure.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Our friend Jan Leasure is back to share more of her life experiences and her relationship with her late ex-husband, Jon, who suffered from mental illness.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Welcome back to Season 6 of No More Secrets! Katie and Mary give an update of where they are after a month or so off since season 5, as well as all of the brand new, interesting things we have in store for 2022 and the upcoming season.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Katie and Mary (and Dunkel) pop open a bottle of wine and a couple of wraps of string cheese and discuss some of the stressors they are experiencing this holiday. From Mary's barrage of out-of-nowhere obstacles to Katie's wedding planning and Packer game, it was nice to just decompress, relax and chat about what's going on in our lives right now.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com