Life, Love & Therapy's podcast

The show is about life and relationship challenges from the viewpoint of a therapist. This podcast focuses on topics that are relevant to people's lives such as divorce, marriage, sex and intimacy, depression and anxiety.

Ep 20: Aging and Invisibility in America 01/30/2021

Ep 20: Aging and Invisibility in America In this episode, I discuss how the youth-obsessed American culture has led to the invisibility of the elderly. I also share how that invisibility causes the elderly to feel lonely and neglected, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. I share the importance of caring for the elderly and acknowledging their wisdom and life experiences. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/17746475

Ep 19: Grieving The Loss of A Spouse with Daree Allen 06/30/2020

Ep 19: Grieving The Loss of A Spouse with Daree Allen In this episode, Daree Allen shares her grieving process since the loss of her husband to cancer. She discusses the impact of her husband's illness and death on her faith and mental health. Daree shares how she remembers his memory and discusses the lessons she has learned on her grieving journey. She also provides insights into how we can support people who are grieving. Daree is the host of kickin it with Daree podcast, a Life Coach and voice actor. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/15018344

Ep 18: 7 Life Lessons From COVID-19 05/25/2020

Ep 18: 7 Life Lessons From COVID-19 As a recovering perfectionist and control freak, I plan and control as much as possible. Unfortunately this COVID-19 pandemic did not fit into any of my plans. In my first solo episode of 2020, I share how I have managed to get through this shut down with my mental health mostly intact and the life lessons that I have learned that I think will be useful during and post pandemic. I am curious to hear what life lessons you have gleaned so far during this global pandemic. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/14553533

Ep 17: Ask A Sex Therapist with Abigail Hust 02/14/2020

Ep 17: Ask A Sex Therapist with Abigail Hust Abigail answers questions posted by listeners via social media. Topics covered includes masturbation, mismatched libido, sex after birth/weight gain, sex in a long term relationship, sex after STI or STD diagnosis etc. Abigail Hust, MSW, LISW-S is a Clinical Social Worker specializing in sex therapy and treatment of adolescents, couples and adults. She utilizes a sex positive approach to work with people on exploring and developing a healthy sense of self. Abigail's website is sexpositiveohio.com /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/13149368

Ep 16: Diet, Weight & Disordered Eating with Dr. Holly Davis 01/20/2020

Ep 16: Diet, Weight & Disordered Eating with Dr. Holly Davis Our culture is diet and weight obsessed and it has an impact on our self esteem and how we interact with food. This episode features Dr. Holly Davis, a counseling psychologist that specializes in eating disorder and body image concerns. Dr. Davis discusses the potential impact of diet culture on mental health and physical health outcomes. She also dispels general assumptions made about eating disorders and disordered eating. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/12805952

Ep. 15: Holiday Perfectionism 11/25/2019

Ep. 15: Holiday Perfectionism For many people, the holidays brings stress and anxiety. Instead of enjoying the holidays, many people endure it. This episode focuses on ways to manage expectations during the holidays, challenge unhelpful thinking patterns that keep people trapped in old dysfunctional behaviors and ideas to keep the stress levels manageable. Jummy Olawale also shares how perfectionism ruined holidays and events for her and lessons she learned from those experiences. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/12161633

Ep14 Motherhood, Guilt & Shame 10/21/2019

Ep14 Motherhood, Guilt & Shame Episode 14 details the struggles that I encountered as a young mother of a toddler and how the internalized narratives from the general culture informed my thinking, expectations and led to feelings of inadequacy, perpetual guilt and shame. In this episode I shared how I was able to challenge the narratives of guilt, shame and perfection. I also share some of the things that I had to let go of, accept and change in my ongoing journey as a mother of my 2 precious children. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/11718584

Ep 13: Healing After Miscarriage with Andrea Sager 09/16/2019

Ep 13: Healing After Miscarriage with Andrea Sager In this episode, Attorney Andrea Sager shares about her miscarriage experience and the impact on her mental and marital health after discovering that she had miscarried at her routine follow up appointment. She shares how she struggled with depression for several months. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/11263937

Ep 12: Toxic Relationships 08/26/2019

Ep 12: Toxic Relationships In this podcast episode I discuss how toxic relationships can negatively impact ones emotional health. I also share tips on how to handle toxic people, especially if they are family members. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/10992797

Ep. 11: Life After Abortion 07/22/2019

Ep. 11: Life After Abortion Amanda Kingsley shares how her struggles after having an abortion led her to becoming a Certified Life Coach that supports women after an abortion. She also shares how empowering women to share their abortion stories in affirming environments can act as protective factors to their mental health. Amanda is a mother of 3 children, she walks women through the process of finding deep inner peace in order to live vibrant lives. Email her at www.amandastarkingsley.com FB: www.facebook.com/amandastarkingsley /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/10606169

E10: Men & Pressure To Succeed 07/01/2019

E10: Men & Pressure To Succeed Brendan discusses how the matrix of success for men in this culture results in many men feeling pressured to achieve a cultural standard that seems unattainable. He shares how experiencing multiple losses led him to redefining his matrix of success. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/10365914

Episode 9: Living With Autoimmune Disease 06/17/2019

Episode 9: Living With Autoimmune Disease Acacia Cook, MSSA, LISW is a trauma therapist. Acacia shares her struggles with being diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, an autoimmune disorder that causes weakness and rapid fatigue of muscles under voluntary control. She became symptomatic on her honeymoon. She shares the stories of her struggles in dealing with the disease. She also shares how she encourages herself using skills that she teaches her clients, going to therapy, drawing strength from her faith and the support of her family and friends. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/10171850

Episode 8: Letting Go 06/03/2019

Episode 8: Letting Go This episode focuses on the importance of letting go. Jummy explores the 4 obstacles to letting go of toxic and dysfunctional relationships. She also provides tips for letting go of friendships, romantic, work and familial relationships that wreak havoc on our physical and mental health. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/10022702

Ep. 7: Motherhood and Adoption 05/20/2019

Ep. 7: Motherhood and Adoption Carrie is a mother to her beautiful 4 year daughter, she is also a Clinical social worker. Carrie's mother died what she was just 4 years old and the experience made her curious and desire to become a mother. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/9846464

Dating After A Break Up 05/06/2019

Dating After A Break Up I interviewed my friend Tiffany Raeshan, she is a Licensed Therapist and Christian Life Coach. Tiffany shares how her life experiences and being a therapist have increased her passion for helping people get through break ups, heal, forgive, look out for red flags and have an awareness of their readiness to get back into the dating scene. Tiffany provides useful and applicable ideas and tools for anyone who has ever experienced a break up and is wondering how to date again without repeating past mistakes. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/9666599

Life After Divorce 04/29/2019

Life After Divorce Sue Tamilio is an Ordained Minister and mother of 3 beautiful children. Sue shares the painful realities of marital separation and the eventual divorce on her family and her mental health. Sue shares how the painful process of divorce created an opportunity for self discovery. She shares how she has been able to build a fulfilling life by making intentional connections that she affectionately refers to as her "village." This episode is candid, heartbreaking and simultaneously inspiring and encouraging. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/9564929

Being A Single Woman In Your 30's 04/16/2019

Being A Single Woman In Your 30's In this episode, Kanyin Olubuyide shares her experience as a single woman in her 30's. Kanyin shares how she has been able to manage the competing emotions of contentment and loneliness. Kanyin also gives a detailed account of her journey to womanhood and how she has been able to define herself as a successful woman without being coupled. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/9419093

Truth About Boundaries 04/08/2019

Truth About Boundaries This episode is about the importance of boundary setting in relationships. This episode focuses on what you can expect when you set boundaries, why boundary setting is difficult and necessary and the advantages of setting boundaries. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/9306242

Men & Job Loss 04/01/2019

Men & Job Loss This episode tells the story of a young man that lost his job a week after his wedding. Attorney Emmanuel Olawale shared how his mood moved from elation to depression after 9 months of unsuccessfully applying for work. He discussed the stress and burden he felt after his wife joined him from England and he details how the job loss impacted his mental health and marriage. Emmanuel Olawale described how this difficult time helped him build resilience. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/9217547

The Burden of Forgiveness 03/23/2019

The Burden of Forgiveness Forgiveness is process that requires grieving the loss of the relationship as it was, taking inventory of your losses and letting go of the pain. When the burden of carrying that pain around is heavier than the burden of releasing it, then you may be ready to forgive. Forgiveness is about you and does not require the relationship to be restored, reconciled or for the person/people that hurt you to apologize or feel remorseful. Forgiveness is your journey alone to take. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/9113885

Introduction to Life, Love & Therapy Podcast 03/22/2019

Introduction to Life, Love & Therapy Podcast This episode is an introduction to Life, Love and Therapy podcast and introduction of the host Jummy Olawale. In future podcasts, expect to learn and hear about mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, stress and ways to cope with them. The podcast will also cover marriage and relationship challenges, intimacy & sex and other life and love issues. /episode/index/show/lifeloveandtherapy/id/9063455

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