
Noggin Notes Podcast
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Ep 66Podcast Episode Reboot: Shame/Guilt Part I
Feelings of guilt and shame can be intense when we are depressed. Our perception of the past becomes skewed and these guilty and shameful feelings can become such a burden that we feel overwhelmed, unable to see realistically. We have decided to reboot one of our popular episodes on the emotion series. In todays episode Jake discusses the emotion of Guilt and Shame. In brief, shame tells us that we failed to meet someone else’s expectations, and guilt tells us to make a repair for failing to meet those expectations. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 65Podcast Episode: How Non-Attachment is the Key to a Happy Relationship & Life
Non-attachment is a highly beneficial state of mind in all fields of life, and in our relationship with people, with possessions, and even with our own physical body. Non-attachment is a state of mind that will help you both in times of joy and sorrow. Life is a mixture of pleasure and pain, of comfort and hardship. We cling to pleasure, hoping that it will never leave, and we are overwhelmed by pain, fearing that it will never end. In today's episode Jake discusses and gives essential points on living your life through non-attachment. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 64Podcast Episode: The Essential Tips for Traveling with Kids
Traveling with children is challenging, but a bit of forethought can help reduce parental stress. If your child is old enough, involve them in planning for the trip so they can get excited about it. Make sure to include enough family events and child-oriented activities to amuse them while on holidays. In todays episode Jake discusses and gives essential points when traveling with children. He is also joined by a very special guest who gives us his personal experience on traveling. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 63Podcast Episode: Why Couples Counselling?
We all know romantic relationships are hard work. Like anything that is important to us we need to continuously work on it. Marriage and family therapy is based on the idea that mental health issues and family problems are best treated in a relationship context. Everyone is part of a larger system of relationships that includes partners, other family members, friends and even people in the broader community. Life is a web of relationships. In todays episode Jake discuses relationships and breaks down couple’s counseling. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 62Podcast Episode: School Counseling and Student Achievement: The Impact of School Counselors
In this episode Jake is joined by Katie Baskerville and Dana Livermont from Rapid City, South Dakota as they discuss school counseling and what school counselors do. A school counselor is a member of the education team, and is someone who gives valuable assistance to students, helping them with their academic goals, their social and personal development, and with their career development. They work in public or private elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. School counselors make a positive impact in the lives of their students. Research supports the value of school counseling across a number of domains. Many educators believe that teaching social, emotional, and behavioral skills to students is essential to modern education. Moreover, this can and should be the responsibility of the entire school community, as it reinforces student development. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 61Noggin Notes and SanoMind Episode: What is EMDR Therapy?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), whoa that is a mouthful! Have you heard of EMDR Therapy? As a therapeutic approach, EMDR is based on several theories of psychotherapy, including concepts of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). During an EMDR session, the therapist will ask the client to recall difficult thoughts and emotions. He or she will then instruct the client to continue thinking about these traumatic thoughts or past events while having the client to move their eyes from side-to-side. It is that time again for our crossover episode from our partners SanoMind. We would like to introduce. Dr. Natalie Feinblatt, she is a licensed psychologist, specializing in Spiritually-informed addiction & trauma therapy in West LA or Online Using VSee. She will be helping us understand what is EMDR Therapy and how it could help you with your traumas. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 60Podcast Episode: Young People, Mental Health and Sports
In this episode Jake interview John Malcolm from SafeEmbrace, were they discuss their different outreach programs through prevention education in the communities. They specifically go over their sports program teaching coaches and athletes in schools on how to develop them on how to be better people. Safe Embrace is a full service family violence intervention and prevention program. They offer emergency shelter, 24 hour crisis intervention, legal advocacy and counseling. If you are looking for further information on SafeEmbrace and the work they do, you can find them at http://www.safeembrace.org/ Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 59Podcast Episode: Tracing the History of Stigma
In this episode Jake discusses and takes us back in history, to understand how and why mental illness is stigmatized. Just like physical health, mental health has a significant impact on our well-being, and especially among youth, which has been an increasingly prevalent concern. Two hundred years ago, mental illness was not an ailment that drew much sympathy from the public. To those who were mentally ill in the Western world, specifically Britain, and her colonies, were ostracized and isolated. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 58Podcast Episode: Surviving The Storm: Vicarious Trauma
Vicarious trauma happens when we accumulate and carry the stories of trauma including images, sounds, and resonant details we have heard, which then come to inform our worldview. The symptoms can appear much like those of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but also encompass changes in frame of reference, identity, sense of safety, ability to trust, self-esteem, intimacy, and a sense of control. In our latest episode Jake discusses the effects of Vicarious Trauma. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 57Noggin Notes and SanoMind Episode: Breaking the Mental Health Stigma
So what is this stigma we want to break? It is negative attitudes and beliefs towards people who have a mental health condition. It can lead to discrimination and those inflicted with a condition failing to seek or believe in treatment. How terrifying is it that if you wake up tomorrow with the a disease of the mind that it might affect the way people will treat you. We are happy to introduce the first of many crossover episodes we will be having with SanoMind! On this episode we have Suzana Sjenicic, a Counselor from Ridgewood New York. She breaks down the areas of mental health and opens dialogue in effort to normalize something that is known to be common but carries shame when kept secret. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 56Podcast Episode Reboot: Content versus Process with special guest Jesse Lott
This week we would like to reboot an episode that Jake had with guest Jesse Lott from Zephyr Wellness, to discuss deeper on the topic of Content versus Process. It is not the language often spoken of in the world of relationships, but I think it is a highly relevant issue to address. It’s the idea of ‘how’ to do something, more than ‘what specifically to do.’ When two people can totally be authentic with each other giving each other space to be completely genuine to one another, this is what we call process, it helps communication and connection. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 55Podcast Episode 51:Seeking Authenticity
We have all identified who we are and what our world is, whether we are aware of it or not. While our identity may seem static, objective, and given in truth it is fluid, subjective, and chosen. Jake discusses authenticity and breaks down the meaning of the analytic self. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 54Podcast Episode 50: Refueling Your Engine: Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
It is important that you check in with yourself periodically. If you do not then you may not realize that things are changing or getting out of control. Checking in with yourself allows you the opportunity to evaluate where you are in your recovery or life in general. You may find that you need to readjust what step of your action plan you are on or try different coping tools. Jake breaks it down and discusses the concepts of self care, burnouts and compassion fatigue. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 53Podcast Episode 49: Projection Discussion
Projection: An automatic process whereby contents of one’s own unconscious are perceived to be in others. Just as we tend to assume that the world is as we see it, we naïvely suppose that people are as we imagine them to be. All the contents of our unconscious are constantly being projected into our surroundings, and it is only by recognizing certain properties of the objects as projections or imagos that we are able to distinguish them from the real properties of the objects. Jake goes deeper and discusses the different layers of projection and how to identify them. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 52Podcast Episode 48: Immigration Stress
Jake welcomes Carmen English, she is a immigration attorney in Reno Nevada. They discuss in depth how the process of immigration can affect an individual’s mental health. Stress is a major factor for all and it is usually job-related, but for immigrants, stress can be different. The human mind is same, no matter where one comes from. The stress of trying to find one’s footing in a new environment, the lack of social and family support, financial stress; different child rearing patterns due to cultural differences; cultural conflicts, along with silent racism and discrimination, can all contribute to poor self-esteem, lack of confidence and depression. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 51Podcast Episode Reboot: Fear
Shortly after posting the anxiety episode people asked about the roots of anxiety, which we often see as the emotion of fear. This week we see fit to follow up with a reboot of Episode 8 and we invite you to explore all the emotions in our emotional functioning series. Jake discusses the emotion of fear in this episode. What is the adaptive function of fear? What does fear tell us is going on in our environment? In brief, fear tells us that there’s a threat or a danger present. It’s probably safe to assume that compared with our ancestors, in this day and age we have little to fear in our day-to-day lives. Why then in places like the US, Europe, and Australia is there a reported general increase in overall anxiety? Jake discusses fear (both rational fear and irrational fear) and anxiety further and talks about how the two are related. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 50Podcast Episode 47: Anxiety: 5 Tips to help Prioritize
Everyone feels anxious now and then. In moderation, anxiety can help you stay alert, focused, and motivate you to solve problems. It’s a normal emotion. For example, you may feel nervous when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision. It is when anxiety is constant or overwhelming when it interferes with your relationships and daily activities you’ve likely crossed the line from normal anxiety into the territory of an anxiety disorder. In this episode Jake breaks down the different types of anxiety and provides great tips to help you to prioritize task and overcome situation where anxiety tends to take over. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 49Podcast Episode 46: Male Sex Trafficking and Sex Abuse
EWe had the honor of having on our show an extraordinary individual. Australian raised living in the USA, his life’s story has been so inspirational it has been featured on the multi-award winning documentary Stopping Traffic. Dr. John A. King is an award winning poet, activist on human trafficking. He has C-PTSD and run’s seminars on trafficking and PTSD. His latest book #DEALWITHIT is a no frills, raw journey of how Dr. John A. King went through a decade of childhood sexual abuse by his friends and family and how he fought to piece his life back together. This episode deals with a lot of sensitive subjects and we warn our listeners to not listen to it if you are triggered by the topic. It is a very transparent and revealing conversation of Dr. John’s life. We hope that while we discuss these topics we are able to motivate and inspire someone out there, that what you may be going through at this moment is not the end. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 48Podcast Episode 45: Why People Need Each Other Part II
In the second part of the show, Jake and Dave Reid, who is a Marriage and Family Therapist at Zephyr Wellness, continue the discussion on the Attachment Theory and how we are unable to regulate our emotions as individuals, we must have people help us process our emotions. You may never have considered the way you attach yourself to others, described by psychologists as your ‘attachment style’, but it’s probably about time you did, because it affects every aspect of our relationships, from the way we choose our partners to how our relationships work day-to–day, and even how they end. Knowing what your attachment style actually is, where it comes from and how it’s played out is critical to avoid slipping into cycles that repeat themselves for the rest of your life. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 47Podcast Episode 44: Why People Need Each Other Part I
Jake welcomes Dave Reid who is a Marriage and Family Therapist at Zephyr Wellness, they discuss the Attachment Theory and how we are unable to regulate our emotions as individuals, we must have people help us process our emotions. Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space. Attachment theory explains how the parent-child relationship emerges and influences subsequent development. Our style of attachment affects everything from our partner selection to how well our relationships progress to, sadly, how they end. That is why recognizing our attachment pattern can help us understand our strengths and vulnerabilities in a relationship. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 46Podcast Episode: Listener Mail - Diagnosis, Licensing, Credentialing, and the differences between a Counselor and a Therapist
On the pursuit of providing better mental health services and our vision of providing better understanding and educating on mental health, as promised we will be doing more listeners mail answering the many questions sent in by you all. Keep sending your questions, we really appreciate it and we hope that we get you closer to a better state of mental health. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 45Podcast Episode 43: Philosophical Musing with Dr. Christian Conte
We welcome back Dr .Christian Conte, who is one of the most accomplished mental health specialists in the field of anger and emotional management. Jake and Dr Conte discuss the development of the Yield Theory, where Dr. Conte has been developing and teaching others for over 16 years. "Yield Theory is a way to connect with others, and it is a way to understand others; but it is also a way for us all to understand ourselves. It is predicated on the fundamental assumption that if we lived every day as another person; not just walk a proverbial mile in his or her shoes, but actually had that person’s cognitive functioning, affective capabilities, and life experiences, then we would make every single choice that that person has ever made." - Dr. Christian Conte. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 44Podcast Episode 42: Overview of Rural Mental Health Care Part III
Jake and Adrienne have discussed so far the core conceptual issues in rural mental health care, the social and economic challenges. In this episode they close off by discussing the funding and political challenges of rural mental health. Providing affordable and comprehensive mental health services for those who need these services is a tremendous challenge for the helping professions. The demand for services across the nation exceeds the ability of the mental health community to provide them. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 43Podcast Episode 41: Humans Rescuing Pets - Pets Rescuing Humans
We have a great treat for everyone. We had the pleasure of having on our show two amazing women who are making a difference in Cambodia. These inspirational women are Dr. Lauren Marsden, Founder and Owner of VSL Veterinary Clinic Cambodia and Martina Mayr, Founder and Director of Animal Rescue Cambodia. The ladies discuss with Jake on the work they have been doing in response to the lack of animal welfare in Cambodia. A pet can be a great source of comfort, companionship and motivation for their owners. In many ways, pets can help us to live mentally healthier lives. So we were more than eager to team up with these inspiring ladies to give more awareness to both animal rescue and mental health. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 42Podcast Episode 40: Overview of Rural Mental Health Care Part II
This is part II of our three part series on the overview of rural mental health care, as Jake welcomes Adrienne Sutherland back on the show. Jake and Adrienne will be continuing the discussion on mental illness in rural and urban residents. Social support has been found to have a direct effect on the well-being of families and individuals. Specific strategies are presented which will assist rural health nurses in providing the support systems necessary to help rural residents in managing and coping with stress and mental health problems. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 41Podcast Episode 39: Overview of Rural Mental Health Care
We welcome Adrienne Sutherland who works for a Non-Profit Organization called Community Chest in rural Nevada. Adrienne is a licensed clinical professional counselor and a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor. Jake and Adrienne will be discussing mental illness in rural and urban residents. Mental health care needs are not met in many rural communities across the country because adequate services are not present and such organization that Adrienne works for provides services to these areas. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 40Podcast Episode 38: Listener Mail
It's that time again where Jake answers your questions. This time he shares a bit about himself and the counseling field, with more to come down the road. Keep sending your questions, we really appreciate it and we hope that we get you closer to a better state of mental health. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 39Podcast Episode 37: Toxic Relationships Part II
Jake and Steve continues the discussion with Steve Barcia about toxic relationships in this two part series, as they close it off by digging deeper on how people use relationships to fill a void within themselves. The truth is that anytime you try to distract yourself from feeling what you’re feeling, you’re avoiding the fact that you’re not whole. Something is missing, damaged or broken, and until you face it, no person or thing will ever make you feel complete. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 38Podcast Episode 36: Toxic Relationships Part I
We welcome back Steve Barcia on the show as he discusses toxic relationships with Jake. They give insightful advice and tips if you think you are in a toxic relationship or if you think you were in one. Their discussion will give you a better insight on having a healthier relationship with others, your partner and yourself. A toxic relationship is any relationship that is unfavorable to you or others. The foundations of any relationship, healthy or not, are most commonly established upon mutual admiration and respect, but can, in time, become remarkably unhealthy. It is the poisonous atmosphere that distinguishes a merely bad or troublesome relationship from a toxic relationship. Toxic relationships can prevent those involved from living a productive and healthy life. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 37Podcast Episode 35: What the heck is play therapy? Part II
Amanda Green is back and we are excited as she discusses further with Jake about play therapy. They dig in deeper on the 10 objectives of play therapy. Developing more positive self concept in kids is important. We all should know that, you are not what you do. So we should never want to say, "kids are something", we would rather want to say, "they are doing something", because we can change what we do. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 36Podcast Episode 34: College Students Mental Health
In this episode Jake sits down and chats with Lauren Penksa on student life on campus. They examine everything from mental health, drug and alcohol habits, and how they deal with challenges. College is a stressful time and students can expect to deal with a variety of expected and unexpected stressors through their college careers. While stress sources don’t necessarily cause anxiety disorders and/or mental illnesses but they can worsen symptoms. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 35Podcast Episode 33: A Casual Chat With Dr. Christian Conte
In this episode Jake has an insightful and inspiring chat with Dr. Conte and discuss deeper on how we all can impact the world better in actions and what we put out in this world. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 34Podcast Episode 32: What the heck is play therapy?
Play therapy is a kind of therapy counseling with playing activities which makes children overcome their psychological difficulties by themselves and helps them to achieve optimum level of development. In this episode Jake talks to Amanda Green, a Marriage and Family Therapist at Zephyr Wellness. They discuss deeper on Amanda's work on play therapy. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 33Podcast Episode 31: Six Dos and Don'ts of Talking about a Tragedy
In this episode Jake discusses the Six Do's and Don'ts of talking about trauma and tragedy. These do's and don’ts can be used when talking to children and adults. Tragedies affect everyone, both children, and adults. Children need to talk about their fears, frustration, and disbelief. It is important that we are watchful for these emotions and encourages open discussions. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 32Podcast Episode 30: Dr. Conte's 4 C's of Parenting
Being a parent is a role that can bring you great joy and happiness as well as challenges to deal with. It can be daunting and overwhelming as you make decisions about your children’s upbringing that may be quite new to you. Jake discusses Dr. Conte Four C's of Parenting, where Dr. Conte came up with a very simple approach that parents can rely on to help them guide their children. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 31Podcast Episode 29: Listener Mail
Jake has received a great question about how our relationships with others, our parents, our children, how we grew up effects and defines who we become. What you are taught as a child by your parents, by what you saw and learned from your environments plays a big part in the development on who you will become. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 30Podcast Episode 28: Intellectual Disability, with special guest Heather Milligan Part III
The final episode of our 3 part series is finally here. Jake and Heather finish off this series with the discussion of the transition into adulthood for intellectually disabled. Transitions occur throughout life and are faced by all young people as they progress, from childhood through puberty and adolescence to adulthood; from immaturity to maturity and from dependence to independence. The need for specifically designed programmes of care for facilitating the smooth transition from paediatric to adult care has been identified internationally, nationally and locally. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 29Podcast Episode 27: Intellectual Disability, with special guest Heather Milligan Part II
Jake and Heather break it down as they discuss treatment intervention. One of the points they dig deeper on is behavioral modification. The belief behind behavior modification is that all behaviors can be observed and measured, and used as targets for change. Behavioral modification seeks to change or shape behavior through a set of stimuli and response actions. This works under the premise that the best way to understand a person’s behavior is to look at the reason for action and the consequences of said action. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 28Podcast Episode 26: Intellectual Disability, with special guest Heather Milligan
Jake brings us another exciting episode today, with special guest Heather Milligan who is a MFT graduate currently doing her internship at Zephyr Wellness. Intellectual disability is identified by problems in both intellectual and adaptive functioning. Some mental health, neurodevelopmental, medical and physical conditions frequently co-occur in individuals with intellectual disability, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and depression and anxiety disorders. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 27Podcast Episode 25: Listener Mail
In this episode Jake will be replying to some of our listeners questions that have been sent in. Thank you to those who have emailed us with questions and topic ideas for the show. We hope to get through all the mail and answer all your questions. We will be doing more listeners mail podcast to get you all involved. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 26Podcast Episode 24: Five Steps To Improved Gratitude
In this episode Jake discusses provides us with five steps to improved gratitude. Expressing gratitude and feeling thankful are powerful mind and body vitamins. Research shows that the benefits of appreciation and thankfulness are many. Having an attitude of gratitude is good for your physical, emotional and mental health. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 25Podcast Episode 23: Content versus Process with special guest Jesse Lott
This week Jake welcomes returned guest Jesse Lott from Zephyr Wellness, to discuss deeper on the topic of Content versus Process. It is not the language often spoken of in the world of relationships, but I think it is a highly relevant issue to address. It’s the idea of ‘how’ to do something, more than ‘what specifically to do.’ When two people can totally be authentic with each other giving each other space to be completely genuine to one another, this is what we call process, it helps communication and connection. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 24Podcast Episode 22: Being versus Doing
This week Jake shares with you how if we never commit to ‘being’ rather merely ‘doing’, then we may never develop the endurance and perseverance necessary for truly profound relational growth. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 23Podcast Episode: Encore presentation of Emotional functioning part I
This week Jake shares with you how mental health refers to your overall psychological well-being. It includes the way you think about yourself, the quality of your relationships, and your ability to manage your emotions and deal with difficulties. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 22Podcast Episode 21:Projection, with special guest Steve Barcia
This week Jake welcomes returned guest Steve Barcia from Zephyr Wellness, to discuss deeper on the topic of Projection. Projection is a common attribute of paranoia, where people project dislike of themselves onto others such that they believe that people around, dislike them. Projection helps justify unacceptable behavior, for example where a person claims that they are sticking up for themselves amongst a group of aggressive other people. Projecting thoughts or emotions onto others, allows the person to consider them and how dysfunctional they are, but without feeling the attendant discomfort of knowing that these thoughts and emotions are their own. We can thus criticize the other person, distancing ourselves from our own dysfunction. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 21Podcast Episode 20: Eight Steps of the Counseling Process
This week Jake shares with you eight common steps when clients go through therapy. Sometimes people who need help are intimidated by what may be required of them, so our hope in sharing this with you is to demystify process and make it a little more common. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 20Podcast Episode 19: Listen To Your Body, with special guest Lindsay Garrison
Jake brings us another exciting episode today, with special guest Lindsay Garrison, a Marriage & Family Therapist and Co-Founder of Zephyr Wellness in Reno, Nevada, where they discuss deeper on how to reconnect with yourself. When was the last time you really sat down in silence and listened to your body? Life is ever changing, we have plans but life always has other ones. We become so consumed with everything we want and we begin to lose focus of ourselves. We always think of the mind telling the body what to do, but the communication goes the other way too, from the body to the mind. Being self-aware of how our body and our surroundings affect how we think, learn, and behave can have big effects on our ability to learn, perform and feel our best. We just have to know what they are. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 19Podcast Episode 18: Connection and Intimacy with special guest Jesse Lott
Jake had the honor of having Jesse Lott from Zephyr Wellness, who is a marriage and family therapist and also an alcohol and drug counselor, as a guest on the show, to discuss deeper on the topic of Connection and Intimacy. Connections with other people form our “web” of relationships made with other people. These can be made face to face, online, over the phone, any means of communication, you name it. People’s networks opens up countless new opportunities they wouldn’t have had otherwise, which can range from just having some food at lunch with someone to the immense offer to travel overseas. Intimacy is about knowing someone deeply and being able to be completely free in that person's presence. It is an emotional state that is often reserved for just one person. Connections and Intimacy in your relationships are very rewarding. Remember, the more effort you put into your connection, the greater the satisfaction and benefits you will receive. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.

Ep 18Podcast Episode 17: Listener Mail
In this episode Jake will be replying to some of our listeners questions that have been sent in. Thank you to those who have emailed us with questions and topic ideas for the show. We hope to get through all the mail and answer all your questions. We will be doing more listeners mail podcast to get you all involved. Enjoy!

Ep 17Podcast Episode 16: Addiction, with special guest Steve Barcia
Jake had the honor of having Steve Barcia from Zephyr Wellness, who is a marriage and family therapist and also an alcohol and drug counselor, as a guest on the show, to discuss deeper on the topic of addiction. People with addiction have an intense focus on using a certain substance, such as alcohol or drugs, to the point that it takes over their life. They keep using alcohol or a drug even when they know it will causes problems. Addictions do not only include physical things we consume, such as drugs or alcohol, but may include virtually anything, such abstract things as gambling to seemingly harmless products, such as chocolate. Addiction may refer to a substance dependence or behavioral addiction. Many of us can use substances or become engaged in activities without any significant problems, but in some people, however, may experience damaging psychological and/or physical effects when their habit becomes an addiction. Hope you enjoy the podcast and please go ahead subscribe and give us a review of our show. You can write a review on iTunes.