From Both Sides Of The Couch: Self-Awareness, Psychology & Mindfulness for Women
Do you ever feel like you've lost touch with yourself?
Maybe you're overwhelmed by everyone else's needs, emotionally exhausted, or simply moving through the motions of daily life wondering why you don't feel like yourself anymore.
Welcome to From Both Sides of the Couch, a psychology and mindfulness podcast for women who want to reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more grounded, intentional, and fulfilling.
I'm Dr. Laurie Bruce, a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach with more than 25 years of experience helping women navigate stress, anxiety, burnout, difficult relationships, perfectionism, life transitions, and the emotional challenges that come with caring for everyone but themselves.
Each week, we'll explore the psychology behind why we think, feel, and behave the way we do, while learning practical mindfulness skills that help you move from autopilot to greater awareness, self-trust, and emotional well-being. Together we'll talk about topics like:
- Stress and anxiety
- Burnout and emotional exhaustion
- Mindfulness and self-awareness
- Boundaries and people-pleasing
- Relationships and communication
- Perfectionism and self-compassion
- Midlife transitions and personal growth
- Emotional regulation and resilience
My goal isn't to help you become someone new.
It's to help you reconnect with the person you've always been beneath the responsibilities, expectations, and endless doing.
If you're ready to slow down, understand yourself more deeply, and begin living with greater intention, I'm so glad you're here.
Let's connect: www.drlauriebruce.com
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Discover how connected you are to yourself and receive personalized insights to help you begin reconnecting with greater awareness and intention.
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🤍 Join My Free Community
Continue the conversation inside our free Skool community, where you'll find encouragement, practical resources, and a supportive group of women who are learning to live with greater presence, self-trust, and intention.
Join here: https://www.skool.com/resilient-and-restored-8441/about
✨ Ready to go deeper?
If you're looking for ongoing support and guided practices to help you reconnect with yourself and create a more intentional life, I'd love to welcome you into Resilient & Restored, my membership for women who are ready to move beyond simply getting through their days and begin living with greater purpose and peace.
Learn more: https://drlauriebruce.com/resilientandrestored
Do you ever feel like you've lost touch with yourself?
Maybe you're overwhelmed by everyone else's needs, emotionally exhausted, or simply moving through the motions of daily life wondering why you don't feel like yourself anymore.
Welcome to From Both Sides of the Couch, a psychology and mindfulness podcast for women who want to reconnect with themselves and create lives that feel more grounded, intentional, and fulfilling.
I'm Dr. Laurie Bruce, a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach with more than 25 years of experience helping women navigate stress, anxiety, burnout, difficult relationships, perfectionism, life transitions, and the emotional challenges that come with caring for everyone but themselves.
Each week, we'll explore the psychology behind why we think, feel, and behave the way we do, while learning practical mindfulness skills that help you move from autopilot to greater awareness, self-trust, and emotional well-being. Together we'll talk about topics like:
- Stress and anxiety
- Burnout and emotional exhaustion
- Mindfulness and self-awareness
- Boundaries and people-pleasing
- Relationships and communication
- Perfectionism and self-compassion
- Midlife transitions and personal growth
- Emotional regulation and resilience
My goal isn't to help you become someone new.
It's to help you reconnect with the person you've always been beneath the responsibilities, expectations, and endless doing.
If you're ready to slow down, understand yourself more deeply, and begin living with greater intention, I'm so glad you're here.
Let's connect: www.drlauriebruce.com
🌿 Take the "How Connected Are You?" Quiz
Discover how connected you are to yourself and receive personalized insights to help you begin reconnecting with greater awareness and intention.
Take the quiz: https://drlauriebruce.com/quiz
🤍 Join My Free Community
Continue the conversation inside our free Skool community, where you'll find encouragement, practical resources, and a supportive group of women who are learning to live with greater presence, self-trust, and intention.
Join here: https://www.skool.com/resilient-and-restored-8441/about
✨ Ready to go deeper?
If you're looking for ongoing support and guided practices to help you reconnect with yourself and create a more intentional life, I'd love to welcome you into Resilient & Restored, my membership for women who are ready to move beyond simply getting through their days and begin living with greater purpose and peace.
Learn more: https://drlauriebruce.com/resilientandrestored
Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
26 min
Why is it so hard to rest, even when you know you’re exhausted?
For many high-achieving women, slowing down can feel surprisingly uncomfortable. You may finally have a moment to yourself, only to find your mind racing, your body feeling restless, or a nagging sense that you should be doing something more productive.
In this episode of From Both Sides of the Couch, we’re taking a closer look at the psychology and nervous system science behind why rest can feel so difficult.
If you’ve spent years being responsible, productive, dependable, and attuned to everyone else’s needs, your nervous system may have learned to associate staying busy with safety, control, or even self-worth. So when you finally stop, your body and mind don’t necessarily experience it as relaxation.
We’ll explore:
• Why high-achieving women often struggle to slow down, even when they desperately need rest• What your nervous system has to do with your difficulty relaxing• Why stillness can sometimes bring up anxiety, guilt, or uncomfortable emotions• The difference between genuine restoration and simply distracting yourself from discomfort• How productivity can become connected to your sense of worth• Why “just relax” is often much easier said than done• How to begin listening to your body and nervous system instead of overriding their signals• What it can look like to practice rest without turning it into another thing you have to get right
Rest isn't simply about doing less. It’s about developing the capacity to notice what your mind, body, emotions, and nervous system are communicating and responding with greater awareness.
If you've ever thought, “I know I need to rest, but I don't know how to actually stop,” this episode is for you.
Take a pause, settle in, and consider what might happen if rest became less about earning a break and more about learning to listen to yourself.
I invite you to take one idea from today’s episode, put it into practice, and see what happens.
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected.
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About the Podcast
From Both Sides of the Couch is hosted by Dr. Laurie Bruce, a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach. Each week, Dr. Laurie blends psychological insight, mindfulness, and real-life conversations to help women cultivate greater self-awareness, strengthen self-trust, and create lives that feel more grounded, intentional, and fulfilling.
Jul 28, 2026
Embrace the Messy Start
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
20 min
About the Podcast
From Both Sides of the Couch is hosted by Dr. Laurie Bruce, a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach. Each week, Dr. Laurie blends psychological insight, mindfulness, and real-life conversations to help women cultivate greater self-awareness, strengthen self-trust, and create lives that feel more grounded, intentional, and fulfilling.
Embrace the Messy Start:
Today, I’m sharing a very real moment: I’ve been building a membership called Resilient and Restored and I keep getting stuck on needing it to be perfect before I start. So I’m choosing the messy start instead.
If you’ve ever felt stuck waiting for clarity or fearing mistakes, you’re not alone — progress comes from practice, not perfection. I’m inviting you to take small, imperfect steps with me and learn as we go.
If that resonates, come join the free community on SKOOL — it’s a tiny, brave step we can take together. Thanks for being here.
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected.
🌿 Take the "How Connected Are You?" Quiz Discover how connected you are to yourself and receive personalized insights to help you begin reconnecting with greater awareness and intention. Take the quiz: https://drlauriebruce.com/quiz
🤍 Join My Free Community Continue the conversation inside our free Skool community, where you'll find encouragement, practical resources, and a supportive group of women who are learning to live with greater presence, self-trust, and intention. Join here: https://www.skool.com/resilient-and-restored-8441/about
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✨ Ready to go deeper? If you're looking for ongoing support and guided practices to help you reconnect with yourself and create a more intentional life, I'd love to welcome you into Resilient & Restored, my membership for women who are ready to move beyond simply getting through their days and begin living with greater purpose and peace. Learn more: https://drlauriebruce.com/resilientandrestored
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Jul 21, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
16 min
Have you ever looked at the life you built and wondered why you still do not feel like yourself?
In this solo episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, I talk about the quiet, gradual ways women can lose connection with themselves while caring for everyone else, moving through responsibilities, and living on autopilot. This is not about needing to blow up your life or start over. It is about noticing the small ways you may have stopped checking in with yourself.
I also talk about why later rarely comes, how autopilot can make life feel like something you are managing instead of something you are living, and why reconnecting with yourself can begin with one simple practice: noticing without judgment.
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Listen to this week's episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch: Why You Don’t Feel Like Yourself Anymore (And How to Find Your Way Back)Â
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected.
🌿 Take the "How Connected Are You?" Quiz Discover how connected you are to yourself and receive personalized insights to help you begin reconnecting with greater awareness and intention. Take the quiz: https://drlauriebruce.com/quiz
🤍 Join My Free Community Continue the conversation inside our free Skool community, where you'll find encouragement, practical resources, and a supportive group of women who are learning to live with greater presence, self-trust, and intention. Join here: https://www.skool.com/resilient-and-restored-8441/about
✨ Ready to go deeper? If you're looking for ongoing support and guided practices to help you reconnect with yourself and create a more intentional life, I'd love to welcome you into Resilient & Restored, my membership for women who are ready to move beyond simply getting through their days and begin living with greater purpose and peace. Learn more: https://drlauriebruce.com/resilientandrestored
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Jul 14, 2026
What Regret Can Teach You
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
21 min
Hey friends! What if regret is not a sign that you are failing, but a signal pointing you back to what matters?
In today’s solo episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, I am talking about the emotion of regret, the pressure of the no regret lifestyle, and why painful emotions often carry important information. I also share a personal update about the podcast returning to an audio-only format and what this decision has taught me about values, alignment, and making room for what matters most.
Join me as we look at how regret can remind us of our values, why we need to sit with difficult emotions before we try to change them, and how small shoulds can slowly fill our lives until there is very little room left for ourselves.
If you have been feeling pulled in too many directions, saying yes because you should, or wondering whether your life still fits who you are becoming, this conversation is for you. Join me as we explore how to look back without living there and create space for what matters in What Regret Can Teach You.
If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected.
🌿 Take the "How Connected Are You?" Quiz Discover how connected you are to yourself and receive personalized insights to help you begin reconnecting with greater awareness and intention. Take the quiz: https://drlauriebruce.com/quiz
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✨ Ready to go deeper? If you're looking for ongoing support and guided practices to help you reconnect with yourself and create a more intentional life, I'd love to welcome you into Resilient & Restored, my membership for women who are ready to move beyond simply getting through their days and begin living with greater purpose and peace. Learn more: https://drlauriebruce.com/resilientandrestored
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Jul 7, 2026
Jul 7, 2026
38 min
Hey friends! Why does intimacy feel so hard when your nervous system does not feel safe?
In today’s episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, I am joined by Vanessa Cushing, Licensed Professional Counselor and certified sex therapist, to talk about nervous system dysregulation, desire discrepancy, trauma, communication, and what sex therapy actually looks like in real clinical practice.
Join us as we unpack why desire can shut down when the body is in survival mode, how blame keeps couples stuck, why communication needs more than just talking, and when therapists should consider referring clients to a trained sex therapist.
This conversation is for therapists working with intimacy concerns and for anyone who wants a more compassionate, informed way to understand desire, trauma, and connection. We also talk about Vanessa’s work with Sex Therapy Pro and why accessible, shame-free education around sexual health matters.
Vanessa Cushing is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the owner and founder of Cushing Counseling and Sex Therapy Pro, where she works to help clients eliminate distress, build healthier coping skills, and gain insight into unhealthy patterns. She holds a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, dual bachelor's degrees from the University of Virginia, and a Certificate in Sex Therapy from the University of Michigan. Vanessa specializes in sex therapy and integrative couples work, addressing concerns ranging from desire discrepancy to reclaiming sexuality after trauma, and is an LGBTQ+ affirming, inclusive provider.
To explore Vanessa's AI-powered sex therapy platform with personalized treatment plans and exercises, visit sextherapypro.ai.Â
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Connect with Vanessa Cushing:
Website: https://www.cushingcounseling.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cushingcounseling/
Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-cushing-477051156/
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If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected.
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✨ Ready to go deeper? If you're looking for ongoing support and guided practices to help you reconnect with yourself and create a more intentional life, I'd love to welcome you into Resilient & Restored, my membership for women who are ready to move beyond simply getting through their days and begin living with greater purpose and peace. Learn more: https://drlauriebruce.com/resilientandrestored
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#SexTherapy #RelationshipHealth #IntimacyHealing #women in mid-life
Jun 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026
49 min
What happens when therapists become the people everyone else turns to, but their own support starts to disappear?Â
In today’s episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, I am joined by Lorain Moorehead, therapist, consultant, and host of The Self-Care Therapist podcast, to talk about why supervision, consultation, and therapy still matter after licensure.
Join us as we unpack the fine line between supervision, consultation, and therapy, why therapists need spaces where they can be honest about what is coming up for them, and how ongoing support helps clinicians grow instead of quietly carrying everything alone.
Getting licensed does not mean therapists stop needing guidance. Whether we are learning a new modality, navigating a difficult case, or noticing our own reactions in the room, support is part of ethical and sustainable clinical work.
If you are a therapist, supervisor, consultant, or helping professional who has ever wondered where your own support is supposed to come from, this conversation is for you. Join us as we explore why licensed therapists still need supervision in Why Licensed Therapists Still Need Supervision With Lorain Moorehead
Lorain Moorehead is a therapist, consultant, and EMDR Certified, EMDRIA‑approved consultant specializing in trauma‑informed care and EMDR integration. She works with high‑achieving adults navigating anxiety, perfectionism, identity loss, and relational stress through depth‑oriented, evidence‑based approaches. Lorain brings advanced training in DBT and certification in Perinatal Mental Health, grounding her work in safety, attunement, and nervous‑system awareness. She also supports clinicians through supervision, consultation, and training, with a strong focus on ethical practice and clinical decisionmaking. In 2025, she launched The Self Care‑apist Therapist Podcast, creating space for therapists to explore innovative, research‑backed modalities—including emerging conversations around KAP and trauma treatment.
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If today's episode resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected.
🌿 Take the "How Connected Are You?" Quiz Discover how connected you are to yourself and receive personalized insights to help you begin reconnecting with greater awareness and intention. Take the quiz: https://drlauriebruce.com/quiz
🤍 Join My Free Community Continue the conversation inside our free Skool community, where you'll find encouragement, practical resources, and a supportive group of women who are learning to live with greater presence, self-trust, and intention. Join here: https://www.skool.com/resilient-and-restored-8441/about
✨ Ready to go deeper? If you're looking for ongoing support and guided practices to help you reconnect with yourself and create a more intentional life, I'd love to welcome you into Resilient & Restored, my membership for women who are ready to move beyond simply getting through their days and begin living with greater purpose and peace. Learn more: https://drlauriebruce.com/resilientandrestored
About the Podcast
From Both Sides of the Couch is hosted by Dr. Laurie Bruce, a licensed clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach. Each week, Dr. Laurie blends psychological insight, mindfulness, and real-life conversations to help women cultivate greater self-awareness, strengthen self-trust, and create lives that feel more grounded, intentional, and fulfilling.
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Jun 23, 2026
Jun 23, 2026
45 min
Hey friends! What happens when the life you expected no longer fits the person you are becoming?
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In this episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, I am joined by Dr. Elana Hoffman, licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, and host of Talk Relationship to Me, to talk about gray divorce and why more couples are starting over later in life. We get into what gray divorce means, why it may be increasing, the emotional grief that comes with ending a long marriage, and the identity shifts that can happen when the future you imagined suddenly changes.
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Join us as we unpack the questions people start asking in midlife, the role of financial independence, sexuality, family patterns, and why divorce can be both heartbreaking and liberating. We also talk about the difference between initiating divorce and being left, why men need more compassionate support after divorce, and what it can mean to create a healthier path forward for yourself and your family.
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There is no single way to move through divorce. Sometimes you need space to grieve. Sometimes you need therapy, coaching, community, or support from people who understand. And sometimes healing means realizing that starting over later in life does not mean you failed. It means there may still be a whole life waiting for you on the other side.
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If midlife has left you questioning the life you built, the relationship you stayed in, or the future you thought was certain, this conversation is for you. Join us as we explore what it means to start over later in life and find yourself again in Gray Divorce: Why More Couples Are Starting Over After 50 with Dr. Elana Hoffman
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Dr. Elana Hoffman is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, author of So, Your Wife Left You… Now What?, and host of the podcast Talk Relationship to Me. Specializing in divorce and relationship transitions, she helps adults navigate the emotional, relational, and identity shifts that come with major life changes, including the growing phenomenon of gray divorce. Through her therapy and coaching practice, she works specifically with men rebuilding their lives after divorce, helping them understand themselves and their patterns with a compassionate and no-blame/shame approach, and what they actually want on the other side. With licensure across 40+ states through Psypact, she brings a warm, no-nonsense clinical lens to the conversations most people are afraid to have.
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Grab Dr. Elana Hoffman's book, So, Your Wife Left You… Now What? https://www.amazon.com/Your-Wife-Left-What-Psychologists/dp/1965971040
And catch her podcast, Talk Relationship to Me https://www.youtube.com/@TalkRelationshipToMeÂ
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Connect with Dr. Elana Hoffman:
Website: https://www.drelanahoffman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.elanahoffman/
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Dr. Laurie Bruce is a clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach. She received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2000. Her expertise is in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is a treatment that combines both traditional cognitive and behavioral strategies with Eastern Mindfulness practices. She is also a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist and completed a year-long intensive training through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute. She’s passionate about the safe, legal, and ethical use of psychedelic medicines to help address trauma, mood, and anxiety disorders and for personal and spiritual development.Â
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Jun 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
42 min
Hey friends! How do you heal and recover from a broken relationship? In today’s episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, I am joined by The Therapist Brothers, Brannon and Tyler Patrick, both licensed clinicians, to explore the hidden trauma of betrayal and why infidelity can create such deep emotional wounds.
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Join us as we unpack the deeper meaning of betrayal trauma, help you understand the experience of reality fragmentation, and offer insight into what healing, repair, and rebuilding trust can look like for couples who choose that path.
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There is no quick fix for betrayal trauma. While we can be grateful for the confidence, strength, and joy we’ve regained, that doesn’t erase the pain we’ve endured. Both can exist at the same time, and healing often means making space for the full truth of our experience. Remember, life is good on the other side.
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If betrayal has left you questioning your reality, your worth, or your ability to trust again, this conversation is for you. Join us as we explore what healing can look like after deep relational wounds in The Hidden Trauma of Betrayal: Why Infidelity Hurts So Deeply.
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Brannon Patrick, LCSW, and Tyler Patrick, LMFT, are brothers and
licensed clinicians who help individuals and couples heal after infidelity,
addiction, and the trust rupture that follows. With 20+ years each in
addiction and trauma work, They also host The Therapy Brothers, a weekly call-in show where real people work through betrayal, shame, trauma, and addiction.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brannon-patrick/Â
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.wandering.therapist/Â
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Jun 9, 2026
Jun 9, 2026
43 min
Life transitions can leave you asking who you are when the old plan no longer fits.
In this episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, I am with Yessi Sanchez, filmmaker, producer, and host of No Map Included, for a shared conversation about pivoting, identity, grief, uncertainty, and what it feels like when life no longer follows the path you expected.
We talk about Yessi’s decision to step away from acting, my own experience of rebuilding after divorce, the importance of therapy and support, and the strange mix of fear and possibility that comes with starting over. If you are in the early stage, messy middle, or other side of a major life transition, this conversation is a reminder that you do not have to minimize what you are going through.
Listen to this episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch: The Messy Middle of Pivoting with Yessi Sanchez
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Yessi Sanchez is a filmmaker, producer, and the host of No Map Included, a podcast exploring the creative journey from proof of concept to premiere. Through honest conversations and solo reflections, she documents the realities behind creative careers, including pivots, burnout, boundaries, reinvention, and the uncertainty of building a life in the arts without a clear roadmap.
Connect with Yessi Sanchez:
Website: https://nomapincluded.buzzsprout.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yessisth/
Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yessisanchez/
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Jun 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
26 min
Have you ever felt like you and your partner are speaking completely different languages?
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In this episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch, I am with Keith Jordan, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and couples therapist with over 40 years in mental health, to talk about what actually breaks down communication in relationships and what it takes to repair it. We get into Gottman's Four Horsemen, Imago Relationship Therapy, the role of childhood in adult defensiveness, and an AI-powered app Keith built to support couples between sessions.
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Instead of waiting until things boil over, what if you had the tools to catch it before the explosion? This conversation is full of them.
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Listen to this week's episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch: The Hidden Reason Couples Keep Having the Same Argument with Keith Jordan.
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Keith Jordan, LCSW, is a licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of New York. After retiring after 30 years with the Orange County Department of Mental Health, he has devoted his time to a full-time private practice in which he specializes in couples therapy. In addition to his private practice, he is the Founder and Owner of Couples Therapy Assistance Delivery LLC, and has a website, www.ctadeliveryllc.com, through which he provides information about resources for couples therapists, including an app called the Couples Therapy Assistant, or CTA. He created the CTA to help couples therapy clients increase the value of their therapy by having a tool to use between therapy sessions to supplement their work with their therapist. He is passionate about helping couples to have healthy intimate relationships. Keith and his wife Jackie live in Poughkeepsie, NY.Â
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Dr. Laurie Bruce is a clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach. She received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2000. Her expertise is in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is a treatment that combines both traditional cognitive and behavioral strategies with Eastern Mindfulness practices. She is also a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist and completed a year-long intensive training through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute. She’s passionate about the safe, legal, and ethical use of psychedelic medicines to help address trauma, mood, and anxiety disorders and for personal and spiritual development.Â
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