Get Mental

In this episode, Cecille gives a talk to Chevron Corporation about the complexities of seeking mental health support in the Asian~American community. Cecille discusses the unique challenges many Asian~Americans face in acknowledging their own mental health struggles, as well as the barriers to care that contribute to under-utilization of mental health services. Interesting statistics and a short Q&A portion are also included in this presentation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In this episode, Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP interviews 22yo Martial Artist Victoria Mackey who talks openly about her Asian American & African American roots and the challenges she has faced along the way as an Asian American athlete. A candid conversation about race & mental health and a young woman's sincere effort to raise mental health awareness and normalize mental health care. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In this episode, host Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP pays homage to her Filipino/a/x culture in honor of Asian-American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month. Cecille highlights the beauty and strengths of the culture, and at the same time, sensitively discusses the challenges and issues unique to her Southeast Asian heritage. Cecille addresses the mental health impact on both Philippine and American born Filipinos/as/x and the role psychotherapy can play in attaining clarity, peace and balance. A special episode that brings plenty of heart and substance to the complexities of the Filipino-American story. MABUHAY!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille Ahrens LCSW, CEAP is honored to be a guest at the Across The County radio show with Mr. Noah Dingley on The Answer San Diego 1170/AM/96.1FM. Learn about Cecille's latest project, a non-profit called PAPILLON WELLNESS, INC. whose vision is to disrupt the way we currently think about non profits and mental health care. Papillon's mission is to serve those who cannot afford quality mental health care. Papillon is a 501c3 and is based out of San Diego, CA. For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit PapillonWellness.Org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP is a guest on The World on Wealth Show with hosts, CA Attorney Gary Quackenbush and Mr. Noah Dingley on The Answer San Diego 1170AM/96.1FM. Cecille talks about a highly effective trauma intervention called EMDR and shares her professional experience and personal views on the pandemic's impact on our mental health. Lastly, the hosts and Cecille talk about the undeniable relationship between money and our mental health (and vice versa). Gary and Noah are passionate about mental health awareness. Listen up for a fun, funny and very informative episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In this episode, San Diego-based psychotherapist Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP talks about the devastating impact and long term effects of emotionally immature parenting (EIP). Learn about the characteristics of EIP and ways to heal and reclaim your personal power. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Despite our basic, biological need for sleep, many Americans are chronically sleep deprived and/or have difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep. Why is that and what can you do about it? And why should you care? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

A certain amount of work stress is a part of life, however chronic and excessive workplace stress does not have to be your norm. This type of stress takes a real toll on our lives, including the development of mental health conditions. Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP talks about the real impact of occupational stress and effective ways to cope. Full of practical tips to empower yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille Ahrens, LCSW shares her “Top 5” necessary elements for a healthy and satisfying relationship. Loving relationships need a solid foundation for it to survive and thrive. Healthy relationships require effort, patience, commitment and humility. In the end, we all yearn for love, acceptance and belonging. Here are Cecille’s building blocks for a healthier love, based on her 20+ years of experience working with people from all walks of life, as well as her own personal experiences as a human, wife, mom, daughter, friend, neighbor (etc.), trying to cultivate healthier relationships in her own life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP talks about weight stigma, body shaming and all the big and small ways (micro aggressions) that create harm and perpetuate the false beauty myths. This episode will inspire, inform and discuss ways to push back against the culture, and real ways to reframe your experiences and connect with your body with loving-kindness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

This episode talks about the pervasive effects of limiting beliefs & negative cognitions and the central role that trauma plays in the self-loathing spiral. Cecille AHRENS, LCSW, CEAP also discusses risk and protective factors related to feelings of Inadequacy, including the ACE Study (Adverse Childhood Experiences). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In this episode, Cecille talks about the web of destruction that trauma can have on our lives. Cecille breaks down the long-lasting, overt and covert ways Trauma plays out in our lives and why it is necessary to break free from our trauma bonds. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille Ahrens, LCSW talks about Shame vs. Guilt and why shame is “the cancer of the soul”. A general overview of the benefits of therapy, specifically EMDR and IFS, in addressing toxic shame. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

OkWhat is grief? What is loss? And why does it hurt so much? In this episode, Cecille Ahrens, LCSW explores our fears around uncertainty and impermanence, why grief knocks us off our center. She also takes about normal vs. complicated grief, and ways to support ourselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In this episode, Cecille Ahrens talks about the complexity of infidelity with Across The County Radio host Mr. Noah Dingley, and the various reasons & risk factors that lead people “cheat” on their partners. Plus some interesting stats! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Did you know: Anxiety Disorders are the most common of all mental health conditions? Women are more prone to experience it than men? And It is highly treatable and manageable? Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP breaks down the protective functions of healthy anxiety and the symptoms of unhealthy anxiety or anxiety that causes us more harm than good. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Interview with Across The County radio (San Diego) with Mr. NOAH DINGLEY. Cecille shares self-assessment tips to help you recognize red flags and healthy coping skills you can apply to your life now, without spending a ton of money or without seeing a therapist! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille talks about violent extremism, discusses risk factors and research and as always, encourages us all to practice open-mindedness, curiosity and kindness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

The United States is experiencing a period of great instability and divide. Cecille offers hope and objectivity, and invites us all to move towards peace & unity. “We are either part of the solution or the problem”. She urges us to reflect on the true meaning of Democracy, and to practice love, respect and tolerance “in a way that we never have before”. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

You are not your goals. You are values. This is the first step in realizing your goals. There are predictable reasons why Resolutions and traditional goal setting methods don’t work. Cecille talks about the Why, Who, What, When, and How of successful and meaningful goal setting! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille shares her recent personal experience of narcissistic abuse and breaks down the signs & symptoms of narcissistic personality traits. Cecille also talks about the covert ways narcissists tend to do harm to those around them. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille shares her recent personal experience of narcissistic abuse, and breaks down Narcissism and all the ways predominantly narcissistic personalities inevitable cause harm to those around them. Cecille Ahrens, LCSW CA LCS #24126 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Are the therapeutic benefits of cannabis all that it’s hyped up to be? Or is it simply a “gateway drug”? With special guest Johann Balbuena, a military veteran who shares her personal journey with TBI (traumatic brain injury), and owner of Synergy. Informative and eye-opening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Ever wonder why we love to win and hate to lose? Or why we’ve built a whole culture based in competition and winning? Learn about what Science says and the theory of Negativity Bias. It turns out this biological hardwiring starts to form within the first year of life. The good news is, there are real ways we can go against our own biology! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

With the election behind us (sort of), and with Biden/Harris being elected hopes are high on the blue side! But not so much for those who voted differently. What does Hope have to do with mental health? Well it turns out, a LOT! Here’s how to stay hopeful regardless of who’s in office and why hopeful people succeed more in life!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

What are the signs of video fatigue and how can we mitigate the stress it puts on our brain and body? This episode talks about the pros and cons of working remotely and digitally., as well as effective ways to cope! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

What it is, why it occurs and how to cope. Learn practical and effective ways to manage intense reactions and unpleasant emotions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Learn about Cognitive Distortions and how they powerfully shape our perceptions about life. Cecille breaks down how these cognitive errors have permeated our politics and perpetuated conflict and division between us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille talks about the impact of sexual trauma in the way we view, perceive and experience sex. Learn about healthy sexual functioning vs. a sexual abuse mindset, sexual boundaries and ways therapy can truly help you celebrate your sensuality and sexuality. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

There’s an Upside to Anger. Did you know anger can be your ally? It’s one of the most transformative emotions that can fuel powerful change in our lives - if we know how to relate to it and move through and with it. Cecille talks about “healthy vs. toxic anger” and inspires us all to give anger a “double-take” and go beyond this compelling “secondary” emotion. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Did you know intermittent amounts of moderate stress can break us in instead of break us down? Learn how stress, adversity and “failure” can be reframed as “feedback”. A radical and practical concept that has the power to transform your life! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille and Tee talk to Dr. Brent Lacey * who is a Gastroenterologist passionate about helping physicians master their business and personal finances. Learn about the impact of financial infidelity - what it is, how and why it can seriously harm the bond of marriage (or a significant relationship) and create financial damage! We also offer you pro-tips and valuable resources to prevent or break this cycle in your life! *Dr. Lacey is also a Navy Veteran and Founder/Host of The Scope of Practice Podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Why do we fear the unknown? Fear of the Unknown is a universal experience . We are wired for survival. Our anxieties have an intelligence and an intrinsic function - to protect us. However excessive fear and anxiety can create damage and harm us if left unchecked and unanchored. Cecille and Tee dive deep on the subject and give you real tips on how to manage your fears and navigate the unknowns in your life. It is sure to inspire, inform and entertain! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Life has been seriously interrupted for many of us, and for some, life has ended. Suicide rates on the Coronado Bridge (San Diego) have been at a steady 12-19/year since 2012, and there have been a total of 421 known suicides on the bridge. Cecille talks to Ms. Rhonda Haiston, founder of the Coronado San Diego Bridge Collaborative, to shed light on what is being done about this problem and how WE can help our community. Its a short podcast that is sure to inform and inspire. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

What’s your money narrative? Do you have a healthy relationship with money? Learn about real vs perceived barriers, and the impact of personal upbringing and culture on your money attitudes. Cecille and Tee urge you to redefine your relationship with money and move towards financial stability and wellness. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

What is money and why is it important? What are the psychological effects of money in our lives? Learn about the powerful link between our money, our mindset and our mental health! Financial health is a critical part of our mental health. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille & Tee unpack the definition, importance and impact of self -confidence and self-love, while also exploring the “Selfie-effect” on our culture. Learn about ways to improve your relationship with yourself, how to stay centered and how to heal from the inside out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

To balance the scales, Cecille and Tee put the men on the hot seat. Together they offer their unique perspectives on what men tend to do wrong and get wrong in their romantic relationships with women. Listen, learn and be entertained along the way! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Navigating romantic relationships can be challenging and confusing. Learn about some of ways women may be getting in their own way and inadvertently sabotaging their relationships with men. Cecille and Tee share their unique insights and offer strategies and tips designed to help you get more love and reciprocity in your relationship! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Get Mental talks about the pros and cons of digital dating and the pitfalls of meeting people in the virtual space. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Feeling depressed, anxious, tense, overwhelmed? Experiencing hyperarousal and hypervigilance? These are some of trauma’s impact. Emotions and thoughts affect us on a cellular level. The good news is our bodies have an innate intelligence and the ability to heal and organize itself. Join us as we learn more from our special guest, Mr. Steve Hoskinson, trauma expert and founder of Organic Intelligence®, a pioneering therapy designed to end the impact of trauma once and for all. For more info, please visit organicintelligence.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

How do we transform our lives and transcend our past? What can we do with our pain and suffering? Get Mental unpacks Mr. Asher Gottesman’s recovery journey as he describes his own process of depression, addiction and transcendence. Today, Asher is inspiring others with his story and his will to impact others through real and raw conversations about meaning, mental health and life. He also owns Transcend Recovery Community and The Heights, a treatment facility for individuals with addiction problems and dual diagnoses. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Get Mental delves into the subject of our Subconscious Mind and talks about ways to re-program our mind. Drawing from Napoleon Hill’s work on “auto-suggestion” (author of Think and Grow Rich), Cecille & Tee talks about practical ways to rise above the current conditioning and how therapy can help facilitate this process of transcendence. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Get Mental embracing the good with the bad, and breaking down the spiritual lessons we can learn from C-19. With guest Forrest Lang on surviving unthinkable traumas. Inspiring & Moving. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille talks about the availability and criticality of Tele-MentalHealth Services (Phone and Video Therapy) during this unprecedented time on our generation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille is a guest at Across The County Radio raising awareness on Cyberbullying and ways to manage it’s psychological impact. Cecille also addresses people’s fears as it relates to the evolving nature of the pandemic COVID-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In acknowledgment of the psychological, economic & spiritual impact of the current pandemic, Get Mental imparts a hopeful message, as Cecille and Tee talk about healthy fear, ways to stay centered, and how to stay the course. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Get Mental talks about the signs, symptoms and serious impact of loneliness, especially chronic loneliness on our overall health. We also talk about strategies and solutions to support you! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Beliefs, Perceptions and Emotions can be misleading if left unexamined. Get Mental explores the reasons & factors that create and perpetuate ‘false victimhood, and how to break the pattern. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In a goal oriented and performance-based world, anxiety and fear of failure are often barriers we have to learn to manage in order to take our game and our life to the ‘next’ level. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Men are statistically said to cheat on their partners more so than women. Get Mental seeks to understand why from a man’s perspective. Speaker, Author & Entrepreneur Tee Smith joins us again for this conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support