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Join Dr. Kate Watson, of the Advocacy Academy, LLC, and Leslie Ballway as they help every day people better advocate for the ones they love and cherish. Dr. Watson has traveled the world speaking to large audiences about basic helping and communication skills. All over the world, informal counselo…

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    • Apr 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    Only Trying to Help, Episode 130

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 38:51


    In our season finale, Kate and Peter talk about how it can (sometimes) be helpful to break the rules. Unprecedented times might call for it. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 129

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 37:09


    Andrea talks about severe mental illness

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 128

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 37:58


    Nurture by Nature: A Chat with Marie Burgess

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 127

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 46:17


    Explore the connection between our bodies and our minds with Somatic Therapist, Marie Delorme.

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 126

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 30:03


    Margo joins us to talk about helping yourself in tiny simple ways

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 125

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 28:34


    Scott Kerby joins the show to talk about the power of togetherness and group support.

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 124

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 15:57


    Kate reads a letter from a listener who is curious about ambiguous loss

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 123

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 38:44


    Back to basics! Jennifer and Kate talk about simple listening skills. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 122

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 29:22


    Ravi joins us to talk about performative helping

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 121

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 30:48


    Learn about accountability with Meg Rogers and Elizabeth McElroy

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 120

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 30:32


    Only trying to help the homeless: Well-meaning behaviors when trying to help folks living in poverty

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 119

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 31:20


    We used to do an annual episode on "well-meaning gift giving" and we're bringing it back with guest, Laura Hayes Ford. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 118

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 40:47


    Dr. Alicia Carter joins us to talk about body shaming conversations with our loved ones. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 117

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 27:15


    Ravi comes to the show to talk about accepting flawed people. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 116

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 29:13


    Laura joins us to speak about being a helpful party guest

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 115

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 35:04


    Margo Bristow joins us for a conversation about how to join up with people when they're down in the dumps. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 114

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 33:21


    Even though this is an episode all about crying...it's more fun than it sounds. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 113

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 34:18


    Ryan Eakin joins us again to talk about helping people in your professional network. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 112

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 41:53


    Ryan Eakin joins us to talk about being supportive to friends who have been laid off from work. 

    Only Trying to Help, Ep 111

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 14:17


    Rediscovering the joy of work and helping others. 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 109

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 29:57


    Co-parenting with an Ex.

    Only Trying to Help, Ep 108

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 46:20


    Shifting family roles

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 107

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 39:50


    Helping teams and organizations change with Fredrik Eliasson. 

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    Only Trying to Help, Episode 106

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 48:40


    Coming Out, Part 2

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 105

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 36:42


    Coming Out, Part 1

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 104

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 33:48


    Just showing up

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 103

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 35:53


    Co-dependency 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 102

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 25:31


    The parent-child relationship

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 11:39


    The Single Friend

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 100

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 35:39


    Looking back on 100 episodes of helping 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 99

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 29:04


    Conversations about conversations with Mats Hogmark

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 98

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 39:04


    Can't help right now

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 96

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 25:33


    Helping a friend with chronic paind

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 95

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 23:49


    Advocating for your kids

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 94

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 24:05


    I just couldn't help myself

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 93

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 35:12


    Helping someone through the loss of a child

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 92

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 26:14


    The Boundaries Learning Curve

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 91

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 14:48


    Fan Mail #1

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 90

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 11:04


    MicroTrust

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 89

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 8:50


    Battle buddies

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 88

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 30:21


    Being Savy with Seniors

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 87

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 23:29


    Helping Someone Through Dementia

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 86

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 25:32


    You know what they say about assumptions...

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 85

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 36:23


    Helping a friend through a divorce

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 84

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 50:23


    The Odd Couple

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 83

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 23:57


    Sobriety Support

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 82

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 31:01


    Drugs Dos and Don'ts 

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 81

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 10:12


    Resentment Reset

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 14:02


    The Relationship Bank Account

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 79

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 20:02


    An Exercise in Empathy

    Only Trying to Help, Episode 78

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 16:25


    Conflict Management

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