Podcast appearances and mentions of melissa divaris thompson

Why Your Relationship Feels Like Hard Work | FT:- Melissa DiVarisCONNECT WITH CHARLENEOn Instagram @mscharlenebyars (https://www.instagram.com/mscharlenebyars/?hl=en)On YouTube @chosentraining (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAEFkimtIowqoyz1_lnF8Rg)Work with me HERE (https://charlenebyars.com/)CONNECT WITH MELISSAOn Instagram @embracingjoypsychotherapy (https://www.instagram.com/embracingjoypsychotherapy?igsh=N2lvZzJiaG4wMWl3)Work with me Here: (https://www.embracingjoyconsulting.com/links?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleARn_oVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaeUuEyzwf-zBp_ZCKp72VdPXCTjcupcvXSzhSVNjTHOd3xvOaypaWl5Bgaf4Q_aem_GTKS-W3RoxoKSCVFtNdLqw)Are you waiting for a partner to finally make you "happy"? Licensed couples therapist Melissa DiVaris Thompson joins the show to debunk the greatest myths about romantic love. In this deep-dive interview, we explore why the "perfect" person doesn't exist and how our childhood "raw spots" create the patterns we struggle with today.Whether you are single and exhausted by the dating scene or in a long-term marriage that feels "stuck," this episode provides the practical tools you need to build emotional safety, master the art of "repair," and understand the bids for connection that keep love alive.In this Whole Episode we covered:The Foundations of Modern Love00:00 – The "Hard to Hear" Truth: Why your partner isn't your missing piece.03:21 – Matters of the Heart: Why relationship skills aren't just for romance.04:15 – Growing Up "Too Much": How family dynamics shape our curiosity about love.07:04 – The Myth of "Easy" Love: Why healthy relationships require seasonal work.The Psychology of the Couple08:34 – High Expectations vs. Real Tools: Moving beyond the "movie" version of love.10:19 – Unpacking the Baggage: How past trauma creates "Raw Spots" in new partners.12:46 – The Therapy Stigma: Why you shouldn't wait until you're "on the brink" to get help.15:59 – What Are You Actually Fighting About? (Hint: It's not the dishes).The Art of Connection & Repair18:27 – From Attacks to Vulnerability: Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to soften walls.22:15 – The "Green Zone": Maintaining a healthy baseline in your relationship.23:13 – Bids for Connection: The "death by a thousand paper cuts" you're ignoring.25:59 – Friendship vs. Romance: Why "liking" your partner is just as vital as "loving" them.Dating for the Modern Woman26:57 – The Authenticity Test: The #1 thing women overlook in the early dating stages.30:12 – The "3 Must-Haves & 3 Can't-Stands" Exercise: Narrowing your values.32:35 – Melissa's Journey: Turning a "terrible" dating history into a secure marriage.35:30 – The "Blast from the Past": How a chance encounter led to her husband.Deep Work & Final Insights40:15 – Dealing with Rejection: How to keep hope alive after disappointment.45:20 – The Power of "I Hear You": De-escalating conflict in 30 seconds or less.50:45 – Identifying Your Attachment Style: Are you the "Chaser" or the "Withdrawer"?55:10 – The Journey to Self-Completion: Doing the work so you can show up whole.58:30 – Closing Thoughts & Where to Find Melissa.

Melissa Divaris Thompson is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in New York City, seeing primarily women in their 20s and 30s, pregnant women, and new moms. As a holistic and depth-oriented therapist, Melissa’s role is to support clients in finding wholeness — mind, body, and spirit — creating more joy, ease, and healthy relationships. She helps clients remember their empowered, authentic voice and “tap back into” their true selves. Melissa co-founded Honest Mamas to help support women emotionally and spiritually on the motherhood journey.

I’m Adriana Lozada, and we’re jump starting our Friday Birthful Stories talking with Melissa Divaris Thompson about her two very different cesarean birth experiences. Melissa describes her first experience as traumatic. By contrast, she felt really empowered during her second birth. So what makes them so very different? Stay tuned to find out. Get the most of this episode by checking out the resources and links listed on the “show-notes” page at: birthful.com/podcast-empowered-cesarean-birth-story If you enjoy what you hear, make sure to subscribe!   Support our sponsors: Go to expectful.com/birthful to get a free, two week trial. Go to WomanofValorBirth.com to learn more about doula services in Albuquerque, NM   And if you want to connect with Adriana, reach out at: facebook.com/birthful twitter.com/birthful instagram.com/adrianika   Title music: “Vibe Ace” by Kevin MacLeod, at freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/ (©CC BY) Sponsorship music: “Air Hockey Saloon” by Chris Zabriskie, at freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/ (©CC BY)

Modern motherhood can look like many different things, but there tends to be a few connective threads that aren’t often discussed. One is that modern moms from all walks of life are juggling a lot in their day-to-day. Another is that many of us aren’t prepared for the dramatic internal shifts that motherhood brings about.  

Interview with Melissa Divaris Thompson on the realities of pregnancy and motherhood that most people never talk about. Melissa is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in New York City, seeing primarily women in their 20s and 30s, pregnant women, and new moms. As a holistic and depth-oriented therapist, her role is to support my clients in finding wholeness — mind, body, and spirit — creating more joy, ease, and healthy relationships. Melissa helps her clients remember their empowered authentic voice and “tap back into” their true selves. Melissa attended The California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA and through that, met my Honest Mamas counterparts, Claire and Sophie. Honest Mamas is a website committed to the authentic emotional and spiritual lives of mothers. The focus of the site is the journey of motherhood, including fertility and pregnancy. It is an online community that supports women during these transitional and transformational times, when grounded, positive and honest information is vital to their emotional well being. Honest Mamas is a place to be real, witnessed, celebrated, and comforted. Resources: http://embracingjoy.com https://honestmamas.com Support Therapy Chat, get a free audiobook and receive a 30 day trial subscription to Audible by signing up at https://audibletrial.com/therapychat Thank you for listening to Therapy Chat! Please be sure to go to iTunes and leave a rating and review, subscribe and download episodes. You can also download the Therapy Chat app on iTunes by clicking here. Visit Therapy Chat website at Http://therapychatpodcast.com and send host Laura Reagan a voice message letting her know what you think of Therapy Chat! Did you like this episode? Did you dislike it? Let her know!

Episode 04 Birth Trauma * Trigger Warning Sensitive Content with Melissa Divaris Thompson, LMFT Welcome to episode four of the Honest Mamas Podcast! Today Melissa and Sophie talk about Birth Trauma. The term “birth trauma” specifically refers to adverse experiences one has during birth, but any traumatic events that take place between conception and about the age of three can have particular significance in shaping an individual’s life. What you’ll hear in this episode: What birth trauma is Melissa’s experience of giving birth to her first child How trauma effected Melissa’s first birth How trauma can also cause post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Ways in which women can have a more empowered birth The need to open up and talk about birth trauma and lead with vulnerability Empowering and owning your voice Seeking out the right support and being honest about the experience   Resources https://honestmamas.com

We talk about feeling bad about our bad feelings in postpartum & pregnancy. How many of us have had feelings in pregnancy or postpartum that we didn't understand, but then also felt guilt or failure for having them at all? Melissa Divaris Thompson, LMFT shares with us some of her personal experience and a great discussion on the roller coaster of feelings that we may have related to anger, rage, failure and guilt. This is SUCH a common mix of feelings. Most of us don't know about this, because we don't talk about it much as a society. SO, we get in to it here! Breaking the silence on anger and rage, normalizing the pattern and reducing the stigma of having negative feelings in motherhood and feelings with our babies, relationships and ourselves. Listen in, deepen your understanding and feel understood. We got you mamas and parents!!!! Connect with Melissa here: www.embracingjoy.com www.honestmamas.com Twitter: Embracing_Joy Twitter: HonestMamas Melissa Divaris Thompson, LMFT Is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in New York City, seeing primarily women in their 20s and 30s, pregnant women, and new moms. As a holistic and depth oriented therapist, her role is to support her clients in finding wholeness — mind, body, and spirit — creating more joy, ease, and healthy relationships.    

Designing with your partner in mind. Hard! Moving to a new space. Overwhelming! Trying to be perfect in the suburbs. Impossible! Therapist Melissa Divaris Thompson of EmbracingJoy.com helps us navigate these issues.