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2 episodes with rebecca wong
2 episodes with rebecca wong
2 episodes with rebecca wong
2 episodes with rebecca wong
The Isotopes for Hope Podcast is a series that highlights Canadian leaders in the country's isotope and cancer care sector who are contributing to Canada's leadership role in fighting cancer. While this podcast aims to frame the industry's future in this area, we also feature unique stories and perspectives about the importance of isotopes from current industry leaders. This episode features Dr. Rebecca Wong and Dr. Patrick Veit-Haibach of Toronto's University Health Network who share their perspectives on current and upcoming clinical trials using radiotheranostic drugs to improve patient outcomes. Radiotheranostics can both diagnose and treat cancers with far fewer side-effects from traditional treatments like chemotherapy or surgery, and offer promising results through personalized medicine. With Canada's leading production sector and infrastructure, we have a significant opportunity to continue to lead in this space with strategic investments and policies across the supply chain.
The Isotopes for Hope Podcast is a series that highlights Canadian leaders in the country's isotope and cancer care sector who are contributing to Canada's leadership role in fighting cancer. While this podcast aims to frame the industry's future in this area, we also feature unique stories and perspectives about the importance of isotopes from current industry leaders. This episode features Dr. Rebecca Wong and Dr. Patrick Veit-Haibach of Toronto's University Health Network who share their perspectives on current and upcoming clinical trials using radiotheranostic drugs to improve patient outcomes. Radiotheranostics can both diagnose and treat cancers with far fewer side-effects from traditional treatments like chemotherapy or surgery, and offer promising results through personalized medicine. With Canada's leading production sector and infrastructure, we have a significant opportunity to continue to lead in this space with strategic investments and policies across the supply chain.
Rebecca Wong works as a psychologist with elite sports teams and athletes to prepare them for global and regional competitions like the Olympics. Join us in our chat with Rebecca to learn more about her journey. 00:05 Topic Introduction 02:25 Growing Up Years 11:40 Admission into Sport Psychology 18:26 Move from Sports to eSports 25:06 What Rebecca likes best in her job 26:42 Most important career decision 30:37 Next steps for Rebecca 37:13 Life Motto Guest: Rebecca Wong | Esport and Sport Psychologist | LinkedIn Profile for Rebecca Wong Click here to feedback on this podcast.
The trend of nostalgia has been weaving its way into various aspects of our lives. From home decor to fashion, many find comfort in revisiting familiar styles, designs, and experiences from bygone eras, seeking a connection to simpler times. A pair of father-daughter behind a vintage haven in Commonwealth, have turned their passion for collecting into a cherished portal to Singapore's rich heritage. Winston Wong Co-founder, By My Old School & Rebecca Wong, Co-founder, By My Old School share more about their business journey and the intrinsic and extrinsic value of collecting these old school items. Presented by Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek This podcast is produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg) Do contact her for topics: C-Suite, SME, Sustainability, Property, Intergenerational Family Business, Industry Outlook, Fintech See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C shares about her recent experience attending Psychotherapy Networker, where she met this week's guest, Jules Taylor Shore, in person! Jules is a neuroscience nerd who is passionate about relational therapy. In this conversation you'll hear Jules explain memory reconsolidation, a natural healing process in the brain which can be interrupted by trauma and attachment wounds. Jules explains the role of implicit memory in how we function in relationships. This is a fascinating conversation about a complex subject that Jules makes understandable. Here's more about Jules: Jules became a therapist because she stumbled into a therapist's office when she was in a hard space, fought with him for several months over whether or not feelings are important (she argued they were not), and found herself at the other end transformed. She remembers the day as clearly as if it were yesterday, when she looked up at him from a worn couch in a low cost clinic and said "Patrick, how did you get your job? I think I might want it." So, she went to grad school a bit after that. Still thought the whole thing was probably woo woo BS, and studied the neuroscience to try to prove herself wrong...and here she is. Jules spends much of her time writing, speaking, running intensive trauma recovery sessions, relational healing workshops and couples intensives, all while teaching interpersonal neurobiology to anyone who will listen. She also co-hosts "Why Does My Partner" podcast with Rebecca Wong and Vicki Easa. Jules Taylor Shore's website: https://www.cleariskind.com/ Find Why Does My Partner Podcast here In partnership with the Academy of Therapy Wisdom, I'm excited to invite you to a free webinar offered by my colleague, Juliane Taylor Shore. Jules is a gifted therapist who likes to geek out on neuroscience and then share it in ways that therapists can understand and apply. She'll do just that in this webinar on Memory Reconsolidation for Anxiety. Register here for free! Therapists, registration is now open to the waiting list for Trauma Therapist Network membership. We now have new membership levels and options for Group Practice Owners and Canadian therapists! Get the details: https://go.traumatherapistnetwork.com/join ! What is TTN? Go here to check it out! Therapists - Attend a free webinar presented by Dr. Janina Fisher. In this recorded webinar, Healing the Shame of our Fragmented Selves, Janina will address helping clients who struggle with shame and self-loathing. As a special gift, when you register for the free webinar, you'll also get access to two one-hour trainings from Dr. Fisher so you can learn the foundation of her Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment model right away. Therapists - get free trainings on Energy Work and Spirituality with trauma survivors from Dr. Frank Anderson and save on his training when you register here! Find Laura's most frequently recommended resources for learning about trauma here - includes recommended books and trainings. Love Therapy Chat? Leave a rating and review on Apple podcasts to help more people find the show! Get our free PDF download to learn about the 5 mistakes most people make when searching for a trauma therapist here! This episode is sponsored by Trauma Therapist Network. Learn about trauma, connect with resources and find a trauma therapist near you at www.traumatherapistnetwork.com ! We believe that trauma is real, healing is possible and help is available. Thank you to TherapyNotes for sponsoring this week's episode! TherapyNotes makes billing, scheduling, notetaking, and telehealth incredibly easy. And now, for all you prescribers out there, TherapyNotes is proudly introducing E-prescribe! Try it today with no strings attached, and see why everyone is switching to TherapyNotes Now featuring E-prescribe. Use promo code "chat" at www.therapynotes.com to receive 2 FREE months of TherapyNotes! Podcast produced by Pete Bailey - https://petebailey.net/audio
In this episode K'dee Elsen is joined by Rebecca Wong, educator and artist, to discuss the impact creativity plays in mental health. ✨ Click the link for FREE access to Dr. Binus's e-course on Psychiatric Medications - https://beautiful-minds-wellness.teachable.com/p/psychiatric-medications-with-dr-binus
Rebecca Wong Better Relationships, Better Life with Judy Herman Episode 025: Navigating Relationship Ecosystems With Radical Self-Awareness As a licensed clinical social worker, Rebecca Wong is certified in Relational Life therapy (RTL) and Developmental and Relational Trauma Therapy (DARTT). She loves helping people get real and reconnected in their relationships. Rebecca hosts the Connectfulness Practice podcast and co-hosts the Why Does My Partner podcast. She resides in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband, daughters, and a handful of four-legged furry mischief-makers. Here is what to expect on this week's show: • How to see relationships as an ecosystem while considering that we either pollute or clean up the ecosystem. • As opposed to “healthy” relationships, secure relationships are about connection, disconnection, and repair. • Our task is to increase self-awareness and observe oneself in the relationship. • Relationships can bring up trauma that hasn't been integrated into the flow of our developing brains. We can learn how to integrate at any stage of life rather than numbing the pain. Connect with Rebecca: WEBSITE: https://connectfulness.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/connectfulness/ FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/connectfulness YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSCFN-u2rISucbLmTDNIY6A TWITTER: https://twitter.com/connectfulness LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connectfulness/ PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/connectfulness/ Relationship Stress Quiz - https://www.judycounselor.com Complimentary Clarity Call - https://JudyKHerman.as.me/Complimenta... Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/judykherman/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this final episode of Season 2, Rebecca Wong shows us what's at the root of our struggles in connection and what we can do when our partners are getting on our nerves, over and over and over again. After years of witnessing clients & having deep conversations about life, love, and legacy work as the host of the Connectfulness® Practice podcast and the (archived) Practice Of Being Seen podcast, Rebecca realized that all the big things we struggle with — fear, imposter syndrome, not-enoughness, you name it — come back to the same thing: disconnection. And, there's something we can do about it! Find Rebecca www.connectfulness.com Her new podcast www.whydoesmypartner.com
Sexuality is a part of who we are and we all deserve to learn about it in a way that is safe, comfortable, and judgement-free. Learning about positive sexuality is transformative for individuals and society overall. My guest, Elizabeth Greenblatt, strives to support young people develop the skills to navigate their sexuality in a healthy and fulfilling way and believes young people must be at the center of this work. Elizabeth says “we must understand that young people are the experts on their lives and listen to them. We must be willing to listen without judgement and provide support that helps them to make healthy decisions and think critically about their choices. And we must talk about pleasure. Only talking about sex within the context of disease and pregnancy prevention does a disservice to young people and doesn't help them build skill in prioritizing healthy and pleasurable experiences.” Being listened to is huge, it teaches us how to listen to (and know) ourselves. Knowing the Self is such an important starting point. And yet, generations upon generations of parents pass down their own not knowing. One of the biggest ways we can change this narrative is through listening. These skills are building blocks for health romantic relationships and communication. Listening is a huge part of having consensual conversations. With the holidays approaching and COVID on the uprise around the country I hope our conversation about how sex education can be done well also may shed light on how we can navigate necessary but often challenging conversations around public health, consent and differences in risk tolerance while tending to ourselves and listening to one another. If there’s a silver lining from the pandemic it’s that we have daily opportunities to practice talking about consent, risk, our differing comfort levels, and develop conversational skill around bodily autonomy. RESOURCES: Elizabeth Greenblatt has been teaching about health and sexuality for over 25 years. She currently works with Sex Savvy Hudson Valley to support and provide comprehensive sexuality education to students, teachers, administrators, and staff. Elizabeth also provides community and online workshops parents/caregivers, adults, and young people. Learn more about her upcoming online sex-ed program for 3rd-5th graders at sexsavvyhudsonvalley.com/events Learn more about Rebecca’s practice and upcoming online offerings at connectfulness.com Essential Skills Relationship Bootcamp | April 24-25, 2021This is an authorized presentation of Terry Real's Essential Skills Relationship Bootcamp facilitated by Rebecca Wong, Victoria Easa, and Juliane Taylor Shore, Certified Relational Life Therapists. Open to individuals, couples and therapists. Through a combination of lecture, role-play, small group exercises and personal work, this workshop will help you to attain the relationships you want in your life. Supporting Your Relational Self | Begins February 2021 6-week-online-course focuses on your relationship to Self, other intimate relations, and will help participants cultivate practices to sustain during these chaotic times filled with pandemic, uprising and beyond. Based on the teachings of Pia Mellody, we'll explore core issues that affect us all in relationships and the skills that will expand your Self & relational care practices. This podcast is not a substitute for counseling with a licensed provider. After listening, we invite you to deepen into the discussion with us on instagram and please support the show by sharing and reviewing the episode.
On this episode, La Shanda and her guest, Rebecca Wong, discuss the importance of repairing relational ruptures in breaking generational trauma cycles. Books Mentioned This Episode: The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust by Claudia Gold and Edward Tronick For More Information on Rebecca Wong connectfulness.com Facebook: @connectfulness Instagram: @connectfulness LinkedIn: @connectfulness Twitter: @connectfulness YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSCFN-u2rISucbLmTDNIY6A For more information about Labors of Love Facebook: Labors of Love Counseling and Consulting Twitter: @LaborsofLove513 Instagram: @LaborsofLove513 YouTube: Labors of Love Counseling and Consulting LLC --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thelaborsoflove/support
Rebecca is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist (reg. CASLPO). In addition to being the mom of 2 small children, she supports families through independent private practice at Bloom Speech-Language Therapy and is the creator and coach behind The Parent's Blueprint to Reading Confidence online course.Rebecca is passionate about empowering parents by thinking #outsidetheclinicalbox. Sharing information about communication and literacy development, and supporting parents in becoming active team players in their child's communication journey energizes her and gets her excited. On this episode we talk aboutWhat is the role of a Speech-Language Pathologist and how their scope of practice includes more than one might think (eg. swallowing, literacy, social skills)?How an SLP supports reading development and how it is different than other professionals (eg. teachers, tutors)The story behind the creation of The Parent's Blueprint to Reading Confidence online courseHow to join the Popcorn Words webinar (online and in-person options)Website: www.bloomspeech.caFacebook: www.facebook.com/bloomspeechlanguagetherapyInstagram www.instagram.com/bloomspeechlanguagetherapy7-module reading empowerment course for parents "The Parent's Blueprint to Reading Confidence" www.bloomspeech.ca/courses complete with live Q&A sessions twice a month to answer all of your reading questions!Upcoming webinar "Make Popcorn Words POP" www.bloomspeech.ca/courses happening on Friday Sept 18th, and Tuesday Sept 22nd!
We’re excited to bring Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP (AKA Jules) back to the podcast — last time she joined us, on episode 18, Jules introduced us to the brain science around how to stay relational when our protective systems are activated during times of chaos, like these. In this episode we’re talking about how your relationship can help you heal…and the brain science behind why and how it works. Expect lots of delicious neurobiological explanations around how healing occurs in the subcortical system. Jules says that healing trauma means what was, is not what always will be. Think about it like this, you were born into this world with vast and varied needs: to be safe, heard, seen, soothed and to matter. Your early life experiences installed a kind of knowing around what to expect, how to react to increase wellbeing, increase safety, increase justice, or decrease suffering. But in order to cultivate the recipe for this healing experience, you need to stay inside your unique "window of tolerance". In other words, how much sympathetic nervous system charge your system can tolerate before flipping into a state of dysregulation. When you’re scared, in a state, of warning, fight, flight or a collapse you’re already outside the window of tolerance. Your brain has to be safe enough, to be in the experience of whatever the emotional knowing is without flipping your lid. Through cultivating a healing space within your relationship you can create a lasting corrective emotional experience through a process of memory reconsolidation, which is created in a magical moment when your limbic system detects a mismatch between what your experiencing in the present moment and the original experience. This episode features a brief overview of a process which we suggest undertaking with professional guidance. Consider joining Jules, Rebecca, and our colleague Vickie Easa, for a RLT Essential Skills Relationship Bootcamp this October 24th & 25th 2020 — it’s open for both couples and individuals. Therapists can also attend either on their own or with a partner. Everyone is a participant to the degree they choose to be. Learn more and join us here! RESOURCES MENTIONED: Juliane Taylor Shore, LPC, LMFT, SEP (AKA Jules) specializes in trauma recovery and relational health. She has worked with couples and adults in her private practice in Austin, TX since 2009. She teaches Interpersonal Neurobiology to her interns, at local universities, and privately. When she's not working, Jules spends time in the hill country and with her husband, daughter, and dog. Learn more about her clinical work at ipnbaustin.com. Also be sure to visit Jules’ new site cleariskind.com (will be live very very soon) to learn more about her interpersonal neurobiology teachings. Dr. Dan Siegel's hand model of the brain Bruce Perry's work on how to repair the natural rhythms of the brain Bruce Ecker & Coherence Therapy The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust by Ed Tronick and Claudia M. Gold Rebecca’s practice and upcoming online offerings: connectfulness.com Essential Skills Relationship BootcampOctober 24-25, 2020This is an authorized presentation of Terry Real's Essential Skills Relationship Bootcamp facilitated by Rebecca Wong, Victoria Easa, and Juliane Taylor Shore, Certified Relational Life Therapists. Open to individuals, couples and therapists. Through a combination of lecture, role-play, small group exercises and personal work, this workshop will help you to attain the relationships you want in your life. Supporting Your Relational SelfBegins November 2020 6-week-online-course focuses on your relationship to Self, other intimate relations, and will help participants cultivate practices to sustain during these chaotic times filled with pandemic, uprising and beyond. Based on the teachings of Pia Mellody, we'll explore core issues that affect us all in relationships and the skills that will expand your Self & relational care practices. This podcast is not a substitute for counseling with a licensed provider. After listening, we invite you to deepen into the discussion with us on instagram and please support the show by sharing and reviewing the episode.
Can couples spend too much time together? In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush interviews Rebecca Wong, LCSW, a relationship therapist, about how intimate partners are faring during the pandemic and how they can strengthen their communication and connection in these trying times.
In this episode relationship therapist and host, Rebecca Wong, talked with Emily Nagoski, New York Times bestselling author of Come As You Are & Burnout. It goes without saying that we’re all living in a deepened state of stress in this pandemic time. Emily helps us to understand how stress affects sex and learn more about what we can do to reclaim confidence and joy and transform our sex lives. Resources: Emily Nagoski’s mission in life is to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. Learn more about her work at: emilynagoski.com Learn more about Rebecca’s connectfulness counseling practice, intensives, and our collective for therapists in private practice at connectfulness.com/work-with-me. This episode is brought to you in partnership with Coronavirus Online Therapy, a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization developed to connect essential workers across the United States with free or low-cost online therapy during the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more at coronavirusonlinetherapy.org. This podcast is not a substitute for counseling with a licensed provider.
I recorded today's interview BEFORE the pandemic, so you're not gonna hear us talking about COVID 19. And you might be thinking...um.... in-person retreats are impossible right now. Yep. I realize that. And still, I'm interested in helping you explore the possibilities for your business not just this month or next month or even just this year, but FAR into the future. For everyone, and perhaps particularly for marginalized groups, IN PERSON events matter. In person connection matters. If you're feeling that, listen to this interview and think about how in person events might fit into the future of your business. Even before this pandemic, I ran my entire business online. I love the freedom being online gives me. I love being able to reach folks all over the world. I get to create relationships with people and help them with their businesses, and it's FINE if we can never meet in person. The rebel therapists I work with are from many time zones. AND I plan to do some in person work again in the future. I ran a retreat last year with my dear friend Rebecca Wong. Bonding with Rebecca and the participants, sitting with them, actually hugging them, breathing the same air, it all added so much depth to the work. It's something we can't do at the moment. I KNOW I'll do more in-person work in the future. That's why I'm talking to our guest today with you in mind, but also with me in mind. This week, I'm talking to Nailah Blades Wylie, founder of Color Outside. She's a professional coach, consultant, retreat leader, and communications strategist. She runs retreats and in-person events for women of color. That's the part of her work we're focusing on today, so that you can get a master class in what makes an in-person retreat successful. Here's some of what we talked about: Creating her first retreat because women were asking her for it. Why women sign up for her events (they're craving community) How she chooses her locations Why she always hires a photographer of color at every event How she keeps costs reasonable Creating a seamless experience for participants Adapting retreat activities for all ability levels Setting up retreats for both introverts and extroverts to thrive Allowing for free time in the schedule (and how she figured this out during a snow storm) Changing the way she uses her email marketing (away from a focus on selling and towards giving value) How in-person events fit into her overall business model How to get started with events if you have a small audience How she decompresses after a retreat Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/124
Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! It has been over a month since schools were canceled and normal life ended due to the coronavirus outbreak, and it’s hard on everyone. What attitudes and approaches can we take to hold ourselves and our children with wisdom and compassion? How do we come out of this more resilient than before? Therapist Rebecca Wong comes back on the Mindful Mama podcast to help us through these chaotic times. Takeaways: We are all in a shared trauma reality right now. Emotional resilience is more important than schoolwork. We can focus on what we can control and compassion. Rebecca is a relationship therapist, mentor, and host of the Connectfulness Practice podcast. She created the Connectfulness® method to bypass the symptoms of disconnection and address the root cause, allowing you to work towards wholeness in all areas of your life. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe! Join the Mindful Parenting membership. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com.
Standout Quotes:They see my whole mess and they love me anyway. (Traci Ruble)My heart is never wrong. It's just getting in there that is the challenge. (Traci Ruble)Boundaries are about finding that balance between connection and protection. (Rebecca Wong)Rebecca Wong's spirit and her way of being are so audible in the way she speaks, breaths, takes long pauses to take in an interaction fully, and to let connection drive how she relates. I am thrilled you get to meet her here. I hope you will join me in listening to one of my favorite podcasts, up for an award. Find Rebecca's therapy work and her podcast at Connectfulness. Biography: Rebecca WongAll of my life, I’ve been fascinated by what it means to be human together.This has driven me deep into the study of art, film and storytelling, experiential learning, relationships, sexuality, the human reproductive life cycle, the transmission of intergenerational trauma, parenthood, attachment, loss and human behavior, and performance. And the same drive has guided me to deepen my professional studies into Relational Life and Sex Therapy. My experiential teaching style draws from a range of leadership experiences over the past decades ranging from Wilderness Field Instructor to TMI Project Workshop Facilitator.I admire Rebecca so much even though we have never seen each other in real life. I consider her a wise sage who has balanced challenging the status quo with grace and artistry few have matched, imho. While out wandering through the woods, I had a thought. "Maybe I should talk about why I am doing this podcast on the podcast." But I want to be "in discovery" and "in connection" - not rehearsed.As I listen to my own words here, I can hear how internal I am. But what is more, you can hear how being 'in connection' as Rebecca does so well, allows you to go deeper. Rebecca captures the essence of my heart and I learned about myself and for that, I am so grateful to get to be in dialogue with her. You can find more out about Rebecca on her website here.
Hunter talks to Rebecca Wong about How To Take Care Of Fear. What do we do with our fears? They tend to creep up on us, leading to experiences of anxiety that keep us from being present. In this podcast episode, Rebecca Wong, LCSWR, teaches us that fear can be our friend and our teacher, showing us where to tend and heal. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Our parents and ancestors can pass down wounds, but also calluses, and resilience 2. As we heal, we also heal backwards and forwards in generations 3. We can tend to the fearful childhood version of ourselves Rebecca is a relationship therapist, mentor and host of the Connectfulness Practice podcast. She created the Connectfulness® method to bypass the symptoms of disconnection and address the root cause, allowing you to work towards wholeness in all areas of your life. Website: connectfulness.com Social Media Links: @connectfulness (pretty much everywhere) Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches overstressed moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in yoga & mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide, and is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com.
Episode 2-Common Misconceptions About Multicultural Competence Episode 2 Introduction This episode focuses on six specific commonly held misconceptions about multicultural competence that serve as obstacles to staying on the lifelong journey of multicultural competence. Episode 2 Summary The six misconceptions discussed in this podcast episode are: • multicultural refers only to race and ethnicity • multicultural competence requires only learning about the ways in which “they” (marginalized people) are different from “us” (dominant group) • that 3-credit course on multiculturalism required in all approved graduate mental health programs gives you everything that you need to be multiculturally competent • if you are a member of a marginalized group, then your life experiences with marginalization have earned you a Ph.D. in multicultural competence and • your good intentions are what matter most. Episode 2 Reflection Reflection Exercise It’s a good idea to sit down with your feet flat on the floor, your spine straight and body as relaxed as possible. Take a few more deep breaths and slowly release them. Now think about the six misperceptions discussed in this episode. (see above episode summary) Have you held any of these misconceptions? If so, which one has felt most true for you. What do you think might be the source of that belief? If you still hold this belief, what do you think would have to happen for you to reconsider the accuracy of this belief? If your belief has already shifted, what do you belief allowed you to open to a shift in this belief? Resources Mentioned CEMPSYCH, LLC email signup CEMPSYCH, LLC CEMPSYCH, LLC Facebook Page Bad Fit Documentary Additional Information about Bad Fit Documentary November 1 Workshop at Columbia University’s Center for Complicated Grief-The Influences of Religion and Spirituality on Grief and Mourning: Implications for Grief Counseling Racial Trauma: Theory, Research, and Healing Special issue of American Psychologist January 2019 pdf Tina Malia Gratitude I am grateful that you have found this podcast. My wish is that something in this episode will resonate with you in some way. Perhaps, it will help you to see yourself and/or other multicultural beings in a different light. Even more, I hope it sparks something that connects you more deeply to your heart chakra. I am also grateful for the invitation from Rebecca Wong to appear as a guest on her Connectfulness podcast to discuss more about multicultural competence. Rebecca reached out to me and offered to be a mentor when I first spoke aloud of my intention to create this podcast. She was one of the first individuals to listen to the podcast when it launched. Rebecca-thank you for truly seeing me and recognizing the importance of this work. To beautiful composer and songstress Tina Malia, I offer my deepest gratitude for giving me permission to use portions of your song The Lost Frontier from the CD of same title, as the intro and outro of this podcast. Connecting I hope you will share this and future episodes of the Reflections on Multicultural Competence podcast with your friends, family, and colleagues on social media. I want to encourage you to leave a review of this podcast episode-but with one caveat. Topics related to multiculturalism can be challenging and have the potential to be upsetting. The purpose of the podcast is to encourage reflection on aspects of multicultural competence, particularly our own biases and assumptions. So, I would like to encourage you to consider a moment of mindfulness-being present to what you are feeling and thinking without overreacting-before writing a review. Thank you!
Today we are talking about in-person retreats. If you’ve ever run an in-person retreat or considered adding in-person retreats to your business, you’re going to love this conversation. Rebecca talks about why in-person retreats are such an important part of her business, some mistakes she and others have made in running retreats, and some things she does to make her retreats such life-changing experiences. We’ll also talk about the retreat Rebecca and I are co-leading at the end of April 2019, Signature Heart & Soul Retreat. Topics Discussed In This Episode: The magical power of in-person retreats How to help participants connect and create friendships How to make each participant feel special and important Creating time and space for yourself when you’re hosting a retreat The differences between coordinating all aspects yourself or hosting with help from a retreat center. Figuring out downtime for yourself as a host Getting space from your daily life while hosting a retreat How retreats dovetail with the movement to get offline and slow down The variety of ways to run retreats of different sizes and time frames Mistakes we’ve made or witnessed in retreats Selling a retreat and how it’s different than selling a different offer Adding online support before or after a retreat How nature works as a contributor to a retreat What if no one signs up for your retreat? Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/94
Hello Listeners and thank you for joining us today. In "Girl Talk" we talk about white supremacy. Links for discussion: "Me and White Supremacy Workbook" by Layla Saad and "NY Times The Daily" Blair Glaser, describes herself as a soul spelunker, she helps mostly women in executive positions grow, and is also a leadership mentor and relationship coach. "Authority is Attractive" what does that mean... confidence plus creativity! In addition to her coaching business, she is working on a memoir about living in an Ashram in her 20's, her work in theater and healing work. Blair co-hosting an annual retreat, Women Writing to Change the World. Sign up for updates on date and location on her website. Rebecca Wong, is a licensed Clinical Social Worker Psychotherapist, a relationship therapist and host of the Connectfulness Practice podcast, a show about deep conversations and practical lessons found at the edges of life, love and legacy. She helps people get real and connected in their relationships. Rebecca is leading a Heart and Soul Business retreat this April at Menla in the Catskills of NY. Lauree Ostrofsky is a career coach and founder of Simply Leap where she helps her clients get through their scary-exciting-scary career change. She is also the founder of Hudson Valley Women in Business, author of "I'm Scared and Doing it Anyway" and Simply Leap, Lessons on Facing Fear and Enjoying the Crap out of Your Life, and she's always on a Hug Tour, inspired by Maya Angelou. Laurie is leading a series of invitation only weekday retreats and continues her monthly HVWIB meetings, All details can be found on her website. These women share their thoughts on how women do business and life differently. We talk about how they help their clients identify their goals and stay committed to them and how they help them identify and overcome fear. These women are amazing and walk the walk of what they teach others. Self Care: Shana talks about how she's found comfort and confidence in trusting her body through reading Susun S. Weed's book, Menopausal Years, The Wise Woman Way Theresa encourages everyone to savor the last moments of Winter and touches on her journey to happiness via the book, How We Choose to Be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy People. Today's show was engineered by Manuel Blas of Radio Kingston, www.radiokingston.org. We heard music from Shana Falana, http://www.shanafalana.com/, and audio from the film, RBG, https://www.rbgmovie.com and the movie "Period End of Sentence" Feel free to email us, say hello: she@iwantwhatshehas.org ** Please: SUBSCRIBE to our pod and leave a REVIEW wherever you are listening, it helps other users FIND US :) Follow Us: INSTAGRAM * https://www.instagram.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast/ FACEBOOK * https://www.facebook.com/iwantwhatshehaspodcast TWITTER * https://twitter.com/wantwhatshehas ITUNES | SPOTIFY | STITCHER | GOOGLE PODCAST
Welcome to the Connectfulness Practice Podcast. Here we settle in to the murky, tangled, and freaking hard parts of life to restore our relationship with the self, so it can ripple out to the people we love, the work we do, and the world around us. We can’t fix what’s wrong if we can’t talk about it. We can’t move the conversation forward if we’re not willing to be real about where we are now. And unless we push the edges of what it means to connect, nothing will ever change. I’m your host, Rebecca Wong. Every month I invite a fabulous, big-thinking guest to join me to talk about what it means to be human together. We’ll have deep conversations about the big stuff –– life, love, and legacy –– and how you can foster connection for yourself. Let’s start to reconnect the world, one conversation at a time. What to expect in future episodes: We’ll be exploring how we talk to ourselves affect the world we live in and the relationships we have and stories we tell ourselves make up who we are how we show up in the world and how we continue to show up and the choices we make. They make up the biosphere, the air we breathe. How to soften our own edges and create space for growth and intimacy. I share a story about lobsters and how discomfort precedes growth, vulnerability, strength, confidence and intimacy.. I outline themes and topics we’ll be exploring in future episodes including the deep work of looking at ourselves in relationships, remembering who we are, exploring how do these ideas of who we are get formed, transgenerational trauma, epigenetics, neuroscience and creativity. My vision is to create a community to learn together, you’re invited to join the connectfulness® community. Expect new episodes to be released once-a-month. Write me and let me know what you’re thinking about and want to hear in future episodes. RESOURCES: Learn more about working with me at connectfulness.com Join the Connectfulness® Community connectfulness.com/community Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook MY GRATITUDES: Christy Haussler and my behind the scenes podcasting team. Sarah and Chris Faris and Kidneystone Studio for our delicious soundtrack music. Cover-art design by Blue Rabbit Studios, photo by Craig Strahorn.
This is a special conversation about making a pivot in your business in order to get closer to what you’re meant to do. Rebecca and I each get personal about the pivots we’re each moving through and we talk about the retreat we’re hosting in 2019 for YOU. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Owning the work you’re best at Revisioning your business Thinking about your body of work and what legacy you’re creating Mindset issues that come up when you push the boundaries of your business The Signature Heart And Soul Business Retreat: A retreat for entrepreneurs who are expanding and stepping into bigger leadership (LINK) Letting go of what’s no longer working in your business The process of rebranding during a pivot (both Annie and Rebecca’s experiences) Rebecca’s pivot to Connectfulness (https://connectfulness.com/ Annie’s pivot to Rebel Therapist (https://rebeltherapist.me/) Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/85
For so many of us we don't have a strong sense of what we want in our lives. We spend a lot of time doing what we think will make us happy or what we think others want. Connectfulness is the process of defining what we really want for ourselves so that we can show up in our lives and relationships in a more authentic way. Rebecca Wong is a couples therapist who works with couples in a deep way. She also works with therapists through one on one coaching, her mentorship program, and the signature retreat. The Couples Therapist Couch is the podcast for Couples Therapists about the practice of couples therapy. The host, Shane Birkel, interviews an expert in the field of couples therapy each week. Please subscribe to the podcast for more great episodes. Get your free copy of The Comparison of 7 different Models of Couples Therapy. Click here to join the Couples Therapist Couch Facebook Group. Check out Rebecca's website at connectfulness.com Find out more about her retreat and mentorship programs
Relationship skills don’t always come naturally. In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush interviews Rebecca Wong, LCSW, a relationship therapist, about relationships, intimacy, anxiety, building healthy boundaries, communicating effectively, bringing mindfulness into the moment and more.
Welcome back to Therapy Chat! In today’s episode host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C re-visits her interview with Rebecca Wong, LCSW-R. Rebecca Wong, LCSW-R, a relationship therapist in New Paltz, NY, the creator of Connectfulness, and co-host of the upcoming Practice Of Being Seen podcast. Rebecca talks about using play in her couples work, as well as how our attachment relates to our ability to trust our partners. Rebecca explains that needing attention is not a bad thing – it’s normal. She talks about the concept of being seen, in relationships and in our work with clients. She and Laura discuss getting out of our heads and into our bodies to connect with our partners, other people in our lives and as therapists, how we can connect with our clients. Rebecca explains how using animal-assisted therapy with dogs and horses helps us understand our emotions as shown in our bodies. Rebecca describes her five-step process of Connectfulness, a research-based practice she developed and uses with her couples therapy clients. She talks about all the things we do to avoid uncomfortable feelings and how those things interfere with connection. Resources http://connectfulness.com Please consider supporting Therapy Chat by becoming a member on Patreon! Just $1 a month would make a huge impact to keep Therapy Chat going strong! To learn more: https://patreon.com/TherapyChat - members get special perks and swag too! Register now for the next Daring Way™ and Relational Equine Assisted Learning retreat: https://laurareaganlcswc.com/retreat Leave me a message via Speakpipe by going to https://therapychatpodcast.com and clicking on the green Speakpipe button. 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.
When is it time to turn inward? When we show up for the people that we love, our attention is diverted from other things. There’s so much in this world that is competing for our time and attention. The result of this attention-grabbing is that our inner center is often left unattended. When we focus outwardly, especially in a helping profession, we tend to ignore the important inner work that needs to happen in order to take care of ourselves. My guest today has done extensive work with how we show up in the world to different people with a fully integrated life. I am delighted to bring to you the wisdom of Dave Conley. Dave thinks of each individual life as a series of concentric circles. There is the innermost circle of you, and then the circles around represent your relationship to the rest of the world. Dave is going to tease apart some of those most important relationships, and how feeding and nurturing and tending to that inner circle can extend its influence to the rest of your relationships. He will also tease out an excellent understanding of resilience, and how the right kinds of self-nurturing can build us up to weather the storm. Dave speaks from a place of personal experience and interpersonal empathy that rings so true for me. His calling to helping professionals, anyone in general, to put more work into your innermost self, and place less focus and energy just on being seen. We show up the most visibly when our innermost self is nurtured and loved. Dave will teach us techniques to help us slow down, pause, and take care of ourselves with small, sustainable shifts. Once we learn to do that, our impact on the rest of the world becomes that much more effective. Resources: Get better sleep and connect with Dave: https://limitl.es/rebecca/ Quotes: "Right at the very, very center of yourself is your spiritual practice. It's your self-practices, how you move. It's how you eat is how you take care of yourself. Just the very, very center. It's you." –Dave Conley “When you don’t have to push and work so hard to be seen, the effort that was previously going towards that is freed up to go to so many other things.” –Rebecca Wong “There's only a finite amount of attention that we have in any given day. And if we keep splitting those things up over and over again, it takes time to refocus from thing to thing to thing.” –Dave Conley Working With Rebecca: Dive deeper with Rebecca while helping to support production of the #POBScast when you join our Wild Woman Discussion Groups. We meet online the last Thursday of the month through September 2018. Learn more about working with Rebecca's 1-on-1 integration coaching at: practiceofbeingseen.com/integration-coaching Learn more about Rebecca’s relationship therapy practice and intensive couples retreat in NY go to connectfulness.com Join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
This is a minisode of Therapist Clubhouse. I wanted to give you this as an extra Mother’s Day present. I was on my friend Rebecca Wong’s podcast a little while ago. On her podcast, The Practice Of Being Seen, she takes deep dives with change makers. We took a dive into motherhood. I’m going to give you a little snippet of the conversation now, and if you want to hear the whole conversation and check out Rebecca’s other wonderful episodes, you can find them all wherever you’re listening to this. It’s called The Practice Of Being Seen. This segment starts right when I’m talking about whether I need to produce this podcast every week or not, which is really about the rhythms of life. After this we go into race and privilege, creating a business, and finding time and energy for what matters.
Earlier in this season on the Practice of Being Seen, Molly Merson, MFT, and I initiated a discussion around the “American collective unconscious”. It’s such a complex, layered subject. And though we covered quite a bit of ground in in that hour of conversation, there still is so much more to explore. And so many questions to open up to possibility. Through this exploration of our collective unprocessed traumas and the deep healing we need, we’re really talking about witnessing in a collective experience in which we are all implicated. How do we make space for more witnessing? We also discuss responsibility and resilience, post-traumatic growth, and the Parkland shooting victims and activists. We ask about the American Dream: Who is dreaming it and who is it for? We ask about the possibility of equality: Can it ever be so? When the urgency of fighting back and holding others accountable is so palpable and necessary, where is the space for hope, for dancing, for aliveness? Ultimately, we are asking: What is true? What do we know for sure? Quoted in the Episode: “Whatever you touch, you change. And whatever you change, changes you.” -Octavia Butler, “Parable Of The Sower” “We have to call upon our ancestors in some way to do some of this remembering.” Molly Merson “It's not a reliance on an outside force or some kind of benevolent parent who knows the way. It's like something much more participatory and urgent.” Molly Merson “We have to get into trouble because the truth is we're in trouble already.” Molly Merson “I keep thinking about this bigger collective unconsciousness that is our country. We need a witness. We need many witnesses.” Rebecca Wong “I don't know about you, but I'm having fantasies and projections that we dismantle this whole thing and rebuild.” Rebecca Wong Resources Referenced in this Episode: Parable of the Sower: Octavia Butler Jessica Benjamin The Catcher in the Rye Viktor Frankl Leonard Cohen Molly’s blog post, “The Necessary Precariousness of Hope” Molly’s blog post, “Resilience as ‘Hope with Teeth’ via Pussy Riot and ‘The Chi’” Where to find Molly: mollymerson.com Twitter LinkedIn Youtube Facebook If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ Support the #POBScast by joining our WILD WOMAN ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUP, learn more at: http://smpl.ro/wildwomen Join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @POBScast If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
The term “dissociation” can drum up quite a bit of fear in people. Many will immediately think of what we used to call “multiple personalities disorder” and respond: “Hey, I’m not crazy!” But in truth, we all dissociate from time to time. So what exactly is dissociation? You might misplace your keys now and then or you might shut down in a heated argument with your partner, but how do we know if this is a disconnection from self? From time and space? It turns out, the clues are in our moments of calm, rather than the stressful ones. Are we really experiencing calm? Or, are we just checking out, numbing up? This week’s guest, Stacey Steinmiller, LCSW-R, specializes in dissociation and is here to clarify the meaning of dissociation with a high level of compassion and nonjudgment. She explains how dissociation starts as a useful coping mechanism to stress and trauma, when things start to go awry, how practicing both calm and pleasant emotions are the key to finding agency when confronted with negative emotions, and what EMDR’s got to do with it. Quoted in the Episode: “So much of this work about coming into one's identity is understanding oneself.” Rebecca Wong ““It comes back to unlearning everything we're taught and re-learning who we are.” Rebecca Wong “We develop a false self to please the people around us, to fit in, to belong...then there's who we really are.” Rebecca Wong “If you’re brought up in a household where there wasn't calm, you never learn how to be calm.” Stacey Steinmiller “Once you're able to allow yourself to be in that positive feeling state, that gives you more agency to bring yourself from a negative feeling state to a positive feeling state.” Stacey Steinmiller “Understand why you developed it, where it came from, what its purpose was. Understand that with compassion. And realize you don’t have to run that script anymore.” Stacey Steinmiller "The treatment is learning how to be calm and tolerating being calm and, knowing nothing bad's going to happen if you allow yourself to be calm." Stacey Steinmiller Resources Referenced in this Episode: ”Man's Search for Meaning” Viktor Frankl EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) Where to find Stacy: Authentic Self Counseling If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ Support the #POBScast by joining our WILD WOMAN ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUP, learn more at: http://smpl.ro/wildwomen Join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @POBScast If you have questions or inquiries, email us atpracticeofbeingseen@gmail.com
How does neurodiversity ripple into all facets of our lives and society at large? And when we talk about neurodiversity, are we all somewhere on the spectrum or is there a “normal”? The truth is, there is no normal. And that must mean that there is no one way to learn, no one way to communicate, no one way to view or be in the world. Neurodiversity--or, the natural variance in human genomes that result in a range of neurological conditions, from ADHD and autism to dyslexia and numerous others--surely must influence more than just childhood education. In what ways does might it influence our relationships as adults? And what might trauma’s role play in neurodiversity? This week’s guest, Larry Stein, calls those with neurological conditions “the most vulnerable of the vulnerable” and that even young children are aware of their difference from others. Together, we discuss our personal experiences with learning disabilities, how learning disabilities shape self-esteem, the extensive effort that goes into assessment and why there are no longitudinal studies being done on those living with learning disabilities, and why integration is the key. Resources Referenced in this Episode: Orton Gillingham Approach for reading interventions Eva Tenuto Practice of Being Seen Episode 10: Eva Tenuto: Where Storytelling Meets Activism Where to find Larry: RedBankPsych.com Larry’s Written Works: Why Your Child May Need an Independent Psychoeducational Evaluation Five Reasons Why A School District’s Evaluation of Your Child May Be Insufficient My Child Has Dyslexia. Now What? If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ Support the #POBScast by joining our WILD WOMAN ONLINE DISCUSSION GROUP, learn more at: http://smpl.ro/wildwomen Join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @POBScast If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
Approximately 20% of the world’s population carries the Highly Sensitive personality trait. That’s basically 1 in 5 people you’ll encounter on a given day. You might be highly sensitive yourself. But there’s quite a bit of stigma that comes along with the word “sensitive” and the term “Highly Sensitive Person” (HSP) is often misunderstood. Given that most therapists and healers are also HSPs and about 50% of their clientele are as well, it’s imperative that we demystify the gifts and challenges that Highly Sensitive People experience internally and put forth into the world. As an HSP myself, I’m thrilled to be talking with April Snow, AMFT, a therapist who focuses on HSPs in her practice and runs an incredible online community for highly sensitive therapists. The topic of high sensitivity is so big that it’s a real challenge to say it all in the span of a single episode. But, April and I really touch on a lot, from defining what the HSP trait really is and the gifts and challenges that come with it, the importance of processing time and radical self-acceptance, the challenges of parenting HSP children, to the differences between introverted and extroverted HSPs as well as the differences between extroverted HSPs and non-HSP extroverts. We also dip a toe into the importance of letting the joy in and what that means to an HSP, the isolation and loneliness HSPs are prone to, and the hero/heroine’s journey that all HSPs need to step fully into themselves. And, we discuss how embracing your highly sensitive nature completely alters the way you work and market yourself, allowing effort, hustle and selling yourself to fall away as your YOU-ness surfaces and resonates effortlessly. I want to delve deeper into the topic of HSPs, but I would love to hear your questions about life and work as a HSP, and working with other HSPs. You can submit your questions here: practiceofbeingseen.com/the-highly-sensitive-series-query Quoted in the Episode: There’s this misperception that sensitivity is weakness. But, actually, there’s a lot of strength there. Doesn’t it take bravery and strength to feel all those emotions? And to feel them so deeply, to go to those places within yourself? That’s brave. - April Snow You see a lot of highly sensitive therapists questioning their ability to do the work long-term, which breaks my heart because it can be overwhelming without taking into account your temperament, carving time in for yourself during the day and making sure you get a good lunch, not overscheduling yourself and getting the right supports where they need to be. Those are all really important so that you can allow these gifts to come forward. - April Snow I’m starting to see a pattern in these conversations where we get to a point where we identify yet another form of othering. Another way that we’re separate or we’re different. And then there’s this quest, this desire to belong and to reintegrate things, but integrate them from a place of holding ourselves in our differences and not dimming the light on those things. Those things are what make us who we are. - Rebecca Wong What could we unlearn that is actually causing us to feel these things that are detrimental to our being? - Rebecca Wong Resources Referenced in this Episode: April’s Facebook group for Highly Sensitive Therapists Pioneer researcher of HSP personality trait, Elaine Aron, PhD. April’s upcoming retreat for Highly Sensitive Therapists: HSTretreat.com Where to find April Snow]: For support for HSP therapists: SensitiveTherapist.com For April’s private practice: ExpansiveHeart.com Sensitive Therapist Facebook Page Expansive Heart Facebook Page Twitter Instagram If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can learn more about her services here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
We often think fear is designed to keep us safe. When you shift focus you may find it’s that very fear that keeps each of us from living out our dreams. Perhaps we misunderstand fear’s purpose and message. It’s uncomfortable to be in relationship with fear so we tend towards making choices that allow us to avoid fear altogether, that keep us safe (and playing small). The thing is, that our fears cloud our ability to enjoy the crap out of our lives. Fear and joy coexists simultaneously, constant companions. We don’t eventually become unscared. Instead, we learn to feel the fear and move forward anyway. In this discussion, Lauree Ostrofsky and I reflect on the power in vulnerability, possibility and community—that sometimes, we just need someone to be the first to be vulnerable to give us permission to do the same. We talk about laying groundwork for our dreams, seeding our visions, and about choosing our words and company wisely along the way. And we discuss the importance in viewing joy and pleasure as a practice—in choosing to feel it ourselves, in seeking it out in others. And, of course, we dive into the reality of fear as a guiding presence throughout our lives and how we keep it in its serviceable place. Quoted in the Episode: “What I learned from the brain tumor was that things are really scary and you don’t become unscared. You actually just deal with fear in a different way.” - Lauree Ostrofsky “If you’re not enjoying your life now, how will you ever enjoy it when you get the goal that you want to achieve? Enjoying your life is actually a muscle that you have to develop.” - Lauree Ostrofsky “If we can be present with the fear that’s in us, we can also be present with the joy. Because it’s likely you have multiple feelings going on at the same time.” - Lauree Ostrofsky “Luckily that happened because, otherwise, I would still be in that marriage. I would still be doing that job. And I would know that I was unhappy, but it was definitely safer. I was making all safe choices and I think I needed something big enough to wake myself up.” - Lauree Ostrofsky “If we don’t feel that there’s other people with us, then part of the fear is that we are all alone. So, this is beautiful because we’re really talking about how to make these leaps, how to reach our own audacious goals even when they’re intimidating. And a lot of it has to do with being with ourselves and finding community that we can also be with.” - Rebecca Wong Resources Referenced in this Episode: Joseph Campbell’s quote, “If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.” IFS (Internal Family Systems) model of therapy Where to find Lauree Ostrofsky: SimplyLeap.com Facebook Twitter Instagram If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ Join our #POBScast Community on Facebook and find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook using the hashtag #POBScast. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
Couples come to therapy for a myriad of reasons. But often, the real reason why they’re showing up is the thing hidden underneath their reasons. The solution is nearly always found in holding a magnifying lens up in those moments of conflict and, as this week’s guest Shake Birkel says, “owning our shit”. Suddenly, “Why is he/she doing this to me?” shifts into an opportunity to sit with our emotions and recalibrate our connections. Shane Birkel, a therapist and fellow podcaster, is no stranger to these magnifying glass moments. Together, we discuss the ways raising kids can shift a relationship in positive ways, the lessons we get from failure, the differences in what men want in a relationship and what women want from the same, and the palpable ripple effects of the #metoo movement in our work with couples and intimacy. Quoted in the Episode: “We don’t have the conversations that come up in couples therapy in our day-to-day lives. We have to be very intentional about setting up space for that.” - Shane Birkel “Couples put so much pressure on perfection and on not trying hard enough. And such an important part of the work of owning your own stuff is also building a healthy self-esteem that comes from within you. That I feel confident in myself as a human being, that my partner can act like a jerk and I know that it doesn’t have to do with me. They still love and care about me and we don’t have to do this perfectly every single time.” - Shane Birkel “Vulnerability has such different meanings for men and women. For women, it’s a connection point. For men, it’s often veiled in fear and the possibility of rejection. And I think as we’re opening up these conversations and saying to couples, ‘The antidote here is to become more vulnerable’, we have to understand that the very prescription has different meanings for people who are enculturated in different ways.” - Rebecca Wong Resources Referenced in this Episode: Terry Real’s RLT Training Where to find Shane: ShaneBirkel.com CouplesTherapistCouch.com Facebook Page Facebook Group If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
Sex is a difficult topic for most of us to discuss. What we like, what we don’t like, where the edges of our boundaries are, what is normal and what isn’t, what our children need to know and when… And yet, it is such an all-encompassing thing in what it means to be human, it has roots and ties in nearly every facet of our existence. Ultimately, what we all secretly want to know is, “Am I normal?” Our fears, discomfort and shame around sex aren’t entirely our faults. Had we all been raised receiving different messages around sex, we’d be having very different conversations today than we are now. And yet, here we are, trying our best to navigate a landscape rife with the ripples of Harvey Weinstein and Aziz Ansari, #metoo testimonials, rape culture, sexual harassment scandals, consent and victim blaming. It’s no wonder we struggle to know how to educate our own children about sex or quietly tolerate discontentment and shame in our own bedrooms. This week, Rebecca talks with sex therapist, Megan Torrey-Payne to make sense of how we got here and how we can shift the conversation to move forward. And it all comes down to a willingness to have uncomfortable conversations and to be OK in the grey. Quoted in the Episode: “We need to remind ourselves it’s OK to be uncomfortable. I don’t need to have all the answers. And it’s OK to give mixed messages.” - Megan Torrey-Payne “If we teach kids that sex should feel good, then they will have more of a voice to say ‘you know what, this doesn't feel good. This doesn’t feel right.’ But we teach kids that sex is just something you do. Then, when they find themselves in situations that are not pleasurable, they say ‘well, maybe this is just the way it is.‘“ - Megan Torrey-Payne “I wonder what would happen if we all gave ourselves permission to become aware of those internal compasses about what fits and what doesn't. Maybe this binary scale doesn't work for any of us.” - Rebecca Wong Resources Referenced in this Episode: Megan’s Resources page featuring recommended books and websites for adults and children. Where to find Megan: www.MeganTorreyPayne.com Facebook If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ 4. And if you want to dive in deeply into building conscious relationship with your beloved consider sharing an experiential gift of deeper connection and intimacy over valentines in our Divine Mirrors: A Valentine’s Couples Retreat Rebecca is co-facilitating at Menla. To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
What could you accomplish with your clients in just one weekend? This week’s guest, Adam Smithey, dares us to dream “outside the box” into what is possible: how we can make the most impact, what our clients are really asking us for, and how we can better integrate our work into our everyday lives. For him, that means being a stay-at-home dad during the week and running couples intensives on the weekends. Adam finds that he is able to complete six months of work with his couples in just two days. In this episode, Adam tells Rebecca how he came to develop his unique practice structure and style, learning from his mistakes as he went. He discusses how this integration with the demands of his home life with the dreams of his professional life has improved his marriage and allowed him to mentor other therapists who want to do clinical work differently. Learn how he ebbs and flows through imposter syndrome, how he structures his intensives and refines his process as he goes, and why he thinks every therapist should leap into unchartered territory when they feel the call. Quoted in the Episode: “Some of my best learning has come out of the pivots I’ve made falling on my face. And, you know, as a parent, I know that’s how my children learn too. It’s just human nature, not by doing things right all the time. Failure is a piece of the game.” - Rebecca Wong “Like most things in life, perception is cyclical--not really linear. In any given day, I feel on top of the world. In any given moment, I’m thrust back down into reality where I feel like I don’t know anything. It’s very real.” - Adam Smithey What’s the worst that could happen? Well, if it’s not the end of the world, then it’s still worthy of trying.” - Adam Smithey Resources Referenced in this Episode: The Gottman Institute Terry Real Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Where to find Adam: www.smitheycounseling.com If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ 4. And if you want to dive in deeply into building conscious relationship with your beloved consider sharing an experiential gift of deeper connection and intimacy over valentines in our Divine Mirrors: A Valentine’s Couples Retreat Rebecca is co-facilitating at Menla. To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
“Our thoughts create our suffering” is not an uncommon idea. But what does that really mean for our relationships, our past traumas, or the present realities? In this episode, Rebecca talks with Tom Murray, a sex and couples therapist in Greensboro, NC, about the significance of the present moment, and what it proves about truth and endurance. Tom tells Rebecca about his “carefrontational” approach with clients and how he helps them to see where they’re creating their own suffering. They discuss the difference between post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth, moving with the flow of life versus living in resistance, how our realities disprove the messaging of our default consciousness, and the differences between intimacy and closeness. Tom and Rebecca exchange thoughts on selficide, monogamy, and the only deep knowing we can ever really have. Quoted in the Episode: The truth always feels light, without exception. What we get mixed up on is believing that perfect always feels good. Perfect doesn’t always feel good. - Tom Murray I also have to appreciate that my partner’s ability to say No is what gives the Yes it’s meaning. - Tom Murray This is the mirroring. It’s not so much that our partners share something about themselves and we share something back about ourselves, but it’s that in the context of the relationship, I learn about me. - Rebecca Wong Resources Referenced in this Episode: Byron Katie Esther Perel University of North Carolina, Charlotte on post-traumatic growth Book: The Art of Intimacy by Thomas Patrick Malone Jack Moran Where to find Dr Tom Murray: www.drtommurray.com Facebook If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ 4. And if you want to dive in deeply into building conscious relationship with your beloved consider sharing an experiential gift of deeper connection and intimacy over valentines in our Divine Mirrors: A Valentine’s Couples Retreat Rebecca is co-facilitating at Menla. To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
When we are working to make a positive impact in a community, who is being left out of the conversation? Who isn’t being seen? Empathy starts with relationships and the mirrors those relationships hold up for us. When we are interested in joining in the conversation of diversity and inclusivity, it can be challenging to know where to start, how to jump in, or who to ask for support. It feels scary. No one wants to do it wrong. But what relational work teaches us is that by looking at ourselves, with curiosity and self-compassion, we begin to expand our understanding and move out of our stuckness. Natalie Overton, educator, cultural competency coach for teachers, yoga instructor, and founder of OmmGirls, is my guest this week. Together, we talk about why it is so important for helpers to receive help, ways to learn from people of color with humility rather than privilege, honing empathy as a skill, the possibility in agape love, the importance of self-care and self-reflection in the work of cultural competency and social justice, and expanding our ideas of privilege. Natalie also talks me through a really effective mindfulness meditation technique for letting go that you can start using right away. Resources Referenced in this Episode: Book: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD Book: The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober “What’s your American Dream Score?” Quiz on PBS.org Where to find Natalie Overton: Ommgirls.com Facebook Instagram If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ 4. And if you want to dive in deeply into building conscious relationship with your beloved consider sharing an experiential gift of deeper connection and intimacy over valentines in our Divine Mirrors: A Valentine’s Couples Retreat Rebecca is co-facilitating at Menla. To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
This conversation undulates between the current state and issues within our collective consciousness as Americans living in today’s social and political climate to the individual in how we deal with self-reflection, trauma, and loss--beautifully illustrating the now proverbial rally cry, “The personal is political.” Rebecca and Berkeley-based therapist Molly Merson, MFT cover it all, from our political “parents” to our collective infancy on the internet, to grief and loss and metabolizing trauma, capitalism and gift-giving culture, community mindset and collaboration, to technology, parenting, psychoanalytic theory, and the choices we have in suicide versus end-of-life. It all comes down to what we are able to hold and how two minds metabolizing together can disrupt repeat patterns. Trigger Warning: If you’re thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States at 1-800-273-8255 Molly also wrote a follow up blog post since we recorded to fill in some blanks, it's well worth a read and available at mollymerson.com/blog/problems-of-suicide-freud. Resources Referenced in this Episode: Podcast: On Being episode “Growing Up the Internet” Wilfred Bion’s ideas on alpha and beta elements in projective identification Thomas Ogden’s ideas on parent/child relationships and the processing of trauma Podcast: How to Survive the End of the World Co-founders of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza (activist, writer, public speaker) and Patrisse Cullors (artist and activist) Howard Thurman’s quote, “Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Book: Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl Where to find Molly: MollyMerson.com Facebook Twitter If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session with Rebecca start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ 4. And if you want to dive in deeply into building conscious relationship with your beloved consider sharing an experiential gift of deeper connection and intimacy over valentines in our Divine Mirrors: A Valentine’s Couples Retreat Rebecca is co-facilitating at Menla. To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
In our ever increasingly more technology-driven world, it is becoming even more imperative that we drop down into our physical bodies to understand what we feel and notice how it shows up for us in our bodies. There is so much information to be had in our sensory and intuitive experiences, if we’ll only take the time to notice it. And this information can show us not only how we react or respond to others, but also how we can shift cultural paradigms. So, it is only fitting that this week’s guest, Benjamin Reisterer, created a remarkably simple, convenient smartphone app called MetaFi, which guides users through noticing what emotions they feel, where they physically feel it in the body and the story around the emotions in three quick steps, so that users can begin to notice patterns in their emotions and physical responses and consciously disrupt those patterns with newer, healthier habits. In our conversation, Benjamin and I talk about how app users can use what they learn to make changes, the neurobiology influencing the relational, and what happens when we shift from an I-It relationship and an I-Thou relationship. Resources Referenced in this Episode: Why Therapy Works by Louis Cozolino The Healing Power of Emotion: Affective Neuroscience, Development & Clinical Practice by Diana Fosha PhD, Daniel J. Siegel M.D., and Marion Solomon Ph.D. The Transforming Power of Affect: A Model for Accelerated Change by Diana Fosha PhD Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) I and Thou by Martin Buber Where to find Benjamin Reisterer: MetaFi.me and MindfulCounselingGR.com Facebook: MetaFi and MindfulCounselingGR Instagram: MetaFi and MindfulCounselingGR If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ 4. And if you want to dive in deeply into building conscious relationship with your beloved consider sharing an experiential gift of deeper connection and intimacy over valentines in our Divine Mirrors: A Valentine’s Couples Retreat Rebecca is co-facilitating at Menla. To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
The Practice of Being Seen podcast offers a collection of curated discussions to therapists and anyone interested in deep restorative transformation, through relationship. Relationship Therapist and host, Rebecca Wong, believes that when you truly see yourself you create a ripple effect that allows you to be the change you wish to see in the world -- and that invites everyone around you to do the same. This is the basis of her signature method, Connectfulness®. On this special holiday episode, Rebecca muses about Relationship Rumblestrips. These are reminders that help you come back into consciousness in your relationships, that cock you alert and help you show up as your highest self, the self that you are choosing to be, rather than the false self you had to become to survive. This is the work of Connectfulness - it’s the space between. When you slow down and notice your mode of reacting to these rumblestrip moments they become accessible growth portals that can transform the way you show up for yourself and experience relationships. Quoted in this episode: “If you think you're enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” Ram Dass “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” Viktor Frankl If you're interested in working with Rebecca Wong, you can find out more about her services here: 1. If you're in New York and would like to schedule a relationship therapy session start here: https://connectfulness.com/therapy/ 2. If you're a therapist and are interested in mentorship with Rebecca, find out more about services offered here: https://www.practiceofbeingseen.com/work-with-rebecca/ 3. To learn more about Rebecca’s Private Couples Intensive Retreats, start here: https://connectfulness.com/intensive-private-retreat/ 4. And if you want to dive in deeply into building conscious relationship with your beloved consider sharing an experiential gift of deeper connection and intimacy over valentines in our Divine Mirrors: A Valentine’s Couples Retreat Rebecca is co-facilitating at Menla. To join the #POBScast Community practiceofbeingseen.com/community For more information and resources, visit the website at practiceofbeingseen.com. To join the conversation on social media, use the hashtag #POBScast. You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. If you have questions or inquiries, email us at practiceofbeingseen@gmail.com
Are you caught up in the frenzy of day to day modern life? Are you busy, rushed, hurried and lacking time? How much time do you spend with your kids? How much time do your children spend away from you? As the year 2017 is coming to an end, I invite you to rethink your priorities. This is a good time to pause and set new intentions for the coming year. How do you want to spend your days? Where does your attention go? We move through scenes like ghosts, without fully experiencing the moments and the events. We are rushing from place to place, constantly doing something... Children are overbooked and over scheduled. But the truth of the matter is we need to rethink our priorities, we need to change our lifestyle, we need to slow down, we need to have ample time for for children to play freely. We need to provide time and space for our children to decompress, experience downtime and just be bored. Bored is the gateway to creativity. Not only our children do not have time and space to be bored but they not have time for daydreaming, processing what has happened to them during the day. Highlights: -how to recognize our relational patterns and triggers -we heal together -fighting with your partner is not a bad thing -the importance of repair after a fight -how to help children in transitions times -why we need to slow down -why is play so vital -what is slipping away from our lives -the importance of doing nothing, having downtie -boredom is not a bad thing Also, my wonderful guest walks us through a simple sensory awareness exercise. About my guest Rebecca Wong is a relationship therapist, consultant, mentor and host of the Practice Of Being Seen podcast. She's also the creator of Connectfulness®, a research-based practice that encourages you to explore and embrace every aspect of your humanity – including everything that’s marvelous and all that’s messy. Resources and links: Rebecca's web site Connectfulness ideas PDF Blog posts about play. Do you need an ongoing parenting support for free? I invite you to join my closed Facebook group-Authentic Parenting Community-a supportive and positive space for moms and dads who want to learn and grow. What’s so special about this group? There I offer exclusive FREE content- you won’t get anywhere else-bi-monthly free support calls, Q+A sessions, free training, and self improvement challenges. I strongly believe that social and emotional support if vital for modern parents. Find yours today! Don’t be alone with the challenges of parenting. JOIN NOW. Visit my web site www.authenticparenting.com to schedule a 30 min. complimentary session today and get answers to your burning parenting questions. No obligation. Did you enjoy this episode? Subscribe to Authentic Moments Podcast on Apple Podcasts. Here is how you can do that in under 3 min. Watch my quick video tutorial. Who you can share this episode with? Authentic Moments is a weekly show. New episode airs every Thursday. Become a supporter of the show. Join others who have kindly given from their heart for the value they have received from the show. You contribution truly does make a difference. DONATE NOW! 7 Things You Should Do Every Day with Your Kids inforgraphic Download Now It is the most shared and commented post I have ever created in social media. Why? Because it resonated with everyone. We all know what’s true and what we need to do deep inside but somehow we get caught up in the frenzy of day to day life and get disconnected form our values, from our children and from ourselves. Holiday season is another hectic time but I am sending this message to you and inviting you to reconnect with what’s important. To open space in your life, let your children be free, and play, spend time outdoors even if it’s cold. stop the madness, stop the doing and just be...And if you are having a hard time...ponder upon this question: What are you avoiding by keeping busy? Curious how much time you spend on your phone? Where does your attention go? How many times per day you pick up your phone or check your email? Download the Moment app that tracks your screen usage. It might provide some important data which hopefully will encourage you to make some changes.
What’s the path to creating a business that brings you money, joy and life balance? My guest Rebecca Wong shares her entrepreneurial journey. She’s found that leaning into her relationships allows her to create some amazing things, including a robust therapy practice and The Practice Of Being Seen, a community for therapists. She digs into some keys to writing stand-out copy for your website that you can implement right away. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Taking brave steps her business Planning with her business partner using both practical tools and intuition Leaning into working with assistants What we need from our partners and loved ones as therapists Imposter syndrome and how to work through it Working through low or scary moments in her business Getting grounded as an entrepreneur and as a person How we can bring our real selves more fully into our marketing Ways to make your copy stand out and speak to your right-fit clients Show notes at http://coachingwithannie.com/podcast/rebecca-wong
In this conversation, relationship therapist Rebecca Wong guides us through an essential truth about relationships: Happy couples fight. Fighting actually enables people to show one another that they matter. You can learn how to fight well and how to create a container of belonging in your partnership. In the face of disagreements, you can create a practice of commitment that enables you to tolerate occasional divisions. Much of this conversation is about marriage and romantic relationships, but it will shed some light on all of your relationships as we discuss mirror neurons, the power of eye contact, and reading nonverbal cues. And, you’ll learn why it’s great news that 69% of the conflicts in your relationship are unresolvable. Get Rebecca’s 5 Simply Magical Relationships Tips: https://connectfulness.com/happycouplesfight
Meet your Practice of Being Seen hosts, relationship therapist Rebecca Wong and storytelling coach Marisa Goudy. What can you expect when you join us for the Practice of Being Seen journey? Tune in for conversations and interviews that explore the stories, spirit, and psychology that shape our relationships and form our society. And please pardon the sound quality on the first few episodes. It gets better - we promise! For more on the Practice of Being Seen including our events, consulting and our membership community for therapists, please visit www.practiceofbeingseen.com.
Welcome back! In Episode 61 Therapy Chat host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C asked 11 therapists to contribute their best tips for using self care to manage holiday stress. With Thanksgiving Day tomorrow in the US, hopefully you will find something useful here. Thanks for listening to Therapy Chat. Please get in touch and let host Laura Reagan know what you thought of this episode! Thanks to the eleven therapists who participated! See below for their names and links to their websites! Elizabeth Cush, MA, LGPC Progressioncounseling.com Robert Cox, MA, PLPC, NCC http://www.liferecoveryconsulting.com Charlotte Hiler Easley LCSW ESMHL www.charlotteeasley.com Daniela Paolone LMFT westlakevillage-counseling.com Elizabeth Burke, LCSW www.empoweredtherapy.org Gina Della Penna, LMHC www.ginadellapenna.com Jackie Flynn EdS | LMHC | RPT www.counselinginbrevard.com Melvin Varghese, PhD melvinvarghese.com Ellis Edmunds, Licensed Psychologist www.drellisedmunds.com Rebecca Wong, LCSW www.connectfulness.com Michelle Lewis, LCSW www.slweightcounseling.com Resources mentioned in this episode: Here’s the link to find out about clinical supervision and consultation with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C and the Trauma Therapist Community: http://www.laurareaganlcswc.com/for-professionals/ 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! Also, if you’d like to share a tip that helps you get through the holidays, record a message and your comment may be included in the December holiday episode! Thank you for listening!
Welcome back! In Episode 59, # 2 in the series on Trauma and Attachment, Therapy Chat host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C interviews Rebecca Wong, LCSW-R, a relationship therapist in New Paltz, NY, the creator of Connectfulness, and co-host of the upcoming Practice Of Being Seen podcast. Rebecca talks about using play in her couples work, as well as how our attachment relates to our ability to trust our partners. Rebecca explains that needing attention is not a bad thing – it’s normal. She talks about the concept of being seen, in relationships and in our work with clients. She and Laura discuss getting out of our heads and into our bodies to connect with our partners, other people in our lives and as therapists, how we can connect with our clients. Rebecca explains how using animal-assisted therapy with dogs and horses helps us understand our emotions as shown in our bodies. Rebecca describes her five-step process of Connectfulness, a research based practice she developed and uses with her couples therapy clients. She talks about all the things we do to avoid uncomfortable feelings and how those things interfere with connection. She offers a free download from her website, the link is below. This is the Episode 2 of the series on trauma and attachment, which will now continue on alternating weeks through the next few months. On the opposite weeks you will hear the series on integrative mental health! Thanks for listening to Therapy Chat. Please get in touch and let host Laura Reagan know what you thought of this episode! Resources mentioned in this episode: Rebecca’s website for everything she’s doing: http://connectfulness.com Please visit this to get Rebecca’s free list of 5 magical relational steps for your relationship: http://connectfulness.com/therapychat Here’s the link to find out about clinical supervision and consultation with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C and the Trauma Therapist Community: http://www.laurareaganlcswc.com/for-professionals/ 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! Thank you for listening!
How Children Are Like Horses (And Why You Should Care) If you have been listening to Therapy Chat podcast lately, you know that I have been talking about using equine assisted psychotherapy and education methods to get in touch with our emotional experiences. In Episode 55 I described my own experience of making a deep soul connection in a barn when I spent a Saturday morning at an equine learning workshop with four other women and two horses. That changed me and I am still feeling it, weeks later. I can’t wait to do more – and I will in a couple weeks when I trek to the Hudson Valley for a beautiful Equine Retreat for Therapists and Healers offered by my friends and colleagues Rebecca Wong and Marisa Goudy. Then in Episode 56 I interviewed Charlotte Hiler Easley, an LCSW and Equine Specialist in Lexington, Kentucky who developed a model called Equine Assisted Survivors of Trauma Therapy that is being used with survivors of sexual assault to experientially teach safety in our bodies, to see what it feels like to set and hold boundaries, and to take care of ourselves in relationship – as well as allowing ourselves to be vulnerable and risk trusting another who may hurt us. This experiential work with survivors of trauma sounds very powerful to me, as someone who has worked for years with trauma survivors; and as someone who has recently had a life-changing experience with horses. In hearing about Charlotte’s work and after my own experience I realized there are some similarities between children and horses which are very relevant to the therapy work I do with my clients. It might seem like a strange connection, but stay with me. I’m going to tell you about three ways that children are like horses and why you should care. As I explained in episode 55 and the blog post that went with it – this information comes from the EAGALA website - equine-assisted psychotherapy and learning works for these reasons: “Because horses are prey animals, they rely on non-verbal cues to stay alive. Their lives depend on accurately reading these cues.” Horses learn from their interactions with us whether or not we are safe, which lets them know if they are safe. Children do the same thing. They read our body language more than our words. “Like humans, horses are social creatures who live in herds.”We humans are wired for connection, as Brené Brown frequently says. It goes back to attachment. Children need protection and care from the adults they depend on for survival. When a baby is born that child is completely helpless and dependent upon their caregivers for protection. Safety to a newborn baby means being given food, sheltered from the elements and being held and soothed. Physical safety is being protected from harm; emotional safety is “will you be there when I need you? Do you care about what I need?” “Horses know when what we are saying and doing don't match what we are feeling and sensing, even though we might not know. They reflect back to us what we are feeling and sensing, or the incongruence between our feelings, sensations, words and actions, even (especially) when it's outside of our conscious awareness." Children also notice incongruence between our words and our non-verbal cues. Children know when a parent says they are not mad but they really are. They know when a parent is crying, but says nothing is wrong, that it isn’t true. Why do they pay attention to this? It’s part of how they make sure they are safe. If their primary caregiver isn’t okay, then they aren’t okay, because who will take care of them if something happens to the primary caregiver? Okay, so I’ve made my case for children being like horses in three ways, but why should you care? Well, you should care if you are a parent because it’s important to understand what your children need in order to thrive. (Click here to listen to Episode 21 on raising well-adjusted children). And you should care even if you aren’t a parent because you were once a child! Yeah, but that was in the past, right? Not so fast! Attachment affects us throughout the lifespan. It shows up in our peer relationships, intimate partner relationships, in our interactions with our coworkers, supervisors and supervisees and it affects how we feel about ourselves in general. The attachment that develops between a child and their primary caregiver begins immediately at birth. It continues to develop, with the most intense period of attachment development happening between birth and age 3. As I mentioned, children depend upon the attachment with their primary caregivers for survival. However, attachment repair can happen throughout the lifespan, so even if there was a disruption to secure attachment between the child and the primary caregiver, in most cases it is not too late to change this. In the worst cases of child neglect, in which children are deprived of touch and verbal interaction with their primary caregivers, brain development can be severely impacted. Studies have found a connection between severe child neglect and reduced brain size and changes to structures of the brain using brain scans for side-by-side comparison. You can learn more about this at Dr. Bruce Perry’s Child Trauma Academy, which is found at www.childtrauma.org. In Episode 46 of Therapy Chat I talked with Julie Hanks about how assertiveness is influenced by attachment. In future episodes you’re going to hear a lot more about attachment and trauma. Our next episode will kick off the series on attachment and trauma with an interview with Amy Sugeno, LCSW. Amy is in private practice in Texas, where she specializes in helping people who have experienced childhood trauma, including adoption. Later in the series you’ll hear from Stuart Fensterheim, LCSW; Rebecca Wong, LCSW-R; Brittainy Wagner, LPC; Katie K. May, NCC; David Emerson of the Trauma Center at JRI; David Shannahoff-Khalsa of the UCSD Center for Integrative Medicine; Robert Cox, PLPC and many others. I hope you’ll enjoy this series on a subject which I personally find fascinating. The more I learn, the more I realize the way we show up in our lives is all about attachment. I can’t wait to share these episodes with you over the coming months. Thank you for listening to Therapy Chat today! I hope you have heard something useful. I’d love to hear your feedback! What do you like, what do you not like? Is there a topic you would like to hear discussed on Therapy Chat? Get in touch with me! Visit http://therapychatpodcast.com and leave a message for me using the green button you’ll see there. And please visit iTunes to leave a rating and review and subscribe to receive all the latest episodes of Therapy Chat! You can find all episodes on the website, and Therapy Chat is also on iHeartRadio, Google Play, Stitcher and YouTube.
Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women
My guest today is Rebecca Wong, a relationship therapist, consultant, and speaker. She’s also the creator of Connecfulness, a research-based practice encouraging people to explore and embrace every aspect of humanity. Today’s topic is the need to be seen, heard, understood, and accepted. It’s something we both fear and desire. Rebecca is launching a podcast very soon, and she currently lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband, daughters, and furry family members. Join us! You can read the full show notes and access all the links and resources at www.lourdesviado.com
Rebecca Wong has built a thriving private practice business by seeing fewer weekly clients & not taking insurance. How did she do it? The key: Growing beyond standard one-on-one client-therapist work. The post TTE 15: How to Stop Taking Insurance & Grow A Practice Beyond 1-1 Client Sessions appeared first on BrighterVision.com.
Rebecca Wong has built a thriving private practice business by seeing fewer weekly clients & not taking insurance. How did she do it? The key: Growing beyond standard one-on-one client-therapist work. The post TTE 15: How to Stop Taking Insurance & Grow A Practice Beyond 1-1 Client Sessions appeared first on BrighterVision.com.
Midlife Love Bytes! | Relationship | Insight | Psychology | Healthy Love | Transition
Beth Luwandi, LPC speaks with Rebecca Wong, LCSW-R, Relationship Therapist and creator of Connectfulness. Find out more at www.connectfulness.com. Learn more about relationship issues including empathy, connection, conflict, and asking for what we need. Rebecca introduces Relationship Reboot, her upcoming email program designed to recharge you in the areas of energy, money, and time. Developed in collaboration with a yoga instructor and a financial planner, Rebecca adds her expertise in relationship to round out this perfect marriage of these three areas where people clash. Burning Question of the episode comes from 57 year-old woman in a second marriage for 17 years: How do I get my husband to express more empathy? Enjoy the show and be sure to subscribe for FREE on iTunes and read the show notes at bethluwandi.com.
Welcome! Today’s guest is Rebecca Wong. She’s a private practitioner who is really thinking outside the box and doing some amazing things in her private practice. Rebecca is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and she is creating an amazing practice. She has niched her practice in a very creative way, so I get to talk to her about how she built her niche private pay practice in a small town. She’s building courses, launching a podcast, and has a stellar blog. Today’s awesome sponsor is Brighter Vision, so don’t forget to check them out at http://sellingthecouch.com/brightervision to get your first month free!
Starting a Counseling Practice with Kelly + Miranda from ZynnyMe
Rebecca Wong is an LCSW in New York who's the founder of http://www.connectfulness.com/ (Connectfulness). She shares an honest perspective of her journey through building her private practice and how it's a work in progress. Thank you, Rebecca, for sharing!
Starting a Counseling Practice with Kelly + Miranda from ZynnyMe
Rebecca Wong is an LCSW in New York who is the founder of Connectfulness. She shares an honest perspective of her journey through building her private practice and how it is a work in progress. Thank you Rebecca for sharing!
Rebecca is an amazing therapist, with a focus on helping parenting couples.
The existence of community-based, community-run institutions are critical now more than ever, as gentrification and displacement plague cities across the country. Tonight we celebrate two institutions who have decades of serving Bay Area communities – City College of San Francisco and Suigetsukan Dojo in Oakland: The struggle to save CCSF has been ongoing over the past couple of years. Currently, CCSF is gaining traction in its struggle to maintain accreditation and promote high quality, low cost, accessible education. Salima Hamirani speaks with students Matthew Martinez and Kerri Ann Navarro-Borja, and professor Vike Palaita of the Save City College of San Francisco Coalition to get the latest updates on the campaign, and to hear why they're encouraging as many as people as possible to enroll in City College classes this semester. Suigetsukan is a non-profit collective martial arts dojo in Oakland that teaches and trains in the traditional Japanese martial arts of Jujutsu, Aikido, and Japanese Sword. With so many martial arts training halls and dojos in the Bay Area – what makes Suigetsukan such a special place? Ellen Choy hears from Mike Esmailzadeh, Rebecca Wong, and Aiko Yoshitani about why this 23-year-old community institution has created a place many of their students call home. Girl Army. Photo credit: Suigetsukan. Youth/kids training. Photo credit: Suigetsukan. Hosted by Salima Hamirani. The post APEX Express – January 16, 2014 appeared first on KPFA.
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