Coaching Through Chaos Podcast
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratingsConversations with experts to help you conquer the chaos in your life! You'll hear inspiring and motivating stories about relationships, finance, stress, conflict resolution, healthy living, addiction recovery , health and fitness, money management, success coaching. The show is hosted by Dr. Colleen Mullen, PsyD., LMFT, a therapist and expert in managing life's chaos!
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Could You Pivot and Professionally Start Over? with Wendy Bruton
March 30, 2021 18:03 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBDr. Wendy Bruton, host of "I Used to be a Therapist" podcast has lived a few lives. She joins me to talk about how and why she decided to pivot out of her chosen profession as a licensed psychologist after a year-long battle through a professional trauma. Hear how she works to help women now, how this former university professor and researcher adopted essential oils into her life, and what she has to say after being married to her high school sweetheart for more than 3 decades. In this ep...
Grief, Loss, and Surviving with Shelly Buck and Kathy Curtis
March 09, 2021 17:45 - 43 minutes - 35.2 MBWe all know we will lose people we love during our lifetime, but there is a special kind of pain when you lose a child. Shelly Buck's son, Ryder, got diagnosed with cancer when he was 22. He recovered quickly from that, only to be killed in a roadside accident some months later. Shelly talks about surviving the unthinkable loss of a child, while still being Mom to her other kids and about how the family survives. Shelly wrote a book about her experience with her best friend, Kathy Curtis, wh...
Get Your Business Spinning with DJ Amani Roberts
February 15, 2021 16:31 - 40 minutes - 34 MBHow can one night in the DJ booth can get your business spinning in the right direction? That's some of what my conversation with Amani Roberts, AKA DJ AmRo of the Amani Experience, focuses on. Amani takes his knowledge of marketing, hospitality and the DJ business and creates ideas around how to help your business get off the ground. In this episode, we discuss: How one night out gave him the vision of his career. What are the markers of a good brand What Amani learned in the hospi...
Helping Millennials Transform their Careers - Ben Preston
January 25, 2021 21:38 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBBenjamin Preston has a passion for helping young professionals figure out what is getting in their way from going after the career they want. He has had some great professional experiences along his journey, including winning and entrepreneurship award as recognition for beins successful at launching several businesses, as well as joining the leadership team at a start-up. He know what it takes to find the confidence, figure out how to manage the relationship dynamics, and confront his own ...
The Millennial's Career Metamorphosis Coach - Ben Preston
January 25, 2021 21:38 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBBenjamin Preston has a passion for helping young professionals figure out what is getting in their way from going after the career they want. He has had some great professional experiences along his journey, including winning and entreprenueirship award as recognition for beins successful at launching several businesses, as well as joining the leadership team at a start-up. He know what it takes to find the confidence, figure out how to manage the relationship dynamics, and confront his own...
The Best of Coaching Through Chaos
December 29, 2020 06:47 - 31 minutes - 28 MBLet's face it, 2020 has been like the toxic, chaotic boyfriend who won't go away. I wish I had the definitive answer for how to get him out of all of our lives, but I don't. What I do have, however, is a collection of podcast episodes I've been creating over the last 5 years to help you learn ways to conquer the chaos in your life. So, since chaotic 2020 needs some extra resources to get conquered, I've put together a sampling of some of my favorite episodes for you. There are so many re...
Not Created Equal - Muslim Immigrant US Army Ret. Lt. Col. Mona Johnson
December 07, 2020 07:50 - 53 minutes - 41.6 MBHer early life was filled with cultural traumas - escaping Egypt and then immigrating to the US after living in exile in Saudi Arabia with her family. Mona Johnson, grew up a fighter for equality, but the fighter in her was also fought with at home - she survived a marriage filled with domestic violence. Somehow, she kept fighting and as a single parent, decided to enter the US Army. She is now thought to be the first Muslim-Arab Immigrant female Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army. Listen in ...
Can You Really Find Calm After Years of Chaos? with Robert Delude
November 16, 2020 23:39 - 22 minutes - 35.2 MBRobert Delude is the host of the None of Your Business Podcast, where he talks to his entrepreneurial guests about anything but their business (you can check out an earful I gave him about my own personal struggles and successes in an upcoming episode), but today, I flip the script on him to get him to talk about why he is so focused on helping others climb out of dark places in life. He shares his story of a chaotic childhood where he didn't think he fit in. It was only when he first got h...
The Family Discussion We All Avoid - Legacy Planning with Leslie Quinsay
October 26, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 33.7 MBWho wants to talk abotu estate planning or leaving your legacy to your family? Not me! I want to live forever. Well, unfortunately, so did my parents, but I have no experienced both of them passing on with absolutely nothing planned for as far as their estates go. What a complicated experience, with a lot of complicated emotions! When I discovered Leslie Quinsay's booke, Legacy: A Guide to Successfully Transferring Wealth from One Generation to the Next, I wish I had an opportunity to imp...
Unspoken Pain - #Men Too with Dr Kelly Palfy
October 05, 2020 20:17 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBWe, of course, know that abuse of any child is wrong, but when boys are sexually abused, it is often not reported. There are a lot of reasons for that. Ill be talking with Dr Kelli Palfy, who got interested in helping men who had been sexually abused as children when she was an investigator with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. We discuss some of the reasons it's not talked about it, how it affects men when they carry the secret and some great organizations where they can find help and he...
How Much Money do you need to Retire? with Financial Mentor Todd Tresidder
September 14, 2020 20:24 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBTodd Tresidder was a hedge fund manager who wasn't satisfied making the rich richer, while those who didnt have financial know-how tended to stay in the dark about it. Todd had set himself up financially for retirement at 35 and wanted to teach others how they too could find their way to financial independence and security. That led to Todd creating the educational platform FinancialMentor.com Part of Financial Mentor's mission is to educate the masses in a place that is separate from th...
A Business Model others Want to Own & Inspiring Others to Follow their Dreams with Micah Logan
August 24, 2020 13:26 - 53 minutes - 44.5 MBEver have a dream of owning a business, and then realized the dream kept getting bigger. Well, Micah Logan experienced that. He became a personal trainer, then opened his own grym. He wanted to create something that stood out from the everyday gyms we all know where you come in, work out and leave- most often without talking to anyone or even saying hello to anyone. Micah created Next Level Fitness and Wellness. It's a community-based model for a gym (you'll want to hear how he talks ab...
How to Talk to your Kids about Sex with Dr Lanae St John
August 03, 2020 17:19 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBToday we are going to talk about sex! Who doesn’t love talking about sex? Right?!? Well, the reality is that many people certainly enjoy sex, but actually talking about it is something that becomes awkward or uncomfortable for them. For today’s interview, we are going to add an extra layer to that level of awkwardness and talk about how to talk to you kids about sex. Yes, its time to talk about how to have The Talk. My guest is Dr Lanae St John. She is a board certified sexologist. Dr St...
Financial Savvy for Today with Rainier Trinidad, CFA
July 13, 2020 23:27 - 41 minutes - 31.9 MBEveryone struggles at time with managing their finances. In particularly now, as we get through this pandemic, so many people are waiting with baited breath to find out what the near future holds for our economy. Myself included. My guest this episode is my friend and financial whiz, Rainier Trinidad. Rainier is a Certified Financial Analyst. He'll tell you that that is and why it should matter when you are seeking someone to mange your money. But in addition to that, we cover: Rain...
The Well-Designed Business with Luann Nigara
June 23, 2020 02:38 - 34 minutes - 30.9 MBLuAnn Nigara is the co-owner of Window Works in New Jersey for over 30 years now, but she is probably most known now on a larger scale for her expertise on building, growing and sustaining a business. She hosts The Well-Designed Business Podcast, is a well-known speaker at trade shows and leads workshops. Her expertise lies in helping others, including established business owners, develop the fine skils necessary to have their business prepped to withstand the ebbs and flows over decades! ...
The Crisis Manual with Dr Reef Karim
May 18, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBA crisis doesn't happen everyday, but when it does, it brings on a lot of emotions. Fear, anxiety, desperation, thought paralysis. Dealing with the unknown factors that a crisis delivers is a unique experience. Even though this episode is launching amidst the peak of the Coronavirus Pandemic, it contains information about a helpful tool to help you manage how you deal with any time of crisis in your life. Dr Reef Karim is an expert in human behavior. He is a board certified psychiatrist ...
A Practical Guide to Mental Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 24, 2020 03:36 - 52 minutes - 48 MBAnxiety, lonliness, anger, reactivity, sadness, loss, grief, confusion, fear - these are all emotions you may be feeling as you go through life under the pandemic restrictions. This crisis has resulted in a collective trauma - we are all in this together and we are all affected by it in one way or another. In my practice over the last month, I saw a defined uptick in a resurgence of my client's trauma symptoms from earlier in their lives. I decided to do a special episode to help those ...
The Fear Problem with Dr Patrick Lockwood
March 02, 2020 22:28 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWe all have some sort of fear, but through the evolution of technology and the ability to get endless likes and reposts of our woes, our fears have become something of a cultural phenomenon. What used to be one person telling a friend something shocking, whether true or not, we now live in a culture where that one friend is actually our social medial platform and there are people reinforcing our projections, leading to a hijacking of our emotions. Our 24-hour news cycles also play into thi...
Jodie Royak an artist, inventor, entrepreneur
February 04, 2020 02:23 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBYou want a Roy Lichtenstein-style paining on your wall? Talk to Jodie. You want a beautiful mid-century modern table for your living room? Talk to Jodie. You want the easiest and more sure-fire way to get your art pieces hung on your wall? For that , you also need to talk to Jodie. Jodie Royak of @RoyakStudio is an artistic craftsman who not only is living his dream as a full-time artist, but is also an inventor and successful entrepreneur. He is the inventor of BlinkHangers.com, where he "...
The Black Belt Husband with Quentin Hafner
January 06, 2020 22:13 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBColleen talks with Quentin about: His own journey on becoming the father of two boys, The similarities between BJJ and marriage. What it means about you if you believe all your ex's are crazy. How we can heal wounds from our childhoods through our marriage. And.... many more great relationship tips! If YOU want to be a husband who earns Black Belt status, or you want to find one- this episode is for you ! To follow Quentin, check out his IG: @Quentin_Hafner To Buy the book on Amazon...
The Suzy Chronicles
November 12, 2019 09:57 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBPart 3 of 3. This is a conversation with my sister Suzy, who came to live with me in in 2018 after our mother died suddenly. We take you into our very personal journey. We end up fighting the system for what is right when it comes to her care and medical benefits. Some fights are not over yet. You also get a look into the life of someone who lived many years very socially isolated with intellect limitations and what happens when they are given love and care and connection to others.This epis...
3 weeks Across the Country with a tub of Porcelain Dolls
November 12, 2019 08:51 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBPart 2 of 3. This is a conversation about my almost month-long road trip across the country to help my disabled sister start her life over after my mother suddenly passed away. It was also a cathartic journey for me as my life transformed along with my sister's. I traveled from New York to DC to Greensboro to Nashville, to Nashville, to Memphis to New Orleans to Dallas and then Albuquerque and finally back to my home in San Diego. But my hone will never be the same. This story of love, lo...
My New York Story
November 12, 2019 08:33 - 43 minutes - 34.8 MBMay 2018, I got a call that changed my life. In one phone call, I knew when I left my home in San Diego to go to New York, I would return and my mother will have died and I will ave inherited my disabled sister. This is the first episode in over 18 months. This will be a series of 3 to tell this story of love, loss and how we are managing the chaos we are finding in this new life situation. This is a very personal series - not the norm for this show. After the New York Story, My Cross Co...
Interview with horror movie director Mark Newton
May 08, 2018 05:02 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBInterview with horror movie director and special effects expert Mark Newton about his current film, Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies. Dr. Colleen Mullen talks with Mark about his dreams of becoming a film maker, the best effects of the movie, how to produce an indie film, gets actors and stay on budget and how to manage the chaos that is movie-making!
Interview with David Lowe from Qwerky Coliving in San Diego
June 15, 2017 06:25 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBThis #Podcast episode features Dr Colleen Mullen's conversation with David Lowe, founder, of Qwerky Coliving in San Diego, CA. Qwerky is a housing experience for entrepreneurs and #DigitalNomads and #VirtualAssistants or #VA 's .
Dr Jonathan Singer - Stop Suicide
April 18, 2017 17:21 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBTouching upon the nature of suicide, and the impact on those left behind.
Suicide Prevention and How Suicide Affected my life- with Dr Jonathan Singer
April 18, 2017 17:21 - 59 minutes - 52 MBSuicide Prevention and the Grief of those Left Behind I was personally devastated by suicide on July 1, 2007, when my youngest brother, Scott, took his own life at the age of 28. Scott struggled for many years in and out of mental health treatment episodes. He never quite let go of the perceived stigma of what it meant to have a mental illness, so he never fully accepted treatment. Even if he had, we know some people still make the choice to end their life. What they don't know, or can'...
Alissa Daire Nelson - Strength Finder
March 02, 2017 05:19 - 33 minutes - 2.08 MBAlissa Daire Nelson - Strength Finder by colleen mullen psychology motivation self-help life skills social work love relationships resilience san diego coaching therapy
301 - Craig McEwen - Tackle TBI with the NFL Alumni
January 31, 2017 05:06 - 50 minutes - 47.8 MBCraig McEwen, NFL Alumni president and part of a winning superbowl lineup discusses Traumatic Brain Injury and new solutions to protect young players, but also ways to assist veterans.
300 - Season 3 Introduction
January 03, 2017 22:29 - 3 minutes - 4.61 MB300 - Season 3 Introduction by colleen mullen psychology motivation self-help life skills social work love relationships resilience san diego coaching therapy
A Transgender Life - Just one transition of many with Zander Keig
July 19, 2016 21:14 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBI met Zander at a friend's house-warming party. We spoke of working within the government agency system of therapy and had a lively discussion. I went home and "friended" him on Facebook - I then discovered my new friend was quite a fascinating person, having lived a life of social advocacy for the LGBTQ population. It was when I clicked on a link to his website that I saw he was not only an advocate, but a well-respected person in that community who had actually gone through the transi...
212 - Zander Keig - Beyond Race & Gender
July 19, 2016 21:14 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBZander Keig shares with us his experiences, indicative of a deeper causality of discrimination that taps into a primal fear of 'the other' that transcends race or gender...
211 - Darlene Lancer - Narcissism
July 05, 2016 18:38 - 37 minutes - 35.8 MBDarlene Lancer teaches us about Narcissism and how to deal with a Narcissist.
210 - Dee Wagner - Naked Online
June 21, 2016 17:09 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBDee Wagner, co-author of Naked Online, a modern day Zen and the Art of Internet Dating, speaks of some of the trials and tribulations involved with online dating, and how to stay zen in the face of it all
209 - Quentin Hafner, LMFT - Intimacy for Couples With Kids
June 07, 2016 16:41 - 31 minutes - 29.8 MB209 - Quentin Hafner, LMFT - Intimacy for Couples With Kids by colleen mullen psychology motivation self-help life skills social work love relationships resilience san diego coaching therapy
208 - Eric Lovett - 8 West
May 24, 2016 07:33 - 26 minutes - 25.2 MBhomeless youth, 8West, Ocean Beach, Urban Street Angels, Eric Lovett, Colleen Mullen, Psychology podcast, transitional age youth, recovery, resiliency
207 - DanFranks - PodcastMovement
April 12, 2016 02:37 - 37 minutes - 35.9 MBDan Franks, Co-Founder of Podcast Movement tells us about the upcoming event in Chicago, July 2016
206 - The Happy Couple Expert - Robyn D'Angelo, LMFT
March 29, 2016 02:27 - 30 minutes - 28.9 MBGet to the top of your game with the 2016 DINK SUMMIT - Hear from 21 experts in 21 days - Begins 11th April, 2016, Hosted by Robyn D'Angelo, LMFT - The Happy Couple Expert.
205 - Adaptive Sports Foundation - Pam Greene
March 15, 2016 01:09 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MBPam Greene, the Program director at the Adaptive Sports Foundation shares with us some of the success stories of the program, along with upcoming fundraiser events.
204 - School of Psych - Jared DeFife, PhD
March 01, 2016 06:04 - 44 minutes - 42.1 MBDr Jared DeFife of the School of Psych talks about his practice, his podcast and how he got there...
203 - CrusherTV - Alan Brown
February 16, 2016 15:53 - 31 minutes - 30.5 MBFrom mess to success, entrepreneur Alan Brown shares his story as well as several brain hacks you can use right now to crush ADHD
202 - Mens Story Project - Dr Jocelyn Lehrer
February 02, 2016 05:07 - 34 minutes - 32.8 MBPromoting Healthy Masculinities and Gender Equality: The Men’s Story Project (MSP) is a replicable storytelling and community dialogue project that brings exploration of social ideas about masculinity into public forums around the world.
201 - Megan Bearce LMFT - Supercommuters
January 19, 2016 06:08 - 31 minutes - 30.1 MBMegan Bearce, LMFT gives hints and tips for couples to preserve their relationships when faced with Super Commuting
QuadCast102 EMDR AI & True Love
December 01, 2015 07:04 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBA Quadcast Podcast spectacular, we join @QuadfatherMFT and discuss EMDR, Artificial Intelligence and whether you can find true love with an automaton...
024 - Shy No More - Dr Barton Goldsmith
November 17, 2015 07:16 - 34 minutes - 32.9 MBDiscussing his book 'Overcoming Shyness' and upcoming new books, as well as the benefits of dogs
023 - Firefighter Behavioral Health - Jeff Dill
November 10, 2015 02:39 - 31 minutes - 29.9 MBRet. Capt Jeff Dill is the founder of Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, a 501c3 dedicated to the prevention of suicide in firefighters and EMTs through outreach, education and fostering a healthier awareness of warning signs.
022 - Beyond-Tbi-Ptsd - MattShobert
November 03, 2015 01:44 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBRet. Fire Chief and Ironman Matt Shobert shares with us the details of his near fatal accident on the line, and how his life changed due to TBI / PTSD. His story of survival, which he attributes in part to his physical fitness, will inspire you. His experience with PTSD has motivated him to speak out and share his story to assist fellow firefighters across the nation who may be suffering in silence...
Living Beyond Tbi and Ptsd with Ret Fire Chief Matt Shobert
November 03, 2015 01:44 - 28 minutes - 26 MBI thought I had a fair amount of initials after my name, but here’s Matt Shobert MA, EFO, CFO, MIFireE. Matt had been the Fire Chief for the Murrieta Fire Department (MFD) since March 2011, and has served as Fire Chief for two other jurisdictions prior to joining the MFD team. He holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science. He is also a 2007 graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Of...
021 IRRELATIONSHIP Mark Borg, Grant Brenner & Daniel Berry
October 27, 2015 04:25 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBThe 3 authors educate us about IRRELATIONSHIP: if we want to understand obstacles to intimacy, emotional investment, and healthy caregiving in mutually satisfying relationships, we have to have a basic understanding of the building blocks of irrelationship ...
020 - Vets360 - RickCollins
October 20, 2015 01:23 - 35 minutes - 33.9 MBA veteran himself, Rick's mission is to help our new generation of returning combat veterans re-acclimatize to the society and freedom that they have been protecting. He challenges us to stop the stigma of PTS(d)...