Hope to Recharge
253 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 103 ratingsThe intention of this show is to bring hope and community to those who are personally struggling with depression and anxiety or has a loved one who is struggling with depression and anxiety. Each week we will hear from those who have personal experience dealing with mental health issues as well as experts in the mental health world; from therapists and doctors to healers. We want to be your support system by sharing real stories and proving that community is vital to recovery. Together we can break the stigma around depression and anxiety and bring HOPE to the world.
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From Paralysis to Hiking Across Spain (Courtney Runyon)
April 12, 2024 20:41 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBCourtney Runyon faced paralysis and betrayal but overcame both with the power of resilience. She found solace in humor, using laughter as a tool to uplift herself and others. Embracing vulnerability and imperfections, Courtney emphasizes adaptability and creativity in turning setbacks into opportunities, such as shifting her goal from running a marathon to hiking across Spain. Through practicing gratitude and cherishing both the good and bad moments, she highlights the temporary nature of l...
The Resilience Framework: Understanding and Uncovering the Source of Wellbeing (Terry Rubenstein)
February 08, 2024 20:48 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBTerry Rubenstein is a mother, grandmother, author, podcaster, thought leader, educator and charity founder and a unique pioneer in the field of mental wellbeing and resilience with a remarkable backstory. Over the course of fifteen years, she developed the Resilience Framework, which has impacted countless people across multiple demographics, sectors and platforms. Terry shares her own experiences and challenges with mental health and delves into what resilience is, her own relationship wit...
Exhale - What It Takes To Just Breathe (Fally Klein)
January 30, 2024 18:35 - 2 hours - 129 MBWhen asked to list essentials or things you can’t live without, food and water are the first things that come up, but there’s one above all that we often overlook: oxygen. In this extra insightful interview, we have a returning guest: author, hypnotherapist, and breathwork facilitator Fally Klein. Fally has personal experience and a lot of wisdom regarding trauma, resilience, and healing our bodies and souls through different modalities. In fact, we’ve had her for several Hope to Recharge e...
The Power of Somatic Therapy in Trauma (Micki Lavin-Pell)
December 21, 2023 21:15 - 1 hour - 66 MBIn this compelling episode, Micki Lavin-Pell, MS, MA, a seasoned certified marriage and family therapist and relationship coach, sheds light on somatic therapy, harnessing it to unravel trauma and its profound impact on individuals and relationships. From dissecting the intricacies of trauma responses to delving into the healing process, Micki shares valuable insights derived from her extensive therapeutic experience. The discussion extends to the challenges faced by partners and caretakers...
The Untold Story of Chanuka (Kayla Haber-Goldstein)
December 11, 2023 22:13 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this though provoking episode we hear from Kayla Haber-Goldstein, who recants the untold story told in Midrash Le-Chanuka, of Chana, the daughter of the high priest Matisyahu (מַתִּתְיָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן בֶּן יוֹחָנָן) (~167 BCE) who risked herself and her dignity and set a series of events into motion that began the revolution that is now known as the story of Chanuka. Chana lived her truth and faced those around her, challenging them to do the same. A powerful story worthy of noting lessons l...
Can Gratitude Really Make an Impact (Solo)
November 23, 2023 00:35 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBThis Thanksgiving, we invite you to support the Hope to Recharge podcast and keep vital mental health conversations going. Your generosity helps us maintain and improve our work to continue giving hope and resilience and to be a source of inspiration and support for those navigating mental health journeys. As we express gratitude, please click this link and consider investing in the well-being of individuals by supporting our mission. Your involvement directly helps create valuable content ...
October 7th (Solo)
November 02, 2023 21:42 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this heartfelt and personal episode, Matana shares her experiences and reflections on recent events in Israel, including the conflict and war. She emphasizes the significance of checking in with one's emotions and needs, expressing empathy, and choosing love and kindness in the face of adversity. Matana discusses her struggle with consuming distressing news and highlights the importance of focusing on the positive and being grateful during challenging times. She encourages listeners to re...
Breaking the Stigma & Shedding Light on Adult ADHD (Dr. Dara Abraham)
September 21, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 80 MBAwareness can be the first step towards empowerment, and such is the case with adult ADHD. In this episode, join Matana and Dr. Dara Abraham, a psychiatrist specializing in adult ADHD, as they discuss the differences in ADHD symptoms presentation between children and adults, and the general process of getting diagnosed and treated later in life. They also tackle the benefits and side effects of medication as a first-line treatment, other possible forms of care, as well as the common misconce...
From Grief to Grace: Molly's Inspiring Transformation After the Tragic Loss of Her Daughter (Molly Jackson)
August 11, 2023 22:21 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBIn this podcast episode, we are privileged to engage in a deeply moving conversation with Molly Jackson, focusing on resilience, grief, hope, and finding inspiration amidst profound loss. Molly shares her heart-wrenching experience of losing her daughter Lucy, who tragically passed away after choking on an apple. We delve into the immediate aftermath of Lucy's passing, the heartbreak, and the intense grief that followed. We explore the complexities of grief, the differences in coping mechan...
The Language of Vibration: How Words Shape Our Energy and Reality (Giselle van Lux)
June 29, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBGiselle van Lux, based in Berlin, Germany, is blessed from birth with the unique ability to see and feel energy, in words, both thought or spoken and can transform energies in seconds for an uplifting personal growth. This gift enables her to directly “read” energy signatures. She works as a consciousness coach, helping clients work on their energies and realize the power of words in order to manifest the best versions of themselves . Energy, frequency, vibration, thoughts and words, among ...
Revisiting the Trauma 13 Years Later (Solo)
May 25, 2023 19:52 - 1 hour - 55 MBAs we close out May, designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, Matana reflects on the traumatic event that happened 13 years ago that would lead to the Hope to Recharge podcast. If you need more support in your mental health journey please reach out to us in our private Facebook group. We also offer free 30-minute fitting calls for our coaching program. You do not have to walk through your mental health struggle alone. Because as always, together is better! There is no substitute for a ...
Improve Your Mental Health (& Life) By Becoming Self Aware (Solo)
May 05, 2023 02:59 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBAs we enter into May, designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, Matana reflects on four years of Hope to Recharge and celebrates walking alongside mental health warriors. She shares how she balances work and passions and lessons learned at the happiness Study Academy retreat in Lake Como, Italy and traveling through Switzerland. Offering practical tips for today and tomorrow as well as the importance of flexibility in mental health support by discovering beauty in Italy and Switzerland an...
Getting Unstuck: Live with More Mindfulness & Purpose (Dr. Leah Katz)
April 25, 2023 02:09 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBHaving a strained relationship with religion is not new for a lot of people, especially those that come from an Orthodox background. In this episode, Matana and Dr. Leah Katz, a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with teenagers and adults, talks with us about the role of mindfulness in breaking free from the traditions and expectations that keep us from living an authentic life and the journey towards living your authentic self and dealing with the obstacles that come with it. ...
Sex & Intimacy in the Orthodox Jewish Community: What’s working, What’s not working & What needs to change (Talli Rosenbaum)
January 10, 2023 20:20 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBTalli Rosenbaum, an individual, couples and certified sex therapist, who deals mainly with human relationships, and in particular, intimate relationships, joins us in this eye opening episode that confronts a controversial topic that needs exploration. Suppressed and overt traumas of all kinds can be often be triggered and revealed in intimate and personal sexual situations. Even more, one's first sexual experience in of itself, can be perceived as a traumatic event, if conversation, mutual ...
Listen to Understand (Solo)
January 06, 2023 14:40 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this first episode of 2023, Matana walks through the steps of how to focus on listening. Others often turn to us to unpack concerns, share moments and be a listening ear but we may not give the attention they deserve, despite our best intentions. Moreoften, people aren't using the words to accurately transmit what they wish to convey or the emotions they feel. Human connection is critical and to be a soundboard without presence of mind isn't providing empathy or sympathy to those who may...
Gratitude Meditation - Invite & Ignite Living Alive (Solo)
November 24, 2022 18:21 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBA Thanksgiving Holiday Gift to you: Each morning I start my day with a gratitude meditation that grounds me, brings me back to "center" and "balances" me for the day as much as possible. This process helps me to focus on things that matter to me and still allows space for what hurts at the same time. On this Thanksgiving, I want to thank you all, each and every one of you, for being a part of Hope to Recharge, for joining me in my journey and being a part of our mission. I am grateful and a...
Trauma Reactions vs Healthy Instincts (Esther Goldstein)
November 23, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBEsther Goldstein is a licensed clinical social worker and trauma specialist, supporting adults with anxiety, depression, and trauma. She appreciates human struggles, unknowns and challenges and has seen pain, hurt and defeat as well as persistence, commitment and triumph. In this episode, Esther discusses and provides critical details and skills to show us how to teach our children, notice their feelings and identify gut reactions and healthy instincts versus reacting from a trauma. We lear...
It's Called Manifesting... Look It Up (Anna Przy)
August 04, 2022 21:55 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBAnna Przy (Anna Przybylski) is a wife, business owner and humorous social media personality who juggles and struggles life with mental health challenges. Having been diagnosed with Anorexia, ADHD and depression, she channels her creativity into entertaining and engaging media content, to provide humor and help those who need a lift from the problems we all face. Despite inventing the tag line, "It's called manifesting, Look it up" which has caught in social media and has hundreds of thousan...
Not Everyone Understands (Solo)
July 01, 2022 22:35 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBWe welcome summer in with happiness and optimism at whats to come. Coming out of our series on Marriage & Relationships and looking forward, we still hear and see many who do not understand the what the struggles with mental health means and how demanding and dominating it can be on ourselves and those whom we love. Some of us are alienated by those who we considered friends and others are pushed back into stigma. Yet, gratitude remains our powerful ally, our undefeatable weapon that can ai...
Marriage & Religion: Does Practice Make Perfect? (Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife)
June 23, 2022 20:01 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBDr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, an LDS relationship and sexuality coach with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, discusses how we all want security in our lives, marriage, society and often in religious beliefs. Often the “rule” becomes the most important thing which then creates tension and frays our freedom and structure. Instead of allowing honesty and courage to drive us, we resort to making others happy, which causes us to fracture. Dr. Jennifer discusses how individuals and couples can ach...
Marriage, Sex, Divorce & Relationship Awareness (Elisheva Liss)
June 15, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBIn this second part of this episode, (part 1 here) with our returning guest Elisheva Liss, we dive into the controversial topic of the benefits and challenges of making our partners and children aware of the fundamentals of relationships and the taboo topic of sex awareness. Often, religious or community obligations and accepted practices encourage young people to marry, and often without providing the tools to a happy marriage. Expectations in physical and emotional relationships are follo...
Is Divorce a Failed Marriage? (Elisheva Liss)
June 10, 2022 01:05 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn part 1 of this 2 part episode with our returning guest Elisheva Liss, we discuss the views shared and seen by ourselves and society regarding divorce. Elisheva is a licensed psychotherapist whose training is in marriage and family therapy, and also treats individuals and couples. You can listen to previous episodes with Elisheva here and here. Sometimes divorce is necessary and sometimes the topic is broached because of frustration and stress. When working it out for legitimate reasons b...
How We Did It & What's Next (Solo)
June 02, 2022 16:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBAs Hope to Recharge completes its 3rd year and 200th episode, we take a moment to recognize past achievements and accomplishments and give gratitude to those who helped reach this milestone. Although the journey of healing was treacherous and laden with the possibility of defeat, we continue to discuss and practice the essential tools that allow us to move forward each day. While focusing on the past of both the podcast and her own personal journey, Matana discusses the path moving forward,...
The Evolution of a Divorce Lawyer to Imago Healer (Part 2) (Igor Meystelman)
May 25, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBIn part 2 of our episode with attorney-turned-Imago-healer Igor Meystelman, Igor shares the nitty gritty of how Imago therapy works, explaining and drawing from his own journey and experience from the dialogs with his wife. Imago relies on the fundamentals of human behavior and our deep and innate desire to grow and form healthy human connections. By sharpening and heightening our intrinsic senses of perception and intuition, Imago allows us to put what we already know, into thought and wor...
The Evolution of a Divorce Lawyer to Imago Healer (Igor Meystelman)
May 19, 2022 14:53 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBAs an attorney, Igor Meystelman saw many couples pursuing divorce. In his own personal life, after a fateful and explosive conflict with his wife, he discovered Imago Therapy, which helped his conquer obstacles in his own marriage and exponentially strengthen the bond between himself and his spouse. Despite his career aspirations, he decided to take on learning the skills needed to become a Certified Imago Facilitator to allow couples seeking divorce the alternate option of reuniting with Im...
Respecting Opposing Beliefs (Aliza Bulow)
May 13, 2022 02:10 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBAliza Bulow, a returning guest, shares the path that led to her conversion to Judaism with us, an in depth conversation about finding belonging in our community, and the love, respect and trust she shares with her husband, despite his late-in-life rejection of their religion. Aliza previously shared her journey through her son’s depression and eventual suicide in, part 1 here and part 2 here. As a young teenager, Aliza was unsettled with her parents’ religious views, and searched for truth ...
Mental Health Awareness Month: Does Awareness Help? (Solo)
May 05, 2022 20:51 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBComing back from Passover break, we catch up on Matana's journey, and the internal changes seen over the past few weeks. May is crowned National Mental Health Awareness month, but is it enough to just have it marked in a calendar? Growth and appreciation are a constant and required focus to continue along the journey of recovery and noticing the little details are a critical tool to developing a healthy gratitude mindset. Awareness can be fickle if it isn't well defined and intended for long...
The Heartbeat of Life (Solo)
March 31, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBAs Matana faces different hectic life events, she navigates from important to more important. Often, we neglect important items for things that are more important, and that's ok. Feeling unaccomplished or missing out on goals can often lead to disappointment but we need to also focus on downtime. Critically important for maintaining proper mental health, taking the time we need to reflect, relax or focus is also needed for continued energy. When we need to, choosing ourselves over others is...
Measuring Success by Frequency, Duration & Intensity (Solo)
February 23, 2022 23:55 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBWe're human an are programmed to want things in our life. Some people want happiness, others seek weight loss, better sleep, reducing stress, financial success or a healthy mindset. We yearn and it often consumes us. When we receive that which we so desperately seek, how do we react? Do we utilize gratitude? Many of us do, but is the gratitude expressed, proportionate to the intensity of the original yearning? Everything in life is in degrees of frequency, duration, and intensity. Even heal...
The Home Run Formula Using Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET) Therapy (Jason Wasser)
February 17, 2022 00:02 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBJason Wasser is a healer therapist who practices the neuro-emotional technique. A licensed marriage and family therapist, he is one of only a few thousand licensed NET practitioners in the country and a mind-body integrative wellness specialist. His knowledge about the mind-body connection and how to move past traditional talk therapy through trauma muscle testing is extensive. Jason has witnessed firsthand positive patient outcomes that he has facilitated through his use of the neuro-emoti...
Revisiting Finding Support in your Mental Health Journey (Solo) Part 3
February 10, 2022 19:33 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhat do you do when you are struggling with your mental health and you are not feeling supported by your family and friends the way you wish? This is a question that I am often asked and is a common concern in the mental health community. This is our last episode in our solo series where I am diving into my own story of healing which included, finding the right support. I want to honestly share with you a perspective that you may have not considered when it comes to your loved ones. Sometim...
Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD (Dr. Eli Lebowitz)
February 02, 2022 03:14 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBChildren with OCD and anxiety need their parents to understand that they feel terrified. They need their parents to express confidence in their ability to face their fears. What they don't need is for their parents to do everything for them when they're afraid because over time, they will need to learn how to deal with their fears when their parents aren't around. Dr. Lebowitz’s book, Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD: A Scientifically Proven Program for Parents, provides a roadmap fo...
Living with Infertility Miscarriage & Chronic Bleeding (Alana Shlagbaum) Part 2
January 26, 2022 05:10 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBIn part 2 of our talk with Alana Shlagbaum, who is not a therapist, doctor or any kind of health expert but a preschool teacher from New Jersey, Matana shares her own personal story with Alana, of how miscarriage and living with chronic bleeding prevented her from becoming pregnant. After having her first son, Matana went on birth control. During that time, she also lived with chronic feminine bleeding which got worse after her third child. Due to Jewish law, she was unable to physically b...
Living with Infertility Miscarriage & Chronic Bleeding (Alana Shlagbaum)
January 20, 2022 00:15 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBOur guest today is not a therapist, doctor or any kind of health expert but a preschool teacher from New Jersey. She talks about our personal experiences with infertility, miscarriage, and living with chronic bleeding conditions. Alana struggled for years without having anyone who understood what she was going through, so she is here to offer that support she never had to others. Living with an uncommon condition is difficult enough when it’s known what i's going on, but so many people are ...
Defining True Belonging (Solo)
January 12, 2022 23:13 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBDiscovering true belonging is a gift. As humans, we crave belonging on both personal and communal levels. The feeling of being connected is a fundamental desire and we can learn to accept others who are different than we are by seeing and validating their choices made, based on their need to belong. We often scold children for making choices we disagree with. Validating and showing empathy would likely accomplish greater results in improving our relationships, and the pressures that we have...
The Fatal Price of Sexual Shame and Secrecy (Mordechai Salzberg)
January 05, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBCommunities often attempt to silence sexual conduct and misconduct and the associated secrecy and shame it fosters. Intentional secrecy surrounding sexual knowledge, sexual abuse and sexual addiction profoundly harms children and families in any community and especially one that is sincere and devout, such as Judaism. The Chasidic community in particular has an extreme level of secrecy to the degree that the word ‘pregnant’ is not said aloud, because it's considered too sexual. Mordecai Salz...
Mistakes in Communication (Solo)
December 30, 2021 06:36 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBWe are human and are always evolving, growing and learning. Many times, we don't communicate what we are feeling. We often neglect those close to us and lack the skills of how to effectively communicate. Sometimes, our biases feed our agenda and we take others for granted, not recognizing what they do for us or misdirect our mindset due to misunderstanding. Thankfully, the human experience is fluid and allows us to learn from past mistakes to make improvements, which only stand to benefit u...
The Light of Other Days (Gary Sweeney)
December 22, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBAuthor Gary Sweeney, wrote a brilliant memoir about growing up with his great-grandparents’ support. His book, The Light of Other Days, shows us the positive person that his great-grandfather was in his life, rather than focusing on his abusive parents, teachers and others. The title’s intent is to focus on the good days that have been or will be, rather than the deep darkness of the present. Gary experienced depression and lives with anxiety and sensory processing issues. He has a talent fo...
Are Your Excuses Reasons or Reasons Excuses? (Solo)
December 15, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBOften, we confuse our excuses to be reasons and our reasons to be excuses. We are often certain that the excuse is really a defining reason for us, but we fear it because it might force us to work on something we really don't want to, or face an issue we'd rather not deal with. if we really, truly want to change our lifestyle to move out of a rut, whether mental health, relationships, trying to attract more positivity in our lives, we need to ask the basic question, how much do we really wan...
Growing After Parental Hoarding (Margy-Feldhuhn)
December 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBMargy’s father committed suicide and her struggle with his mental health symptoms didn’t end with his death. He was a hoarder. Margy, as his only child, was thrust into the role of going through her parents’ house after he passed. She was the one who had to hire help and a dumpster and motivate her mother to go through her belongings every single day until the house was cleaned out. Margy provides us insight into the life of a hoarder by talking about her dad. Her father was funny. He was a...
Does Eating Turkey Give You Power? (Solo)
November 25, 2021 17:52 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBOur 2022 Retreat is Live! Space is limited to 25 people. Signup today to reserve your spot: https://hopetorecharge.com/retreat ————————————————————————— As the Holiday of Thanksgiving 2021 is upon us, we can harness its energy and message. Gratitude is an essential gift for harnessing and focusing our innate power and allows us to grow and gift to others. Thanksgiving is a holiday that encompasses the idea into a concrete moment, allowing us to reflect on our blessings, recognize them a...
What Do All Religions Have In Common?
November 23, 2021 19:38 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MBIn this episode, Matana shares the common thread all religions are woven with. Gratitude is an essential gift for harnessing and focusing our innate power and allows us to grow and gift to others. We are innately blessed with the power of gratitude. This gift from G-d allows us to feel our abundance. Although to some it might come easily, the importance of daily recognition of the blessings in our lives, the things we should recognize and appreciate, this tool can transform our mindset to a...
Chazkeinu: Past, Present & Future
November 15, 2021 19:35 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBYou might know someone with mental illness. Maybe it’s you; maybe a family member or friend. But it is someone you wish to see get better. You’ve seen them suffer, even while in treatment. Perhaps you have suffered as well. You wish there was another way for them to find help and hope in the darkness. Chazkeinu was created to offer that additional support to Orthodox Jewish women living with mental illness. The safety and understanding offered by their peer groups has been transformative for...
Will You Be 1 of 25? (Solo)
November 07, 2021 22:50 - 9 minutes - 9.09 MBAs we work on ourselves, we sometimes find that doing it alone is not enough. In this episode, Matana shares some of the details on the upcoming 2022 Ignite your Life Retreat and what we can expect. For the lucky 25 women selected to join, this retreat will be chock-full of pampering, tips and techniques towards the path of thriving, self motivation, sharing and inspiration. Hosted by Matana and Miri Grunhaus of www.mikahfashion.com and www.healwithgold.com, (Heal with Gold episode 133 and ...
Fixing Broken After Trauma (Joe Brikman)
November 03, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBJoe Brikman joins us to share with us how he has come to thrive, despite adversity. As a boy, he was sexually abused by a female babysitter and at the age of 12, shortly after he told his parents, his father was diagnosed with cancer. Joe was sent off to a boarding school where, no matter his accomplishments, it seemed he could never live up to their strict expectations. This, combined with the flashbacks and issues he was dealing with, made him feel hopeless, and he attempted suicide on his...
Year One: Documenting Postpartum Depression (Erin Bagwell)
October 27, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBToday’s episode is about a very special and difficult topic that is a struggle for me to talk about. When I heard Erin Bagwell share her perspective on her experience with Postpartum Depression (PPD), I knew I had to have her on the show. In this powerful and raw episode, we discuss our own experiences with mental health in early motherhood and what new moms often go through. All emotions are valid in motherhood. People make it seem that joy is the only acceptable option. Motherhood is hard...
The Power of Affirmations (Bob Baker)
October 21, 2021 04:32 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBBob Baker has been my virtual mentor for years. I have never actually met him before, but every morning, I listen to his podcast and let him guide me in speaking affirmations over my life. He is here today to share with us his own journey to embracing affirmations. Positivity had such a huge impact on my own healing, and Bob plays a big part in keeping that going in my daily life. Despite what you might think because of his current gregariousness and big personality, Bob was actually quite ...
Borderline Personality Disorder: The Road After Discovery (Debbie DeMarco Bennett)
October 13, 2021 16:18 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn 2010, Debbie DeMarco Bennett learned that she had borderline personality disorder, (BPD) was in and out of psychiatric hospitalizations, frequently threatening suicide, unable to keep a job and her relationships were very hot and very cold. Having grown up in the foster care system and being placed in group homes, she worked with her psychiatrist and therapist at the health organization Kaiser, where she received her diagnosis of BPD. Her psychiatrist introduced her to Dialectical Behavio...
Can Empathy Heal?
October 06, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this powerful solo episode, we hear a story of a daughter’s disappointment and how her mother makes space for that pain, with love and without judgement. Matana tells us how her daughter so badly wanted to travel abroad for a family wedding but due to covid travel restrictions, was unable to. Like so many facing mild or severe disappointments, regardless of the level of challenge, being there to help another person in pain can be daunting. Simply holding space for them, allows a feeling...
Surviving 9/11: Perseverance & Rebuilding After Catastrophe (Ari Schonbrun)
September 12, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBFor the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I had the privilege of interviewing one of the few people who were inside the building and survived the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Ari Schonbrun worked on the 101st floor in the accounts receivables department of a stock market firm. Of their 960 employees in that office, only 302 survived. Most of those who lived were not in the office that day. Listen to hear his incredible story of why he got to work late that day, the e...