Soul Care House Podcast
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsLocated in San Diego, The Soul Care House is a community of therapists working alongside one another to create transformation in people's lives and relationships.
Elaine Hamilton, Founder Of The Soul Care House will be hosting the podcast and interviewing members of her team and other special guests. The podcast will tackle common issues we regularly address in our therapy practice. Our approach is to offer our listeners straight forward and candid conversations around tough topics like conflict in marriage, parenting,infidelity, addictions, eating disorders, etc. the ones you may not feel comfortable bringing up over coffee.
These episodes contain adult material so make sure to protect little ears!
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Episodes
45. Leaving The House
May 26, 2020 21:52 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBLeaving the House?! Now that the restrictions are lifting, our relationships are facing some new challenges. Elaine and therapist Shannon Little talk about how to navigate our differing perspectives and decisions about what's safe and unsafe.
44. Loving Lately
May 19, 2020 18:52 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBElaine and Leeana talk about what they are loving during the pandemic.
43. #OnBrand
May 11, 2020 20:37 - 37 minutes - 34 MBWhat's your family's brand? What makes you guys you? Elaine and Leeana Tankersley talk about being intentional about the themes that distinguish your tribe.
42. Finding Flow
April 27, 2020 20:50 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBElaine and Leeana Tankersley talk about stepping into flow: what that means, what it looks like and how to stay in it.
41. Shifting from Surviving to Living
April 21, 2020 18:34 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBLeeana Tankersley and Elaine Hamilton talk about what it looks like to live your life vs just survive it.
40. Surviving Quarantine: Remember what you already know
April 03, 2020 16:57 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBElaine and Leeana discuss a few things that they're finding helpful during this time in quarantine.
39. Balancing Change and Stability
March 09, 2020 20:23 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBElaine and Shannon discuss finding the tough balance of change and stability in our lives.
38. Creating Meaningful Friendships - Part 2
February 10, 2020 22:38 - 2 hours - 148 MBGroups can be tricky and messy and awesome. Here are some tips about how to get to awesome.
37. Creating Meaningful Friendships - Part 1
February 06, 2020 21:43 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBElaine and Leeana discuss their own experiences and things they've learned along the way about deepening friendships.
36. What's Helping
January 17, 2020 19:58 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBElaine and Leeana talk about how to care for yourself when you're going through a tough season.
35. Cutting Yourself Some Slack This New Year
January 08, 2020 23:40 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBElaine and Leeana talk about approaching a new year in a tough season, what they are letting go of and their word for the year.
34. Loss, Grieving and the Holidays
November 27, 2019 16:43 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBElaine and Leeana Tankersley share how they are approaching this season while in the middle of big change and loss.
33. Our Story
September 11, 2019 21:52 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBMatt Bishop interviews Elaine about the beginning of Soul Care; what we care about and what we hope makes us different.
32. Becoming Parents
August 29, 2019 18:24 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBElaine and Kari discuss what it's like to transition from being your own person to being in charge of little humans. They talk about how the partner relationship can be shifted and what can be done to move towards health as you learn to parent.
31. Transitioning Parent/Child Relationships As Kids Grow Up
July 31, 2019 20:21 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBElaine and Shannon Little talk about how to effectively change our dynamics to create more satisfying, connections.
30. Life After Loss: You're Still You
June 28, 2019 21:06 - 59 minutes - 55 MBElaine and Leeana Tankersley talk about moving through grief and what they're learning about themselves through their own very personal losses.
29. Spiritual Transitions
June 05, 2019 00:25 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBFor so many of us our spirituality and belief systems is an intricate part of what makes us who we are. Can we keep our spirituality even when our belief systems change? Matt and Kelly talk about how we can take care of ourselves in the midst of doubt and uncertainty.
28. Relapse: The Winding Road Of Recovery
March 04, 2019 20:24 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBElaine talks to Matt Bishop about handling relapse while trying to let go of compulsive behaviors that are sabotaging your life and relationships. "The voice of relapse can be powerfully discouraging" but it's common along the way.
27. Facing Hard Things In The New Year
January 18, 2019 22:43 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBElaine talks with Soul Care House Therapists, Shannon Little & Ruby Tovar-Morin about how to walk through a difficult season in the New Year. At a time when "New Year, New You" is the running motto, some friends are experiencing life events that make New Years resolutions intangible. They will discuss what it looks like to care and have grace for yourself when the road ahead is a little dark and winding.
26. Being A New Mom
January 09, 2019 05:56 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this episode, Elaine and Kelly LaPorta, a therapist and new mom on our team, talk about what it's like to be a new mom. Plus they discuss information about Postpartum and the "Baby Blues" and what to do when they hit you.
25. Dating: Navigating The Early Days
December 11, 2018 18:38 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBElaine and Carly talk with Caralie Jodlowski about things to keep in mind when you are looking for a new partner.
24. Vulnerability and Safe People
November 29, 2018 17:57 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBCourtney Salamone and Elaine talk about letting people in, the importance of vulnerability for emotional health and how to know who's a good candidate to share yourself with.
23. Imperfect Holidays
November 15, 2018 20:27 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBImperfect Holidays: Elaine and Carly Hren talk about how we might rescue ourselves from letting holiday expectations run the show.
22. All The Single Ladies
October 18, 2018 19:32 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBElaine and therapist Shannon Little, talk about the frustrations of being single when your friends are married and the importance of focusing on your life rather than your relationship status.
21. Our Bodies In Stress
October 03, 2018 19:15 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBElaine and Charlie talk about stress, trauma and what the body does with it. And how ongoing stress or repeated trauma can lead to autoimmune troubles.
20. Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids
September 20, 2018 20:38 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBPart of our job as parents is to help kids with their feelings which requires understanding and managing our own. Elaine and Lisa talk about how to calm ourselves down so we can help our kids regulate their feelings.
19. Divorce: Finding My Way
September 13, 2018 20:31 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBAuthor Leeana Tankersley talks with Elaine about being in the middle of losing her marriage and coming to terms with a divorce she didn't want. She discusses the ways that she was able to to take care of herself and her kids even when her life felt upended.
18. Situationships
September 06, 2018 18:50 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBSituationships (Noun)- An undefined relationship. Two individuals tending to each other emotionally or maybe even physically but with no commitment to stand on. Elaine, Ruby & Carly talk about how to identify situationships and how to move forward with clarity when you find yourself walking the tricky tightrope of committed versus ambiguous relationships.
17. Dating: It's really hard.
May 24, 2018 21:31 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBElaine talks with Ruby Tovar-Morin and Carly Hren from the Soul Care team about dating. They discuss how and why we sometimes sabotage our relationships and why we both long for and run from intimacy.
16. Getting Inside Your Child's Mind
May 17, 2018 21:30 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBElaine talks with Play Therapist Kari Katzenmeier who is trained in the magical, mysterious work of helping children with big feeling. In this episode she shares techniques parents can use to help their children move through negative feelings. If you want more of this, Kari will be leading a workshop on June 22, 7-9pm at the Soul Care Barn, to give you even more tools!
15. Parenting Is No Joke
May 09, 2018 18:05 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThis episode focuses on setting realistic expectations for yourself and your child, helping kids with big feelings and giving yourself grace when it all goes sideway some days.
14. Why Can't I Ignore My Feelings?
April 26, 2018 15:12 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBElaine and author Leeana Tankersley have a conversation about why it's necessary to pay attention to our feelings and how it's a game-changing for our life and relationships.
13. What Good Therapy Looks Like
April 19, 2018 19:01 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBElaine and Charlie talk about what to look for in a good therapist and what you can expect out of going to therapy.
12. A Conversation About Sexual Assault
April 04, 2018 19:01 - 40 minutes - 37 MBElaine and Kyleigh Baker Bishop tackle a conversation about sexual assault, what consent is and isn't and walk through common responses to sexual violence.
11. A Conversation About Porn
March 29, 2018 20:14 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBElaine and Charlie talk about how compulsive porn use affects brain chemistry, orienting us toward fantasy and creating distance in our romantic relationships. They'll also address what often underlies the attachment to porn.
10. Raising Girls (Part 1)
March 21, 2018 20:37 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBElaine and Tracy Carson talk about creating healthy self esteem and body image in our young girls. They share challenges and tips and address the importance of our own self esteem in the process.
9. Why Can't You Be More Like Me?(Part 2)
March 15, 2018 21:24 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBAsking your partner to change is tricky. Between what you're bringing to the party and what their bringing, it can be a real big challenge. Charlie and Elaine give you some tips to help you sort that out.
8. Why Can't You Be More Like Me? (Part 1)
March 08, 2018 20:40 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBElaine and Charlie discuss how learning about our partner's personality, family of origin and traumatic experiences creates compassion and perspective.
7. Always We Begin Again
February 27, 2018 19:49 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOur bodies buzz and our brains say terrible things to us. Elaine talks with author, Leanna Tankersley about how leaning in to the invitation to begin again has led to big transformation in her life and work. Leeana's latest book "Begin Again" comes out April 3rd.
6. Avoiding The Same Old Fight (Part 2)
February 20, 2018 20:20 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBVulnerability is what leads us from conflict to connection. Elaine and Charlie Ruce talk about what vulnerability looks and sounds like and how to let go of power and control in the middle of an argument.
6. Avoiding The Same Old Fight (Part 2)
February 20, 2018 20:20 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBVulnerability is what leads us from conflict to connection. Elaine and Charlie Ruce talk about what vulnerability looks and sounds like and how to let go of power and control in the middle of an argument.
5. Losing and Finding My Voice
February 13, 2018 18:45 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBElaine and writer Audi Swift talk about her journey from feisty, loud little girl to silent teenager with an eating disorder. This is Audi's story about fighting her way back from that and finding her voice again.
4. Avoiding The Same Old Fight (Part 1)
February 09, 2018 21:19 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBConflict is inevitable in long-term romantic relationships. Elaine and Charlie Ruce (Clinical Director at Soul Care) talk about how expectations and old wounds lead to fights that end up making us feel even more disconnected to each other. Here we break down why that happens and how to interrupt these unproductive conversations.
3. I'm Attached To You
February 08, 2018 21:48 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode Elaine talks with Soul Care therapist, Kelly LaPorta about the way couples bond. We discuss how attachment styles, learned early in life, create anxious or avoidant behaviors that interrupt our ability to establish a healthy secure bond. Kelly specializes in working with young women so our conversation focuses around that demographic.
2. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? (Infidelity - Part 2)
February 07, 2018 19:39 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBWhen there's been betrayal in a relationship, the person whose been wounded is often plagued by this question. On good days, staying feels possible. On bad days, leaving feels like the only way to survive. In this episode, Elaine and Charlie share some guidelines for discerning if your relationship is moving towards health and healing or if it's likely to lead to further wounding.
1. When The Fairy Tale Implodes (Infidelity - Part 1)
February 07, 2018 19:28 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBInfidelity is no joke. When it happens, it's often devastating. Elaine and Charlie talk about different types of cheating and why they might happen. Learn what to do in the early stages to facilitate recovery.
1. When The Fairy Tale Is Blown To Hell (Infidelity - Part 1)
February 07, 2018 19:28 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBInfidelity is no joke. When it happens, it's often devastating. Elaine and Charlie talk about different types of cheating and why they might happen. Learn what to do in the early stages to facilitate recovery.