You Need Therapy
439 episodes - English - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 568 ratingsKathryn DeFatta, who has earned her Masters of Education from Vanderbilt University in Human Development Counseling, is inviting you into conversations around what it’s like to live fully in a world where we’ve become accustomed to shut parts of ourselves off. Here you will find a space that welcomes in discomfort, tough questions, and hard truths, all while showing how to find joy through it all.
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Couch Talks: Best & Worst Parts of Being a Therapist According to Kat
March 20, 2024 07:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, Kat shares her favorite and least favorite parts of being a therapist and what advice she would have given herself before she decided to go into this field! Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach K...
The New Skin Care Products That You May or May Not Care About And Other Ways We Avoid Thinking About Dying with Hannah Ellis
March 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBThis week Kat has her friend and licensed aesthetician, Hannah Ellis, back again to dive into the confusing world of skin care, anti aging, and the beauty industry. Have you heard of Frownies? Well, Kat had not and was surprised to find out it wasn’t a nickname for the wrinkles you get when you frown. They are in fact, one more of the products being marketed to us to “slow down the aging process” and Hannah gives us the 411 on if they really work AND if we really need them. And in the bigges...
The New Skin Care Products That You May or May Not Care About And Other Ways We Avoid Thinking About Dying with Hannah Ellis
March 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBThis week Kat has her friend and licensed aesthetician, Hannah Ellis, back again to dive into the confusing world of skin care, anti aging, and the beauty industry. Have you heard of Frownies? Well, Kat had not and was surprised to find out it wasn’t a nickname for the wrinkles you get when you frown. They are in fact, one more of the products being marketed to us to “slow down the aging process” and Hannah gives us the 411 on if they really work AND if we really need them. And in the bigges...
Couch Talks: Kat's Honeymoon Resort Fight
March 13, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat shares a FUN announcement and then tells a personal story (plus a lesson she learned from said story) from her honeymoon. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cord...
Emotional Needs of a Child with Julia Langner
March 11, 2024 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBThis week Kat has one of the Three Cords Therapy therapists, Julia Langer, to teach us about something that applies to all of us! During this episode Julia talks about the universal needs of a child (that apply to all humans!) and what happens when these needs do not get met. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cord...
Couch Talks: I Don’t Want to be the Gut Health Guru Anymore!
March 06, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answered questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, Kat talks about ways to respond to friends and family when they want to talk about things you no longer want to talk about in recovery. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about ...
The Urge to Merge: Anxious Attachment in Dating with Jessica Baum
March 04, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week we are back talking about one of our favorite topics with the help of fellow licensed mental health counselor, Jessica Baum. Jessica is the founder of The Relationship Institute of Palm Beach and her work is focused on developing a meaningful connection with oneself and in understanding our own core patterns so that we can better understand how we relate in our relationships. She recently came out with a new book Anxiously Attached to offer a roadmap to help you go from anxiously a...
Couch Talks: NEDA Week - Orthorexia
February 28, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, however, Kat is taking time to celebrate National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDA) Week by talking about a form of disordered eating that gets overlooked very easily. Orthorexia is a type of disordered eating where someone becomes obsessed with the health of foods. It is not yet recognized in the DSM (diagnost...
Couch Talks: How Do I Tell If I Am Being Scammed?
February 21, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBCouch Talks is the special bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat gives some quick things to consider to help differentiate between what things that are being sold to us on social media are legit and what ones are not as necessary as they look. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest...
Couch Talks: Can I Leave My Family Group Chat?
February 14, 2024 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBCouch Talks is the special bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week a listener writes in about the triggering content around diet and exercise that is constantly being brought up in her family’s group chat. Kat talks about ways to confront or “carefront” the issue and things to consider when struggling to feel confident sticking up for yourself! Follow Kat on Instagram: @K...
It's Giving Unethical: When Influencers Go Too Far, with Caroline Shermer MS, RDN, CEDS
February 12, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThe conversation that has been living rent free in Kat's head for months is now here. And she is THRILLED to have Registered Dietitian AND Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, Caroline Shermer, here to process it all with her. In this episode Kat and Caroline talk about their frustration felt while watching vulnerable populations who are desperate for help be taken advantage of by creative social media marketing tactics. You'll also hear about the latest buzzwords that are being co-opted by...
Couch Talks: Are There Things That Are Universally Traumatic?
February 07, 2024 08:00 - 6 minutes - 6.04 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, Kat talks about the importance of allowing individuals to identify and describe their own experiences, especially when it comes to trauma. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard ab...
Maybe She's Born with It — Maybe It's a Result of Her Little T Trauma
February 05, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBThis week Kat is diving into the type of trauma that tends to get lost, ignored, and easily overlooked. There is a kind of trauma often labeled as "little t" that doesn't look like the typical large scale events you can easily pin point. When this type of trauma is experienced, usually, you'll be able to see the effects of the experience before you recognize the significance. Which is why so many people walk into therapy for the first time looking for relief from a symptom but assuming the p...
Couch Talks: Oh, I'm Curious What You Meant By That...
January 31, 2024 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, Kat talks about ways to address comments from friends, co-workers etc. that feel hurtful or passive aggressive. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy bu...
Taking Back What Doesn’t Belong to Diet Culture with Crystal Lunenschloss
January 29, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThis week Kat invites her friend and registered dietitian, Crystal Lunenshloss, back to the show. In this episode you will find both Crystal and Kat differentiating between diet culture and the truth of health. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here! Produced by: ...
Couch Talks: Workshopping Our Own Truth
January 24, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat reads a listener e-mail responding to a recent episode about culture norms around women and marriage. This episode serves as a reminder that we all can experience life in our own unique way without needing to invalidate someone else's beliefs, experiences, or choices. And, as we do this, we can continue to buil...
The Comfort of Getting "Old"
January 22, 2024 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThis week, Kat is talking about something that she has become more acutely aware of in the recent years-- her age. The process of growing up and "getting old" can be a weird one- and feel like a sudden one. In this episode, Kat takes listeners through the journey she has found herself on as she realizes that millennials are no longer the future and also no longer the problem child of a generation. We hope this conversation can serve as a fun and interesting listen that maybe doesn't teach yo...
Couch Talks: Snow Day Magic
January 17, 2024 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat is talking about a lesson she was reminded of by the current snow day(s) she is experiencing! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three C...
The Bachelor Vs. The Old Maid
January 15, 2024 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBHave you heard of a marriage pact? You know, the deal you make with one of your best friends that says, if you aren't married by a certain age, you'll marry each other. Why would anyone do this, you ask? That is one of the questions Kat is asking this week as she dives into the pressure many women experience in finding a partner in early adulthood. Maybe it has to do with the fact single men have historically been swooned over as "eligible bachelors" while women are labeled "old maids" and ...
Couch Talks: Is Sexual Compatibility a Deal Breaker?
January 10, 2024 08:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat answers a listener question about her and her partners level of physical intimacy. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy ...
Secrets Keep You Sick
January 08, 2024 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBThis week, Kat is diving into the world of shame and secrecy. In this episode you will get a refresh on what shame is, where it comes from, and what it feeds off of. Then Kat walks us through the role secrecy plays in our own shame. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click ...
Couch Talks: Help! I'm Getting Sucked Into New Year Diet Culture!
January 03, 2024 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week on Couch Talks Kat answers a listener e-mail asking for help navigating the diet culture ambush that comes at the beginning of each year. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard abou...
Become More of Yourself in 2024
January 01, 2024 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBHappy New Year!!!!!!! And on this New Year’s Day Kat is challenging us with a new way to approach New Year’s resolutions. Imagine walking into 2024 with the goal of becoming more of who you actually are versus trying to be who others expect you to be… sound enticing? Well, listen to this week’s episode to find out why this might be more beneficial than you may imagine and more important than you think! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodc...
Couch Talks: End of Year Rapid Fire
December 20, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBCouch talks is the bonus episode if You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected] week, Kat is ending the year with a round of rapid fire questions: 1. Process for setting new year goals? 2. Dating advice for someone having no luck? 3. Favorite Harry Potter book & movie? 4. One daily non negotiable to live a healthy life? Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a quest...
Couch Talks: I Don't Wan't To Spend The Holidays with My Partners Family
December 13, 2023 08:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBCouch talks is the bonus episode if You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, Kat responds to a listener who doesn’t want to spend her last Christmas before she gets engaged with her partner’s family. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords ...
Is It Funny or Do I Need Therapy?
December 11, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBThis week Kat discusses how and when humor fits into how we process trauma. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here! Produced by: @HoustonTilley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Couch Talks: I’m Struggling to Forgive Myself For Having An Abortion
December 06, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week a listener writes in about a difficult decision she recently made after discovering she was pregnant. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what...
Gift Giving Paralysis + Mental Health Minded Gift Guide
December 04, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBGift giving analysis paralysis is a real thing, and this week, Kat is talking about why the season of giving can be so stressful sometimes. Then, she shares a special mental health minded gift guide to help promote simple gift ideas that anyone can benefit and find joy from! Kat’s Amazon Mental Health Minded Gift Guide Giving Keys Bombas Socks Able Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, som...
Couch Talks: I Feel Guilty Leaving My Job
November 29, 2023 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, a listener writes to Kat about wanting to leave her current job but feeling stuck because of the guilt she has around what it would mean for her boss and co-workers if she left. Kat shares an impactful conversation she had with her boss when she left her job in 2016 and how it helped her to not take on unnecessary guilt and shame. Follow Kat on In...
The Problem with Playing to Win
November 27, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBHave you ever decided just to go rogue and things actually turned out better than you could have planned for? Well this week, Kat is talking about a recent last minute (really last second) decision to change plans that worked out in everyone's favor. In this episode you will hear Kat talk about the importance of being flexible with plans and a small mindset change that has started to make a BIG difference in her life. In his book, The Infinite Game, Simon Sinek details the importance in play...
Couch Talks: 5 Things to Remember on Thanksgiving
November 22, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBCouch Talks is the special bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week however, instead of answering a question, Kat offers 5 important reminders to consider before walking into your family Thanksgiving Dinner. You do not need to starve yourself in order to earn a Thanksgiving meal. Just because someone says something it doesn’t mean you have to accept it. If your stomach looks like you ate after yo...
Bachelorette Culture with Amy Brown
November 20, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBThis week Kat is bringing Amy Brown to You Need Therapy to talk about bachelorette party culture. It seems like the parties get more extravagant, expensive, and instagram worthy each year and in this episode we are discussing why that might be happening. Together, Kat & Amy reminisce on their own bachelorette parties and how to distinguish what is important when it comes to celebrating both yourself and your friends during these special events. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow...
Couch Talks: I Was Recently Diagnosed with Bi Polar II
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to [email protected]. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here! Produced by: @HoustonTilley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ketamine & Treatment Resistant Depression with Selena Phillips & Rhonda Bartine
November 13, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBThis week Kat is talking to the founders of Willows Health and Recovery, Selena Phillips & Rhonda Bartine. During this episode they discuss how Ketamine is now being used to help those who struggle with Treatment Resistant Depression. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Clic...
Couch Talks: Can Faith & Therapy Co-Exist?
November 08, 2023 08:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to [email protected]. This week a listener writes in with a crisis involving the intersection of therapy and religion. "How do we know if the things going on in our heads are due to the “battle of good and evil” or just a matter of chemical imbalance and how can we both work on our mental health and surrender to a higher power." The good news here is that believing in the power ...
The Art of Disagreeing
November 06, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBThis week, Kat is helping us differentiate between having a heated debate and having a respectful conversation. Every human is going to find themselves in a conversation where they do not agree with some of the other parties involved. While that may not be fun or ideal— it doesn’t mean you have to fight them! In this episode you will learn how reframing the goals of your “disagreements” allows you to understand your peers, friends, and partners better and vice versa. Follow Kat on Instagr...
Couch Talks: I'm Recently Single And Want To Start Dating
November 01, 2023 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to [email protected]. This week we get an update from a previous listener and Kat offers feedback on getting back in the dating scene after going through a break up. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cor...
There is Gain in the Give
October 30, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThis week is inspired by the insanity that is, student loan debt in America. However, this episode isn’t realllyyy about student loan debt. This week is really about those moments where someone offers to help you but their goal isn’t really to help you, it’s to protect themselves. We are clearing up the space between only taking care of our own needs and ignoring our own needs to care for other people— the space where when we give we find that we also receive! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat....
Couch Talks: I Just Got Married and I'm Depressed
October 25, 2023 07:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat responds to a e-mail about a listener who is feeling low after riding the high of her engagement and wedding season. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy bu...
This is For Crying
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThis week, Kat talks about the power of our most painful moments. Inspired by her Spotify playlist: This is For Crying, Kat breaks down why and how sad songs (written by others) have been healing agents in her own life. When we feel connected versus isolated on our darkest days- we gain the opportunity to find hope. And when we heal from from our wounds we enter a cycle to be able to help others through similar moments in their lives. If you're in a storm right now. we hope this episode allo...
Couch Talks: My Friend Cheated at Her Bachelorette Party
October 18, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat gives her feedback to someone who witnessed their friend cheat on their fiancé on her bachelorette party. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t kno...
Body Image X Pregnancy with Emily Pardy, LMFT, PMH-C
October 16, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBThis week CEO and founder of Ready Nest Counseling, Emily Pardy, joins Kat to talk all things body image and pregnancy! Ready Nest Counseling is a practice that specializes in working alongside clients in the life stages of conception, pregnancy, postpartum, parenthood, infertility and loss. So much can come up around our bodies and how we view and perceive them as we move through some of these stages. Emily does a wonderful job in describing what is realistic to expect throughout the pregna...
Couch Talks: I Found A Box of My Boyfriend's Ex's Stuff in His Room...
October 11, 2023 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat replies to an email about someone who finds a box of their boyfriend’s ex’s things while cleaning his house. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t ...
Is Ozempic A Miracle Drug? with Jamison Worley MS, LDN, RDN, CNS
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week’s episode is one that Kat tried to avoid making… but eventually she had to join the conversation. For about the past year, drugs containing semiglutide (like ozempic) have been gaining popularity in doctor’s offices and in the media. So, is this what we have all been looking for? Did someone finally discover the cure for the “so called” disease that doctors are labeling as “Obesity.” In this episode, Kat invites her long time friend and colleague, Jamison Worley, to the show to t...
Couch Talks: Thoughts on Better Help and Talk Space
October 04, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat gives her thoughts on online therapy platforms like Better Help and Talk Space. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected] Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click h...
Fake Science AND Joe Dispenza
September 25, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBThis week Kat takes a DEEP dive into the ever popular meditation and “health” guru, Joe Dispenza. In this episode, Kat talks about what separates real science from pseudoscience (fake science that tries to pass as science). The tricky part is, pseudoscience mimics real science by co-opting their terms and using them in a way that sets you up to want to believe it’s true. Here we will discuss how we can keep an eye out for the red flags that scream “SCAM”. And what does Joe Dispenza have to d...
Couch Talks: I Can't Find a Counseling Internship
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listens send to [email protected]. This week, Kat gives a tiny Harry Potter journey update, gives a sneak into a highly anticipated episode she is working on, and gives feedback to a counseling student who can’t seem to land an internship. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat ...
I'm Going to Therapy for the First Time! With Josie Oldham and Julia Langer
September 18, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWho remembers their first time? This week, Kat, Josie, and Julia reminisce on the first time they ever went to therapy. And surprise! All of their experiences were a little bit different. Kat refused to speak in her session, Julia's may have told her therapist what she didn't like about her, and Josie was wishing her therapist was "cooler". Kat wanted to have a conversation that talked about what it is like to go to therapy for the first time and what you may experience yourself because do...
Couch Talks: Asking the Question You're Afraid to Ask with Julia Langner
September 13, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat is doing something a little different because September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Death by suicide has increased by 36% between 2001and 2021 and is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 20-34 in the United States. Kat brings Julia Langner (@theselfcompassioncounselor) on the podcast this week to talk about...
Diet Culture Lives in the Safe Places with Leslie Schilling
September 11, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThis week, licensed dietitian, Leslie Schilling, joins Kat on the podcast to talk about the sneaky ways Diet Culture infiltrates our most sacred and safest places (think school and even our places of worship!!!). Leslie Schilling is a Master’s level registered dietitian who specializes in disordered eating, sports nutrition, family nutrition, and weight concerns. She is a wealth of knowledge and you are going to have your mind BLOWN when you hear about some of the myths she is busting in her...