Latest Self-reflection Podcast Episodes

Unlabelling Effect artwork

"Why Don't I Love My Body?" - A Journey with Body Banter ft. Stephy Ng | UnlabellingEffect S7EP8

Unlabelling Effect - June 13, 2024 22:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We have Stephy Ng with us on the Unlabelling Effect in this episode ! Stephy is a mental health advocate and a linguistic researcher. Not only is she an academic, she is also the founder of Body Banter, a charity that empowers young people to spark conversations around creating our body image. ...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

What To Do When You Feel All Over The Place - Checking In With Your Friends | UnlabellingEffect S7EP7

Unlabelling Effect - May 31, 2024 23:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Have you thought of a friend recently and wondered how they’re doing? As we grow older, friendships inevitably get trickier to maintain. Nonetheless, checking in with your friends at the right time can really help people to overcome challenges and life stressors. In addition, you gain insight ...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 37: Healing Through Song

Tell Me About Your Mother - May 17, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan and Jamie Kay meet and discuss the healing, reflective, and connecting elements of songwriting with the writer and its audiences. Jamie has written over 300 songs in the course of his 50 years of songwriting. He's a gifted storyteller who's sincerity penetrates thro...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

"CHOMP"ING Through: a Young Female Entrepreneur ft. Carla Martinesi | UnlabellingEffect S7EP6

Unlabelling Effect - May 13, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We have Carla Martinesi with us on the Unlabelling Effect in this episode ! Carla is the CEO and Founder of CHOMP, Hong Kong’s food saving app which aims to reduce the amount of PERFECTLY EDIBLE food being thrown into Hong Kong’s landfills DAILY. Since its launch in 2021, the app has saved ove...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 36: Witchcraft Accusation

Tell Me About Your Mother - May 06, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan and Melissa discuss clients' perspectives that therapists have super powers, how being seen in a raw, deep, meaningful way can at times feel like voodoo magic.  Support the Show.

Unlabelling Effect artwork

What Have You Learnt About Love? Embracing Uniqueness #IceBreakerDeck | UnlabellingEffect S7EP5

Unlabelling Effect - April 30, 2024 23:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Instigating DEEP conversations by putting forward some "difficult" questions might help with your introspection, self-reflection and also deepening the bond with others. Here are some questions we discussed. What are your thoughts? Bring them up to your loved ones and mates! 1. What would you ...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

I Am NOT My Limited Self-Beliefs - ft. Janice Ng #TopFit | UnlabellingEffect S7EP4

Unlabelling Effect - April 13, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We have Janice Ng with us on the Unlabelling Effect in this episode ! Janice strongly believes in mindfulness and the duality of physical and mental health. She started her fitness journey at the age of 5 and wrestled with anxiety, depression and heaps of self-doubts, which led her to become th...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

I Am NOT My Limited Self-Beliefs - ft. Janice Ng #AbsFocus | UnlabellingEffect S7EP4

Unlabelling Effect - April 13, 2024 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We have Janice Ng with us on the Unlabelling Effect in this episode ! Janice strongly believes in mindfulness and the duality of physical and mental health. She started her fitness journey at the age of 5 and wrestled with anxiety, depression and heaps of self-doubts, which led her to become th...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 35: Why Don't I Cry In Therapy?

Tell Me About Your Mother - April 12, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan and Melissa answer an audience question regarding intellectual defenses in session. "How do I get my therapist to become aware that I am using my intellect to deflect from emotional vulnerability in our sessions?"  We are hoping to incorporate this type of interact...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

Setting Goals - Facing Biggest Fear & Thinking Outside The Box | UnlabellingEffect S7EP3

Unlabelling Effect - March 31, 2024 23:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
FOUR months into 2024, how's it going? Despite how smooth or bumpy your sailing has been thus far, it's always helpful and nice to have a sit-down reflective sesh with your friends and say your thoughts out loud. It's never too late to get back into your goals and find ways to feel how you wa...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 34: Intellectual Avoidance

Tell Me About Your Mother - March 15, 2024 16:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan and Melissa explore how intellectualizing stories serves as a protective distancing from emotional exploration, expression, and healing. Implicit memory healing Bilateral stimulation  CBT often ineffective for treating  Bottom up approach to client care versus t...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

I Am NOT Having It All - ft. Amy Tsien #EveBliss | UnlabellingEffect S7EP2

Unlabelling Effect - March 13, 2024 21:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We have Amy Tsien with us on the Unlabelling Effect in this episode! Amy is an avid advocate for physical and mental well-being, which has led her to become the founder of Eve Bliss, a functional wellness brand that produces research-backed revitalising functional products, raises awareness fo...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 33: Dissociative Attunement

Tell Me About Your Mother - March 01, 2024 16:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan and Melissa explore the ways in which clients use intellectualism as a means to conceptualize emotional memories to maintain safety. Topics also include:  Emotional attainment Maintaining an observer role when someone is dysregulated Maladaptive ways of creating ...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 33: Intellectual Avoidance

Tell Me About Your Mother - March 01, 2024 16:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Evan and Melissa explore the ways in which clients use intellectualism as a means to conceptualize emotional memories to maintain safety. Topics also include:  Emotional attainment Maintaining an observer role when someone is dysregulated Maladaptive ways of creating self-protection Therapy ...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

Navigating New Relationships - Getting Triggered & Fear of Losing Yourself | UnlabellingEffect S7EP1

Unlabelling Effect - February 29, 2024 23:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
The FIRST episode of Season 7 ! We're trying out a new video podcast format to engage with our listeners like never before. Grab your coffee, tea or wine, and get ready to join us in this conversation on different ways to navigate all sorts of relationships in life. As the saying goes, "people ...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 32: Emotional Attunement

Tell Me About Your Mother - February 02, 2024 19:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan, Melissa, and Eli share their experiences with client attunement and the ways in which such connection can promote a deep sense of understanding and meaning. Emotional attunement with clients informing unconventional approaches  Eli sifts through his  transcriptio...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 31: Police Profiling

Tell Me About Your Mother - January 19, 2024 19:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan, Melissa, and Eli process Evan's recent experience being harassed by the police. Topics also include: Profiling Crime and punishment ideology Life-long record keeping  Escalation before de-escalation Cop incompetence Support the Show.

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 30: Pray The Gay Away?

Tell Me About Your Mother - December 20, 2023 20:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan and Eli meet in video form for the first time-- available on Youtube! They use this hour to explore themes of: Conversion Therapy Emotional Residue from clients Counter-transferrence  Support the Show.

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 29: Dating Dopamine

Tell Me About Your Mother - December 04, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Parentified child impact in romantic relationships  Cultural differences fueling assumptions in friendship  DOS OS  How the dating sphere has changed with technology  You watched too many Disney movies  Culture of immediacy impeded on natural romantic development  ...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 28: Playboy-AI-Sex Dolls

Tell Me About Your Mother - November 03, 2023 22:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan and Eli join for another episode to explore how therapists can unintentionally assume understanding of clients' stories based on personal bias. They then explore the evolution of porn and its possible future implications on sexuality, dating, and identity. Only fan...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

S6EP11 How It All Started - Mental Health Stories: When Sharing Really Is Caring

Unlabelling Effect - October 31, 2023 23:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Coming to the LAST episode of this Season, podcasters Rita, Melody, and Vivian, decided to get around each other and had a reflective moment together on our life trajectory and stories on the Unlabelling Effect ⁠@unlabellingeffect⁠. Despite all the challenges, life hiccups, and hurdles, we've co...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 27: When to Parentectomy

Tell Me About Your Mother - October 11, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan, Meliisa, and Eli explore the a case that Melissa is processing.  A great resource from Dr. Nicole LePera helps us get started Parentified child case study  How are crises adaptive systemically? Reenactment between parent, peers, and therapist Caretaking to avo...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

S6EP10 The Art Of Finding Stillness ft. Gary Moody - Mental Health Stories: When Sharing Really Is Caring

Unlabelling Effect - September 30, 2023 23:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
"How We VIEW People. We Need To Treat People With Respect And Be Curious About Them And Their Lives." In this episode, we have Gary Moody @garyjmoody with us! Gary is an anthropology Ph.D. candidate researching Western spirit mediums, healers, Spirit Art, and sound healing. He is learning how ...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 26: What Are We Doing?

Tell Me About Your Mother - September 27, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan, Melissa, and Eli discuss the intention of the podcast and ways to become more intentional in our discussions.  Melissa is our podcast mommy Incorporating the interpersonal supervision model into our conversations Chasing trends creates pop psychology and misinfo...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 25: Firecracker Puppies

Tell Me About Your Mother - September 19, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Evan and Eli practice behaving without Melissa being present for this episode.  What’s worth investigating with a client? Salem witch trials  Eli wants to try Ayahuasca   Being attracted to clients  Therapeutic flow state is healing  Ego blockading energy connectio...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

S6EP9 Facing Our Financial Fears ft. Palka Chopra - Mental Health Stories: When Sharing Really Is Caring

Unlabelling Effect - August 31, 2023 23:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
”There is NO RUSH to ACHIEVE.” In this episode, we have Palka Arora Chopra @palka.chopra with us on the Unlabelling Effect @unlabellingeffect. To fully utilise her talent, especially in the financial sector, she wears multiple hats with an aspiration to make financial services & concepts access...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 24: Take Off The Therapist Hat

Tell Me About Your Mother - August 19, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Politically correct culture influencing dialogue in therapy Questions can evoke shame Moving with clients’ awareness When self-disclosure is therapeutic  Where are his balls? Treating infidelity Story revisions Fear memories have more salient reinforcements Havin...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

S6EP8 Why is Sex Still Taboo?「性」點解仲係禁忌?ft. Sticky Rice Love - Mental Health Stories: When Sharing Really Is Caring (CANTONESE)

Unlabelling Effect - July 31, 2023 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
"DROP the stigmatisation surrounding 'SEX'; 放低「性」一個好污名化的標籤" Kitty is one of the directors of Sticky Rice Love, a Hong Kong-based NGO that promotes public sexual wellness and delivers Comprehensive Sexuality Education. They hold workshops and talks across Hong Kong and also offer multiple publi...

Tell Me About Your Mother artwork

Episode 23: Pound Town

Tell Me About Your Mother - July 20, 2023 23:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 12 ratings
Send us a Text Message. Melissa rejoins Evan and Eli. They quickly realize that Melissa is the mother of the group and helps "police" the episode content. This realization prompted Evan and Eli to explore the origins of foreskin shots. What are foreskin shots? Clients exposed to clinical medi...

Unlabelling Effect artwork

S6EP7 Silencing the Ego and Be Present ft. Reina Chan - Mental Health Stories: When Sharing Really Is Caring

Unlabelling Effect - June 30, 2023 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
”Vulnerability is the biggest sign of bravery instead of weakness”. In this episode, we have Reina Chan @reina.suichan with us on the Unlabelling Effect Reina went through TWO life and death experiences, including being a brave cancer survivor, which have changed her world views and made her a...