Psychologist, Writer, Advisor and Mentor

My guest today is the NY Times best seller, Gloria Vanderhorst About her I started my practice as a psychologist working with preschool children, mainly boys, as the female teachers saw them as problematic with their exuberance and physical energy and labeled them as hyperactive or attention-deficient. My work resulted in their fathers coming to therapy to explore their emotional angst. I was privileged to see how our culture robs males of access to the full range of emotions necessary for a healthy sense of self and healthy relationships with others. As I continued to work with men and help them to access feelings that have been blocked from early childhood, I began to write about their stories and examine how our culture has systematically limited the emotional development of males. I am writing a book about the developmental dangers of being a male in this culture and how fathers can help their sons avoid the trap of the emotional desert. My therapy work focuses on helping men develop broader, healthier relationships with their spouses and families. Many of the blogs I write weekly are designed to help men and women better understand their emotional selves and the dynamics of relationships. I currently serve couples and individuals using Internal Family Systems and Emotion Focused Therapy. These two approaches are the most advanced and most successful treatment approaches. They recognize that our brains are marvelous storage units that hold onto our life experiences. Those experiences influence how we behave in the present. When individuals can access that data, they can make changes that benefit them and their relationships. socials------ fb:facebook.com/gloria.vanderhorst.7 youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@gloriakvanderhorst website:https://drvanderhorst.com/ donate to the wrestle for the cure 2026 battle of the belthttps://fundraising.stjude.org... JOIN MY TEAM ANXIETY FACEBOOK GROUP!!!!!!!!https://www.facebook.com/group... join the Pete vs Anxiety discord right now: join Pete vs Anxiety!!! patreon.com/petevsanxiety ticktock:@petevsanxietypod instagram:@pete_vs_Annxietypodcast Want to be a guest on Pete Vs Anxiety!!!!!? Send Peter Dalke a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostd... pr...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pete-vs-anxiety--6084228/support.]headover to the new petevsanxietypodcast.com join my skool community and moreticktock:@petevsanxietypodinstagram:@pete_vs_AnnxietypodcastWant to be a guest on Pete Vs Anxiety!!!!!? Send Peter Dalke a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpr...