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Couch Stories
by Couch Stories with Dr. Perry Mandanis
Couch Stories celebrates the value of resilience in action, and demonstrates that sometimes the right story, at the right time, can change our struggles from pains to amazing gains. Esteemed psychiatrist and storyteller, Dr. Mandanis, explores every aspect of life's challenges from the merely irritating to the life altering. Dive into this sometimes raw journey of vulnerable real life moments with inspiring guest interviews and memorable lessons while persevering through some of life's toughest (and sometimes comical) experiences. Couch Stories is a place for stories that aren't just good — they're good for you!
Episodes
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S1E24: Interview with former NFL Cheerleader turned Life Purpose Cheerleader and Coach, Amber Valdez
It's hard to believe how many old and new hardships Amber Valdez has had to overcome — but they've made her stronger for herself, and an inspiring mentor to others. Listen in to hear how you can change "you're crazy" into "your life purpose." Follow @iamambervaldez and visit www.ambervaldez.com.
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S1E23: An Interview with Dawn Averitt
Dawn Averitt was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 at age 19 and has since become one of the nation's most prominent HIV and AIDS advocates as well as an accomplished speaker and published writer on women's health issues. As the founder of the Women's Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS (WRI), Dawn has been...
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Special Episode — American Style Icon, Mary Randolph Carter
Mary Randolph Carter is the quintessential American style icon, executive, and muse to Ralph Lauren for over 30 years. She's a regular contributor to Country Living Magazine and has authored book after book about creating a warm and inviting home with things that others may even call junk. In…
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S1E22: Interview with Carmeon Hamilton
Carmeon Hamilton, is a wife, mom, interior designer and lifestyle blogger based in Memphis, TN. A stickler for the details, she's sought after by residential and commercial clients alike, to bring life and style to everyday spaces. She and Dr. M discuss how they both strive to help others love…
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S1E21: Interview with Willie Moore, Jr.
Willie Moore, Jr is perhaps best known for his work in the entertainment industry, as the Grammy recognized R&B artist, Pretty Willie, and for his wildly successful "The Willie Moore, Jr. Show" with over 2 million listeners weekly. In celebrating National Adoption Month, Dr. M asks him about one…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Special Episode: An interview with Brad Trotter of The Pink Wig Project
Brad Trotter, CEO of the non-profit organization, The Pink Wig Project, shares his heartwarming, and sometimes heartbreaking account, of how his wife Teri, discovered joy and inspiration after chemotherapy in a bright pink wig and decided to create thIs organization to share her joy with other...
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S1E20: Interview with Casey Somerville
Mother of three, Casey Somerville, sits down with Dr. M to discuss how how she opted to have preventative surgeries after learning that she was BRCA1 gene positive, before she developed cancer like so many of the women in her family. She is an ambassador for www.BeBrightPink.org, a non-profit...
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S1E19: Interview with Ellie Knauss
Educational philanthropist, Ellie Knauss, talks about how she came from a family where many had breast cancer and of being a 15 year survivor of breast cancer survivor herself. Her story of overcoming triple negative breast cancer to become a cheerleader to other women who are fighting the…
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S1E18: Feelings Are Like A Box Of Crayons
In this highly personal and sometimes raw episode, Dr. M shares a story about his own emotional journey during the pandemic dealing with his sister's death to complications of COVID, and his spouse needing open heart surgery. He was reminded of a young family that he worked with years ago who…
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S1E18: Feelings are like a box of crayons
In this highly personal and sometimes raw episode, Dr. M shares a story about his own emotional journey during the pandemic dealing with his sister's death to complications of COVID, and his spouse needing open heart surgery. He was reminded of a young family that he worked with years ago who…
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S1E17: Interview with Dr. Laymon Hicks
Dr. Laymon Hicks is one of the most highly sought after youth motivational speakers in middle schools and high schools all around the country. He sits down with Dr. M the value of teaching kids how to overcome failure, the importance of being an authentic adult with children, and the challenges…
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S1E16: Interview with Rick Carson
Author, therapist, executive coach, Rick Carson, shares some of his well-developed strategies for getting deeply connected to the love that is in each of us in order to reveal our true selves. Often that involves taming our gremlins — and there is no better way to learn how than from the chief...
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S1E15: Dr. Jacqueline Mahal
In a salute to healthcare workers everywhere, Dr. M interviews Dr. Jacqueline Mahal, an Emergency Room medical doctor working in the Bronx, NY while it was the very epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. She shares stories about what it's been like to be a mother, a wife, and a doctor in the...
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S1E14: Trust is Just Like an Olive Tree
Inspired by a letter from one of his listeners, Dr. M tells a story he learned from his grandmother about the importance of telling the truth.
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S1E13: Interview with Angela Duckworth, PhD
Celebrated scientist and author, Dr. Angela Duckworth, not only shares her thoughts about grit, resilience, and character development, but she gets personal with a resilience story of her own.
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Special Episode: A Changed Ex-Policeman Drops His Mask, Part 2 (Listener Discretion Advised)
As a successful businessman today, this former policeman talks about why he quit the force when the work of modern policing became too soul crushing. He describes how working in law enforcement led him to feel hated -- and to hate --and to engage in secret-keeping and other behaviors he now…
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Special Episode: A Changed Ex-Policeman Drops His Mask, Part 1 (Listener Discretion Advised)
As a successful businessman today, this former policeman talks about why he quit the force when the work of modern policing became too soul crushing. He describes how working in law enforcement led him to feel hated -- and to hate --and to engage in secret-keeping and other behaviors he now…
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S1E12 Interview with fitness coach and Mom-preneur, Meredith Campbell
Business woman, master fitness trainer, and mother of two talks about virtual fitness training during the pandemic, and the changes that young parents have had to negotiate when their children's schools closed for the remainder of the year. She shares her personal challenges of how to handle...
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S1E12 Interview with fitness coach and Mom-preneur, Meredith Campbell
Business woman, master fitness trainer, and mother of two talks about virtual fitness training during the pandemic, and the changes that young parents have had to negotiate when their children's schools closed for the remainder of the year. She shares her personal challenges of how to handle...
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S1E11: An Interview with Author Julie Hearn
Celebrated British author of children's literature, Julie Hearn, talks about how she triumphed over a number of losses, including her eyesight. Her exuberance and good humor is infectious and she shares her heartfelt story.
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S1E10: Interview: Greg Audino
Dr. M sits down with Greg Audino to talk about his transition from being an actor in California to his work as a Certified Life Coach in his home state of Rhode Island, his development of resilience in the struggle of a break-up, and what lessons he learned from these experiences.
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S1E9: The New Normal
As we all consider what life will be like after the pandemic is behind us, Dr. Mandanis turns to his Greek heritage to consider a virtue for the times ahead.
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S1E8: Interview with Tim Richards, Head of Pomfret School
Tim Richards is a life-long educator who offers a unique perspective on preparing today's teenagers to adapt to struggles and be more resilient not only during the pandemic, but long into the future after high school as well.
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S1E7: Trust in the Forest
Season 1 episode 7 "Trust in the Forest" released Wednesday April 1, 2020.
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Coronavirus: Taking Care of Yourself from the Inside Out
If you're looking for tips for not only being physically healthy during the Coronavirus pandemic, but emotionally healthy as well, listen to this Special Episode. Let's make keeping calm contagious.
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S1E6: Anxiety is the Waste of a Good Imagination
One of reasons that many people decide to enter into therapy is to do something about panic or anxiety. Lots of people literally worry themselves sick. Grab some popcorn, we're headed to the movies for a story that just may help.
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S1E5: An Interview with Annette Simmons
An interview with Annette Simmons, author, storyteller, and friend.
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S1E4: Everybody, Embrace Yourselves!
This episode will air on Valentine's Day for the first time. By now, you all have found the right Valentine for your wife or your husband or girlfriend or boyfriend. But have you ever noticed that you can't buy a Valentine to yourself when there is no one more important to love that YOU.
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S1E3: Bitch, I AM the Secret Ingredient
The recipe for resilience isn't always available in a cook book or a food network video. Sometimes it is helpful to learn about a few secret ingredients from someone who knows her way around a hot kitchen.
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S1E2: One Story Can Change Your Life
Season 1 Episode 2 of Couch Stories: One Story Can Change Your Life.
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S1E1: De-cide to be Happy
Season 1 Episode 1 of Couch Stories: De-cide to be Happy.
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Season 1 Introduction
Introduction to season 1 of Couch Stories.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Couch Stories celebrates the value of resilience in action, and demonstrates that sometimes the right story, at the right time, can change our struggles from pains to amazing gains. Esteemed psychiatrist and storyteller, Dr. Mandanis, explores every aspect of life's challenges from the merely irritating to the life altering. Dive into this sometimes raw journey of vulnerable real life moments with inspiring guest interviews and memorable lessons while persevering through some of life's toughest (and sometimes comical) experiences. Couch Stories is a place for stories that aren't just good — they're good for you!
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Couch Stories with Dr. Perry Mandanis
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Couch Stories celebrates the value of resilience in action, and demonstrates that sometimes the right story, at the right time, can change our struggles from pains to amazing gains. Esteemed psychiatrist and storyteller, Dr. Mandanis, explores every aspect of life's challenges from the merely...
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