Episodes
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46: Bald & Beautiful: Redefining Body Image After Hair Loss
This month's episode explores the physical, mental, and emotional journey Luciana Naldi went on after being diagnosed with a hair disorder: Alopecia Areata. She talks about how it profoundly affected her children (two sets of twins!), her views on body image, society's beauty standards, and how…
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45: After Your Person Dies
In this episode, Signe talks to Dr. Linda Shanti about improving grief and death-literacy, as a grief-adjacent person, as well as creating new meaning when traveling with grief after your person dies. Dr. Shanti is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, who specializes in grief, eating disorder...
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44: Digital Wellness in the Age of Social Media
Join Signe in a conversation with the authority people turn to for empowering tech advice, Dr. Devorah Heitner. They discuss the importance of "mentoring vs. monitoring" kids on tech, Devorah's stance on the call for warning labels on social media, "sexting" and a whole lot more! Devorah is the...
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43: Healthy Relationships in Midlife & Beyond
We’re back in the studio with renowned psychologist, and best selling author, Dr. Brenda Shaeffer. This time Dr. Brenda walks us through the most common themes she sees in long term relationships, the importance of “finishing the grief” when faced with losing a relationship, and considerations…
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42: Understanding Transgender Identity
Do you want to better understand what it means to be transgender, and how you might provide gender-affirming care? Today we’re talking with someone who knows a lot about it, annnd just happens to be transgender! Nik is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), co-owner of group therapy...
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41: Plate This! Nutrition & Writing with Wendy Sterling
Signe is joined by her co-author, Wendy Sterling, to talk about her latest book, give some insights into how she makes her writing routine work while raising a family, and working full time, the benefits of writing with co-authors, and more! Wendy is a registered dietitian with a Masters of…
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40: Menopause, Nutrition and Diet Culture: Getting the Facts Straight on Midlife Health
Welcome to Part Three of the Therapy Rocks! “Three Part” menopause series (Episodes 38, 39 & 40). In this episode Signe interviews Val Schonberg about nutrition in midlife and beyond, weight, bone health, and more. Val is dietitian and certified menopause practitioner with The Menopause Society....
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39: The Wonders of the Changing Female Body-Menopause, Midlife and Beyond
In this episode Signe interviews Dr. Amy Voedisch for Part Two of the Three Part menopause series navigating the physical aspects of menopause, such as hormone therapy considerations, body changes, sex in midlife, and more. Dr. Voedisch attended Mayo Medical School and completed her residency in...
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38: The Menopause Brain and Beyond
Join Signe for Part One of a Three Part Series on menopause. To start off in Part One, Signe Talks to a doctor who specializes in the brain, and who is always on the cutting edge of scientific research into the female experience, Dr. Louann Brizendine. Dr. Brizedine navigates the stages of...
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37: Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life
Join Signe for her Therapy Rocks! interview with Shannon Kopp who shared her personal recovery story including the shelter dogs, and how they loved her back to life, the healing benefits of animals, and gave her best tips for grieving the loss of an animal in a society that underestimates the…
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36: The Power and Potential of the Father-Daughter Relationship
Join Signe for an interview with “fathering” expert, Joe Kelly. They talk about overcoming common relationship barriers between fathers and stepfathers and daughters—when they're kids and adults! We also tackled male acculturation, "social" dads, and a whole lot more! Joe Kelly has researched and...
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35: Tripping Through Therapy: How Some People are Using Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Have you heard of Ketamine-assisted therapy? Interested in hearing more about what it is, and how it’s being received? Join Signe for an interview with Suzannah Neufeld, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Ketamine-assisted Therapy provider, and author of “Awake at 3 a.m.: Yoga Therapy for...
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34: From the Fiji Islands to Facebook: The Impact of Westernized Media on the Island of Fiji
Interested in hearing about body image and eating in a subsistence agriculture, before and after exposure to television? Join Signe for a conversation with Dr. Anne Becker about her groundbreaking study in 1995 in Fiji, when she said, “television arrived like it was being parachuted from…
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33: The Black Enneagram: Making the Enneagram Accessible for Communities of Color
If you are looking for tools to increase self-discovery, and deepen your compassion for yourself and others, tune into this Therapy Rocks! interview with guest Dayo Ajanaku, founder of The Black Enneagram—making the Enneagram accessible for communities of color. Dayo is a lifelong student focused...
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32: Cults, Conspiracy Theories, and Psychological Manipulation
If you’ve ever wondered about things like “mind control” and how to lower the vulnerability to it, you’ll want to tune into this Therapy Rocks! episode with cult expert and exit counselor, Diane Benscoter. Diane draws from her own experience inside a religious cult, known as the “Moonies.” As a...
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31: The New Science of Hope
Join Signe for a second interview with Dr. Dan Tomasulo about a new science of hope and hopefulness that has the capacity to change the trend of anxiety and depression we are seeing around the globe. Dr. Dan talks about the habits of high hope individuals, ways to start adding a little bit of…
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30: Using Music to Enhance Performance
Dr. Derek Vigon, joins Signe to talk about what goes into our musical taste, how music and audio tracks can enhance performance with athletes, performers, and organizations, music as catharsis and more. Dr. Vigon is a licensed clinical and sport psychologist in private practice in Maryland and...
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29: Let's Talk About Sex...
Therapeutic Sex and Relationship Coach, LMFT, and Certified Body Trust® Provider, Dawn Serra, joins Signe to discuss what our relationship to food has to do with sex, why “safety” is a prerequisite to pleasure, sex and changing bodies, as well as the best advice for a couple with different…
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28: Coming Out Stories
Signe talks to Emma Goswell about one of the most important moments in many LGBTQ+ people's lives, “coming out." They cover off on the importance of pronouns, how to be a better ally, and Emma gives her best advice for individuals thinking about coming out. Emma has interviewed over 90 LGBTQ+...
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27: Raising Body Positive Teens
Signe is joined by her two co-authors, Dr. Shelley Aggarwal and Wendy Sterling to talk about their newly released book Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parent's Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image. They talk about the importance of taking the morality out of movement, morality…
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26: Jiggling and Journaling: A Pathway to Body Positivity
Signe talks to Virgie Tovar about why anger is an integral part of self-acceptance, boundaries are the most powerful B-word, tips for bad body image days (BBIDs), body positivity as a relationship value, and more! Virgie Tovar is an author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts and...
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25: The Science of Making Friends
Signe talks to Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, who demystifies the “art form” that is social skills and gives insight on how to be better friends, partners, and colleagues. Dr. Laugeson is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Semel Institute for...
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24: Money Mindset Makeover
Join Signe for a Therapy Rocks! conversation with Jessie Susannah Karnatz, author of Money Magic: Practical Wisdom and Empowering Rituals to Heal Your Finances. Jessie Susannah walks through the importance of a self awareness audit to get a clearer picture of where we “currently” are in regards…
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23: "Mom, Am I Fat?" Explaining Diet Culture and Fatphobia to Kids
Join Signe for a conversation with anti-diet journalist, Virginia Sole-Smith, to explore questions (and some answers) about body image, fatphobia, and diet culture. Virginia is the author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture. Her reporting on diet culture, health and parenting has...
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22: Yoga Therapy, Asking for Help, and Avoiding the “All Natural” Mandate
Join Signe for a conversation with Certified Yoga Therapist, Suzannah Neufeld, on low pressure healing—yoga therapy, asking for help, and avoiding the “all natural” mandate. Suzannah (Tipermas) Neufeld is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), Certified...
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21: The Impact of Art on Mental Health
Margaret Hunter, Registered Art Therapist, joins Signe to talk about Art Therapy as a specialized area of mental health that helps to promote insight and healing through creative expression. Margaret is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Registered Art Therapist (ATR), and Certified...
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20: The Art of Aging
Connie Sobczak and Signe have a conversation about “The Art of Aging.” Connie is the author of Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) and in 1996, Connie co-founded The Body Positive, a nonprofit organization that provides practical tools to developing…
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19: Adulting
Join Signe for a conversation with Julie Lythcott-Haims, former Stanford dean, on "adulting," the modern markers of adulthood and the importance of feedback. Julie is the New York Times bestselling author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult which gave rise to a…
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18: Boys, Biceps and Bulking
Join Signe for a conversation with Dr. Jason Nagata about body image in boys and men, a historical overview, considerations in caring for this population, risk factors and prevention. Jason Nagata, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco,...
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17: An Evolutionary Approach to Shame
Join Signe for a conversation with Dr. Norman Kim on shame. They discuss what shame is, why we have it and how to manage it individually and systematically. Dr. Kim completed his B.A. at Yale, his Ph.D. in Psychology at UCLA and has developed an expertise in treating and teaching about...
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16: The Joy Of Movement
Join Signe for a conversation with Kelly McGonigal about her most recent book, The Joy of Movement, why people who exercise are happier, insights on why some individuals are more inclined to move than others, and some surprising benefits of moving that you may not have heard before. Kelly is a...
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15: Movie Therapy
Award-winning podcaster, Kristen Meinzer, joins Signe to discuss the necessity of knowing WHY you want to embark on a podcasting journey (and who it's for), movie therapy, tips on co-hosting a show, the importance of diversity in podcasting the BEST tips for making a great show! Kristen Meinzer…
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14: How Optimizing Sleep Optimizes Well-Being
Sleep is the most glaring omission in the health conversation of today, and Dr. Meeta Singh is going to catch us up to speed on what we need to know about this behavior that takes up 1/3 of our day, but don't talk about. In this conversation, Signe and Dr. Singh unpack the changes in sleep across...
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13: Cultivating Mental and Physical Health in Athletes
Join Signe for a conversation with Dr. Riley Nickols on cultivating mental and physical health in athletes, body image in sport culture, “the need to be perfect” in athletes and how to navigate that in a more balanced way. Dr. Nickols is the spokesperson in the media for input on relevant mental...
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12: Why Hope is so Important in 2021
Join Signe in a conversation with Dr. Dan Tomasulo about "hope," what it is, how to access it and why it’s so important in 2021. Dr. Dan Tomasulo just released his book and audiobook Learned Hopefulness: The Power of Positivity To Overcome Depression, which is currently a #1 new release on…
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11: From Addictive Love to Healthy Belonging
Join me for "Part Two" with Dr. Brenda Schaeffer about the benefits of expelling addictive love from your life, the stages from addiction to love and finding healthy belonging. Brenda Schaeffer is an author, a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Addictions Specialist, and holds a doctorate in...
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10: Diet-free Parenting
This episode is about how to raise competent eaters, keep diet culture out of parenting and feed with trust not fear. Joining us for this conversation is someone who knows a lot about family feeding and nutrition: Anna Lutz. Anna is a Registered Dietitian in private practice in Raleigh, NC who...
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9: Single Mothers by Choice
Join me for a conversation with Jane Mattes, founder and spokesperson for Single Mothers by Choice (SMC). Jane speaks about what it was like to pave the way for SMC in 1981, soon after having her son, Eric and starting the first chapter SMC chapter in NYC. She now oversees chapters throughout the...
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8: Understanding the Teen Brain
The teen years can be turbulent times for parents, tune in to my conversation with Dr. Louann Brizendine for a look "under the hood" at the teen brain. Dr. Louann Brizendine is a neuropsychiatrist, researcher, clinician and professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is…
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7: Is It Love Or Is It Addiction?
Join me for my "Part One" conversation with Dr. Brenda Schaeffer about the definition of love addiction, where it comes from and how to heal from it. Dr. Schaeffer is an author, Licensed Psychologist, Certified Addictions Specialist, and holds a doctorate in spiritual psychology. With over…
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6: The Benefits of Boundaries
Best selling author, Randi Kreger, has a candid conversation with Signe about her relationship, the keys to having good boundaries as well as the benefits of boundaries. Randi's forthcoming book Stop Walking on Eggshells:Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Love Has Borderline Personality...
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5: Disrupting Habits that Don't Help
Dr. Joanna Steinglass talks about the neural circuitry of habits and more specifically the habit-based model of disordered eating. Dr. Steinglass breaks down the neuroscience of habit, how this relates to Anorexia Nervosa, and gives her top 3 habit-busting techniques for eating disorders. Dr....
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2: Are The Kids Alright?
Sara Gilliam, award winning writer and co-author of Reviving Ophelia 25th Anniversary Edition: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, joins Signe on Therapy Rocks! to talk about being the original "Ophelia," the trends of adolescent girls mental health over a 25 year span, and gives us some tips...
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