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Kathryn 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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Is your boss a narcissist or are they just a jerk? If you’re asking yourself this question than this week’s episode is calling your name. Honestly, these days the word narcissist is thrown around so much that it is almost losing it’s true me meaning. The good news: Kat is on a mission to help us understand what is just mean and harmful behavior and…
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Couch Talks: Healing My Marriage After a Rough Patch
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week Kat talks about healing a relationship after having a rough patch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, somet…
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This week, Kat has Josie Oldham on to talk about the unique challenges of eating disorder recovery. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapyodcast.com Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is?…
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Theray where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week Kat processes a listener’s email about dating for the first time after getting divorced from an emotionally toxic partner. What does it mean when we aren’t OBSESSING over someone when we aren’t with the…
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The Space Between Brainwashing and Conscious Choice
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This week Kat is back discussing her internal dialogue involving cults and the power of brainwashing. After watching a recent Netflix documentary about a so called "dance management TikTok cult" Kat wanted to create a conversation around how and why we label people involved in these spaces as delusional, brainwashed, and incapable of making rationa…
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Couch Talks: Are My Disordered Eating Behaviors "Bad Enough" To Deserve Help?
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat responds to a listener who wonders if her disordered eating behaviors should be addressed with a therapist. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodca…
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Understanding the Complexity of Eating Disorders
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This week Kat is taking some time to talk about a subject she is super compassionate about: Eating Disorders. Eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders -- yet sometimes their symptoms are actually prescribed by health professionals. Listen to this episode to hear things Kat thinks are important to consid…
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Couch Talks: Does Burn Out Mean I Need a New Job?
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Kat answers a listener’s question about compassion fatigue and talks about burn out in helping professions. Our listener has been having a difficult time coping with work lately – she works with cancer patients trying to help them engage in meaningful leisure activities. The job is so rewarding but she is feeling drained. She’s finding a lack of mo…
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Friendship Philosophies with Laura Tremaine
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This week Kat dives into **friendship** with Laura Tremaine. Laura is an OG blogger turned author who's latest book, the Life Council, is available now... and trust us, you want to get your hands on this book. Her book describes the 10 kinds of friends that every human needs and gives an in depth look at what Laura has learned about friendship thou…
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Couch Talks: How Do I Get to Know Myself?
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat talks about ways you can get to know yourself after spending years being the person you thought other people wanted you to be! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @…
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Last week, some college grads were handed the short hand of the stick when it came to their graduation ceremony. Sooo, this week Kat is reflecting on some things that could have been helpful to hear as she graduated college. In this episode, she offers some thoughts that may feel more inspiring to hear as all the recent graduates celebrate their me…
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Couch Talks: Can I Buy My Own Engagement Ring?
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat responds to a listener email about wanting to buy her own engagement ring because her partner can’t afford the one she wants. Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @Y…
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The Trouble With The Troubled Teen Industry with Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone
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The Troubled Teen Industry has some explaining to do and this week Caroline Cole and Rebecca Mellinger Grone are here to tell us why. They are the co-hosts of the podcast Trapped in Treatment (produced by Paris Hilton & Warner Brothers) that weaves together personal accounts with historical detail and expert opinions to shine a light on what really…
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Couch Talks: I'm Afraid I Am Going To Abandon My Career for My Husband's
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat gives feedback to a listener who is afraid she is going to resent her partner who is in the military for his work obligations. Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatt…
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This week Kat has best selling author, Amanda Montell on YNT to talk about her new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking. In this episode, they talk about some of the cognitive biases that we all use to try and make sense of the information overload we love these days. Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow th…
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Couch Talks: Having Grace & Our Feelings Too
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat tells a story from her recent trip to Chicago and a lesson she learned from the grace her husband gave her for booking the wrong days for their hotel room! Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow …
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God, Your Guncle, & Mr. Rogers Walk into a Bar with Jonathan Merritt
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This week, Kat is joined by the amazing Jonathan Merritt, who is about to release his first children's book, My Guncle And Me. Jonathan is an award-winning columnist and commentator on politics, spirituality, and culture. He is a contributing editor for The Week and has been featured on prominent national outlets including The New York Times, USA T…
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat replies to a listener who is wondering what will give her worth and value if she stops performing for others. Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podc…
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Social Media Is Fake, Here Are Some Things That Are True About Performative Vulnerability
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This week, Kat is talking about Performative vulnerability again. Performative vulnerability is what happens when we use sharing (or oversharing) parts of our lives in order to gain something in return, such as attention or feelings of superiority. It can look like an example of altruism on the outside; risking judgment for the greater good of othe…
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Couch Talks: How Do Therapists Know What to Say?
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, a listener writes in about not knowing how to respond to clients as a new counselor/therapist. Kat talks about how to handle situations when you don’t know the right thing to say and how to build conf…
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This week, Julia Langer is back again to talk all things deconstruction. This episode breaks down what deconstruction is, what inspires someone to deconstruct something, and what are some common misunderstandings surrounding the experience. Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeed…
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Couch Talks: Is Loving Well About the Person Giving or Receiving
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Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, fellow Three Cords Therapy therapist Julia Langer joins us again to talk about challenging relationships. Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podcast Instagram…
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Josie Oldham, LMSW
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This week, Josie Oldham LMSW, joins Kat to talk about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Josie walks us through the components that are present in OCD and gives us a sneak peak into some strategies that can help manage some of the distress invooved within the disorder. Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow …
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Couch Talks: I Think My Partner Might Be Cheating on Me, Should I Leave?
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Couch talks is the bo us episode of YNT that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week a listener writes in about some questionable text messages that she found on her partners phone. Click HERE to see the new merch! Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta Follow the podc…
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This week Kat gets a new couch. During this episode Kat takes some time to process how our tendency to fix our emotional discomfort might be getting in the way of us actually getting what we need and living the lives we truly long for. In a world where we are obsessed with feeling good ALL of the time - it may be in our best interest to identify fo…
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