Best Amelia And Jessica Podcasts (2024)

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260 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Can You Embrace Vulnerability and Successfully Transition Leadership? With Rayell Grayson, Head/Heart Therapy 40:48

1h ago40:48

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Finally! A catch-up with Rayell Grayson, LCPC CADC, owner and president of Head/Heart Therapy, the practice I built, owned for a decade, and sold last year. Tea is spilled, fears are expressed, and love is freely shared. Our convo demonstrates the myriad ways owners can show up––for ourselves, our employees, and the leaders who will one day succeed…

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259 - Trace Bell Part 2 - Spiral Dynamics, Healthy Evolution, and Transcending Old Beliefs for Individuals, Organizations, and Society 1:14:30

7d ago1:14:30

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Part II of my conversation with Trace Bell shall forever more be referred to as “The One Where We Dig Into Spiral Dynamics”. If you're new to SD, it helps to think of it as a modern language that expands our understanding of the stages of evolutionary development in individuals, organizations, or whole societies. Still confused? Don't be. SD is sim…

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Cultivating Courage to Overcome Fear and Achieve Your Goals with Margie Warrell 32:19

2d ago32:19

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Send us a Text Message. On this episode, we speak with author and speaker Margie Warrell about developing the courage needed to take risks and break through barriers. Margie shares stories from her childhood on a rural farm in Australia and how those experiences taught her the importance of courage and embracing discomfort. She discusses tools for …

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258 - Trace Bell Part 1 - Examining the Beauty and Shadow of Spiritual Work Through Spiral Dynamics 47:26

14d ago47:26

47:26

The context of this rare two-part conversation is Spiral Dynamics (SD), a model that gauges the evolutionary development of individuals, societies, cultures, and organizations. Shepherding us through the details of this model is Trace Bell, an integration guide and transformational coach. Part I of our chat delves into Trace's background and the ch…

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257 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Do You Build a Liberation-Focused Practice in This Flaming Capitalist Junkyard? with Jessica Eubanks-Chavira 34:30

24d ago34:30

34:30

Liberation is a two-way street, dear practice owner. Making an innovative, enlightened leap forward means going up against old ways of doing things. Unsustainable management practices! Limiting mindsets! Antiquated business models! To say nothing of capitalism, racism, or the patriarchy. Jessica Eubanks Chavira, LCSW-S, wanted to liberate herself a…

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Advancing Pay Equity, Social Justice, and Happiness at Work with Sally Loftis 24:48

17d ago24:48

24:48

Send us a Text Message. This week on Happy at Work, Laura and Tessa sit down with Sally Loftis, founder of Loftis Partners and author of The Pay Equity Guide for Non-Profits. Sally shares insights from over 30 years working at the intersection of HR, organization development, and social justice. Sally discusses the importance of considering the ful…

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256 - Amelia Nagoski - Sage, Scientific Advice For Minimizing The Effects Of Burnout 49:20

1M ago49:20

49:20

I know from burnout, that combination of bone-deep mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion that manifests in feelings of overwhelm, joylessness, and desperation. Sadly, you probably do, too. Anne's unexpectedly musical convo with author and choir director Amelia Nagoski, DMA, is the burnout primer we all need: the science behind it, the antidote…

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Gen Z Perspectives: Careers, Culture and the Future of Work with Amelia, Chloe, and Emily 44:38

24d ago44:38

44:38

Send us a Text Message. We've got another Gen Z panel for you! In this episode, Tessa and Michael chat with Amelia Haynes, Chloe Carr, and Emily Gianunzio to discuss their career paths, workplace culture experiences, and outlook on the future of work. Our panelists share insights into navigating early careers, priorities around purpose and growth, …

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255 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Can You Repair a Rift When You Feel Like You’ve Let Your Employees Down? With Jena Alfaro 39:08

1M ago39:08

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Welcome to the reckoning––mine, not yours. I made dozens (hundreds?) of mistakes as a practice owner, and while I can’t take any of them back, this series is a way of paying my accountability forward. Jenna Alfaro, LCSW, CADC, is here to hold me to that promise. She’s a former employee of mine and, while our professional association didn’t end Brav…

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254 - Dr. Harry J. Aponte - Revolutionizing Therapy by Embracing Human Emotional Struggles and Life Experiences 54:17

2M ago54:17

54:17

TLDR: Elder wisdom is essential to our revolution. That’s it, that’s the episode. But my guest deserves the elaboration and accolades of a full summary––as do many of the folks who came before us in work and life. Harry J. Aponte, Ph.D., is a legend for many reasons. However, this OG coalition-builder and advocate for culturally informed care is pr…

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At Work, Mindset Is Everything with Dr. Carolyn Pritchett, PhD 31:32

1M ago31:32

31:32

Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Laura, Michael, and Tessa sit down with workplace science expert Dr. Carolyn Pritchett to discuss her fascinating career journey from studying rats to coaching humans. Carolyn shares key learnings from her research on stress mindsets and how our perceptions impact our physiology. Listeners will walk away wit…

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253 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: Is it Really Possible to Balance Parenting and Practice Ownership? with Rachael Sytsma-Ramos 39:02

2M ago39:02

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I am the mother of many things: plant babies, doggos, and multiple podcasts. I’ve also birthed several businesses and quite a few artistic endeavors. But I’m not mama to any little humans. So, when Rachael Sytsma-Ramos, Psy.D, suggested an episode focusing on the dynamics of practice ownership and parenting, I was instantly intrigued. Rachael is ma…

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252 - Al Cho - Celebrating Queer Life and Family Through the Lens of Intersectional Identities 56:04

2M ago56:04

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It’s easy to forget that siblings have stories uniquely their own. They may share similar childhood memories as you, but their narratives will differ wildly. Blended families, like Anne’s, hold an added layer of complexity. How lucky for us that she and her step-sibling Al Cho, MSW, agreed to record this fascinating chat for family posterity. Their…

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New Music - Billie Eilish! The Lovely Eggs! Villagers! Ugly (UK)! Myriam Gendron! 1:30:36

2M ago1:30:36

1:30:36

Send us a Text Message. We hit this pod runnin’ - like a nosebleed! Andrew provides a roundup of some of the recent big music releases - those to check out as well as those that are probably best avoided. Then it’s on to this episode’s playlist and the five fresh projects which made the cut: Iain and Andrew play tracks from and share their opinions…

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Authentic Leadership with Peter Lynch 35:14

2M ago35:14

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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever witnessed the metamorphosis of an aggressive and rigid leader into a collaborative partner who uplifts an entire organization? In this episode, we define authentic leadership with Peter Lynch, Chief People Officer at Cardinal Group Companies. We explore how embracing imperfections and courageously confronting d…

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251 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: Are You Experienced…or Just Highly Educated? With Aaron Karmin 35:56

2M ago35:56

35:56

Experience matters. Whether you’re a member of a group practice or on your own, a background in different levels of mental health care ultimately supports your future professional development. Aaron Karmin, LCPC, is a 360º type of practitioner who’s worked in research departments, as an intake specialist, a telephone counselor, an experiential coun…

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250 - Celebrating Our Anne-versary! How To Be The You-est You You Can Be 39:26

3M ago39:26

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It’s ANNE-versary time! A celebration of Anne Remy’s first year as co-host. OK, by any other name, it’s a clips show. But! We’re not subjecting our Wounded Healer audience to rote commentary on an endless scroll of episodes. Instead, we’ve cherry-picked the very best a-ha! moments from our favorite conversations. As a whole, they represent Anne’s p…

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New Music - Mdou Moctar! The Lemon Twigs! Ibibio Sound Machine! Jessica Pratt! Fergus McCreadie! 1:36:44

2M ago1:36:44

1:36:44

Send us a Text Message. Gigantic! A big, big love! Iain and Andrew salute the late great Steve Albini, the immeasurably-influential ‘recording engineer’ and sonic architect of alternative rock. We then play and review new music from pod heroes Mdou Moctar and Fergus McCreadie, as well as boys-of-melody/siblings-of-song The Lemon Twigs, UK Afro-funk…

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249 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Can a Nonprofit Collective Model Work for a Private Healing Practice? With Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch 33:01

3M ago33:01

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Virtual meet-cutes are my jam. Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch, PsyD, and I bonded on IG over our shared love for collaborative music-making and the radical regeneration of the group practice blueprint. She’s the amazing co-founder of Sana Healing Collective in Chicago, a non-profit committed to individualized, client-led approaches to psychedelic-assist…

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New Music - Corridor! St. Vincent! Iron & Wine with Fiona Apple! Ganavya! Amelia Coburn! 1:45:59

2M ago1:45:59

1:45:59

Send us a Text Message. A discursive quality and literary bent to this week’s @weheardwonders, with references to John Dunne, Dylan Thomas and, er, Eddie Van Halen. We play and review new music from transporting indie-rockers Corridor, art-rock auteur St. Vincent, Americana mainstay Iron & Wine, South Indian ambient-jazz scholar Ganavya and excitin…

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248 - Janina Fisher - Spilling Tea Over TikTok Diagnoses, Evidence-Based Therapies, and the Ever-Evolving Nature of Trauma Therapy 53:40

3M ago53:40

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It’s not every day that I get to chat with a pioneer in the trauma field, so gimme a moment to geek out over Janina Fisher, Ph.D. the esteemed psychotherapist, consultant, trainer, and author. She’s an international expert on the treatment of trauma, best known for her work on integrating mindfulness-based and somatic interventions into trauma trea…

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New Music - Taylor Swift! Friko! Ederlezi! Fabiana Palladino! Guests! 1:33:47

3M ago1:33:47

1:33:47

Send us a Text Message. We’re a music review podcast, so of course we have some thoughts on the biggest music release of the year (deepest sympathies, Cowboy Carter, it was fun while it lasted) from the biggest pop star of her era(s). Find out what Iain and Andrew (podcasters don’t come more tortured or poetic) make of Taylor Swift’s latest grand s…

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247 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Can a Group Practice Retain Good Clinicians? With Cassandra Greenwald 41:50

3M ago41:50

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Happy clinicians are vital to a thriving practice, especially since not every therapist is interested in being a sole proprietor. So, how do owners navigate the tricky mechanics of operating a business while providing meaningful group guidance without losing their sh*t? Good question. Enter Cassandra Greenwald, LCSW, CADC, of Rowan Tree Counseling,…

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New Music - Hannah Frances! Cindy Lee! English Teacher! Shabaka! Magick Brother & Mystic Sister! 1:53:16

3M ago1:53:16

1:53:16

Send us a Text Message. Iain and Andrew are Taking Care Of Business on the latest @weheardwonders (don’t ask them why - it just felt right, alright?). Join them for juicy music-based discussion covering avant-folk artist Hannah Frances, word-of-mouth indie-sensation Cindy Lee, the accomplished, well-read English Teacher, reed-master Shabaka Hutchin…

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246 - Neil Shyminsky - Detoxifying the Manosphere With Soft Masculinity and Research-Backed Rebuttals 56:07

3M ago56:07

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Red pill-ers! Trad gender roles! Manly men, rawr! With an introduction like that, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Anne and I had joined the manosphere. No worries there. Instead, Anne has found a male ally who is making modest but meaningful inroads with cishet dudes, specifically the ones prone to tumbling down rabbit holes of toxic masculinit…

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The New Happy with Stephanie Harrison 25:12

3M ago25:12

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Send us a Text Message. This week Laura, Tessa and Michael dive deep into a thoughtful discussion about building a happier and more meaningful life through work with special guest Stephanie Harrison. Stephanie founded The New Happy, an educational platform focused on sharing a new philosophy of happiness based on positive psychology research. She s…

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245 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: How Transparent Should Owners be With Their Employees? With Rowan Tree Counseling Team 55:50

4M ago55:50

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I totally started this podcast on a whim––but not without a keen understanding of the pain points that group practice owners routinely encounter complain about. I’ve since realized that vital voices are missing from the conversation: group practice employees. I extended an invitation via the BOPO Chicago Facebook group. Lucky for us, Andie Baumgart…

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New Music - Sahra Halgan! Gustaf! Jane Weaver! Khruangbin! Daisy Rickman! Diving Horse! 1:29:44

3M ago1:29:44

1:29:44

Send us a Text Message. Home-improvement hounds Iain and Andrew put down their paintbrushes and rollers long enough to play and pore over new musical offerings from Somali freedom fighter Sahra Halgan, Brooklyn no-wavers Gustaf, psychedelic national treasure Jane Weaver, sub-zero Texan synthesists Khruangbin and “Cornish high priestess” Daisy Rickm…

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New Music - Waxahatchee! LAIR! Adrianne Lenker! Julia Holter! Oisin Leech! 1:34:47

3M ago1:34:47

1:34:47

Send us a Text Message. After a few weeks away, Iain and Andrew reconvene to catch up and cast their critical eye over three of the year’s most hotly tipped and anticipated releases - Waxahatchee, Adrianne Lenker and Julia Holter - as well as something eyebrow-raising from Indonesian psych collective LAIR and something decidedly more low-key from S…

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One Simple Question You Need To Ask Your Employees with Andrea Kehoe 25:39

3M ago25:39

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Michael and Tessa spoke with Andrea Kehoe, Director of Operations Administration at Kettering University. Andrea shifted from being a stay-at-home mom into a corporate role with Kettering University in Michigan nearly 7 years ago. She’s moved through a few different roles since 2017 and was supported by ment…

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244 - Lori Beth Bisbey - A Realistic (and Encouraging!) Timeline for Anyone Healing From Sexual Trauma 1:02:55

4M ago1:02:55

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For the sake of mutual safety, this episode is preceded by a content advisory regarding sexual trauma and minor-attracted persons. Please take care of yourself as you need, even if that means skipping this conversation. Your body belongs to YOU. I open with this power-stance of a statement because I didn’t get that message as a child, adolescent, o…

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How Attachment Styles Show Up at Work with Jennifer Nurick 24:02

4M ago24:02

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Send us a Text Message. This episode features Jennifer Nurick, author of Heal Your Anxious Attachment. Jennifer shares her career journey studying various healing modalities in Australia, leading her to specialize in attachment theory and childhood trauma. She discusses how attachment patterns from childhood can show up in the workplace and offers …

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243 - The Burnt Out Practice Owner: Where Do You Get Help When S— Happens at Your Private Therapy Practice? with Bianka Hardin 37:53

4M ago37:53

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Who would have thought that practice ownership involved so much feces?! Now that I have your attention, lemme explain. Actually, I’ll let my guest, Bianka Hardin, PsyD, explain since it’s her story. Bianka owns Centered Therapy Chicago (CTC), a 10-year-old group practice with 20 clinicians on staff. Her hilarious (and gross) tale perfectly illustra…

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