Unique and at times humorous, way of looking into a wide range of mental health topics. Ultimate pocket therapist brings both professional and personal insights into everyday issues. Sit back as you enjoy and learn from two people, who not only have the professional credentials, but also have many life experiences. Hosted by mother daughter duo, Shannette Keeler LCSW and Brooke Gardiner “student of life”.
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Episode 49 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we read a heart wrenching story from a listener, then dive into missing persons and the grief that come with. We also have extended bonus content with this episode, where we talk about Elizabeth Smart… visit https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapist Resource for the missing man from Aust…
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Episode 48 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We are back! This week we wander into the hell that is Sociopaths! We also have extended bonus content with this episode, where Shannette shares some personal stories involving Ted Bundy… visit https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapist Email questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ……
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Episode 47 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we address an email from a listener who is watching his partner helicopter parent their kids, and he’s worried about the lasting damage!Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….plea…
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Episode 46 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we enter into a topic that’s beyond our world! We also have extended bonus content with this episode, visit https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapist!Email questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Vis…
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Episode 45 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we take a deep dive into cheating on significant others and the reasonings behind it.Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end…
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Episode 44 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we have a few listener stories that prompted a discussion about polygamy vs polyamory.Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may en…
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Episode 43 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We have a real treat this week, a listener wrote us to share a very disturbing story of her experience with an online date! We also talk about ways to meet new people without using dating apps! Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapistEmail questions or storie…
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Episode 42 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we take a look into what happens when you have a narcissistic elderly person in your life!Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may e…
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Episode 41 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we got a very intense email from a listener, about her interesting experience with a copy cat! This episode has bonus content available to our patrons. To Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@…
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Episode 40 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This time we had a listener write in about her daughter’s eating disorder, and the struggles it causes.Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it ma…
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Episode 39 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we had a listener write in about trying to deal with friends fighting in front of them all the time!Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimate pocket therapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous bec…
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Episode 38 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we had a listener reach out with a question about Money creating issues in their marriage!We are offering extended content of this episode on our Patreon!Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimatepockettherapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gma…
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Episode 36 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we dive into a listener email, who wrote in about some crazy drama at their kids sports!Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimatepockettherapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may en…
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Episode 36 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we had a listener reach out with a very interesting question about her late mother’s “chronic illnesses”. We are offering extended content of this episode on our Patreon!Support us and get that bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/ultimatepockettherapistEmail questions or stories to us at… apoc…
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Episode 35 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! During this episode we talk about the power of positive thinking, and all the good it can bring to our life!Referenced Books:The Secret, by Rhonda ByrneThe Law of Attraction, by Esther and Jerry HicksEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous becaus…
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34: What Happens When You Store Negative Emotions!
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Episode 34 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we learn what happens to your body when you store negative emotions!Referenced Books:Feeling Buried Alive Never Die, By: Karol Kuhn Truman.You Can Heal Your Life, By: Louise L. HayEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may e…
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Episode 33 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week Shannette takes us on a deep dive into repressed memories, and shares some stories from her many many years of being a therapist!Email questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapi…
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Episode 32 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! A listener wrote in and recognizes some unhealthy cycles in her parenting.Referenced Books: Toxic Parents by: Susan ForwardParenting with love and logic by: Foster W. ClineEmail questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show.…
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Episode 31 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We have a listener who is struggling with toxic comfort zones!Email questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ultimate Pocket Therapist o…
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Episode 30 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we share trauma stories from both listeners and Shannettes many many years of being a therapist!Email questions or stories to us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. A…
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Episode 29 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We welcomed our guest Danna Russell, LCSW on the show this week. Dana specializes in EMDR, and explains what this crazy Voodoo is, and how it works!For more information on EMDR please visit emdri.orgEmail questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it…
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Episode 28 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We begin our deep dive into trauma, and what it can look like.Book mentioned: The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel Van der Kolk, MDEmail questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for m…
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Episode 27 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we take a deep dive into negative core beliefs and the problems they cause!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ulti…
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Episode 26 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This time we look at when people feel to broken to be fixed.Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ultimate Pocket Therapist on Fac…
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Episode 25 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode we look at guilt and how to get a handle on it!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ultimate Pocket Therapist on Fac…
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Episode 24 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we dive into more stories from the 4 legged therapists! Check out episode 8 for the background of Equine Assisted Physiotherapy.Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.c…
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Episode 23 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We have a few Karen’s with difficult teenagers!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ultimate Pocket Therapist on Facebook and ins…
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Episode 22 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This episode is all about cleansing out toxic people or things that don’t add value to your life!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and fo…
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Episode 21 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We received some great inputs to the narcissistic moms topic!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ultimate Pocket Therapist on Fa…
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Episode 20 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we dive deep into material narcissism! Shannette shares her very personal connection to the topic!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also …
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Episode 19 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This Karen is realizing that something is different with the way her boyfriend feels towards loved ones!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like…
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Episode 18 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! Karen has a teenager who is very addicted to electronics, she is hoping to find a way to get him back to the real world! Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more infor…
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17: A Struggle with the Dirty Side of Addiction!
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Episode 17 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We had a listener reach out about her husband’s porn addiction. Along with traumatizing her daughter, Shannette shares some very helpful information to help this weeks Karen!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. …
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Episode 16 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This time we took a deep dive into addiction, any the details some may not know!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ultimate Poc…
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15: A Listener Tells a Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist Story!
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Episode 15 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This week we got a juicy story from a listener, about her time spent with a Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissistic Partner! Which of course prompted a few stories from us!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Vis…
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14: She has a Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist in her house!
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Episode 14 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! This poor listener is dealing with what we think is a Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist… And she wants out!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Als…
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Episode 13 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We had a listener asking for help with some daughter drama!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ultimate Pocket Therapist on Face…
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Episode 12 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We had a listener reach to ask about Narcissism in women… so we had to stop just blaming the men! Dealing with a narcissistic woman can be a scary situation, so hang on tight!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show.…
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Episode 11 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We get knee deep into anxiety!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. Also like and follow Ultimate Pocket Therapist on Facebook and instagram. Remember,…
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Episode 10 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We address the questions about what is Equine Assisted Physiotherapy! Shannette used horses as part of her therapy for many years, in this episode we dive into that and explain the reason why!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may en…
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Episode 9/of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We look into the importance of creating positive mental health. Finding things to that boost your quality of life!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our website apockettherapist.com for more information. …
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Episode 8 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We got a really great question from a listener who is seeking advice for a husband who says that he “Can’t change the way he is” Shannette calls BS on that statement!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the show. Visit our…
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7: Listener comment, Is It Really Narcissism?
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Episode 7 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We want to educate and enlighten others to mental health issues. We received a comment from our 5th episode, this listener was asking about seeing Narcissism in their loved ones!Email questions or stories us at… apockettherapist@gmail.com ….please remember to keep it anonymous because it may end up on the sho…
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6: Listener Question 2, Dealing With A Borderline
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Episode 6 of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We want to educate and enlighten others to mental health issues. In this episode we cover another listener question this weeks “Karen” asks about an issue she is dealing with at her job, we share ideas and possible solutions for her office drama. While also introducing Borderline Personality Disorder. Email q…
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Episode 5, of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We want to educate and enlighten others to mental health issues. In this episode we cover a listener question for the first time. “Karen” asks about an issue she is having within her marriage, we cover thoughts and possible solutions Karen might have. While also introducing Narcissistic Personality Disorder.…
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Episode 4, of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We want to educate and enlighten others to mental health issues. In this episode we take a stroll down memory lane. Shannette tells us some stories about the time she spent as a social worker on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. Shannette is a licensed LCSW and has been a full time therapist for nearl…
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Welcome to the 3rd episode of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We want to educate and enlighten others to mental health issues. In this episode we talk about seeing dysthymia or mild to moderate depression, in others and what options might be available. Shannette is a licensed LCSW and has been a full time therapist for nearly 40 years, but she is not YO…
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Welcome to the 2nd episode of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We are excited to start the journey of educating and enlightening others to mental health issues. In this episode we talk about different treatments for dysthymia or mild to moderate depression. Shannette is a licensed LCSW and has been a full time therapist for nearly 40 years, but she is no…
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Welcome to the very first episode of Ultimate Pocket Therapist! We are excited to start the journey of educating and enlightening others to mental health issues. In this episode we will start breaking into the topic of dysthymia or mild to moderate depression. Shannette is a licensed LCSW and has been a full time therapist for nearly 40 years, but …
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