Recommended Podcast Episodes
Episode 240
Childhood Emotional Neglect: What is it and How Does it Impact Relationships? with Dr. Jonice Webb
Therapy Chat host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, revisits two of her previous interviews with Dr. Jonice Webb, author of Running on Empty and Running on Empty No More.
Dr. Webb is a licensed psychologist who coined the tern “Childhood Emotional Neglect”. She describes it as “… a factor from childhood which weighs upon people as adults. This factor is extremely subtle. In fact, it’s so difficult to see that it goes virtually unnoticed while it quietly saps a person’s joy in life, causing him or her to struggle with self-discipline, or to feel disconnected and unfulfilled.”
Learn about Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) in more depth in this excellent interview.
October 14th, 2020 Episode
On Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle with Dr. Emily Nagoski and Dr. Amelia Nagoski
Have you ever asked yourself— what’s the point of feeling my feelings? Then this episode is for you. Brene Brown interviews sisters and authors of Burnout Dr. Emily Nagoski and Dr. Amelia Nagoski. They discuss what causes burnout, what it does to our bodies, and how we can move through the emotional exhaustion.
Emily Nagoski, Ph.D., is a sex educator and author of the New York Timesbestseller, Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life. Amelia Nagoski, D.M.A. (it stands for Doctorate of Musical Arts), is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music at Western New England University.
The Howl at the Center of Grief with Megan Divine
Megan Devine, counselor and author of It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand. “In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami speaks with Megan about It’s OK That You’re Not OK and the tragedy that inspired the book—the accidental drowning of her partner. With this in mind, Tami and Megan discuss “the wild howl at the center of grief,” the challenge of shouldering things that only we can carry, and why “letting go” is a myth. They also talk about what you can do for someone enduring the grieving process and why it can be best simply to lend an understanding ear. Finally, Megan unravels the concept of “fixing” grief and why there is an intrinsic connection between grieving fully and loving well. (69 minutes)” Description from Insights at the Edge