Safety Is Created Within with Courtney Grimes, LCSW

Dec 18, 2023

Passionate and hilarious LCSW, Courtney Grimes, discusses the gaps in treatment and recovery, offering empowerment for taking ownership of one's life. They explore maintaining recovery at home, dealing with triggers, and finding healing in a messed up world. Courtney's key takeaway is that everything boils down to love and fear. They also discuss their experiences in treatment centers, the importance of connectivity and purpose, and the flaws in the treatment system.

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Introduction

00:00 • 5min

Collecting Human Narratives

04:59 • 15min

Conversations about Mental Health and Treatment Centers

20:16 • 2min

Rehabilitation, Outpatient Therapy, and the Importance of Connectivity

22:12 • 4min

Ownership of Recovery: Recognizing Needs and Taking Responsibility

25:46 • 17min

Acceptance and Understanding

42:31 • 4min

The Development of Addiction and Maladaptive Coping

46:51 • 15min

Flaws in the Treatment System and Building Connections

01:02:20 • 3min

Taking Accountability and Responsibility

01:05:36 • 16min

The Collective: Focusing on Social Health in Mental Health Care

01:21:42 • 8min

This week y'all are in for A TREAT with our guest, Courtney Grimes, LCSW.

Courtney’s passion for helping others is something you will feel in the first 3 seconds of this episode. You will also probably laugh in the first few seconds because she is as hilarious as she is passionate and smart.

This particular conversation was inspired by a comment that Courtney made on a work trip that she and Kat went on together when they were talking about the gaps and holes in the treatment and recovery process. Courtney said, "No one else cares about your recovery." This may at first sound off putting and harsh. But when you dig into it, this sentence offers up a huge serving of empowerment to take ownership and control of one's own life.

What makes it so hard for people to maintain recovery at home when in treatment? Why do triggers pop up everywhere? What are we supposed to do with said triggers? How am I supposed to heal and be healthy if the world is so F*ed up???

You will find about 1 million reasons to take notes during this episode, so grab a pen and paper (or your notes app on your phone). One of Kat's favorite Courtney takeaways was, "Everything boils down to two things things: love and fear. Fear is made up of what if, versus what is. And what if isn’t real." So good, right??

Courtney co-founded a group therapy practice in Nashville called Symmetry Counseling. She serves as the Clinical Director for non-profit Renewed, and more recently founded The Collective. The Collective is an Extended Outpatient program, designed to bridge the gap between IOP and OP services, while providing a welcoming community for clients.

Follow The Collective on Instagram: @thecollectivenashville

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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com

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Produced by: @HoustonTilley

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