Recovered-ish

I discuss the Barbie movie and my thoughts about what the Barbie movie themes, specifically how patriarchy impacts our mental health, how girls often are forced to grow up and give up dolls and their feminine interests in order to be taken seriously and fit in, how fangirls are demeaned and why I am hoping between Barbie and The Eras Tour we are reclaiming our feminine interests this summer and being apologetic about who and what we like. I share my own experiences of girlhood, how I tried to be a “chill girl who likes sports” and how girls and women can inadvertently impose patriarchal ideas on other girls once it's been done to us. I explore the research about how girls’ confidence takes a huge nosedive during puberty compared to boys’ even though girls are more academically strong during this time and the factors that lead to that. I share my recommendations for what you can do if you have a daughter and how you can support her in building her confidence.Resources mentioned:For the Love of fangirls Ted Talk Yve Blake: For the love of fangirls | TED TalkFangirls Article https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/its-time-we-stopped-treating-fangirls-as-pop-cultures-favourite-punchlineAmerica Ferrera Interview - https://remezcla.com/film/america-ferrera-barbie-says-this-is-big-difference-between-women-men-growing-up/Article from Emily Oster- https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/normalize-parenthood-workplace-dont-hide-it/589822/Her book Cribsheet- https://www.amazon.com/Cribsheet-Data-Driven-Relaxed-Parenting-Preschool/dp/0525559256The confidence code for girls & women For girls- https://hcleadershipessentials.com/products/the-confidence-code-for-girls-taking-risks-messing-up-becoming-your-amazingly-imperfect-totally-powerful-self?currency=USD&variant=40187518419082&gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw_aemBhBLEiwAT98FMuOa_4wBwaFiZZuyB1DlE5FVvgjmzLPyqGZDN8zXlxgLN7N1Kru3KBoCSLUQAvD_BwE; For adult women- https://www.amazon.com/Confidence-Code-Science-Self-Assurance-What-Should/dp/0062230638/ref=asc_df_0062230638/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312065696873&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16249594419522980635&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012124&hvtargid=pla-493206430457&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61316180399&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312065696873&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16249594419522980635&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012124&hvtargid=pla-493206430457To suggest a topic, buy my books, or get in touch please visit www.amandaewhite.com.If you are interested in therapy or learning more about my practice, Therapy for Women Center, visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com. We currently serve 27 states virtually and have three physical office locations in the Philadelphia area.Keep up with me on instagram and TikTok by following @therapyforwomen.

In response to the recent Barbie hype and movie coming out, Amanda breaks down the cultural icon that is Barbie and all the mess and nuance of how she has potentially impacted the mental health and body image of women and young girls. This episode has no spoilers as it is mostly based on Barbie as a doll and icon and what she represents rather than the movie. Amanda shares why she thinks Barbie is a metaphor for womanhood in general and how it is important to critique her but also look at the culture around womanhood and feminism in general. She breaks down up to date research about body image and how Barbie impacts girls' mental health and body image. She also shares limitations she sees in the research.Amanda shares her beliefs on whether she thinks girls should be able to play with Barbie dolls and how she advises parents to deal with their daughters asking for reassurance that they look pretty. As always on this podcast, there is a huge heap of nuance and plenty of contradictions but we love to explore it all here! Tune in next week as she breaks down the movie. Resources listed: "More Than a Body: Your Body Is an Instrument, Not an Ornament" by Lexie and Lindsay Kite, Hulu documentary "Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie", "Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women", Research articles discussed: The Effects of Playing with Thin Dolls on Body Image and Food Intake in Young Girls Exposure to Barbie: Effects on thin-ideal internalization, body esteem, and body dissatisfaction among young girls, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144516300730. Fashion versus fitspo: The effect of viewing images of contemporary Barbie® dolls in passive versus active poses on college women’s body image and affect, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144523000359; Does Barbie Make Girls Want to Be Thin? http://girlsschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Does-Barbie-Make-Girls-Want-to-Be-Thin-The-Effect-of-Experimental-Exposure-to-Images-of-Dolls-on-the-Body-Image-of-5-to-8-Year-Old-Girls.pdf; Weight attitudes in 3- to 5-year-old children: Age differences and cross-sectional predictors, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1740144512000927To suggest a topic, buy my books, or get in touch please visit www.amandaewhite.com.If you are interested in therapy or learning more about my practice, Therapy for Women Center, visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com. We currently serve 27 states virtually and have three physical office locations in the Philadelphia area.Keep up with me on instagram and TikTok by following @therapyforwomen.

Amanda welcomes Emily Lynn Paulson to her podcast and we discuss how being in an MLM (multi-level marketing) company impacted her mental health and how she left. We discuss how it impacted her drinking behavior and how she ended up getting sober. She shares how she worked through the shame that came up for her after she realized how her behavior was affecting her friends and family. She shares about her new book, "Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing," which is out available everywhere books are sold. About Emily: Emily Lynn Paulson is the author of Highlight Real: Finding Honesty and Recovery Beyond the Filtered Life, and Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing . She has given two powerful TEDx talks, both challenging the status quo of parenting, alcohol use, and feminism as we know it. Paulson has also been featured in major publications such as The Today Show, New York Times, Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Next Question with Katie Couric, and The Tamron Hall Show. She resides in Central Oregon with her husband and their five children. Follow her on instagram @emilylynnpaulson; Buy her books- https://bookshop.org/contributors/emily-lynn-paulson. If you are a mom and looking for sober support check out her community on instagram @sobermomsquadTo suggest a topic, buy my books, or get in touch please visit www.amandaewhite.com.If you are interested in therapy or learning more about my practice, Therapy for Women Center, visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com. We currently serve 27 states virtually and have three physical office locations in the Philadelphia area.Keep up with me on instagram and TikTok by following @therapyforwomen.

Amanda discsusses the Jonah Hill texts that went viral this past weekend and how it demonstrates a broader issue with people not understanding what boundaries are and weaponizing therapy language. She gets into how we lack nuance and default to all or nothing thinking and how this hurts our close relationships. She breaks down what boundaries are and the differences between boundaries, demands and requests. She breaks down the 6 different boundary types and examples for them all. Finally, she discusses how she believes Jonah Hill could have approached this conversation if these truly were the things he needed in a relationship. Obviously this is an incredibly nuanced topic. I am not going into who was right or wrong and I don't think we have enough context to call someone a narcissist so please understand this episode is about what this situation can teach us and the broader issues with therapy speak and therapists on social media. Resources listed: Bustle Article on Therapy Speak: https://www.bustle.com/wellness/is-therapy-speak-making-us-selfish; NBC article about Jonah Hill and therapy speak: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/jonah-hill-texts-show-harms-social-media-therapy-speak-relationships-rcna93507; Vanity Fair article on Therapy Speak: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/06/esther-perel-amateur-therapy-speakTo suggest a topic, buy my books, or get in touch please visit www.amandaewhite.com.If you are interested in therapy or learning more about my practice, Therapy for Women Center, visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com. We currently serve 27 states virtually and have three physical office locations in the Philadelphia area.Keep up with me on instagram and TikTok by following @therapyforwomen.

Amanda answers your questions and shares more insights! Topics include, what to do if you are truly 50/50, the grief of your choice (whether you have children or don't), what does it really mean to be selfish, how to decide between one and 2 children, how to deal with anxiety if you want kids and much more! Resources Mentioned: "The Baby Decision: How to make the most important choice of your life" by Merle BombardieriTo suggest a topic, buy my books, or get in touch please visit www.amandaewhite.com.If you are interested in therapy or learning more about my practice, Therapy for Women Center, visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com. We currently serve 27 states virtually and have three physical office locations in the Philadelphia area.Keep up with me on instagram and TikTok by following @therapyforwomen.

Amanda shares about how she decided if she wanted to have children and talks about how we need to recover from the idea that society tells women they must. She shares the fears, thoughts and concerns that she weighed when making the decision. She discusses how social media played a role for her and how the phrase "just you wait until you have kids" negatively impacted her. She breaks down how it is difficult to understand why people have children when most content on social media is overly negative or positive. She ends the episode by answering listener questions and sharing resources to support you in navigating this choice. Resources listed:Reddit thread, https://www.reddit.com/r/Fencesitter/Book: "The Baby Decision: How to make the most important choice of your life" by Merle BombardieriTo suggest a topic, buy my books, or get in touch please visit www.amandaewhite.com.If you are interested in therapy or learning more about my practice, Therapy for Women Center, visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com. We currently serve 27 states virtually and have three physical office locations in the Philadelphia area.Keep up with me on instagram and TikTok by following @therapyforwomen.

Welcome to the first episode! Amanda shares how she got to where she is today by sharing her long and windy story of recovery from an addiction and eating disorder. *TW* There are discussions of suicidal thoughts, alcohol, drug use and eating disorder behaviors. She discusses a bit about why she is starting this podcast and what you can expect weekly.To suggest a topic, buy my books, or get in touch please visit www.amandaewhite.com.If you are interested in therapy or learning more about my practice, Therapy for Women Center, visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com. We currently serve 27 states virtually and have three physical office locations in the Philadelphia area.Keep up with me on instagram and TikTok by following @therapyforwomen.

Amanda shares about both her fears and excitement about starting this podcast. She thought that it would be helpful for you to hear about how she is working through this. She shares what helps her take action when she is feeling anxious and how she built her business. She then shares about what she finds helpful when working with clients and how to tell the difference between self care and self sabotage. Finally, she ends the episode by answering three listener's questions on this topic. Resources mentioned: ERP Therapy (Exposure and Response Prevention), NOCD www.treatmyocd.comTo suggest a topic, buy my books, or get in touch please visit www.amandaewhite.com.If you are interested in therapy or learning more about my practice, Therapy for Women Center, visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com. We currently serve 27 states virtually and have three physical office locations in the Philadelphia area.Keep up with me on instagram and TikTok by following @therapyforwomen.

I’m Amanda! I’m a therapist, author, business owner, mom, and most importantly, I am in recovery from an addiction and eating disorder. Or I guess I should say I am recovered-ish. I believe we are all in recovery from something...and that mental health is a journey, not a destination. It’s a journey full of twists, turns, ups, downs, and a whole bunch of nuance. So, in this podcast, I will explore my own continued mental health journey as both a therapist and a human being.Regardless of whether you are in recovery like I am, this podcast is for you! Join me each week as I share my personal and professional thoughts and advice about recovery, body image, motherhood, relationships, anxiety, and more. I will also dive into pop culture topics and trends, exploring them through a mental health lens. I promise you will walk away with insights about yourself and the world. Most importantly, I hope this podcast makes you feel less alone.To learn more about my practice or to book an appointment with one of our therapists (either in person in the Philadelphia area or in 24 states) visit www.therapyforwomencenter.com Keep up with me on instagram by following @therapyforwomenTo suggest a topic, ask us a question or make a suggestion visit amandaewhite.com/podcast