The Whole Therapist

Abby and Kellee get brave and venture into a topic that doesn’t seem openly talked about, feeling attraction to our clients. They share their own experience of this happening, normalize this experience, and explore the neuroscience that is happening when attraction happens. Topics Touched on:Bonnie Badenoch:  https://www.nurturingtheheart.comThe Whole Therapist Consultation Group: $50 per group. Capped at 8 participants each month.   Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Abby and Kellee use this episode to talk through some recent experiences that required Bravery in their own lives and how we relate to Risk both personally and professionally. They explore noticing how 'being brave' and 'taking risks'  show up in relationship in the therapy setting, and share some poetry with listeners.They ask listeners to get curious about their own relationship to Risk and how this influences their ways of being as a therapist and a human.  Topics Touched on:Marshall Lyles: www.marshalllyles.comLouise Erdrich: Advice to Myself The Whole Therapist Consultation Group: Our second open monthly IPNB-inspired group starts 4/25 from 8am-10am MST at $50 per group. Capped at 8 participants each month. Follow us:https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.comEmail us:wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.comFollow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Kellee and Abby are back from their holiday break! Join them for the Season 5 in another conversation, all about looooooove 💗. Their exploration is prompted by the question, “do we love our clients?” and, "must we?" Kellee and Abby muse about what it means to love, draw from some of Dr. Allan Schore's research, name the importance of therapist's doing their own parts work, and end with questions for listeners as they continue to do their own wondering. Topics Touched on:Dr. Allan Schore: https://www.allanschore.com/books/right-brain-psychotherapy/  Robyn Gobbel: https://robyngobbel.com/  Bonnie Badenoch:  https://www.nurturingtheheart.comWonder With Monthly Consultation Group: email us at wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com to be added to our waitlist! Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Kellee is going on maternity leave! This episode explores the ways in which therapists who experience pregnancy can be impacted and transformed as practitioners and humans. Abby and Kellee explore their own personal experience with pregnancy in the field, how they navigate boundaries, and conversations around client care as it relates to self-disclosure in this tender time period. They normalize how nuanced this topic and experience can be and emphasize how necessary it is to 'be so human' with our clients.  Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.comFollow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

This episode explores all the ways in which we therapists don’t take the time off we need while encouraging our clients to take time off for self-care. Abby and Kellee explore their own personal struggles with taking time off, including the messages and narratives they tell themselves about when and how much time off they should take. They normalize how guilt can show up around this subject and emphasize how necessary and worthy we are of taking time for ourselves.   Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Abby and Kellee use this episode to share some announcements and talk through some recent stories in their own lives that have contributed to deep feelings showing up personally and professionally. They explore noticing deep feelings that show up in relationship in the professional setting, and what pausing and reflecting can do to create regulation around such deep feelings. They ask listeners to get curious about their own deep feelings that show up with clients in sessions.  Topics Touched on:Deb Dana: https://www.rhythmofregulation.com/about Letters to a Young Poet: https://bookshop.org/p/books/letters-to-a-young-poet-a-new-translation-and-commentary-rainer-maria-rilke/228901?ean=9781611806861&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9fqnBhDSARIsAHlcQYSZEU7OtWLE73L7MS4pAmIQ0Yi2W9J3uiowmnfALOrtG9vd8IMqyEEaAhmxEALw_wcB Bonnie Badenoch:  https://www.nurturingtheheart.comThe Whole Therapist Consultation Group: Open monthly IPNB-inspired group begins 10/19/2023 from 8am-10am MST $50 per group. Capped at 8 participants each month. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Abby and Kellee touch on how important non-verbal communication is to the healing process for our clients in the therapy space. They share how words are the least important part of the healing process, and ways that non-verbal communication is so vital to attachment trauma work. The acknowledge this topic being hard to explore while using a podcast that involves all talking, and leave listeners with a practice they can do with nature, a pet, or a listening partner.  Topics Touched on:Somatic Empathy - https://www.somatictransformation.com/Being a Brain-Wise Therapist Workbook - https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31474252947&ref_=ps_ggl_17721428148&cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade_20to50-_-product_id=COM9780393706390USED-_-keyword=&gclid=CjwKCAjw_aemBhBLEiwAT98FMixN99tX7PffYdCCpIgNyqcPMMVLeS5fNzsS_s58hydLkN1qjEjJoBoCrs8QAvD_BwE Bonnie Badenoch: https://www.nurturingtheheart.com Paris Goodyear-Brown: https://www.parisgoodyearbrown.com Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) https://theraplay.org/what-is-theraplay/  Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Abby and Kellee lean into discussing recent feedback they got on this podcast, and the parallel process that occurs in the therapy space. They explore work from Dan Siegel around “linkage and differentiation.” The two also discuss attachment strategies we all can fall into based on our own attachment histories with giving and receiving feedback.  Topics Touched on:Robyn Gobbel- https://robyngobbel.comFlora Feeling Mini Deck: https://www.etsy.com/listing/799453202/mini-deck-flora-healing-57-cards-selfDan Siegel: https://www.drdansiegel.comMarshall Lyles: https://www.marshalllyles.comFollow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com

Hosts Abby and Kellee delve into the complexities of patience in therapy, discussing its impact on both therapists and clients. They share personal therapy experiences, illustrating the dynamics of safety and stuckness. The conversation turns to trust as a necessary foundation for client healing, exploring how impulsivity can disrupt that process. The duo also highlights the importance of relationships in changing memory states and encourages listeners to reflect on their own therapeutic edges. It’s a thoughtful look at growth within the therapeutic journey.

Abby and Kellee spend time exploring how important the context of our client’s lives are. They discuss being attuned with that context versus pushing feelings away, offering coping skills and offering quick fixes. Being with is identified as the most important thing therapists can do first. Topics Touched on:Bonnie Badenoch: https://www.nurturingtheheart.comRobyn Gobbel- https://robyngobbel.comCircle of Security: https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.comMarshall Lyles: https://www.marshalllyles.comDr. Iain McGilchrist: https://channelmcgilchrist.com/IntraConnecte: https://drdansiegel.com/book/intraconnected-mwe-me-we-as-the-integration-of-self-identity-and-belonging/Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_therapist/https://www.facebook.com/TWTPodcasters/ Visit our website:https://wholetherapistinstitute.com Email us: wholetherapistinstitute@gmail.com