

Trust & Thrive
Tara Montazeri
Welcome to Trust & Thrive! My name is Tara Montazeri and I'm an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. Through insightful and vulnerable discussions, I hope to inspire my listeners to trust the process of their unique journey and thrive as their most authentic self. I aim to encourage these actions with a conscious, practical, and attainable approach to self-reflection and community care. I often feature individuals from a multitude of professional fields, levels of expertise, and life experiences who generously share their stories and invaluable knowledge to my listeners and me. My guests and I touch on topics related to mental health, relationships, systemic issues, generational wounds, and other topics that influence us in our everyday lives. I hope these conversations encourage us to approach our journey of self-awareness in a thoughtful, mindful and compassionate way. Instagram and TikTok: @trustandthrive; Website: www.tara-mont.com; Email: trustandthrive@gmail.com
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Sep 2, 2021 • 49min
138: Family Roles & Inner Child Healing - with Justin Martin, Registered Mental Health Intern
Justin Martin is a Registered Mental Health Intern in Orlando, Florida. He practices from a model of Internal Family Systems and works with individuals and couples. In Justin's words: "I have a part of me that loves to write and create. This part expresses itself through poetry, short stories, speech, and spoken word. I also love music and movies and think it can be so powerful in accessing my parts. I’ve grown to love these parts of me by going to therapy myself and continuing to be curious and compassionate as I experience life. As a therapist, I try to embody these qualities as I walk with my clients towards them finding inner peace." In this episode, we discuss family roles, coping mechanisms we may have developed in childhood, how children adapt to their environments, healing and facing our emotions, and more. FOLLOW JUSTIN: INSTA: @partsofmetherapy WEBSITE: www.partsofmetherapy.com STAY CONNECTED: INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Aug 26, 2021 • 38min
137: Anxiety & Burnout - with Amber Benziger, Psychotherapist & Creator of The Anxiety Lab
Amber Benziger, MS, LPC (She/her/hers) is a licensed psychotherapist, anxiety coach, and speaker located in southern New Jersey. She is the owner of Vitality Behavioral Health, where she specializes in anxiety disorders, burnout prevention, and trauma therapy. Amber is also the creator of The Anxiety Lab, a one of a kind membership service helping womxn manage and cope with anxiety through education, compassion, and community. In this episode, we discuss the connection between anxiety and perfectionism, stress vs. burnout, setting boundaries with yourself, the importance of self-care, tips on avoiding burnout, the harm in hustle culture, and more. FOLLOW AMBER:INSTA: @amber_vs_anxiety WEBSITES: www.theanxietylab.com ; www.vitalitybehavioral.com STAY CONNECTED: INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Aug 19, 2021 • 24min
136: Best of Emotions
Hope you enjoy this episode all on emotions - a compilation of past episodes discussing emotional wellness, emotional boundaries, and more.Make sure to subscribe for new episodes coming up!GUESTS:@alyssamariewellness; @phil_roundtree; @mswjake; @drannakress; @letsgetyourshifttogether; @jphillipsmsw; @yournewfrequency; @jenoleniczakbrown; @_alannagardner_; @therapyforwomen; @thegmichelleSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Aug 12, 2021 • 31min
135: Dichotomous "All-or-Nothing" Thinking
In this episode, I explore the topic of dichotomous thinking and how detrimental it can be. I share my experience with "black and white," "all-or-nothing" thinking that has been triggered by my anxiety. In addition, I share what I have been doing to find the middle ground and see the grey area in life's situations.STAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Aug 5, 2021 • 23min
134: Best of Boundaries
Hope you enjoy this compilation of clips from past episodes - all on boundaries and self-love. Stay tuned for future episodes to come! GUESTS:@dr.alexandra.solomon; @theblacksheepsurvives; @letsgetyourshifttogether; @jphillipsmsw; @dr_anniephd; @shaunjfletcher; @lauraandersontherapy; @therapyforwomen; @thegmichelle; @jennifer_rollin; @estherbmft; @codependencycurious; @comprehensiveconsentSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Jul 22, 2021 • 30min
133: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Have you reflected on the stories you tell yourself? How do you see different aspects of the world and where did those beliefs come from? It's easy to autopilot through life and stay stuck in our beliefs, without questioning where our conclusions derived from.In this episode, I share some recent realizations that have opened my eyes to the ways I have been limiting myself. In addition, I challenge you to reflect on the stories you tell yourself and hope you feel inspired to rewrite some of those narratives.STAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Jul 15, 2021 • 50min
132: ADHD in Women & Girls - with Christina Crowe, Psychotherapist & Founder of Dig A Little Deeper
Christina Crowe is a Canadian Registered Psychotherapist, an entrepreneur and a relentless mental health advocate. Christina founded Dig A Little Deeper, Psychotherapy & Counseling in 2015, which has grown into a modern, self-managed, group practice with 9 other psychotherapists and counsellors. DALD is headquartered in Caledon, ON, with 2 other additional Ontario locations and global virtual services. Christina also owns Dig Deeper Coaching, providing consulting and training for business leaders and teams looking to increase their competitive edge with behavioural science. Christina has been interviewed by local news outlets and podcasts, writes for The Dig Deeper Blog and for professional association websites. Christina is a relentless mental health advocate, serving in the past as a board member for OAMHP, and now on the Advocacy committee for CADDRA (a national clinician alliance for ADHD). Christina maintains her own private practice and provides clinical supervision to graduate counselling interns and currently practicing therapists. To help create more accessible services, Christina also partners with local organizations, like Caledon Community Services, providing free psychotherapy for some of our most vulnerable community members. Christina’s creative outlets are many, but most recently include making entertaining and educational tiktok video’s about ADHD, one the most misunderstood conditions in mental health.In this episode, we explore misconceptions around ADHD, how gender roles affect a diagnosis, how ADHD can affect relationships, internalizing vs. externalizing symptoms, how periods and estrogen affect ADHD symptoms, and more.FOLLOW CHRISTINA:INSTA: @digalittledeepertherapyWEBSITE: www.digalittledeeper.caADHD RESOURCE: digalittledeeper.ca/adhd-resource-page.htmlSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Jul 8, 2021 • 39min
131: Bipolar Disorder & Mania - with Colleen King, Licensed Psychotherapist
Colleen King is a licensed psychotherapist providing individual therapy to adults throughout California via telehealth. Colleen is passionate about helping people living with the challenges of anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder learn effective strategies to manage symptoms that get in the way of living their lives. Colleen helps people to increase self-awareness, master new coping skills, and address self-limiting beliefs to foster a meaningful and authentic life. In this episode, we discuss the inaccurate and harmful portrayal of bipolar disorder in media, manic vs. hypomanic episodes, supporting a loved one with bipolar, types of treatment, the importance of stress management and noticing one's triggers, breaking the stigma, and more.FOLLOW COLLEEN:INSTA: @bipolar_therapistWEBSITE: www.insightcounselingsacramento.comSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Jul 1, 2021 • 46min
130: Consent & Body Autonomy - with Sarah Casper, Consent Educator & Founder of Comprehensive Consent
Sarah Casper is a consent educator and the founder of Comprehensive Consent. Her mission is to equip kids and teens with the knowledge necessary to navigate intimacy and create healthy relationships. Her work is geared towards helping children understand body autonomy and practice consent skills when the stakes are low so that they’re prepared when the stakes are high.In this episode, we discuss the impact of gender roles on consent, people-pleasing, body boundaries, teaching kids about consent and bodily autonomy, relationship check-ins, and more. FOLLOW SARAH:INSTA: @comprehensiveconsentWEBSITE: www.comprehensiveconsent.comSTAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com

Jun 24, 2021 • 30min
129: Grief That Comes With Change
Like many, when I would think of grief, I would associate it with negative change, such as death or losing a relationship we wanted to continue. In this episode, I specifically talk about grief related to positive change.I give some examples and share some personal experiences of how we can miss what is not good for us. If you are grieving a toxic relationship, a bad situation, a harmful job, or any situation that negatively affected your well-being, there is nothing wrong with you. It is valid to grieve and feel the way you do, no matter what the situation is.STAY CONNECTED:INSTA: @trustandthriveTIKOK:@trustandthriveTWITTER: @trustandthriveFACEBOOK: bit.ly/FBtaramontWEBSITE: www.tara-mont.comEMAIL: trustandthrive@gmail.com


