

RECLAIM with Thais Sky
Thais Sky
RECLAIM is a podcast where I examine, interrogate and reclaim pop psychology, self-help and wellness ideas. There are a lot of ideas out there on how to live your best life. It can be hard to know what conflicting advice to follow. I am Thais Sky and I am here to add context and nuance to the conversation so you can discern what will work best for you in living the life you want. I am sometimes joined by incredible guests who offer a vast array of expertise and wisdom in the realms of psychology, self-development, relationships, money, worthiness, politics, womanhood, entrepreneurship, sex, social justice and more. Welcome!
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Jul 18, 2023 • 42min
Ep. 201 Therapy Speak and What Happens In Psychotherapy
With therapy speak on the rise, I wanted to bring my thoughts on what is happening both culturally and personally that may be lending itself to this phenomenon. I explore the role of language in our healing, what therapy speak and other jargon ideas may be doing to our relationships, and how it all ties to what happens in psychotherapy. Enjoy! To grab the show notes go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/201. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Jul 11, 2023 • 56min
Ep. 200 Exploring Borderline with Meredith Redding
Borderline personality disorder is a commonly misunderstood diagnosis that has historically been used to devalue a women’s emotional life. In this episode I am delighted to have Meredith Redding back on the podcast to explore this complicated topic including its origins, the psychoanalytic perspective of borderline traits, and how we can use this diagnosis to better understand the human experience. To grab the show notes including all the information on today’s guest, go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/200. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Jun 20, 2023 • 50min
Ep. 199 Mourning the Unmournable
Let’s talk about grief. The kind that stays with you. The kind that doesn’t seem to move no matter how much time it has been. The kind that feels like it changed something that is too difficult to bear. When does grief turn into a different type of despair? And what can we do about it? To grab the show notes go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/199. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Jun 13, 2023 • 51min
Ep 198 Why It's Hard To Change
The world is full of information on how to make whatever specific changes we want to make in our lives. And yet sometimes we find ourselves knowing what to do, but not doing it. In this episode I want to break down various reasons for why change may be hard and how we can relate to change differently. Enjoy! To grab the show notes go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/198. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Mar 28, 2023 • 37min
Ep. 197 Learning how to Receive Validation
Let’s talk about what it means to become better at receiving. This is a topic that is popular in the manifestation world, and I want to bring a more relational lens to helping us understand why we have a hard time letting good things in, and what we can do about it. If you struggle with letting in compliments or feeling abundant, this episode may be supportive for you! To grab the show notes go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/197. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Feb 28, 2023 • 60min
Ep. 196 Exploring Narcissism with Meredith Redding
Our society is currently grappling with an intense fascination with narcissism. It feels like in some ways it is everywhere, with thousands if not millions of articles, social media posts, and books being written about the topic. The word is used so much that we have in many ways lost sight of its original purpose. If everything is narcissism, is anything narcissism? In this episode I bring psychotherapist Meredith Redding onto the podcast to help us understand more about what narcissism really means and how we can understand it in a way that maintains its philosophical integrity. To grab the show notes including all the information on today’s guest, go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/196. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Feb 14, 2023 • 58min
Ep. 195 Authenticity in the Coaching Industry with Rachel LaForce
In this rich conversation with comedian and coach, Rachel LaForce, we dive into various topics including what it means to be seen, the wellness industrial complex, how to be authentic in the coaching industry, and what it means to take ourselves seriously and not seriously as we navigate the complexities of being human. To grab the show notes including all the information on today’s guest, go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/195. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Jan 31, 2023 • 41min
Ep. 194 Shame and the Fear of Being Bad
In this episode I explore the ways in which we all grapple on some level to the deep fear that we are broken, monstrous and inherently bad, and how we can hold our goodness while being overwhelmed with shame. I answer a listener question this topic and share my own journey with my badness. Enjoy! To grab the show notes go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/194. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Jan 24, 2023 • 47min
Ep. 193 Bringing Yourself Into The Dark Spaces with Dr. Crystal Menzies
In this engaging conversation with Dr. Crystal Menzies, we explore a variety of topics including food and body struggles, self-reliance, breaking old patterns, and more. Dr. Crystal’s vulnerability and strengths show through as she shares the passion behind her work and the ways we can become more free. Enjoy! To grab the show notes including all the information on today’s guest, go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/193. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky

Jan 17, 2023 • 53min
Ep. 192 Relational Stuckness with Jordan Dann
I am honored to have Jordan Dann, trauma-informed psychoanalytic, somatic therapist, author, and teacher, on the podcast where we explore how to navigate relational stuckness, the importance of frustration in our healing, why we are addicted to having the answer, and the potency of individuation. To grab the show notes including all the information on today’s guest, go to www.ThaisSky.com/podcast/192. If you like what you heard, it would mean the world to me if you took a moment to leave a review and share this podcast with your community. Thank you for your generous attention. XO Thaís Socials // Website: www.ThaisSky.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/IamThaisSky Instagram: www.instagram.com/IamThaisSky