the tara bixby podcast

In a world obsessed with appearances, it’s not surprising that body dysmorphic disorder, also known as BDD, has manifested itself as a troubling and relatively common problem for many individuals. Dr. Katherine Phillips is the world's leading expert on body dysmorphic disorder. She is a physician, educator, and scientist who has spent her career caring for patients, mentoring/teaching, and conducting groundbreaking scientific research on body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and other psychiatric disorders. We talk about... What body dysmorphic disorder is The difference between BDD and body image issues Why people who live with BDD are convinced that they look abnormal What causes body dysmorphic disorder How BDD impairs people's ability to function. The treatments that do and don’t help with BDD Why Dr. Phillips advises people not to get cosmetic surgery How to know if you have body dysmorphic disorder The clues that someone lives with BDD How you can best support someone who lives with BDD GOODIES... ELEMENTAL SUPERFOOD BARS:  Go to https://elemental-raw.com/ and use the code CU15 for 15% off your order.    TODAY'S SHOWNOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/dr-katharine-phillips/   HANGOUT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM: @courageously.u   

100 episodes! I seriously can’t even believe it. That’s 100 conversations with 100 amazing humans, all in the comforts of my closet (Yup, I record in a closet). This is cause for celebration, my friend! To celebrate this major milestone, I’m sharing clips from the top 10 most downloaded episodes on The Courageously.u Podcast. These are the most listened to and most game-changing episodes over the last two years. The episode recaps are in chronological order, and the topics vary from anxiety to narcissism, to becoming a loving adult to your inner child. These episodes are the most popular, and I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss out on them. I hope these clips resonate with you, inspire you, and encourage you to go back into the archives and hit play. Here’s to 100 more, friend!  GOODIES... ELEMENTAL SUPERFOOD BARS:  Go to https://elemental-raw.com/ and use the code CU15 for 15% off your order.    TODAY'S SHOWNOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/100th-episode/   HANGOUT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM: @courageously.u   

Dr. Sherrie Campbell is a Licensed Psychologist, author, and toxic-family survivor with over two decades of clinical training experience providing counseling and psychotherapy services to residents of Orange County, California. She specializes in psychotherapy with adults and teenagers, including marriage and family therapy, grief counseling, childhood trauma, sexual issues, personality disorders, illness, and more. She also specializes in helping healthy people to cut ties with the toxic people in their lives. We talk about... How Dr. Sherrie’s story influenced her work What a toxic family looks like How having a toxic family member negatively impacts your life What happens when you’ve been raised to believe you’re the problem The impact emotional abandonment has on you Why you need to view cutting ties as a form of self-care and self-protection What happens when you set a boundary with a toxic person. Why someone becomes a toxic family member The importance of being an educated empath Why you can’t find your needs in other people The significant loss you feel when you cut ties What cutting ties with a toxic family looks like What Dr. Sherrie would say to someone who’s scared to cut ties GOODIES... ELEMENTAL SUPERFOOD BARS:  Go to https://elemental-raw.com/ and use the code CU15 for 15% off your order.    TODAY'S SHOWNOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/dr-sherrie-campbell/   HANGOUT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM: @courageously.u   

David Gandelman is on a mission to awaken souls on their path of growing into being human and living an enlightened, purpose-driven life. David Gandelman is a spiritual teacher, author, and guide. He is the founder of the Meditation School app, and host of the Meditation School, Energy Matters, and Grounded Sleep podcasts.  We talk about... What soul energy is What spirituality looks like The role invalidation plays in perfectionism What people do to avoid pain The one teaching David wants to leave everyone with Why it’s important to strengthen your spiritual muscle Why you should check your energetic weather The seven energy archetypes How we can use all seven energies in a healthy way Why you need to change your energy if you want to change your future How at the core of all energies is a memory that turned into beliefs that then turned into blocks GOODIES... I want to be your coach! Click here to learn how you can work 1:1 with me.   TODAY'S SHOWNOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/david-gandelman/   HANGOUT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM: @courageously.u   

Over thirty years, doctors diagnosed Sarah Fay with six different mental illnesses and today Sarah Fay joins us on the show to discuss what it’s like to live with those diagnoses.  We talk about... Sarah’s mental health journey and her history of identifying with her diagnoses Why she chooses not to know her current diagnosis The events that led to Sarah living with anorexia What withdrawal from SSRIs looked like for Sarah Why Sarah chose not to apply for disability How little reliability there is in a diagnosis Why primary care physicians shouldn’t diagnose people The importance of questioning your diagnosis What Sarah’s ideal conversation between patient and provider would look like GOODIES... ELEMENTAL SUPERFOOD BARS:  Go to https://elemental-raw.com/ and use the code CU15 for 15% off your order.    TODAY'S SHOWNOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/sarah-fay/   HANGOUT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM: @courageously.u   

Bethany is a writer, international speaker, transformational coach, and author of the must-read book, Discovering the Inner Mother. She is considered the global expert on healing the mother wound, something we inherit to varying degrees as women living in a patriarchy. She started blogging in 2013 about the Mother Wound and quickly experienced worldwide demand for her work. Through blending research on intergenerational trauma, feminist theory, and psychology with her personal story, Bethany's work is the result of decades of research and her own journey of healing. Bethany speaks, consults and mentors around the world sharing her growing body of work that is raising the standard of women’s leadership and personal development. We talk about...  What inspired Bethany to work with the mother wound  What the mother wound is and how it shows up What a daughter can do if their mother isn’t willing to change  The goal of healing the mother wound  The power of inner mothering  What happens when you self-silence your feelings regarding your mother What keeps the mother wound in place  Reasons women feel guilty for healing their mother wound What forms true love and intimacy Whether or not you can heal your mother wound while still maintaining contact with your mother What the mother wound has to do with self-sabotage ____________________________ Want me to be your anxiety coach? Click here to learn how you can work with me.  ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/bethany-webster/   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/  

Dr. Kevin Gilliland is a licensed clinical psychologist, author, executive director of Innovation360, and host of the Struggle Well, Live Well, Worry Less podcast. Over the past twenty years, Kevin has mentored countless individuals and couples, participated in research trials, and lectured across the country. He currently teaches in the Counseling Department at Southern Methodist University in Dallas where he instructs graduate students.  We talk about...  How excess worry talks us out of good things  Kevin’s thoughts on how COVID impacted people’s mental health  The lies worry tells us and how believing these lies leads to a small world  How the news negatively impacts your mental health  How COVID shaped kid's behaviors The resiliency of humans  The madness of everyone buying toilet paper at the start of COVID Kevin’s thoughts on how social media is impacting mental health   Setting boundaries with your cellphone  The worst advice you can give someone who wants to enjoy life  How Kevin starts with the basics to help people heal their mental health  How to navigate the madness surrounding Russia and Ukraine  ____________________________ I want to be your anxiety coach! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/kevin-gilliland/   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/  

Dr. Ellen Vora is a board-certified holistic psychiatrist, acupuncturist, yoga teacher, and author. She takes a functional medicine approach to mental health - considering the whole person and addressing imbalance at the root rather than reflexively prescribing medication. Ellen received her B.A. from Yale University and her M.D. from Columbia University. In her just-launched book, The Anatomy of Anxiety, Ellen reframes our understanding of and relationship with anxiety, allowing for healing, growth, and joy. We talk about...  What Ellen thinks about conventional medical training How our well-being hinges on the health of our gut The role bacteria plays in the presentation of anxiety The importance of focusing on your body when improving mental health What happens when inflammation inflames the brain The difference between false anxiety and true anxiety Why it’s so important to engage in unstimulated rest How to strengthen your connection to your intuition The role blood sugar and intermittent fasting plays in anxiety Psychedelics and CBD being used as a form of treatment Social media and its impact on our anxiety Why it's so dang important to soak up the sunshine ____________________________ If you love this episode, please rate, review, and share this episode. It helps me so much! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/anatomy-of-anxiety/   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/  

Today’s guest is a champion of the Enneagram and an awakener of people. Ian Morgan Cron is a best-selling author, psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, Episcopal priest, and the host of the wildly popular podcast, "Typology.” He is a pioneer in the contemporary Enneagram movement and a highly sought-after speaker.  Known for his transparency, humor, and depth of insight into the inner workings of the human heart and mind, Ian uses the Enneagram personality typing system as a tool to help people cultivate self-awareness and find happiness. Ian believes the Enneagram is not just a powerful tool for personal growth, but also a great resource for transforming our relationships in every sphere of life. Today we chat about...  What inspired Ian to work with enneagrams What an enneagram is Whether or not there is a “bad” enneagram How the enneagram shows you your strengths and shadows How enneagrams evolve as you age Being stuck in the wrong story and how you can inhabit a new one How knowing your enneagram helps you navigate your story What a false self looks like and how you can show up as your true self ____________________________ If you love this episode, please rate, review, and share this episode. It helps me so much! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/ian-morgan-cron/   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/  

Nancy Mae has helped people from all walks of life improve their lives in a wide range of ways: from getting pregnant to overcoming pain to making important shifts in their lives. She is a Hay House award-winning author who went from being in both physical and spiritual pain to healed through the power of alternative therapies. Her transformational experience inspired her to radically change professions, create the Energetic Fertility Method™, become an award-winning author, and she now works helping people improve and even transform their lives.  Today we chat about...  What inspired Nancy to get into energy work  The importance of having authentic communication with your future children Fear surrounding bringing in your future child  How striving for a baby creates an energetic block  Having an energetic hygiene practice   Checking in with the younger aspect of you to give you insight into where you might be blocked Why you need awareness to create change  How to tap into your inner child   The importance of creating a safe space so you’re grounded in your environment  What energy medicine is and how can we use it to bring a baby into the world How to know when our energy has become stuck or stagnant  How perfection can be blocks to bringing in a child  Being present in the earths energy    How to know if you want a baby because society says you should or because you actually want one   How anger impacts your overall energy    ____________________________ If you love this episode, please rate, review, and share this episode. It helps me so much! ____________________________ COURAGEOUSLY.U SHOW NOTES: https://courageouslyu.com/nancy-mae/   COURAGEOUSLY.U INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/courageously.u/