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7 days ago
7 days ago
Why won’t those in “authority” believe us when we tell them something awful happened or is about to happen? Why don't they take action?
Episode 115 discusses examples of not being believed or taken seriously in our own lives, current events in the news with teacher, Abby Zwerner, and a story from our very favorite reporter, Josh Mankiewicz from Dateline. It is a daily occurrence and we really need to find a way to make it stop.
Until then, we will “Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes” (Maggie Kuhn).
4:33 Abby Zwerner Conversation
10:33 Sarah’s story on dealing with “bullying” (abuse) at her son’s school
15:15 Josh Mankiewicz’s story on Dateline: Wreckage
25:40 Why do people not believe people and refuse to act? The Gray Rhino
30:05 Closing remarks–trying to make sense.
We love you Warriors!
Stay Wild and Weird!
Amy & Sarah
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*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Intrusive thoughts, we all have them, they are weird and can be embarrassing, but guess what? It’s okay to talk about them. Talking about them, getting them out of heads, and knowing we aren’t the only ones having them helps.
I (Amy) share a lot in this episode. I give you the VIP tour of my brain that no one knows about. After we finished recording and the days following, I kept telling Sarah how embarrassed I felt because this is vulnerable shit that I tell no one. I wanted to erase it all, take the words back and get a do over where I just share the facts. But I didn't, instead I share with all of you because I believe with all my heart that there is someone out there wondering if they are the only one who thinks these thoughts. You are NOT the only one. I promise. In the episode, I describe the inside of my head as, “Its like this f*ing party that you didn’t invite anybody to but they all showed up. You invite one friend over when your parents are out of town and the whole school shows up and you're like Nope. You are just doing life and there is a rager in your head.” It was a silly sentence that slipped out, but truly, it can sum up what some of my days feel like.
Thankfully, after our discussion of the various types of intrusive thoughts, Sarah shares with us a list of ways we can quiet and calm the thoughts in our brains. We don’t have to be paralyzed by these intrusive thoughts. Anxiety doesn’t need to stop us from living beautiful lives. We hope our stories, tips, and our encouragement to reach out for professional help when needed helps you on your journey to quiet your mind and live in peace, or as I put it, “turn that rager into a yoga class in your mind.”
We love you Warriors!
Stay Wild and Weird!
Amy & Sarah
‘Thoughts are Just Thoughts: How to Stop Worshiping Your Anxious Mind”
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As we move into 2023, we are looking to grow our Patreon community so that we can continue to put out the Unqualified Therapists podcast. YOU can help us keep the mics on and join our community for as little as $5. Your support means the world to us as we continue to stop the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness.
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*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Are you lucky? Have you heard of the “latest” trend, “Lucky Girl Syndrome?” (And by latest, I mean the age-old idea of manifestation.) This idea has resurfaced on Tik Tok and started a very interesting conversation and life experiment for the two of us.
We talk all about luck in this episode, discussing Ted Talks, TV shows, Neuroscience, and, of course, examples from our lives. There are public apologies to our respective partners for laughing at their “stupid” ideas and thinking they were ridiculous to believe they were lucky all the time. You live and learn, right?
Don’t worry, we break down the difference between “lucky girl syndrome” and toxic positivity too.
It is a jam packed episode rooted in luck! We hope you will not only enjoy it, but also try it yourself! Don’t forget to leave us a voice memo here telling us what happened because YOU are the luckiest people in the world and everything works out for you.
We love you Warriors!
Stay Wild and Weird!
Amy & Sarah
SHOW NOTES:
The Secret of Luck, Derren Brown’s The Experiment
Ted Talks about Luck
Tina Seelig: The little risks you can take to increase your luck
Barry Schwartz: What role does luck play in your life?
Paul Salem: Luck
We have a NEW Sponsor, Magic Mind. We are loving Magic Mind as we move into 2023 planning to finish ALL the projects and be as efficient as possible with our time. This little shot, “contains a magical combination of 13 active ingredients designed to boost focus, creativity, energy, and motivation while decreasing stress, oxidation, and post exercise inflammation in the body.” We are loving it! You can check it out for an extra 20% off of their already discounted subscription. If you don’t like it or it isn’t providing the results you expected, you can cancel easily at any time. Use THERAPISTS20 for the discount.
As we move into 2023, we are looking to grow our Patreon community so that we can continue to put out the Unqualified Therapists podcast. YOU can help us keep the mics on and join our community for as little as $5. Your support means the world to us as we continue to stop the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness.
Find all things UTI here: https://linktr.ee/UnqualifiedTherapists
Starting your own podcast and want an easy and affordable platform? Get your first month FREE by using this link: https://www.podbean.com/UTI
Have a story to share? Contact us here: https://forms.gle/fudAMMXMnrKGXFfTA
Find alternative therapies and items to express yourself here: www.livemagique.com
Take a Buti Yoga class with Amy here: amybaumgardner.com
*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
This week, Sarah interviews Tracy Coenen, a forensic accountant. Tracy is, “finding money in cases of corporate fraud, high net worth divorces, and other financial shenanigans.” It is a fascinating and informative interview that shares how money is used as an abusive tactic and how you can protect yourself.
Tracy offers her expertise in this interview that you can use right now. She has also created a Divorce Money Guide to go deeper into the process. She is offering Unqualified Therapists listeners $100 off of the guide. Use code: UT at checkout.
We hope you are able to take information from this episode that can help you or someone you love. It isn’t a topic that is discussed often, but that is what we do here, talk about the things that are uncomfortable and need to be brought to light.
We love you Warriors!
Stay wild and weird!
Amy & Sarah
We have a NEW Sponsor, Magic Mind. We are loving Magic Mind as we move into 2023 planning to finish ALL the projects and be as efficient as possible with our time. This little shot, “contains a magical combination of 13 active ingredients designed to boost focus, creativity, energy, and motivation while decreasing stress, oxidation, and post exercise inflammation in the body.” We are loving it! You can check it out for an extra 20% off of their already discounted subscription. If you don’t like it or it isn’t providing the results you expected, you can cancel easily at any time. Use THERAPISTS20 for the discount.
As we move into 2023, we are looking to grow our Patreon community so that we can continue to put out the Unqualified Therapists podcast. YOU can help us keep the mics on and join our community for as little as $5. Your support means the world to us as we continue to stop the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness.
Find all things UTI here: https://linktr.ee/UnqualifiedTherapists
Starting your own podcast and want an easy and affordable platform? Get your first month FREE by using this link: https://www.podbean.com/UTI
Have a story to share? Contact us here: https://forms.gle/fudAMMXMnrKGXFfTA
Find alternative therapies and items to express yourself here: www.livemagique.com
Take a Buti Yoga class with Amy here: amybaumgardner.com
*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Happy New Year! This episode (number 111!!) is jam packed with survival tips from yours truly. 2022 was a hell of a year, BUT we made it!!! It wasn’t without a lot of effort and tools from our toolbox though. Listen in as we tell you what we did to survive 2022 and most likely will continue to do on our mental health journey through 2023.
If you want to see the pictures that go with our episode, check out our website and sign up for our mailing list. (You also get a freebie AND we promise not to spam you. The emails will be few and thoughtful so they won’t clog up your inbox.) If you want to see the unedited raw version on video of the episode, join our Patreon community here.
Our plans for 2023 are to have as much fun as possible. We hope you will join us for the ride. It is never boring.
XO,
Amy & Sarah
We have a NEW Sponsor, Magic Mind. We are loving Magic Mind as we move into 2023 planning to finish ALL the projects and be as efficient as possible with our time. This little shot, “contains a magical combination of 13 active ingredients designed to boost focus, creativity, energy, and motivation while decreasing stress, oxidation, and post exercise inflammation in the body.” We are loving it! You can check it out for 40% off!!! That is a wild discount and only lasts for 10 days. You can cancel anytime. Use THERAPISTS20 for the discount.
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*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Please enjoy the rebroadcast of this very popular episode on planning! Seriously, it will help save you going into the new year!
Do you feel like you are juggling too many things? Are you wearing ALL the hats? Are you exhausted at the end of the day, but feel like you didn't get anything done? Is the list of things you still need to do running through your head when you lay down at night in bed?
In our recent research interviews with women across the country, one of the daily frustrations many women have is trying to get all the things done that need done in a day. It is hard to get everything accomplished when we are feeling overwhelmed.
This week, Megan Sumrell shares with us tips to take back our schedule and free up our brains. The first step is to move out of our overwhelmed state and Megan tells us exactly how to do that. It is possible to get the things done you need to do without burning ourselves out. Listen in as she gives us a 5 step weekly planning process that will get you on the path to reclaiming your calendar.
Megan Sumrell is a self proclaimed time management expert for overwhelmed women. She is empowering women to achieve Work + Life Harmony through time management and productivity.
You can find Megan on Facebook , Instagram , and all the other places here. Be sure to visit her pages, there are countless tools and tips you can access for free! If you want to work with her one on one, be sure to reach out.
Join the cause and support the fight to end the mental health stigma for as little as $5
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Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
We missed you last week! Our mini retreat “Wine with Us” was a great success. We hope we can continue with our live events and come to a city near you very soon!
This episode is full of unplanned banter and laughter. We have a lot to discuss with you! ***Beware**** we do visit the topic of Santa Claus and if you have believers nearby, you will want to put on the headphones. We claim no rights to crushing children's spirits worldwide lol! The holiday stress is no joke, but we are hoping that you all have some magic and joy (or at least some extra rest and relaxation) through the holidays.
If you want to skip past our long winded, but funny, convo, fast forward to 26-ish min.
It’s winter and it can make you S.A.D. (Yikes, that is a terrible joke.) When you live in areas that have less sunshine during the winter months, Seasonal Affective Disorder can cause you to feel extra tired, irritable, sad, and hopeless. In this episode, we discuss the reasons we can feel this way as well as tips to combat these feelings.
We sincerely wish you all a peaceful holiday.
We love you,
Amy & Sarah
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*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.
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Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
We hold on to shit and carry it with us even when it is no longer serving us. It can be anger, resentment, hurt, sadness, disappointment or any other emotion. We cling to it until it makes us sick. Sick in our body, sick in our mind and sick in our spirit. Letting go is hard work, it can be difficult to release a situation where we were wronged or where something awful happened. But there is power in the release.
Eckhart Tolle said, “Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”
Sarah and I talk about this on today's episode. We certainly don't have it all figured out, but we have some tips to share with you (and remind us) to us.
As always Warriors, Stay Wild and Weird.
We love you,
Amy & Sarah
Are you enjoying the Unqualified Therapists podcast? If so, can you please take a minute to subscribe and follow our podcast? YOU can also help us to keep the mics on and join our community for as little as $5 as we continue to stop the stigma surrounding mental health.
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*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.
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Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
2 years. Wow. 2 years of holding space, tearing down walls, uncensored talk, shining light on the dark shit, and of course, adding the lighthearted fuckery we all need. In this episode, we celebrate our anniversary (late of course, in true Sarah and Amy fashion). We have several past guests give their quick and beautiful messages to us and you all which allows us all to reflect on the vast amount of solidarity that is out there in the mental health space...even when it doesn't feel like it. We cannot thank you enough for your continued support. We raise a glass to all of YOU, and all of our past and future guests. Here is to many, many more years of disrupting the hell out of the mental health space TOGETHER. Stay wild and weird Warriors. We love you.
Xo,
Sarah and Amy
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*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Our favorite spunky psychologist Dr. Katie Stewart is back to help us navigate this weird time of year! The holidays can be wonderful, horrible, stressful, lovely, and tumultuous all at once which makes it very hard to find our way. We talk all things surviving it including prep and pep talks, boundary setting, and exit strategies. Family can be a lot of things and knowing how to wade through holidays with them with grace is a difficult dance. So, sit down with us and talk it out in this bonus episode just in time to add some more tools for the family, grief, tension, and awkward conversation of it all!
As always Warriors, Stay Wild and Weird.
We love you,
Sarah and Amy
Are you enjoying the Unqualified Therapists podcast? If so, can you please take a minute to subscribe and follow our podcast? YOU can also help us to keep the mics on and join our community for as little as $5 as we continue to stop the stigma surrounding mental health.
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*The Unqualified Therapists Podcast is not recommending medical advice as they are not actual doctors (Hence the name: Unqualified 😉). This podcast is for entertainment purposes only and all medical advice should be taken from a Qualified Doctor. UT shares stories and resources, not medical advice.