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E36. Uncaged: Psychology of Self-Healing

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01/31/23

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E36 - Uncaged: Psychology of Self-Healing

(Special Guest & U.S. Army Veteran, Charles Smith)

WARNING: Beware of proceeding if ALLERGIC to challenging THOUGHTS!

Today’s episode is for those HURTING from past HARMS . . . Anyone waiting for difficult EMOTIONS to subside . . . Everyone HEALING from past TRAUMAS.

TherapyBites is one of the top 10% MOST POPULAR shows out of 3,025,720 podcasts globally, ranked by a Listen Score of 28 (the estimated popularity score). https://lnns.co/5w6Liy_9hnS

STAY TUNED FOR:

***Dr. Ima’s PMS Guest Analysis

***Vet Smith “SELF-HEALING” hack!

***Doc Heath's “Beneath the Deep, Dark Recesses”

Live the A.R.T. LIFE! Become a TBAL TeamMate inner circle supporter on Patreon at patreon.com/TherapyBites

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IN THIS EPISODE . . . Army Vet Charles Smith uncovers the psychological pathway of radical-acceptance, resilience-building, & how a trained U.S. Army Veteran struggled through homelessness to hope & found healing.

“Trauma is self-acceptance struggling to the surface of consciousness .” - #DocHeath

Go to https://TherapyBites.myshopify.com & grab Vet Smith GUEST MERCH, specially designed to help keep this episode’s message “TOP of MIND” in your life! Don’t forget friends & family members who could use a mental boost too.

TODAY'S SPECIAL GUEST has travelled that long recovery road. Charles is a lifelong survivor of multiple traumas; from being orphaned as a child to becoming a homeless veteran, & surviving a suicide attempt.

“Seeing all the homeless heroes/veterans, I began to realize I wasn't alone. Life kicks a lot of us in the ass. It’s up to us if we lay down and die with the words “F*** you world!” carved in our arms, OR we get up, brush the dust off, & keep moving forward!” —U.S. Army Veteran Charles Smith

TOP TAKEAWAYS:

1. Healing Isn't Found in Hiding

2. Finding Meaning in Struggle

3. Motivation NOT Dependent on EMOTIONS

4. Healing Power of Inspiring OTHERS

5. Helping OTHERS through YOUR Lived Experience

SPECIAL SEGMENTS IN TODAY’S SHOW

***Let’s Get Ready to REASON...w/Doc Heath on Social Media SMACKDOWN!

***A.R.T. LAB Creature Feature w/SAFARI SARAH

MORE INFO from Veteran Smith, go to: https://www.lifelongexperience.net/memoir

NEXT EPISODE - “"Hiding INSIDE Yourself: Psychology of Self-Confidence” w/Special Guest & Fitness Success Coach Ann Marie Lawrence.

Visit the TBAL Team Page: TherapyBites A.R.T. LAB

Full show notes & transcript at https://therapybites.podbean.com/e/uncaged

Want to Dig Deeper into Today’s Topic?

Cunningham, K. C., LoSavio, S. T., Dennis, P. A., Farmer, C., Clancy, C. P., Hertzberg, M. A., ... & Beckham, J. C. (2019). Shame as a mediator between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation among veterans. Journal of affective disorders, 243, 216-219.

Koenig, H. G., Youssef, N. A., & Pearce, M. (2019). Assessment of moral injury in veterans and active duty military personnel with PTSD: A review. Frontiers in psychiatry, 10, 443.

Van Voorhees, E. E., Resnik, L., Johnson, E., & O'Toole, T. (2019). Posttraumatic stress disorder and interpersonal process in homeless veterans participating in a peer mentoring intervention: Associations with program benefit. Psychological services, 16(3), 463.

FOR OUR READERS . . . GOBBLE UP THE WHOLE THING!!! (Transcript): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_PNmYGO-3iuz-O_fmQJPjJe5zNYr0zB-yv42tTeiVG0/edit?usp=sharing

Previous Episode

E35 - “Brains & Bookworms: Psychology of Success Through Reading"

(Special Guest & Literacy Champion: Dr. Danny Brassell)

Have you ever wondered where you might stumble upon that mythical magical elixir of SUCCESS?

TBALrs do we have a show for YOU today!!! We’ll help solve YOUR success dilemma. Our Special Guest is Dusting off & Uncorking the bottled up genie of an age-old super secret success elixir . . . JUST for you!!!

And at the end of the episode....something FREE...from our “Temporal Lobe Jedi”, Dr. Danny Brassell

TherapyBites is ranked one of the top 10% most popular shows out of 3,022,316 podcasts globally, ranked by Listen Score of 28 (the estimated popularity score).

STAY TUNED FOR:

***Dr. Ima’s A.R.T. LAB Guest Analysis

***Dr. Danny’s FAVORITE “READING SUCCESS” hack!

***Doc Heath’s end of interview “Beneath the Deep, Dark Recesses” Quirky Guest Question

Live the A.R.T. LIFE! Become a TBAL TeamMate inner circle supporter on Patreon at patreon.com/TherapyBites

Show Your TBAL Team spirit & Buy Us A Cup of Coffee, which helps FUEL purchases of HIGH OCTANE equipment & resources that get POURED back into PERCOLATING highly CAFFEINATED CONTENT for YOU! Just click https://www.buymeacoffee.com/g6rLIt6PXu

This episode’s “Unleash the Literacy Genie” Quote: “Books are GATEWAY DRUGS to success.” - Doc Heath

Go to https://TherapyBites.myshopify.com & grab some Dr. Danny GUEST MERCH, specially designed to help keep this episode’s message “TOP of MIND” in your life! Don’t forget friends & family members who could use a mental boost too.

TODAY'S SPECIAL GUEST: A highly-sought after speaker, trainer and coach known as “Jim Carrey with a Ph.D.,” Dr. Danny Brassell has spoken to over 3,000 audiences worldwide and authored 16 books, including his latest, “Leadership Begins with Motivation”. He is the co-founder of www.theREADINGhabit.com, the world’s top reading engagement program.

TOP TAKEAWAYS:

  1. TREASURES & SECRETS to success HIDDEN in books
  2. Leadership success is BUILT on BOOKS
  3. Reading is the Foundation of Positive success habits
  4. Reading Kids are Healthy & Successful Kids

SPECIAL SEGMENTS IN TODAY’S SHOW

***Fresh from the Therapy Couch...with Doc Heath for stories of Hurting, Helping, & Healing: Axl Rose’s Psychotherapy Journey

***A.R.T. LAB Library CouchCrumbs Quote on “Moldy Thoughts”.

MORE INFO from Dr. Danny Brassell, go to: freeGIFTfromDANNY.com FREE e-copy of Dr. Danny’s book "Read, Lead & Succeed" (inspirational quotes, stories, & adult- and children's-level book recommendations). FREE access to a "5-day reading challenge" digital training for parents to help their children read more, read better, & love reading.

NEXT EPISODE - “Uncaged: Psychology of Self-Healing” with Special Guest & TRAUMA SURVIVAL SPECIALIST Charles Smith.

Visit the TBAL Team Page: TherapyBites A.R.T. LAB

Full show notes & transcript at https://therapybites.podbean.com/e/bookworms

Want to Dig Deeper into Today’s Topic?

Keskin, H. K. (2013). Impacts of reading metacognitive strategies and reading attitudes on school success. International Journal of Academic Research, 5(5), 312-317.

Logan, J. A., Justice, L. M., Yumus, M., & Chaparro-Moreno, L. J. (2019). When children are not read to at home: The million word gap. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 40(5), 383-386.

Radtke, S. R., Muskett, A., Coffman, M. F., & Ollendick, T. H. (2022). Bibliotherapy for specific phobias of dogs in young children: a pilot study. Journal of child and family studies, 1-11.

FOR OUR READERS . . . GOBBLE UP THE WHOLE THING!!! (Transcript): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t7fxTv1mGgL4UqQUIlV1GCrLMxjZ6ZgyE9wMBxs_5tY/edit?usp=sharing

E37 - Hiding Inside Yourself: Psychology of Self-Confidence

(00:00:21) Special Guest: Super-Fitness Success Coach: Ann Marie Lawrence

Beware if ALLERGIC to CHALLENGING thoughts!

TBAL TODAY: Measuring your WORTH by your SHAPE? Struggling with fitness-related self-esteem? Searching for a SANE approach to fitness SUCCESS?

TherapyBites is one of the TOP 10% MOST POPULAR shows of 3,025,720 podcasts globally, ranked by a Listen Score of 28 (estimated popularity score). https://lnns.co/5w6Liy_9hnS

(00:01:56) Dr. Ima’s PMS Performance Analysis

(00:54:50) Coach Ann Marie’s “Healthy Kid Hack!”

(00:58:00) Deep, Dark Recesses Quirky Cortical Question

(00:31:19) Live the A.R.T. LIFE! Become a TBAL TeamMate inner circle supporter on Patreon at patreon.com/TherapyBites

(00:00:00) Show Your TBAL Team spirit & Buy Us A Cup of Coffee, which helps FUEL purchases of HIGH OCTANE equipment & resources that get POURED back into PERCOLATING highly CAFFEINATED CONTENT for YOU! Just click https://www.buymeacoffee.com/g6rLIt6PXu

“Your LEVEL of ability or disability LATER in life is being determined by the choices YOU make TODAY!” #DocHeath

(01:01:48) Go to https://TherapyBites.myshopify.com & grab some Coach Ann Marie GUEST MERCH, specially designed to help keep this episode’s message “TOP of MIND” in your life! Don’t forget friends & family members who could use a mental boost too.

(00:00:25) Ann Marie Lawrence - ACE certified personal trainer, nutrition specialist, & weight loss expert - created the Inner Alpha Fitness Lifestyle. She's helped 1500+ women lose stubborn fat WITHOUT having to sacrifice foods they love, social lives OR their joie de vivre, resulting in her clients creating GENERATIONAL health for their family!

(00:59:50) Chief Shrinkstigator, Dr Ima’s Psycho-Malarky Scale (PMS) Analysis.

(00:00:45) TOP TBAL TAKEAWAYS:

1. Fitness Begins in the Mind; not Your Genes

2. Fit Bodies Possible for EveryBODY

3. Sane, Successful Fitness

4. Unshakable Confidence Hacks

SPECIAL SEGMENTS

(00:26:45) Fresh from the Therapy Couch stories of Hurting, Helping, & Healing

(00:29:24) Psych-Secrets: Pseudo-psychological “VULNERABILITY” poppycock.

MORE INFO from COACH ANN MARIE, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/annmarielawrence_/?next=%2F

DM for FREE GUIDES: Recipe books, Booty-Building guides, FREE FB community.

(01:02:18) NEXT EPISODE - “Discovering & Living Your Personal Brand: The Everyday Psychology of Self” w/Emmy Award Winner & Brand Boss, Vinnie Potestivo

Visit the TBAL Team Page: TherapyBites A.R.T. LAB

(00:26:38) Full show notes & transcript at https://therapybites.podbean.com/e/self-confidence

Want to Dig Deeper into Today’s Topic?

Anderssen, N., Wold, B., & Torsheim, T. (2006). Are parental health habits transmitted to their children? An eight year longitudinal study of physical activity in adolescents and their parents. Journal of adolescence, 29(4), 513-524.

Koyuncu, M., Tok, S., Canpolat, A. M., & Catikkas, F. (2010). Body image satisfaction and dissatisfaction, social physique anxiety, self-esteem, and body fat ratio in female exercisers and nonexercisers. Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, 38(4), 561-570.

Tsiros, Margarita D., Natalie Sinn, Leah Brennan, Alison M. Coates, Jeff W. Walkley, John Petkov, Peter RC Howe, and Jonathan D. Buckley. "Cognitive behavioral therapy improves diet and body composition in overweight and obese adolescents." The American journal of clinical nutrition 87, no. 5 (2008): 1134-1140.

FOR OUR READERS . . . GOBBLE UP THE WHOLE THING!!! (Transcript): https://docs.google.com/document/d/18S68Z4zRHbua23GCMdXzffBgZsbITlCv2saU4TgC_l8/edit?usp=sharing

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