Clear Path Ottawa

Batten Media House
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Most mental health podcasts speak at you - offering clinical frameworks from a distance. This show speaks from experience. Katrin Aslani is a registered psychotherapist who spent 16 years inside the corporate pressure cooker before becoming the person who helps others survive it. She doesn’t just understand burnout, ADHD, and chronic stress academically - she navigated them personally, then trained to treat them professionally. Using integrative, somatic, and mind-body approaches, this podcast bridges the gap between what therapy teaches and what real working life demands - practical nervous system tools for Ottawa residents and professionals who are tired of being told to “just breath”

Épisodes

  1. -4 j

    S1 Ep2 What To Do After An Adult ADHD Diagnosis

    Getting diagnosed with adult ADHD can feel like someone finally hands you the missing context for your entire life, but it can also bring a wave of grief for all the years you spent blaming yourself. We sit with that messy mix of relief and loss, and we talk honestly about the question we hear most: “Okay, so I have ADHD. Now what?” If you are newly diagnosed, considering an ADHD assessment, or supporting a partner, child, friend, or coworker, this conversation gives you a clearer next step than pure motivation or willpower. We break down what adult ADHD actually is, why it so often goes undetected in women, and how masking can lead to years of being treated for anxiety, depression, burnout, PMDD, or hormone-related symptoms before anyone connects the dots. We also talk about perimenopause and why long-standing coping systems can suddenly stop working, leaving people feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. Along the way, we clarify the differences between a psychiatrist, psychologist, and psychotherapist, so you know who can diagnose, who can prescribe, and who typically supports longer-term therapy. Then we get practical. Medication can improve focus and executive functioning, but it does not teach skills, heal trauma, regulate a nervous system that is on fire, or create healthy boundaries. That is why we lean into nervous system regulation and somatic therapy, including “dashboard warning lights” and a simple body check-in you can start right away. We also share ADHD-friendly strategies like body doubling, habit stacking, movement before focus tasks, and the five-minute rule to break the paralysis of getting started. If you take one thing from this, let it be this: ADHD is not a character flaw, and your goal is not to become neurotypical, it is to understand yourself well enough to thrive. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share the episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find support.

  2. 19 août

    S1 Ep1 Burnout Is Not A Personality Trait

    Your body doesn’t “randomly” fall apart after years of pushing. It sends signals, and when we ignore them long enough, it eventually pulls the plug. We’re telling the most personal origin story behind Clear Path Psychotherapy: how a high-performing career, chronic endometriosis pain, and years of people pleasing quietly stacked up until burnout stopped being a word and became a full shutdown. We talk about the kind of burnout that still looks functional from the outside: emails answered, dinners made, appointments remembered, all while brain fog, anxiety, irritability, and exhaustion get normalized as “just life.” When COVID hit, the cracks widened, and the cost showed up in a way we couldn’t outwork. From there, we walk through what actually helped: therapy as a real ally, the leap back to school at 38, and the unexpected clarity of discovering ADHD after burnout. We connect the dots between ADHD in women, hormones across perimenopause and menopause, chronic pain and inflammation, and why healing has to include both mind and body. You’ll hear why an integrative approach matters, including nervous system regulation, polyvagal theory and the vagus nerve, plus supportive care like nutrition, physiotherapy, osteopathy, and other collaborative health supports alongside psychotherapy and, when appropriate, medication. If you’ve been asking “What’s wrong with me?”, come listen for a different question: “What happened to me, and what do I need now?” Subscribe to Clear Path Podcast, share this episode with someone who’s white-knuckling life, and leave a review so more people can find a sustainable way forward.

    S1 Ep1 Burnout Is Not A Personality Trait
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À propos

Most mental health podcasts speak at you - offering clinical frameworks from a distance. This show speaks from experience. Katrin Aslani is a registered psychotherapist who spent 16 years inside the corporate pressure cooker before becoming the person who helps others survive it. She doesn’t just understand burnout, ADHD, and chronic stress academically - she navigated them personally, then trained to treat them professionally. Using integrative, somatic, and mind-body approaches, this podcast bridges the gap between what therapy teaches and what real working life demands - practical nervous system tools for Ottawa residents and professionals who are tired of being told to “just breath”

Informations

  • Créateur
    Batten Media House
  • Années d’activité
    2026
  • Épisodes
    2
  • Classement
    Tout public
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Clear Path Ottawa
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