57 episodes
Always Evolving Evolve Counseling & Behavioral Health Services
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Mike and Liz provide support and ideas for tackling the challenges being faced as a result of the current outbreak. They explore topics that include, protecting your mental health, maintaining healthy relationships, and managing stress. They provide tangible take-aways to assist you in getting through these difficult times. In addition, they also explore every day mental and emotional health concerns and provide ideas on how to manage these concerns more effectively.
Michael Klinkner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Michael has received specialty training in CBT, DBT, and Neurolinguistic Programming. Michael is certified in EMDR. Michael provides therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. He specializes in treating issues, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD for over 20 years. In addition to outpatient services, Michael teaches graduate level courses for the School of Social Work at Arizona State University.
Dr. Elizabeth Fedrick is a Licensed Professional Counselor and owns a private practice in Gilbert, AZ. She has been providing counseling services for adults, children, and families for over ten years. Elizabeth is trained in various modalities, including CBT, EMDR, and Parent-Child Relationship Therapy. Elizabeth specializes in working in areas such as, depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and personal improvement. In addition, Elizabeth teaches psychology courses for Grand Canyon University, as well as Chandler Gilbert Community College.
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4 Ways to Build a Strong Family Bond
In this episode, Mike and Liz discuss ways to strengthen family relationships. They provide four tangible ideas that will help to foster a healthy family culture and enhance the bond of family members. They provide insights on the importance of these types of activities, and how to include them into a busy lifestyle.
Resources:
Family Questions Activity (Worksheet) | Therapist Aid
Relationship Gratitude Tips (Worksheet) | Therapist Aid
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Learning How to Validate
Mike and Liz discuss the basics of the communication skill, validation, and provide an understanding of why it is crucial for healthy relationships. Mike and Liz talk about what is validation, why it matters, and how to best provide validation in communication. They also discuss what validation is not and provide helpful tips on how to apply this communication skill right away.
Resources:
Reflective statements: Reflections: Communication Skill (Worksheet) | Therapist Aid
Book: THE ART OF EMOTIONAL VALIDATION: Improve Your Communication Skills and Transform Your Relationships by Validating Emotions and Feelings. By Emily Wright
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Stop Playing The Blame Game
Being willing to take ownership and responsibility is part of any healthy relationship. And being accountable for your actions is an empowering reminder that you have lots of control in your relationship. In this episode, Liz and Mike talk about what taking responsibility in your relationships truly looks like. They give tips on how to take ownership of your actions as well as how to avoid misplacing blame. Check out the episode and take your relationships to the next level.
Resources:
Book: Is It You or Is It Me?
Is It You or Is It Me?: Why Couples Play the Blame Game by Scott Wetzler 0060930292 9780060930295 (discoverbooks.com)
Worksheet: Couples Negative Cycle – EFT Worksheet (mindfullyhealing.com)
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6 Key Components of a Healthy Relationship
Relationships can be very tricky when attempting to decipher the fine line between appropriate compromise versus betraying our own wants, needs, and boundaries. Mike and Liz explore six primary components to consider when contemplating what a healthy relationship looks like. Whether you are currently in a relationship, or single and looking to start a new relationship, it is crucial it includes safety, respect, trust... and certainly fun!
Resources:
Book: Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love / Authors: Levine & Heller
Boundaries Worksheet: Boundaries Discussion Questions (therapistaid.com)
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How to Survive Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day can be hard whether you are single or in a relationship. In this podcast Liz and Mike give some tips on how to make the day a great one. They discuss the importance of being intentional about the day and not just expecting it to go well. Liz and Mike talk through some suggestions on how to spend the day, including getting some time outside, indulging in your favorite foods and doing some gratitude journaling. Listen to this episode to ensure that you have a great Valentine’s Day.
Resources:
How to Survive Valentine’s Day:
How to Survive Valentine's Day - A Practical Guide (lifehack.org)
Gratitude Journal:
The Gratitude Journal: Prompts, PDFs and Worksheets (positivepsychology.com)
Recipes:
30+ Best Valentine's Day Dinner Recipes | Food Network
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5 Ways to Communicate More Effectively
Effective communication can be really hard! It can be difficult to express ourselves openly and honestly out of fear of being dismissed or misunderstood. In this episode, Mike and Liz discuss five ways to improve your communication skills in order to be more clear with the messages that you are sending, as well as to be more attentive and understanding with the messages that you are receiving.
Resources:
Book: Couple Skills: Making your Relationship Work / Author: McKay, Fanning, & Paleg
"I" Statements: https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/i-statements.pdf
Active Listening Worksheet: Active Listening: Communication Skill (therapistaid.com)
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