Lumen

Lumen Therapy Collective
  • 5.0 (3)
  • MENTAL HEALTH

Lumen is a mental health podcast that explores the psychological patterns shaping our relationships, choices, and inner lives. Hosted by therapists Christopher Mooney, LCSW, and Kenyon Phillips, LMSW, each episode offers grounded, compassionate conversations rooted in clinical insight and real human experience. No jargon. No judgment. Just clear, thoughtful dialogue designed to help listeners better understand themselves and the people around them.

Episodes

  1. 3D AGO

    Why Are We So Tired?

    Send us a text In this episode of Lumen, hosts Christopher Mooney, LCSW and Kenyon Phillips, LMSW explore the quieter epidemic beneath so much modern distress: exhaustion. Not just physical tiredness, but the kind of mental and emotional fatigue that comes from living in a constant state of alert. The conversation explores how being tethered to our phones—a nonstop source of information, notifications, breaking news, and social comparisons—keeps our nervous systems activated long after any real threat has passed. From doomscrolling and political overwhelm to the subtle pressure to stay informed, responsive, and “engaged,” Christopher and Kenyon examine how helplessness and overexposure quietly wear us down. The conversation also touches on how poor sleep, alcohol use, hustle culture, and the constant pressure to perform can compound this exhaustion—leaving the body working overtime even when we're supposedly resting. Ultimately, this episode is an invitation to rethink what’s actually draining us, to understand exhaustion as a nervous system issue rather than a personal failure, and to consider what real rest, regulation, and care might look like in a world that rarely stops demanding our attention. To book a free consultation with Christopher, Kenyon, or the other providers at Lumen Therapy Collective, visit lumentherapycollective.com. Follow Lumen on Instagram: @lumen_therapy_collective Subscribe, share, and review Lumen on your favorite podcast platform! Lumen is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact local emergency services or a trusted mental health professional.

    44 min

  2. JAN 26

    The Negativity Buffet: Why Your Brain Always Goes Back for Seconds

    Send us a text In this episode of Lumen, hosts Christopher Mooney, LCSW and Kenyon Phillips, LMSW unpack the runaway train of negative thinking—how a single mistake can spiral into shame, catastrophizing, and the feeling that you’re about to get fired from life. Drawing from everyday moments, clinical work, and a surprisingly accurate all-you-can-eat buffet metaphor, Christopher and Kenyon explore common unhelpful thinking styles like catastrophizing, all-or-nothing thinking, fortune telling, and permissive thinking. In the process, they discuss why the brain is wired to scan for danger, how these patterns once helped us survive, and what happens when they get taken too far. The episode also proposes practical ways to challenge negative thinking, such as approaching obligations from a place of gratitude, possibility, and privilege. With humor, honesty, and zero jargon, this conversation invites you to notice your own negativity buffet—and gently question whether you really need to load your plate the way you always have. To book a free consultation with Christopher, Kenyon, or the other providers at Lumen Therapy Collective, visit lumentherapycollective.com. Follow Lumen on Instagram: @lumen_therapy_collective Subscribe, share, and review Lumen on your favorite podcast platform! Lumen is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact local emergency services or a trusted mental health professional.

    42 min

  3. JAN 17

    Connected, But Alone: Why Being Seen Is Harder Than Ever

    Send us a text We’ve never had more ways to connect—and yet so many of us feel profoundly alone. In this episode of Lumen, hosts Christopher Mooney, LCSW and Kenyon Phillips, LMSW explore the modern loneliness epidemic and how social media, curated identities, and fear of being fully seen have quietly reshaped the ways we relate to one another. From the awkward reality of needing to “text before calling” to the illusion of intimacy created by followers and likes, they unpack why connection can feel thinner than ever since the pandemic. Through a simple yet revealing relationship exercise, reflections on people-pleasing and fawning, and a hard look at the technology that has permanently altered how we relate to one another, the episode examines what gets lost when we hide our messy, human insides. Ultimately, this conversation begs a larger question: What would it take to let our outsides finally match who we really are—and to let ourselves be known, not just noticed? To book a free consultation with Christopher, Kenyon, or the other providers at Lumen Therapy Collective, visit lumentherapycollective.com. Follow Lumen on Instagram: @lumen_therapy_collective Subscribe, share, and review Lumen on your favorite podcast platform! Lumen is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact local emergency services or a trusted mental health professional.

    43 min
  4. Seeing, Being Seen, and the Survival Responses That Shape Us

    JAN 7

    Seeing, Being Seen, and the Survival Responses That Shape Us

    Send us a text In the inaugural episode of Lumen, hosts Christopher Mooney, LCSW and Kenyon Phillips, LMSW explore the meaning behind the name Lumen and how it reflects the heart of therapy: seeing, being seen, and creating a shared sense of understanding. Drawing from clinical work, creativity, music, dance, improv, and lived experience, they describe therapy as a collaborative, living process rather than a one-sided exchange. The conversation also touches on what happens when we don’t feel seen, how disconnection activates deep survival responses in the nervous system, and how the often-misunderstood stress responses of fight, flight, freeze, and fawn can show up in our relationships, families, work, and culture. Grounded, accessible, and reflective, this episode sets the tone for Lumen: no jargon, no judgment—just thoughtful conversation to help listeners better understand themselves and one another. To book a free consultation with Christopher, Kenyon, or the other providers at Lumen Therapy Collective, visit lumentherapycollective.com. Follow Lumen on Instagram: @lumen_therapy_collective Subscribe, share, and review Lumen on your favorite podcast platform! Lumen is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for therapy, diagnosis, or treatment. If you’re experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact local emergency services or a trusted mental health professional.

    40 min
  • 4 Episodes

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About

Lumen is a mental health podcast that explores the psychological patterns shaping our relationships, choices, and inner lives. Hosted by therapists Christopher Mooney, LCSW, and Kenyon Phillips, LMSW, each episode offers grounded, compassionate conversations rooted in clinical insight and real human experience. No jargon. No judgment. Just clear, thoughtful dialogue designed to help listeners better understand themselves and the people around them.

Information

  • Creator
    Lumen Therapy Collective
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Lumen
  • Show Website
    Lumen