Pieces To Wellness

TPP
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  • MENTAL HEALTH
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We believe mental health is a spectrum. At one end is wellness and on the other end is illness. These conversations we have will offer up tips and tools to not only bring you closer to the wellness side, but also help keep you there. TPP  (Author & formerly of Above Ground Podcast) and Karen have put together a new mental health podcast that is chock full of lived experiences, wellness tips & practical tools to provide you with some pieces… but it is up to you to put them together to reach that level of wellness that you have been working toward. Take out that tool box and let’s share tools together!  Remember, the road to a better you is paved with Pieces To Wellness.Follow us on IG @piecestowellness

  1. 6D AGO

    Evolving Through Safe Connection w/ Dr. Jessica Higgins

    This week we're excited to bring you a conversation with Dr. Jessica Higgins! Dr. Jessica is a psychologist, relationship coach, facilitator, and host of Empowered Relationship Podcast. In her over 25 years of experience working with people therapeutically, she draws from multiple evidence-based modalities and has advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which we dig into DEEP in this conversation!  Dr. Jessica describes EFT's effectiveness with couples, in helping them connect meaningfully after experiencing disconnection. Oftentimes, when couples are experiencing disconnection, it's as if they're speaking different languages which play out in their behavior patterns. We explore the EFT Cycle, which is a useful tool that we can apply in our own relationships to identify and begin to improve our connections with our significant others. Check out her Identify the Cycle Guide here: https://drjessicahiggins.com/identify-the-cycle-guide/. We also get into neuroception, co-regulation, vulnerability, and gut feelings, and what single people can do to improve their future relationships, not to be missed! What makes Dr. Jessica really special is her vulnerability, her willingness to share examples from her own lived experience. That's what we're all about! To connect with Dr. Jessica, or learn more about her offerings, visit: https://drjessicahiggins.com/ or check her out on IG @drjessicahiggins. Enjoy! Are you struggling with something? Or is there something you'd like to hear us discuss? Reach out on IG @piecestowellness or shoot us an email at neverunderestimatetpp@gmail.com. Please check out our other episodes and tell a friend! Remember -  The road to a better you is paved with pieces to wellness… Like, Follow, Share 🧩 Get a copy of Tim's book, Never Underestimate the Power of You by clicking the link below: Send us Fan Mail Follow us on IG, Subscribe, Rate & Share!   https://a.co/d/h7AQf91

    40 min

  2. APR 15

    Moving Through

    This week the Instigator and the Yogi dig into a topic brought to us by a listener. This listener asked us to talk about what it's like to move through/past things, people, habits that no longer serve us. In true Pieces to Wellness fashion, this conversation gets messy and vulnerable - just the way we like it. We talk about the challenges that arise when we're at a crossroads, when we have the opportunity to choose differently in service to our growth and well-being. That familiar comfort can be very tempting. However, sticking with what's comfortable is not conducive to our growth. We have to get uncomfortable to change, grow, evolve. This may feel like cutting off a piece of yourself to be free. And sometimes freedom comes without closure. We don't always get closure on the past, yet most change is associated with grief. Particularly when what we're leaving behind is something or someone that's either been part of our life for an extended period of time, or made a potent impact in some other way. Grief is part of the process. Tim and Karen also get vulnerable this week about trust. To us, trust means that words and actions match up. I'd wager this is because we've each had the experience of having our trust broken by people whose words and actions didn't match up. We hope that us sharing our experiences and perspectives on moving through grief, growth, and trust helps you make those hard choices a little easier. At least you'll know you're not alone. Are you struggling with something? Or is there something you'd like to hear us discuss? Reach out on IG @piecestowellness or shoot us an email at neverunderestimatetpp@gmail.com. Please check out our other episodes and tell a friend! Remember -  The road to a better you is paved with pieces to wellness… Like, Follow, Share 🧩 Get a copy of Tim's book, Never Underestimate the Power of You by clicking the link below: Send us Fan Mail https://a.co/d/h7AQf91

    27 min

  3. APR 8

    Unbroken: Turning Your Pieces Into Peace And Joy w/ Karen Carey

    This week you get two Karens for the price of one! That's right, we're delighted to welcome Karen Carey to Pieces to Wellness. She felt like a friend right away, as you'll hear in our conversation. Karen is a life and success coach who recently published a book titled Unbroken - Turning Your Pieces Into Peace and Joy. Karen is a fellow resident of the 518, so it's extra special to get to connect with someone so close to home. Karen shares with us about her own healing journey which included learning to trust herself. She and Tim connect about their shared experience of turning their healing journeys into books. Both Karens describe how they've been inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi, mending broken pieces of pottery with gold, to highlight that these "broken" places hold beauty. If you like one-line zingers, get your pen and paper out for this episode, because Karen Carey has quite a few: "You're not broken, you're becoming," and "you can't be behind in your own life" are two that really struck us. You can learn more about Karen Carey and her intuitive coaching services on her website: rubyredroad.com.  Are you struggling with something? Or is there something you'd like to hear us discuss? Reach out on IG @piecestowellness or shoot us an email at neverunderestimatetpp@gmail.com. Please check out our other episodes and tell a friend! Remember -  The road to a better you is paved with pieces to wellness… Like, Follow, Share 🧩 Get a copy of Tim's book, Never Underestimate the Power of You by clicking the link below: Send us Fan Mail https://a.co/d/h7AQf91

    32 min

  4. APR 1

    Stop Abandoning Yourself

    One of the things we practice here on Pieces to Wellness is bringing our whole selves on the podcast. More often than not, our topic ideas come from our lived experience. That's what you'll hear here today. Karen shares an example in which she recently chose herself instead of abandoning herself, and the dynamic duo walk through strategies you can implement in your own life to move in this direction. Tim drops some yogic wisdom about the importance of studying yourself (svadyaya in Sanskrit) to know what your core values are. We encourage you to write down your values, desires, and goals, and reassess often. These qualities don't need to be rigid, hence the regular reassessment, and there can also be plenty of room for spontaneity if that's what you're looking for. One of these days, be on the lookout, Karen's bound to start instigating. Use your own ruler: don't measure your life by someone else's standards. And remember, the most important story in your life is the story you tell yourself. Make it a good one.  Are you struggling with something? Or is there something you'd like to hear us discuss? Reach out on IG @piecestowellness or shoot us an email at neverunderestimatetpp@gmail.com. Please check out our other episodes and tell a friend! Remember -  The road to a better you is paved with pieces to wellness… Like, Follow, Share 🧩 Get a copy of Tim's book, Never Underestimate the Power of You by clicking the link below: Send us Fan Mail https://a.co/d/h7AQf91

    34 min

  5. MAR 25

    Radical Acceptance: Stop Fighting Reality

    This week the Instigator and the Yogi dig in to the notion and actions of radical acceptance. Being human is messy. Often uncomfortable. Complicated. We are often tempted to focus only on the things that bring us pleasure, which we mistakenly believe will decrease our suffering. With this kind of bypassing, we miss out on many opportunities to find and achieve those things that are good for our health and wellness in the short and long term. Cake may taste good, but broccoli is packed with nutrients we need. Must we forego the cake and eat only the broccoli? We think there's room for both. Radical acceptance means embracing our whole selves. The good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful, and everything in between. Like most of our topics, this is a practice; there's no such thing as perfection. Some days it's easy to accept our whole selves (like eating cake). Other days, it feels like choking down broccoli (or insert other food item you find distasteful). We invite you to work toward accepting and integrating ALL your complicated parts. It will often feel like work. That just means you're doing it. We're right there with you. Are you struggling with something? Or is there something you'd like to hear us discuss? Reach out on IG @piecestowellness or shoot us an email at neverunderestimatetpp@gmail.com. Please check out our other episodes and tell a friend! Remember -  The road to a better you is paved with pieces to wellness… Like, Follow, Share 🧩 Get a copy of Tim's book, Never Underestimate the Power of You by clicking the link below: Send us Fan Mail https://a.co/d/h7AQf91

    27 min

  6. MAR 18

    Dr. Tracy Foose: Anxiety & The Power Of Reframing

    This week the Instigator and the Yogi sit down with Dr. Tracy Foose. Dr. Foose is a psychiatrist that is changing how we look at anxiety. Close to 90% of us experience anxiety, and some of us think it will destroy us. Dr. Foose argues that anxiety is the thing that is actually holding us together and keeping us alive.  Dr. Foose served for 9 years as Director of the Anxiety Disorders Program at UCSF Weill's Institute for Neurosciences. So how does such a helpful (albeit uncomfortable) emotion cause us so much distress and impairment? Dr. Foose has spent the last 15 years of her career building the answer to that question. She talks about the “guard dog” and practical ways to reframe instead of resist. The more we fight against anxiety, the more it will persist.  Anxiety could actually be our one drive to stay alive, rise up and mitigate the dreaded alarm. Listen as we reframe this vital emotion, and share ways to harness its power to our advantage. Dr. Foose now has a private practice in California specializing in anxiety management. She's also available for speaking opportunities. Check out her website: drfoose.com for availability. Follow her on IG @tracyfoose.m.d Are you struggling with something? Or is there something you'd like to hear us discuss? Reach out on IG @piecestowellness or shoot us an email at neverunderestimatetpp@gmail.com. Please check out our other episodes and tell a friend! Remember -  The road to a better you is paved with pieces to wellness… Like, Follow, Share 🧩 Get a copy of Tim's book, Never Underestimate the Power of You by clicking the link below: Send us Fan Mail https://a.co/d/h7AQf91

    59 min

  7. MAR 11

    Harmony Through Alignment

    Welcome back! This week, the Instigator and the Yogi follow a touch of inspiration. We came across a quote that said, "When your inner and outer worlds harmonize, your relationships do too," and decided to discuss how this statement relates to mental wellness.  This conversational path took some twists and turns. We talk about many different kinds of relationships, and how important it is to foster social wellness. To build some community.  We also explore the relationship between harmony and authenticity. We believe if we are not in tune with and expressing our own authentic selves, we will be out of alignment internally, which makes it MUCH more difficult to find harmony in our relationships. More often than not, when we come from a place of inauthenticity, we find dissonance in our relationships. Cacophany.  Look within first, and go from there. "The enemy on the inside is a far greater threat than the enemy on the outside." ~ TPP  Are you struggling with something? Or is there something you'd like to hear us discuss? Reach out on IG @piecestowellness or shoot us an email at neverunderestimatetpp@gmail.com. Please check out our other episodes and tell a friend! Remember -  The road to a better you is paved with pieces to wellness… Like, Follow, Share 🧩 Get a copy of Tim's book, Never Underestimate the Power of You by clicking the link below: Send us Fan Mail https://a.co/d/h7AQf91

    32 min

  8. MAR 4

    Mental Health-Past & Present: Dave’s Got Questions

    Dave's got questions! This week, the Instigator and the Yogi share another segment of our ongoing conversation with Dave. Dave is a long-time listener and extra-long-time friend of Karen's whose curiosity is boundless. We're grateful to him for asking provocative questions and swimming with us in these deep waters. Tim opens with a quote from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. It's Gandalf who says, "All we have to do is make the most out of the time we're given." Dave's big question this week is why do we think we're seeing more extremes in terms of mental health and mental illness currently as compared to 50 years ago, 100 years ago, or even further back in the human timeline. We talk through some theories. Karen suggests that centuries ago, people's day-to-day energy was entirely spent on survival, and that with the increased leisure time that industrialization has brought about, many of us fall into unhealthy patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior. We also talk about the negative influence of media, social media in particular, on mental health. There's a reason we keep coming back to basic skills and tools like breathwork, nourishing food, and connecting with trusted community. These things have power to improve our lives in many ways. They may not keep the demons away entirely, but for most of us, these healthy patterns keep us on that wellness side of the spectrum. And that's what we're all about. Enjoy! Are YOU struggling with something? Or is there something you'd like to hear us discuss? Reach out on IG @piecestowellness or shoot us an email at neverunderestimatetpp@gmail.com. Please check out our other episodes and tell a friend! Remember -  The road to a better you is paved with pieces to wellness… Like, Follow, Share 🧩 Get a copy of Tim's book, Never Underestimate the Power of You by clicking the link below: Send us Fan Mail https://a.co/d/h7AQf91

    38 min
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We believe mental health is a spectrum. At one end is wellness and on the other end is illness. These conversations we have will offer up tips and tools to not only bring you closer to the wellness side, but also help keep you there. TPP  (Author & formerly of Above Ground Podcast) and Karen have put together a new mental health podcast that is chock full of lived experiences, wellness tips & practical tools to provide you with some pieces… but it is up to you to put them together to reach that level of wellness that you have been working toward. Take out that tool box and let’s share tools together!  Remember, the road to a better you is paved with Pieces To Wellness.Follow us on IG @piecestowellness

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  • Creator
    TPP
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    119
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Pieces To Wellness
  • Show Website
    Pieces To Wellness

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