4 episodes
Therapists After Hours TherapistsAfterHours
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- Health & Fitness
Join 2 therapists passionate about wellness and making mental health more accessible with less stigma. These are your stories, your experiences; shared to help others relate, heal, grow, gain perspective, and reflect. Curl up for a chat as we help expand the conversation through humour, empathy, and insights. Picture sitting down with your therapist friend; they're not doing therapy when you chat, but they might bring something new to your attention.
Disclaimer: We're therapists, but this is not therapy. These are not clients.
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Episode 4: Loss of Control and The Beginning of an Eating Disorder
This is part one of a two part series. In this episode, we talk to Chiara, a 29 year old engineer about the circumstances around her parents' divorce, life transitions, and how a loss of her sense of control lead to the development of an eating disorder. As always, please be aware that we are therapists, but this is not a therapy session, and Chiara is not a client.
This episode involves discussion about divorce, anxiety and eating disorders. We have censored content from this episode which may trigger our listeners. We do our best to hold these topics with intention and sincerity, and we hope you’ll join us whenever you feel ready and able.
If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, please reach out to a mental health professional, a trusted person or visit one of the following resources:
National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC)
https://nedic.ca/
Crisis Text Line:
https://www.crisistextline.org/topics/eating-disorders/#what-is-an-eating-disorder-1 -
Episode 3: Anne-Marie and Terri Chat Podcast, Learning Curves, and Boundaries.
Join Anne-Marie and Terri as they chat about how the podcast has been going, including how they are learning to navigate this dynamic and venture together. One is a planner, and another thrives off the cuff, can you guess which is which?
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Episode 2: Physical Effects of Abusive Dynamics in Academia
On this episode, we talk to Emily, a scientific researcher about the abusive dynamics that can exist in academia, how emotional abuse and gaslighting can make you question your own reality, the necessity of having a support network that 'gets it', and how abuse and stress can manifest physically. As always, please be aware that we are therapists, but this is not a therapy session, and Emily is not a client.
This episode involves discussion about emotional abuse and power imbalances. We do our best to hold these topics with intention and sincerity, and we hope you’ll join us whenever you feel ready and able.
If you or someone you know has experienced emotional abuse, please reach out to a mental health professional, a trusted person or visit one of the following resources:
Ending Violence Association of Canada
https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help-2/
Crisis text line
https://www.crisistextline.org/topics/emotional-abuse/#what-is-emotional-abuse-1 -
Episode 1 - Meet Your Hosts!
Join Anne-Marie Lachance and Terri Kwok as we sit for an after-hours chat about why we are starting a podcast, and why we're therapists in the first place!
If you or anyone you know would like to join us for a chat (non-clients only), please send us at DM @therapistsafterhours
Follow Anne-Marie Lachance at @AnneMarieLachanceCounselling
Follow Terri Kwok at @Terrikwokcounselling