On this episode, Mike and Morgan return to take a thoughtful look at how emotional regulation plays such an important role in mental health and strategies to help with the flux in high and low emotional states. The conversation explores how trauma, anxiety, and personality disorders can affect the way people respond to stress and emotions. They also share helpful tools like breathing exercises, body awareness, and other healthy ways to manage overwhelming feelings.

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Article: Emotional Regulation

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This episode explores emotional regulation as a key part of mental health. Hosts Mike and Morgan discuss how emotions often serve a protective purpose and why it’s just as important to understand them as it is to manage them. They explore concepts like Internal Family Systems, where different emotional “parts” of ourselves are recognized and using personal insights that highlight how emotional awareness can strengthen relationships and support overall well-being.

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In part two of a two part series, Mike returns with guest Julie Roy, for a thoughtful look at trauma and how it can be treated. Using techniques that focus on grounding the body, can begin to ground the mind, so techniques like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can assist with dissociative feelings or events. Along the way, they share helpful strategies for managing strong emotions and tuning into the body.

Website: National Library of Medicine / EMDR 2.0

Search: The Body Keeps the Score by Besel van der Kolk

Website: Polyvagal Institute

Website: Cleveland Clinic / What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy?

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This episode explores trauma, especially complex trauma, and it's impact on our mental health. Host Mike Stratton is joined in studio by fellow therapist and colleague, Julie Roy, to discuss the many forms of trauma, distinguishing between “big T” and “little t” experiences, and highlighting how ongoing relational trauma can be just as impactful as major events. By recognizing even subtle signs and patterns of trauma, therapies like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be effective tools for healing.

Website: Cleveland Clinic / What is EMDR Therapy?

Website: Dr. Francine Shapiro & EMDR

Website: American Psychology Association / What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?

Search: Mind / What is dissociation?

Website: The Dissociative Experiences Scale

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On this episode, hosts Mike, Morgan, and Melissa talk about how ordinary happiness can help balance out everyday struggles. Their discussion covers how small, happy moments, like spending time with friends or doing something you love, can make a big difference. Finding balance is what helps us feel better overall and it can be as simple as thinking positively, or seeking stronger connections with others, but we all need reminders that it’s okay to feel both happiness and pain.

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Search: Stumbling into Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

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Website: Michigan History Center

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On this episode, Mike, Morgan, and Melissa explore emotional pain and its impact on mental health, especially when it shifts from normal, short-term sadness to deeper, ongoing distress. Everyday life struggles can build up and affect emotional well-being, so when this pain goes unrecognized, it can lead to feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or caged in. Recognizing when emotional pain becomes too much and when to seek support, is instrumental to protecting and improving mental health.

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This episode continues the spine-tingling exploration of mental health and the paranormal as Melissa, Morgan, and Mike share personal experiences with ghosts and spirituality. They discuss past life regression, entity encounters, and how such experiences can affect mental well-being. The hosts also consider ways to reframe perceived paranormal encounters and discuss techniques like hypnosis and meditation for exploring these phenomena.

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This episode takes a sidestep into the realm of parapsychology, to explore its intersections with mental health. Hosts Melissa, Morgan, and Mike discuss how spiritual beliefs and experiences can manifest in various ways, potentially influencing individuals' mental well-being. While it can be difficult navigating the delicate balance between recognizing spiritual experiences and addressing possible psychotic symptoms, the hosts highlight the importance of empathy and understanding. They also share their own varying perceptions and experiences of the paranormal, and how their significance may have shaped their approach to the therapeutic process.

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Website: Religion, Spirituality, and Mental Health

Website: Is it Psychosis or a Spiritual Emergency

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