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Therapy Rocks!

Therapy Rocks!

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Therapy Rocks! The road to self-discovery is long, winding, and often complicated to navigate alone. Fasten your seat belt and join psychotherapist Signe Darpinian in conversation with a diverse roster of guests as they fearlessly explore all things human. With topics ranging from body image to relationships to the quest for the answers to our constant digital connectedness. This monthly podcast seeks out and celebrates both the humor and pathos encountered as we strive for personal growth in a wildly imperfect world.

 Hygiene & Healthy Living Parenting Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • 46: Bald & Beautiful: Redefining Body Image After Hair Loss

    46: Bald & Beautiful: Redefining Body Image After Hair Loss
    Oct 25 2024
    This month's episode explores the physical, mental, and emotional journey Luciana Naldi went on after being diagnosed with a hair disorder: Alopecia Areata. She talks about how it profoundly affected her children (two sets of twins!), her views on body image, society's beauty standards, and how she redefined beauty on her own terms after experiencing sudden hair loss.

    Luciana's story was featured on the PBS “stories from the stage” series, and she partnered with the Dove Project #ShowUs campaign, a collection of 10,000 images that offer a more inclusive vision of beauty for all media & advertisers to use.

    Luciana is an educator who specializes in teaching sustainable, body positive health, strength and movement habits to athletes, a basketball coach, and mom of two sets of twins! To learn more about Luciana, follow her on instagram @lucianatwinmama
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    54 mins
  • 45: After Your Person Dies

    45: After Your Person Dies
    Sep 30 2024
    In this episode, Signe talks to Dr. Linda Shanti about improving grief and death-literacy, as a grief-adjacent person, as well as creating new meaning when traveling with grief after your person dies.

    Dr. Shanti is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, who specializes in grief, eating disorder recovery, and is a licensed soulcollage(R) facilitator. She is also a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT), and author of The Recovery Mama Guide to Your Eating Disorder Recovery in Pregnancy and Postpartum, as well as After Your Person Dies.

    To learn more about Dr. Linda Shanti, follow her @drlindashanti, @griefandart and visit https://www.drlindashanti.com/the-art-of-grief
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    45 mins
  • 44: Digital Wellness in the Age of Social Media

    44: Digital Wellness in the Age of Social Media
    Jul 27 2024
    Join Signe in a conversation with the authority people turn to for empowering tech advice, Dr. Devorah Heitner. They discuss the importance of "mentoring vs. monitoring" kids on tech, Devorah's stance on the call for warning labels on social media, "sexting" and a whole lot more!

    Devorah is the author of Growing Up in Public and Screenwise. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. Devorah works with schools, and communities worldwide helping parents and educators mentor kids coming of age in a digital world.

    To learn more about Devorah follow her on Substack, Instagram @devorahheitnerphd and visit her website https://devorahheitner.com/
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    25 mins
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