Best Therapy In A Nutshell Emma McAdam Podcasts (2025)

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Super Duper Gentle Exposure Therapy 11:33

6d ago11:33

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You can learn to face your fears slowly and gently with exposure therapy, it's great for anxiety and PTSD. Join Therapy in a Nutshell’s membership and get instant access to all 10 life-changing courses, live weekly Q&As, and a supportive community for just $27/month. Learn how to manage anxiety, process trauma, regulate emotions, and build lasting …

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Micro Habits that Fuel Depression 12:20

13d ago12:20

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Join Therapy in a Nutshell’s membership and get instant access to all 10 life-changing courses, live weekly Q&As, and a supportive community for just $27/month. Learn how to manage anxiety, process trauma, regulate emotions, and build lasting resilience. Take small, powerful steps toward healing and a richer, more meaningful life. Start your journe…

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How to Stop Fighting Intrusive or Negative Thoughts-Passengers on a Bus Exercise from ACT 14:57

20d ago14:57

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Learn to Regulate your Emotions: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Intrusive Thoughts, Overthinking, ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Passengers on the Bus, Negative Thoughts Have you ever felt like your negative thoughts are running the show? Like no matter how hard you try to push them away, they keep coming back, louder th…

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My 7 Favorite Free Apps to Improve Mental Health 10:00

27d ago10:00

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Join Therapy in a Nutshell’s membership and get instant access to all 10 life-changing courses, live weekly Q&As, and a supportive community for just $27/month. Learn how to manage anxiety, process trauma, regulate emotions, and build lasting resilience. Take small, powerful steps toward healing and a richer, more meaningful life. Start your journe…

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How to Heal from Shame, Guilt and Regret 24:49

1M ago24:49

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Join Therapy in a Nutshell’s membership and get instant access to all 10 life-changing courses, live weekly Q&As, and a supportive community for just $27/month. Learn how to manage anxiety, process trauma, regulate emotions, and build lasting resilience. Take small, powerful steps toward healing and a richer, more meaningful life. Start your journe…

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The Sneaky Mental Rule that Lets your Emotions Control You 10:30

1M ago10:30

10:30

Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership So many of us have picked up messaging that emotions are negative or embarrassing, that they need to be controlled, that crying is shameful. We’ve internalized a mental rule that says something like, “I don’t let myself feel so-called …

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How to Stop Nightmares in Adults w/ PTSD - Rescripting Nightmares with CBT for Nightmares Protocol 36:33

2M ago36:33

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Nightmares are a common symptom of PTSD and can impact sleep, mood, energy, and contribute to more PTSD symptoms. Today I'm speaking with Dr. Joanne Davis, Clinical Psychologist on how to treat nightmares in adults with or without PTSD…

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How to Build an Internal Locus of Control 20:52

2M ago20:52

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Get the FREE Locus of Control Exercise here: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/pl/2148648319 Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Locus of control refers to how much you believe you can influence what happens in your life. People who focus on what they can change, ha…

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How to Create a Crisis Safety Plan for Suicidal Thoughts 11:11

2M ago11:11

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Get the Free Safety Plan Worksheet here: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/safety-plan Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership My wish for the world is that everyone who is in crisis can have someone in person to talk with them and help them create a safety plan- but I …

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Talking about Trauma won't heal you 22:17

3M ago22:17

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Talking about trauma doesn’t heal trauma. For a lot of people, it makes them feel much worse especially if you have PTSD. This is one thing that sets human brains apart from animals. When we visualize something, whether it’s a past tra…

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The Hidden Root Cause of Anxiety and Depression- Codependency With Dr. Sarah Michaud 47:36

3M ago47:36

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Sometimes anxiety attacks and panic attacks are actually suppressed anger and caretaking that are showing up as Anxiety. In this conversation with Dr. Sarah Michaud, we explore how our anxiety around other people's feelings often shows…

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9 Life Changing Treatments for Treatment Resistant Depression 24:06

3M ago24:06

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Intensive treatments for Treatment Resistant Depression, Anxiety or PTSD When you’ve tried two or three or six treatments for your depression, anxiety, or PTSD and nothing helps, you might feel even more hopeless, like a fulfilling life is not possible for you. But I have good news for you. There are literally 500–five hundred treatments for depres…

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THIS Mental Habit Fuels Depression - The Cognitive Distortion of Discounting the Positive 16:44

3M ago16:44

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Depression isn’t just feeling sad, it’s actually not being able to feel much happiness. Good things happen and you feel nothing. Nothing excites you anymore, food doesn’t taste good, someone tells you they love you and you think, “Yeah…

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10 Quick Questions about OCD with Nathan Peterson 33:05

3M ago33:05

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership In this video I talk with Nathan Peterson, a licensed clinician and OCD specialist about various aspects of OCD. The host asks 10 quick-fire questions, covering topics such as how the neurotypical brain differs from the brain of someon…

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Lasting Treatments for Anxiety vs. Coping Skills - Is THIS why Therapy isn't working? 16:08

4M ago16:08

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Have you tried a bunch of stuff to manage anxiety and depression, but you’re still struggling? This might be why: Some strategies that work great for the short term, don’t help in the long run. They might make you feel better in the mo…

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5 Lies Depression Tells You - Depression Motivation, it gets better 9:50

4M ago9:50

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Use coupon code with coupon code CYB-YT-FREE to get the Change Your Brain Course for FREE here: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/offers/u7KxQqAp Depression is a liar because it warps your perception of reality. It twists your tho…

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Depression in the Nervous System 19:56

4M ago19:56

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Depression isn’t just in your mind—it’s in your nervous system. In this video, we take a somatic and polyvagal-informed approach to understanding depression as a state of nervous system dysregulation. Learn how shutdown, freeze, and do…

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Setting a Boundary vs. Trying to Control Someone 13:06

4M ago13:06

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Learning how to set boundaries is an important part of mental health and relationships. One of the biggest problems I see people have when they’re learning to set boundaries is learning the difference between setting a boundary and try…

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Hate Affirmations? How to Improve your Self-Esteem Anyway 18:24

5M ago18:24

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Today, we’re going to talk about what you can do to improve your self-esteem even if you hate positive affirmations. For me, and for many of my clients, it never works to just replace the negative self-talk with positive affirmations. …

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The Body Keeps the Score - Book Summary by a Therapist w/o the Triggering Bits 39:03

5M ago39:03

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Download the PDF Workbook that goes with this video: Therapy Modalities for Healing Trauma https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/pl/2148622299 I think a lot of people are intimidated by “The Body Keeps the Score”, to be honest I was t…

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The Keto Cure? Groundbreaking Research into Metabolic Treatments for Mental Health Conditions 12:15

5M ago12:15

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Can the Keto Diet Revolutionize Mental Health Treatment? Emerging research suggests that metabolic treatments like the ketogenic diet could be groundbreaking for mental health. Traditionally used to manage epilepsy, the keto diet—a hig…

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Why Trauma and Stress Trigger Weight Gain and Diabetes (Hint, it's Cortisol) 11:20

5M ago11:20

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Learn the skills to Regulate your Emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Why are people who experienced more trauma in their childhood more likely to develop diabetes and obesity? One of the lasting impacts of trauma is that it damages our brain’s ability to regulate stress. So let’s talk about the stress c…

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Re-Regulating your Nervous System after CPTSD with Crappy Childhood Fairy Anna Runkle 42:42

6M ago42:42

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Learn the skills to regulate your emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Check out Anna's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCZlDCbFTqHkzV_rUP4V5bg In this episode, we delve into the concept of complex PTSD and how dysregulation plays a key role in its manifestation. Highlighting the groundbrea…

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The Science Behind Morning Depression (And What to Do About It) 18:01

6M ago18:01

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Learn the skills to regulate your emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Morning depression is a common experience where symptoms of depression, such as fatigue, hopelessness, brain fog, and difficulty getting out of bed, are at their worst upon waking. This is largely influenced by biological factors, incl…

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Setting Boundaries with Kindness 41:39

6M ago41:39

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https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Learn to Mind your Boundaries with Jess: https://www.youtube.com/@UCpFOiBujrj00OAxWnCpsX_g Free Guide to manage holiday boundaries: https://crafty-composer-5127.kit.com/55a7a3a7e9 Today, I'm super excited that we're going to be talking about boundaries with a boundaries expert, Jess Miller. We'll ex…

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What to Eat to Improve Your Mood 10:50

6M ago10:50

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Learn the skills to regulate your emotions, join the membership: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership The most effective diet for mental health appears to be what is called the Mediterranean diet- this is a diet high in vegetables, fruit, legumes, beans, nuts, fish, unsaturated fats like olive oil, and it’s low in processed foods, red …

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How Childhood Trauma Affects the Brain and Body - The ACES Study 13:01

7M ago13:01

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Learn how to regulate your nervous system in my FREE online course: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/grounding-skills-for-anxiety-stress-and-ptsd Childhood trauma can have a direct, lasting impact on physical health, mental health, and ability to function in society. But we didn’t have any idea how much impact it had until the late 1990’s, wh…

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14 Things that Actually Help Severe Anxiety 25:51

7M ago25:51

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Learn to Regulate your Nervous System with my FREE online Course: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/grounding-skills-for-anxiety-stress-and-ptsd Defusion Phrases: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/opt-in-8ed048f8-b60f-418b-9d80-cb6374eb68c6 Defusion Phrases Video: https://youtu.be/8Ws8_Y_PQ8E?si=ScD4gA4Nk3tXZuLd Today I talk with my frien…

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Overthinking and Intrusive Thoughts - 6 Phrases to get Unstuck from Overthinking and Uncertainty 11:10

8M ago11:10

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Download the free PDF: "6 Phrases to Help with Intrusive Thoughts or Repetitive Worries" https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/pl/2148585686 Do you struggle with intrusive thoughts, worries, or constant "What if?" scenarios? Whether you're imagining catastrophes or obsessing over something you said, these difficult thoughts can quickly spiral out …

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Feeling Like You're Never Good Enough? 17:18

8M ago17:18

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Learn to process your emotions: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z5-lgnIMqNw I polled my audience and 92% of you said you always or sometimes feel like you are never good enough. This is so crushing. Believing that “you’re never good enough” can contribute to depression and anxiety, s…

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4 Essential Sleep Routines 9:47

8M ago9:47

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When people can’t fall asleep or they struggle with insomnia, they often look for bedtime routines to help them, and while sleep hygiene can be helpful, it’s kinda like waiting until you retire to plan for retirement, it’s kinda too late at bedtime to really create the optimal sleep situation- so in this video I’m going to share 4 essential routine…

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Complex Feelings and Shame about Childhood Sexual Abuse 14:29

8M ago14:29

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Learn to regulate your nervous system with my free course- Grounding Skills for Anxiety, and PTSD: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/grounding-skills-for-anxiety-stress-and-ptsd/?utm_medium=YTDescription&utm_source=YouTube This podcast is for those of you who were sexually abused as children, who perhaps carry some shame because you had mixed …

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Why am I Anxious? A Quick Assessment 10:28

9M ago10:28

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Download the worksheet and resources here: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/pl/2148572004 Check out my membership, where you can take the online courses "Stop the Anxiety Cycle in 30 Days" or "How to Process Emotions": https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Anxiety is often caused by micro-habits that we don’t even notice but build…

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Diagnosis Creep 7:41

9M ago7:41

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You may have noticed that there’s an upswing in people identifying with mental health diagnoses lately. Here’s my take on this, I think there are 4 reasons. The first is what I’m going to call Diagnosis Creep. People are using clinical terms much more broadly than was intended in the past. You’ll see this when people say “I’m so OCD” or “I’m so ADD…

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Why You Blame Yourself for Everything 15:40

9M ago15:40

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Join our membership here: https://therapyinanutshell.com/member Get the How to Process Emotions course here: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/emotion-processing In this podcast, you’ll learn why you might blame yourself for everything, how this can be a trauma response from your childhood, and how to stop doing it. And we’re going to use Batm…

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Stop Struggling with Insomnia with Dr Martin Reed 41:52

10M ago41:52

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In this interview, psychotherapist and insomnia coach Martin Reed discusses the common causes and solutions for insomnia. Insomnia often starts with a single night of disrupted sleep and is exacerbated by our responses to it. Reed highlights that insomnia is common and manageable by understanding its mechanics and practicing less effortful response…

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How to Forgive 21:28

10M ago21:28

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Ready to transform your mental health today? Get all 8 of Emma’s courses plus live Q&A here: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Forgiveness can be a really challenging subject. On the one hand, forgiving someone can be a powerful path to emotional freedom, but on the other, the word forgiveness is often used in a way that is hurtful …

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Time Blindness - An ADHD or Executive Dysfunction Trait 15:47

10M ago15:47

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If you lose track of time, can’t estimate time, or if you struggle to be on time you may be experiencing something called time blindness. So in this video you’ll learn what time blindness is, and 10 strategies to manage it. And if you think you’ve heard them all, the last two are pretty creative. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor…

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Behavioral Activation: How to Get Motivated to Do Stuff that You Don't Want to Do : Day 30 Break the Anxiety Cycle 12:31

10M ago12:31

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Break the Anxiety Cycle in 30 Days: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/anxietyskills In this video you’ll learn about the mental block that holds so many people back in anxiety and especially depression, and the essential skill to break that cycle. It's the key to getting motivated. It's called behavioral activation. It’s all about getting your…

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What is Executive Function - And Why is Executive Dysfunction so bad for Mental Health? 16:03

11M ago16:03

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Executive Function Coach Sean McCormick's Website: https://www.efspecialists.com/ OK, here’s the thing, you (or someone you know) might have been diagnosed with ADHD, Depression, PTSD, or Anxiety, (because like 30% of the US has had a diagnosis like this). Or even more likely, you might struggle with impulse control, or procrastination, or getting …

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Finding Purpose and Meaning to Overcome Anxiety - Day 29 Break the Anxiety Cycle 27:40

11M ago27:40

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Break the Anxiety Cycle in 30 Days: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/anxietyskills Do you want to learn How to Process Emotions and improve your Mental Health? Sign up for a Therapy in a Nutshell Membership, you'll get access to all of Emma’s courses, workbooks, and a Live Q and A with 100’s of exclusive videos: https://courses.therapyinanuts…

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Guided Meditation - The Container Method - for Processing Trauma, PTSD and Intense Emotions 6:43

11M ago6:43

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Do you want to learn How to Process Emotions and improve your Mental Health? Sign up for a Therapy in a Nutshell Membership, you'll get access to all of Emma’s courses, workbooks, and a Live Q and A with 100’s of exclusive videos: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Check out my FREE course Grounding Skills for Anxiety and Trauma: htt…

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The Container Method for Processing Trauma, PTSD and Intense Emotions 16:32

11M ago16:32

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Do you want to learn How to Process Emotions and improve your Mental Health? Sign up for a Therapy in a Nutshell Membership, you'll get access to all of Emma’s courses, workbooks, and a Live Q and A with 100’s of exclusive videos: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership Check out my FREE course Grounding Skills for Anxiety and Trauma: htt…

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What Agoraphobia REALLY is, and how to overcome it 12:31

11M ago12:31

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In this video we’re going to talk about agoraphobia, some common misconceptions, and what kind of treatment works. By the end of the video you’ll learn 5 steps to overcoming agoraphobia, and you’ll hear from someone who did it. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort…

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Boundaries for Anxious Folk - Day 28 Break the Anxiety Cycle 15:20

12M ago15:20

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Do you want to learn how to process emotions and improve your mental health? Sign up for a Therapy in a Nutshell Membership. You'll get access to all of Emma’s courses, workbooks, and a live Q and A with 100’s of exclusive videos: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership People with anxiety often struggle with boundaries, and that’s partly…

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Insomnia- How to Fall Asleep When your Brain Won't Shut Up! 12:31

12M ago12:31

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Do you want to learn How to Process Emotions and improve your Mental Health? Sign up for a Therapy in a Nutshell Membership, you'll get access to all of Emma’s courses, workbooks, and a Live Q and A with 100’s of exclusive videos: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/membership If you are lying in bed trying to go to sleep, and find your mind rac…

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How to do Exposure Therapy for Fears and Anxiety: Day 27 Break the Anxiety Cycle 11:33

1y ago11:33

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In this video I’m not going to teach you an anxiety hack or trick, I’m going to teach you the #1 most powerful way to decrease anxiety as backed by research. I’m going to teach the 6 steps to kicking fear’s butt by using exposure therapy. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from …

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Solving Actual Problems (Instead of Just Coping Skills) - Day 26 Break the Anxiety Cycle 16:55

1y ago16:55

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Break the Anxiety Cycle in 30 Days- Online Course: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com/anxietyskills Here's why stress management techniques often fail- they focus all their energy on changing the emotion, instead of changing the environment- when we really solve problems, we face them and resolve them instead of just learning to cope with them.…

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How to Deal with Uncertainty - Without Self-Sabotage 15:33

1y ago15:33

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Most people don’t like uncertainty, but the people who can’t tolerate uncertainty the most are more likely to experience anxiety or depressive disorders, they’re more likely to struggle in relationships or not reach their potential in work or school. But here’s the thing. It’s not actually the uncertainty that’s the problem, it’s our attempts to av…

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Exploring a Sensory Diet for Emotional Regulation - Sensory Processing Disorders 16:23

1y ago16:23

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If you struggle with emotional regulation, you desperately need to know about sensory regulation- but A lot of people have no idea what sensory needs are and most people don’t know how to manage their sensory diet to help with emotional regulation. This is super important with children, and with the neurodiverse community -ADHD and Autism Spectrum …

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