Dr. Patricia Bay - Therapy in a Nutshell

Barbara, who spoke in my podcast “NEED TO STOP DRINKING?” and told of her journey into sobriety, is back in this podcast discussing ONE YEAR OF SOBRIETY. Her vulnerable, honest and heartfelt sharing is beautiful and inspiring. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Dr. Patty and Barbara talk candidly about Barbara’s journey into sobriety. She discusses Dr Patty challenging her, and Barbara diving into the challenge, of a 90-in-90… learn what that is and if you are brave enough to step into it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Life is full of adversity. Sometimes a hot, steamy mess gets plopped into our hands. How do YOU deal with the stresses? Do you feel victimized, blame or act out with frustration and anger? This episode will help you learn how to recognize it and further your emotional development. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Bullying is not just a problem in our schools, there are adults that purposely target others with attempts to ruin them. Trying to emotionally devastate, diminish a reputation, or financially harm a person or business can be TARGETED BULLYING. Dr. Patty joins Linda Bott, owner of KCNR Radio, on her show to discuss this difficult issue. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Caregiving a loved one can been extremely difficult and exhausting. Thinking of needing to “place” them or get help can be complicated and frustrating. Marianne Siefert of Marianne’s Senior Placement Services joins me and gives a wealth of information on this issue. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Hanging onto old issues, hurts and problems can ruin the intimacy and safety of your relationship. Learn how to work them out to get “current” and then how to guard that precious space. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Nicknames can have an endearing impact or a traumatic effect on a person. Many people have childhood trauma surrounding nicknames they were given. It is also a way we let people know that we feel close to them. How have nicknames affected you? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

More than just picky eating, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, is a serious and challenging eating disorder. Learn the symptoms and dangers of ARFID. Special guest, Allison, age 15, takes us through her struggles with this extremely difficult disorder. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Learn why you put things off and how to overcome this difficult… and annoying… behavior. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Many people are too efficient with their words. They bark out orders or assume the person they are speaking to knows that “please or thank you” is implied. When you learn to lead with your soft side, you can connect much better with the people you care about. You do not become some kind of door mat. People just like you… not just love you, but like you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Doctors, nurses, medics, EMT’s, techs of all types and ER personnel constantly handle life and death situations. These heroes often struggle with PTSD and stuff it under in order to keep on keeping on. This episode will address these issues and not only encourage them to get help, but let everyone know some of the emotional hazards they face. Dennis Blocker II, author of CLEAR, joins Dr. Patty to reach out to these heroes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Everyone has their emotional weak spots that can be triggered. If you have trauma in your history or currently struggle with PTSD or you are just trying to live a peaceful life, understanding your triggers is empowering. Learning how to regulate your response is even more advanced. Let’s do this. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

If you have considered plastic surgery, for reconstruction, cosmetic or medical reasons, this episode will give you a lot of great information. Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Maximilian “Max” Malotky, MD, joins Dr. Patty to discuss why people have such surgeries, what to expect and keeping reasonable expectations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

When your behavior or someone else's behavior does not match their words, it creates problems. Intention does not equal action and that equals trouble. Learn how to talk about this issue AND more importantly, fix YOUR OWN behavior to match your words. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

A well done, sincere apology is incredibly valuable. It furthers trust and intimacy in relationships as well as making you feel better about yourself. Leave how to make this a sincere part of your life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Making changes in your life to improve your physical and mental health starts with small changes. Learn how to STOP something and START something to get your changes going. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

CYBERBULLYING is a bigger problem than most people realize. It is an appalling, horrific issue for many, especially for teens. Understanding what to look for can help save your loved ones sanity and sometimes their life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

How do you do anger? Learning to look below your anger can help you become a more emotionally developed, communicative person. All of your relationships will benefit from this personal growth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

If you, or someone you care about, is facing a terminal illness, this episode will openly address issues many are afraid to talk about. Richard Malotky, MD joins Dr. Patty to discuss this sensitive topic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you, or someone you know, often use sarcasm? Many use sarcasm to keep others and themselves in check. To deepen your relationships and grow emotionally, learn how and why you do sarcasm. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you ever wonder if you are addicted to gourmet coffee or social media? Does that nightly drink make you wonder if you are pushing any limits? Addictions where we regularly try to run from our feelings or "treat ourselves" or try to shut out the world for a bit, might be a "call to consciousness" about what is going on inside. This is not about alcoholics or drug addiction, it is about the everyday escapism that most people mobilize to cope with life. What is your addiction? Is it harming you? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Good sex... Bad sex... No Sex... Whatever you struggle with in your sexual relationship, it is probably fixable. You have to be able to talk about it and get working on solutions. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

There are signs and symptoms that suicidal children often show. It is not unheard of in children as young as 5-years-old, and possibly younger. Listening to this episode could help save a life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

BURNOUT can happen with your job, a relationship, caregiving or just about anything you must do on a regular basis. It is important to recognize the signs and symptoms and begin to create change before you sink too low. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Special guest, Richard Malotky, MD, talks about AFib (atrial fibrillation). Learn the most common symptoms and the importance of treating AFib. So many people avoid acknowledging that they are experiencing something because the signs can be vague. This show could save the life of you or someone you love. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

If you or a loved one suffers with acid reflux, also known as heartburn, or stomach ulcers, this episode will teach you how to deal with it. Richard Malotky, MD gives expert medical advice along with Dr. Patty, to help you deal with these physical and emotional issues surrounding this very common stress reaction. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Many are fearful of growing old. How do we let go of fear and age gracefully so we do not ruin out current peace of mind? Explore what is happening for you and the possibility of moving into a healthier state of mind. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you often say, "I do not want to go to that party," or "I'll go but I'm leaving early," or " I'm dreading my family gathering because I worry they will judge me?" When social settings make you nervous or uncomfortable, you may struggle with SOCIAL ANXIETY. This podcast will help you understand what it is and give you coping skills and options for treatment. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

How do you know if the commitment in your relationship is real? Are you hoping to create a lifetime commitment? Learn how to evaluate this important dynamic and how to improve commitment in your life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

From mildly messed up to severely unhealthy, families fall into a spectrum of dysfunction. Is there truly a completely healthy family? Let's talk about family dysfunction and then healthy family traits. Learn some coping mechanisms to deal with your family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Special guest, Megan, joins Dr. Patty to discuss the ups and downs of being raised by a severely, mentality ill parent. Vulnerable and brave, Megan tells her story and offers insight and coping skills for others currently, or even in the past, going through the difficulties of dealing with a mentally ill parent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

COVID is here. Many physicians will tell you it is not "if" but "when" you will get it. Being prepared to care for yourself, and possibly your loved ones, is of paramount importance. You cannot wait until symptoms arise. You must be ready BEFORE you, or someone you love, gets sick. Listen to this episode ready to take notes to set yourself up in a positive manner. Hopeful you will never need it, but being prepared could save someone you love... Including yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Learn how to be a good listener and how this can deepen the safety and intimacy of your relationships. There are specific skills involved in not only listening well, but actually hearing and understanding others. Listening is the foundation of deep understanding. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Separation anxiety can be experienced by adults as well as children. The uneasy, or fearful feeling of being away from your loved ones can be painful. Learn what separation anxiety is, how to deal with it and how not to unknowingly create it in your children. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Sometimes being an introvert, as opposed to an outgoing extrovert, can be a challenge. Curtis Moore, a very brave introvert, talks with Dr. Patty about navigating this world as a shy person. Together they offer some coping skills that might help you if you are a shy person, or to understand shy people in your life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Choosing a therapist can be a challenging issue. Navigating the choices, financial issues, concerns and what to expect are very "doable." Dr. Patty helps break it down and make the process easier to manage. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Many people try to use shame and fear to motivate others into doing what they believe is right for the CoVid pandemic. Some people who come down with CoVid feel horrible shame and guilt as if they have done something wrong and it's their fault. Media people are using guilt, shame and blame in an attempt to get others to do what they think is right. None of this is working to help our country deal with this highly contagious virus. Richard Malotky, M.D. and Mandy, a mother who was recently a survivor of Covid shaming, join me, Dr. Patty, to discuss this issue. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

There is so much fear and anxiety surrounding CoVid and the vaccines. Special guest, Richard Malotky, MD, gives a lot of great information to help you understand the risks so you can either make an informed decision or write down questions for your doctor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Anxiety, phobias, rejection, abandonment, death and dying, etc.... The fears that many people have often ruin their lives. Work on understanding your fears to begin to get control of them. Peace is possible!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

The struggle of invisible illness and of pain others cannot see, can be excruciating. Whether it is physical or emotional pain, the frustration of life changes and challenges can be exhausting. Olympian, Simone Biles, withdrew from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics because of something others could not see. We dedicate this episode of THERAPY IN A NUTSHELL to this brave athlete and to all who struggle with PAIN YOU CANNOT SEE. Tara Bedford did a music video that speaks to unseen pain:. https://youtu.be/d1OTBIif5B8 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you feel like a victim somewhere in your life? Your relationship? Your job? Does someone in your life "play the victim" and it drives you nuts? Understand the nuances of this seemingly difficult dynamic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

It is often difficult for men to admit they might be depressed and need help. Denial, avoidance, minimizing and fear of looking weak and vulnerable can play a role in not getting help. Richard Malotky, M.D. joins me in this important episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Whether you are 30+, or nearing retirement age, or are already retired and not thrilled with your life, this episode will get you reorganizing. Preparing well for retirement is important, but it is also possible to reorganize if you are struggling emotionally with this challenging transition in life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

How well do you handle change? Look at the areas in your life you have tried to change but could not pull it off. What keeps you from succeeding? How well we handle change we cannot control and change we try to accomplish on purpose? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Whether you are a young person starting out or revaluating your life, how do you know what your purpose is? Are you happy? Do you love what you "do?" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

When an event or upset makes us feel badly, worried, concerned, angry or fearful (or many other possible emotions), our defense mechanisms can come into play. Learn what those might be and how to shift yourself into healthier, more developed behavior. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Jealously distorts our relationships by distorting who we are... or who we want to be. Does your jealousy harm your relationships... personal, professional, friends or family? Are you the recipient of a partner's jealous fears? JEALOUSY makes everyone feel horrible. This episode helps you recognize it and begin to fix it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

What are your patterns of behavior and how do they affect the quality of your life? This episode will help you identify unhealthy patterns and learn how to change them into healthy patterns of behavior. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

We are born into Earth School © for one purpose. Learn what that purpose is and how to manifest it in your life. This comforting lesson can help you find the peace you have been searching for. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Almost everyone lies sometimes. Why? This episode lets you see how the lies we tell are a window into our own emotional development and how we need to grow. Learn why people lie, how to tell if they are lying and how to become more direct and honest yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Your relationship with your mother, good or bad, happy or challenged, is a window into who you are. What things have you adopted? How do you try not to be like her? Take a look at how your relationship with your mom colors your world today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

How aware are you of your own"ME FILTER?" Do you tend to take things very personally or feel obligated to always express your thoughts, opinions or experiences? Does someone you know often feel like a victim? Learn to get outside of yourself and become a calmer person. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Co-dependent behaviors can be viewed in a manner that allows you to change in a healthy way. Why do some people enable others? How do you stop doing those unhealthy things? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you drop the F-bomb a lot? In your vocabulary is it a noun, verb, adjective and an adverb? Do you wish you, or someone you care about, would stop swearing so much? Learn how we hide behind the F-bomb. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Some changes we can plan for. Sometimes we are catapulted into unexpected change and forced to reinvent ourselves. How do you handle change? Are you stuck trying to figure out who you are and what you want? This episode will give you skills to handle the changes in your life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Compassion Fatigue is another name for stress resulting from treating victims of trauma. First responders, military personnel, therapists, social workers, medical professionals and many others in helping/healing professions can develop different levels of this disorder. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you worry that you will be hurt... AGAIN? Many view vulnerability as weakness and they work really hard to stay safe from emotional turmoil and possible pain. Embracing your vulnerability is the path to getting the love you want and releasing your self-doubt. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you feel like you are sludging through mud? Have you lost your spark for life? This low level, ongoing depression can zap your energy and suck the joy out of life. The good news is it is highly treatable. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Many people, men and women, have bladder issues for which they never seek help. Bladder control issues and bladder pain issues are often suffered in silence. It can be embarrassing and many feel like they are weak or broken. Often people fear being shamed or ridiculed if they speak up. Many do not know that help is available and can change your life. It can help you get back the life that bladder issues have stolen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

OCD mental health disorder that can range from extremely mild to severe and debilitating. It can affect anyone. This episode will help you understand what OCD is and the help that is available to treat it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Many people are extremely upset, nervous, disappointed and fearful for our country. Feelings of hopelessness, helplessness and feeling powerless are weighing heavily on many. Know that you are not alone. Hopefully this episode will offer a few coping skills. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

What are the things that you are afraid of that keep you from moving forward in your life? Are your phobias harming your health, your relationships or just limiting who you are. This episode will help you learn to ride that dragon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

LONELINESS often creates depression and hopelessness. This episode explores how loneliness can happen, the underlying feelings and how it can take on a life of its own. Learn how to begin to change things and diminish the loneliness in your life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Special guest, Amanda Nardo, discusses with Dr. Patty the impact of school closures on children and families. This episode will help parents know they are not alone and give you some coping skills. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

These political times, as well as CoVid issues, have been stressing people to the max. If you are struggling, know that you are not alone. Listen to others calling in with their own advice as well as Dr. Patty giving you coping skills. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you experience the "silent treatment" from someone you care about? Are you the one who does silent treatment on sometimes else? When is this "taking some space" and when is it emotional abuse? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

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BETRAYAL changes you and alters your life. It wounds your heart and feels like a knife in the gut. This episode helps you understand, and put into words, what betrayal might mean to you. More importantly, learn how to move through betrayal and trust again. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Are you, or someone you care about, the victim of sustained emotional abuse? The absence of bruises and broken bones does not necessarily mean that abuse is not there. This episode will help define this difficult relationship situation and give you some direction to get help. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you, or someone you love, struggle with getting super emotional -- anxious, angry, frustrated, etc-- and do not know how to RE-CENTER and calm down? This episode will help you learn how to RE-CENTER and calm down. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

These are chaotic and difficult times. The pandemic, school closures and unusually structured school openings are taking an emotional toll on children of all ages. Wearing masks and dealing with social distancing is also unusual for kids. There has been a big uptake in depression in children. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you use a lot of profanity... Swearing... Cussing... Dropping the "F" BOMB? Do people you love and trust talk about your "potty mouth?" This episode explores why we use profanity and what to do if you would like to cut back or eliminate it all together from your communication behavior. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you have an addiction to drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, sex, food, shopping, gambling, gossiping and/or political hatred? This episode explores those areas of addiction and offers ways to begin to change. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

What do you believe? What do you doubt? Your relationships, career, financial stability, parenting, spiritual beliefs and much more, are a reflection of what you believe. If you want to make a change, you must first understand what it is you believe about that which you want to change. Learn how to harness the power of BELIEVING. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

The chaos and conflict of our current political environment can be deeply troubling to many people. It can affect friendships, family relationships and professional connections. Sometimes irreversible changes occur. Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed by everything that is currently happening? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Sometimes the desire to die is a coping mechanism for controlling emotional pain. This is not about severe suicidal feelings but that slight "I just want things to stop hurting" feeling that some people channel into subtle suicidal thoughts. Learn how this can be am unhealthy coping mechanism and how to find healthier coping tools. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Understanding how habits are formed will let you learn how to either make a new habit or break an old habit. It isn't difficult. There are some very specific steps that will help you accomplish your goals. (I apologize that I could not edit out the commercials in this episode. There has been a glitch in the app and I'm working on it. Just zoom through them.) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Does the prospect of growing old frighten you? Do you feel like your get up and go, got up and went... and didn't leave a forwarding address? Dr. Richard Malotky joins me to talk about aging well. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Unresolved abandonment issues can create havoc in your life. Relationships, friendships, jobs, and much more, can be compromised and ruined by unconscious, dysfunctional coping mechanisms. This episode goes into how these issues can be created and acted out. Learn how to resolve your abandonment issues so they are not continuing to affect your life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Are social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and others creating anxiety, frustration, and anger for you? Many are saying the FUN is gone and now it is mostly negative. Explore this issue and figure out what you want to do for yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you find yourself obcessively googling medical issues trying to figure out what is wrong with you or a loved one? Do you create anxiety and fear in yourself? Medical professionals often refer to this as "Dr. Google." It can be informative or at times annoying or incredibly harmful. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

I AM SO WORRIED ABOUT MANY PEOPLE. Clients, friends, family and other professionals' patients who are struggling emotionally. Many of those doing okay financially, and especially those who are not, are sliding down into a scary emotional place. Quarantine, loneliness, grief, loss, uncertainty and feeling forced into a horrible financial place, are all taking their toll. Adding to this is that the "finish line" keeps moving. People are going under and barely hanging on. I am hearing severe stress, relationship deterioration, hopelessness and suicidal ideation from people I have never seen, nor would have predicted, they could get this low. Richard Malotky, MD joins me and clarifies medical information. I believe this is an important show for more people than anyone knows. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

How do you cope when someone you love stops loving you? Many begin to feel desperate, lost, confused and angry. Often the desperation and the grief create a willingness to beg that person to love you again. There are healthy ways to handle this difficult issue. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Trying to decide to stay or leave your relationship is difficult. It is hard to be "the bad guy" and at times it is difficult to endure and stay. This is a decision you must make for yourself. You cannot decide it for anyone else. This episode will help you explore some of the factors in this challenging issue. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Are you addicted to social media? It can make you laugh, feel connected and popular. It can also contribute to anxiety, depression and loneliness. Many feel very inadequate after perusing their social media accounts. This episode can help you explore how your social media impacts your life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

How are you dealing with the quarantine, social isolation, financial stress, relationship issues and the many other issues we are facing right now? Are you developing some unhealthy coping mechanisms or healthy ones? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

For many, sleep is illusive and difficult. Stress can severely compromise the ability to get productive and restful sleep. Understand what is going on during sleep and why stress can really mess it all up. Learn some healthy coping skills to get the rest you need. Richard Malotky, MD joins Dr. Patty to provide clear and important medical information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Is social isolation bringing out the best or the worst in you? How is it affecting your relationships and your family? Work on coming out of this virus crisis a better person with a stronger relationship and a healthier family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you consider yourself a patient person? Did you know that you can learn to be more patient? This episode will break down the elements involved with learning patience. It can help you and also give you the tools to teach patience to those around you, including your children. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

The fears surrounding this challenging time are not just about illness and death. Many are facing financial devastation, severe losses, crushing anxiety and much more. Special guests Richard Malotky, MD and Master James Matthews, PhD Martial Arts (small business owner) add to the discussion --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Stepping into LOVING YOURSELF is actually much easier than you ever thought. It is a shift in perception. This episode of Therapy in a Nutshell will explore the differences between SELF-ESTEEM / SELF-CONFIDENCE and LOVING YOURSELF. Learn how you can have good self-esteem and self-confidence while still need to step into LOVING YOURSELF.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Special guest, Jennifer "Jas" Shaw, shares her personal story of literally rising from the ashes after she and her daughter were terribly burned in a home fire. The love, perseverance and strength this woman has shown, as well as her daughter, is awe inspiring. Learn how this brave human being has gone on to help others. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Do you feel broken and having a hard time getting back to your stronger self? You might feel mentally, physically and/or spiritually broken. You may be broken and confused about how and why you are broken or just about how to get unbroken. You might even be broken and not confused but still feeling stuck. This episode will help you find your joy again. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Master James Matthews (8th degree Black Belt in Kung Fu San Soo) discusses his work with children and adults using martial arts to teach strength, power, honor and discipline. His studio, PHD MARTIAL ARTS, helps people on their journey through life with physical, intellectual, emotional and social skills. This is truly empowering people to be their best selves. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Almost everyone has personal or family secrets that they guard. What are your secrets and why do you keep them? How do family secrets harm your family? Should we tell our secrets? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

Are you avoiding the preventative care that you SHOULD be doing? Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract (throat, esophagus, stomach and colon) are preventable with simple, regular screenings. This episode explores why people avoid these important tests, why they should step into doing them and how to proceed. GET IT DONE!! Special guest, Richard Malotky MD, tells you why. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support

People have limitations that they deal with on a regular basis. These can be physical, mental or emotional issues that we need to, have to, or should set boundaries for ourselves. These boundaries are to protect our bodies and/or our minds. Learn how to do this without shame, guilt or self-condemnation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therapyinanutshell/support