Speaking & Podcast Topics
Let's talk about mental health, trauma and outdoor sports. My experience as a clinical mental health therapist, sports journalist and entrepreneur has given me the ability to share, discusses and be honest and open about topics in mental health.
Latest Podcasts
Colorado Counseling Association Conference
August 23, 24 & 25, Breckenridge, CO
Into the Body: Somatic-Based Therapy Approaches for Trauma
This seminar is designed to explore trauma treatment techniques that work with the body and nervous system states. We will learn how the nervous system plays a role in traumatic events and how this intertwines with the neurobiology of trauma in the brain and the polyvagal theory. We will look at activated survival states (flight/fight) and dissociative states (freeze and fawn) and how these states may show up in our office. The goals of this workshop are to help clinicians feel more comfortable with identifying patient’s nervous system responses in session and help patients process trauma beyond talk therapy and gain new skills for processing on their own. MORE
Speaking Events
Speaking Topics
Healthy Relationships: What does a healthy relationship look like? Working with individuals and couples in my practice and at an in-patient setting has given me insight on ways to find healthy love and work on keeping healthy love.
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Patterns that Keep Us from a Healthy Relationship: If you feel stuck dating the same unhealthy partner over and over, this topic is for you. Let's explore the contributing factors to "stuckness" such as attachment style, trauma bonding, family system dynamics and childhood experiences that can lead to unhealthy partnerships. We will also talk about how to free yourself from this cycle.
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Healing Trauma in the Body: In this talk we discuss what trauma is, how trauma shows up in our behaviors, feelings and thoughts and the latest treatments for trauma. As a SEP and EMDR therapist I will explain how the nervous system and trauma are linked together and explore how our nervous system is triggered and reacts. Learn what is happening in your body during flight/fight/freeze and fawn and how to start working with your nervous system.
Understanding Addiction: Addiction is a complex mental health issue. In this lecture we will talk about the neurobiology of addiction, how are brains are effected by addictive behaviors and the signs of addiction. We discuss how to help loved ones with addiction and how to support ourselves if we are dealing with addiction or have friends and family struggling.
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Outdoor Sports and Addiction: Meet me at the intersection of outdoor sports and addiction. Let's explore what constitutes addiction and how addiction shows up in sports both inside competition and on the outside. Is it possible to be addicted to exercise? Why are athletes more likely to struggle with addiction issues?
Podcast Topics
Healthy Relationships
Red Flags and Green Flags in Dating
Healthy and Unhealthy Dating Patterns
Healing Trauma in the Body
Understanding Addiction
Types of Addiction
Addiction and Sports
Sex Addiction & Betrayed Partners
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Topics for Clinicians
Working with Addiction
Working with Trauma
Healthy Attachment
Working with Trauma in Relationships
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