It’s Not Therapy!

INT ep 40 - Beating Yourself Up (Bubbleheads Roundtable)

This episode, Liana is joined by the Bubbleheads - the moderators of group chat "bubbles" in the It's Not Therapy community. Jake, Aquila, Moi Moi and Merryjest join Liana to discuss why we beat ourselves up, and what to do about it!

INT ep 39 - Why We Need To Grieve

Liana talks about losing her pet dog. Guest Trauma Psychologist Amanda Ann Gregory joins Liana to discuss dealing with grief and how our culture sucks at it.

INT ep 38: Energy Spoons

SPOOOOOOOONS! Why do people with chronic health conditions refer to energy as spoons? Listen and find out! Also, guest psychologist Kevin Bennett discusses how we can all use our limited energy better! Listen to his new podcast, Kevin Bennett Is Snarling, at https://www.kevin-bennett.com/

INT ep 37: Learning To Lose Better

Failure and losing suck. But they're parts of life. So how do we make losing suck less? Sociologist and author Anthony Synnott joins Liana to talk about why he wrote about the different ways people handle losing.

INT ep 36: Making Mistakes Easier

Congratulations! You screwed up! Now what? Well, there are right and wrong ways to make mistakes and recover from them and Liana has tips for how to do that! Psychologist John Amodeo (JohnAmodeo.com) joins Liana to discuss how to better handle making mistakes, and stories from regular people give examples of how you can make mistakes easier!

INT ep 35 - Inner Coach vs Inner Critic

A special extended version of this discussion! Your inner-coach or your inner-critic - who gets the last word? In this episode, Liana talks about how to silence your inner-critic and bolster your inner-coach to overcome challenges and get out of your own way... with many many references to the video game Elden Ring.

INT ep 34 - Self-Care For Tough Guys

Self-care - it's a trendy term, but what does it mean? And does it have to be so mushy? Legendary TV broadcaster and mental health advocate Michael Landsberg, founder of the Sick Not Weak mental health support service, joins Liana to talk about how we see ourselves, how we treat ourselves and how to achieve a happier, more fulfilling life.

INT ep 33: Sweating the Small Stuff

Ignoring negatives isn't being positive! Sometimes, it's important to 'sweat the small stuff' before it grows to epic proportions. Liana talks to author, counselor and mental health educator Dale Curd (DaleCurd.com) about disarming big problems while they are still small.

INT Ep 32 - Emotional Intelligence

What's 400% more powerful than your IQ? Your EQ - emotional intelligence. What is it and how can it motivate you to make life changes? Liana talks to Phil Johnson, executive coach and educator, about how to harness your EQ to achieve greater personal and professional goals. But first, a question from a listener, answered as only Liana can!

INT Ep 31 - Making Changes That Stick

New Year's resolutions. Did you make any? Have you broken them yet? Liana talks about why we so often fail to make positive changes in our lives and offers the realistic methods she uses to achieve growth with a minimum of pain!