Dr. Zoe, a licensed psychotherapist and relationship coach walks with you on your journey through fixing your difficult relationships, including that sometimes difficult one with yourself. Here, she offers a space where you can look at yourself and your relationship through a lens of psychology, faith and a dash of her own kind of feminism. Stronger in the broken places podcasts hosts guest from all over the world, from celebrity tv therapists to everyday women, authors and scientists, offering therapeutic tips, encouragement, camaraderie and support, helping women stay strong and transform difficult relationships. We’re not fixing them, we’re fixing you and that changes everything!
This episode was fueled by two questions I received recently from podcast listeners that were very similar. I realized that if two different women were reaching out to me about the same topic, other people likely have similar questions. Sometimes...
Did you know that "taking-care-of-it-all-ism" is a sign of co-dependence? You're probably telling yourself you do it all because you do it best, but it might really be more about your need to feel needed. Today I'm holding up a...
This episode is dedicated to Bethany Rutledge. Bethany was the author of Courage to Tri, a USAT-certified coach, a mama of twin boys, and a triathlete. I recently finished reading her book and both it and her story so encouraging....
I recently realized I think of myself as a boss, an entrepreneur, and a mom, but I never think of myself as a leader and I’m guessing you don’t either. But you are! It’s important for every woman to see...
Did you know that you every bit of writing you do- email, text, twitter, etc., is a reflection of you? Carla D. Bass, author of Write to Influence, gives us some tips and quick techniques that can improve our writing...
I really like the title of this episode, but I know not everyone else will. I know this because I’ve received some criticism in the past saying that my podcast is anti-feminist, but I’m not anti-anything except hate. While I...
We all have a history and, in that history, we’ve made mistakes and been judged by ourselves and others. It’s not surprising that we can sometimes be overly critical of ourselves and afraid we’ll make the wrong choice again. But,...
We can talk about dealing with difficult people all day, but what if you’re the difficult one? To be honest, everyone is the difficult one at some point or another and sometimes even in certain relationships and not others, but...
We’ve all been there. It’s been months, years, or even decades and we find ourselves still hating our ex. How can we get past these feelings and finally move on? In this episode, I explore this topic by providing a...
Dr. Michelle R. Hannah is an author, motivational speaker, a cancer survivor, and a relationship coach. In this episode, we discuss how a recent stroke forced Dr. Michelle to redefine what it means to be a superwoman, why she wished...
Anything you know you’re destined to do in this world takes courage. We need courage to do the things we were put on this Earth to do. In this episode, we talk about courage and the strong woman; including what...
I admit it … I went a little crazy the year I turned forty. It wasn’t an immediate shift, but it was a significant one. I also see this same pattern with many of my patients. So, what is it...
I’m not really a fan of the term “best self” and I feel like we’re all usually striving to be our best selves but, for the purpose of today’s episode, it really just means that person that you know deep...
I know from my years of working as a therapist, that many women are not strong and sometimes we lie to ourselves that there is strength in our sacrifice, but sometimes that’s an excuse to keep doing the easy thing....
I’ve been a practicing psychotherapist for 18-19 years now and one of the biggest issues that my clients present in therapy is a fear of their feelings. They don’t realize they have this fear, but they do and you might...
Do you ever just feel a little off balance? Do you ever feel like that elusive work-life or mama-woman balance isn’t possible for you? Well, it’s time to embrace the chaos and that’s exactly what I’m talking about today. In...
Ultimatums have a bad reputation and when I started thinking about this topic, I googled it as I always do as part of my prep for the episode. I was shocked to read article after article about how much damage...
Shondra Rhymes started out her 2014 Convocation Speech to Dartmouth by saying, “Dreams are for losers.” I loved that speech and still find myself inspired by it, so I wanted to talk about it in today’s episode. However, I want...
We all have decisions we have to make all the time and there is power in the unmade decisions due to the amount of stress they cause. In this episode, I’m not going to help you finally make a decision....
Melissa Maimone is the author of The Radiant Midnight: Depression, Grace, and the Gifts of a Dark Place and Gathering Dandelions: Meditations and Musings on Faith, Fracture, and Beauty Mistaken for a Weed. In this episode, Melissa talks about her...
What if the words you speak to yourself are so offensive that it makes you not want to cooperate with your own self? If you are finding that you are stuck and not accomplishing something you want to in your...
Comparison compromises your soul. We all do it. It’s way too easy to swipe your finger on your cell and find thousands of images to compare yourself to. In this episode, I talk about the negative impacts of focusing too...
I recently issued a poll in Instagram asking my followers what part of their lives they wanted to improve this year and the area of confidence and self-love was the very clear winner. Every woman takes a hit to her...
Busyness can certainly be useful in your life. We wear it as a badge of honor sometimes, but it can also be a shield of protection. It’s one of the few addictions that’s socially sanctioned and even encouraged. There’s no...
Last week’s episode was dedicated to how to handle “baby mama” drama when you’re not the mother of the children. This week, I’m flipping the script and talking about when you are the mother of the children and you’re dealing...
This week we’re talking about whether or not baby mama drama is hurting your relationship. I would like to preface this episode by saying that I actually hate the term “baby mama” because I feel it’s a derogatory term. It...
Debbie London is a self-publishing book consultant and author who’s on the show to talk about the façades women sometimes bring into their relationships and the impact they have on those relationships. In this episode, we discuss how God gave...
Dr. Shawn Horn is Psychologist and the Host of The Rock Your Awesome Show with Dr. Shawn Horn podcast. This episode is a little longer than usual, but I think you’ll understand why when you listen to Dr. Shawn share...
The #10yearchallenge is an internet phenomenon that challenges people to post a pic of themselves from 10 years ago and one from the present side by side. For a lot of people, the challenge has felt a little challenging. Aging,...
If you’re looking to make any big changes this year, this episode is one you can’t miss. Gregg Clunis is a content creator, speaker, author and the host of Tiny Leaps, Big Changes; a podcast that has listeners in over...
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