Bold Lines
by Travis Thompson
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About this podcast
Modern mental health issues can seem overwhelming and unable to be understood. Join Travis Thompson as he explores the different aspects of psychology and treatment in a variety of categories. Listen in to sort through the chaos of research and media to find your own healing and help those around you.
Dr. Travis Thompson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Middle Tennessee. He works with clients from many backgrounds to find the deeper meaning of their struggles and embrace long-term recovery.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 54 episodes
- 4 Steps Of Change · 23 min · Episode 53Check out today's episode as we discuss the most effective way to change the behaviors and patterns in our lives. Why do New Year's Resolutions and personal goals seem to fail so…
- Why The Holidays Deliver Relapse · 19 min · Episode 52Check out today's episode as we discuss why the holiday season tends to bring so many issues. Why is it that the holiday season brings a relapse of symptoms to so many? Listen in…
- Dealing With Childish Parents · 19 min · Episode 51Check out today's episode as we discuss emotionally immature parents. What do we do when our parents are less mature than we are? Many people feel as if they have to be the…
- Observing Ego: Part 2 · 24 min · Episode 50Check out today's episode as we continue discussing my favorite topic in therapy. How does our point of view affect the way that we see our overall picture of life and hope for…
- Observing Ego: Part 1 · 21 min · Episode 49Check out today's episode as we begin discussing one of my favorite skills to teach in therapy. Observing ego is the ability to see outside of ourselves, to take another's…
- Predicting Codependency Patterns · 26 min · Episode 48Check out today's episode as we explore how unhealthy patterns are passed down and continued throughout generations. What if we were able to say how unhealthy behavior will play…
- Victim Mentality is Handicapping Progress · 24 min · Episode 47Check out today's episode as we explore how assuming yourself the victim can keep you from truly growing. What good does it do to always see yourself as hurt or offended? What…
- Socially Acceptable Emotional Affairs · 21 min · Episode 46Check out today's episode as we discuss what social and emotional dynamics are seemingly acceptable for spouses and partners to engage in. Why is it that some emotional affairs…
- What Does "Love" Mean? · 22 min · Episode 45Check out today's episode as we discuss the different ways that those close to us say that they love us. What does loving someone actually mean and how can it affect our…
- Oregon Recriminalizes Drugs · 21 min · Episode 44Check out today's episode as we look at the failed drug experiment in the state of Oregon. While initially hailed as a step forward in treating drug addiction, Oregon rolled back…
- The Necessity and Danger of Couples Therapy · 22 min · Episode 43Check out today's episode as we discuss how couples therapy can drastically help or completely tear apart a relationship. When people come to couples therapy, they often assume…
- The Four Responses to Stress · 22 min · Episode 42Check out today's episode as we discuss the Four Basic Responses to Stress. Everyone responds differently to conflict and stress. When we can better understand our impulses and…
- How Mental Health Shifts in Recovery · 23 min · Episode 41Check out today's episode as we discuss how different mental health issues and disorders are affected by positive changes in our lives. It is easy to call someone anxious or…
- The Rise of Legal Drug Dealers · 24 min · Episode 40Check out today's episode as we talk about a topic that is rather baffling to me. In today's world, children and teenagers have more legalized access to substances than ever…
- Not Everyone is a Narcissist · 23 min · Episode 39Check out today's episode as we discuss a very common pop psychology topic. One of the most insults of the day is to call someone a Narcissist. What is clinical Narcissism and…
- Performative vs. Inherent Value · 22 min · Episode 38Check out today's episode as we discuss the difference between working to gain value and having value within your humanity. In therapy, many clients believe that they have prove…
- The Addicted and Imprisoned · 25 min · Episode 37Check out today's episode as we discuss how addiction and incarceration play into one another. So many people wonder how the addiction crisis will be solved within our criminal…
- Self-Obsession is Killing Us · 23 min · Episode 36Check out today's episode as we discuss how a hyper-focus on self can lead to disastrous mental health. So often we hear about caring for ourselves and preserving the peace we…
- Life Debts in Addiction and Recovery: Excerpts from To Those Left Behind · 22 min · Episode 35Check out today's episode as we discuss how shame and guilt around addiction can skew someone's view on themselves and their relationship. Well-meaning individuals in early…
- The Poison of Activism in Psychology · 25 min · Episode 34Check out today's episode as we discuss how political activism has dramatically shifted psychological treatment. Saying the quiet part out loud, psychology and therapy has been…
