Shrinking Heads
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About this podcast
Welcome to "Shrinking Heads," the podcast where we take our mental health seriously, but not ourselves! Join your hosts—certified therapists by day, self-proclaimed comedians by night—as we dive into the wild jungle of emotions, therapy tales, and the occasional existential crisis. We will be shrinking down big ideas, tackling the tough stuff with a side of humor, and showing you how to turn your mental jungle into a walk in the park! Tune in for expert advice, laugh-out-loud moments, and the secret ingredient for a well-balanced brain: a good dose of ridiculousness.
Episodes
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- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 15 - Don't Stroke Out When You're Stressed Out · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 15Life is stressful. Work is stressful. Relationships are stressful. The group chat is stressful. And somewhere along the way, “I’m fine” became code for “I am one minor…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 14 - Are We Losing Our Ability to Be Uncomfortable? The Jungle of Distress Tolerance · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 14This week, Elizabeth is solo in the mental health jungle, asking a bigger question about distress tolerance: When did we get so bad at being uncomfortable?From same-day delivery…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 13 - The Jungle of Difficult Conversations: Communication, Conflict & Courage · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 14Every relationship has them—the conversations we'd rather avoid. Whether it's setting boundaries, giving difficult feedback, addressing conflict, or simply saying, "I'm not…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 12 - Summer Slowdown · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 10In this episode of Shrinking Heads, we take a slower trek through the jungle of mental health to explore the annual summer slowdown—and what it means for both clients and mental…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 11 - Surviving the Relationship Jungle: What Marriage & Family Therapists Actually Do · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 11In this episode, we swing deeper into the jungle of mental health with special guest Shantanique Moore King, LMFT, to explore the often misunderstood world of Licensed Marriage…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 10 - License to Heal, Not to Feel · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 10In this episode, Shannon joins us once again as we navigate a difficult and often unspoken part of the jungle of mental health: the double standards faced by mental health…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 9 - Forgiveness for Me, Reconciliation For You. · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 9In this episode, we continue navigating the jungle of mental health with Shannon as we explore a common—but often misunderstood—distinction: forgiveness vs. reconciliation.These…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 8 - Relationship Repair & Apologies: Finding Your Way Through the Jungle of Conflict · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 8In this episode, we step further into the jungle of mental health to explore one of the most difficult—and most necessary—paths in relationships: repairing harm through…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 7 - Through the Jungle of Sports Social Work with Cody Smith, LCSW-BACS · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 7In this episode, your host Elizabeth continues navigating the jungle of mental health by exploring an emerging and often overlooked path: sports social work.Joined by Cody Smith…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 6 - Through the Jungle Online: Mental Health Labels and Social Media Influence with Doc Ryan · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 6In this episode, your host Elizabeth is joined by Dr. Ryan Hildebrand to continue navigating the jungle of mental health. This week, they explore a growing and complex…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 5 - Lost in the Jungle: Finding Yourself After Stepping Back from the Sport You Love · 60 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this special crossover episode, we venture deeper into the jungle of mental health to explore a challenge many athletes quietly face: what happens when you step back from a…
- hrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 4 - Thorns in the Jungle: A Conversation About Self-Harm · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 4In this episode, we explore a sensitive and often misunderstood part of the mental health jungle: self-harm. With compassion and clarity, we talk about what self-harm is—and what…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 3 - Machetes Optional: WeHelpNOLA Navigates the Hospitality Mental Health Jungle · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode of Shrinking Heads, we’re diving headfirst into the mental health jungle of the hospitality industry with Olivia McCoy from WeHelpNOLA. From long hours and…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 2 - Into the Wild: Stigma, SSRIs, and Big Pharma · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this episode, we machete our way through one of the densest thickets of all: psychiatric medication. Why does taking meds still feel like stepping into quicksand socially? Who…
- Shrinking Heads - Season 2 - Episode 1 - Resolutions: Nature’s Shortest-Lived Species · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 1Season 2 kicks off with machetes sharpened and resolutions already wobbling. In Episode One of Shrinking Heads, we trek back into the jungle of mental health to ask a timeless…
- Shrinking Heads - Episode 20 - Season Finale: Exiting the Jungle… For Now · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 20This week on Shrinking Heads, we emerge from the dense jungle of mental health we’ve been trekking through all season—mud-splattered, wiser, and still shaking leaves out of our…
- Shrinking Heads - Episode 19 - The Mental Health Jungle: Shutdown Edition · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 19This week on Shrinking Heads, we grab our machetes and head straight into the dense emotional jungle created by the government shutdown. With vines of uncertainty, quicksand pits…
- Shrinking Heads - Episode 19 - The Mental Health Jungle: Shutdown Edition · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 17This week on Shrinking Heads, we grab our machetes and head straight into the dense emotional jungle created by the government shutdown. With vines of uncertainty, quicksand pits…
- Shrinking Heads - Episode 18 - Unattended in the Wild: Shrinking Heads Goes Off-Trail · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 18What happens when one of our hosts gets left to fend for themselves in the jungle? Chaos? Adventure? A few too many bug bites? All of the above. In this wild episode of Shrinking…
- Shrinking Heads - Episode 17 - Sacred Paths and Clinical Maps: Spiritual Awareness in the Diagnostic Wilderness · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 15Sometimes, what looks like delusion in one culture is divine connection in another — and if we’re not careful, our diagnostic machete can hack away at someone’s sacred roots. In…
