ADHD AND TRUST WITH MELISSA ORLOV
Melissa Orlov, a marriage consultant, a top expert in how ADHD affects relationships, and an award-winning author, returns
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Why We Need to Use Safe Words at Work
First, I know many of you immediately thought of 50 Shades of Grey or some other BDSM image when you saw this headline. I don’t blame you or judge you. In fact, when I attempted to crowdsource the answer of whether it’s “safeword” or “safe word” from my friends on Facebook, I learned more about them than I bargained for. So, I think it’s “safe” to say, exercising the use of safe words (my spell checker won the debate, by the way), is something most of us know a bit about. For
What Day One of Women’s History Month Taught Me about Not Being Perfect
The day started out as any other day in 2021 with me putting the finishing touches on an article I was working on about microaggressions and the label “Karen.” But instead of it ending with the now familiar disappointment in myself for not finally feeling like I could publish the article, I was tasting the faint acidic flavor of vomit in my mouth and covered in red velvet cake crumbs. That’s because as I was transitioning from the peaceful tranquility of a quiet house to the
Why I'm Bringing Trauma Informed to Business
I originally wrote this the third week of January of 2021. And it bears mentioning that December and January have always been really powerful and energetic for me. Big things usually happen in my life during this period of time. One could say it's because I'm a Capricorn and it's all in the planets and I would be inclined to go along with that. It could be because we all love patterns and some degree of structure so at endings and beginnings, such as a calendar year, we are a
Aftermath: Surviving a Psychopath
Today, Ameé revisits the topic of psychopathy with Dr. Dave Kossen. Dr. Kosson is a Professor of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. His research focuses on the cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, and developmental mechanisms underlying psychopathy. He is also the President-Elect of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. He founded the Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation in 2006 and has served as its first President. In t
How to Have Difficult Conversations with Lara Currie
On this episode, Ameé speaks again with Lara Currie, who is a self-proclaimed communication nerd and author of the book Difficult Happens: How Triggers, Boundaries & Emotions Impact You Every Day to talk about having difficult conversations at work or with others by understanding our triggers and adapted conflict personalities affect us. Lara works as a communications expert with companies that deal with high-conflict situations, such as legal firms, medical, and others. She
How to Avoid Emotional Takeovers with Dr. Lindsay Gibson
Many people out there listening who have identified with the realization that they grew up in a household with emotionally immature parents And growing up in a household of emotionally immature family members – maybe not even just your parents – doesn’t impact us the same way. Our own inner workings and the unique array of experiences – from our DNA to other people who we did or didn’t have in our lives at certain poignant periods – all come together and form the memories tha
How Our Children Help Us Heal with Robin Grille
This week, Ameé speaks to Robin Grille, a psychotherapist, author and parent coach based out of Australia who has a new book called Inner Child Journeys: How our Children Grow Us Up and he’s hear to talk about this strategy and guidebook for understanding our own childhood so that we can understand our own children and how to parent OR teach them. "In simple layman's terms, 'Inner Child Journeys' explains a safe, step-by-step method for understanding the emotional reactions t
Betrayal From The Hypersexual Narcissist with Wendy Behary
For her 75th episode of One Broken Mom, Ameé brings back a listener favorite, Wendy Behary. Wendy is the founder and Director of The Cognitive Therapy Center of New Jersey and The Schema Therapy Institutes of NJ-NYC and DC. She has been training professionals and supervising psychotherapists for more than twenty years. She is the author of Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed and is on the show to talk about the very real but often not under
Talking to Teens About Drugs & Alcohol with Geffen Liberman
This week Ameé speaks with Geffen Liberman about the somewhat normal rite of passage for teenagers with drug and/or alcohol use and experimentation. Geffen has been in the field for over 20 years, and has worked in every facet of substance abuse treatment. Using his own personal experience in recovery and the education he has learned while in the field, Geffen connects with clients in a way that promotes recovery, self love and the desire for clients to achieve the best for t
The Neuroscience of the Teenage Brain with Jax Anderson
For parents with teens, tweens or kids that will be at some point, this episode is another great one to listen to. Ameé speaks with a favorite repeat guest, Jax Anderson - a Wisconsin-based family therapist that specializes in teenagers. In this episode, Ameé and Jax talk about the neuroscience of adolescent brain development so that parents (and ever ourselves) can gain a greater understanding of the real biological and neurological changes happening in a tween and teenagers
Defense Against Micro-Boundary Violations with Lara Currie
On this episode, Ameé speaks with Lara Currie, who is a self-proclaimed communication nerd and author of the book Difficult Happens: How Triggers, Boundaries & Emotions Impact You Every Day to talk about how manipulators break through our defenses in the first place in a way people never seem coming. Oh - check out links to Lara's podcast Difficult Happens below in the notes and the link to Joan Jett's Activity Girl video, referenced in the interview. In this episode, you wil
The Biggest Taboo: Incest with Nancy Allen
Today Ameé tackles perhaps the most taboo topic in the world throughout history: Incest. Her guest, Nancy Allen – a father-daughter incest survivor, is the founder of Tail of the Bell, an organization that offers coaching and resources to other incest survivors. Trigger Warning: Nancy speaks very candidly about the abuse she endured at the hands of her father. So, if you have experienced sexual assault, there could be some triggering moments during the interview for you! The
Communication Tips for Couples with Elizabeth Earnshaw
In this episode, Ameé speaks with Philadelphia based therapist, Elizabeth Earnshaw about strengthen a relationship someone may already be in through improving communication. Liz has her own practice called A Better Life Therapy and specializes in working with couples around a variety of topics such as relationship issues, infidelity, divorce, intimacy and sexual issues, premarital counseling, and breakups. In this episode, you will hear: Why do relationships end? What are the
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids with Dr. Laura Markham
So, if you’ve been listening and wondering “Okay how do I do this? What are concrete examples of the parenting modes that don’t work that I thought were okay. And what do I do if I want a child with the healthy emotional development that may spare them from therapy at 40 and multiple failed relationships under their belt.” On this episode, Ameé brings on an expert in parenting without the impacts and exposures to the traumas we’ve been talking about on this show. Dr. Laura Ma
How To Master Your Divorce with Dr. Elizabeth Cohen
In this week's episode, Ameé speaks with a return guest, Dr. Elizabeth Cohen, about how to handle the stressors and grief of divorce. Dr. Cohen received her PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University. Dr. Cohen received her PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University. And now is the director of Dr. Elizabeth Cohen and Associates - a group practice providing comprehensive holistic Cognitive Behavioral therapeutic services in New York City. Now, you will recall, El
Marriage & Living With Suicide Ideation: A Special Two-Part Series
This week, Ameé published two episodes, back to back, as a part of a entire month of podcasting dedicated to suicide prevention awareness. In Part 1, Ameé speaks with a guest who’s appeared on One Broken Mom before, Andy Grant from the show Real Men Feel. WARNING: If your life has been touched closely and intimately by suicide, this could be a tough episode to listen to - so pace yourself if you need to. This is a candid conversation about suicide and suicide ideation. Listen
From Tragedy to Triumph: The Daughter Left Behind
On this episode, Ameé speaks with Jen Proctor, the founder and CEO of Cultivated Entertainment, a highly successful talent booking agency out of LA and New York, about losing her mother to suicide when Jen was only 13 years old. Now, where the loss of a parent can be the kind of trauma that devastates you for life, for Jen it was that tragedy that instilled an inner compass for which she would make balance, wellness and well-being a top priority in her life. And Jen is here w
The Truths About Self-Injury with Dr. Jason Washburn
In this episode, Ameé chat's with Dr. Jason J. Washburn, the Director of Graduate Studies for the Clinical Psychology MA and PhD Programs at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Jason Washburn's clinical interests include mental health treatment and evaluation of children and adolescents, including nonsuicidal self-injury, pediatric bipolar disorder, and the development of antisocial behaviors and has published numerous articles and studies related to suic
How To Handle Emotionally Immature People with Dr. Lindsay Gibson
Ameé has back on the show one of the One Broken Mom listeners' favorites, Lindsay Gibson. Lindsay is the author of Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents and has just published the follow-up book, Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents: Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries & Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy Lindsay and Ameé have spoken a couple of times about Emotionally Immature Parents – who they
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