Sandra Reynolds is originally from western Maryland. She moved to Utah to attend Utah State University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude from their dietetics program. Sandra discovered her passion for helping people recover from eating disorders while employed at the Center for Change in Orem, Utah. She has been working with and inspiring the eating disorder population for four years. She specializes in anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, orthorexia, and general disordered eating and practices with Doherty Nutrition.

Sandra incorporates Intuitive Eating and Health at Every-Size principles into her practice to help clients find joy in their relationship with food and their body. Sandra believes that all foods have value and have a place in your diet.

Doherty Nutrition:

Doherty Nutrition is a nutrition counseling practice with locations in North Dallas, Southlake, Lakewood, and Forth Worth Texas. They have dietitians specializing in medical nutrition therapy, diabetes, pediatrics, oncology, sports nutrition, eating disorders and more.

This is a conversation is about the relationship with food it is not to replace therapy or working with you RD. 

Support the show

Melinda Chats with individuals about their personal opinions on Roe vs Wade.

Support the show

Sarah graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a Master’s degree in Counseling and Development. She is on her journey as an LPC- Associate under the supervision of Melinda Porter, LPC-S, CST. She has experience in working with all age groups, including children, adolescents, and adults. She specializes in helping adolescents and adults who have experienced trauma. Sarah has a background in an early childhood education as well as financial counseling. Experience in these diverse settings, along with extensive education in counseling, has enabled her to help clients that are facing a broad array of issues in their life, whether they be rooted in trauma or elsewhere.

          Sarah’s counseling modality is humanistic, meaning that she emphasizes the importance of finding meaning in the experiences that clients have had throughout their lives. She believes in creating a collaborative partnership with clients in order to explore the issues that they are facing. While she offers a great deal of knowledge and insight, she firmly believes in the client’s power to influence change in their own life. Sarah utilizes a wide variety of therapeutic techniques in order to assist clients in processing emotions as well as traumatic experiences including art therapy techniques, bibliotherapy techniques, narrative therapy techniques, as well as helping clients to enhance their own self-awareness. 

Support the show

This week Melinda Chats with Dr. Stacy Sutton PT, DPT, WCS, CLT

Board-Certified Women’s Health Clinical Specialist (WCS) | Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) | Certified ReVital Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist | Advanced Certificate in Women’s Health Physical Therapy

“I believe that only you can heal yourself. My job is to guide you and provide you with the resources you need to accomplish that mission. I want to help walk with you through that process.”

Dr. Stacy Sutton, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, and began her journey towards becoming a physical therapist because she wanted to help other women who experience pain and discomfort find real solutions without feeling alone in their health journey. Her clinic, Sutton Health Advocacy, makes its mission to empower women to heal themselves.

Sutton Health Advocacy Pelvic Physical Therapy Clinic Plano Texas

Support the show

Maïkan is a person who's had to figure a few things out the hard way. He now hosts S podcast (Spotify, Apple, iHeart, and other platforms via https://si.buzzsprout.com ) based on life experiences and studies in massage, somatics, and tantra. He has a unique no-hype style for you to know, accept, love, desire and be curious about yourself and, from there, an intimate partner and life in community and in nature. He shares here some simple questions and games you can play solo and duo to really be your fullest wildest loveliest sexiest self, and the value of sitting with all the powerful feelings and desires.

https://www.instagram.com/satisfying.intimacy/

Support the show

New Episode today! Great chat with Peter about his experiences in a polyamorous relationship. #Polyamorous #CNM #podcast #melindachatspodcast

Peter describes himself as a goofy nerd, who keeps learning more and more about himself. Poly is a way of life for him. There are struggles, that the family still faces on a daily basis. However, being poly has made those struggles easier, because there are more minds to think about any and all issues and get the different perspectives. Peter stated that he is who he is, and his family supports him, and encourages him to find his own path. 

Facebook link:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002137240378

Support the show

This week on Melinda Chats, I visited with Janice Leonard about relationships and connections.  

Janice Leonard is the host and creative director of Her Sexual Space podcast, a carefully designed podcast that creates space to facilitate dialogues on women’s mental and sexual health. 
Janice is a Licensed Professional Counselor and an inclusive sex therapist at her private practice- Cognitive Shifts Psychotherapy, where she serves individuals and consensually non monogamous partners in Texas and Colorado. 
Janice has strategically combined her passion for mental health, sexual health, women, connection, and community. Her mission is to create awareness, model dialogues, and provide resources to her listeners. 

www.hersexualspace.com

Support the show

Melinda Chats with Rachel about being polyamorous what that journey has looked like for her. We appreciate her visiting with us! 

Support the show

Bob McCranie lives in the Carrollton Texas area. He's the team lead and owner of Texas Pride Realty Group, brokered by HomeSmart Stars. He's been a resident of Texas for 34 years and has been out as a gay man for 29 of those years.  His company is a diversity-centric real estate firm employing and serving the people of Texas who do not feel welcome at a traditional real estate company.

Support the show

This week we chat with Jackline Akinyi Logan  about her book and living life!

Jackline Akinyi Logan is an M.B.A. graduate, accountant, published author, wife, and mother. Passionate in her creative work, she seeks to inspire and be inspired. She discovered at an early age that languages, in general, have a way of bringing people together and opening one's understanding of the world around us. The love of words and languages has led her to learn five languages: English, French, German, and two African languages - Swahili and Luo. "Spanish is next!" she says. She currently resides in the U.S.A with her husband and their children.

Here is the Amazon link where the book can be found.

https://amazon.com/author/jacklineakinyilogan

Readers can also connect with me on Facebook and Instagram

https://www.facebook.com/jackline.logan.1/

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/jacklinelogan/

Support the show

Today on Melinda Chats, we visit with Lonnie Hambrick about coming out and living life. Join us next week for another episode. 

Lonnie can be followed on Instagram: LonnieHambrick
Follow Melinda on TikTok and Instagram @melindachats and @melindacporter and don’t forget to hit subscribe! 

Support the show

This week on Melinda Chats, I visit with Mac Taylor. He is a therapist with a passion for people and helping them understanding themselves. Building the knowledge about how all human think or work differently. ADHD is a focus point for Mac and Melinda and this episode is just exploring the topic, skills, and patterns of ADHD. The next time we chat we will look at the 3 types. Thank you for joining us at Melinda Chats!

Link for Mac Taylor:

IG: talk.2.mac

Support the show

This week on Melinda Chats we welcome Susan East! This week is a chatted about relationship, coming out, and family. You journey is a story of self growth, worth and yes, always growth pains. Susan's Links are below.

Your calmness and ability to be present  is powerful! I appreciate you stopping in for a chats!

TikTok Link:
https://www.tiktok.com/@mysticmountainreiki?lang=en

Support the show

This week on Melinda Chats we welcome Kimmie! Lee and I thank you for joining us.  This week is a chatted about relationship, coming out, and family. You journey is a story of self growth, worth and yes, always growth pains. We is your strength.

Your great joy  is heard in your voice and seen in your smile! We appreciate you stopping in for a chats!

https://www.tiktok.com/@kimmie_bee_smilin

Support the show

This week on Sexgen chats Melinda and co-host Lee from across the pond talk to Ashley Minney. Ashley is a musician, a maker, artist, inventor and content creator amongst many other things that they turn their hand to. We discuss life, love, lesbian heartbreak and why motorcycles and scars are kinda cool. Join us for laughs and as always a great conversation.

You can find Ashley on Instagram @aminney and on Tiktok @a.minney 

Follow Melinda on TikTok and Instagram @melindachats and @sexgenchats follow co-host Lee on TikTok and Instagram @the_rainbow_carver and @livingoutsidethebinary and don’t forget to hit subscribe!

Support the show

 Mac shifted his focus from helping communities to helping individuals, and is now licensed as an LPC-Associate after completing a master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Texas at Dallas. Mac takes his lifetime of learning, both in and out of academia, and uses it to form a broad understanding of human life, human nature, and the systems that bind us together. He believes that you are the expert on your own lived experience. Mac takes a humanistic point of view, and is neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ supporting, identity affirming, culture affirming, sex-positive, kink-friendly, polyamory and non-monogamy supporting, and anti-oppression.

Links: 

IG: talk.2.mac

www.mcpcounseling.com

Support the show

Madeline Gregg is a certified sex educator and intimacy coach. We talked about the differences between being a sex therapist and being a sex educator and intimacy coach, and the shared values that both professions bring to couples and individuals. We discuss some of the sexual things that people might want guidance with in her experience, and about her goal oriented methods with couples and individuals. We also touched briefly on types of relationships, like polyamory and why jealousy is a sneaky emotion, that ultimately communication is key to everything good. It was great fun and an honour to have Madeline on the podcast. Please go and support and follow Madeline, her content real is fantastic! 

Links – 

TikTok – @the.attitude.tok

Website- www.thenudeattitude.com

Instagram- @thenudeattitutde

Facebook- Madeline Gregg Nude attitude podcast

Podcast - Nude attitude podcast

Support the show

Great chat with Anthony about his life, understand mental health and his journey with family. Anthony explores the developing relationship with bi-polar and how that fit into relationships with himself, his wife and others. Join us for this informal and little conversations about a hard topic. 

https://www.tiktok.com/@antoniosvoices

Support the show

Denver Gribble is a wonderful human that I happened upon via TikTok. Denver provides positivity online and was a joy to visit with about coming out, learning who you are as a person that is gay and moving forward as a life coach to help others.

Group Link 
LGBTQIA Know Your Worth | Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/490459912377885

TikTok: @denver_g_

Thank you to Denver for visiting and I am excited to see the next step in your journey! 

Support the show

Thank you to Carol for sharing her story and sharing about coming out. The Struggles the proud moments and moving forward. 

Support the show

Matt’s primary goal for clients is to help them find a sense of purpose and meaning that allows them to continue on, even if the pain or illness does not go away. Chronic pain and illness can also take away aspects of life that may previously have been significant. Whether that be losing the ability to play a sport, losing the capability to work a job, or not being able to do things such as hold a child or grandchild, there is a sense of grief and loss that can come with significant injury or illness. Learning to adapt to these new changes is a process that no one should have to go through alone, and Matt seeks to make sure everyone has a safe space to process and grieve that loss. Finally, people who struggle with anger are often viewed as bad people, but anger can lead to broken relationships, feeling misunderstood and helpless, and ultimately feeling isolated and alone. Helping those who are struggling with managing their anger to learn how to properly express themselves in a healthy and constructive way is another passion for Matt. Although a lot has changed since first setting his goal, Matt still strives to make each person he interacts with just a little bit happier!

Matt's Link: 
https://mcpcounseling.com/meet-the-staff/counselor-3/

Support the show

Russ and Sharon join  me today to talk about intimacy, meeting later in life and building their relationship. This wonderful couple talk openly about changes over time in their selves and what they view as important in their connection with each other.  



 

Support the show

Elizabeth Newsom, LCSW-Supervisor. Over the last 10 years, she has developed an upfront, honest, and professional approach that allows her to empower you to make the change(s) you want in your life. She is very open-minded and work hard to develop her own insight, which assists she in providing judgement free therapy. 
" I am a firm believer that we are not trapped... ever!! " by Liz

https://nationalcoalitionforsexualhealth.org

http://www.realisticexpectations.net/index.html

Support the show

Ashley Hence is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She completed her undergraduate at the University of Central Arkansas and her Masters at The University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Ms. Hence has twelve years of experience in mental health, with the belief in the potential to change and grow. She believes in partnering with clients to meet goals and has spent many years working with adults, adolescents, and children. As a practitioner, Ms. Hence believes in using effective and established treatment methods. Cognitive-Behavioral (CBT) therapy is utilized in her practice. 

Her therapeutic approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges in a warm, trusting and supportive atmosphere. She integrates complementary methodologies and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client. With compassion and understanding, she works with each individual to help them build on their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing. She believes that addressing the emotional, spiritual, mental and physical aspect of the individual is the basis of effective treatment.

http://www.hencecounseling.com/

Support the show

Dr. Elisabeth “Eli” Sheff is a researcher, expert witness, coach, speaker, and educational consultant. With a PhD in Sociology (University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005) and certification as a Sexuality Educator from the AASECT (the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, 2012), Dr. Sheff specializes in gender and sexual minority families, consensual non-monogamy, and kink/BDSM. Sheff is the foremost academic expert on polyamorous families with children, and her 20+ year Polyamorous Family Study is the only longitudinal study of poly families with children to date. Currently lecturing at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Sheff has also taught at the University of Colorado, University of Montana, Georgia State University, Oglethorpe, Emory, and the University of Zurich. Sheff co-chairs the Consensual NonMonogamies Legal Issues Team for the American Psychological Association, Division 44. Dr. Eli is also editing a series of books on diverse sexualities, genders, and relationships with Dr. Richard Sprott and the publishers Rowman & Littlefield. 

In addition to the more than 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters Dr. Eli has written, she has also published four books and is working on more. Sheff’s first book, The Polyamorists Next Door (2014 hardback and ebook, 2015 paperback and audiobook), details the findings of the first 15 years of her research on polyamorous families with children. Her second book, Stories from the Polycule (2015), is an edited anthology of writings by polyamorous folks. When Someone You Love is Polyamorous (2016) is Sheff’s shortest book that guides family members and significant others who are trying to understand a polyamorous loved one. Children in Polyamorous Families (2020) is Dr. Eli’s newest book, a short summary of her findings on children to date. Sheff blogs for Psychology Today at The Polyamorists Next Door.  In collaboration with three colleagues, Dr. Eli developed the Bonding Project, a test people can take to explore their preferred bonding styles. 

Links

Bonding Project: https://www.bondingproject.com/ 

Dr. Eli’s Website: http://elisabethsheff.com

Support the show