thanks for oversharing
A podcast exploring all things mental health. Hosted by Colleen Donovan Brown, a licensed mental health counselor, mother and yoga instructor. Offering sometimes funny, often passionate and hopefully helpful shares about healing and relationships.
Episodes
10 episodes
Do less
2 years later and we're back in action! As my first guest I'm so thrilled to welcome my beautiful cousin, friend, and fellow therapist Margeaux Donovan Gibson. She continues to inspire me as she offers words of love around accessing practices t...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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29:37
Anger, how to relate to the experience of anger in a healthy and balanced way
When are emotions are in balance they carry wisdom, helpful guidance and information about our experience in the moment. I overshare about mom rage, self blame, the urge to blame others and how to own your full truth and experience and use ange...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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37:50
Healing the relationship with food and your body
Oh man. life. long. process. There were so many times in my life in which I felt completely hopeless about this are of my life, I felt sure that food and my body would be a lifelong enemy. I am so relieved and grateful to share that...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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33:11
mental health and spirituality
In my own spiritual practice I feel fortunate to have been introduced to the study of world religions, do a deep dive into yoga and yogic philosophy, and I was also raised with a pretty heavy dose of Catholicism, attending catholic school for 9...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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40:00
Sex, and mindfulness practices that are helpful resets for individuals and couples
Human sexual behavior is a required area of study for therapists, for good reason... understanding who you are as a sexual being is an important part of psychological wellbeing. I share what I've learned to be helpful about the pra...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:16
Don't believe everything you think! A follow up to the shares about anxiety and depression, with a bonus tangent about the experience of loneliness
A deeper dive and zoom in on the practice of observing your thoughts without accepting them as true. This practice helps to anchor us in the present moment with amusement. It involves a conscious commitment to being a friend t...
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25:43
the blues, low mood, depression, sadness, darkness and why it's healthy and necessary
Another favorite topic (okay, perhaps every mental health related topic is "a fav"...) I feel like depression is a great follow up topic after last weeks episode about anxiety. Low mood is something every human will experience and because...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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30:14
Fear, anxiety and stress... how to roll with it all and learn from it
This is one of my favorite subjects because it's something we can all relate to. Fear is a part of life - it can be so liberating to begin the practice of relating to the experience from a place of curiosity and willingness to learn new w...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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22:13
podcast overview and what I hope to overshare with you
F-ing First Time! Sharing the inspiration to begin this podcast and who it is for... (humans, with emotions!) Colleen has experience working with older teens, adults sorting through life transitions and changes in relationships, and has e...
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22:42