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Pieces To Wellness
I believe mental health is a spectrum, one end is wellness and on the other end is illness. These conversations we have will offer up tips and tools to not only bring you closer to the wellness side, but also help keep you there. TPP. (Author & formerly of Above Ground Podcast) has put together a new mental health podcast that is chock full of lived experiences, wellness tips & practical tools to provide you with some pieces… but it is up to you to put them together. Reach that level of wellness that you have been working towards with the help from co- host & yogi, Karen. Take out that tool box and let’s share tools together! Remember , the road to a better you is paved with Pieces To Wellness
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Episodes
75 episodes
Stand In Your Power, Even When It Is Lonely w/ Vicki
This week we welcome a powerful guest, Vicki Savini. Vicki is one of those people whose mind and heart go full steam ahead all the time - she loves her people and pets deeply, and her compassion is endless. And, she is honest, open, direct, vul...
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Episode 74
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49:47
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Rant Day: Diagnostically Speaking
Today, we rant. Productively, and diagnostically speaking.Here at Pieces to Wellness, we believe that while not everyone has mental illness, everyone has mental health. That's why we share tips, tools, strategies to keep you on th...
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Season 1
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Episode 73
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14:21
Some Things To Think About w/ Venerable Robina
This week we are honored to welcome the venerable Robina Courtin to Pieces to Wellness. Robina is a Buddhist nun with a remarkably direct, take charge personality that comes through immediately in our conversation. Robina generously...
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Season 1
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Episode 72
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57:29
Routine Maintenance - Why It Works
Routine maintenance is part of the regular vocabulary here on Pieces to Wellness. This week, we explore the origin story behind this favorite term.Once a month, we do a quick "tune up" episode. Each of these shorter episodes explores one...
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Season 1
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Episode 71
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18:21
What Is Vulnerability?
Vulnerability - what does it look like, what does it feel like, how can befriending vulnerability support growth and healing? We're breaking it down and putting it all out there this week.Tim and Karen open up about how much each of our ...
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Season 1
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Episode 70
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28:51
Mental Illness Is My Superpower: A Conversation With Taylor
You've probably heard the saying, "What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger." And while we don't wish tragedy on anyone, it is also true that sometimes we don't know what kind of strength we possess until we are faced with adversity. Real supe...
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Season 1
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Episode 69
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39:19
Stepping Stones: Balancing Difficult Feelings
It's often said that healing is not linear. Some people compare it to a spiral in which you uncover new layers and lessons over time and can travel up & down, back & forth. In this week's conversation, we focus on some of the ways in wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 68
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27:08
(RE) Introduction: Two Hosts And A Microphone
As Pieces to Wellness moves into our second year, we wanted to re-introduce ourselves in a super short and sweet tune up episode.If you're new here, welcome! Pieces to Wellness podcast is hosted by Tim and Karen. We're a couple of regula...
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Season 1
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Episode 67
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5:42
A Conversation On Depression
**This week on P2W: Let’s talk about the big D—**depression. A listener asked us to dive into this topic, and we’re going all in. Depression looks different for everyone. For both Tim and Karen, it’s been a long-time com...
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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44:04
Shake Your Foundation: Reframing Edition
We are big fans of metaphor here on Pieces to Wellness, and this one's a doozy. This week we're exploring the idea of shaking your foundation. If we think of life as a house, what do you do when your foundation is damaged, or hasn't been poured...
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Season 1
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Episode 65
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30:53
Dear Aaron: Trena’s Memoir
There is no timeline for grief.This week we are grateful to welcome Trena to the podcast. Trena shares her story with us all while she talks about her new book “Dear Aaron” One things that rings true for most people, m...
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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43:01
Tune Up - Stigma Smashing
Back in the garage this week for a stigma smashing tune up! Each month, these shorter tune up episodes focus on routine maintenance practices that keep us on the wellness side, and the tools we each actually use when we're faced with life's cha...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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14:17
Empowering Through Grief w/ Marie
Grief stays with you always.This week we are grateful to welcome Marie as our guest to talk about grief. If you're new here, we like to talk about topics that others shy away from. We believe that by having conversations with people abou...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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47:44
The Last Two Agreements-Part 2 of The Four Agreements
Welcome back to the first Pieces to Wellness book discussion! This is part 2 of Karen and Tim's exploration of Don Miguel Ruiz's book: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. To recap, last week w...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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25:09
The First Two Agreements- Part 1 Of The Four Agreements
Welcome to a Pieces to Wellness book discussion! It's not quite a club (yet), but from time to time, we'll be talking on the podcast about articles, books, artwork that we've found inspirational or helpful on our own journey. One of the books T...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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23:50
Welcome To Ellis Mental Health w/ Tori
This week we're shining the light on some amazing programs in the Capital Region community. We had such fun talking with Tori Daniels from Ellis Medicine. Tori is Supervisor of the Family Room and Living Room programs. These programs offer urge...
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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41:32
Tune Up- Resentful
We are back in the garage this week and talking resentment. Karen and Tim do not try to define it but instead share what it is for them and how they experience it. Resentment can keep you from moving forward, as...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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17:34
Clean Out The Yuck In Your Cup
A common phrase in wellness/self-care spaces is, "You can't pour from an empty cup." Yes, we agree. AND If your cup is overflowing, or full of yuck (read: self-limiting beliefs, self-doubt, old unhelpful narratives), you're bound to make a mess...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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25:51
Healthy Patterns w/ Jen Plisko
Welcome back! Our guest this week is Jen Plisko, LCSW, therapist, and PIVOT relationship coach. She shares with us her love for mental health counseling, and from her deep well of expertise in DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) and PIVOT relati...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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43:59
Expectations- A Dangerous Line
A favorite line from 12-step groups is, "Expectations are premeditated resentments." In this episode, Tim and Karen dig deep into the degree to which expectations are also dangerous, especially for those of us with mental health challenges.&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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27:54
Dr. Jason’s Infusion Center (Libertas Mind)
This week, we welcome guest Dr. Jason Steindler. We met Dr. Steindler at an Out of the Darkness walk for AFSP last fall. We were so intri...
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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37:01
The Willingness To Be Disliked
Happy first birthday to us!!To celebrate one full year of weekly podcasts, we're staying the course. Getting uncomfortable, breaking down stigma, and digging deep. This week Tim and Karen explore being willing to be disliked. We...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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34:38
Displeasing People w/ Nick Pollard
It takes guts to be Nick Pollard.This week we have an exciting, intense conversation with the one and only Nick Pollard. Nick is a world-renowned coach and speaker specializing inpeople pleasing, codependency, and addiction. With ov...
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Episode 52
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54:16
The Mirrors Truth
What do you see when you look at yourself in the mirror? Do you think that reflection is the truth?Many things can affect how we see ourselves, with or without a metaphorical mirror. Past experiences, present state of mind, general sens...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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27:04
Tune Up- New Year’s Realizations
Welcome to our first episode of 2025 - it's tune up time!In this episode, Tim and Karen challenge the mainstream notion of, "New Year, New Me." We're sharing our approach to focus instead on realizations. January 1st is another day, ano...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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15:22