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Pieces To Wellness
We believe mental health is a spectrum. At 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) and Karen have 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 to reach that level of wellness that you have been working toward. 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
109 episodes
Baya Voce Builds Relationship Muscles
This week, Karen and Tim are delighted to share our conversation with Baya Voce. Baya Voce is a relationship repair expert helping couples come back together after conflict. She holds an MSW from Columbia University, is in ongoing s...
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Season 2
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Episode 108
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44:06
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Showing Up - Going The Distance
How do you know if you're winning or losing? This question was the inspiration for this week's episode. We start with our usual exploration of the importance of personalizing what winning and losing look like for you. The analogy th...
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Season 2
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Episode 107
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29:29
Therapy Talk- Peers Helping Peers
This episode is a two-for. You get two episodes for the price of one! This week, the Instigator and the Yogi, and our friend Dave, talk about therapy.First up, the Pieces to Wellness duo dig deep into what we think of therapy. As usual, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 106
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31:49
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? We love analogies here on Pieces to Wellness, and this week's episode is all about digging into wellness as a garden. And yes, this week we're extra full of puns, word play, even nursery rh...
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Season 2
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Episode 105
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25:22
Planting Seeds w/ Jen (a true icon) From BOTS
New Guest Alert! This week, the Pieces to Wellness duo is delighted to welcome Jen Degroff, coordinator and A.D.A.P.T. facilitator for Bring on the Spectrum (BOTS) in Albany, NY. BOTS is a commu...
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Season 2
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Episode 104
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46:14
Overthinking
This week the Instigator and the Yogi are talking about overthinking. We start with the questions: Does overthinking steal your joy? Can it be strategic or useful?Thinking about thinking (metacognition), like so many things, is a behavio...
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Season 2
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Episode 103
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22:50
Wrapping Up 2025-Goal Setting
There is so much info out there this time of year about resolutions, intention-setting, goals. We talk a lot here about living in alignment with goals and values as an everyday practice, and this week's episode is no exception. And for many, th...
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Season 2
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Episode 102
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19:32
Learn To Swim: Deep End Conversations w/ Dave
In keeping with the spirit of the holiday season, this week's episode is a real gift! We are beyond grateful to welcome listeners to the first of several Deep End Conversations with Dave. Dave is a regular listener to the podcast, a...
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Season 2
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Episode 101
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54:02
Celebrating 100 Episodes
Welcome to the 100th episode of Pieces to Wellness! This is a big milestone for us, and we're here to celebrate!Pieces to Wellness has evolved over the course of these 100 episodes, and this week, Tim and Karen get a little nostalgic, re...
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Season 1
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Episode 100
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14:26
Live By Design Not By Default
The idea for this week's episode came from these two quotes from Tim: Are you a victim of your environment or are you the creator of your environment? andLife is a product of your decisions, not your conditions.
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Season 1
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Episode 99
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21:08
How To Hold A Cockroach (and find freedom) w/ Matthew Maxwell
We're delighted to welcome a new guest to the show. In addition to being a life coach and meditation teacher, Matthew Maxwell got our attention as the author of How to Hold a Cockroach...
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Season 1
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Episode 98
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54:46
7 Deadly Sins: Mental Health Edition
Buckle up folks, this one's a doozy! The inspiration/intention behind this conversation was to identify the “pieces” that have the most negative impacts on our wellness. We thought, what if we call them seven deadly sins?!We love metapho...
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Season 1
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Episode 97
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24:49
People Pleasing & Relationships w/ Dr. Ilene S. Cohen
So much to say about this incredible conversation! This week we welcome Dr. Ilene Cohen to the show. Dr. Ilene has published six books on various aspects of mental health including anxiety, people-pleasing, and forgiveness. Three of her books a...
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Season 1
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Episode 96
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45:46
A Multispective Conversation W/Jennica
This week the Instigator and the Yogi are delighted to welcome fellow podcaster Jennica onto the podcast. Jennica is host and producer of the Multispective podcast. Multispective is all about having ...
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Season 1
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Episode 95
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47:41
The Devil You Know
The Devil you know may feel like a comfy, well-worn pair of jeans that no longer suit your style. Or it may be a "tried and true" pattern of behavior that served you when you were in survival mode. This week the Yogi and the Instigator take on ...
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Season 1
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Episode 94
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31:57
Pieces To Inspiration
This week we share some of our favorite quotes! Inspiration comes from many places. We share quotes from authors, scientists, fictional characters, religious/spiritual leaders, actors, all over the place.Tim and Karen consider ourselves ...
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Season 1
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Episode 93
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27:12
The Stress Responses Part 2: Freeze-Fawn
Welcome to Part 2 of our mini-series on the stress responses. Last week we discussed fight and flight - the primary stress responses that exist to keep us safe/help us survive. This week we're shining the light on freeze and fawn - the underdis...
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Season 1
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Episode 92
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29:52
The Stress Responses Part 1 : Fight - Flight
Welcome to Part 1 of our 2 part series on the stress responses. These responses are sometimes referred to as trauma responses. They are the body's natural biochemical reactions to stress, real or perceived, internal or external.The fight...
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Season 1
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Episode 91
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22:46
An Atypical Conversation With Aletheia From Ellie
This week the Instigator and the Yogi sit down with a therapist from Ellie Mental Health in Latham, NY, Aletheia! Aletheia specializes in treating people who have experienced trau...
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Season 1
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Episode 90
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40:23
Joy That Heals, Not Hides
This week, the Instigator and the Yogi are unpacking joy. As usual, we're taking a slightly different approach, Tim calls it a perspective slap. We're digging deep and distinguishing manufactured or performative happiness from true, authentic j...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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25:55
Out Of The Darkness w/ Missy
It's the last Wednesday in Suicide Awareness Month, and this week we are delighted to welcome Missy Stolfi. Missy is the Area Director of the Capital Region NY Chapter of the
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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44:06
Suture Your Future
How do you suture your future? What does that even mean? Suturing your future means doing what you can now to impact your future in a positive way. It means setting yourself up for success in terms of your mental-emotional-physical-spiritual we...
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Season 1
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Episode 87
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22:29
Suicide Awareness Month
September is Suicide Awareness month. For our first episode of September this year, we're talking about the difference between active and passive suicidal ideation. First of all, it's normal to think about suicide. It's much more common than mo...
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Season 1
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Episode 86
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9:35
Safety In Healing w/ Gab From Ellie Mental Health
This week we're delighted to welcome another counselor from Ellie Mental Health to the podcast - meet Gab!Being in conversation with Gab was a tremendously rewarding experience - she exudes calm, presence, and safety. Gab got her LMHC (L...
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Season 1
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Episode 85
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35:31
Tune Up - Checking In
Who likes lists? In this month's Tune Up, we're checking in and listing off the various pieces that are meaningful components of our wellness. Some are tangible tools (like lists) that help us manage our time and stay on track with our values. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 84
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12:50