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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
94 episodes
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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Episode 93
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27:12
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Episode 84
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12:50
Forgiveness
Free- Not under the control or in the power of another. If you want to free yourself, forgiveness is part of that process. Free your self with forgiveness, unchain yourself from those wounds and move forward in a healthy ma...
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Episode 83
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27:39
The Other Side Of OCD w/ Jenna
This week we are delighted to welcome another therapist on Pieces To Wellness to talk with the Instigator and the Yogi. Jenna is a mental health counselor with Ellie Mental Health in Latham, NY. Jenna's enthusiasm and passion for helpi...
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Episode 82
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40:50
Guided Meditation
This week's episode is short and sweet, and hopefully one you'll come back to over and over. One of the pieces that's been especially transformative for Karen's wellness is meditation, and this week she shares a guided meditation.Before ...
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Episode 81
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16:26
Helping Others w/Cormac
This week we're delighted to welcome Cormac, a counselor from Ellie Mental Health. We met Cormac recently at the open house for their new office in Clifton Park, and knew we had to get him on the podcast! Cormac wanted to help peopl...
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Episode 80
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37:23
Our Mission: Educate.Inspire.Support
What are the Instigator and the Yogi up to this week? Better yet, what are they up to all the time?During a recent interview (tune in next week for that conversation), a guest asked us what our mission is. In our usual way, we tag-teamed...
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Episode 79
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13:12
Checklist: Pieces To Our Wellness
The title of our podcast, Pieces to Wellness, can be interpreted in several ways. One is that wellness is like a puzzle and the image on the puzzle that we aspire to is different for everyone. Wellness is a broad, holistic concept with many int...
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Episode 78
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30:29
A Path To Freedom w/ Leon Logothetis
Purpose. Joy. Flow. Kindness. Our guest this week is Leon Logothetis, widely known as "the kindness guy." This conversation is sure to boost your spirits, warm your heart, and maybe even inspire some faith in the inherent kindness of humanity.<...
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Episode 77
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42:00
Tune Up- Rumination
This week's episode discusses a common feature of depression and anxiety known as rumination. Rumination is also described as overthinking, and like many other symptoms of depression and anxiety, it tends to fuel itself. Ultimately, when we're ...
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Episode 76
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27:04
Let Healing Begin w/ Annah Elizabeth
Another guest episode! This week we welcome Annah Elizabeth, founder and creator of the Five Facets of Healing Program. Annah's story is truly miraculous. Annah turned her intense personal experiences of loss, betrayal, and grief in...
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Episode 75
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53:46
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
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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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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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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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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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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Episode 69
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39:19