RECOVERable: Mental Health and Addiction Experts Answer Your Questions
RECOVERable features conversations with top experts in mental health, addiction recovery, and emotional wellbeing. Each episode answers the internet’s most-asked questions about topics like anxiety, trauma, relapse, and self-growth, breaking them down into clear, relatable insights you can actually use. No jargon. No judgment. Just expert-backed guidance to help you understand and take control of your mental health.
Episodes
18 episodes
Forced Treatment: Does Coerced Recovery Actually Work? (Part 2)
Description: How do you know when you’ve finally reached the point where you can't do it alone? For many, the realization doesn't come from a "lightbulb moment," but from the exhaustion of repeating the same mistakes while expecting different r...
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Addiction Treatment Levels of Care: What You Actually Need to Know (Part 1)
Navigating the world of addiction and mental health treatment can feel like learning a completely different language when you are already at your breaking point. How do you know if you need a "hospital level" of care or if weekly therapy is eno...
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38:54
Passive Suicidal Ideation: When You "Wish You Didn't Wake Up" (Part 2)
Thoughts of suicide are not uncommon and can be a part of the human experience for many individuals at various points in their lives. In Part 2 of this series, host Terry McGuire welcomes back Dr. Sara Kohlbeck, PhD, a public health researcher ...
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How to Talk to Someone Who is Suicidal: What to Say and Do (Part 1)
CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation, which may be difficult for some listeners; if you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a crisis hotline like 988."Wh...
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What Living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is Really Like (Part 2)
Living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often feels like being "screamed at by your brain" while trying to navigate everyday life. In this deeply personal and educational episode, we go beyond the "scary" stereotypes to reveal ...
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Living with BPD: The Truth About Borderline Personality Disorder (Part 1)
Stop the stigma. Sage Nestler, MSW, an LGBTQ+ mental health specialist and leading educator on BPD, joins the podcast to pull back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions. Often villainized or confused with narciss...
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43:34
Is Depression Curable? A Therapist on Medication, Spirituality, and Hope (Part 2)
"The second I feel that I am cured and it no longer exists, is the moment that it invites itself back in." In the conclusion of our powerful conversation, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselo...
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What Depression Actually Feels Like (A Therapist’s Story) (Part 1)
Ever stared at your to-do list and wondered, "Am I depressed or am I just lazy?". You're definitely not the only one searching for that answer. In this episode of RECOVERable, host Terry McGuire is joined by Aja Chavez to peel back the layers o...
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50:45
Why You Shut Down After Conflict (And How to Stop the Cycle) (Part 2)
Stop being the thermometer that reads the room and start being the thermostat that sets the temperature. In this deep dive, emotional regulation expert Alyssa Blask Campbell (New York Times Bestselling Author and CEO of Seed & Coach) reveal...
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41:18
How to Reset Your Nervous System | Stop Reacting & Start Responding (Part 1)
Stop reacting and start responding. Emotional development expert Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., explains how to understand and fix your unique nervous system today. Feeling overwhelmed, snappy, or like you're constantly "treading water" j...
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54:11
Why Addiction Relapse Happens & How to Prevent It (Part 2)
Relapse isn’t failure — it’s feedback. This conversation explores why relapse is a normal part of addiction recovery and how to use it as data to build a powerful relapse‑prevention plan.Find mental health and addiction treatment near yo...
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41:36
What Is Addiction? Signs, Causes & How to Overcome It (Part 1)
Addiction isn’t a moral failing — it’s a chronic brain disorder that hijacks your reward circuitry and turns coping into compulsion. In this episode, Dr. Jasleen Chhatwal unpacks what addiction really is and why so many people use substances or...
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52:29
ADHD vs Anxiety? Discover Time Blindness & Body Doubling Tricks (Part 2)
ADHD isn’t laziness; it’s a neurodevelopmental difference that affects attention, executive function and impulse control. In this eye‑opening conversation with child psychologist Dr. Carrie Jackson, we explore what ADHD really is and why many p...
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45:54
ADHD vs Distraction | How to Know & Get Properly Diagnosed (Part 1)
Wonder if your forgetfulness and zoning out is ADHD or just distraction? In this episode of Recovery, child psychologist and ADHD expert Dr. Carrie Jackson explains what ADHD really feels like and why it’s often underdiagnosed in women and BIPO...
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34:55
15 DBT Skills for a Life Worth Living | Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Explained (Part 2)
Struggling to manage emotions, stress or relationships? Discover how DBT skills like mindfulness, radical acceptance and validation can transform your life. In this episode, psychologist Dr. Kiki Felling breaks down Dialectical Behavior Therapy...
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43:38
What is DBT? | Dialectical Behavior Therapy Explained (Part 1)
📝 Description: Discover how dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) transforms insight into action and helps you ride out emotional storms. Clinical psychologist Dr. Kiki Fehling shares her personal journey—from using DBT skills to recove...
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35:18
Healing Complex Trauma: Break People‑Pleasing & Rewire Your Brain (Part 2)
Ever wonder why you keep repeating the same painful patterns even when you know better? Trauma therapist Laurel Vander Torn reveals that trauma is more than a single event – it’s a disconnect between what your mind knows and what your body feel...
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What Is Trauma? Therapist Explains Signs, Healing & EMDR Therapy (Part 1)
Is trauma only for combat veterans? Or could it be shaping your life without you even realizing it? In this powerful episode of Recoverable, licensed family therapist Laurel van der Toorn joins Terry to unpack the internet’s most searched quest...
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