You Need Therapy
by iHeartPodcastsKathryn DeFatta, who has earned her Masters of Education from Vanderbilt University in Human Development Counseling, is inviting you into conversations around what it’s like to live fully in a world where we’ve become accustomed to shut parts of ourselves off. Here you will find a space that welcomes in discomfort, tough questions, and hard truths, all while showing how to find joy through it all.
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Episodes
Couch Talks: I Don’t Want to be the Gut Health Guru Anymore!
15m · PublishedCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answered questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, Kat talks about ways to respond to friends and family when they want to talk about things you no longer want to talk about in recovery.
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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The Urge to Merge: Anxious Attachment in Dating with Jessica Baum
43m · PublishedThis week we are back talking about one of our favorite topics with the help of fellow licensed mental health counselor, Jessica Baum. Jessica is the founder ofThe Relationship Institute of Palm Beach and her work is focused on developing a meaningful connection with oneself and in understanding our own core patterns so that we can better understand how we relate in our relationships. She recently came out with a new book Anxiously Attached to offer a roadmap to help you go from anxiously attached to building strong, secure relationships.
In this episode we hear Jessica's take on Attachment Theory, talk about the "anxious avoidant dance", and discuss how one's insecure attachment can be affected by using dating apps.
Learn more about Jessica HERE.
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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Couch Talks: NEDA Week - Orthorexia
15m · PublishedCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected].
This week, however, Kat is taking time to celebrate National Eating Disorder Awareness (NEDA) Week by talking about a form of disordered eating that gets overlooked very easily. Orthorexia is a type of disordered eating where someone becomes obsessed with the health of foods. It is not yet recognized in the DSM (diagnostic statistical manual for mental health disorders) but regardless this type of obsession with food/health can lead to an official diagnosis of an eating disorder a couple of different ways.
Resources for eating disorders - Books:
Life Without Ed
Feed Yourself
Body Image Workbook
Social Media Accounts:
@meanttoeat
@Yrfatfriend
@Victoriabrowne
Full Orthorexia Episode: Orthorexia + Whole30
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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Do Self Help Books Really Help? With Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg
47m · PublishedThis week Kat is joined by not one but two guests, Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer. Jolenta and Kristen both consider themselves advice critics.They spent years living by and critiquing advice from self-help books for their podcastBy The Bookand now they’re ready to discuss wellness-related questions and help debunk all the self-help myths and promises in their new podcast,How To Be Finewhich premiered on February 23rd. In this episode, Kat, Jolenta, & Kristen talk about their experiences- what they thought was all BS, what they learned, what worked, and what was just weird.
Follow Jolenta: @jolenta_g
Follow Kristen: @k10meinzer
Check out How To Be Fine: @howtobefinepod
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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Couch Talks: How Do I Tell If I Am Being Scammed?
22m · PublishedCouch Talks is the special bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week Kat gives some quick things to consider to help differentiate between what things that are being sold to us on social media are legit and what ones are not as necessary as they look.
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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The Difference Between: Therapy + TV Therapy And Why No Isn't Always a Complete Sentence
47m · PublishedThis week, Tara Booker is back for another installment of “The Difference Between,” a series where we break down the difference between a mental health related topic and how it shows up in pop culture. This week we rolled it back to the basics and talked about what therapy really is versuses how some popular tv shows portray it. Spoiler: It isn’t just us nodding our heads and asking you how you feel and it also isn’t us telling you what to do!
Then we breakdown why sometimes “No” is a complete sentence and why sometimes its helpful to offer more information when setting a boundary. It all goes back to the grey nuanced reality of what relationships really are- and there isn’t a right way that works all of the time!
Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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Couch Talks: Can I Leave My Family Group Chat?
11m · PublishedCouch Talks is the special bonus episode of You Need Therapy that comes out every Wednesday where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week a listener writes in about the triggering content around diet and exercise that is constantly being brought up in her family’s group chat. Kat talks about ways to confront or “carefront” the issue and things to consider when struggling to feel confident sticking up for yourself!
Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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It's Giving Unethical: When Influencers Go Too Far, with Caroline Shermer MS, RDN, CEDS
1h 4m · PublishedThe conversation that has been living rent free in Kat's head for months is now here. And she is THRILLED to have Registered Dietitian AND Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, Caroline Shermer, here to process it all with her. In this episode Kat and Caroline talk about their frustration felt while watching vulnerable populations who are desperate for help be taken advantage of by creative social media marketing tactics. You'll also hear about the latest buzzwords that are being co-opted by influencers (hello gut microbiome) to catch your attention and sell you anything and everything you don't need. Lastly, they discuss how they individually have learned to maintain their own moral and ethical guidelines while engaging in social media in their respective businesses.
More about Caroline: Caroline provides nutrition counseling empowering her clients to discover all they are meant to be and meant to eat apart from their eating disorder. She sees clients virtually nationwide and in person in Nashville TN at her private practice, Meant To Eat Nutrition Counseling. You can find her on meanttoeat.com and@meanttoeat on Instagram!
Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta
Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast
Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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Couch Talks: Are There Things That Are Universally Traumatic?
6m · PublishedCouch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to [email protected]. This week, Kat talks about the importance of allowing individuals to identify and describe their own experiences, especially when it comes to trauma.
Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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Maybe She's Born with It — Maybe It's a Result of Her Little T Trauma
50m · PublishedThis week Kat is diving into the type of trauma that tends to get lost, ignored, and easily overlooked. There is a kind of trauma often labeled as "little t" that doesn't look like the typical large scale events you can easily pin point. When this type of trauma is experienced, usually, you'll be able to see the effects of the experience before you recognize the significance. Which is why so many people walk into therapy for the first time looking for relief from a symptom but assuming the problem is them— not something they went through. Listen this week to gain a better understanding of what types of things CAN be traumatic for individuals. Our hope is having a broader idea of the things that can alter the way we respond to the world, can offer both empathy and compassion for our struggles AND opportunities for healing.
Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta
Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast
Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: [email protected]
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
Produced by: @HoustonTilley
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You Need Therapy has 399 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 208:18:30. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 22nd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 18th, 2024 08:42.
