Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women
Summary: Listen in as therapists, coaches, writers, and other experts explore the inner lives of women: their struggles, fears, hopes, & dreams. This podcast is about cultivating a conversation around the uncomfortable, uncertain, and unknown aspects of a woman's experience. Through interviews and stories, Lourdes Viado, PhD, MFT goes beneath the surface and takes a deeper look at relationships, motherhood, self-acceptance, authenticity, aging, healing, suffering, loss, and other areas connected to the emotional and psychological well-being of women. We will be exploring conversation around the entire experience of being a woman, with all its different aspects.
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107: Faces of the Divine Feminine: Maiden, Mother, Queen, and Crone
In this episode of Women In-Depth Dr. Viado speaks with Gary Alexander about the experience of therapy through the lens of depth psychology. Gary shares how he was drawn to depth psychology; how it informs his life and the work he does with clients. He also explains how symptoms are not necessarily the problems we think they are, but messengers from psyche (soul).
105: Everyday Codependency
In this week’s episode, Dr. Stacey Shelby describes the psychology of romantic love from a depth psychological perspective. Using the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche as a lens for understanding the meaning and purpose of romantic love, she describes how Psyche’s experiences parallel our own responses to romantic love; and deepen our understanding of how the inevitable challenges of romantic love summon us into intimate relationship with our inner selves.
This week’s episode of Women In-Depth we speak with Nicole Liloia, Business Coach and Strategist enlightening us on the career, business and life burnout so many women deal with on a constant basis. We have unknowingly become experts at sabotaging ourselves; whether in our careers, or personal lives. We will discuss several ways we sabotage, how to notice it and what to do in response to create a richer and more fulfilled life.
102: Understanding Low Sexual Desire
Our culture often associates negativity with aging. We dread what may come with age, despite mounting evidence that our worse fears are less likely than we think. Join Dr. Viado this week as she and Dr. Susan Stewart discuss negative cultural messaging; the different dimensions of aging; and our lives in review.
For the 100th episode of Women In Depth, we’ve returned to our roots in a discussion with Dr. Stacey Shelby about the wild woman archetype and her bewildering and beautiful manifestation in our lives.
When Sarah Shockley was diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, her entire life changed. Due to acute, chronic pain, she found herself fighting and enduring every day. What began as a battle became a journey of understanding for in the hopes of healing and ultimately living a fuller life. She's the author of The Pain Companion: Everyday Wisdom For Living With and Moving Beyond Chronic Pain. Sarah is a multiple award-winning producer and director of educational films, including Dancing From The Inside Out.
As she confronted stagnant energy in the form of her own clutter, Michael Spencer unearthed a new, soulful approach to the flourishing minimalism movement. Using her background as a mental health counselor, Michael developed and founded Let’s Purify, an online service dedicated to purifying our living spaces, personal energy, and the planet. Let’s Purify helps people release attachment to accumulated belongings and experience greater freedom.
Jodie Gale’s work surrounding bodies and food began long before her training as a soul-centered psychotherapist, counselor and eating disorder therapist. Jodie’s path stems from her own recovery from bulimia, addiction and childhood interpersonal trauma. This week Jodie and Dr. Viado resume their conversation about disordered eating and recovery specifically through the lens of internal and external weight discrimination. For full show notes visit www.womenindepth.com
Dr. Anders Beier is the co-founder and COO of the London-based non-profit The Centre for Technology Awareness. He works with couples and individuals treating depression, anxiety and life changes near Aspen, CO. This week, he and Dr. Viado resume their discussion about technology, focusing on the complications of parenting in the information age; brain chemistry changes with technology use; and developing boundaries with personal devices. For full show notes visit www.womenindepth.com
Janet Lucy (founder and director of Women’s Creative Network) and Terri Allison (founder and executive director of Storyteller Children’s Center) started formulating the idea for their book Moon Mother, Moon Daughter almost twenty years ago, when their daughters were still young. This week, the co-authors join Dr. Viado to discuss how their desire to share their own experiences of womanhood with their own daughters developed into the spiritually focused coming-of-age guide they jointly authored.
Allison Quadhammer, M.S., D.C. is living a fine life and she has some insight on how you might too. Her exploration of her own chaotic childhood led her to a master's degree in communications (the basis of healthy relationships), a doctorate in chiropractic (the basis of healthy bodies) and advanced training in neurology (the basis of healthy minds). Allison believes that in rethinking our distorted perceptions, we may accomplish clarity and attain a fine life.
Dr. Deb Butler is a board certified chiropractor and acupuncturist, a certified nutritionist and master life and weight loss coach who helps women from all walks of life going through menopause end their struggle with weight. Dr. Deb Butler utilizes a blend of brain science, nutrition, physiology, life coaching and life lessons to help clients embrace real weight loss starting from the inside.
