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Jody Moore is a life coach, writer, podcast host and even a “mind ninja” according to her extremely successful website http://boldnewmom.com Jody has created a program designed for women who understand that being emotionally strong, confident, and happy is the best thing that they can do for themselves, and for their families. Jody says there is no parenting advice on her podcast, because it’s “all about you Mom.” Jody believes that when you are your strongest self, you’ll know and find exactly what you need to be the best mom, and woman, that you can be. Jody is hosting one of her popular “ask Jody anything” public calls on March 22nd at 9 AM PST, visit her page for more information, and be sure to subscribe to Jody’s podcast, Bold New Mom. This episode is brought to you by Bloom for Women, a program developed specifically for women to help them recover from the trauma associated with betrayal, whether it be betrayal from a spouse who has a pornography or sex addiction, or from the emotional betrayal of an affair or compulsive lying. Please visit bloomforwomen.com/ref/virtualcouch and use coupon code virtualcouch for one month of free access to their evidence-based programs, and community designed to help heal, and recover from betrayal trauma. This episode is also brought to you by pathbackrecovery.com Tony Overbay's program for helping overcome pornography addiction, and finally by elis-extracts, the all-natural, organic shave cream scented with essential oils. Use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off your entire order.

Studies show that we tell lies every day. Some are simple, harmless white lies, "do these jeans make me look fat" but for some, lying is a compulsion, for others is may be signs of a personality disorder. In this episode Tony takes a look at why we lie, the types of lies we tell, what they tell us about the liar, and how we can try and bring more honesty into our lives. This episode is brought to you by Bloom for Women, a program developed specifically for women to help them recover from the trauma associated with betrayal, whether it be betrayal from a spouse who has a pornography or sex addiction, or from the emotional betrayal of an affair or compulsive lying. Please visit https://www.bloomforwomen.com/ref/virtualcouch and use coupon code virtualcouch for one month of free access to their evidence-based programs, and community designed to help heal, and recover from betrayal trauma. This episode is also brought to you by http://pathbackrecovery.com Tony Overbay's program for helping overcome pornography addiction, and finally by http://elis-extracts, the all-natural, organic shave cream scented with essential oils. Use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off your entire order.

Shelly Aldrich, LMFT, and one of the founders of Bridges Counseling Center (www.bridgescounselingcenter.com) gives an easy-to-understand view of where anxiety comes from, the purpose that it serves, how it manifests itself in our daily lives and more importantly how to deal with anxiety while it's happening. She also discusses solid strategies to help lessen day-to-day anxiety. This episode is brought to you by Bloom for Women, a program developed specifically for women to help them recover from the trauma associated with betrayal, whether it be betrayal from a spouse who has a pornography or sex addiction, or from the emotional betrayal of an affair or compulsive lying. Please visit https://www.bloomforwomen.com/ref/virtualcouch and use coupon code virtualcouch for one month of free access to their evidence-based programs, and community designed to help heal, and recover from betrayal trauma. This episode is also brought to you by http://pathbackrecovery.com Tony Overbay's program for helping overcome pornography addiction, and finally by http://elis-extracts, the all-natural, organic shave cream scented with essential oils. Use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off your entire order.

There’s a lot of talk in the news of narcissism. Many people in powerful positions, i.e. politicians, actors, CEOs of large companies, appear to be impervious to the thoughts of others, often being praised for their ability to put their heads down and power through, letting nothing get in their way. And while this may get them ahead in their chosen professions, it can be absolutely devastating to their relationships, often leaving massive destruction in their wake. Sexual harassment allegations are everywhere, and many of the accused appear to lack complete awareness of the significance of their accusations or of the feelings of their victims. Many of these traits are classic symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). In this episode Tony takes a deep dive into NPD, it’s symptomology, and how to work with a narcissist. This episode is brought to you by Bloom, a program developed specifically for women to help them recovery from the trauma associated with betrayal, whether it be betrayal from a spouse who has a pornography or sex addiction, or from emotional betrayal of an affair or compulsive lying. Please visit http://bloomforwomen.com and use coupon code virtualcouch for one month of free access to their evidence-based program to help heal, and recover from betrayal trauma. This episode is also brought to you by http://pathbackrecovery.com Tony’s program for helping overcome pornography addiction, and finally by http://elis-extracts, the all-natural, organic shave cream scented with essential oils. Use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off your entire order.

Part 2 of Tony's interview with psychic medium and intuitive counselor Julie Christensen plus at the end of the interview Tony includes Julie's reading on Tony. Julie Christensen is the owner of Luminous Passages http://luminouspassages.com where she helps others through the use of mediumship. She is receptive to the frequency and energy of Spirit. Julie had some mediumistic experiences as a child and earlier in her adulthood but really developed her skills in the past five years through study, practice and doing her own healing work. She has gone from being what you could call a skeptic to fully embracing her abilities as a psychic medium. In pt1 of her interview, Julie takes us through her early years and her brief encounters with spirits, as well as through her own "awakening" that eventually led to the formation of her Luminous Passages practice. Julie will be hosting "An Evening with Spirits" on February 10, 2018 in Rocklin, CA, you can find out more about the event on her website http://luminouspassages.com This episode is brought to you by Eli's Extracts all-natural, organic shave cream, use coupon code "virtualcouch" at http://elis-extracts.com for 25% off your order. And visit http://pathbackrecovery.com for more information about Tony's online pornography addiction recovery program.

Julie Christensen is a licensed marriage and family therapist, as well as a psychic medium and intuitive counselor. She is also the owner of Luminous Passages http://luminouspassages.com where she helps others through the use of mediumship. She is receptive to the frequency and energy of Spirit. Julie had some mediumistic experiences as a child and earlier in her adulthood but really developed her skills in the past five years through study, practice and doing her own healing work. She has gone from being what you could call a skeptic to fully embracing her abilities as a psychic medium. In pt1 of her interview, Julie takes us through her early years and her brief encounters with spirits, as well as through her own "awakening" that eventually led to the formation of her Luminous Passages practice. Julie will be hosting "An Evening with Spirits" on February 10, 2018 in Rocklin, CA, you can find out more about the event on her website. This episode is brought to you by Eli's Extracts all-natural, organic shave cream, use coupon code "virtualcouch" at http://elis-extracts.com for 25% off your order. And visit http://pathbackrecovery.com for more information about Tony's online pornography addiction recovery program.

What is “Impostor Syndrome” and how is it affecting you? Impostor syndrome is the belief that whether at work, or at home, when you try to do something different, somebody is going to tap you on the shoulder and tell you that you’ve been exposed! You’ve been figured out! You really aren’t the person who can change, you’re not the competent employee, or CEO, athlete or politician. Tony digs deep into where those negative stories that your mind in constantly telling you come from and how to move them on through your head without getting caught up in their negativity and unproductivity. This episode is sponsored by The Path Back, Tony’s online pornography addiction recovery program, http://pathbacrecovery.com and Eli’s Extracts all-natural, organic shave cream, use coupon code “virtualcouch” at http://elis-extracts.com to save 25% off your entire order. And visit http://virtualcouch.xyz to catch up on back episodes, or simply find The Virtual Couch podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Tony interviews Joshua Shea, Joshua is the author of: The Addiction Nobody Will Talk about: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships. You can order Joshua's book on Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com. Joshua Shea seemingly had it all. A loving wife, two children, and a supportive extended family. In 2010, after nearly fifteen years working his way up the journalism ladder, he launched a lifestyle magazine in his hometown. Within a year, he was one of the founders of Central Maine's largest film festival and had won a seat on the City Council in Auburn, Maine. Accolades, including receiving the Key to the City and being called one of the "Next 10 People Shaping Maine's Economy" by a state newspaper followed. Life as he knew it came to a screeching halt when he was arrested on a charge of underage pornography possession in 2014. Shea was convicted and served six months in jail in early 2016. Following his arrest, he sought help and treatment through intense one-on-one therapy, group therapy, and at inpatient rehab facilities. You can find tools for recovery at Joshua's site recoveringpornaddict.com and you can also visit Tony's porn and compulsive sexual behavior program pathbackrecovery.com to help you break free from the chains of porn addiction today! This episode is sponsored by Eli's Extracts, all natural shave cream, use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off your order.

Tony gives an outline of the evidence-based couples counseling theory Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) originally developed by Sue Johnson. EFT uses attachment theory principals to help create an entirely new, and immediately effective, way to communicate with your partner, your children, your employees, anyone in your life. Tony uses EFT with dozens a couples every week in his private practice and has helped hundreds of couples reconnect and experience joy in their relationships that they never felt was possible. This episode is sponsored by Eli’s Extracts, all natural, organic shave cream, use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off any order at www.elis-extracts.com and pathbackrecovery.com, Tony’s online pornography addiction recovery program. Also, if you’re looking for internet monitoring software for the entire family, go to http://www.covenanteyes.com/ and use coupon code virtualcouch to start monitoring all of your devices today.

Learn how to be a better, more effective parent while helping your children develop inner wealth, confidence and an overall positive view on life while still offering clear boundaries and consequences! Sound impossible? Are you reading this and thinking "and then I'll grow a money tree and a unicorn will fly by on a rainbow!?" This episode WILL help you improve your parenting immediately, and give you tools for long-term success and sanity. Tony will give you the tools to immediately bring hope, and positivity, into your parenting as he goes deep with The Nurtured Heart Approach, an evidence-based parenting technique that he not only uses with his own kids but he also teaches to parents, schools and corporations as a better way to communicate, period! This episode is sponsored by Eli’s Extracts, all natural, organic shave cream, use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off any order at www.elis-extracts.com and pathbackrecovery.com, Tony’s online pornography addiction recovery program. Also, if you’re looking for internet monitoring software for the entire family, go to http://www.covenanteyes.com/ and use coupon code virtualcouch to start monitoring all of your devices today.

Tis' the season...for setting New Year's Resolutions. Tony tackles the top resolutions, why people do or don't set resolutions and how to be successful if you are one who sets New Year's Resolutions. This episode is brought to you by Eli's Extracts all-natural, organic shaving cream, use coupon code virtualcouch when ordering from elis-extracts.com for 25% off you order and covenanteyes.com, the most thorough internet filtering and accountability software on the market. Use coupon code virtualcouch when signing up to support the podcast. Visit http://virtualcouch.xyz to submit your questions for Tony, to suggest topics and guests or to contribute to the podcast.

Parenting Magic's Robyn Copa moves from the interviewer to the interviewee in this episode of the Virtual Couch. Robyn, who interviewed Tony for her site (the audio of that interview is in Ep18) works for Parenting Magic, a site designed to help people become better parents, and Robyn lives what she teaches. Robyn talks about what led her from a career as a successful high school teacher to a company focusing on how to better teach kids using the latest in brain research to now interviewing people for Parenting Magic and helping them become better parents. Robyn goes through her journey on how she, and her husband Carleton, have used outside-of-the box techniques to discover what each one of their children need in order to not only survive, but thrive. You can find Parenting Magic here https://www.facebook.com/parentingmagic/ This episode is sponsored by Eli’s Extracts, all natural, organic shave cream, use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off any order at www.elis-extracts.com and pathbackrecovery.com, Tony’s online pornography addiction recovery program. Also, if you’re looking for internet monitoring software for the entire family, go to http://www.covenanteyes.com/ and use coupon code virtualcouch to start monitoring all of your devices today.

Is pornography an addiction? Some scientists argue that to be classified as an addiction there must be the introduction of an external chemical to the body. Tony takes on this argument and breaks down two articles that talk about how pornography affects the brain and why we need to have discussions about the negative impact of pornography early and often. Even if you are not directly affected by the negative impacts of pornography please take a moment to listen to this powerful episode, Tony provides some useful tips and tools to battle pornography addiction. Special thanks to fightthenewdrug.org for their research. This episode is sponsored by Eli’s Extracts, all natural, organic shave cream, use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off any order at www.elis-extracts.com and pathbackrecovery.com, Tony’s online pornography addiction recovery program. Also, if you’re looking for internet monitoring software for the entire family, go to http://www.covenanteyes.com/ and use coupon code virtualcouch to start monitoring all of your devices today.

Tony talks with Derek Wessman, an American living in Japan. Derek spent two years in Japan in his late teens learning the language and the culture. He married a Japanese woman and moved to Japan 13 years ago and now hosts a local TV program and is involved in Japanese politics. Tony talks to Derek about living abroad, being in earthquake country, the challenges of adapting to a society steeped in tradition and culture, and they take a deep dive into the significance of Japanese food. This episode is sponsored by elis-extracts.com, an all-natural, organic shave cream, use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off your order and by the internet filtering software covenanteyes.com, use code virtualcouch to support the podcast.

Tony answers a couple of frequently asked questions from listeners including: is it normal for a parent to have a favorite child, does internet filtering software work, what's up with the scabby face when one google's your name, and is it ever too late for a career change? This episode is sponsored by elis-extracts.com use coupon code virtualcouch for 25% off any order and by Covenant Eyes covenanteyes.com internet filtering software, use code virtualcouch when signing up for service to support the Virtual Couch podcast.