What if the patterns shaping your life aren’t actually who you are—but adaptations you learned along the way?

In this episode of The Approach Podcast, Cassidy and Christopher sit down with Tanya Dantus, LMFT, SEP—psychotherapist, author, speaker, and creator of the RIFRA Method—for a conversation exploring trauma, identity, belonging, boundaries, and the patterns that can quietly shape how we experience ourselves and the world around us.

Together, we examine what happens when awareness alone isn’t enough. Tanya takes us deeper into the relationship between the mind and body, nervous-system responses, inherited and relational patterns, and the process of reclaiming our voice and capacity for choice.

We also explore Tanya’s RIFRA Method: Root → Impact → Feel → Reflect → Ac ...