Therapy on the Go
Season 1
by Curtis Media Group
What did you have for dinner last night? Because your eating habits can directly connect to your mood. We've all seen the "You get a little angry when you're hungry... eat a snickers" commercial before, maybe they were kind of telling the truth? That's why Kim Dillon, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC, is here today to tell us and our lovely host Madison the scientific reasoning behind why we need to start eating better to lessen our stress levels. Today's Takeaway: "If you wanna change your mood, start by changing your food."
Vagus Nerve? They definitely don’t teach us enough about this in science class, but it’s something we all have. The vagus nerve acts like a steering wheel for your body’s “rest and digest” system. A healthy vagal tone can help your body bounce back from stress, but when your nervous system is constantly on high alert, it can be harder to calm down than it needs to be. That’s why today’s Therapy Session with Kim Dillon is all about the vagus nerve and some simple tricks you can try to help regulate your nervous system. Today’s Takeaway: “When anxiety starts to crawl, the vagus nerve is who you call.”
Like the song says "lean on me, when you're not strong, I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on." But sometimes it's hard to lean on someone without it getting thrown back on to you. Kim Dillon with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC is here with our host, Madison to discuss the "mental load" parents and partners may feel when they get overwhelmed with all of life's crazy decisions. Today's Takeaway: "A happy home doesn't run on a boss and a helper, it runs on a team! So stop asking for help and start sharing the ownership."
Those ultra-reliable people, the ones constantly on the go and doing stuff for others? Could actually be dealing with High-Functioning anxiety. It might be more obvious than you think, some people might confuse it with striving for success, but the difference between the two is that High-Functioning anxiety is actually being driven by motivation, it's driven by fear of failure. Does this sound like you? Take a listen to this week's therapy on the go with licensed therapist Kim Dillon with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC and our host, Madison, to learn about identifying and breaking this cycle. Today's Takeaway: "Stop just surviving your life and start living it."
Venting 101 with Kim Dillon Venting can amplify your stress more than keeping it inside, so you need space between your workday and your home. Today's Therapy on the Go, Kim Dillon, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC, is here with Madison discuss how motion can change your emotion and the best ways to truly de-stress. Even people who work from home, don't think we forgot about you because we have tips for you too. Today's Takeaway: "Your family deserves your presence, not your leftovers."
It’s officially back-to-school season, and everyone is stressed. It’s a triangle, from parents and teachers to the students, if one side starts to crack, the other two feel the strain immediately. Because anxiety thrives on the unknown, sometimes the best thing you can do is take a step back and give your brain a little sense of control. Don’t worry about the whole school year, or even the whole day. Just focus on the next ten minutes, and how you can make the most of them. If that sounds familiar, Kim Dillon, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC, is here with some top tips to help make this school year a little easier. Today's Takeaway: "We have to remember to protect our kids with a sense of calm, protect our teens with space, and our teachers with patience."
It's time to put the screen down and make some boundaries... On today's Therapy on the Go, Madison is talking with Kim Dillon, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC, about the importance of putting our phones away. Stop comparing your life to the ones of your friends, classmates, or even the influencers on your feed because no one posts the bad things in their lives on the internet. Today's Takeaway: "Protect your peace by breaking up your day with no screens for the first 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes before bed. Control your scroll, or it will control you."
Do you know the 4 mistaken goals of behavior? Well, Kim Dillon, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC, sure does, and she's giving Madison and YOU the cheat code every parent needs or has needed once in their life. Because a hurting child hurts others, and we need to acknowledge their pain and allow a connection before correction. Today's Takeaway: "Your own emotional reaction is the confidence; when you stop reacting to the behavior and start responding to the need, the misbehavior will take care of itself."
Does it seem like every Sunday evening you are dreading the work week ahead of you?Well today's Therapy on the Go with Kim Dillon, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC, calls it the Sunday Scaries its that feeling of anticipatory anxiety, which is your body sounding the alarm for a battle that hasn't even happened yet. Todays Takeaway: Remember that Monday will have its own trouble and that Sunday belongs to you, because a well rested you is much better equipped to handle Monday than an exhausted and anxious you.
Does it seem like its a force of tension in the summer for us parents with our kids? It's almost like a trigger for us when they are doing absolutely nothing and not being productive around the house! Well, today's Therapy On The Go with Kim Dillon, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with Therapeutic Partners, PLLC, is going to talk about what we should do when we are thinking like that. Todays Takeaway: Our children's worth shouldn't be measured by a to-do list... rest isn't always a reward but it is a biological necessity for everyone.