Therapist Uncensored Podcast
Learn to use the sciences of the mind to help you understand what makes you emotionally tick. Two Austin therapists and their world-recognized guest experts break down the research in modern attachment, relational neuroscience and trauma in a challenging but entertaining format to keep you off autopilot and moving towards closer connections. www.therapistuncensored.com
AEDP Therapy: Engaging with Emotions & Experiences with Dr. Diana Fosha (251)
Understanding Post-Election Distress – with Michael Hilgers (straight white guy) (250)
Secure Relating & the Election: Fostering Connection in Political Division (249)
LIVE from KUYA Wellness: A Discussion on Secure Relating & Tough Conversations (248)
New Frontiers of Adult ADHD James Ochoa (247)
Challenging Defenses: An Introduction to Experiential Dynamic Therapies (EDTS): (246)
Liberating Marginalized Couples from Relational and Systemic Trauma with Akilah Riley-Richardson (245)
Therapeutic Psychedelics: Discernment, Science, and the Need for Theory with Nigel Denning (244)
Improv: Fostering Connection in Challenging Conversations (243)
Protection or Connection? Neural Pathways & Regulation Basics – Replay (242)
Journey to Self-Discovery: Navigating Identity & Mental Health as a Korean American Immigrant Hyeseung Song (241)
Addiction, Attachment & the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model with Jan Winhall – Replay (240)
Episode Swap: Secure Relating with Ann & Sue on The Baffling Behavior Show (239)
Managing Intense Feelings for Kids and Grownups with Lindsey Kealey (Replay) – (238)
Security Individually, Relationally, and in Community with Ann & Sue 3 of 3 (237)
Shifting Activation Levels: Part II of Secure Relating with Ann & Sue (236)
Holding Your Own – Behind the Scenes and Part I of Secure Relating with Ann & Sue (235)
Integrative Attachment Therapy with Dr. David Elliott (234)
Information Processing: Sunglasses, Early Attachment & More with Ann & Sue (233)
The Neuroscience Behind Our Collective Dysregulation: Navigating Today’s Social Crisis (232)
Hypnosis for Healing: Understanding the Powerful Science with Dr. David Spiegel (231)
Mind, Body, Heart, Spirit: Embodying Liberation Psychology with Dr. Shena Young (230)
Setting Boundaries that Stick with Juliane Taylor Shore (229)
Decolonizing Mental Health Delivery with Melody Li (Part 2, Episode 228)
Decolonizing Mental Health Delivery with Melody Li (Part 1, Episode 227)
Love Letter To Group Psychotherapy (Replay – Episode 226)
A Neuroscience-Proven Expressive Writing Protocol with Dr. James Pennebaker (225)
How Good Boundaries Actually Bring Us Closer, with Juliane Taylor Shore – REPLAY (224)
Believing Chronic Fatigue – Living with Long Covid, ME/CFS (Myalgic Encepholomyelitis) and Hard to Diagnose Chronic Illnesses (223)
Trailblazers in Love: Understanding & Advocating for the LGBTQ+ Community with Jeff Lutes (222)
TU 2023 Year in Review: Building Internalized Secure Voices (221)
Healing Body-Focused Repetitive Behavioral Disorders with Stacy Nakell – Replay – (220)
Ditching Invulnerability: Embracing Our Most Authentic Selves (219)
Cultivating Secure Relating – TU Updates & Book Sneak Peeks with Ann & Sue (218)
The Amygdala Unpacked with Dr. Joseph LeDoux – Replay (217)
Attachment-Focused EMDR – Tools & Techniques to Heal Trauma with Dr. Laurel Parnell – Replay (216)
Attachment, Stress & Bootstraps – The Intersection of Poverty & Mental Health with Dr. Sharon Lambert – Replay (215)
Internal Family Systems (IFS), Neuroplasticity and Attachment with Dr. Frank Anderson – REPLAY (214)
Clarity, Healing & Purpose is Less Than a Minute Away, the Power of Awe with Jake Eagle (213)
In Each Other’s Care: Building & Sustaining Healthy Relationships with Stan Tatkin (212)
You Are Kenough: Liz Plank joins to unpack the Barbie Movie, Secure Relating, Gender Roles & Patriarchy (211) Bonus Episode
Working with Attachment Trauma Using Lessons from the AAP, Failed Mourning, Disorganized/Dysregulated Attachment with Dr. Carol George (210)
Back to Basics: Understanding All Things Attachment with Ann & Sue (209)
Secure Attachment & Recognizing Secure States of Mind with Ann & Sue (208)
Awe: A Powerful Tool for Collective Healing with Dr. Dacher Keltner (Series SRIW, Ep 6, 207)
Healing Intergenerational and Ancestral Trauma with Linda Thai (Series SRIW, Ep 5, 206)
Let’s talk about it: A Pathway for Conversations & Meaningful Change on Climate with Dr. Anna Graybeal (Series SRIW, Ep 4, 205)
Racial Trauma: Challenges to Traditional Therapy, Part 2 of 2 (SRIW Series, Ep 3, 204)
Navigating Racial Trauma & Identity with Gliceria Pérez & Debra Chatman-Finley Part 1 (SRIW Series, Ep 1, 203)
Intergenerational Conversation on Climate with a Young Adult Homesteader (Secure Relating in an Insecure World, new series) Ep.202
Interpreting Dreams with a Jungian Lens: Unlocking a World Within Ourselves (201)
Dreams: What do they really mean? An open discussion with Ann & Sue (200)
Exploring Internal Working Models with Ann & Sue (199)
A Client’s Perspective on EMDR with Dr. Deborah Korn & Michael Baldwin (198)
What Tiny Humans Can Teach Us About Adult Relating, with Neonatal Therapist Sue Ludwig (197)
Training Your Brain & Body to Thrive During Stress with Dr. Elizabeth A Stanley – REPLAY (196)
Whole Brain Living, Psychology + Neuroanatomy + Spirit with Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor – REPLAY (195)
Calling In the Call-Out Culture with Loretta J. Ross – REPLAY (194)
Addiction, Attachment & the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model with Jan Winhall (193)
Relationship-based Parenting: An Integration of Neurobiology, Attachment, Regulation & Discipline (192)
Attachment, Stress & Bootstraps – The Intersection of Poverty & Mental Health with Dr. Sharon Lambert (191)
Secure Relating, Not the Same as Secure Attachment with Ann & Sue (190)
Healing Body-Focused Repetitive Behavioral Disorders with Stacy Nakell (189)
Mistaken Assumptions to Re-Examine for Relational Connection w Ann and Sue (188)
Connecting with Your Unconscious to Understand Your Defenses Session 5 of 5 – (187)
Harnessing Healthy Aggression with Jeanne Bunker, Session 4 of 5 (186)
Navigating Power Dynamics, Disarming Human Defenses with Ann & Sue: Session 3 of 5 (185)
Our Friend the Hippocampus: Disarming Human Defenses with Ann & Sue, Session 2 of 5 (184)
Disarming Human Defenses, a Series with Ann & Sue: Session 1 of 5 (183)
Internal Family Systems (IFS), Neuroplasticity and Attachment with Dr. Frank Anderson (182)
Managing Traumatic Stress as it Occurs (Peritraumatic Growth) with Dr. Arielle Schwartz (181)
The Science of Trust and Attachment with Dr. Steve Finn (180)
From Toxic Individualism to Relational Security with Terry Real (179)
It’s Not Communication You Need, it’s Connection – with Guest John Howard (178)
Find Your Focus & Own Your Attention with Dr. Amishi Jha (177)
Attachment in Polyamory & Consensual Non-Monogamous Relationships with Jessica Fern (176)
Harnessing Fierce Self-Compassion to Speak Up & Claim Your Power with Dr. Kristin Neff (175)
The Amygdala Unpacked with Dr. Joseph LeDoux (174)
The Neurobiology of Threat Impacts Your Relationships, Ann and Sue Update You on the Latest (173)
Training Your Brain & Body to Thrive During Stress with Dr. Elizabeth A Stanley (172)
Family Reconciliation & Writing to Heal Trauma, an Update with Laura Davis, co-author of the classic Courage to Heal (171)
Attachment-Focused EMDR – Tools & Techniques to Heal Trauma with Dr. Laurel Parnell (170)
Sue and Ann Explore Self Criticism and Internal Scripts (Ep.169)
Calling In the Call-Out Culture with Loretta J. Ross (168)
A Dose of Hope: Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy for PTSD And Other Conditions With Dr. Dan Engle (167)
Regulation Basics: Protection or Connection Neural Pathways – Which System are You Running Right Now? (166)
Managing Intense Feelings for Kids and Grownups with Lindsey Kealey (165)
Whole Brain Living, Psychology + Neuroanatomy + Spirit with Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor (164)
Attachment Assessment Unpacked, Ann & Sue Geek Out and Debrief Previous Episode with Carol George (163)
TU162: Adult Attachment Projective (AAP) Assessment & Clinical Use with Dr. Carol George
TU161: Managing Unconscious Defense & Fear with Ann Kelley PhD and Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP
TU 160: Disorganized Attachment, It’s Not Crazy; It’s a Solution to an Unsolvable Problem –- REPLAY
TU 159: Preoccupation in Relationships – Signs and Solutions to Anxious Attachment – REPLAY
TU158: Are You Cool, or Just Cut Off? Dismissing/Avoidant Styles of Relating in Adulthood – REPLAY
TU157: Treating Complex Trauma and Attachment with Guest Dr. Daniel Brown REPLAY
TU156: What Actually Heals in Therapy with Psychoanalyst Nancy McWilliams – Replay
TU155: Speakably Sexy – Communicating to Make Sex Hotter and Relationships More Alive with Dr. Susan Ansorge REPLAY
TU154: Conquer Shame by Understanding the Science Behind the Feeling, with Guest Expert Dr. Steve Finn – REPLAY
TU153: How Good Boundaries Bring Us Closer – REPLAY – with Juliane Taylor Shore
TU152 – Helping the Intense Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach REPLAY
TU151: Secure Parenting While Under Stress with Dan Siegel & Tina Payne-Bryson REPLAY
TU 150: Ann & Sue’s 150th Episode – Recaps & Recommendations for Growing Security
TU 149: Modern Attachment Regulation Spectrum – An Integrated Model of Change
TU 148: Emotionally Focused Therapy & Attachment with Camille Scent
TU 147: Body-Focused Therapy with Dr. Robert Coffman
TU 146: Behind the Scenes in Therapy with Lori Gottlieb
TU145: Class, Race, Culture and Attachment, Re-examined
TU144: The Case of Feli, an Awkward Goose
TU143: Fear of Abandonment and Narcissism, with Dr. Ramani Durvasula
TU142: Trauma-Informed Therapy with Children, with Robyn Gobbel, MSW, RPT-S
TU141: How We Become the Person’s We Are with Dr. Alan Sroufe, Attachment Through the Lifespan
TU140 – Couples Therapy Through the Eyes of Experts: Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson
TU139: Boys and Sex, Modern Young Men and Sexuality with Peggy Orenstein
TU138: What if it’s You that’s the Difficult One? Holding Your Own Challenging Personality Traits (6 of 6)
TU137: Holding Your Own S5, Malignant Narcissism (5th in a series)
TU136: Holding Your Own S4 -“Borderline” Traits (4th in a series)
TU135: Holding Your Own Session 3 – Covert Narcissism (3rd in a Series)
TU134: Holding Your Own Session 2, Grandiose Narcissism has Met it’s Match (2nd in a series)
TU133: Holding Your Own 1: Messy but Secure Relating
TU132: Crisis Exhaustion – Hang in There, it’s Going to Be OK (Eventually) If We Stick Together
TU131 – Strange Situation: Surprising Attachment Science Uncovered, with Bethany Saltman
TU130 – The Deep Biology of Love – Oxytocin Unpacked, with Research Pioneer Dr. Sue Carter
TU129 – Transformative Psychedelic Experiences With and Without Drugs, with Special Guest, Trey Ratcliff
TU128 – Helping the Intense Child: The Nurtured Heart Approach
TU127 Grandma Heals: Community-Based Mental Health Care from Zimbabwe with Dr. Ruth Verhey
TU126 – What Do We Mean by Modern Attachment? Sue Marriott & Ann Kelley Discuss
TU125 – Dan Siegel & Tina Payne-Bryson: Parenting Under Stress
TU124 – Hip Hop as Therapy: Beat Making, Lyrics & Community Empowerment
TU123 – Narratives of Fear: George Floyd, Protest, and Community Empowerment with Dr. Raphael Travis
TU122: Loving & Living with Adult Attention Deficit Disorder (or ADHD) with Ari Tuckman
TU121: Redefining the Purpose of Relationships During Quarantine with Stan Tatkin
TU120: Finding Security and Healing Attachment with Dr. David Elliott
TU119: For the Love of Men, Rethinking Masculinity with Liz Plank
TU118: Mental Health Support During this Damn Coronavirus Pandemic
TU117: Resilience Trauma and the Brain W/ Guest Bruce Perry MD, PhD
TU116: Fight Flight Freeze … and “Fawn”?? Can People-Pleasing Be a Sign of Trauma?
TU115: Improving Your Emotional Health – the Challenge & the Update with Ann Kelley PhD and Sue Marriott LCSW CGP
TU114: Take the 30 Day Emotional Health Challenge!
TU113: Integrating Self-Defense, Neuroscience and Affirmative Consent to Build Empowerment and Heal Trauma
TU112: The Life-Changing Science of Memory Reconsolidation with Guests Bruce Ecker & Tori Olds
TU111: Navigating Narcissistic Relationships – Gaslighting Manipulation and Grandiosity Called Out
TU110: Story Follows State – Investigating Polyvagal Theory with Guest Deb Dana
TU109: THIS is Resilience in Action With Guest Alphanso Appleton
TU108: Judgment and Self-Criticism Unchecked – a Great Interpersonal Defense
TU107: What is Somatic Experiencing With Guest Abi Blakeslee
TU106: What Actually Heals in Therapy with Psychoanalyst Nancy McWilliams
TU105: Narcissism – What is Going on Under the Defense with Sue Marriott and Ann Kelley
TU104: Attachment Science & the Single World With Becki Mendivil (Replay)
TU103: Curiosity – One of the Most Powerful Tools For Connection (Replay)
TU102: Finding Neurological Safety through Relationships, with Guest Bonnie Badenoch (Replay)
TU101: Treating Attachment Disruptions in Adults With David Elliott (Replay)
TU100: Reflections and Favorites From 100 Episodes
TU99: Food, The Body, Trauma, & Attachment With Guests Paula Scatoloni & Rachel Lewis-Marlow
TU98: Dive Deeper into a Model of Attachment Science (the DMM) by Ann Kelley & Sue Marriott
TU97: The Dynamic Maturational Model (DMM) of Attachment With Guest Patricia Crittenden (Part 2)
TU96: Treating Attachment & Self-Protective Strategies With Guest Patricia Crittenden(Part 1)
TU95: Oxytocin & Dogs (& Pets in General) as Attachment Figures
TU94: The Science of Self-Regulation – Breaking Down Polyvagal Theory
TU93: Polyvagal Theory in Action – The Practice of Body Regulation With Dr Stephen Porges
TU92: Understanding Addiction and Attachment-Informed Treatment With Guests Brad Kennedy & Vanessa Kennedy
TU91: Curiosity – One of the Most Powerful Tools For Connection
TU90: Attachment Avoidance and the Difficulty Opening Up, with Robert T. Muller
TU89: Neurofluency – with Dr. Lou Cozolino, Applied Neuroscience Made Understandable
TU88: 6 Steps to Building Security & Self-Confidence You Can Do On Your Own
TU 87: Treating Complex Trauma and Attachment with Guest Dr. Daniel Brown
TU86: Mentalization and Regression, Responding to Listener’s Questions with Sue Marriott
TU85: Attachment in the Classroom with Guest Linno Rhodes
TU 84: Why Do We Over (or Under) React? The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Attachment Categories
TU83: Establishing Neurological Safety through Relationships with Guest Bonnie Badenoch
TU82: The Paradox of Masculinity with Guest Esther Perel
TU81: How Good Boundaries Actually Bring Us Closer, with Guest Juliane Taylor Shore
TU:80 Nervous Systems in the News: Dr. Blasey Ford, Sexual Trauma Stories and the Power of Patriarchy
TU79: Attachment Spectrum and the Nervous System, Quick Review with Updates
TU78: The Stress Response System (Attachment) Across the Lifespan – (Replay)
TU77: Understanding the Mind with Guest Dr. Dan Siegel (Replay)
TU76: Behind the Scenes with Ann and Sue, Reflections and a Look Ahead
TU 74: Mentalizing – A Critical Component For Secure Relating With Tina Adkins (replay)
TU73: Building Grit Through Self-Compassion With Dr Kristin Neff (replay)
TU72: Attachment Parenting Vs. Attachment Science – Clearing up Misconceptions
TU71: Speakably Sexy – Communicating to Make Sex Hotter and Relationships More Alive
TU70: Challenge Your “Busy” Identity – Gain Consciousness Over Your Pace
TU69: Exploring Intersecting Genders – What We Can All Learn with Guest Li Brookens
TU68: Separation at the Border – Compounding Trauma and Insecurity
TU67: A Practical Technique to Calm and Confidence with Guest Richard Hill
TU66: Lessons from the Single-Not-Dating World on Using Attachment Science in Real Life, with Guest Becki Mendivil
TU65: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy – Tuning Into the Wisdom of Your Body With Guest Dr. Pat Ogden
TU64: Mindfulness Meditation with Yoga Therapist Kelly Inselmann, Bonus Episode
TU63: Living with Cancer – The Six Principles of Emotional Healing with Guest Kelly Inselmann
TU62: The Luv Doc – Dating and Relationship Advice from the Trenches with Dan Hardick
TU61: It’s Not Crazy; It’s a Solution to an Unsolvable Problem – Disorganized Attachment
TU60: Preoccupation in Relationships – Signs and Solutions to Anxious Attachment
TU59: Are You Cool, or Just Cut Off? Dismissing/Avoidant Styles of Relating in Adulthood
TU58: Improving the Interpersonal World of the Internet for Both Kids and Adults with Guest Catherine Knibbs
TU57: Healthy Dating for Women Who Love Women with Guest Pam Greenstone LPC
TU56: How We Come to Define Ourselves – Attachment Research Over Decades with Guest Alan Sroufe
TU55: Feeling Empty? Demoralization and the Fight Back to Caring Again.
TU54: The Stress Response System (Attachment) Across the Lifespan
TU53: Complex Trauma and Managing Dysregulation with Guest Robyn Gobbel
TU52: Using Mindfulness, Movement and Yoga to Manage Arousal with Guest Kelly Inselmann
TU52.5: Bonus Episode: Meditation to Reduce Stress and Worry
TU51: Conquer Shame by Understanding the Science Behind the Feeling, with Guest Expert Dr. Steve Finn
TU50: The Psychology of an Entrepreneur -Surprising Insights with Guest Krisztina ‘Z’ Holly
TU49: Five Strategies to Manage Intense Emotions & Why Emotional Regulation Matters
TU48: Tensions Around #MeToo – Bridging Gender in This Conversation
TU47: Attachment Insecurity and Secure Parenting with Guest Tina Payne-Bryson
TU46: Redefining Infidelity – Guest Esther Perel on Love and Desire in Modern Relationships
TU45: Music, Emotion and Therapy- Interview with Bob Schneider, Austin Music Legend
TU44: Your Brain on Music – How Music Affects Your Mind, Memory and Happiness
TU43: Sexual Vitality – Six Principles of Sexual Health with Doug Braun-Harvey (Part 2 of 2)
TU42: Sexual Vitality, Refreshing our Understanding of Sexual Health with Doug-Braun Harvey (Part 1 of 2)
TU41: The Dark Side Of Therapy – Recognizing When The Therapeutic Relationship Goes Bad
TU40: Meditation And Neuroplasticity Provide a Path To Healing – An Interview With Sarah Peyton
TU39: Getting What You Want From Therapy – The Essentials Of A Therapeutic Relationship
TU38: The Blended Family – How to Create Strong and Lasting Step-Family Relationships
TU37: Organizing The Disorganized – Understanding The Elusive Attachment Category
TU36: The Neuroscience Of Psychotherapy – An Interview With Louis Cozolino
TU35: Sexuality From A Neurobiological Perspective
TU34: Treating Attachment Difficulties with Dr. David Elliott
TU33: Adverse Childhood Experiences – A Roadmap To Understanding And Treatment
TU32: Mentalizing – Breaking Down A Critical Component For Secure Relating With Tina Adkins
TU31: Attachment on a Spectrum – Navigating Adult Insecurity and Security
TU30: The Stages of Change – A Roadmap to Readiness
TU29: Understanding Adolescent Self-Consciousness From A Brain-Wise Perspective
TU28: Minding Anxiety-How To Reduce Noise In The System
TU27: Raising Secure Children With Guest Tina Payne Bryson
TU26: Live Conversation With Austin In Connection About Interpersonal Neurobiology
TU25: Ping Pong Vs. Catch: Turning Communication from Competition to Connection
TU24: Grief And Our Body’s Wisdom On Surviving It With Candyce Ossefort-Russell
TU23: Building Grit Through Self Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff
TU22: Love Letter To Group Psychotherapy
TU21: Reduce Drama in Your Life – Unpack The Victim/Perpetrator/Rescuer In Us All
TU20: Developing Racial Identity With Guests Rudy Lucas And Christine Schmidt
TU19: Increase Your Cool By Managing Your Ventral Vagal System
TU18: Polyvagal Theory: Understanding Irrational Threat Responses in Relationships
TU17: The Biology of Motivation and Habits – Why We Drop the Ball
TU16: Inside The Mind Of Dr. Dan Siegel- An Interview
TU15: Decoding The Science Of Interpersonal Neurobiology
TU14: How To Handle Post Election Tensions – Tips For The Holidays And Beyond
TU13: Our Powerful Fascination With Narcissism In The Era Of Trump
TU12: If It’s Not Good For You; It’s Not Good for Us – Interview With Relationship Expert Stan Tatkin
TU11: Gain Influence and Balance Power in Important Relationships
TU10: The 7 Circuits of Emotion – What Animals Can Teach Us About Human Relating
TU09: Minding Your Relationship- Three Mindfulness Exercises to Practice With Your Partner
TU08: Understanding Emotional Triggers – Why Your Buttons Get Pushed and What To Do About It
TU07: What is Group Therapy and 5 Reasons You Should Try It
TU06: How Attachment Impacts Adult Relationships (continued)- Attachment 101 Part 2
TU05: How Attachment Impacts Adult Relationships – Attachment 101 Part 1
TU04: A Simple Technique to Reduce Stress and Worry: Mindful Awareness Practice in Action
TU03: Different Sex Drives – Are We Screwed?
TU02: Brain Science 101 – How Understanding Your Brain Can Improve Your Relationship