WellnessTalks
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Goals And Scope Of Counseling | Why Counseling is Important
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the goals and scope of counseling? Why should you go and why is counseling important? Join Todd Schmenk as he walks through a qui...
Communication Breakdowns In Relationships
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk, as he walk you through the three main reasons for communication breakdowns in relationships. If you can identify these and be...
How To Deal With Boredom And Loneliness | A Mindfulness Practice
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk for another Monday Morning Mindfulness practice for how to deal with boredom and loneliness. This version is a simple ten minu...
Common Myth About Anxiety
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I often hear a common myth about anxiety when I meet for the first time with someone in session and they explain to me that their goal is in getting r...
5 Minute Mindful Breathing Exercise | Basic Grounding
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he walks you through the basic's of grounding with this 5 minute mindful breathing exercise and body scan. Great for beginn...
How to Easily Add Mindfulness to Your Day with a Hot Drink
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As stated in the introduction, mindfulness does not have to be sitting on a pillow and focusing on your breath. It can also be applied to simple every...
Quick Overview of Monday Morning Mindfulness
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adding mindfulness to your daily routine doesn’t have to be some momentous undertaking. You don’t need to sit on a round pillow in some weird pose...
Three Quick Defusion Exercises
25 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when your overcome with an intense thought or emotion? These 3 exercises from the acceptance and commitment therapy defusion ski...
Welcome to Be Team Positive: How to Build Support for Someone Coping with Chronic Illness
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join me, Todd Schmenk, for an introduction to this series, from the history behind the "Team Positive program" to what you can come to expect in liste...
How To Stop Expecting The Worst
11 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he answers a Patreon member's question of how to stop expecting the worst. The short answer is, you cannot. There wi...
How to Find A Therapist That Fits
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he addresses choosing a therapist or counsellor and how to find one that fits best for you. A quick look at the differences...
Confidence Building Exercises Part 1: Commit 100%
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he shares one of his confidence building exercises. Tied to the skills of drilling down into your personal values, this ski...
Blursday - Dealing with Boredom and Loneliness
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Blursday. It is an experience we will all face at some point in our lives. Probably several times. Join Todd Schmenk as he takes a ...
Taking Off Your Armor
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he walks through a self as context ACT exercise that uses the metaphor of armor to both see the continuity of the self and natura...
The #1 Job Of The Mind | Managing The Inner Critic
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk, as he revisits and expands upon an older comparison of the thinking mind and observing mind with a focus on the #1 job of the mind ...
How Small Changes Can Make A Big Difference | Principle of Small Change
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he takes a closer look at how small changes can make a big difference. It is known as the Principle of Small Changes and is...
You Have Exactly 88 Problems
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he walks through one of the simple ACT acceptance exercises which takes a look at problems, 88 of them, and how this exercise all...
Struggling With Consistency in a Time of Uncertainty
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he walks through the theme of this past week in struggling with consistency and the overall effect it has on feeling disconnected...
How Small Changes Can Make A Big Difference
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he takes a closer look at how small changes can make a big difference. It is known as the Principle of Small Changes and is...
Goals And Scope Of Counseling
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the goals and scope of counseling? Why should you go and why is counseling important? Join Todd Schmenk as he walks through a qui...
What Values Are Not
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he walks you through another life values exercise, with a focus on three examples of what life values are not. Would you l...
What Is Time Orientation? Effects of Focus on Anxiety and Depression.
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk, as he takes a closer look at what is time orientation and how does focusing on the past or the future versus the present moment lea...
Gratitude In A Jar | Tips for Staying Grateful in a Pandemic
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk and Peter Binnings as they have a discussion around strategies for balance during a pandemic including Peter's favorite, Gratitude I...
Uncovering Your Core Values | Why Core Values Are Important
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In order to thrive and not just survive, we need to have a base understanding of our core values, or prime values (in that they cannot be boiled down ...
How To Regain Confidence After Failure
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Given that we are all destined to fail, in this video "How To Regain Confidence After Failure", join Todd Schmenk as he walks through this common ques...
Challenging Automatic Negative Thoughts | Dealing with Sadness
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he introduces a way of challenging automatic negative thoughts, with a specific focus to ways of dealing with sadness. &nbs...
The Upside Of Stress | Why Difficulties Are Good
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd and Jim as they take a closer look at the upside of stress and why difficult situations are ultimately good for you, in fact, it is the only...
Confident Kids | The Mindful Parent
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk (LMHC) and guest, Darlene Darezzo (LMHC) as they talk about what it takes to raise confident kids with several strategies and concep...
Name It To Tame It | Identifying Automatic Thoughts
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd as he takes another look at a thought or thoughts that just won't go away and offers a process you can use to identify that thought and name...
How To Endure Emotional Pain
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The key to enduring emotional pain is living a purposeful life. Join Todd Schmenk as he walks through 3 simple exercises to help you look at the...
Managing The Inner Critic | Name It to Tame It
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you work at managing the inner critic? See the inner critic as coach. That is inner critic AND inner coach integration. While I am sure you are...
Healing Trauma And Spiritual Growth | The Monster's Journey
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he interviews Dr. Mark Forman in taking a closer look at healing trauma and spiritual growth in Mark's new book, "The Monster's J...
Unhooking from Worries, Dealing with the "What Ifs?"
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd Schmenk as he walks you through how to manage dealing with what ifs, that if focused on for too long increase levels of stress and anxiety a...
Thought Management Techniques | Holding It Lightly
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More thought management techniques in this weeks end of the week reflection, join Todd Schmenk, as he walks through dealing with disturbing dreams and...
Sensory Check & Body Scan
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here is a beginning or even end of day reflection where Todd Schmenk walks you through a series of three simple exercises designed to help you deal wi...
Tools and Trends: Half-Smile, Mindful Eating
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This end of week reflection builds upon past videos with similar titles but with more emphasis on application to all situations, not just personal gro...
Psychological Flexibility | Anxiety Q&A: Part 1
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Recording of a recent Anxiety Q&A session with Todd as he explored ways for those asking questions to get a better handle on their anxiety and inc...
Who Can You Compare Yourself Against?
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Principle to live by: Compare Yourself To Who You Were Yesterday Not To Who Someone Else Is Today since the only person you can compare yourself to is...
What is Cognitive Fusion?
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A quick overview of cognitive fusion and diffusion and how knowing this is useful in developing psychological flexibility.
Failure Is A Part Of Success | Failure is Essential
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Consider that Failure Is A Part Of Success. The fear of failure often associated with higher levels of anxiety. This short talk walks thro...
The #1 Job of the Mind
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Todd as he walks through what the thinking mind is, what its job is, and how this sometimes gets in the way and causes us to become stuck, especi...
Support Tools for Covid-19
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Todd Schmenk walks listeners through a series of the most common answers he has been focusing on with those in his practice as well a...
5 to 1 Ration, A Couples Communication Concept
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is the ratio of positive to negative interactions needed to maintain a good relationship? How does one go about figuring out what the ratio...
Does Social Anxiety Reduce Openness To Experience?
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this video, I answer the question "does social anxiety reduce openness to experience" which I received in an email request to answer. It addr...
Dealing with Distress (part 3 of 3)
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the considerations of how to build a chronic illness support group is in learning how the mind works in order to come up with ways of dealing w...
Dealing with Distress (Part 2 of 3)
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode in dealing with distress, Todd focuses on two more techniques in being able to better manage stressful situations, thoughts and emotio...
Dealing with Distress (Part 1 of 3)
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the considerations of how to build a chronic illness support group is in learning how the mind works in order to come up with ways of dealing w...
The Dirty Dozen
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in as Todd walks through the "Dirty Dozen", the 12 most common cognitive biases that we all experience along with tips on how to detect t...
How Much Time Do You Waste On Social Media
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An exploration of why it is so enticing, what occurs when we spend too much time on social media including higher anxiety levels, and some strategies ...
One Dumb Moment
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever witnessed something dumb? Something that annoyed you? This little exercise helps you to step back, take a breath, observe what's goin...
Right Brain to Right Brain Communication
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever have a moment where you meant well, but it appeared that you somehow missed the mark in communicating with a loved one, child or friend? Ta...
Recurring Thoughts | What They Are and What to Do About Them
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are recurring thoughts? (sometimes called reoccurring thoughts or repetitive thoughts) and is there any way to manage them? Listen as...
What Is Integral Theory | An Introduction
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is Integral Theory and how is it useful? This podcast is a brief introduction and overview of the theory and its usefulness in everyday lif...
Your Personal 24 Hour Radio Station
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The mind is always on, always telling you something. This short presentation explains the key to noticing this fact and why you should. Podcast ...
Utilizing the Witness
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Excerpt from an ACT Mindfulness class I led early in 2019 where the topic of the mindfulness technique, the witness, was being introduced to help thos...
Mindful Coffee
14 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a simple introduction and exercise giving you an idea for how to add simple mindfulness practices to everyday activities. It does not ha...
Introduction to the Body Scan Exercise
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A simple exercise to increase your mindfulness skills, this quick body scan exercise helps you in noticing the present. It is a body scan meditation 5...
Who Can You Compare Yourself To?
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We often, due to how we are wired, will make the mistake of comparing ourselves against others, but who can we truly and fairly compare ourselves agai...
Introduction to "From the Couch"
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Overview of why this podast was created and what you can expect to hear in future podcast episodes.