Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women

143: Daughters of Critical Mothers

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"The areas that we struggle with the most, where we feel maybe we're the hardest on ourselves, or the most stuck… these are actually potentials for ...

142: HSPs & Complex Trauma Series: What is Dissociation?

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"[Dissociation] can happen with anything that is overwhelming or intense and I think it is important, especially to those who are highly sensitive, ...

141: Rediscovering Your Body with Tara Galeano, LPC

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The body never lies and that is the truth."     In this episode of Women In-Depth, Lourdes Viado speaks with Tara Galeano about the journe...

140: Somatic Approaches: Self-Regulation for Mind-Body Well-Being

26 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"A large part of the work of The Mind-Body Stress Reset is coming to understand how important those sensations that run through your body are - com...

139: Harnessing the Unique Strengths of Women's Brains

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Women In-Depth features Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway, an award-winning psychologist who has conducted extensive research on memory and th...

138: HSPs:  Healing from Toxic & Abusive Relationships with Arianna Smith, LPC

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Women In-Depth features Arianna Smith, EMDR Clinician and Licensed Professional Counselor. She helps Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs)...

137: Dream Journey to the Divine Feminine

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Women In-Depth features Dr. Pearl Gregor. Pearl began studying dreams in 1988. By 2015, widowed, retired, and having finished her doct...

136: Depression & the Highly Sensitive Person

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of Women In-Depth features Bronwyn Shiffer, LCSW, a psychotherapist from Madison, Wisconsin who works with highly sensitive women struggl...

135: The Final 8th: Inner Selves & Getting Unstuck

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Bridgit Dengel Gaspard, LCSW, shares why, despite preparation, resources, knowledge, and support, we sometimes fail...

134: HSPs & Complex Trauma Series: Where Does Your Anxiety Come From?

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Lourdes Viado  & Carmen Schmidt Benedetti continue their podcast series on Complex Trauma and Highly Sensitive Per...

133: Raising Empowered Children: Insights for the Codependent Perfectionist Parent

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Women In-Depth,  Alana Carvalho, LMHC, shares her insights on helping parents recover from patterns of codependency and perfection...

132: Tools for the Highly Sensitive Person with Allison Lefkowitz, LMFT

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join me in a laughter-filled conversation with Allison Lefkowitz, author of "The Highly Sensitive Person's Toolkit: Everyday Strategies for Thriving i...

131: Food As Mother: Healing Your Relationship with Food

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Karly Randolph Pitman and I explore the parts of ourselves that tend to overeat in response to stress through the metaphor of "Food a...

130: Music Therapy: Reclaim Your Rhythm

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, therapist and pychotherapist Maya Benattar and I talk about her intriguing work in music therapy.  Maya is in private practice in Ne...

129: HSPs & Complex Trauma Series: Holiday Tips for HSPs

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 2 of a brand new Women In-Depth series hosted by Lourdes Viado and Carmen Schmidt Benedetti.  This series focuses on highly sensit...

128: Healing the Mother Wound: A Foundation for a Better World

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We're excited to welcome back Bethany Webster to the podcast since her last visit in November 2016 where we discussed the "Mother Wound". Her 2014 art...

127: Complex Trauma in the Highly Sensitive Person

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a brand new Women In-Depth series hosted by Lourdes Viado and Carmen Schmidt Benedetti.  This series focuses on highly sensitive per...

126: When You are Estranged from Your Adult Child: How Did This Happen and How Do We Heal?

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

 "As long as the factors that led your child to create distance remain in place, he or she will not be able to settle into an easy, relaxed, loving, ...

125: Mindful Bedtime: Meditations for Kids

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"I value color as a way to communicate and as a way to share ideas and be able to feel movement of emotion and energy in your body."   One of the big...

124: Complex Trauma and the Highly Sensitive Person

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do you see and interact with the world around you?     While some people go through life without paying attention to every little detail,...

123: Coping With a Narcissistic Parent

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"It's part of our culture that we're supposed to respect our parents, and I understand that that's important. But sometimes that relationship does not...

122: Sovereignty Archetypes Within Each Woman

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

"You are the author of your own life, and you are in charge of crafting the story."   When was the last time you gave yourself permission to explore...

121: When Antidepressants Aren't Enough

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"There's some distance between the spark and the flame, and in that distance, it gives you the freedom to respond more skillfully to the situation." ...

120: The Intersection of Food Allergies & Mental Health

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

People feel like food allergies aren't serious. I think that's the biggest myth because they are. Food allergies don't always show up in ways that we ...

119: Healing the Wounds Left by the Negligent Father

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There are really lifelong implications for children who grow up with an emotionally isolating or absent dad.  Some wounds take longer to heal than ot...

118: Why Infant Mental Health Matters

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kids respond to their environment and learn how to survive. Being a baby is more complex than people think. Once born, a baby enters an entirely new w...

117: When Grief is Complicated

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Grief is an expression of love for someone who isn't here anymore. Experiencing the loss of a loved one is one of the most challenging parts of being ...

116: Re-Authoring the Narrative Identities of Men

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's important to revisit those strategies and elaborate, and that becomes a part of your identity. When you sit down with your family around the dinn...

115: Re-Visioning America's Heroic Ideal

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Character is fate." - Heraclitus   United we stand. Divided we fall.   The United States is becoming an increasingly divided country with each day ...

114: Exploring the Lived Experience of Men

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In celebration of Father's Day, Women In- Depth is looking back at some of our previous episodes focusing on men and masculinity. Episode 86: Reflecti...

113: Beyond the Myths: Understanding Self-Harm

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"It is across racial lines, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, and the like. This is not a phenomenon that just occurs to a certain person that ...

112: The Wisdom of Mermaid Dreams

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Mythology and storytelling are age-old methods of passing along wisdom, sharing experience, and explaining or teaching about life." Learning to trust...

111: Understanding Rejection Sensitivity

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"We all have blind spots. We all have pitfalls and life terms. Part of the therapy process is about gaining insight and awareness of what those traps ...

110: Recovering Resilience

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Safety primes neuroplasticity: a sense that as you move through this, you're okay and you're safe."  Introduction:   When was the last time t...

109: Breaking the Silence of Trauma

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do you respond to the word trauma? Sometimes, those who experienced trauma reject even the term itself. Instead of acknowledging it and starting t...

108: Trauma Recovery - Somatics, Attunement, and Mindfulness

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"As human beings, we are meant for connection." I see you. I believe you. Sometimes, those are the exact words that survivors of sexual assault and vi...

107: Faces of the Divine Feminine: Maiden, Mother, Queen, and Crone

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"The feminine is about the connection among all things." Where are you in life? Where are you headed? Traditionally, there have been four faces of fem...

106: Depth Psychology in the Therapeutic Encounter

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Women In-Depth Dr. Viado speaks with Gary Alexander about the experience of therapy through the lens of depth psychology. Gary shar...

105: Everyday Codependency

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"The way I can get love is by being what other people need me to be. Being the good girl. Being the one that is quiet, the one that is well behaved …...

104: Eros and Psyche - The Psychology of Romantic Love

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Romantic relationships above all other forms of relationships seems to be where the deepest and most intense struggle presents itself." For our Vale...

103: Goals, Procrastination & Overwhelm - The Women We Have Become

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"I think a lot of times part of the reason we're able to self-sabotage so easily is we really don't own our goals. We don't really own that picture of...

102: Understanding Low Sexual Desire

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"We all are so different and it's normal to be different.  It's just a matter of finding the ways that help you optimize your sexual desire and have ...

101: Re-visioning Aging: The Treasures of Later Life

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"We become women of all seasons." Our culture often associates negativity with aging. We dread what may come with age, despite mounting evidence that ...

100: Rediscovering the Wild Woman Archetype

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"To move toward that more wild feminine nature within the culture, and within our own psyches, and within the world...that wild feminine, it is so par...

099: Living with and Moving Beyond Chronic Pain

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

"Of course we want pain to end, absolutely, but paradoxically, the fastest way to get through this is to get through it, is to be in it, to be with it...

098: Purifying Our Living Spaces

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"It's really about approaching ourselves with love and compassion and approaching the stuff with love and compassion. It's not the enemy. There's noth...

097: Weight Discrimination and Disordered Eating

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"I have a body but I am also more than my body and you know, there's this whole other rich world inside of me called the soul." Jodie Gale's work surr...

096: Technology and Boundaries: Parenting in the Digital Era

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"We have, at best, sort of this view of technology as a benign thing in our lives. And at best, this kind of projection on technology, that it's reall...

93: Menopause - Catalyst for a Healthier Lifestyle

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"I don't know that we're in a culture that supports a woman taking care of herself first, it's really something that needs to be taught and I think pr...

92: Reconnecting with Our Creativity

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"We have to be much more allowing of ourselves, allowing ourselves to try things out and make mistakes and that's so crucial - Can we allow ourselves ...

91: The Heroine's Journey: The Call to Transformation

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"...A universal path, a divine feminine path and...a universal quest for adventure, for transformation, for self discovery." This is how awardwinning ...

90: Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes

07 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Women In-Depth podcast will be taking a one month break from releasing new episodes. I am looking forward to rest and relaxation and time with lov...

89: The Divine Mind & The Evolution of Consciousness with Michael Gellert

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Gellert is a Jungian psychoanalyst practicing in Los Angeles and Pasadena. He treats individuals and couples and offers a Jungian Writing Work...

88: Parenting the Highly Sensitive Child with Julie Bjelland, LMFT

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Bjelland is a licensed psychotherapist and author of several books, including, Brain Training for the Highly Sensitive Person: Techniques to Red...

87: Busyness and the Overscheduled Woman with Yvonne Tally

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Yvonne Tally is the author of Breaking Up with Busy:  Real Life Solutions for Over Scheduled Women.  She is an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) ma...

86: Reflections on Fatherhood in the 21st Century with Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Fitzpatrick, PhD, LPC, holds master's degrees in religious studies (Rice University) and clinical psychology (University of Houston - Clear Lake)...

85: How Childhood Emotional Neglect Impacts Professional Life with Erika Martinez, PsyD

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Erika Martinez, PsyD. is the founder, owner of Envision Wellness in Miami, Florida. A Florida licensed psychologist and certified educator, she specia...

84: The Highly Sensitive Mother with Julie Bjelland, LMFT

17 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Bjelland is a licensed psychotherapist and author of several books, including, Brain Training for the Highly Sensitive Person: Techniques to Red...

83: Mental Wellness For Moms with Alicia Taverner, LMFT

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alicia Taverner is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (#50414) with a Bachelor's Degree in Speech Communications from the University of La Verne, ...

82: New Moms: Remembering Your Authentic Voice with Melissa Divaris Thompson, MFT

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Melissa Divaris Thompson is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in New York City, seeing primarily women in their 20s and...

81: Mindful Grieving with Diane Rodriguez

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Diane D. Rodriguez, known affectionately as Dee Dee Rodriguez, is a registered mental health counselor intern with a private practice in Melbourne, Fl...

80: Internal Family Systems: Parts In Parenting with Gina Abbeduto, LCPC, C-IFST

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Gina Abbeduto has been in the helping professions for the last 20 years, working as a psychotherapist and teaching psychology. Her work as a therapist...

79: Living In Courage After Loss with Debra Oakland

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Debra Oakland is a Courage Advocate, Writer, Joyful Experiences, and founder of Living in Courage Online – A Spiritual Oasis for Overcoming Life's B...

78: After Infidelity: Healing for the Offender with Beth Luwandi Lofstrom, MA, LPC

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Beth Luwandi Lofstrom, MA, LPC is a licensed psychotherapist and Life Coach in private practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. She works with couples and indivi...

77: Manhood, Masculinity, & Meaning with Boysen Hodgson

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Boysen Hodgson. Boysen is the Communications and Marketing Director for the ManKind Proje...

76: Set Yourself Free: Cutting Ties with Toxic People

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ashlee teaches highly sensitive empathetic women to live a "hell yes" life where they leave the shoulds behind. Her clients learn to live a passion-fi...

75: Demystifying Medical Marijuana with Dr. Rachna Patel

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Rachna Patel has been practicing in the area of Medical Marijuana for half-a-decade now - since 2012. She step-by-step walks patients through how ...

73: Dating & Relating Insights with Dalila Jusic-LaBerge, LMFT

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Dalila Jusic-LaBerge, LMFT. Dalila specializes in working with accomplished women, who ye...

73: Dating & Relating Insights with Dalila Jusic-LaBerge, LMFT

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Dalila Jusic-LaBerge, LMFT. Dalila specializes in working with accomplished women, who ye...

72: Awakening the Divine Masculine with Marilyn Steele, PhD

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Marilyn Steele, PhD. Marilyn is a Jungian psychologist, author, speaker, and painter. Her...

71: Understanding the Childfree Woman with Robyn D'Angelo, LMFT

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Robyn D'Angelo, LMFT, the founder of The Happy Couple Expert private practice in Orang...

Episode 70: Parenting Through Addiction: The Other PTA with Ginny Mills, MA Ed, LPC-S, LCAS

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Ginny Mills, a specialist in the field of addiction treatment who runs Parenting Throug...

Episode 69: Exercise Resistance Syndrome with Francie White MS, RD

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Francie White, MS RD, an expert in the field of eating, exercise and body image disorder...

Episode 68: Understanding & Healing Codependency with Sharon Martin, LCSW

05 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Sharon Martin, LCSW. Sharon is a licensed psychotherapist, writer, speaker, and media co...

Episode 67: Top 6 Women In-Depth Podcasts for Binge & Emotional Eating

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today's episode will be a little different, because I am not interviewing everyone else, it will just be me. I am delighted to...

Episode 66: The Dark Truths of Successful Relationships with Jake Thiessen, PhD

24 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Jake Thiessen, PhD, a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with a private practice ...

Episode 65: Stress & The Resilient Brain with Melanie Greenberg PhD

10 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Melanie Greenberg PhD, who is a practicing psychologist, author, speaker, and life/busin...

Episode 64: My New Normal: Life After Chronic Illness/Partial Remission

03 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to welcome back Daniela Paolone, who is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in W...

Episode 63: Gifts & Challenges of the Highly Sensitive Person

27 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Julie Bjelland, LMFT.   Julie specializes in working with the highly sensitive ...

Episode 62: After Childhood Emotional Neglect: Healing Your Relationships with Your Partner, Children, & Parents

20 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Dr. Jonice Webb.   Dr. Webb has been a licensed psychologist since 1991, and ha...

Episode 61: The Search for Belonging with Toko-pa Turner

13 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am very delighted to be joined by dreamer, writer, and artist Toko-pa Turner.  Toko-pa was born in a farmhous...

Episode 60: The Mindful Bus: Healing Anxiety Through Metaphor with Dr. Ellis Edmunds, Psy.D.

06 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am delighted to be joined by Dr. Ellis Edmunds, Psy.D. who is licensed psychologist in Oakland, California. Ellis spen...

Episode 59: Cracking the Hunger Code Through Storytelling and Metaphor with Anita Johnston, Ph.D.

29 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I am joined by Anita Johnston, Ph.D. who is the Director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii which she co-fou...

Episode 58: Beyond the Myths: Older Women/Younger Men with Susan Winter

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Susan Winter (Allowing Magnificence and Older Women/Younger Men). Susan is a bestsell...

Episode 57: Feeding Your Wild: Food as Medicine with Venessa Rodriguez

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Venessa Rodriguez. Venessa is a certified holistic and integrative nutrition coach...

Episode 56: The Gifts of Letting Go with Anna Osborn, MFT

08 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Anna Osborn, LMFT. Anna Osborn, LMFT is a licensed psychotherapist and relationship ...

Episode 55: On Living with Dying: A Guide for Caregivers

01 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Katie Ortlip, RN LCSW & Jahnna Beecham, authors of the book "Living with Dying: ...

Episode 54: When Successful Women Fail at Relationships with Sharon Cohen, Ph.D

18 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Dr. Sharon Cohen who is a Relationship and Love Consultant in Newport Beach, Califor...

Episode 53: Understanding the Highly Sensitive Person with April Snow

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by April Snow, a psychotherapist in San Francisco, California who wants to help you h...

Episode 52: When Parenting Reveals Our Shadow with Lisa Marchiano, LCSW

04 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Lisa Marchiano, LCSW who is a Jungian analyst, writer, and mom. She has a priv...

Episode 51: Women and Anxiety with Elizabeth Cush, MA, LCPC

28 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Elizabeth Cush, MA, LCPC who is a therapist in Annapolis, Maryland. She works w...

Episode 50: A Woman's Journey to Authenticity with Ruth Bleakley-Thiessen

21 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by coach, author and artist, Ruth Bleakley-Thiessen.   Ruth was born in Northe...

Episode 49: Healing Inner Child Trauma with Hypnosis with Dr. Elizabeth Bonet

14 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Dr. Elizabeth Bonet who is a certified hypnotherapist with a PhD in Clinical Psychology...

Episode 48: Intuition - Listening To The Voice Within with Jocelyn Mercado

07 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Jocelyn Mercado, a transformational life coach, author, holistic health consultant, and...

Episode 47: The Personal Erotic Myth with Galen Fous, MTP

30 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the podcast! Today I'm very excited to be joined by Galen Fous, MTP.  Galen is considered one of America's leading sex educators, psychoth...

Episode 46: Follow Your B̶l̶i̶s̶s̶ Fear with Laurel Moll

23 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Women In-Depth Podcast! This week I'm delighted to be joined by Laurel Moll, who is a lifestyle writer, dancer, fitness instructor, and...

Episode 45: The Money Mirror: Our Inner Feelings About Money with Tiffany McClain

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Women In-Depth Podcast.  This week I'm delighted to be joined by psychotherapist Tiffany McClain, who speaks to me about the taboo su...

Episode 44: Shining a Light on Maternal Mental Health with Dr. Kat Kaeni

18 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Women In-Depth Podcast.  This week I'm delighted to be joined by Dr. Kat Kaeni about the issue of Maternal Mental Health, which is all...

Episode 43: Thriving After Divorce with Mia Quaglia, LCSW

11 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Women In-Depth Podcast, this week I'm delighted to be joined by Mia Quaglia who speaks to me about divorce, how to overcome it, ways in...

Episode 42: Re-Visioning Relationships with Tamara Powell

04 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Women In-Depth Podcast, I'm delighted to welcome back for her fourth appearance, Tamara Powell, LMHC. Tamara has previously appeared on...