Finding You: with Dr. Brad Reedy

Dr. Brad Reedy takes live questions from the audience on a variety of topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Reedy talks about 8 practical tools that can change the way we interact and the way we see ourselves in relationship to others. He talks about how tools can help us in the short run with our boundaries and also how they can help us understand what it means to be a healthy, fallible person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Brad Reedy welcomes Ashleigh Warner to the podcast. Ashleigh is a holistic family psychologist based in Australia and her focus is on emotional regulation and parental co-regulation. We talk with Ashleigh about tantrums, parental triggers, and how a child’s rage and tears can be a good thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the heals of the recent podcast on "What to Look for In a Therapist," Dr. Reedy takes questions on choosing a therapist and other questions from live audience members. He explains the concepts in "adequate therapy." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Brad Reedy discusses what to look for in a therapist. He talks about the concept of containing and how good therapy creates competing experiences for repairing attachment wounds. He talks about how adequate therapy means being heard and seen rather than being fixed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Brad Reedy welcomes Dufflyn Lammers, a Recovery and Addiction Coach who works with women, couples and families struggling with substance abuse disorders and sex and love addiction. She shares her story and how it led to this calling. She talks about how boundaries allow us to demonstrate compassion for others. She describes her work as giving people permission to be human. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taking live questions from audience members, Dr. Brad Reedy talks about triangulation—how when one problem in a family is resolved, tensions start to mount in other relationships. He also talks about how boundaries and self-care are necessary so that we can provide compassionate service to others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Reedy welcomes Dr. Julie Hanks as she talks about her work empowering women and navigating faith transitions. She talks about the need for parents to lovingly detach in order to create intimacy. Dr. hanks explains how to navigate seemingly conflicting messages between clergy, conservative culture, and mental health professionals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Brad Reedy continues his series on his new book, The Audacity to Be You by discussing Chapter 6: Knowing Mental Health. He talks about the continuum of mental health and illness and how we are all somewhere on that continuum. He talks about being human vs. being good. He talks about diagnoses as simply patterns of behaviors we develop to cope with painful emotions and how confronting defenses is an ineffective strategy for healing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Brad Reedy takes live questions from audience members on mental health and parenting. He explains how working with others’ defenses is like driving a car on a frozen lake—you learn how much gas and brake you can apply or how sharp a turn you can make before you lose traction. He emphasizes that in many situations and relationships you cannot win, but you can only choose how to lose (by being your authentic self). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.