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In this weeks episode, Jessica Fowler interviews Lauren Chava Rose about her memoir, The Heart Word: How I lost It All and Found Myself. *Trigger warning as their is abuse discussed in the book.

Highlights from this episode include:

2:56 Lauren shares how reading books help her because she could see herself in the characters.

5:25 Lauren shares how the book begins with her estranging herself from her parents and how this lead to her uncovering and healing things that were not hers such as conditioning and generational trauma.

7:49 Lauren shares about ways that she engaged in healing including therapy, energy work and a Mivah (a ritual in Judaism).

10:06 Lauren shares what it is like to write something so personal as a therapist.

14:23 We discuss how changes happens and being in the struggle of something.

17:33 Lauren shares about the takeaways she would like her readings to walk away with.

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In this weeks episode, Jessica Fowler interviews April Pulvermacher, LMFT about her book When Your Sh*t is No Longer Serving You: Your Emotional Bootcamp Journal for Inner Child and Shadow Work.

Highlights from this episode include:

4:45 April shares about the book including the chapters that provide psycho-education on trauma.

6:03 April shares about parts of ourselves and shares an example.

8:49 April shares how there is 366 questions and provides some sample questions.

14:06 We discuss changing.

20:33 April shares about how we can only change ourselves.

About the author:

April Pulvermacher is the author of When Avoiding Your Sh*t is No Longer Serving You: Your Emotional Bookcamp Journal for Your Inner Child and Shadow Work. April has her master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and owns her own private practice in South Central, Wisconsin. She has dedicated the majority of her life to helping the nonconformists of this society feel a little less lonely, while also bringing friendship, creativity, and art into their lives. She loves her fur babies more than most humans and finds peace in their unconditional love. She is also so entirely grateful for her misfit friends and loving family that have provided all their unwavering support during her most challenging phases in life.

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In this weeks episode, Jessica Fowler interviews Dylan Zambrano, MSW about his book the DBT Skills Daily Journal: 10 Minutes a Day to Soothe Your Emotions with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Highlights from this episode include:

3:50 Dylan begins to share about the DBT Skills Journal

4:20 Dylan shares about DBT and what type of therapy it is and who it is helpful for.

9:55 Dylan shares the value of the skills.

12:09 Research on journaling.

13:26 What is in the book.

19:38 Some examples from the book.

About the author:

Dylan Zambrano, MSW is the founder and clinical director of DBT Virtual, an online dialectical behavior therapy practice servicing multiple Canadian provinces. He has several years of experience working on a DBT team within an outpatient mental health hospital setting, and provides DBT training, consultation and supervision to mental health therapists organizations. He is the author of The DBT Skills Daily Journal, a book that combines guided journaling with DBT skills-building. Dylan also teaches courses in mindfulness and compassion meditation at the University of Toronto.