Relatable with Thrive Therapy

Ep 13: Social Anxiety

In today’s episode, we dive into the world of social anxiety. Join us as we dive into the details of what makes social anxiety differ from OCD, how it impacts relationships, and the disconnect to oneself.
 
We will uncover certain temperament traits and sensory avoidant tendencies and how these vary from clinical social anxiety.
 
Social anxiety can cause a toll on self-connection as well as an obvious disconnect from others. Understanding the impacts of this disconnect from self and learning how to regain trust in personal instinct is an important part of managing the anxiety symptoms.
 
We will outline the difference between anxiety, social anxiety, and OCD and help you understand the differences and when to seek additional support.
 
Finally, we will go over the common challenges that are faced by individuals with social anxiety in their intimate relationships and explore some strategies for fostering understanding and support in their partners.

Ep 12: EFT and Understanding Arguments With Your Partner; Pursuers

Navigating Love and Conflict: Perspectives of a Pursuer
Dive into the push-pull dynamics of relationships as we unpack the intricacies of being a Pursuer. From attachment theories to personal anecdotes, discover how understanding both sides of connection can lead to compassionate partnerships.
Difference between "pursuers" and "withdraws"
The role of self-protection in relational dynamics
Importance of understanding individual needs
The power of empathy in resolving conflicts
Strategies for pursuers in relationships

Ep 11: EFT and Understanding Arguments With Your Partner; Withdrawers

We hate absolutes, but we are brave enough to say that in every relationship there is a pursuer and a withdrawer, at least at some point in the relationship. In this two part series we are breaking down each of these roles, how to help, how to love, how to communicate. And if there are two podcasts you listen to of ours let this be them!

Ep 10: Ghosting

Most of us have all heard and maybe even experienced “ghosting” in the modern day of relationships. You know that dreaded, no response, leaving you feeling annoyed and maybe even hurt.
Colter, Cayla, and Lauren dive into what is ghosting, how it comes up in relationships, what are better ways to communicate, and how to handle your own feelings about it!

EP 09: Ask a Therapist

Join us for our first mailbag episode where we answer your questions ~
Min 4 - What to do when you need your therapist to do something different?
Min 7 - Is there a time limit on struggle?
Min 13 - How to stop rumination when you recognize you are doing it
Min 25 - Values vs Non-Negotionables
Min 36 - Blaming Self vs Blaming Others
Min 45 - Favorite and least favorite social media representations
Min 51 - How to make relationships more relational
Our purpose is to provide education and support to you, so if you are wanting your
question answered in our next mailbag, email your question to contact@thrivetherapyphx.com

EP 08: Relationship to Therapist

In today’s episode of Relatable, we dive into what the Therapist/Client relationship looks like! How do you find the right therapist? What are the things you need to consider when selecting a therapist? We also touch on topics like taking insurance, what is the ceiling on cost per hour, and what in the world is “fluff”?
 
Colter Bloxom, Cayla Gensler, and Lauren Mokarry are Licensed Professional Therapists in Phoenix, Arizona running a group practice and changing the way you access mental health services, and Relatable is just a part of that!

EP 07: Setting Values For 2024

We are a few weeks into a new year and most people are evaluating how they’ve done on their goals for 2024. But what if we told you that it would be better to be evaluating your values and how you have done on those? This can be difficult because your values aren’t ever fully realized but rather are continually lived into. So how do we assess how we are doing with them? Dig in as Colter, Cayla, and Lauren talk about all things Values.

EP 06: Emotional Regulation Part 2

In part two of our series on Emotional Regulation we will dive more into how to coregulate, meaning how you can regulate with your partner or a friend. Often times in the partnership one person will desire coregulation over regulating independently, but it is important to know how to do both! If you are the coregulating partner, it’s usually best to give your partner some time before engaging in coregulation. We’ll also discuss how to help somebody else regulate. 

EP 05: Emotional Regulation - Part 1

Today we are discussing what it means to regulate! You know, that feeling when you feel not quite in control and might say or do something that you might typically not. Cayla, Colter, and Lauren go over tools for how to engage in self regulation. They give psychoeducation about our emotions, how our bodies indicate to us when we need to regulate, using breath and movement, and differentiating between self-regulation and co-regulation. 

EP 04: Relational Over Right

In this episode Colter, Cayla, and Lauren dive through what it means to be relational over being right. We've heard it said before that you can be right or you can be in a relationship. Which is so hard when you like being right as much as we all do! We also dig through how we get so focused on the content of the conversation but how the process is really what is important.