The Wellness Diary
Insights, advice, new research, tips and tricks, and new resources to help you with your mental health journey.
Recognizing the Signs of Porn Addiction: A Guide for Individuals and Loved Ones
Much like any other form of addiction, whether it be substance abuse or gambling addiction, porn addiction can have profound and far-reaching effects on one's mental health. It can lead to feelings of guilt, shame, and anxiety, and can even contribute to the development of more serious mental health conditions such as depression. Moreover, the consequences extend beyond the individual's mental health. Porn addiction can also have a detrimental impact on an individual's relationships, leading to issues such as mistrust, dissatisfaction, or even breakdowns in relationships. It can also affect one's overall well-being, causing a decrease in productivity, motivation, and satisfaction in other areas of life. The implications of porn addiction are indeed profound and necessitate attention and intervention.
Episode 38: Re-Connecting and Finding Each Other Again
Episode 28: Ira Israel joins me for a third interview about the impact of being disconnected as a culture. We dive deep into how connection to self and others is vital to emotional, spiritual and mental health.
Episode 36: U-Nify LA: Creating Connection
Episode 36: Sandra the owner of Meridian Counseling and the host of The Guiding Compass shares some of her insights and thoughts about connection, mental health and her new start-up U-Nify!
Episode 32: Understanding Attachment Styles
In episode 32, J. Ann Clayton, LCSW discusses the impact of attachment styles and the impact that they have on relationships.
Episode 30: Become A Visionary
Episode 30: Nichomi Higgins, LMFT joins me in discussing the spiritual, mental and emotional road blocks of taking risks and following your dreams. She shares how to get over fear and manifest your dreams.
Episode 29: Understaning Polyamory From A New Perspective
Episode 29: In this episode we dive into understanding poly-amorous relationships from a new perspective. Valerie is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in working with couples in open relationships.
Episode 28: What Is Happening To Our Relationships?
Episode 28: Ira Israel comes back onto the show to share his opinion on relationships and how our cultural dynamics have shifted how we show up in our relationships. Ira offers a unique clinical, spiritual and philosophical perspective on this topic.
Episode 22: The Power Of Yoga For Trauma
Episode 22: Deborah Vinall, LMFT discusses her experience using the practice in her therapeutic work with client's and shares her own journey of becoming a yogi, clinician and coming up with the idea to combine her two passions.
Episode 20: From Anxiety to Love
Episode 20: Author Corinne Zupko, a licensed counselor and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher, undertook her study of psychology out of necessity when debilitating anxiety threatened to derail her life. Seeking ways to do more than temporarily alleviate her symptoms, Corinne began to study A Course in Miracles (ACIM), mindfulness meditation, and the latest therapeutic approaches for treating anxiety.
Episode 15: Healthy Love LA
Episode 15: Barry Davis, LMFT and Shana Diskant to discuss their group therapy approach to helping people develop healthy relationships and how they use a combination of mindfulness and CBT to teach new client's new ways of communicating, connecting and caring for their relationships.