GROVE: BEYOND THE COUCH PODCAST EPISODE LIST
Episode 1- “The First One: How we arrived here and the community we are building”.
Released Friday Nov 15, 2024
Susan and Melissa jump right in and introduce you to their story of how "Grove: A Healing Collective" has arrived where they are today. Their new name and their new environment now is more in line with the heart of the work they want to do in creating a community that values, and encourages, positive mental health.
Episode 2- “How Did We Get Here?”
Released Friday, Nov 30, 2024
In episode one you learned about where Grove is now and what they are up to - today Melissa and Susan talk about how they ended up working in therapy and starting a business! They also discuss, "is therapy becoming a more normal part of people's health journey?" (the answer is yes - and that is good!)
Episode 3- “Suicide; its heavy - but let’s talk about it.”
Released Sunday, Dec 15, 2024
Melissa and Susan venture into the topic of suicide. This time of year (holidays/winter) this can be a tough time for us - and our depression can sneak in. Talking about suicide is important - so that’s what we are doing. Crisis Lines: 988 - national emergency mental health (call or text) Text: TN to 741741; TN Crisis Line: 1-855-274-7471
Episode 4- “A personal check in: stress and anxiety.”
Released Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024
We made it through December, so maybe now is a good time to check in on our stress level. Are you heading towards burnout? What does that look like and how can we manage stress before it boils over.
Episode 5- “How is that New Year’s Resolution going?”
Released Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025
Susan and Melissa sit down and talk about what healthy resolutions look like, and what they don’t. Setting goals for ourselves isn’t bad - but we shouldn’t beat ourselves up if it doesn’t go quite as planned.
Episode 6- “Dalila Lobato - the glue that holds us together.”
Released Friday, Jan 31, 2025
Melissa and Susan are joined by Office Manager Dalila Lobato. Most people know that Dalila is the reason the lights stay on and that the practice runs smoothly. This episode is a joy to be able to check in with her and let her voice be heard.
Episode 7- “The Love Doctor is in the studio!”
Released Saturday, Feb 15, 2025
It's the day after Valentine's Day and we have the LOVE DOCTOR in the studio today. Isaac Evans joins us to talk about relationships, couple's counseling and all that goes into working with two clients at once.
Episode 8- “Loving yourself a little better.”
Released Friday, Feb 28, 2025
We decided to talk a little bit self-esteem and how we can love ourselves well. Melissa said, "How we deal with other people, many times, can be informed by how we deal with ourself", so although some people look at "showing love to yourself" as selfish - it really isn't. The discussion talks about Guilt and Shame and we talk about how those are different things.
Also - on the front end of the episode, we share a lot about the group events we have coming up. We would love to have you join us for those!
Episode 9- “Adam Heckmann - Helping Clients Do The Work”
Released Saturday, Mar 15, 2025
Adam Heckmann joins us to talk about how to listen and engage in a session with those who are sharing some deep emotions and feelings. Adam shares that clients really lead how the sessions go, and they set the pace. The truth about therapy is that the therapist isn't the one doing the work - the client is the one doing the work. "You are the expert on you - I hope to look from different perspectives and help you organize thoughts - but the work happens on the client side."
Episode 10- “The Tools Of The Trade - How Therapists Help (and some woo-woo.)”
Released Monday, March 31, 2025
We sit down today and walk through some of the most popular tools used by therapists to help their clients do the work. Therapists don't "Just Listen", but listening and prompting is a big part - teamed with specific tools that help people focus and work on their mental health. Okay - we talk about some woo-woo tools as well - we are looking at you "Brainspotting".