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Outside The Therapy Room
Ivonne Hammoud is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) and owner of a therapy practice in Waterloo, Ontario. But out of the office, she's a mom, wife, daughter, sister and friend. Join Ivonne as she sits with a special guest to discuss every day things that impact our mental health! Conversations about everything from mental health and relationships, to media and current events, as well as personal experiences and reflections, all in the hopes of normalizing our humanness and helping you see that…
Episodes
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Episode 19 - Exercise: The Balance Between Healthy & Unhealthy
Happy New Year! We are back with a brand new episode - first one of 2025... exercise! I'm sure you've seen all the ads on social media, TV, radio, just about…
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Episode 18 - Grief Over The Holidays
While the holidays can bring joy and gatherings, it can also be a time of loneliness and grief. Alex is back to talk about the different types of grief we can…
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Episode 17 - Mental Load & The Holidays with Alex
Alex is baaack, and we talk about the mental load the often, moms, feel especially around the holidays. With trying to keep the magic of the holidays alive…
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Episode 16 - Navigating Holiday Overwhelm with Bethany
On this weeks episode, we are talking about the stress of the holidays and how to set boundaries around holiday events and family members. Bethany and Ivonne…
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Episode 15 - Politics, Activism, Systemic Issues & What to do in Times of Uncertainty
When the world feels like its on fire, it can bring up a lot of complex emotions. In this episode Jenni joins us to talk about ways folks can help support the…
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Episode 14 - Social Media & Our Mental Health with Tonya Beattie
Social media has its pros, such as a great space to connect with family and friends, learn new things like tutorials, catch up on our favourite celebs and…
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Minisode 2 - Therapist Dress Code: Does how we dress make a difference?
Second minisode!!! In this short episode, Bethany and Ivonne talk about therapy dress code. Should therapists have a dress code? We share our thoughts on this…
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Episode 13 - Male Friendships, Bro Culture & How to Deepen Your Connections
The conversation of male friendships has been a hot topic both inside and outside the therapy room. Those identifying as males, have shared wanting to have a…
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Episode 12 - How to suggest therapy to a loved one with Bethany
Is there someone you know that you think would benefit from therapy? Well, there are many ways to go about suggesting it. What we normally see if that the…
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Episode 11 - Procrastination & Goal Setting with Jordan
Have you ever procrastinated? Not to worry, most (if not all) of us have! On this podcast, Jordan is back to talk about procrastination, understanding why we…
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Episode 10 - Weather, Mood & Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) with Sarah
Do you notice your mood shift as the weather changes? You're not the only one! Sarah is back to talk about her experience with Season Affective Disoder (SAD)…
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Episode 9 - What is Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model? With Melissa Pyne
Melissa Pyne joins us to talk about Internal Family Systems Model (IFS)! Melissa is a social worker, practice owner of Inner Trailheads Counselling, and…
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Episode 8 - Neurodiversity with Arsh
Arsh is back to talk about neurodiversity. We discuss what neurodiversity means, all the things that fall under the neurodivergent umbrella and the stigmas…
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Episode 7 - Sleep Hygiene with Jordan and Alex
Struggle with falling asleep or staying asleep? Not to worry, we got you! This week Alex is back and we welcome Jordan, a registered psychotherapist at NMC, to…
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Minisode 1 - The Birthday Blues: It's you're birthday, cry if you want to!
Ivonne's first solo episode! She talks about the birthday blues, how birthdays aren't always filled with excitement, celebration and joy... sometimes they're…
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Episode 6 - Female Friendships
Female friendships can be tough - we've all been there! Feeling left out of friend groups, longing for the types of friendships we see in shows, movies and…
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Episode 5 - Boundaries
Boundaries are hard to set, and necessary. Destinee is back to talk about boundaries, why they are hard to set, how to set them and what to do when certain…
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Episode 4 - Imposter Syndrome
The interns are in! Ivonne talks to our previous interns, Sarah and Alexandria to discuss the imposter syndrome they felt during their placement, and when they…
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Episode 3 - Identity
Ivonne and Arsh, a registered social worker at New Moon Counselling, are talking all about identity. The different stages of our lives that can bring up…
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Episode 2 - Life Transitions
Oh, transitions are hard, and can be filled with a mix of emotions. During this podcast, Ivonne sits with Alexandria, resgistered social worker at New Moon…
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Episode 1 - Fear
Ivonne is joined by Destinee, a registered psychotherapist at New Moon Counselling! Together they discuss the different ways we feel fear, sometimes its…
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Welcome to Outside the Therapy Room!
Welcome to Outside The Therapy Room! In this episode Ivonne talks about how scared, nervous and excited she is about this podcast, what inspired her to start…