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Never Perfect
As a psychologist, I have a sacred opportunity to both teach and learn from my clients. It is my mission to bring honest, real life stories to the light in hopes that the listeners might grow from them and be as inspired by them as I am, because there is no better way to struggle than “together. As a psychologist, I am driven by curiosity to gain greater understanding of others, as we navigate our way through this “never perfect” life.
Episodes
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Part 2: Narcissistic Abuse: Getting Out
In this episode, Beth interviews Brianna, a woman in her 30s who shares her story of dating a narcissist who became abusive. She explains the insidious nature…
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Part 1: A Story of Narcissistic Abuse
In this episode, Beth interviews Brianna, a woman in her 30s who shares her story of dating a narcissist who became abusive. She explains the insidious nature…
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Pep Talk for College Students and Young Adults: When “Failure” and Disappointment Lead to Growth
Hello this is Beth Capecchi and this is going to be my first peptalk (of many, I hope). This one is geared for young adults and college students, even though…
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Healing After Suicide
So many people are losing loved ones to suicide these days. The rates of suicide are staggering and still on the rise. In this episode, Beth shares some…
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The Relationship Between Hormones And Mental Health, with Tricia McLelland MD
Dr. Tricia McLelland is a well respected and much loved obstetrician/gynecologist who (clearly) specializes in woman’s health. In this episode, she explains…
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Sex Addiction: Never Enough
In this episode, Beth interviews Dr. Jeff Eckert, a psychologist who specializes in mens issues and sex addiction. Topics included the following: Paralleling…
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Understanding Challenging Teens with Dr. Jeff Eckert
In this episode, Beth interviews Dr. Jeff Eckert, a psychologist who specializes in parenting teenagers, specifically challenging ones. Dr. Eckert describes…
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Our Body’s Response to Relationships with Dr. Carol Stoney
Dr. Carol Stoney is a couples therapist and relationship expert who emphasizes the importance of how our loved ones feel physiologically when they are with us…
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An addiction story: From the Brink of Death to Contented Wholeness
Sean Owen, the CEO and founder of the Iris Wellness Group, shares his powerful story of childhood trauma, addiction and recovery, and the inspiring career path…
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How to Help your Relationship: Individual VS Couples Therapy With Dr. Carol Stoney
In this episode, Beth and couples therapist/relationship expert Dr. Carol Stoney discuss factors to consider when deciding between individual therapy and…
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A Resilient Teen’s Story of Rebuilding After Trauma (Part 2)
Countless individuals experience trauma in childhood. In this episode, Rylee, an inspiring teenager, shares her experience of childhood trauma, including…
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A Resilient Teen’s Story of Rebuilding After Trauma (Part 1)
Countless individuals experience trauma in childhood. In this episode, Rylee, an inspiring teenager, shares her experience of childhood trauma, including…
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Teaching Kids How Small Gifts Can Change the World
In this episode, Beth interviews middle school teacher/athletic director/etc Lisa Shaffer, whose passion in life is to inspire kids to make the world a better…
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Changing Self Talk: From Self Limiting to Self Valuing Beliefs with Kamini Wood, CPC, CLC
In this episode Beth interviews Certified Life Coach and author Kamini Wood about her passion for helping people of all ages know, value, and unleash their…
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When to Avoid and When to Face Things
In this short episode, Beth Capecchi talks about how avoidance affects and relates to mental health. She explains why it’s so important to determine whether…
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Are you more Positive or more Negative?
In this short episode, Beth talks about the importance of not being overly positive (which is sometimes referred to as toxic positivity) or overly negative…
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Teaching Kids the Long Game: Work Hard, Be Kind and Have Fun with Kristie Wilder, LMSW
In this episode, Beth interviews Social Worker and Professor Kristie Wilder on the topic of parenting. They both share their struggles and strengths as parents…
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Life Changing Habits
Many of us forget that basics such as healthy habits can drastically change the way you feel, and reduce your chances of developing anxiety or depression, or…
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Part 2: Self Esteem, Shame and the Enneagram with Christy and Kat
This is the second half of a discussion with Christy Bonner and Kat Smith, the hosts of the podcast “Enneagram + Yoga”. Most of us can use a little help with…
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Self Esteem, Shame and the Enneagram with Christy and Kat
Have you ever asked yourself: How accurate is my understanding of myself and my abilities and passions? What do I feel shame about? What am I meant to do in…
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Do Soulmates Exist? Or do they have to be “trained”? With Kyle Horton
This is part two of a lively discussion between Kyle Horton and Beth on the topic of love and marriage. They focus on the age old question, “Do soulmates…
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The Story of a Recovered Hollywood Sex and Love Addict with Brianne Davis
Brianne Davis is a Hollywood actress who has been sober from her sex and love addiction for 12 years. She wrote a bestselling book on the subject and has a…
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What the Heck is Marriage for? …With Kyle Horton.
This is (we hope) an entertaining and thought provoking discussion about the huge topic of marriage and partnership. Marriage requires so much work and is so…
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Getting past Codependency with Tamia
Codependency is a complex issue which is difficult to understand, and yet surprisingly common. In this episode, Beth interviews Tamia, a young woman who is…
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Explaining Bipolar Disorder with Timothy Jennings, MD
Dr. Timothy Jennings is a psychiatrist and master psychopharmacologist, an author of 2 books, and an international speaker. This episode is an educational…
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An Imperfect Silly ( and Serious) review of the Neverperfect podcast with Kyle Horton
If you ever wanted to hear Beth chatting more on a podcast episode, especially being silly for half the time and talking about why she did the podcast 50% of…
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Better treatment for mood disorders and chronic neuropathic pain: Intravenous ketamine with Charles Miller, CRNA
Charles Miller, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, founded Scenic City Neurotherapy after discovering the brain healing benefits of neuroregenerative…
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Rethinking Trauma Therapy with Courtney Armstrong, LPC-MHSP
Courtney Armstrong, author, speaker, and counselor, is the founder of the Institute for Trauma Informed Hypnotherapy, and specializes in trauma and grief. In…
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What You Should Know About Therapy: A Discussion with a Psychologist and a Therapist
This is a casual discussion between Beth Capecchi, Ph.D. and Erin Rayburn, LPC, LMFT about what therapy (or counseling) is and how it might be perceived and…
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Treating Sex Addiction Through Trauma Work with Kirk McDermott, LPC, CSAT
In this episode, Beth interviews Kirk McDermott, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, about his approach to helping individuals with sex and porn addiction…
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Overcoming Anxiety: May’s story
In this episode, May, a college student, shares her journey with social anxiety, worry, and physical anxiety (somaticizing) and what she learned in therapy…
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From Self Numbing to Self Healing: Ema’s Journey
One question we should all ask ourselves: are we using healthy or unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with the pain and stress in our lives? Sometimes the…
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Being your Big Self with Dr. Shelley Prevost
What is your Big Self? The idea that Big Ideas + True Self = Big Self is one of the biggest philosophies espoused.at the Big Self School, which was founded in…
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Using your Struggles to Find Your Calling with Shannon Morgan, LCSW
What if some of your greatest struggles could help you discover your calling? In this episode, Beth hears the story of Shannon Morgan, a Recovery Court…
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Discover Your Calling with Lane Ford, M.Div.
Many people’s number one fear is living a meaningless life. We long to spend our waking hours engaged in work that truly matters driven by a deep sense of…
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Unpacking Intelligence with Shonda Caines, M.Ed.
Many of you are a loss smarter than you think you are. This episode is about rethinking intelligence; it was created to encourage listeners to think…
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Parenting your Family, not your Fantasy with Allen Coffman, M.D.
In this episode, Beth interviews Dr. Allen Coffman, a seasoned and well loved pediatrician to get us some of his favorite advice on healthy parenting and tough…
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Repairing Relationships and Healthy Couplehood with Dr. Carol Stoney
In this episode, Beth interviews Dr. Carol Stoney, a relationship expert who specializes in helping couples learn healthier ways to communicate and relate to…
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What Our Brains Can "Tell" Us with Christy Tittsworth, NP
Very few of us fully understand the power our brain and our body have to help us heal and what they can tell us if we know how to listen. In this episode…
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Discovering your uniqueness using the Enneagram
One of the healthiest things we can do for ourselves and others is to discover our unique strengths and weaknesses. This is part of our package deal in life…
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Unpacking our ADHD
How do you understand the impact of ADHD in your life, including both the superpowers and the obstacles?? How might it impact your relationships and your…
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Understanding Addiction with Compassion
In this episode, Beth and yoga instructor Lauren Aune take a compassionate look at the subject of addiction and substance use disorders. Lauren shares her own…
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Walking With Others and Not Alone
Originally intended to be a discussion on mentoring, this episode became a much broader discussion on the topic of coming alongside others, whether strangers…
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Healthy Approaches to Dating
In this episode, Beth has a discussion with Therapist Erin Rayburn about healthy ways to approach dating and questions you can ask yourself before getting into…
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The Value of Conflict
Beth and her husband Remo and discuss the importance of using conflict to enhance intimacy and closeness and relationships. They talk about their own patterns…
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Sharing your Story Builds Community
In this episode, Beth has a discussion with Leah True Salerno on the importance of struggling together as we navigate losses in life, specifically her…
Never PerfectADHD: The Many Facets
In this episode, Beth shares part of her own ADHD story and how she diagnosed herself. She also shares some of the strengths and weaknesses associated with…
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The Power Of Journaling
In this 10 minute episode, Beth does an impromptu discussion on the powerful and therapeutic impact of journaling after a client shares his recent experience…
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ADHD: An Introduction
This episode is part one of a series of conversations on the topic of ADHD. This segment includes an overview of the disorder and the symptoms used to diagnose…
Never PerfectStaying connected: Juggling relationships and children
In this episode, Beth and Remo discuss the challenges all couples face in trying to stay connected. Couples with children especially seem to struggle, mostly…
Never PerfectGiving others What you never got
In this short episode, Beth tells the story of a client who didn’t receive much emotional validation growing up. No childhood is ever perfect, but we all…
Never PerfectSummary of a classic counseling session
This is a short episode with Beth sharing some reflections immediately following a classic counseling session. Classic in the sense that a variety of common…
Never PerfectWorking mothers: You can’t do it all
Most of us find that parenting is harder than expected. In this episode, Beth interviews 3 working mothers who are driven and battling perfectionistic…
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Understanding Each Other: Healthy Communication
In this episode, Beth and her husband Remo have a practical, lighthearted and personal conversation about healthy communication and how it enhances connection…
Never PerfectFacing Social Anxiety
Ironically, Beth conquers her anxiety about recording podcasts on her own while discussing the topic of social anxiety and ways to treat it. Social anxiety is…
Never PerfectEnd of life Issues: Improving our understanding
Although the topic of death and dying causes anxiety for most of us, it is important to think through these issues, both for ourselves and for loved ones. In…
Never PerfectBody positivity: Loving The Body You’re In
Body image issues are almost universal in women. Most women overemphasize their least desirable traits and hyper focus on their perceived -ones. In this…
Never PerfectAn Overview of Anxiety Disorders and Coping Strategies
Anxiety is one of the topics Beth specializes in and she explains that it is the most common mental health disorder, affecting approximately 30% of the…
Never PerfectManaging motherhood
In this episode, Beth shares some favorite principles on balanced parenthood and interviews two mothers who are willing to share their wisdom, mistakes, and…
Never PerfectUnderstanding and Coping with Suicidal Thoughts
This is Part 2 of the Depression Episode. In this conversation, Beth Capecchi interviews Kristina about her battle with depression and suicidal thoughts, which…