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If you work with high achievers, you have probably sat across from someone met their goal and didn’t feel any better because of it. The promotion came through. The project was a success. And none of it touched the part that needed touching. Cue Dr. Hewitt, and what he wants us to understand about perfectionism. […]

Medicine assisted approaches to mental health treatment featuring insights from Amanda Baker, LCSWWhat happens when you combine two of the most effective treatments for depression, PTSD, and trauma? In a recent conversation on The Self Carepist Therapist Podcast, Amanda Baker, LCSW, a clinical social worker and EMDR therapist in Colorado Springs, shared her journey into […]

In this episode of The Self Careapist Podcast, Dr. Hilary Hurst Bush shares insights from the upcoming Motivation Mindset Workbook (Guilford Press), inspired by Dr. Ellen Braaten’s Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less. Together they explore the APP Model — Aptitude, Pleasure, Practice, a compassionate and science-based framework for understanding what truly drives motivation in […]

Even seasoned clinicians lose their cool sometimes. Alissa names the pressure many parents feel to respond flawlessly and reframes “blow-it moments” as golden opportunities to practice. When we stop trying to control our child’s feelings—or our own—and instead focus on how we show up, we model emotional literacy and repair. Key reframe: You cannot fully […]