Lunchtime Chats with BTO

S3Ep6: Professional Relationships

In this episode, Kierra and Nic discuss what it looks like to have a healthy professional relationship, in the workplace, the classroom, and in college.Professional relationships consist of setting healthy boundaries, advocating for yourself, and thinking about what are the expectations of that environment and if they mesh with your style and workplace habits. You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/]. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org [http://compassionatecounselingpa.org/]. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: info@brooklineteenoutreach.org [info@brooklineteenoutreach.org] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/] Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach] Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market [https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market] Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach] This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support [https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support]

S3Ep5: Reflecting on Our Relationships with Food

In this episode, Kierra and Nic tackle the difficult and sensitive subject of our relationships with food. Connections are made to attachment styles to help us understand how different people form different relationships with food but also how they are impacted socially and culturally. Kierra and Nic share some of their personal experiences with food and how each of their relationships with food were impacted by their childhood environments. They discuss diet culture, clothing, labeling foods, listening to body cues regarding hunger, and issues surrounding body image. If you struggle with your relationship with food, stick around until the end of the episode where they reflect on how to reset yourself to build a healthier relationship. You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/]. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org [http://compassionatecounselingpa.org/]. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: info@brooklineteenoutreach.org [info@brooklineteenoutreach.org] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/] Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach] Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market [https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market] Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach] This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support [https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support]

S3Ep4: Toxic and Unhealthy Relationships

*TW: abusive relationships, domestic abuse We all know what it's like to be in some kind of relationship that has some unhealthy and toxic dynamics. Whether its a friendship, romantic relationship, co-worker, or family member, unhealthy relationships can have detrimental effects of your self-esteem and sense of self. In this episode, Nic and Kierra explore what happens to our mental health when we are in toxic relationships and how to identify some of the signs of unhealthy relationships. Setting boundaries, communicating emotions, and seeking safety and support are discussed as means of healing and self-care. Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline (available 24/7): 800-799-7233 https://www.thehotline.org/ [https://www.thehotline.org/] https://www.healthline.com/health/toxic-friendships#effects-on-you [https://www.healthline.com/health/toxic-friendships#effects-on-you] https://www.verywellmind.com/toxic-relationships-4174665#:~:text=A%20toxic%20relationship%20is%20one,%2C%20psychologically%2C%20and%20even%20physically. [https://www.verywellmind.com/toxic-relationships-4174665#:~:text=A%20toxic%20relationship%20is%20one,%2C%20psychologically%2C%20and%20even%20physically.] https://psychcentral.com/blog/imperfect/2020/04/how-to-set-boundaries-with-toxic-people#What-if-someone-wont-respect-your-boundaries? [https://psychcentral.com/blog/imperfect/2020/04/how-to-set-boundaries-with-toxic-people#What-if-someone-wont-respect-your-boundaries?] You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/]. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org [http://compassionatecounselingpa.org/]. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: info@brooklineteenoutreach.org [info@brooklineteenoutreach.org] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/] Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach] Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market [https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market] Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach] This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support [https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support]

S3Ep3: Exploring the Relationship with the Self

The relationship with the self is the hardest one for all of us to confront and talk about. Join us as we explore what makes our longest and the most important relationship the hardest one for us to maintain. Kierra and Nic make connections back to previous episodes to touch on the impacts of attachment styles and family dynamics on our relationship with ourselves. Obstacles to a positive relationship with ourselves are guilt and shame. Kierra and Nic explore ways to improve this relationship by discussing self-empathy and self-compassion as well as focus on how to build self-love by engaging in meaningful and intentional self-care.  Sources/Resources: * https://www.nicabm.com/guilt-vs-shame/ [https://www.nicabm.com/guilt-vs-shame/]  * Shame and Guilt: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Video lecture by June Tangney. Presented by George Mason University and ResearchChannel: https://youtu.be/febgutDYP7w [https://youtu.be/febgutDYP7w] * https://rwjms.rutgers.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/institute-for-the-study-of-child-development/research/emotional-development [https://rwjms.rutgers.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/institute-for-the-study-of-child-development/research/emotional-development]  * https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intimacy-path-toward-spirituality/201908/why-is-it-so-darn-hard-love-ourselves#:~:text=Growing%20up%20with%20not%20enough,brain%20has%20a%20negativity%20bias [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intimacy-path-toward-spirituality/201908/why-is-it-so-darn-hard-love-ourselves%22%20%5Cl%20%22:~:text=Growing%20up%20with%20not%20enough,brain%20has%20a%20negativity%20bias] * https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/empathic-intervision/202007/the-self-in-empathy-self-empathy#:~:text=Self%2Dempathy%20observes%20and%20integrates%20experiences&text=Self%2Dcompassion%20involves%20treating%20yourself,Neff%20%26%20Dahm%2C%202015 [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/empathic-intervision/202007/the-self-in-empathy-self-empathy#:~:text=Self%2Dempathy%20observes%20and%20integrates%20experiences&text=Self%2Dcompassion%20involves%20treating%20yourself,Neff%20%26%20Dahm%2C%202015]  You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/]. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org [http://compassionatecounselingpa.org/]. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: info@brooklineteenoutreach.org [info@brooklineteenoutreach.org] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/] Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach] Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market [https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market] Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach] This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support [https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support]

S3Ep2: Exploring Types of Familial Relationships and Dynamics

Welcome to episode 2! Are you interested in learning about different types of family dynamics? Maybe you are looking to learn more about and validate your own experience within your family. Maybe you need some help identifying how you’d like to approach parenting someday. Maybe you need support in finding your first step to change your parenting style. Maybe you’re interested in learning something new! Whatever the case, we’re glad to have you here! Join us this episode as we explore and discuss five different types of family dynamics, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, gentle parenting, and more! Nic details the core differences between authoritarian, authoritative, competitive, communal, and permissive family and parenting styles. We discuss how trauma impact our ability to approach parenting and how to work towards change and healing. You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/]. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org [http://compassionatecounselingpa.org/]. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: info@brooklineteenoutreach.org [info@brooklineteenoutreach.org] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org [http://brooklineteenoutreach.org/] Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach] Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market [https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market] Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach [http://patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach] This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app] Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support [https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support]