The Hyphenated Life: Identity and Healing, with Dr. Han Ren

The Hyphenated Life: Identity and Healing, with Dr. Han Ren

In this episode of Books From Your Therapist, we’re joined by therapist and author Dr. Han Ren to discuss her debut book The Hyphenated Life [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-hyphenated-life]. Dr. Ren is committed to making mental health accessible and resonant, especially for historically overlooked communities and her book is a powerful reflection on navigating identity, belonging, and the complexities of living between cultures. This conversation is paired with What My Bones Know [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/what-my-bones-know]by Stephanie Foo, a deeply personal memoir on complex PTSD, trauma, and resilience. We discuss the power of storytelling in healing, the realities of living with trauma, and why understanding your past doesn’t always mean you’re free from it. You can find us: Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapist Podcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen! Work with Amanda (California residents) [https://www.amandathrockmorton.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Space Between Us: Being Alone, Loneliness & Connection

In this episode, Amanda and Tara explore the powerful and often misunderstood difference between loneliness and being alone, and how to find a healthy balance between solitude and connection. The books we're talking about are: The Correspondent [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-correspondent-7] by Virginia Evans and Alone: On Different Ways of Living [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/alone-183] by Daniel Schreiber. Through these works, we reflect on friendship, independence, aging, and the many forms love can take beyond romantic relationships. You can find us: Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapist Podcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen! Work with Amanda (California residents) [https://www.amandathrockmorton.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

⁠Healing the Oppressed Body & Reclaiming Yourself with Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik, LCSW

In this episode of Books from Your Therapist, we’re joined by therapist and author Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik [https://www.andreaglik.com/] to talk about her debut book Healing the Oppressed Body [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/healing-the-oppressed-body]. Together, we explore how trauma healing can be reimagined through an anti-oppression lens, centring the experiences of those left out of mainstream mental health conversations. Andrea shares her approach to “oppression-based trauma,” and how compassion, freedom, and community can support deep, sustainable healing. In the second half of the episode, we discuss The Loving Parent Guidebook [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-loving-parent-guidebook] by ACA WSO Inc. and explore the practice of reparenting. From inner child work to finding supportive community, this conversation offers thoughtful, practical entry points for anyone curious about healing in a more holistic and inclusive way. You can find us: Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapist Podcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen! Work with Amanda (California residents) [https://www.amandathrockmorton.com/] Content note: this episode includes discussion of trauma. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Shame on You: Rewriting the Narrative with Melissa Petro

This month, we’re diving deep into shame, mother wounds, and the stories women are finally telling out loud. We sit down with author Melissa Petro [https://www.melissa-petro.com/] to talk about her powerful debut, Shame on You [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/shame-on-you-15]. With fearless honesty, Petro unpacks the social systems that teach women we’re never enough. Blending investigative reporting, science, literature, and raw personal stories—including her own—she challenges the narrative of inadequacy and offers a bold, liberating way forward. We also explore Mother Hunger [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/mother-hunger] by Kelly McDaniel, a groundbreaking look at how unmet childhood needs shape our adult relationships. McDaniel names and destigmatizes the pain of being “under-mothered,” connecting the dots between early trauma and destructive patterns—and, more importantly, offering practical tools for healing, self-understanding, and healthier love. You can find us: Instagram, Threads, TikTok & YouTube: @booksfromyourtherapist Podcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen! Work with Amanda (California residents) [https://www.amandathrockmorton.com/] Follow Tara on Substack [https://substack.com/@taracremin] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Being with Grief, a Conversation with Christine Droney, LCSW

This month we talk with Christine Droney, LCSW [https://lancastercountycounselingservices.com/] about grief, dealing with loss and life after death. The books we discuss are Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/moving-on-doesn-t-mean-letting-go] by Gina Moffa and When Breath Becomes Air [https://www.kobo.com/ebook/when-breath-becomes-air] by Paul Kalanithi. After nearly two decades of clinical experience and her own journey after losing her mother to cancer, Gina Moffa knows all too well how disorienting, painful, and lonely grief can be. In Moving on Doesn’t Mean Letting Go, she offers a heartfelt, practical map through loss—one that can shift the pain of your grief even when things feel unpredictable and overwhelming. At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air is a profoundly moving memoir chronicling both his life and death. You can find us: Instagram, Threads, TikTok & YouTube: @booksfromyourtherapist Podcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen! Work with Amanda (California residents) [https://www.amandathrockmorton.com/] Follow Tara on Substack [https://substack.com/@taracremin] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.