Your Therapist is Not Okay

Your Therapist Must Challenge Their Assumptions [ft. Denise]

In part two of last week's conversation, Jessie and Ryan shift their focus to the therapy room and what it means to truly make space for Black and immigrant experiences. Using Podcast Producer, Denise's story as a starting point, they explore some of the ways therapists can unintentionally miss the mark, the importance of cultural humility, why curiosity is often more valuable than assumptions and what therapists can learn from their African and immigrant clients. At its heart, this episode is a conversation about listening well. Not listening to respond, explain, or fit someone into a framework — but listening with genuine curiosity about who they are and where they come from 🎙️💕 Click here to book a FREE consult with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://centredself.ca/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://centredself.ca/contact] Hosted by: Dr Ryan Bittinger (they/them) and Dr Jessie Erb (she/her) Cover art by: Una Grace Norona (she/her) Produced and edited by: Denise Danda (she/her) Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yourtherapistisnotokay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yourtherapistisnotokay/?hl=en]

Your Therapist Wants You to Know This About the Black Immigrant Experience [ft. Denise]

This week, Jess and Ryan are yet again joined by a very special guest: the person who usually sits behind the scenes bringing the podcast to life. Denise shares her experience of moving from Nigeria to Canada as an international student and what it's been like building a life here over the last decade. This conversation explores the different sides of starting over in a new country — the painful parts, the awkward parts and the more heartwarming and humorous parts. Tune in for a nuanced conversation about leaving home, finding your footing and the experiences that can be difficult to put into words until years later 🎙️💕 Click here to book a FREE consult with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://centredself.ca/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://centredself.ca/contact] Hosted by: Dr Ryan Bittinger (they/them) and Dr Jessie Erb (she/her) Cover art by: Una Grace Norona (she/her) Produced and edited by: Denise Danda (she/her) Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yourtherapistisnotokay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yourtherapistisnotokay/?hl=en]

Your Therapist Knows Growth Comes with Goodbyes

Healing and growing aren't always clean or exciting processes sometimes they come with a quiet sense of loss that’s hard to name. In this episode, Jessie and Ryan talk about what it’s like to outgrow relationships and the grief that can come with that shift, even when nothing “bad” has happened. They explore what it looks like and how to work through the process of noticing distance — or the need for it — where there used to be closeness. They also talk about how complicated it can feel to accept that some relationships don’t stay the same as we do. Instead of rushing to move on or pretending it doesn’t hurt, they talk about what it actually means to sit with that grief and make sense of it. Tune in for a conversation about change, connection, and learning how to let go of relationships with care, even when they’ve meant a lot 💕🎙️ Click here to book a FREE consult with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://centredself.ca/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://centredself.ca/contact] Hosted by: Dr Ryan Bittinger (they/them) and Dr Jessie Erb (she/her) Cover art by: Una Grace Norona (she/her) Produced and edited by: Denise Danda (she/her) Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yourtherapistisnotokay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yourtherapistisnotokay/?hl=en]

Your Therapist Knows You're Outgrowing Your Loved Ones

Unfortunately, growth isn't always something that happens alongside the people we love. Sometimes, as we learn more about ourselves, set new boundaries, or begin healing old wounds, our relationships start to feel different too. In this episode, Jess and Ryan explore what it can be like when you're doing the work in therapy but the people around you aren't on the same path. They talk about the loneliness, frustration, guilt, and grief that can come with outgrowing old dynamics, as well as the difficult questions that arise when relationships no longer fit the way they once did. Whether it's a romantic partner, a friend, or a family member, this conversation looks at what happens when personal growth creates distance — and how people navigate the tension between honoring their own healing and maintaining important relationships 💕🎙️ Click here to book a FREE consult with us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://centredself.ca/contact⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://centredself.ca/contact] Hosted by: Dr Ryan Bittinger (they/them) and Dr Jess Erb (she/her) Cover art by: Una Grace Norona (she/her) Produced and edited by: Denise Danda (she/her) Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yourtherapistisnotokay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yourtherapistisnotokay/?hl=en]

Your Therapist Wants You to Have Good Sex

In this follow-up episode, Jess and Ryan dive into a question a lot of people have but don't always know how to ask: how do you actually have better sex? They talk about the role of communication, consent, curiosity, and emotional safety in creating a more satisfying sex life. From exploring fantasies and kink to discussing desires, boundaries, and aftercare, they unpack some of the conversations that can bring partners closer together both in and out of the bedroom. Tune in for a candid exploration on what how to build a sex life that feels authentic, connected, and enjoyable for everyone involved ✨ Click here to book a FREE consult with us: ⁠⁠⁠https://centredself.ca/contact⁠⁠⁠ [https://centredself.ca/contact] Hosted by: Dr Ryan Bittinger (they/them) and Dr Jess Erb (she/her) Cover art by: Una Grace Norona (she/her) Produced and edited by: Denise Danda (she/her) Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@yourtherapistisnotokay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/yourtherapistisnotokay/?hl=en]