What Would Dr. Meyers Do?

This conversation on sibling abuse remains one of the most important topics discussed on What Would Dr. Meyers Do? As awareness of sibling abuse continues to grow, this episode continues to resonate deeply with listeners and remains an essential conversation for survivors, families and mental health professionals.

In this episode, Rachael shares her story of survival after enduring emotional and physical abuse from a sibling. She reflects on her journey toward self-care, self-preservation and healing, including the difficult decision to cut off contact with her abusive brother.

Rachael also shares her path toward reunification and repair, offering a powerful perspective on recovery from sibling abuse, restoration and finding inner peace.

In this deeply personal solo episode, Dr. Meyers reflects on what she has learned from being a caregiver to aging parents and the emotional complexity that comes with caregiving, grief and role reversal.

She explores the realities of caring for parents experiencing cognitive decline, including the guilt, frustration, resentment and sadness that many adult children quietly carry. The episode also examines how unresolved family dynamics and childhood experiences can resurface during caregiving, shaping the way we respond to aging parents.

A thoughtful conversation about caregiver stress, dementia, empathy, family relationships and finding compassion for both ourselves and our parents during one of life’s most difficult transitions.

Young adults are struggling. Many aren’t adept at handling life challenges: communication, managing frustration, the need for immediate gratification, and navigating conflict.

There’s a growing conversation about whether kids today are being “coddled”—shielded from discomfort, failure, and struggle—and how that may impact resilience and independence.

In this episode, I’m joined by returning guest Ruthie Kalai, LCSW, to unpack the shift in parenting from previous generations—where independence was often prioritized—to today’s culture of high involvement, protection, and emotional attunement. Together, we explore when support becomes overprotective parenting and how well-intentioned efforts can sometimes interfere with the development of problem-solving skills, emotional regulation, and self-reliance.

This conversation isn’t about blaming parents or criticizing a generation. It’s about understanding the balance between care and growth—and how we can better prepare young people for the realities of life. Because sometimes, the most supportive thing we can do is step back.

Ruthie Kalai, LCSW, has over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She has a particular interest in working with people in their 20s and 30s. You can learn more about her at ruthiekalai.com.

Connie Palmer, LCSW, offers a thoughtful and clinically grounded conversation on codependency, exploring what it is, where it comes from, and how healing is possible. Drawing from both personal and professional experience, she helps us better understand codependent behavior and how it shows up in everyday life.

Together, we unpack the societal shame often associated with codependency and reframe these patterns as adaptive survival responses rooted in trauma. Connie explains how codependency develops over time and how it appears across relationships—with partners, friends, and within broader attachment styles and relational dynamics.

This episode also explores how anxious attachment and avoidant attachment can shape relationship patterns, along with the emotional impact of prioritizing others’ needs over your own. Connie shares practical insight into recognizing these patterns, setting healthy boundaries, and beginning the process of healing from codependency with greater self-awareness and compassion.

Connie Palmer, a licensed clinical social worker, is an experienced teacher, presenter, therapist, and school counselor who has spent more than thirty years working with children, youth, and families. She is the owner of Therapeutic Learning Connections which offers social, emotional learning workshops to mental health professionals, community organizations, schools, and workplaces. She is also a Grief Education Consultant for Imagine, a Center for Coping with Loss in Mountainside, NJ which offers grief support groups and grief education. She can be reached at Connie@TLConnections.org.

Pause, Notice, Respond. We are moving beyond the wellness trend to explore how mindfulness in therapy actually works in clinical practice. In this episode, we explore how mindfulness moves beyond a wellness buzzword and becomes a meaningful clinical tool in therapy sessions. We discuss how therapists introduce mindfulness techniques in practice, how it supports trauma-informed care, and what happens internally for clinicians when sessions become emotionally intense. We will also share practical strategies such as guided meditation, body scans, and other grounding techniques. Whether you’re a clinician or simply curious about the role of mindfulness in mental health, this episode offers an honest look at how present-moment awareness can shift therapeutic work. Mindfulness is everywhere—but what does it actually look like in therapy?

Natalie Nieves is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), counselor educator in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Molloy University, and a doctoral candidate at Montclair State University, where she is expected to graduate this May!

During her doctoral teaching internship, she developed a Mindfulness and Counseling course shaped by her mentorship with Dr. Sheely Moore, her personal meditation and yoga practice, and the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn. Influenced by Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), the course integrates contemplative practice with clinical skill development. Natalie and Dr. Sheely-Moore’s manuscript on utilizing mindfulness and embodied pedagogy to address racial microaggressions in the classroom will be published in an upcoming issue of ACES Teaching Practice Briefs. Outside of academia, Natalie operates a private practice serving predominantly women of color. Grounded in multicultural competency, she integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and restorative practices such as mindfulness to strengthen the mind–body connection while honoring clients’ intersecting cultural identities.

In this episode, Dr. Meyers sits down with Kate Lund, a clinical psychologist and resilience expert, to explore a shift in how we understand challenges and support emotional resilience in children, families, and ourselves.

Together, they unpack what it means to see children not as problems to fix, but as emotional human beings to support. Kate explains how reframing behavior through a strengths-based parenting approach can influence the parent-child relationship and support emotional regulation, flexibility, and self-awareness.

The conversation focuses on how resilience develops through everyday experiences, not just in response to adversity. Dr. Meyers and Kate discuss how parents can support emotional growth, confidence, and adaptability in ordinary moments, helping children build internal resources over time.

Dr. Kate Lund, is a psychologist, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and host of The Optimized Mind podcast. Her book Step Away—The Keys to Resilient Parenting, is available on amazon and focuses on small, practical steps for parents and leaders facing burnout, setbacks, or those "ugly cry in the car" days.

In this episode, Dr. Meyers explores what happens when the clinician becomes the patient. Anthony Gaetani, LMSW, reflects on how his own therapy has shaped the way he shows up in his professional work. This candid conversation examines therapists in therapy, countertransference and burnout in social work, offering an honest look at the emotional weight of clinical responsibility — carrying clients’ stories home, the persistent feeling of “never doing enough,” and the internal pressure many helpers know all too well. Through personal therapy, he developed greater self-awareness, stronger professional boundaries and deeper compassion — for his clients and for himself — while doing work rooted in care, responsibility, and human connection.

Anthony earned his Bachelor of Social Work from Molloy University and his Master of Social Work from Fordham University. He has experience working with diverse populations across inpatient and outpatient settings and currently works as an inpatient psychiatric social worker supporting individuals experiencing acute psychiatric challenges through comprehensive assessment, interdisciplinary collaboration and linkage to community-based resources that promote long-term stability. He approaches social work as both a profession and a calling, grounded in the belief that every individual deserves dignity, respect and the opportunity to thrive beyond hospitalization.

In this powerful episode, Dr. Amy Meyers opens up about her personal experience with emotional and physical sibling abuse and the long-lasting effects on self-esteem, trust, and relationships.

Joined by fellow survivor Lorene Stanwick, Dr. Meyers reflects on family dynamics, her current sibling relationship, and the challenges of speaking publicly about trauma. She shares why telling her story now feels important and how it connects to her work as a psychotherapist.

Listeners will gain insight into healing from childhood trauma, building resilience, and personal growth after abuse. Dr. Meyers’ journey is a compelling example of overcoming adversity and reclaiming confidence, offering hope and guidance for survivors, parents, and mental health professionals.

In this episode, Dr. Meyers shares her thoughtful perspective on psychiatric medication, focusing on its potential utility as a tool rather than a cure. She explores how medication can help stabilize symptoms, support day-to-day functioning, and create the conditions for individuals to more fully engage in therapy. With a balanced and compassionate lens, this conversation invites listeners to move beyond polarized debates and consider how medication and therapy can work together to support healing and growth.

In this episode, Dr. Ray Blanchard explores the critical role of context and systems in practice, grounding the conversation in the person-in-environment perspective. Together, we move beyond pathologizing individuals to examine how relationships, environments, and larger systems shape functioning and behavior. Dr. Blanchard highlights the importance of collaboration, curiosity, and shared meaning-making, emphasizing a systems-oriented lens where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This episode invites practitioners to rethink assessment and intervention through a more relational, contextual, and humane framework. 
Dr. Ray Blanchard earned his PhD in Counseling from Montclair State University, specializing in school mental health and LGBTQ issues. With over 10 years of bilingual clinical and supervisory experience, he has worked extensively with children and adolescents in NYC schools. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator in Molloy University's Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. 

This episode features Kevin Dahill-Fuchel, LCSW, a leader in school-based mental health, discussing how counseling supports the emotional well-being of students, families, and educators. We explore why emotional health is foundational to learning, how schools can become safe spaces for connection, and what’s needed to engage all constituents—students, teachers, and administration—with compassion and clarity. Given the rampant social anxiety amongst students and the cell-phone-free experiment in NYC schools, this rich discussion addresses how this program helps students find independence and individuality. Dr. Kevin Dahill-Fuchel is a leader in school-based social work programming with more than 30 years of experience in working with children, families and school staff. Throughout his tenure as the Executive Director of Counseling In Schools (CIS), Kevin has led the process to evolve CIS’ mission beyond counseling services to include a multi-dimensional and strength-based menu of services that support an entire school community. A team leadership model is his focus within the organization that embodies the non-oppressive, collaborative systems that are needed to effectively take on the complex challenges routinely faced in schools by children, families, teachers and administrators.

Dr. Meyers, a survivor and expert on sibling abuse has an informal, impromptu conversation with Lorene Stanwick, also a sibling abuse survivor and prior guest. Together, they explore the ways that trauma becomes imprinted, the lens through which survivors see themselves, others, and the word, and the utility of therapy towards healing. They discuss the imperative for the survivor to develop deep self-awareness towards moving beyond the internalized voice of the sibling harmer and receive genuine, healthy communications and relationships with others. They also address the work that remains to spread awareness while offering hope through example.

Will Wright, a Certified Life Coach discusses his stuckness in survival mode and how he shifted from just existing to thriving. He shares how he showed up with a false self in his life and at work, fueled by his need for validation. With deep introspection, humor, and genuine selflessness, Will takes us through his development of self-confidence, his process towards self-actualization, and how his method is now serving others.

Group formation and treatment requires thoughtfulness and awareness of the multiple dynamics at play including therapist to each individual client, the group as a whole, and the individual clients' reactions to each other and the group leader. Transferences and countertransference are abound. When guided skillfully, the evolving patterns, connections, conflicts, and collective reflections become catalysts for growth. From group screening to structuring and facilitating groups, Dr. Ray Blanchard informs us about the multidimensional aspects of group management. Whether you are a therapist, group member, or simply want ot learn more about the various group dynamics we are all part of including families, school, etc., this episode is for you. Dr. Ray Blanchard earned his PhD in Counseling from Montclair State University, specializing in school mental health and LGBTQ issues. With over 10 years of bilingual clinical and supervisory experience, he has worked extensively with children and adolescents in NYC schools. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator in Molloy University's Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program.

Change is scary. Because it infers facing the unknown. And there is a lot of resistance to it. How can we learn to embrace and face it with confidence rather than fear? Dr. Meyers addresses making change within ourselves through her own path of risk-taking and pushing through discomfort. You too can turn insecurities into self-assurance.

Jane Epstein is more than a survivor of sibling sexual abuse: she’s a voice for hope, healing, and breaking silence. In this episode, Jane shares her story while turning her pain into purpose. During her empowering stint as an exotic dancer and her marriages, she learns much about her self-esteem and the impact of her earlier experiences on her approach to intimacy. Jane Epstein is a staunch advocate for survivors of Sibling Sexual Abuse and Trauma. Today, Jane is Co-Founder of both IncestAWARE.org and 5WAVES.org, an international 501(c)3 advocacy group that offers information, support, and guidance about Sibling Sexual Abuse and Trauma. She shares her story publicly to give other survivors the courage to speak up and know they are not alone. Through her work, Jane seeks to educate and empower parents on preventing sibling sexual abuse and trauma, aiming to remove the fear of the unknown and make body safety discussions between parents and children an everyday conversation. Her powerful TEDx talk spreads awareness and opens dialogue on this taboo subject. Her story was featured in People Magazine, and she contributed to The Sunday Times Magazine cover story on March 17th, 2024. Her memoir, I Feel Real Guilty, was released in the Fall of 2024 www.jane-epstein.com siblingsexualabusetrauma.com

We’re diving deep into the realities of interracial relationships — the highs, the hurdles, and the healing that can come from love across cultural lines. Meet Dassin and Stephanie Blackwell who are quite reflective on their relationship and the privileges they have and the challenges they have faced as an interracial couple. With genuineness and awareness, they share their obstacles they have navigated within their family system and greater society. Join us as we talk about the beauty of blending different worlds; navigating identity, assumptions, and unconscious bias; what makes these relationships not just possible, but powerful. Whether you're in an interracial relationship, curious about the dynamics, or just open to hearing honest perspectives, you will learn and be inspired to embrace diversity. Dr. Dassin Blackwell, a lifelong educator, coach, and athletics administrator with over 20 years of experience working across NCAA Divisions I, II, and III. Currently, I serve as the Assistant Director of Athletics Compliance and Director of Sprint Football Operations at St. Thomas Aquinas College, where I lead academic support, NCAA eligibility, and holistic development for more than 450 student-athletes. My foundation in athletics began on the field as a student-athlete at Towson University. That moment not only defined my playing career, but also deepened my belief in the transformative power of sport. As a coach for 20 years, I had the privilege of being part of two conference championship teams and coached for a national championship, helping student-athletes achieve success at the highest levels both on and off the field. Throughout my career, I’ve held leadership roles at institutions including Georgetown, Towson, Pace, Hofstra, Frostburg State, Iona University. My work has included everything from managing NCAA compliance and GSR reporting to implementing department-wide systems like SPRY and mentoring first-generation student-athletes. I earned my Ph.D. in Educational Management from Hampton University, and my passion lies in bridging the worlds of athletics and education. Stephanie Blackwell is a dedicated and compassionate Licensed Master Social Worker with a commitment to fostering positive change. Stephanie received her Master’s in Social Work from Fordham University in 2024, along with receiving a Specialized Certificate in Crisis and Resilience and her CASAC-T Certification. She received her Bachelor’s in Social Work at Molloy University in 2023. In 2022, she was awarded BSW Student of the Year by the New York State Social Work Education Association. Stephanie currently serves on the NYSSWEA Board as Vice President. She also serves on the Molloy University Alumni Association Board. Stephanie is the Lead Clinician at Lincoln Hall, where she supports adolescent boys who have crossed U.S. Borders unaccompanied, searching for a better life in the U.S.

Are you effected or not effected by food allergies? Either way you need to become more informed. Food allergies affect much more than what ends up on the plate—they’re deeply woven into the emotional fabric of households, shaping the experiences of kids, parents, adults, and entire families. In this heartfelt, practical episode, we explore those hidden layers from socialization, quality of life and self-esteem. Folks suffer from anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma. Dr. Dennis educates us all on why we need to become more informed, how we can find resilience, and manage countertransference around the "right" way to intervene. You can learn more about Dr. Dennis at ksdfamilysolutions.com and email her at drdennis@ksdfamilysolutions.com A resource:https://www.foodallergycounseling.org/ Dr. Kelly Sullivan Dennis is a licensed clinical social worker with a PhD and over 30 years of experience working with individuals, families, and groups across the lifespan. She serves as an assistant professor in the Social Work Department at Molloy University, where she teaches both undergraduate students and graduate students through the Fordham-Molloy MSW Collaborative. Her academic work is informed by her clinical expertise and her dedication to fostering inclusive, justice-driven social work practice.

In her clinical work, Dr. Dennis supports clients coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, chronic illness, and major life transitions. She has a special interest in working with children and families to help manage complex issues such as food allergies, chronic illness, and family system challenges. Her approach is strengths-based and integrative, drawing on evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-focused intervention, play therapy, narrative therapy, and solution-focused counseling.

Throughout her career, Dr. Dennis has worked in a wide range of settings, including schools, mental health centers, community agencies, parent resource centers, libraries, and places of worship in order to bring mental health support into the heart of the community. She is also an active community educator, leading workshops on grief and loss, trauma, crisis response, parenting children with complex needs, and navigating life with food allergies.

Dr. Dennis is a proud member of the Academy of Food Allergy Counseling (AFAC) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Her work is guided by a strong commitment to social justice, human rights, and the belief that every individual deserves dignity and access to compassionate, competent care.

Do you doubt your abilities? Feel like a fraud? And yet, there isn't evidence that you're a failure? You're struggling with imposter syndrome, a phenomenon affecting up to 70% of adults at some point with 25–30% of high achievers suffering regularly. Imposter syndrome doesn’t just sap confidence—it can fuel burnout, anxiety, and perfectionism that hold you back . If you've ever thought, “Soon they’ll find out I’m not really that good,” this episode is your proof that you’re far from alone—and far more capable than you believe. In this episode, Dr. Meyers shares her own experiences with imposter syndrome and offers guidance on how to manage the feelings. Reclaim your sense of belonging, and celebrate your real accomplishments.

Mary Anne Cohen, Director of the New York Center for Eating Disorders, coined the term "emotional eating". In this episode, she offers a nuanced perspective on Ozempic acknowledging its potential to provide relief from compulsive eating yet cautions that this benefit is only part of the story: the need to adress the deep emotional wounds at the heart of many eating disorders. She warns that Ozempic can feed dangerous cultural narratives that equate thinness with moral or emotional worthiness—reinforcing stigma around body diversity and compounding shame. Although we are still learning all of the information around weight-loss drugs, Cohen feels that Ozempic must be paired with a comprehensive personal strategy and invites us to think critically

There's a lot we can understand about the sibling abuse experience and outcome for the survivor through a theoretical lens. Dr. Meyers presents the theories in a digestible manner that helps anyone seeking to learn more about themselves or survivors and how relationships can be challenging. There is a bright side: resiliency is addressed as is therapy as an imperative measure to leading a more satisying life and a sense of self-worth.

One of many anxieties about working with people and their emotional lives is contending with suicidal gestures. This case presentation of a 16 year old with depression and anxiety and a history of child abuse uncovers the importance of accurate diagnoses and highlights the need for collaborative efforts to intervene appropriately. Further, rectifying one's own capabilities as a therapist based on needed expertise with particular populations must be prioritized over the desire to handle all.

After ten years of sexual abuse by her stepfather, Nicole Braddock Bromley found the courage to disclose to her mother at 14 years old. Though she encountered a receptive and supportive response from her mother, the trauma of abuse and subsequent events created deep wounds. Speaker/author/survivor and internationally recognized advocate for sexual abuse and trafficking victims, Nicole shares how she has turned her wounds into scars and became a model for healing, finding forgiveness, and using storytelling to transform lives.

How do we undertand the trauma immigrants have experienced in their home country and now our own? A professor, community social worker, and BSW student share personal and professional experiences that fuel their passion and compassion for the immigrant population. Join us as we dispel the notion that immigration is a new issue and confront this administration's conflation of terrorism and immigration and the need for border security. How do we help navigate the fears of immigrants and citizens? Our guests make a call to challenge dis/misinformation and speak truth to power.

The stigma of mental illness is reflected in Regina, a social worker who contends with her own mental illness diagnosis and its implications for working in the field. Having been let go from a few jobs, she raises the ethical dilemma of disclosure: the pathologizing impact vs. the potential for accomodations. Where is the boundary or adaptation in the social work profession regarding embracing employees who may be struggling with the same disorders as those we treat? Regina shares her personal experience navigating her BiPolar II disorder and calls to action the need for societal awareness and social work advocacy.

Making the move to private practice requires several considerations: When is the right time? Will I be financially stable? What is the cost/benefit ratio? Am I prepared personally and professionally? What is needed to be successful? Barbara Murphy, a seasoned professional, discusses her own trajectory to private practice and along the way, answers some common questions and anxieties about making the transition. She also provides an invaluable resource to support private and agency practitioners.

A sibling sexual abuse survivor and a mother of a SSA survivor and perpetrator share their experiences in the hope of coming to terms with "how did this happen?!". Their stories help each other try to make sense of each other's lens and what evolves is an empathic development for each other's plight. A very enlightening conversation ensues about how to disclose this assault to parents and what victims and survivors want and need.

It may be challenging to consider how there is joy in working with ill youth, and even chronically and terminally medically ill children. To her own surprise, Cloe Southard, LMSW has certainly found that joy. She gives us a new perspective about this work and engages in conversation about ethical dilemmas including the debateable issue of sustaining life vs. quality of life. She also is quite transparent about her countertransferential challenges.

There are many ways to treat trauma from psychotherapy to CBT, Ketamine, and EMDR. Dr. Meyers is interested in exploring it all. This week she is joined by Dr. Kammer, an expert on EMDR who discusses the use of it as a method to reprocess painful memories by reformulationg negative beliefs. She explains how eye movement desensitization and reprocessing works. Both complicated and fascinating, we delve into how trauma is processed by the brain and because it is overwhelming, there can be an inability to process it. As a result, the trauma remains stored in the limbic system. By following the therapist’s hand movements or a moving light, listening to audio stimulation, or tapping on their shoulders, the therapist helps the client reprocess the natural information that occurs during REM sleep. How is this done? Tune in to find out.

Kellyanne Brady, PhD is pregnant. How might this impact her treatment? Transference is likely to occur. How might her clients' feelings be overtly or subtly communicated, or not revealed at all? How does Dr. Brady's countertransference come into play? What happens when a therapist is going through their own major life transition? These are questions anyone can relate to regarding how to remain present and how much to share or self-disclose.

From the last podcast episode on sibling abuse, my guest, Lorene Stanwick wanted to ensure that she communicated specific aspects of her experience. In a follow-up conversation, she focuses on the insidious nature of abuse and her road towards healing. She discusses the catharctic aspect of writing a play on sibling abuse and her desire to be the voice for others. Many folks can relate to feeling you may have left out important things during a conversations. But perhaps for Lorene, the desire to revisit our conversation conveys the deep need to be heard and understood, something a sibling abuse victim never had.

Not being believed when someone has been abused magnifies the experience of trauma. What happens when ones own family doesn't acknowledge the abuse from parents to siblings to perpetrators? Lorene Stanwick, an adult survivor of sibling abuse talks about these implications and the profound impact this has had on her. In this episode, Lorene shares her truth and shares her processing the change speaking out created in her family, and her ultimate decision to choose herself.

Meet Alma, a BSW student who is just beginning her social work education. In spite of how astute, insightful, and self-aware she is, she still contends with feelings of insecurity and finding her voice. Dr. Meyers strives to normalize Alma's feelings and in doing so, addresses areas of anxiety and concerns most practicing professionals grapple with. Along the way, they have some important lessons to ease the discomfort of doing the work.

In this episode you are sure to gain a better understanding of what is at the root of most couple conflict; the need to focus on the underlying feelings that are raised for each member of the pair; and the path towards empathy for the other's perspective. Dr. Meyers' guest, Sindee Gozansky emphasizes the discord and upset found in couples conflict that usually originates in historical, early and familial relationships. She offers her own challenges in working with couples, and the necessity of balancing alignment with both individuals.

Many of us have some form of body dysmorphia, and so we can all relate to this episode. Societal pressures make it almost impossible not to contend with a disorted perspective of our personal appearance. Ruth Kalai, LCSW works with young professionals whose bodily perceptions often indicate a representation of some other aspect of unhappiness, anxiety, or failure. Learn a cognitive-behavioral technique that can ease the suffering that comes with this disorder. Ruth also shares her personal struggles with body perception and normalizes the "obsession" we share with physical appearance. Check out more about Ruthie at Ruthiekalai.com

Dr. Meyers has a pointed, open and honest conversation with two racially different professors who co-teach a course on diversity. As they engage in processing their differences and making decisions about how to navigate the course, they and their student model how to optimize discussions on racial differences and positions of power, privilege, and oppression. In the midst of this socially and politically stressful time, let's accept discomfort as we pave a path towards self-awareness, openness to others, and bridging the biases that can divide us.

Join Dr. Meyers as she celebrates her 100th episode with some reflections on her favorite episodes, responses to listener's questions about therapy and podcasting, and banter with her guest on topics of self-care and of all things, cursing.

There are some challenges facing the field of social work and education. COVID exacerbated issues already plaguing the field in terms of staffing and burnout; staff and supervisors are overwhelmed with caseloads and supervisors vary in their ability to provide quality supervision. As gatekeepers, three field directors chat about the state of the social work field and its impact on the provision of educational experiences for students. They also discuss the shifts that needs to happen for students, field instructors and higher education personnel to meet the needs of each and subsequently client populations.

Whether you enjoy the holidays or not, they can still be a source of expectation, stress, and pressure. Dr. Meyers identifies some of those challenging aspects and offers a few tips on successful navigation.

Join my guest, Lilach Koch, LMSW a professional and personal expert on autism spectrum disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities as she genuinely discusses her journey with her own daughter. Her patience and commitment has also come u with challenges as she strives to facilitate her daughter's social-emotional development and advocate for community awareness and resources.

Email Lilach at kotchlmsw2022@gmail.com

In the second part of Diane's story of sibling sexual abuse, Diane shares more about her sibling dynamics, generational abuse, and her relationship with her abusive brother throughout the years.

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Transitioning from student to practitioner is challenging and raises questions about one's capability. It is disarming and scary. Seasoned clinicians claim these feelings as well. Newbie Montana Aquino, LCSW shares when her anxiety is activated and how her personal boundaries have been tested. She shares her work and management of one client who crosses the therapeutic boundary with his sexualized behavior.

We can all identify with the feeling of not feeling capable in the workplace. Maybe you even experience fear that you will be "found out". Those who experience imposter syndrome are very capable, intelligent people. It's the perfectionism or fear of failure that create unrealistic self-imposed expectations. Dr. Meyers speaks with Dr. Gabriella McBride, a seasoned professional who works in higher education and shares her vulnerability with imposter syndrome. She shares her emerging and shifting roles and identity in the social work profession, and along the way, her and Dr. Meyers offer tips and tools for shifting our doubting self-perceptions.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder creates an intrusion on thoughts and actions. Join Lauren Wolfe, MS, LPC as she discusses the ways in which OCD shows up. We may be able to identify ourselves with some aspects of this anxiety-driven obsession. In a very relatable manner, Lauren shares her experiences with clients and offers cognitive-behavioral and calming techniques to to help ease its intensity and provide a sense of safety.

Dr. Meyers shares her experience with a friend battling catatonic depression and reflects about the societal perception of mental illness and challenges us to consider the stereotypes as to whom it effects. Depression doesn't discriminate.

In the first sibling abuse series focused on sibling sexual abuse, learn about its prevalence, characteristics, signs, family context and the short and long-term impacts. Dr. Whitworth guests in an informative episode offering important information and a resource bringing awareness and policy needs to protect children.

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