57. Therapists React to INSIDE OUT 2 - Bonus Episode

Curious what a therapist thinks about the new INSIDE OUT 2 movie? Letisha and Miranda are discussing it all in this BONUS episode! What we're talking about: - Teaching kids to name their emotions - How therapists can incorporate this into therapy sessions - Riley's panic attack and grounding exercises - Layered complexity of feelings - Our own experiences with the movie as parents Link to thermometer tool: https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-... Link to Diane Abler's books: https://amzn.to/4cA3Qck

00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction 00:41 Discussing Inside Out 2 01:37 Personal Experiences with Inside Out 2 03:58 Therapist Perspective on Emotions 07:50 Analyzing Riley's Panic Attack 19:11 Connecting Emotions and Therapy Techniques 22:55 Practical Applications in Therapy 35:39 Final Thoughts and Recommendations The Therapist Thrival Guide is a podcast by Ellie Mental Health. We want to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of THRIVING by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you! This mental health podcast is hosted by Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW and a rotating cast of seasoned therapists. Each episode features a therapist speaking to their areas of expertise, clinical interests, and personal experiences of being a therapist. This podcast will be covering topics like burn-out, self of therapist, cultural considerations, client retention, session structure, advancing clinical skills, innovations in therapy, and balancing professional relationships with our personal lives. Every now and then, we'll even cover the happenings of how therapists are portrayed in pop culture. ⁠⁠Miranda Barker⁠⁠, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for nearly three years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, and case manager. She's new to the therapy game and loves soaking up all of the knowledge from the expert therapists in her life. She's currently the Director of Content and Production at Ellie Mental Health's in-house creative agency and believes that creativity is an important aspect of mental health care. The Therapist Thrival Guide is one of many creative productions from ⁠Ellie Mental Health⁠. Ellie is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and since then has expanded to over 24 clinics in Minnesota and an explosive number of locations nationwide after franchising our model in 2021. Ellie will be opening over 500 locations in communities nationwide with new clinics opening each week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#therapy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#mentalhealth