You're Not Crazy: Psychology in Real Life
An entertaining and educational podcast that features conversations between a clinical psychologist and her son. Using a blend of humor, psychoeducation, and fun banter, Dr. Kim Champion and her author/blogger/words guy/consumer-of-media son, Malachi Champion, explore real life issues with the hope of helping us to understand that we are more okay than we may think. Join us on the journey!
Episodes
13 episodes
Building Healthy Habits
In an effort to get back into the podcasting groove, we have decided to make our first new episode about building and maintaining good, healthy habits. We're hoping to give you helpful information and maybe help ourselves while we're at it!...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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49:48
Where've We Been?
We’re baaack! In our intro to the second season of YNC, Malachi and I update you on the projects that have kept us busy, YNC's path forward, and what’s on deck for this season’s episodes. We hope you join us and enjoy exploring more topics in p...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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24:51
Abuse, Addiction, and Mental Health: Interview with Author Kate Russell
Malachi and I had the pleasure of having a discussion with author, Kate Russell, about her books, Down the Rabbit Hole: A Memoir of Abuse, Addiction, and Recovery and Voicemails from My Sister: Stories of a Schizoaffecti...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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56:54
Seasons, Mood, and Getting Revitalized
In today's episode, Malachi and Kim have a laid back discussion about mood and motivation related to changing seasons and environment. We discuss our personal feelings about the impact of seasons and trying to build motivation to exercise. Of c...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:08
Understanding Depression
Today's episode is a discussion about depression, sadness, and depressive disorders. We focus on what the different depression diagnoses are and how to differentiate sadness from a diagnosable disorder. As always, we brainstorm ideas for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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55:25
Understanding OCD
Malachi and Kim discuss mental health diagnosis through the lens of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. We hope that our conversation lends understanding of how mental health diagnosis works, what OCD is in real life, and how it is different f...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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37:41
The Biology of Trauma Triggers
Trigger Warning: This episode contains frank discussion regarding trauma topics including triggers, self harm, and suicidal ideation.Welcome to Episode 6!The Biology of Trauma TriggersIn this episode, Mala...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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54:42
Dissociation and Grounding
Trigger Warning: This episode includes frank discussion regarding abuse, trauma, and dissociationDuring this episode, we dig deeper into a specific symptom of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociation. Dissociation is an ex...
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56:19
Family, Trauma, and Surviving the Holidays
Trigger warning: Topics addressed in this episode may be triggering for people with history of traumatic events or abuse. In this episode, Kim and Malachi discuss managing family interactions - especially when there is a hist...
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57:08
Prepping for Family Time: Coping with Everyday Dysfunction
Gearing up for time with the family over the holidays? Join us for a two part exploration of managing family - from slight dysfunction all the way to "I'm not sure I can even be with them this year." We hope to offer you some insight into...
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37:03
Fear: Anxiety, Trauma, and Phobias - Oh My!
Join us for a lighthearted exploration into the world of fear, where we discuss why we fear what we do, what's going on in our brains, and how we can help ourselves.Music Credit: Happy Life by FREDJI https://soundcloud.com/fredjimusic ht...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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39:34
The Secret Power of Listening
For our first topic, we dive into the mechanics of one of the most important social skills: Listening. From being an active listener to getting the most out of your support system, this episode covers the basics of both feeling heard and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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39:29
What're We Doing Here?
Malachi and Kim settle in to begin their journey of making their first podcast series. This pilot episode introduces them as people and professionals. From the broad strokes of psychology as a field to examples of the nitty gritty of ADHD, they...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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35:14