The Prickly Couch Podcast

Season 2 Episode 12 - ¡Hasta la próxima!

In this episode, hosts Dr. Hurtado and Karen Limon are wrapping up Season 2 by reflecting on the early beginnings of the Prickly Couch Podcast, talking about at what has changed, and sharing what they're looking forward to in the future! Hope you enjoy and we hope you come back for Season 3. :-)

Season 2 Episode 11: Eating Disorders and Body Image, and Social Media with Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD

Join Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD from Mavrakis Nutrition and our host Karen Limon and Dr. Gabriela Hurtado as they tackle questions: Do Eating Disorders affect the Latine community? What do we really mean by the term Body Image? What is embodiment work? How are eating disorders and mental health connected in the age of social media? Hope you enjoy!

 

Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD (she, her, ella) is an awesome Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She is a bicultural Latina/Arab-American dietitian that offers nutritional counseling from a Health at Every Size framework and aims to provide support to food and body image concerns across diverse cultures and identities.

 

Previous podcast episode with Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD: Food & Nutrition in the Latinx Community

Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD (she, her, ella) is an awesome Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She is a bicultural Latina/Arab-American dietitian that offers nutritional counseling from a Health at Every Size framework and aims to provide support to food and body image concerns across diverse cultures and identities.

 

Previous podcast episode with Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD: Food & Nutrition in the Latinx Community

 

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Season 2 Episode 10 - Eating Disorders and Trauma in Latine Communities with Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD

In this episode, hosts Dr. Gabriela Hurtado and Karen Limón are talking with Registered & Licensed Dietitian Yasmine Mavrakis from Mavrakis Nutrition to discuss eating disorders and trauma in the Latine community, gentle nutrition and intuitive eating, and share their tips to finding a culturally-responsive and trauma-informed therapists and nutritionists.

 

Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD (she, her, ella) is an awesome Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She is a bicultural Latina/Arab-American dietitian that offers nutritional counseling from a Health at Every Size framework and aims to provide support to food and body image concerns across diverse cultures and identities.

 

Previous podcast episode with Yasmine Mavrakis, RD, LD: Food & Nutrition in the Latinx Community

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Season 2 Episode 9 - Media Consumption, Overload, and Mental Health

In this episode, hosts Dr. Hurtado and Karen Limon do mid-season check-in, discuss the impacts of media consumption on mental health, and briefly share how they navigate media consumption in their lives. 

 

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Season 2 Episode 8 - Parenting Neurodivergence with Dr. Josephine Serrata

Join Dr. Josephine Serrata and our hosts Karen Limon and Dr. Gabriela Hurtado on this episode on Parenting Neurodivergence. Dr. Serrata talks about her journey as a mama of neurodivergent children, discusses neurodiversity in culture and systems such as the school system, and  shares what helped her during her parenting journey. 

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Season 2 Episode 7: A Guided Breathing Exercise with Dr. Gabriela Hurtado

It's been a difficult past few weeks, especially in Texas. For this episode, Dr. Gabriela Hurtado offers a 10 minute guided breathing exercise for grounding. Please join us in taking a moment to pause and breathe in community. Abrazos!

Self-care During Stressful Times Handout: https://linktr.ee/pricklypeartherapy

Season 2 Episode 6: Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy and Assessment: A Tool for Empowerment

In this episode, Dr. Hurtado and Dr. Serrata give us a deeper view of their training as psychologists, discuss neurodivergence, and talk about how they integrate neuro-affirmative care in trauma therapy and assessment as a tool for empowerment.

Resources: 
 

- Adult Autism Assessment Handbook: https://www.amazon.com/Adult-Autism-Assessment-Handbook/dp/1839971665

- Therapist Neurodiversity Collective: https://therapistndc.org/

- Innovation Behavioral Health Solutions: https://www.innovationbhs.com/ce-program

- Neuroclastic (includes BIPOC resources): https://neuroclastic.com/?fbclid=IwAR1CELO50LaCY5BDMi_yg2Qj8EHnQjNVVzB5Fj9_-cV5Ihdcn6iu52nYj5E

- The Great Big Opposition Resource List: https://stopabasupportautistics.home.blog/2019/08/11/the-great-big-aba-opposition-resource-list/?fbclid=IwAR1T5ymvcx8zOm59vHTGkL77dOwyqWx9wDzuT5UEpPc8ZZ-qnfJof1bM0Qw

- Neurodiversity Library (Resources for Providers & Parents): https://neurodiversitylibrary.org/neurodivergent-narwhals/

Podcasts on Neurodivergence:

•  ADHD rewired

• Uniquely Human

• Adulting with ADHD

Season 2 Episode 5: Being Authentic - ”What You Hear is What You Get” with Hanna Garza, LPC-Associate

In this episode, host Karen Limon meets with Hanna Garza, LPC-Associate to learn about her cumulative approach as a therapist and how she promotes a neuro affirmative spaces in her work.

Season 2 Episode 4 - The Chill Therapist with Sonia Torres, LCSW

In this episode, we are talking to clinical therapist Sonia Torres. Join us as she shares her journey to becoming a therapist, how she builds an affirming space with her clients using creativity and movement, and her tips on searching for the right therapist for you.

Season 2 Episode 3 - Our Collective Approach

In this episode, host Dr. Hurtado and clinical therapists Hanna Garza, Sonia Torres, and Janeth Perez-Dominguez discuss their collective approach as affirmative and neuroaffirmative therapists, their experience being in a practice fully made up of women of color, and tips and tricks for therapists looking for an affirmative work space.