Life is hard and life is finite. Our awareness of its finiteness can sometimes make it harder. Throw in a little t trauma and/or a big T trauma and it can become even more challenging. How about experiencing little t trauma on an ongoing basis

Anxiety: Got Me On The Run

May 14th, 2023 1h 1m

Christian and Alexandra reflect on what anxiety means. Is anxiety a friend or a foe? Normal or abnormal? What do we do with it? Does it have value? It might be worth exploring what role it plays in your life.

Diagnoses Part 2

Jun 24th, 2022 37m 44s

Alexandra Fox and Christian Tamasco, the co-owners and co-clinical directors of Compass Rose Counseling & Consultation, a counseling private practice in Washington, DC, discuss the costs, benefits and functions of mental health diagnoses. This

Diagnoses Part 1: No Longer The Axes Of Evil

Jun 24th, 2022 35m 34s

Healing, Part 2

Oct 29th, 2021 57m 4s

An addendum and self-critique to our last episode addressing privilege in mental health, our motivations for working in the field of mental health and a continuance of delving into the idea of healing.

Healing, Part 1

Oct 8th, 2021 1h 8m

Christian and Alexandra begin to explore what it means to heal from mental injuries and go a little "rogue" in our exploration. Why do we develop mental injuries, what can we do prevent them and what can we do to heal them? Whiskey, porn and i

What is Mental Health?

Sep 8th, 2021 1h 1m

An attempt to define mental health by the co-owners and co-clinical directors, Christian Tamasco, LICSW and Alexandra Fox, LPC of Compass Rose Counseling & Consultation in Washington, D.C. Mixed by Steve Gianello. Music by Esquivel.

What is Mental Health?

Jun 13th, 2021 56m 58s

A rambling, wine and whiskey-fueled discussion about defining mental health. Tangential, repetitive and maybe a bit dry. Pilot episode that was produced in Alexandra Fox's kitchen and then mixed by Steve Gianello. Steve also provided a little i

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