“The areas that we struggle with the most, where we feel maybe we’re the hardest on ourselves, or the most stuck… these are actually potentials for really building a strong foundation with your recovery.” [20:47] In this episode of Women In-D

HSPs & Complex Trauma Series: What is Dissociation?

Jun 30th, 2021 37m 51s

“[Dissociation] can happen with anything that is overwhelming or intense and I think it is important, especially to those who are highly sensitive, to be aware of because it’s not just perceived danger or a lot of anxiety or stress. It can be s

Rediscovering Your Body with Tara Galeano, LPC

Jun 14th, 2021 38m 1s

“The body never lies and that is the truth.” In this episode of Women In-Depth, Lourdes Viado speaks with Tara Galeano about the journey of women rediscovering and reconnecting with their bodies. By building a more solid relationship

Somatic Approaches: Self-Regulation for Mind-Body Well-Being

May 26th, 2021 56m 47s

“A large part of the work of The Mind-Body Stress Reset is coming to understand how important those sensations that run through your body are - coming to value them. I think we are a culture that overvalues our thinking-self and undervalues ou

Harnessing the Unique Strengths of Women's Brains

May 5th, 2021 24m 2s

This episode of Women In-Depth features Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway, an award-winning psychologist who has conducted extensive research on memory and the brain. In this conversation Dr. Alloway discusses her recent book “Think Like a Girl: 10 Un

HSPs:  Healing from Toxic & Abusive Relationships with Arianna Smith, LPC

Apr 21st, 2021 58m 13s

This episode of Women In-Depth features Arianna Smith, EMDR Clinician and Licensed Professional Counselor. She helps Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) and LGBTQ individuals process childhood trauma, recover from abusive relationships, and releas

Dream Journey to the Divine Feminine

Mar 31st, 2021 45m 34s

This episode of Women In-Depth features Dr. Pearl Gregor. Pearl began studying dreams in 1988. By 2015, widowed, retired, and having finished her doctorate, she created her website: www.dreamsalongtheway.com. In December 2018, she published “I,

Depression & the Highly Sensitive Person

Mar 11th, 2021 40m 35s

This episode of Women In-Depth features Bronwyn Shiffer, LCSW, a psychotherapist from Madison, Wisconsin who works with highly sensitive women struggling with depression. Bronwyn supports women who want to feel more strong, connected and comfor

The Final 8th: Inner Selves & Getting Unstuck

Feb 25th, 2021 37m 42s

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Bridgit Dengel Gaspard, LCSW, shares why, despite preparation, resources, knowledge, and support, we sometimes fail to achieve our goals. While Bridgit specifically discusses being stuck in relation to larger

HSPs & Complex Trauma Series: Where Does Your Anxiety Come From?

Feb 11th, 2021 40m 51s

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Lourdes Viado & Carmen Schmidt Benedetti continue their podcast series on Complex Trauma and Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs). Today they discuss where our anxiety comes from and why it matters. Dr. Lourdes

Raising Empowered Children: Insights for the Codependent Perfectionist Parent

Jan 28th, 2021 47m 54s

In this episode of Women In-Depth, Alana Carvalho, LMHC, shares her insights on helping parents recover from patterns of codependency and perfectionism so they can raise empowered children. Alana Carvalho is a licensed mental health counse

Tools for the Highly Sensitive Person with Allison Lefkowitz, LMFT

Jan 6th, 2021 35m 33s

Join me in a laughter-filled conversation with Allison Lefkowitz, author of “The Highly Sensitive Person’s Toolkit: Everyday Strategies for Thriving in an Overstimulating World,” and one of the best resources for highly sensitive individuals. A

Food As Mother: Healing Your Relationship with Food

Dec 16th, 2020 40m 46s

In this episode, Karly Randolph Pitman and I explore the parts of ourselves that tend to overeat in response to stress through the metaphor of “Food as Mother” and how this perspective can help us understand why we overeat and move towards chan

Music Therapy: Reclaim Your Rhythm

Dec 9th, 2020 33m 58s

In this episode, therapist and pychotherapist Maya Benattar and I talk about her intriguing work in music therapy. Maya is in private practice in New York City and online in the State of New York. (01:24) She specializes in helping women who a

HSPs & Complex Trauma Series: Holiday Tips for HSPs

Nov 24th, 2020 49m 8s

Welcome to episode 2 of a brand new Women In-Depth series hosted by Lourdes Viado and Carmen Schmidt Benedetti. This series focuses on highly sensitive persons (HSPs) who have experienced complex trauma. Lourdes and Carmen hope this discuss

Healing the Mother Wound: a Foundation for a Better World

Nov 19th, 2020 37m 24s

We’re excited to welcome back Bethany Webster to the podcast since her last visit in November 2016 where we discussed the “Mother Wound”. Her 2014 article “Why it’s Crucial for Women to Heal the Mother Wound” went viral and brought worldwide at

Complex Trauma in the Highly Sensitive Person

Nov 11th, 2020 33m 18s

Welcome to a brand new Women In-Depth series hosted by Lourdes Viado and Carmen Schmidt Benedetti. This series focuses on highly sensitive persons (HSPs) who have experienced complex trauma. In this episode, Lourdes and Carmen hope

When You are Estranged from Your Adult Child: How Did This Happen and How Do We Heal?

Jul 20th, 2020 43m 52s

“As long as the factors that led your child to create distance remain in place, he or she will not be able to settle into an easy, relaxed, loving, and close relationship with you.” “What you do in response to estrangement very much matters an

Mindful Bedtime: Meditations for Kids

Jul 6th, 2020 43m 6s

"I value color as a way to communicate and as a way to share ideas and be able to feel movement of emotion and energy in your body." One of the biggest hurdles of being a parent is helping our kids fall asleep at night. As parents, it’s nec

Complex Trauma and the Highly Sensitive Person

Jun 22nd, 2020 38m 39s

How do you see and interact with the world around you? While some people go through life without paying attention to every little detail, highly sensitive persons pick up on just about everything – and every bit of information is deep

Coping With a Narcissistic Parent

Jun 8th, 2020 45m 37s

“It’s part of our culture that we’re supposed to respect our parents, and I understand that that’s important. But sometimes that relationship does not work.” As a child, did you absorb the belief that you’re not good enough. or that you don’t h

Sovereignty Archetypes Within Each Woman

May 25th, 2020 45m 58s

“You are the author of your own life, and you are in charge of crafting the story.” When was the last time you gave yourself permission to explore your power? Power isn’t just money, status, or a title – it’s within you. In a world t

When Antidepressants Aren't Enough

Dec 23rd, 2019 43m 36s

“There’s some distance between the spark and the flame, and in that distance, it gives you the freedom to respond more skillfully to the situation.” Depression is part of a common human experience but finding relief from it is incredibly co

The Intersection of Food Allergies & Mental Health

Dec 19th, 2019 28m 8s

People feel like food allergies aren’t serious. I think that’s the biggest myth because they are. Food allergies don’t always show up in ways that we expect them to. A food allergy is a medical condition in which exposure to certain foods trigg

Healing the Wounds Left by the Negligent Father

Dec 4th, 2019 37m 2s

There are really lifelong implications for children who grow up with an emotionally isolating or absent dad. Some wounds take longer to heal than others. The wounds of paternal abandonment are ones that take a particularly long time to heal. I