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Financial Therapy, with Erika Rasure

June 05, 2026

What is Financial Therapy? Dr Erika Rasure is here to tell us about it. Many sources of financial advice neglect the emotional/psychological components of money troubles. She shares how fear, self-perception, hope, and the lack of or presence of security interact with finding financial solutions, and some tips to face those issues.  Learn more about Erika's work at www.beyondfinance.com, and check out the Financial Therapy Association, www.financialtherapyassociation.org  The highlighted nonp...

Psychiatric Elements in Unexplained Medical Problems, with Dr Susan Trachman

May 29, 2026

Dr Susan Trachman is a Psychiatrist with 30 years of experience specializing in treating medically unexplained illnesses through the lens of psychiatry. She helps patients delves into the brain-body connection, and addresses the damaging misconception that a condition is "all in your head.  Follow her work at www.susanbtrachmanmd.com, and check out her new book, It's Not Just in Your Head: Demystifying the Brain-Body Connection in Medical Illness. Go to www.kidsandart.org to follow and suppor...

Achievement as a Trauma defense mechanism, with Lena Fein

May 19, 2026

Lena Fein is the author of Shattering The Mirror, a story of her experience with abuse. From an early age Lena Fein coped with abuse and neglect by trying to achieve. She believed that if she could do well enough in school, meet everyone's expectations, and especially avoid anything that would trigger her mother, that she would finally feel safe and happy. Her book tells her story of masking with achievement, suppressing difficult emotions, and how she learned to break that cycle.  Our highli...