A Couple Conversations
By sthiv valencia
A Couple Conversations Sep 25, 2023
#25 I am starting my mental health journey, what can I expect from therapy? featuring our therapist friend Norma Gomez.
In this episode we answer frequently asked questions about going to therapy for the first time. What to expect, whos the right therapist for me? How do I book a therapy session? Are there different types of therapy? How much does therapy cost? etc.
#24 How do unhealthy relationships between our parents damage our mental health? with guest Esmeralda Medina
In this episode Esmeralda talks about her experience on growing up in a home where constant arguments and fights between her parents was the norm. She opens up about her experience and Sthiv and Celia share with her how bad of an experience this truly is with the hopes that she begins to understand herself better and seeks healing.
#23 Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies: How our mental health affects our physical health and vise versa
In this episode Sthiv discusses how our mental health affects our physical health and vise versa. Sthiv discusses his weight loss failures in the past and shares how he is training his mind and his body at the same time which has allowed him to develop and maintain the discipline and mindset needed to achieve his goals.
#22 Talking Couples Attachments Styles with a Therapist featuring Norma Gomez
In this episode we discuss something very simple but very powerful: Couples Attachment Styles. We believe that simply knowing this information will make understanding your partner and yourself so much easier. Norma describes these attachment styles while Sthiv and Celia learn more about themselves.
Understanding the diagnosis. Autism and Parenting with Karen and German Valencia.
In this episode Karen and German Valencia talk about their journey after their daughter was diagnosed with autism. They discuss the diagnosis process, their fears and the process of coping and understanding.
A lifetime and journey of mental health with special guest Sineo. How his upbringing, his parents, his school and his love life impacted his life.
In this episode Sineo shares the story of how his parents met, his childhood, his schooling, his love life, the death of family members and how all of that has made him who he is today.
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Talking Parenting with a Therapist and the Whole Brained Child with Norma Gomez
In this episode Norma Gomez gives us a summary about the book "The Whole Brained Child" and teaches us many techniques to help develop emotionally intelligent children. Celia and Sthiv share experiences and examples about their life with their two daughters.
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Panic Attacks and Mental Health. How they affect us and some strategies that may help us cope with them with special guest Jeanine Alvarez
In this episode Jeanine Alvarez joins us and opens up about her journey with her mental health and specifically with panic attacks and shares some of the techniques that were taught to her and shares other ways we can learn to come with anxiety overall.
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The Importance of accepting your feelings for mental health and managing grief with Pablo Gonzalez
In this Episode Pablo discusses his upbringing and why he chose to become an educator. Pablo then shares his experience with losing his daughter to suicide and how accepting and feeing his grief helps him cope with her loss.
Emotions; The common thread in the human experience. Childhood traumas, psychedelics & more with Ivan Martinez.
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Empathy: How it can lead to happier, healthier relationships with our loved ones.
In this episode we analyze our relationships with our immediate family and come to the conclusion that empathy is the key to happier and healthier relationships with the people we love.
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Parenting: How our relationship and parenting was affected by our experiences as children.
In this episode we discuss the influence our parents had on our relationship as a couple and our parenting. We analyze their relationship and how that affects our communication, our mental health, our parenting, and our lives overall.
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Our miscarriage story...
In this episode we share with you the story of our miscarriage, how we felt, our struggles with coping with it, and how we dealt with the situation as a couple.
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Lets talk about therapy with a therapist. With special guest Norma Gomez.
In this episode with have a conversation with Norma Gomez who has been a therapist for 3 years, we get an introduction to therapy, mental health problems and how we can help ourselves or a loved one.
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Lets Talk Money
In this episode we share our financial literacy journey and talk about what we are dong right and what we did wrong. We also dive into the mindset of why we spend more than we need to and what voids we are trying to fill by buying random things.
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Parenting & Social Media: A Viral Video Breakdown
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my mental health journey
In this episode I talk about my mental health journey, my anxiety and depression. I talk about my struggles and how through the help of cognitive behavioral therapy I was able to overcome my negative emotions and now I'm thankful I went through all that pain because I a much more peaceful, happier person.
The celia episode - growth healing self love
First Time Parents
education, counseling, and life as an educator
Fabian Morales was Sthiv's Counselor in College, today we catch up and talk about our experiences as counselor and student in the education system.
Mindfulness, Meditation & More
Parenting.
Catching up with Pablo Gonzalez
Along time friend and mentor Pablo Gonzalez sits with us, giving us a chance to get to know him better and how he got where here is now.