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3 Reasons I Won't Go Back to Mental Health Therapy (opens the original)
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This episode is brought to you by my reminders of therapeutic burnout after visiting a therapist community gathering. Iam no longer burnt out, even when I went back this year as a Behavior Coach for kids. I learned to maintain my nervous system and keep my own life outside work. Hi, I am Monique Gomez, former Mental Health Clinician, now a Trauma and Resilience Life Coach for 4 years and an Energy and bodyworker for 16. In This Episode: - Suppression of my System rage - Other alternatives to "th
They Told Me I Needed This Medication for the Rest of My Life... (opens the original)
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What happens when you’re given a diagnosis, told what your future will look like, and expected to trust the system without questioning it? Her hyperthyroidism story takes us through fertility fears, suicide, self-forgiveness, lifestyle and environmental changes, and the conversations that happened when she connected with other women living with the same diagnosis. Then she asks a question that challenges the entire system: if we stop blindly accepting treatment and start taking ownership of our
I Kept Sabotaging My Money-Until I Stopped Blaming Myself (opens the original)
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"You never self-sabotage," my partner said, right before I fell back into an old story. Even after 3-4 years of consistently working on my money story; in calm of my weeks I started to not feel like I am enough, wanting more, seeking to rid the money I was making. Monique Gomez is an Integrative Somatic Practitioner and Trauma & Resilience Coach who helps people come back to safety in their bodies and make peace with their past. A former Mental Health Therapist with a Master’s in Social Work, Re
Two Tools to Help You Process Emotions (opens the original)
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That feeling in your body that something is wrong, "I don't feel like myself," is often something that can be solved with these tools. In this episode: personal story of grief processing Science-backed evidence encouragement to use the information your body is giving you Monique Gomez is an Integrative Somatic Practitioner and Trauma & Resilience Coach who helps people come back to safety in their bodies and make peace with their past. A former Mental Health Therapist with a Master’s in Social W
What If You're Answers Aren't In Fixing Yourself? - but in Learning How to Live? (opens the original)
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In 38 minutes, we go way beyond the Inner Critic. We talk about getting regulated, discovering what you actually want, creating passion and joy, and learning to “fight for peace” until peace becomes easier. The theme was Inner Critic solutions, but we unpack victim mode—not as something to shame, but as a place where validation can sometimes be necessary before we’re ready to move forward.Because healing isn’t just about reaching the destination. It’s learning how to enjoy the journey. This Inte
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