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Unpacking Possibility with Dr. Traci Stein

Unpacking Possibility with Dr. Traci Stein

Hosted by: Traci Stein

Welcome to the Unpacking Possibility podcast – I’m your host, Dr. Traci Stein. I’m a psychologist, hypnotherapist, and I’m a core faculty member at the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Teachers College, Columbia...

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Ep. 49 - Embracing Motherhood Without Losing Yourself

Has becoming a mother left you feeling everything from blissful to secretly longing for the life you had before?  In this episode, educators and “Seed Mother” founders Julia Sarewitz and Victoria Trinko shed light on...
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Ep. 48 - Animal Communicator Anna Klocke: What Animals Want Us to Know

Are our pets trying to tell us something? Do animals need personal space? Can animals connect with us after they pass away?   In this fascinating conversation, Anna Klocke spoke about her ability to communicate with...
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Ep. 47 - The Lady Gaga-Endorsed Therapy that Could Change Your Life

What’s DBT? "Oprah Daily" called it, “The therapy that could change your life.” And Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez,  and Mika Brzezinski are just a few of the public figures talking about how DBT helped them manage...
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Ep. 46 - Shifting the Narrative: A Strengths-Based Focus on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Mental Health

Kriti Jain is a student, queer woman of color, and activist who is shifting the minority mental health narrative from one of lack to wholeness. She discusses her work celebrating and harnessing the strengths of those...
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Ep. 45 - How to Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Have you been putting off your goals and dreams? Here are 5 tips for getting out of your own way so you can start doing those things you’ve been dreaming of  - before you feel 100% ready, and without needing to be...
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Ep. 44 - 6 Weeks to Reclaiming Your Soul with Shirin Etessam

Media exec, transformational speaker, and proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Shirin Etessam shared strategies from her forthcoming book, FREE TO BE: A Six-Week Guide to Reclaiming Your Soul.  Shirin detailed her...
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Ep. 43 - Why You Need To Start Saying "NO"

Attention “nice people,” perennial caretakers, exhausted parents, and natural healers: if you’re not using this word enough, you *can’t* engage in good self care. What is it? It’s “NO." Why is it so hard to say “no?”...
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Ep. 42 - Has Someone Been Gaslighting You?

What’s gaslighting? It’s when someone lies and manipulates you to the point that you aren’t sure what’s real; tries to control and disempower you; and leaves you feeling like you don’t know which end is up. In this...
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Ep. 41 - Why You Attract So Many Narcissists (and How You Can Stop)

Are you a magnet for the self-absorbed? If so, this episode is for you! I’ll share how to spot the narcissists in your life, shed light on why you keep attracting them, (and why you can’t fix them), so you can start...
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Ep. 40 - Surviving (and Thriving!) During Mercury Retrograde, with Leslie McGuirk

Lost emails? Tense relationships? Technology fails? If you feel like tearing out your hair when Mercury is retrograde, you’re not alone. Thankfully, astrologer Leslie McGuirk shares how we can use this time to shift...
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Ep. 39 - Who Do You Want to Be in 2023?

Who do you truly want to be this year and going forward? Is it possible to change parts of your personality and free yourself from the patterns and limiting beliefs that have held you back? In this episode, I pose...
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Ep. 38 - Dr. Neeta Bhushan on, " THAT SUCKED, NOW WHAT?: How to Embrace the Joy in Chaos and Find Magic in the Mess”

In this episode, bestselling author, leadership coach, and host of, “The Brave Table” Dr. Neeta Bhushan discusses how overcoming adversities including being orphaned at a young age, surviving an abusive marriage, and...
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