Checking In with Dr. Therese Mascardo

<p>You’ve been told it’s just IBS. You’ve been told to manage it. You’ve been handed a pamphlet and sent home.</p><p>What nobody told you: 90 to 95% of your serotonin is produced in your gut. Your gut is 70% of your...

<p>People pleasers and perfectionists are experts at softening their truth. But staying silent has a cost — in your relationships, your creativity, and how connected you feel to your own life. This week, poet David Gate...

<p>Are You Building the Wrong Life? Jodie Cook on Designing Your Life on Purpose</p><p>I'll be honest with you — Jodie Cook is one of the most incredible people I've ever met. And not because of the accolades, though...

<p>Ever plan the perfect vacation and find yourself completely unable to actually be on it? You’re by the pool, everyone else has their book and their little umbrella drink, and you’re color-coding a restaurant...

<p>Ever find yourself at 1 AM, phone in hand, thinking: how did this happen again? I’m a psychologist. I literally know better. And I still do it.</p><p>That’s actually how I opened this conversation with Dr. Alison...

<p>Ever feel so paralyzed by what’s happening in the world that you can’t do the most basic things — work, sleep, work out, function? Like you’re watching yourself not be the version of you that you’re used to being...

<p>Ever feel like you’re doing everything right but still not okay?</p><p>Like you’re setting boundaries, going to therapy, doing all the work… and you still wake up some mornings wondering if any of it’s actually...

<p>Here’s what nobody tells you about grief: you can do every single thing right and still feel like you’re failing at it.</p><p></p><p>In this deeply personal episode, psychologist Dr. Therese Mascardo draws on both...

<p>I’m 43 years old. I’m a licensed clinical psychologist. I literally work with people who have ADHD every single day.</p><p>And I just figured out I have it.</p><p>Not because I struggled in school (I loved school)...

<p>If you’ve ever deleted a text asking for help three times because asking feels like admitting you’re a fraud, this episode is for you. Psychologist Dr. Therese Mascardo explains why high-achievers struggle to ask for...

<p>What do you do when you’ve achieved everything you thought you wanted and you’re still standing at the edge?</p><p>TV host and author AJ Gibson had interviewed Hollywood’s A-list on red carpets (including Lady Gaga!)...

<p>If you've ever felt like you don't know who you are outside of what you've achieved, this episode is for you. Psychologist Dr. Therese Mascardo explains the 4 warning signs that show you've lost yourself in your...

<p></p><p>Setting Boundaries for People Pleasers: Why You Feel Guilty & What to Do Instead</p><p>If you've tried setting boundaries before but they crumbled the moment someone pushed back, this episode is for you...

<p>Sometimes shame runs so deep that the usual fixes—like getting vulnerable or sharing your story—just don’t work.</p><p>In this conversation, psychologist Dr. Therese Mascardo sits down with psychotherapist and author...

<p>Why can't I feel happy lately? If you've tried journaling, gratitude lists, or self-care Sundays and still feel stuck, this one's for you.</p><p>In this episode, I'm breaking down the four hidden blocks keeping even...