Best AboutConnection Podcasts (2025)

In today's episode, Janice talks about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and their antidotes and how these conversation styles can erode a relationship and how you can repair them.

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What makes a healthy relationship? Part One (John Gottman) 8:27

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Today's episode is split into two parts, discussing John Gottman's seven principles of making a relationship work.

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Making a Relationship work? Part Two (John Gottman) 5:49

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Today's episode is split into two parts, discussing John Gottman's seven principles of making a relationship work. This is the second part.

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Therapy and NVC 8:58

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In today's episode, Janice talks about the communication tool of Non-Violent Communication created by Marshall Rosenberg.

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Therapy and Stigma 8:59

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In today's episode, Janice talks about the stigma around therapy.

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Five Tips for Getting the Most Out of Therapy 8:27

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In today's episode, Janice discusses her top five tips for making the most of therapy.

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It's Not About Therapy 6:38

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In today's episode, Janice discusses how creating change in your life is not solely about the therapeutic hour.

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The Power of IFS: Kali and Amanda's Stories 1:28:08

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It's episode 100 of the Emotional Eating (and Everything Else) Podcast--I can't even believe it! And to celebrate, I thought I'd invite two amazing women who I've had the honor of working with come into the show and share their experience with IFS. Kali and Amanda are two former clients who graciously agreed to talk about their struggles with food …

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Does Mindfulness Actually Work? 7:02

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In today's episode, Janice talks about mindfulness and whether it really works.

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Let's Talk About...Food Rituals 23:26

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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that at some point in your life, you've tried to change what you're eating. Perhaps because you started a diet. Or you were trying to "eat healthier." Or maybe you were trying to move toward a more Self-led or Intuitive Eating approach to food (where you're really tuning into your body and feeding your body i…

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Practical Self Care 5:43

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In today's episode, Janice talks about how to care for ourselves practically without all the fluff of self care.

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What is the function of feelings? 7:35

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In today's episode, Janice talks about the function of our feelings and why we have them.

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Emotional Regulation: Your Nervous System 6:18

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In today's episode, Janice discusses how our nervous system impacts our emotional regulation skills.

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Let's Talk About...Episode 98: Let's Talk About...Connecting to Your Body’s Hunger and Fullness Cues 38:11

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On the last podcast, we talked about "blocking parts." And by blocking, I meant parts that tend to come up when you’re trying to get to know another part. Like when you’re headed for the kitchen and a part of you says, "I should get to know the part that’s leading me to the kitchen right now" but another part comes up and says, "Nope! I don’t want …

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Window of Tolerance 5:39

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In this week's episode, Janice talks about the window of tolerance and how we can recognize our capacity to handle overhwlem.

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No Fuss Guided Breathing 5:31

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In today's episode, we breathe together, with no fluffy language, props, or extra fuss, just breathing.

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Feel Your Feelings 6:19

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In today's episode, Janice talks about the benefits of letting us feel our feelings and let them go.

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Let's Talk About...Blocking Parts 13:32

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Let me ask you this: have you ever noticed yourself heading for the kitchen to get some food, knowing you aren't hungry, and when you start to check in with the part who's leading you there, you hear something like, "Oh don't do that crazy IFS stuff--just eat the food." Or, "Ugh--who cares why we're heading to food--just eat it!" Or even, "Life is …

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Emotional Regulation: The Pause Button 5:45

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In today's episode,, Janice discusses how slowing down to take a moment can support our ability to regulate emotionally.

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Joys and Drains 7:26

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In today's episode, Janice talks about Joys and Drains and how this skill is something she finds very effective in therapy.

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Does Therapy Really Work? 7:06

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In today's episode, Janice talks about therapy and how to make it effective for you.

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Let's Talk About...Emotional Eating 36:29

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Here we are, in the middle of the holiday season, and I thought it might be helpful to go back to the basics of the Emotional Eating (and Everything Else) Podcast and talk about, you guessed it, emotional eating. Yep, it's been 94 episodes since we've focused on this topic. Well, that's not exactly true. We've focused on specific aspects of emotion…

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Final Thoughts Emotional Regulation 3:57

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In today's episode, Janice discusses the importance of the connection between therapy and emotional regulation.

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Why is Emotional Regulation Important? 3:35

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In today's episode, Janice discusses the connection between therapy and emotional regulation and how they work together.

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Emotional Regulation with Freeze and Shut Down 6:05

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In today's episode, Janice talks about emotional regulation and the impact that freeze and shut down have on our nervous system.

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Unburdened Eating, with Jeanne Catanzaro 1:14:04

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This week's episode features Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro, who's a bit of an IFS rockstar. Jeanne has been one of the strongest voices in the IFS community in regard to food and body concerns, and I'm so thrilled to have her on the podcast! Just a little about her: Jeanne is a clinical psychologist who has specialized in the treatment of disordered eating …

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Emotional Regulation with Fight and Flight 6:12

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In today's episode, Janice talks about emotional regulation and Fight and Flight's impact on our nervous system.

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Emotional Regulation and Hypo-arousal 6:13

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In today's episode, Janice talks about regulating our emotions when we feel low and heavy emotions.

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Emotional Regulation and Hyper-arousal 5:55

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In today's episode, Janice talks about regulating our emotions when we feel heightened (activating) emotions.

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Skills for Emotional Regulation 5:04

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In today's episode, Janice talks about emotional regulation and how we can use our skills to help us upregulate or downregulate.

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Understand Emotional Regulation 5:20

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In today's episode, Janice talks about regulation in terms of the window of tolerance and what we need to know so that we can regulate back to our baseline.

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Let's Talk About...Healing Body Shame 24:38

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Well, it's fall here in New England, which means cooler weather, absolutely beautiful trees, and apple cider! (And for those of you who love it, pumpkin spice!) It also means lots and lots of raking is in my future! And it also means sweater weather!!!! Yay!!! So many of my parts love sweater weather. Throwing on a big cable-knit sweater just feels…

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When do we need Emotional Regulation? 5:05

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In today's episode, Janice discusses when emotional regulation is important and how to notice when we might feel overwhlmed.

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Therapy and Emotional Regulation 4:54

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In today's episode, Janice talks about emotional regulation and the progression therapy has taken towards intergrating our bodies into therapy.

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Understanding Binge Eating Disorder, with Amy Pershing 56:02

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On today's episode, I'm so excited to be joined by Amy Pershing to talk about Binge Eating Disorder (BED). Amy is essentially THE expert on treating BED with IFS, and I'm so thankful that she's sharing her wisdom with us! We've been trying for months to record an episode, and we finally did it! Just a little about her, Amy Pershing, LMSW, ACSW, CCT…

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Why are my feelings so big? 6:36

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In today's episode, Janice talks about why our feelings might be so strong and the function of these feelings.

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Why do I feel so angry? 4:31

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In today's episode, Janice discusses the function of anger—what is happening in our bodies, and why do I get angry?

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Let's Talk About...Creating a Parts Check-in Practice 29:54

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If you're someone who's done your own IFS work, you were likely encouraged to check in with a part that you met during your session on your own regularly throughout the week. And you may have thought, how in the world do I do that? Hopefully, the therapist or coach you're working with helped you with that process. But if they didn't, you're in luck…

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Why do I feel grief? 5:24

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In today's episode, Janice explores the topic of grief and what is the function of grief.

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Why do I feel denial? 6:25

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In today's episode, Janice explores the function of denial and why we experience denial.

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Why do I always feel tired? 7:05

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In today's episode, Janice explores the function of tiredness and why we feel emotionally tired.

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Let's Talk About...Anxiety (and why our parts eat when we're anxious) 32:27

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On this week's podcast episode we're talking about anxiety, one of the most common things that lead our parts to food. Very often, parts in our system use food to calm our anxious parts. I think this happens for a couple of reasons. First, food can be a great distraction when we're feeling anxious. And second, food actually calms us down. Research …

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Why do I feel sad? 6:07

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In today's episode, Janice explores sadness's function and why we sometimes feel sad.

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Why do I feel Overwhelm? 6:16

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In today's episode, Janice explores the function of being overwhelmed and what happens in our bodies when we feel overwhelmed.

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Why do I feel anxiety? Part Two 4:40

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In today's episode, Janice continues to talk about the function of anxiety, why we have anxiety and what it means to experience anxiety. I've split this conversation into two parts. Check out last week's episode for more of the conversation!

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Why do I feel anxiety? Part One 5:34

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In today's episode, Janice talks about the function of anxiety, why we have anxiety and what it means to experience anxiety. I've split this conversation into two parts. Check out next week's episode for more of the conversation!