So, What Brings You To Therapy?
So, What Brings You To Therapy?
Podcast Description
Why do people decide to start therapy—and what happens when they do? Join Deana Bianco, licensed professional counseling candidate, as Why do people start therapy—and what happens when they do? Join Deana Bianco, licensed professional counseling candidate, as she talks with guests about their mental health journeys, what led them to seek help, and how therapy has shaped their lives. You’ll also hear from therapists about what drew them to this work. Whether you’re in therapy, considering it, or just curious, these honest conversations explore the many paths to healing.
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Explores themes of mental health awareness, personal growth, and therapeutic practices with episodes covering topics such as anxiety management, the stigma of seeking help, and the transformative effects of therapy on individuals' lives.
Soft Parts is a podcast about identity, mental health, and all the chaotic, beautiful, and weird in-between phases of life. Therapist Deana Bianco sits down with artists, innovators, and mental health pros to talk anxiety, addiction, self-worth, creativity, and the surprising moments that shape us. Sometimes, she even dives into memoirs with guests to try to make sense of the human experience. Equal parts thoughtful, funny, and strange. Sometimes you’ll laugh, sometimes you’ll cry, and sometimes both.
Host Deana Bianco checks in from a place of therapist burnout, sharing a Boulder trail run at Chautauqua that left her feeling dysregulated—first after seeing a dog caged in a truck, then watching people stage content instead of connecting with nature—before finding quiet to reset.
She previews next week’s interview with Mike Ayers, author of Sharing in the Groove, reflecting on her experiences seeing Phish, Dave Matthews Band, and other ’90s jam bands, and what she learned about grassroots music business and marketing.
Deana closes with tips to reduce dissociation, connect face-to-face, and use music and nature for emotional regulation, including inner-child listening to Beck’s Mellow Gold.
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