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by Tara Cremin & Amanda Throckmorton
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  • Healing Through Body-Based Therapy with Simone Saunders

    October 15, 2026 · 47 min

    In this episode we’re joined by therapist, author, and somatic practitioner Simone Saunders to explore what it means to truly feel our feelings and reconnect with our bodies. Simone shares how somatic therapy can help us understand safety…

  • People Pleasing and the Fawn Response

    September 15, 2026 · 45 min

    In this episode, Amanda and Tara explore the “fawn” response to trauma—the lesser-known fourth F alongside fight, flight, and freeze. We discuss Meg Josephson’s Are You Mad at Me?, a trauma-informed guide to people-pleasing, boundaries…

  • Is it Love or Limerence? With Amanda McCracken

    August 15, 2026 · 47 min

    This month, we're joined by award-winning journalist Amanda McCracken to talk about her debut book, When Longing Becomes Your Lover alongside the classic psychology text Love and Limerence by Dorothy Tennov. In When Longing Becomes Your…

  • Parents Have Feelings, Too with Dr. Juli Fraga

    July 15, 2026 · 53 min

    This month we're joined by Dr. Juli Fraga, psychologist and co-author of Parents Have Feelings, Too, to explore emotional honesty, why repair matters more than perfection and how understanding our own emotions helps us raise emotionally…

  • The Hyphenated Life: Identity and Healing, with Dr. Han Ren

    June 15, 2026 · 45 min

    In this episode of Books From Your Therapist, we’re joined by therapist and author Dr. Han Ren to discuss her debut book The Hyphenated Life. Dr. Ren is committed to making mental health accessible and resonant, especially for historically…

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  • The Space Between Us: Being Alone, Loneliness & Connection

    May 15, 2026 · 57 min

    In this episode, Amanda and Tara explore the powerful and often misunderstood difference between loneliness and being alone, and how to find a healthy balance between solitude and connection. The books we're talking about are: The…

  • ⁠Healing the Oppressed Body & Reclaiming Yourself with Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik, LCSW

    April 15, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    In this episode of Books from Your Therapist, we’re joined by therapist and author Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik to talk about her debut book Healing the Oppressed Body. Together, we explore how trauma healing can be reimagined through an…

  • Shame on You: Rewriting the Narrative with Melissa Petro

    March 15, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    This month, we’re diving deep into shame, mother wounds, and the stories women are finally telling out loud. We sit down with author Melissa Petro to talk about her powerful debut, Shame on You. With fearless honesty, Petro unpacks the…

  • Being with Grief, a Conversation with Christine Droney, LCSW

    February 15, 2026 · 56 min

    This month we talk with Christine Droney, LCSW about grief, dealing with loss and life after death. The books we discuss are Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go by Gina Moffa and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. After nearly two…

  • Navigating Divorce and Starting Over with Oona Metz, LICSW

    January 15, 2026 · 51 min

    This month we talk with Oona Metz, LICSW about divorce, starting over and discovering yourself again. We discuss Oona's newly released book, Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women and Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of…

  • Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with Jenet Dove, LPC

    December 15, 2025 · 41 min

    This month we talk with Jenet Dove, LPC about overcoming imposter syndrome and building shame resilience. We discuss Jenet's book Turn the Volume Down on Imposter Syndrome Journal and I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) by Brené Brown…

  • Bridging Worlds: Integrating Science & Spirituality with Zoë Hall, LMFT & LPCC

    November 15, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min

    This month we talk with Zoë Hall, LMFT & LPCC about the intersection of spirituality and mental health. We focus on two books: The Awakened Brain by Lisa Miller and Of Water and the Spirit by Malidoma Patrice Somé. The Awakened Brain is a…

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About the show

Join friends Amanda Throckmorton, LMFT and book industry professional Tara Cremin for thoughtful conversations about books and mental health. Discover what your therapists are reading and why it matters. Please note this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Music by David McMartin Artwork by Dylan Marcus McConnell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.