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by Tara Cremin & Amanda Throckmorton
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 McMartinArtwork by Dylan Marcus McConnell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 3 weeks ago47 min
Healing Through Body-Based Therapy with Simone Saunders
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, regulation, and connection as embodied experiences, and introduces the framework from her book Where Do You Feel That In Your Body?. We also dive into bell hooks’ The Will to Change and explore masculinity, emotional intimacy, and the ways patriarchy teaches men to disconnect from their emotions.You can find us:Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapistPodcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen!Work with Amanda (California residents) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 15, 202645 min
People Pleasing and the Fawn Response
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, and the fear of disappointing others, before turning to Sally Rooney’s Normal People to explore how fawning, self-worth, intimacy, and class anxiety show up in fiction. Plus, we ask the big question: will Connell and Marianne ever learn to be honest about what they really need?You can find us:Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapistPodcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen!Work with Amanda (California residents) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Aug 15, 202646 min
Is it Love or Limerence? With Amanda McCracken
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 Lover, McCracken shares her personal experience with limerence and explores how this unfulfilled desire can quietly become central to our identity. The term limerence was introduced by Dorothy Tennov in her book, Love and Limerence. Through interviews and case studies, this book explores the obsessive thoughts, uncertainty and longing for reciprocation that characterise limerence, while distinguishing it from real love.You can find us:Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapistPodcast: Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, wherever you listen!Work with Amanda (California residents) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jul 15, 202653 min
Parents Have Feelings, Too with Dr. Juli Fraga
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 healthy children.Our second book is Orenda Fink's memoir The Witch's Daughter, a beautifully written exploration of mother-daughter relationships, intergenerational trauma, creativity, and resilience. Together we discuss emotional regulation, inherited family patterns, and how storytelling and music can help us make sense of complicated emotional lives.You can find us:Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapistPodcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen!Work with Amanda (California residents) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 15, 202645 min
The Hyphenated Life: Identity and Healing, with Dr. Han Ren
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 overlooked communities and her book is a powerful reflection on navigating identity, belonging, and the complexities of living between cultures.This conversation is paired with What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo, a deeply personal memoir on complex PTSD, trauma, and resilience. We discuss the power of storytelling in healing, the realities of living with trauma, and why understanding your past doesn’t always mean you’re free from it.You can find us:Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapistPodcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen!Work with Amanda (California residents) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- May 15, 202657 min
The Space Between Us: Being Alone, Loneliness & Connection
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 Correspondent by Virginia Evans and Alone: On Different Ways of Living by Daniel Schreiber. Through these works, we reflect on friendship, independence, aging, and the many forms love can take beyond romantic relationships. You can find us:Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapistPodcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen!Work with Amanda (California residents) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Apr 15, 20261h 1m
Healing the Oppressed Body & Reclaiming Yourself with Andrea Gutiérrez-Glik, LCSW
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 anti-oppression lens, centring the experiences of those left out of mainstream mental health conversations. Andrea shares her approach to “oppression-based trauma,” and how compassion, freedom, and community can support deep, sustainable healing.In the second half of the episode, we discuss The Loving Parent Guidebook by ACA WSO Inc. and explore the practice of reparenting. From inner child work to finding supportive community, this conversation offers thoughtful, practical entry points for anyone curious about healing in a more holistic and inclusive way.You can find us:Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, SubStack: @booksfromyourtherapistPodcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen!Work with Amanda (California residents)Content note: this episode includes discussion of trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Mar 15, 20261h 1m
Shame on You: Rewriting the Narrative with Melissa Petro
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 social systems that teach women we’re never enough. Blending investigative reporting, science, literature, and raw personal stories—including her own—she challenges the narrative of inadequacy and offers a bold, liberating way forward.We also explore Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel, a groundbreaking look at how unmet childhood needs shape our adult relationships. McDaniel names and destigmatizes the pain of being “under-mothered,” connecting the dots between early trauma and destructive patterns—and, more importantly, offering practical tools for healing, self-understanding, and healthier love.You can find us:Instagram, Threads, TikTok & YouTube: @booksfromyourtherapistPodcast: Acast, iTunes, Spotify, wherever you listen!Work with Amanda (California residents)Follow Tara on Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 McMartinArtwork by Dylan Marcus McConnell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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