The Mental Health Boot Camp Podcast

Episode 100: So Long, Farewell

The Mental Heath Boot Camp Podcast shares our bittersweet goodbye by recalling memorable episodes, cherished guests, and reflections on our crew as we bid farewell to 2.5 years of memorable times. 

Episode 99: The Gift of Therapy

For our final book club, we discuss Irvin Yalom's book "The Gift of Therapy." Come hear Jo sing her song for the last time. 

Episode 98: Friendships, Part II

How do friendships form and deepen? How do you end a friendship? And how did the friendships between the MHBC founders begin and become stronger? 

Episode 97: How To Handle Endings

We’ve discussed grief, but how can we handle the smaller endings in life? The transitions, friendships that end, leaving a job, ending therapy, or the conclusion of a podcast?

Episode 96: Motivation

Motivation! Is it necessary for change? What can I do to increase motivation? What are each of you motivated to focus on in 2023? #NorthDakota

Episode 95: Questions for the Crew II

Listeners get to learn a little more about us as we answer a random bunch of questions. What would your superpower be? Do you cry at movies?

Episode 94: Braiding Sweetgrass

Book club. Book club. It's time for book club. Tonight we discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer's "Braiding Sweetgrass," an intriguing book about the interconnection between nature and humanity. 

Episode 93: What Therapy Clients Need To Know

What do you wish your clients knew? What do you wish they knew about the process of therapy or life in general? Come for the nuggets of wisdom, stay for the spontaneous Kenny Rogers duet. 

MHBC Ep 92: Envy & Jealousy

Envy & Jealousy: What’s the difference? Why do we envy? What can we do about it?

Episode 91: Therapeutic Pets

How can having a #pet or a connection with an animal be therapeutic? How can it not be? Have you ever had a therapeutic pet or connection with an animal? What about Emotional Support Animals? #ESA

Episode 90: Questions for the Crew

Jo takes us on a journey of self-exploration, as we answer questions like: What animal would you be? Have you been to therapy? How would you spend a free day? What are the strengths of your fellow podcasters? These and more on a self-revelatory episode of the podcast!

Episode 89: Good Morning Monster

Time for the MHBC Book Club! Tonight we discuss and review Good Morning Monster by Catherine Gildiner. Not a book for the faint of heart. Potentially interesting for therapists and people with a complex trauma background, however. Have a listen. #goodmorningmonster

Episode 88: Eating Disorders

Eating disorders. What are they? Can you have an unhealthy relationship with food without an eating disorder? What can we do about them? #eatingdisorders #anorexia #psychotherapy #disorderedeating

Episode 87: Vacations and Mental Health

Have you ever suggested a client take a vacay? Is taking a vacation generally beneficial? Or can it lead to issues? 

Episode 86: Laziness

What is laziness? How do we define it? How do you distinguish laziness from avoidance, rebellion, or burnout? What can we do about it?

Episode 85: Small Talk

Small talk: What is it? Why do we do it? Can/should we get better at it? How can we change a conversation from small talk to something more meaningful? 

Episode 84: Caste

MHBC Book Club returns as we discuss the book Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. As a bonus, all 4 of us are in the same country!

Episode 83: Self-Sabotage

Self-sabotage. What’s up with that? Why do we do it? Can we stop it? 

Episode 82: Your Critical Inner Voice

What is the internal critic? Where does it come from? What can we do about it? Are people who are critical toward themselves critical of others? #InnerCritic #NegativeSelfTalk #Internalized Parent #CBT #Freedom

Episode 81: Time Management

Where does the time go? Let’s talk about time management! When can it become an issue? And what can I do to improve it?