In this episode, San Diego-based psychotherapist Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP talks about the devastating impact and long term effects of emotionally immature parenting (EIP). Learn about the characteristics of EIP and ways to heal and reclaim your personal power. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Despite our basic, biological need for sleep, many Americans are chronically sleep deprived and/or have difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep. Why is that and what can you do about it? And why should you care? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

A certain amount of work stress is a part of life, however chronic and excessive workplace stress does not have to be your norm. This type of stress takes a real toll on our lives, including the development of mental health conditions. Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP talks about the real impact of occupational stress and effective ways to cope. Full of practical tips to empower yourself. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille Ahrens, LCSW shares her “Top 5” necessary elements for a healthy and satisfying relationship. Loving relationships need a solid foundation for it to survive and thrive. Healthy relationships require effort, patience, commitment and humility. In the end, we all yearn for love, acceptance and belonging. Here are Cecille’s building blocks for a healthier love, based on her 20+ years of experience working with people from all walks of life, as well as her own personal experiences as a human, wife, mom, daughter, friend, neighbor (etc.), trying to cultivate healthier relationships in her own life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP talks about weight stigma, body shaming and all the big and small ways (micro aggressions) that create harm and perpetuate the false beauty myths. This episode will inspire, inform and discuss ways to push back against the culture, and real ways to reframe your experiences and connect with your body with loving-kindness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

This episode talks about the pervasive effects of limiting beliefs & negative cognitions and the central role that trauma plays in the self-loathing spiral. Cecille AHRENS, LCSW, CEAP also discusses risk and protective factors related to feelings of Inadequacy, including the ACE Study (Adverse Childhood Experiences). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In this episode, Cecille talks about the web of destruction that trauma can have on our lives. Cecille breaks down the long-lasting, overt and covert ways Trauma plays out in our lives and why it is necessary to break free from our trauma bonds. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

Cecille Ahrens, LCSW talks about Shame vs. Guilt and why shame is “the cancer of the soul”. A general overview of the benefits of therapy, specifically EMDR and IFS, in addressing toxic shame. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

OkWhat is grief? What is loss? And why does it hurt so much? In this episode, Cecille Ahrens, LCSW explores our fears around uncertainty and impermanence, why grief knocks us off our center. She also takes about normal vs. complicated grief, and ways to support ourselves. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support

In this episode, Cecille Ahrens talks about the complexity of infidelity with Across The County Radio host Mr. Noah Dingley, and the various reasons & risk factors that lead people to “cheat” on their partners. Plus some interesting stats! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/transcend-therapy/support