In this episode, Kierra and Nic discuss what it looks like to have a healthy professional relationship, in the workplace, the classroom, and in college.Professional relationships consist of setting healthy boundaries, advocating for yourself, and thinking about what are the expectations of that environment and if they mesh with your style and workplace habits. You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

In this episode, Kierra and Nic tackle the difficult and sensitive subject of our relationships with food. Connections are made to attachment styles to help us understand how different people form different relationships with food but also how they are impacted socially and culturally. Kierra and Nic share some of their personal experiences with food and how each of their relationships with food were impacted by their childhood environments. They discuss diet culture, clothing, labeling foods, listening to body cues regarding hunger, and issues surrounding body image. If you struggle with your relationship with food, stick around until the end of the episode where they reflect on how to reset yourself to build a healthier relationship. You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

*TW: abusive relationships, domestic abuse We all know what it's like to be in some kind of relationship that has some unhealthy and toxic dynamics. Whether its a friendship, romantic relationship, co-worker, or family member, unhealthy relationships can have detrimental effects of your self-esteem and sense of self. In this episode, Nic and Kierra explore what happens to our mental health when we are in toxic relationships and how to identify some of the signs of unhealthy relationships. Setting boundaries, communicating emotions, and seeking safety and support are discussed as means of healing and self-care. Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline (available 24/7): 800-799-7233 https://www.thehotline.org/ https://www.healthline.com/health/toxic-friendships#effects-on-you https://www.verywellmind.com/toxic-relationships-4174665#:~:text=A%20toxic%20relationship%20is%20one,%2C%20psychologically%2C%20and%20even%20physically. https://psychcentral.com/blog/imperfect/2020/04/how-to-set-boundaries-with-toxic-people#What-if-someone-wont-respect-your-boundaries? You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

The relationship with the self is the hardest one for all of us to confront and talk about. Join us as we explore what makes our longest and the most important relationship the hardest one for us to maintain. Kierra and Nic make connections back to previous episodes to touch on the impacts of attachment styles and family dynamics on our relationship with ourselves. Obstacles to a positive relationship with ourselves are guilt and shame. Kierra and Nic explore ways to improve this relationship by discussing self-empathy and self-compassion as well as focus on how to build self-love by engaging in meaningful and intentional self-care.  Sources/Resources: https://www.nicabm.com/guilt-vs-shame/  Shame and Guilt: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Video lecture by June Tangney. Presented by George Mason University and ResearchChannel: https://youtu.be/febgutDYP7w https://rwjms.rutgers.edu/departments/pediatrics/divisions/institute-for-the-study-of-child-development/research/emotional-development  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intimacy-path-toward-spirituality/201908/why-is-it-so-darn-hard-love-ourselves#:~:text=Growing%20up%20with%20not%20enough,brain%20has%20a%20negativity%20bias https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/empathic-intervision/202007/the-self-in-empathy-self-empathy#:~:text=Self%2Dempathy%20observes%20and%20integrates%20experiences&text=Self%2Dcompassion%20involves%20treating%20yourself,Neff%20%26%20Dahm%2C%202015  You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

Welcome to episode 2! Are you interested in learning about different types of family dynamics? Maybe you are looking to learn more about and validate your own experience within your family. Maybe you need some help identifying how you’d like to approach parenting someday. Maybe you need support in finding your first step to change your parenting style. Maybe you’re interested in learning something new! Whatever the case, we’re glad to have you here! Join us this episode as we explore and discuss five different types of family dynamics, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, gentle parenting, and more! Nic details the core differences between authoritarian, authoritative, competitive, communal, and permissive family and parenting styles. We discuss how trauma impact our ability to approach parenting and how to work towards change and healing. You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

Welcome to episode 1 of Season 3 of Lunchtime Chats with BTO! Join counselors Kierra Price and new official co-host Nic DiSalvo as they discuss all things relationships, starting with exploring attachment theory and attachment styles. In this episode, Kierra and Nic cover studies related to attachment theory, the biological components of attachment and trauma, and how to identify the four main attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized. Sources for this episode: Experiences in Close Relationships scale link: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/ECR.php https://www.verywellmind.com/attachment-styles-2795344 Harlow, H. F. (1958). The nature of love. American Psychologist, 13(12), 673–685. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0047884 Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1978). Patterns of attachment: a psychological study of the strange situation. Hillsdale, N.J. : New York, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance by Kelly McDaniel, LPC You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Etsy Storefront @ PGHTeenCollaborative, https://www.etsy.com/shop/PGHTeenCollaborative?ref=shop_sugg_market Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

Today Kierra and Nic sit down with community members and Brookline Teen Outreach interns Ashley and Lynaugh. They offer a unique perspective as community members as well as working mental health professionals. We finish up our miniseries with a heartwarming and unique conversation about Brookline Teen Outreach and it's effect on the community.  You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

Hey! Welcome to episode 2 of our miniseries! We are also excited to be joined by some of our interns, Jeremie and Michael. In this episode, we discuss different topics and perspectives about the Teen Center and what it is like to be an up and coming counselor in the world. Our group discusses the stigma of mental health in different countries, how support can look different from a counselor in training perspective, and how self care is important for not just adults but for teens as well.  You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

Hey! It's been a while we are excited to be back with a new miniseries! In todays episode we sit down with Diana Fischerkeller and Joan Mercer to answer some of the teens pressing questions about mental health, wellness and other issues.  Topics covered in this episode: Seasonal depression 7:25 Coping skills for seasonal depression 9:40 Substance abuse 12:17 Coping skills for children and adolescents dealing with loved ones struggling with substance abuse and/or alcoholism 20:29 Depression, self-harm, suicide 27:12 Coping skills for depression and self-harm 32:28 Dealing with bullies 37:30 Body image 40:46 You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Thanks so much for listening! Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support

In this episode, Kierra invites Caitlin McNulty, Brookline Teen Outreach's executive director, back on to close out Season 2 of Lunchtime Chats with BTO to talk about FAILURE related to behavior management. Kierra and Caitlin discuss what her behavior management philosophy looks like, how she cultivated it, and her experiences with failure. Failure is not the end all be all -- really its an opportunity for growth! They explore  important themes surrounding discussions of failure and behavior management: taking accountability, learning, and trying again. Our team wants to thank you for listening to our podcast this season! We always appreciate the support and love for each of our listeners and we hope to continue creating meaningful content for you!! Stay tuned some exciting news for our podcast, including a CALL OUT to our listeners, information about an upcoming mini-series, season 3 information, and an EXCITING permanent addition to our podcast team!! You can always find more resources and information on our website brooklineteenoutreach.org. You can find counseling resources on our sister organization Compassionate Counseling’s website compassionatecounselingpa.org. Want us to cover something specific? Reach out to us to request your topic: [email protected] Connect with us! Website: brooklineteenoutreach.org Facebook @ facebook.com/brooklineteenoutreach Instagram @brooklineteenoutreach Twitter @brookline_teen LinkedIn @ Brookline Teen Outreach Center Patreon @ patreon.com/brooklineteenoutreach This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brooklineteenoutreach/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brooklineteenoutreach/support