Join Katie and Mary in a fascinating discussion with Linda Sheehan, LicensedClinical Social Worker with a specialty in health challenges and Certified Instructor in Empowered Relief Pain Management Course, Stanford University. Linda shares her research into the brain’s response to chronic pain and disease in the human body. Our reactions to lingering discomfort, damage, injury, etc. create neural pathways in our brains that can become default paths if frequently used. Current information is now saying that it is possible to rewire these pathways, thereby alleviating pain without the need for over-medicating or surgical intervention. Listen to Linda share how this can be done and be prepared to change your view about the brain/body connection.“We’ve got it backwards: It’s not that the body is there to support the brain; the brain largely exists to cater to our bodily needs, no matter how dimly we perceive them.” - Scott Anderson, ‘Psychology From the Neck Down’, Psychology Today, Jan/Feb 2022Contact Linda through her website at https://www.lindasheehan.net/She accepts all major insurance including Medicare.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

You’ve been INKed! That’s what is said about Isa Nelson Kranz (INK) afterher death by suicide at age 15. Yet her death created more life, sharing,giving, and most importantly, more honesty about taking one’s life thancould have happened otherwise. Katie and Mary have the privilege ofhearing the story of Isa in her own mother’s words. Tina Kranz shares herdaughter’s joy of living on this earth, her pain of living on this same earth,and subsequently, her choice to die by suicide. Yet the beauty resides in thefact that Isa lives on in amazing ways, thanks to her parents and the IsaKranz Foundation. As tortuously painful as it is for Isa’s loved ones to livewithout her physical presence, she has a bigger purpose to fulfill. Partakein this story of Isa Kranz, see how her life keeps spreading kindness, andconsider yourself honored to be INKed.Content warning: This episode contains dialogue about suicide and child loss. Watch at your own discretion.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Join Katie and Mary in this short episode as they talk about the death of whatthey call ‘the best cat ever,” Herbie. Herbie came to their family in 2013 and was a uniting factor in that everyone in their nucleus loved him. No matter theturmoil with the Albrechts, Herbie was there and as cool as ever. He died April 3rd, which triggered the memory of several April deaths last year and the year before. Katie and Mary share stories of loved ones gone from this earth while remaining hopeful for May-flowers to come.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Sharon Stoll has had a life she affectionately calls a “Ferris wheel on crack.” From being a high school dropout who lost her brother to cancer as a teen to a now successful business owner who finally got her high school diploma when she was 50, it’s safe to say she has dealt with a lot of sh*t. In this episode, we sit down with Sharon as she tells the stories of facing these challenges in her life, all with a sense of humor like a firecracker and a smile on her face. Join us for laughter, heartbreak, and remembering to always keep learning and growing. Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

It's hard to be down when you are wearing purple - unless you are colorblind! Join Katie and Mary as they share and laugh along with guest Sheryl Goodwin Magiera. Sheryl made the hardest decision of her life when she realized she needed to divorce her husband because she was losing herself. It was either stay for the kids and not be a healthy person, or take a risk and start again. Is that selfishness or self-love? You decide. Connect with Sheryl: ImperfectlyCharming.comSupport the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

In this 111th episode of No More Secrets, Katie and Mary invite Delores Garcia on for a “three-peat” discussion. Forgiveness is a complicated concept, and especially confusing in the Albrecht family. Delores has a unique and enlightening view of this “F***” word that may open your minds in ways you’ve never considered. Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Katie and Mary explore the psychological downfall of thinking our lives will be better somewhere else and they use a children’s book to start the conversation. In "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst, a little boy wants to move to Australia because bad things keep happening to him. In this episode, Katie and Mary discuss their own bad days, and the necessity to also see the good, as well reminding all of us that we can’t runaway from ourselves. Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Seasonal depression happens to a lot of people, and the Albrecht gals are no exception to that. In this episode of No More Secrets, Mary and Katie discuss their personal experience dealing with the seasonal blues and their techniques with trying to handle it.  Support the showSupport the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Everyone has their triggers that evoke different emotions. There are negative triggers that cause us to be annoyed, irritated or upset. There are also positive ones like the feeling you get when you smell fresh cut grass or taste a food that reminds you of your childhood. Katie and Mary discuss this feeling in depth and share some of their triggers.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com

Mary and Katie compare each other's therapy and what exercises they are performing currently. Katie talks about a unique method of memory recall using a metronome and shifting her eyes to a beat, while Mary is facing the issues she had with her mother's controlling behavior.Support the showSupport the showWebsite: https://thealbrechtauthors.com