Good to Talk
Conversations between a therapist and artist about the good flow of life. Good to Talk is a podcast produced by Jeremiah Simmons and E Ward. The hope of these Good to Talks is to build community around shared interests and helpful conversations.This content is not intended to act in place of professional medical advice, to diagnose, or to treat. If you are having an emergency please dial 911.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 94
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Honoring Emotions (1/3)
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss understanding and experiencing healthy feelings by honoring our emotions. While most everyone enjoys happy emotions, painful ones can feel like they often imp…
Imposter Syndrome
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss what it means to feel grounded and confident in our pursuits while keeping Imposter Syndrome at bay.
Celebrating Pride
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss Celebrating Pride in he month of June. Pride is about authenticity and being proud to be oneself. It is a celebration of life and community and it is inclusi…
The 5 Love Languages
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss the five love languages outlined by the work of Dr. Gary Chapman. Though these do not have significant scientific support, we felt they were still helpful to …
Learning from Travel
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss the importance of travel. Travel helps us connect to our selves and others while also helping to reframe the ordinary.
Friendship
In this episode, Jeremiah and E explore friendship. Friendship feels validating, honest, and kind and can look like sharing joys, experiences, and troubles. Healthy friendship does not always inclu…
Pursuing Passion: Living Out Joy
In this episode, Jeremiah and E explore what it means to share life and find joy in their passions. Though this episode is very conversational and freeform, there are three main anchor points discus…
Critical Thinking: Wisdom, Discernment, and the Scientific Method (4/4)
In this episode, Jeremiah and E wrap up the fourth and final installment of their series on critical thinking. This episode also serves as part two of a discussion about wisdom, discernment. and the…
Critical Thinking: Wisdom, Discernment, and the Scientific Method (3/4)
In this episode, Jeremiah and E continue exploring critical thinking. Parts 1 and 2 were about logical fallacies and cognitive biases. Now, part 3 moves the conversation forward into philosophy an…
Critical Thinking: Cognitive Biases (2/4)
In this episode of Good to Talk, Jeremiah and E explore further into thinking critically by way of cognitive biases. Cognitive biases are our systematic inclinations towards certain patterns of err…
Critical Thinking: Logical Fallacies (1/4)
In this episode of the Good to Talk podcast, Jeremiah and E discuss eight logical fallacies to consider when thinking critically. Logical fallacies are flaws in an argument that weakens the argument…
Sustainable Resolutions: Happy New Year
In this episode, Jeremiah and E look back on some of the year behind and explore what it means to set sustainable resolutions or goals for the future. Setting goals with a sense of realism and inten…
Happy Holidays: Celebrating Well
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss ending the year well. Though life tends to get extra busy for the last part of the year, it is important to be intentional with our time. Making space for re…
Give Thanks: The Empowerment of a Thankful Mindset (Thanksgiving)
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss thankfulness and its benefits. Thankfulness helps us evaluate our lives more accurately and reframe away from our brains' hardwired pattern of constantly look…
Understanding Anger (2/2)
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss anger again, this time from the perspective of how to control it. In approaching our own anger, it is important to consider it before it happens, be mindful o…
Understanding Anger (1/2)
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss anger, understanding it and how to communicate through it. Healthy anger states, “I am angry because I am valuable and am not being treated as valuable.” It i…
Learning to Listen
In this episode Jeremiah and E discuss how to more intentionally listen through the backronym E.M.P.A.T.H.Y. Empathy is the ability or practice of imagining or trying to deeply understand what some…
Vocation: Personal Meaning (3/3)
In this, the third and last installment in our Vocation series, we approach finding a career from an existential perspective. Jeremiah and E advocate for knowing self, staying in balance and trusti…
Vocation: In Service To Others (2/3)
In this episode, Jeremiah and E explore vocation through the lens of the Stoic philosophy of Summum Bonum. We consider asking ourselves a question Alan Watts posed often, "what do we desire?" or dif…
Vocation: Connected To Who You Are (1/3)
In this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss the topic of vocation through the first of three lenses. This first part is focused on the normative, or big ideas, frame of reference. We ask ourselves abou…