Welcome to Trust & Thrive! My name is Tara Montazeri and I'm an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. Through insightful and vulnerable discussions, I hope to inspire my listeners to trust the process of their unique journey and thrive as their most authentic self. I aim to encourage these actions with a conscious, practical, and attainable approach to self-reflection and community care. I often feature individuals from a multitude of professional fields, levels of expertise, and life experiences who generously share their stories and invaluable knowledge to my listeners and me. My guests and I touch on topics related to mental health, relationships, systemic issues, generational wounds, and other topics that influence us in our everyday lives. I hope these conversations encourage us to approach our journey of self-awareness in a thoughtful, mindful and compassionate way.
Instagram and TikTok: @trustandthrive; Website: www.tara-mont.com; Email: [email protected]
In this episode, I share some updates about episodes to come. I also dive deep into the feelings that have come up for me, as I go through some life transitions. I validate myself and others who may …
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Happy #ThriveThursday! In this episode, I share some learning lessons I've had within these last few months of seeing clients for the first time.
I also share some updates on the podcast and personal …
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In this episode, I share my thoughts on making friends with my biggest supporter and my biggest critic, as they both serve a purpose in some way. Specifically, I share a story from this week that req…
In this episode, I share the many existential thoughts that came up for me around my birthday this week.
While I am often focused on "what's next," I am working on taking the time to celebrate my grow…
Hi all! Happy New Year!
I decided to start the year off with a quick solo episode, before we head into more guest episodes. I'm happy to be back!
Let me know if you can resonate with the following top…
In the last episode of the year, I share some personal mental health struggles I have been dealing with recently. I discuss holiday burnout and the importance of checking in with ourselves, especiall…
As somewhat of a continuation of last week's episode, I decided to share a few holiday expectations that I've been affected by and still deal with. I also discuss holiday stress, setting boundaries, …
Anxious, excited, stressed, overwhelmed about the holidays coming up? You're not alone.
In this episode, I share some mixed feelings that I feel about this time of year. Your feelings about the holida…
Alma Zaragoza-Petty, PhD, is a Mexicana social justice advocate and scholar who teaches equity to create change.
Born in Los Angeles but raised in Acapulco, Mexico, for much of her childhood, she is t…
UPDATE: There has been a pause on the Patreon. We have moved over to IG subscriptions with similar benefits (exclusive stories, Q&As, and lives).
I'm so excited to get started with my Patreon! Join th…
On my IG page, I posted a few polls on boundary setting, asking "who do you struggle to set boundaries with the most?" - after a few polls, the results came in. Most of you voted saying that you stru…
Mazey Eddings is a neurodiverse author, dentist, and (most importantly) stage mom to her cats, Yaya and Zadie. She can most often be found reading romance novels under her weighted blanket and asking…
In this week's mini-episode, I discuss starting my clinical psychology internship this week, seeing clients for the first time, and the nerves that come with starting anything new. I talk about how n…
Dr. Brendan Nierenberg is a Doctor in psychology, who specializes in marriage and family therapy, men’s issues, and eating disorders. He also holds a Certification as an expert in Traumatic Brain inj…
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Dr. Lisa Nikolidakis holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Florida State University and is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing and faculty advisor of P.R.I.D.E.. She writes nonfiction and ficti…
Dallas Barnes is the Founder and CEO of Reya Health. She is a Reproductive Rights and Sexual Health Activist and Speaker.
She is a sought after speaker globally on these topics and hosts workshops, e…