Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of Women
Listen in as therapists, coaches, writers, and other experts explore the inner lives of women: their struggles, fears, hopes, & dreams. This podcast is about cultivating a conversation around the uncomfortable, uncertain, and unknown aspects of a woman's experience.
Through interviews and stories, Lourdes Viado, PhD, MFT goes beneath the surface and takes a deeper look at relationships, motherhood, self-acceptance, authenticity, aging, healing, suffering, loss, and other areas connected to the emotional and psychological well-being of women. We will be exploring conversation around the entire experience of being a woman, with all its different aspects.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 141
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2022
123: Coping With a Narcissistic Parent
“It’s part of our culture that we’re supposed to respect our parents, and I understand that that’s important. But sometimes that relationship does not work.”
As a child, did you absorb the belief tha…
122: Sovereignty Archetypes Within Each Woman
“You are the author of your own life, and you are in charge of crafting the story.”
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to explore your power?
Power isn’t just money, statu…
121: When Antidepressants Aren’t Enough
“There’s some distance between the spark and the flame, and in that distance, it gives you the freedom to respond more skillfully to the situation.”
Depression is part of a common human experience…
120: The Intersection of Food Allergies & Mental Health
People feel like food allergies aren’t serious. I think that’s the biggest myth because they are.
Food allergies don’t always show up in ways that we expect them to.
A food allergy is a medical condi…
119: Healing the Wounds Left by the Negligent Father
There are really lifelong implications for children who grow up with an emotionally isolating or absent dad.
Some wounds take longer to heal than others.
The wounds of paternal abandonment are ones …
118: Why Infant Mental Health Matters
Kids respond to their environment and learn how to survive.
Being a baby is more complex than people think.
Once born, a baby enters an entirely new world full of sights and sounds and feelings that …
117: When Grief is Complicated
Grief is an expression of love for someone who isn’t here anymore.
Experiencing the loss of a loved one is one of the most challenging parts of being human.
When that loss is unexpected or happens in…
116: Re-Authoring the Narrative Identities of Men
It’s important to revisit those strategies and elaborate, and that becomes a part of your identity.
When you sit down with your family around the dinner table, the storytelling begins.
Have you ever …
115: Re-Visioning America’s Heroic Ideal
“Character is fate.” - Heraclitus
United we stand. Divided we fall.
The United States is becoming an increasingly divided country with each day that goes by. The idea of what American culture and…
114: Exploring the Lived Experience of Men
In celebration of Father’s Day, Women In- Depth is looking back at some of our previous episodes focusing on men and masculinity.
Episode 86: Reflections on Fatherhood in the 21st Century with Sean F…
113: Beyond the Myths: Understanding Self-Harm
“It is across racial lines, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, and the like. This is not a phenomenon that just occurs to a certain person that looks and dresses and behaves a certain way.”
I…
112: The Wisdom of Mermaid Dreams
“Mythology and storytelling are age-old methods of passing along wisdom, sharing experience, and explaining or teaching about life.”
Learning to trust your intuition, feelings, and dreams is a powerf…
111: Understanding Rejection Sensitivity
“We all have blind spots. We all have pitfalls and life terms. Part of the therapy process is about gaining insight and awareness of what those traps and what those lenses are and seeing that this is…
110: Recovering Resilience
“Safety primes neuroplasticity: a sense that as you move through this, you’re okay and you’re safe.”
Introduction:
When was the last time that you experienced letdown, hurt, or even a traumati…
109: Breaking the Silence of Trauma
How do you respond to the word trauma?
Sometimes, those who experienced trauma reject even the term itself. Instead of acknowledging it and starting the healing process, survivors often minimize thei…
108: Trauma Recovery - Somatics, Attunement, and Mindfulness
“As human beings, we are meant for connection.“
I see you.
I believe you.
Sometimes, those are the exact words that survivors of sexual assault and violence need to hear. Genuinely affirming a surviv…
107: Faces of the Divine Feminine: Maiden, Mother, Queen, and Crone
“The feminine is about the connection among all things.”
Where are you in life? Where are you headed?
Traditionally, there have been four faces of femininity: Maiden, Mother, and Crone. These archety…
106: Depth Psychology in the Therapeutic Encounter
In this episode of Women In-Depth Dr. Viado speaks with Gary Alexander about the experience of therapy through the lens of depth psychology. Gary shares how he was drawn to depth psychology; how it i…
105: Everyday Codependency
“The way I can get love is by being what other people need me to be. Being the good girl. Being the one that is quiet, the one that is well behaved …”
Welcome to this week’s episode of Women In Dept…
104: Eros and Psyche - The Psychology of Romantic Love
“Romantic relationships above all other forms of relationships seems to be where the deepest and most intense struggle presents itself.”
For our Valentine’s Day episode, we have our 100th episode gu…