We’re back in the studio with renowned psychologist, and best selling author, Dr. Brenda Shaeffer. This time Dr. Brenda walks us through the most common themes she sees in long term relationships, the importance of “finishing the grief” when faced with losing a  relationship, and considerations for being single in midlife and beyond. Dr. Schaeffer is the best-selling author of Is It Love or Is It Addiction? with over 600,000 publications sold, in twelve languages. She is a Licensed Psychologist, Certified Addictions Specialist, and holds a doctorate in spiritual psychology. Dr. Schaeffer ..read more

Do you want to better understand what it means to be transgender, and how you might provide gender-affirming care? Today we’re talking with someone who knows a lot about it, annnd just happens to be transgender! Nik is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), co-owner of group therapy practice and crisis intervention service in California. In this episode, Nik talks about the differences between gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, as well as their own transgender identity and transition.  We debunked the fear of “social contagion,” using the framework o ..read more

Signe is joined by her co-author, Wendy Sterling, to talk about her latest book, give some insights into how she makes her writing routine work while raising a family, and working full time, the benefits of writing with co-authors, and more! Wendy is a registered dietitian with a Masters of Science in Nutrition Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and Approved Supervisor through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. Wendy is also a Board-Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, she has consulted for the ..read more

Welcome to Part Three of the Therapy Rocks! “Three Part” menopause series (Episodes 38, 39 & 40).  In this episode Signe interviews Val Schonberg about nutrition in midlife and beyond, bone health, movement and more. Val is dietitian and certified menopause practitioner with The Menopause Society. She is a registered dietitian with a Master of Science degree in nutrition from the University of Minnesota. She is Board Certified as a Specialist in Sports Dietetics, she specializes in eating disorders, sports nutrition, and midlife health. She owns a private practice in Atlanta, Georgia ..read more

In this episode Signe interviews Dr. Amy Voedisch for Part Two of the Three Part menopause series navigating the physical aspects of menopause, such as hormone therapy considerations, body changes, sex in midlife, and more. Dr. Voedisch attended Mayo Medical School and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara and a Fellowship in Family Planning at Stanford School of Medicine. She has a Masters in Epidemiology and Clinical Science Research from Stanford as well. Dr. Voedisch is passionate about providing comprehensive reproductive healthcare to all ..read more

Join Signe for Part One of a Three Part Series on menopause. To start off in Part One, Signe Talks to a doctor who specializes in the brain, and who is always on the cutting edge of scientific research into the female experience, Dr. Louann Brizendine. Dr. Brizedine navigates the stages of menopause, cuts through the controversy around Hormone Therapy, and give us steps for preserving brain health for the second half of our lives. Dr. Brizendine completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine, and did her internship and residency at Harvard Medical ..read more

Join Signe for her Therapy Rocks! interview with Shannon Kopp who shared her personal recovery story including the shelter dogs, and how they loved her back to life, the healing benefits of animals, and gave her best tips for grieving the loss of an animal in a society that underestimates the power of the human/animal connection. Shannon Kopp is the author of Pound for Pound: A Story of One Woman’s Recovery and the Shelter Dogs Who Loved Her Back to Life. Shannon holds an MFA in Nonfiction Writing and has written for CNN, Maria Shriver, The Huffington Post, Good Housekeeping, BarkPost and mor ..read more

Join Signe for an interview with “fathering” expert, Joe Kelly. They talk about common barriers for fathers and stepfathers as it relates to their daughters, and what to do about it, male acculturation, adult women and their fathers and a whole lot more! Joe Kelly has researched and written about the power and potential of father-daughter relationships since 1992. He’s an advocate, educator, and Family Coach for Within Health. He wrote the best-selling books Dads & Daughters®: How to Inspire, Understand, and Support Your Daughter and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Being a New Dad. His 11 o ..read more

Have you heard of Ketamine-assisted therapy? Interested in hearing more about what it is, and how it’s being received? Join Signe for an interview with Suzannah Neufeld, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Ketamine-assisted Therapy provider, and author of “Awake at 3 a.m.: Yoga Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Pregnancy and Early Motherhood. Also joining this episode is Dr. Miriam Schultz, a reproductive psychiatrist with extensive experience in the field of Reproductive Psychiatry, as well as Ketamine treatment, she is also an associate clinical professor at Stanford University. To ..read more

Interested in hearing about body image and eating in a subsistence agriculture, before and after exposure to television? Join Signe for a conversation with Dr. Anne Becker about her groundbreaking study in 1995 in Fiji, when she said, “television arrived like it was being parachuted from nowhere,” as well as her follow up study in 2007 (pre-social media). Anne Becker, MD, PhD, Dean for Clinical and Academic Affairs, Professor of Psychiatry, and Presley Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. A medical anthropologist and psychiatrist, Dr. Becker’s research inc ..read more