Friends With Deficits

Life transformation coach and licensed psychotherapist Amanda Wallingsford discusses her journey with childhood trauma and recent family loss, and the tools she has used to mitigate PTSD, depression, and grief.

Coaching Website: www.AlignandEmbody.com

Book Website: www.EmbodyYourWorth.com

Therapy Website: www.PositiveChangesCounseling.net

Instagram: @amandawallingsford

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Ok, so you've got issues. Big issues. Weird issues. You've even been on Friends with Deficit to discuss said issues. That can't be all there is!  In this episode, we take a trip down memory lane and focus on  the upside of the downside of, well, being a human being. Included are excerpts from previous guests Jeff Hoskins, Spectra Stewart, Special K, Kathy McCarty, Bodhi Prihoda, Devin Person, Cyndi Collen, Patty Evers, Andy Nolte, and Valarie Iosue. May it be of benefit!

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Austin musician Kat O’Kane of Pocket 20 shares her story of complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, generational trauma, and her healing journey and coping strategies.

More about Kat and Pocket 20:

https://www.pocket20music.com/

Recommended reading:

What My Bones Know, by Stephanie Foo

The Whole-Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Brysonhttps

The Power of Showing Up, by Daniel J. Siegel

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk

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Perfumer and creative entrepreneur Scott Moroschan discusses his “honorable genetic condition,” hemochromatosis.

Learn more about Scott:

www.scottmoroschan.com

www.emotionalfragrancedesign.com

Instagram: @scottmoroschan

LinkedIn: scottmoroschan

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Long-time friend and Austin bassist Cindy Toth (The Reivers, Flying Saucers) discusses her Essential Tremor. Essential listening!

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That’s right, Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Antibody Associated Peripheral Nerve Hyperexcitability Syndrome—It’s a mouthful of a disorder! Austin musician Andy Nolte (Como Las Movies, Scott Strickland Band, Super Creeps) shares a rare and extremely long-titled condition that causes a ton of neuropathic pain, but may have made him a better musician—or a sushi chef.

https://www.andrewnoltemusic.com/

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Austin multi-instrumentalist and tribute band aficionado David Houston discusses his musical career and the birth condition that may have shaped it.

More on David and his bands:

https://campsite.bio/dhvoice

The Eggmen:

https://eggmen.com/home

Mock Lobster:

https://www.facebook.com/Mocklobsteratx?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Yacht Z:

https://yachtzrock.com/

Cold War Camaro:

https://coldwarcamaro.com/home

The Night Club:

https://nightclubatx.com/about

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Emma Red March Rose is a talented Chicago-based performer, comedian, writer, and librarian…so what kind of education did she have? Turns out, an unusual one, to say the least.

For more info: https://www.emmaredmarchrose.com/

IG & TikTok: @ RedMarchRose

Emma & C.J. Darnieder's Podcast: Screw Up the Podcast on all podcast streaming platforms as well as on IG @ ScrewUpThePodcast

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Protein C deficiency is a rare disorder that increases the risk of developing abnormal blood clots. Patty Evers, a therapist in Austin, Texas, has been battling Protein C deficiency--and the medical system--for over 25 years.

More info on Patty:

www.hillcountryparenting.org

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Cyndi Collen is a therapist living in Austin, Texas. We discuss working in New York City, Sun Microsystems, polyvagal theory, and of course, where she was on September 11^th, 2001.

More about Cyndi:

https://flourishinaustin.com/our-practitioners/cyndi-collen

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Louise McDermott is a therapist with a Master’s in Counseling from St. Edward’s University and has been practicing psychotherapy since 2012. We talk about the auto-immune disease she has grappled with for years that attacks her eyes and has affected her vision.

For information about Uveitis:

 https://uveitis.org/

Louise’s website:

www.mindovermatterscounseling.org

Louise’s Psychology Today Profile:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/louise-mcdermott-licensed-professional-counselor-austin-tx/116920

A few years ago, Erika Marcoux reached out to Friends With Deficits to discuss some unusual, unresolved health issues she was suffering. Now, armed with a functional medicine doctor, a slew of tests, and time, she’s ready to reveal the diagnosis of a tenacious disease.

With a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and 20 years of experience, Erika's passionate about helping you experience empowered healing. She is the host of YOUR TRUTH REVEALED podcast. As a mindfulness teacher, yoga instructor, co-author of Foundations for Living Mindfully, creating and sharing life-changing content is her fuel.

More about Erika and her show: https://www.erikamarcoux.com/

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Frankiee shares her story of the tragic loss of her parents and her personal struggles and describes her path to peace and happiness.

IG: flowerfrankieee

DBT resources:

https://dbtselfhelp.com/

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Mother, ballerina, kickboxer…can there possibly be anything else? In an incredible story of strength and resilience, Valarie Iosue, host of Dancing in the Rain with Valarie, shares her journey of living through the storm.

https://dancingintherainwithvalarie.com/

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Broadway-bound musician and composer Lena Gabrielle discusses her journey with trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder), anxiety, relationships, and of course, Harry Potter.

Austin TX “sculptor, writer, goofball” Seth White opens up about his difficult childhood, life in the military, and mental health.

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Carolyn has an auto-immune disease that has resulted in a loss of hair and diminished nerve sensitivity. We discuss alopecia, neuropathy, and other superpowers.

More about Carolyn: https://geeshgirl.com/

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Sometimes in the midst of life’s challenges, we need to have a talk with our inner child--but how often do we talk to our future adult, especially if it happens to be a wizard? Devin Person, host of This Podcast is a Ritual, explores his own journey from writer/performer to man of magic, (aka wizard), and the odd condition (pigmented villonodular synovitis) that helped him get there.

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What is a podcast? Does it bite when provoked? Can children under 5 take it with meals? Will your podcast and the sun disappearing change the world forever?

These and other questions will be asked by your substitute host, Buzz Moran. Sensitive listeners are advised to pull up a warm blanket and a mug of cocoa and talk about their feelings with someone...

Topics include:

-Growing your audience: How often do you need to prune and fertilize?

-How to make guests feel comfortable in that weird chair of yours

-Editing out the harsh noises (a.k.a. “dialogue”)

[This is an encore presentation of a previously released episode, because somebody STILL DOESN'T KNOW]

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Shelby Sunflower is an artist, ASL interpreter, and practitioner or Aerial Circus Arts. This is part two of her experience with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). We discuss other injuries, loss, survivor’s guilt, and how to cope with it all.

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