Episodes — Carlie's Couch

This week on Carlie’s Couch, we discuss community care and when you should ask for help, why you should ask for help more often, and how to get better at asking for help.

Life, Mental HealthCarlie CarpioMay 15, 2023help, asking for help, mental health, mental health awarenessComment

241: Could It Be That You're Overwhelmed?

In this episode of Carlie’s Couch, we talk about what it means to be overwhelmed, how it manifests in your life, and ways to better process and deal with it.

Mental Health, Wellness, MindsetAlexia ClincyMay 1, 2023overwhelmed, mental health, stress, self-care, stressed outComment

236: Whose Opinion Matters?

This week, we explore the idea of caring about others’ opinions, challenge you to determine whose actually does, and offer some action steps if you find yourself holding others’ opinions above your own.

Life, Mental HealthAlexia ClincyMarch 27, 2023mindset, life, relationships, self-awareness, self-care, caring what other people thinkComment

231: How to Deal with Disappointment

This week we discuss the important emotion of disappointment and explore ways to improve how we cope, to better manage our expectations, and to help combat it.

Mental Health, LifeCarlie CarpioFebruary 20, 2023life, life lessons, emotions, emotional intelligence, relationshipsComment

229: Signs You May Deal with Seasonal Depression

This week, we identify symptoms of seasonal affective disorder and explore actionable steps you can integrate in your everyday life to manage and ease it’s effects.

Mental Health, LifeAlexia ClincyFebruary 6, 2023seasonal depression, mental health, mental health awareness, mindfulness, self-care, self-loveComment

211: 8 Ways to Improve Your Focus & Concentration

In this week’s episode of Carlie’s Couch, we explore the habits worsening our focus and discuss ways to improve our concentration in our everyday lives.

Life, Mental HealthCarlie CarpioOctober 3, 2022concentration, focus, tasks, goals, mindset, mental healthComment

210: Ready to Move to Another Country? ft: Amber C. Edwards

If you’re exploring the idea of moving to a different country, for a month or forever, this episode is for you. Join us this week as we interview entrepreneur and relocation specialist Amber C. Edwards about long-term Blaxit and short-term relocating abroad.

Life, Mental Health, WellnessCarlie CarpioSeptember 26, 2022life, moving, abroad, expat, travel, travel hacks, transition, mindset, self-care, self-love, explore, adventureComment

204: Shame May Be Holding You Back

Where do you carry shame in your life? Are you sure? Shame isn’t an emotion we discuss often, but it is one that if unaddressed, can keep us from reaching our full potential. This week, we explore the corrosive nature of shame, how to recognize it, and how it plays a role in our lives.

Life, Mindset, Mental HealthCarlie CarpioAugust 15, 2022shame, emotions, emotional intelligence, eq, mindset, perspective, growth, self-love, self-careComment

191: Do I Need to Control Everything?

Are you a control freak? If you have trouble delegating and try to control the people, situations, and what’s happening in your life, then this episode is for you. This week, we discuss control: where this need stems from, how it can be harmful, and then explore the art of surrender as an alternative way to release anxiety and handle things.

Life, Relationships, Mental Health, MindsetAlexia ClincyMay 16, 2022self-love, self-care, self-awareness, anxiety, control, relationshipsComment

189: A Candid Conversation about Mental Health

This week we have a candid conversation about mental health; sharing our own personal experiences, growth, and ways to better support those around us. Let’s create spaces for more of these conversations.

Mental Health, LifeAlexia ClincyMay 2, 2022mental health awareness, mental health, mentality, vulnerability, therapy, growthComment

185: Challenge Negative Thoughts with This Framework

Do you struggle with negative thoughts? We all have them, so how do we actually deal with them? This week, we explore how to know when your negative thoughts cross a line and you need a change and discuss a 5 step strategy to help us get to the root issue and move through those plaguing negative thoughts.

Mindset, Mental Health, Life, Self-LoveCarlie CarpioApril 4, 2022mindset, negativity, perspective, growth, self-love, mentality, mental healthComment

184: How Detachment Could Improve Your Life

This week, we explore “non-attachment,” ways to recognize what you might be attached to in your life, and how to begin the practice of acceptance and detachment.

Life, Mindset, Mental Health, RelationshipsCarlie CarpioMarch 28, 2022life, mindset, growth, self-love, self-careComment

176: 7 Types of Rest

What if you get a full 8-10 hours of sleep, but you’re still tired? If you’ve been feeling blah, disconnected, or just plain tired, you may need a different type of rest. This week, we explore the 7 types of rest and ways to get more of each in our lives to feel rejuvenated and refreshed.

Life, Mental Health, Self-LoveCarlie CarpioJanuary 31, 2022life, health, rest, creativity, mental health, health and wellnessComment

175: Create a Morning Routine that Sticks

How you start something is typically how you finish. How are you starting your days? Morning routines, or lack thereof, set the tone for the rest of the day. Tune in this week for an outline on how to intentionally create a successful morning routine that is customized to you.

Life, Mental HealthCarlie CarpioJanuary 24, 2022morning routine, routine, schedule, morning, mindset, growth mindsetComment

173: What's Triggering Your Anxiety?

Have you ever felt anxious but didn’t know why? Sometimes triggers aren’t always clear to us, so in this episode we give tips on how to identify anxiety triggers and list some of the most common ones.

Mental Health, LifeCarlie CarpioJanuary 10, 2022anxiety, stress, mental health, self-check, self-a, self-care, growth, triggersComment

168: Are You Suppressing Your Feelings?

Do you know how to feel your feelings? We often suppress our feelings without even thinking about it. This week, we explore why this is so hard, how we can retrain ourselves to honor our feelings, and discuss 6 tangible steps to help us experience our feelings without over-intellectualizing them or brushing them off.

Life, Relationships, Mindset, Mental HealthCarlie CarpioDecember 6, 2021feelings, emotions, growth, vulnerability, personal development, MindsetComment

158: Worry About Yourself

So often we focus on others: their actions, how they are affecting us, and what they need to do to make amends or make us feel better. We often try to change or control things, people, and external circumstances. In reality, the best way to heal and move forward productively is to worry about yourself, first and foremost.

157: Self-Care Isn’t the Answer to Everything

If you are exhausted by what you have to do or feel that you are never doing enough, this episode is for you.