Straight Talk With Sandra Reich

How do you deal with your emotions? Do you express them or do you tend to stuff them or bottle them up? Can you think of a problem situation or feeling in your life right now that you’re not addressing? Has someone upset you? Is there something you’re feeling that you’re not voicing? Research shows that when emotions are not acknowledged and expressed they can manifest themselves in the form of anxiety and panic. In fact, many anxiety-related symptoms are simply outlets of raging and unprocessed negative emotions. Join Sandra and her colleague Melissa Hindley in this powerful episode as they discuss repressed emotions, their relationship to anxiety, and a path toward healing.

Some people love being the life of the party. Others hate being the center of attention. Whether it’s you or someone that you love – do you avoid interpersonal relationships? Hate being introduced to other people? Or being teased and criticized? If a person usually becomes irrationally anxious in social situations, but seems better when they are alone, then social anxiety may be the problem. Social anxiety is more than just being a little shy. It’s the fear of interaction with other people that brings on self-consciousness, feelings of being negatively judged and evaluated, and, as a result, leads to avoidance. This common disorder can also lead to feelings of inadequacy, inferiority, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression. In this important episode, Sandra and her colleague Georgia Dow talk about this devastating and traumatic condition.

Have you ever considered how the words we choose vastly impact our daily lives? Not just a little bit, but a lot. What if we told you that words have the power to create and transform? That your words can give you the power to break through barriers and start living the way you always wanted to? Join Sandra for this fascinating interview with Mary Shores. Mary will talk about the concept of Conscious Communications - a guide to creating a life in alignment with your dreams and desires. They’ll also discuss breaking through barrier beliefs using Mary’s thoroughly tested exercises and relatable stories. This impactful interview will give you a glimpse of Mary’s life work – the tremendous impact of words and how to utilize the right words to unleash and unlock their power and create your own reality.

Reduced stress, unlocked creativity, increased innovation, peak performance, emotional health. These are just a few of the benefits of mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Some say it’s the essence of engagement. Basically, it’s the process of actively noticing things. When you do that, it puts you in the present. Research is showing that Mindfulness has huge benefits in this complex of world of ours. Join us for this important interview with Melissa Hindley as Sandra talks with her about Mindfulness and the power of making every moment matter.

Georgia Dow and Sandra Reich have been friends and colleagues for years. During that time, they’ve seen thousands of clients and dealt with many recurring themes in their offices. Ever wonder what two busy psychotherapists talk about when they sit down for coffee? How would you like to be a fly on the wall for one of their conversations? Now is your chance! In this week’s episode, Georgia and Sandra will sit together and talk about the challenges they see people currently facing. They’ll also kick around ways to overcome those challenges! Come be a fly on the wall and join us for this unique interview!

Have you ever embarked on a journey of finding your true self? Do you ever wonder when it was that you stopped dreaming? Does your life reflect your values and who you truly are? Is the story you are currently telling yourself helping you go towards your dreams or is it bringing you further away? Are your fears blocking you from moving forward? These are the questions we often shy away from asking but Maite Gomez and Sandra Reich believe they need examining. In fact, they have created an entire workshop to help empower women to ask these hard questions. Their passion is to teach women to pursue the lives of their dreams and stop letting fear block their chances at happiness. Join us for this peek into the workshops as Sandra and Maite discuss the primary purpose of their Women’s Empowerment Workshops - helping women to abstain from self-destructive behaviors, replace them with helpful, empowering ways of being, and to carry on this message of recovery to those who are suffering.

Do you feel like a 'mean' parent sometimes? Do you feel like you're constantly wrestling with whether or not to give a consequence for your child's behavior? Do you fret and wonder if you're too strict? Or too loose? Sometimes we need to go down the tough, loving road, not the comfortable one where life proceeds without confrontation. The truth is that some discomfort will be caused by loving boundaries. Children often can't understand boundaries as being good for them. But, it's your job to see the big picture - to see the person your child can be and inspire your child until he or she catches the vision. Join Sandra as she talks with Georgia Dow about how to create those kind of loving boundaries that will foster psychological health in your family!

Sandra tackles the challenging topic of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; both in severe versions as well as how many of us become obsessive or compulsive in day to day life. The dangers of such compulsions and obsessions will be discussed as well as treatment for OCD (latest research developments). What should you do if you notice your child developing obsessive and/or compulsive habits? What if you are obsessing? Does it definitely mean OCD? Find out all about this serious anxiety disorder and learn how to understand yourself and others better on this very important episode of Straight Talk

Have you ever felt stuck in your ways? As if change is impossible? Or maybe you've heard defeating statements like: “I will always be anxious. It's the way I was born.” While it's true that change IS hard sometimes, it's far from impossible! In fact, science tells us that much of it is in your head - literally! Did you know that the brains of individuals’ young and old can change in amazing ways? It's called neuroplasticity - a fancy way of saying that our brains CAN change. We are not victims of our neurons or genes. We are empowered creators of our mental states. The erroneous belief that we are set in stone can stop people from even trying to change. Join us for this important episode in which Sandra Reich talks with her guest Anna-Maria Tosco (Top Psychologist at The Montreal Center for Anxiety and Depression and The Sassy Psychologist) as they delve more into this important topic and offer you hope for real change!

What do you think entrepreneurship really is? Ever thought about what role creativity plays in it? What are the risks involved? What do you do if things go wrong? Listen to Sandra speak with Jim Beach as he explains from an Entrepreneurial point of view how not to get discouraged, and how to take a negative situation and have it help you grow. Jim Beach is a top entrepreneur who grew his company (despite many challenges) to $12 million in annual revenue (with no capital infusion). Join Jim and Straight Talk Sandra as they discuss the “psychology” of a great entrepreneur!

The holiday is a month behind us and we’re in a New Year: Time for a relationship check! Relationships effect us enormously, and yet we get no training on how to navigate them. How has the beginning of 2017 been for your relationships? Want to learn techniques to make your relationship thrive this year? Relationships can be a difficult thing to manage during high-stress times. It’s not just one person’s feelings it’s it is about compromise. Learn more about how to navigate boundaries, consequences and intimacy to strengthen your relationships this week on a very special Straight Talk!

What is holding you back from being a star in your own life? What’s stopping you from doing that one thing that you feel you “aren’t” brave enough for? If you were not afraid - how would your life change? What would you do if no one was watching? Do you know what “Think Magic” mean’s? What the “Einstein factor” is? Listen as Sandra Reich talks to Sarah Victory author of “Do Something Brave Every Day” and Double Your Business in One Year or Less Time to stop fear from stopping you! Don’t miss this fascinating discussion on Straight Talk.

Struggling with your phobia(s) taking over your life? Want the power to stop? Phobias trigger a lot of anxiety and can cause many issues along the way. They affect everyone differently and can really cause disruption in your life. Whether you have a phobia or know someone who does, you do not want to miss this show. Tune in to a very special episode of Straight Talk with Sandra Reich to hear how you can tackle these phobia(s) and get your life back!

Have you made a New Year's Resolution's in the past and not stuck to them? Most of us have made New Year’s resolutions in the past but are we successful in making them last. Did you succeed? Listen as Sandra Reich and Georgia Dow give you tips on making this year’s resolutions stick and learn how not to throw your plan aside if life does not go as planned (which it never really does!).

Have you ever come across that one person who is too happy, too angry, too sad, or too enthusiastic at all the wrong moments? Or shows little to no emotion at all? Or are you that person? Are your emotions explosive at times? Or maybe you don’t react at all. It could be your emotional regulator is stuck. Emotion regulation is the ability to gauge the appropriate level and range of emotional response to a given situation. When your regulator doesn’t function right, you can experience extreme highs and extreme lows when responding to different situations. Doesn’t mean you’re broken, crazy or weird. It just means your emotional regulator needs some tweaking. Sandra Reich is joined by Melissa Hendley a Clinical Couselor at The Montreal Center for Anxiety and Depression to discuss emotional regulation and how to really master this fascinating topic.

Many people suffer from Season Affective Disorder (SAD). It generally hits around October and goes away by April or May. Couple that with the anxiety and craziness of the holidays and you might find yourself feeling very down. First of all…you are not alone. SAD is more common than you may think. Secondly, there is hope! Sandra Reich and Georgia Dow from the Montreal Center for Anxiety and Depression team up to help you beat those holiday blues!

Does this sound like you? You start getting what you want out of life; money, weight loss, love, etc. And then just as things are going well…BAM! You do something to ruin it. You start eating junk food. You pick at your relationship. You go on spending sprees. Whatever it is…you are subconsciously doing whatever you can to sabotage your efforts. Join Sandra Reich and learn how self sabotage can wreak havoc in your life and relationships…and more importantly, how to kick it to the curb!

Have you ever wondered how successful people seem to have it so easy? They just seem to get what they want, like they have some sort of invisible magnet that attracts everything to them. In a sense…they do. They have learned one very valuable lesson…they get out of their own way. When you get caught up in trying so hard to make things happen, you tend to trip over your own feet so to speak and inadvertently sabotage your own efforts. It’s not necessarily a conscious effort, but it’s there. Join Sandra Reich and the drill sergeant of life, Beatrice Bruno and learn how to get out of your own way, and get what you want out of life!

Do you have an important message to share? How do you get it out in the world? With social media reaching millions of people a day, everyone is clamoring to be heard. How do you make yourself known above the rest? Join Sandra Reich and networking expert, Gail Brown and learn how to speak your way to more business, market your speaking business and the importance of networking.

Do you find yourself at the end of the month with more month than money to pay your bills? Ever wonder how others seem to have it so easy? The difference is mindset. They practice gratitude on a daily basis. When you approach life from a scarcity mindframe, you actually attract more scarcity. Phrases like… I want… I wish… If only… Why me? What else could go wrong? That negative wording actually attracts more negativity. Like attracts like right? Simple science. So what would it feel like to look at life from a gratitude perspective? Instead of wanting more money, being thankful you have what you have. Instead of wanting a thinner body, being grateful for what yours has done for you. Instead of asking what else could go wrong….try asking what is going to go right? In this month’s Therapy Thursday, Sandra Reich is going to discuss the difference between living in gratitude versus scarcity.