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Outside The Therapy Room

Ivonne Hammoud is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) and owner of a therapy practice in Waterloo, Ontario. But out of the office, she"s a mom, wife, daughter, sister and friend. Join Ivonne as she sits with a special guest to discuss every day things that impact our mental health! Conversations about everything from mental health and relationships, to media and current events, as well as personal experiences and reflections, all in the hopes of normalizing our humanness and helping you see that you’re

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Episode 32 - The Mental Side of Injury Recovery with...

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2025/04/17

Sudden injuries can be painful, scary and a tough mental battle. Chris Michael is an Registered Massage Therapist, and he joins the podcast to share his story of recovering from knee surgery, after not being able to locate his knee cap! Chris gets real about the mental side of his recovery: the depression, anxiety and identity loss; and how he shifted his mindset and made space for his emotions to have a new perspective on recovery. If you've ever been injured, felt stuck or struggled t...

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Episode 31 - Anti-Carceral Approach to Suicidality...

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2025/04/10

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses suicide and suicidality briefly. Please take care while listening, and reach out for support if needed. In this episode, we explore an anti-carceral approach to suicidality—an alternative to the traditional criminalizing and institutionalizing responses to those struggling with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Kaitlin Baldwin joins us, as we delve into how the carceral system often exacerbates harm rather than providing meaningful support, espeica...

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Episode 30 - Exploring Intimacy: Uncovering Sex in...

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2025/04/03

In this candid and fruitful episode of Outside The Therapy Room, Ashley Mariani joins us as we explore the intricate dynamics of sex and relationships, offering insight and advice for creating deeper emotional and physical connections with your partner. Whether you're navigating the early stages of a relationship or working through long-term challenges, this episode covers everything you need to know to foster a healthy, passionate, and intimate bond. Join us as we discuss the importance of e...

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Episode 29 - Befriending Your Inner Critic with Bethany

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2025/03/27

In this episode of Outside The Therapy Room, Bethany and Ivonne dive into the topic of the inner critic — that nagging, self-doubting voice we all experience. They explore how it shapes our thoughts, impacts our confidence, and share practical tips for managing it. Whether it's in your career, relationships, or personal growth, learn how to befriend and quiet that inner critic and embrace a more compassionate, empowering mindset. Tune in for an insightful conversation on turning self-judgment...

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Episode 28 - Navigating Gender Disappointment:...

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2025/03/20

In this insightful podcast episode, Destinee opens up about her personal journey with gender disappointment during pregnancy. She shares her raw and honest feelings, providing listeners with a relatable and empathetic perspective on navigating the complexities of expectations and emotions surrounding the sex of a baby. Whether you're a parent-to-be or simply seeking to understand this often-overlooked experience, Destinee’s story offers support, understanding, and comfort to anyone facing sim...

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Episode 27 - Myths of Couples Therapy with Tonya Beattie

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2025/03/06

Tonya is back to bust some of the myths we hear about couples therapy, like couples therapy is only if you're about to break up; the therapist is always taking a side; and couples therapy is only beneficial when you plan on staying together. As two couples therapists, we know how communicating to your partner that you want to go to couples therapy, isn't always received in the best way. That's okay, and common actually. We share different suggestions on talking about couples therapy, an...

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Episode 26 - Different Types of Rest with Destinee

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2025/02/27

Did you know there are 7 different types of rest!? It’s true; while the most commonly known is physical rest, there can be times where we are chilling on the couch, watching a movie or we wake up in the morning after a long sleep, but don't feel well rested. This may be because we are only engaging in one type of rest. Destinee is back to talk about the different types of rest, how we can recognize when we need to pracitce that type of rest, and ways to rest in these areas. We talk about our ...

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Episode 25 - What is Validation?

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2025/02/20

You've heard about validating yours and others emotions, but what the heck does that even mean? Sarah, our registered social worker, joins us to discuss what validation is, why its important and share some examples of validation. Follow us on social media: @outisdethetherapyroompod If you're looking for a therapist and live in Ontario, feel free to visit our website here or contact us at hello@newmooncounselling.com to work with one of our team members. If you reside outside of Ontario, a qu...

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Episode 24 - Maternal Mental Health with Lisette Weber

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2025/02/13

Lisette Weber is a Postpartum Doula - a sidekick really, and she joins us to talk all things maternal mental health. Lisette explains what a Doula is, what her work focuses on and shares her own experience with postpartum depression and anxiety. We share resources on how to support a loved one who has just had a child, while validating and normalizing the challenges a new mother goes through physically, mentally and emotionally. Lisette runs a maternal mental health support group for new moms...

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Episode 23 - The Fascination of Reality TV & How It...

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2025/02/06

Reality TV is everywhere, its either our not-so-guilty Guilty Pleasure, our coping show, or the thing that connects you to friends and family. Bethany is back, and we are joined by Alicia (our registered social worker), to talk all about Reality TV and how it can impact our mental health. We also discuss reality stars and the impact of being documented has on their mental health. Follow us on social media: @outisdethetherapyroompod If you're looking for a therapist and live in Ontario, feel...

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Episode 22 - Conflict, Window of Tolerance and How to...

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2025/01/30

Jenni is back to talk about conflict. We answer the question "is conflict bad", and we discuss what happens to our bodies and brain when we are in conflict, survival cues (flight, fight, freeze and fawn) and the window of tollerance; as well as the different conflict types we might take on.We provide support and suggestions to help you the next time you find yourself in a place of conflict and how to self-regulate. Jenni will be offering a FREE Virtual workshop on conflict, where she will div...

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Episode 21 - Video Games, Female Gamers and How Games...

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2025/01/23

This is a fun one! Our favourite nerd, Destinee is back to talk about video games and mental health. In this episode we talk about the negative impacts of video games, and all of the benefits and positive impacts video games can have on our mental, physical and emotional health.We talk about female gamers, the sense of community that can come from gaming, using video games as a tool to relieve anxiety and stress, how video games can help with decision making, problem solving and communication...

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Episode 20 - Getting Back to Routine After the Holidays

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2025/01/16

Returning back to regular routine after the holiday break can come with some difficulty and adjustment. Going from slower, unplanned days, a lot of festive events, food and socializing to early mornings, packing lunches for work/school, and going back to our usual habits can be hard and tiring!This week, Alex joins Ivonne to talk about why routines are important, how it can be challenging and they share their own difficulties with returning back to routine and how you can help yourself, your ...

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Minisode 3 - Solo Dates: Benefits to Spending Time Alone

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2025/01/13

Spending time alone, while challenging, can be so beneficial to our mental health, and our relationships. In this minisode, Ivonne talks about her experience going from disliking time alone, to now loving time alone.This episode will show you the signs that you may need some time alone, the benfits of solo dates and alone time, and also validates why it can be so hard to spend time alone. We hope this minisode leaves you with some plans to take yourself out on a solo date! Enjoy :)Follow us o...

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Episode 19 - Exercise: The Balance Between Healthy &...

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2025/01/09

Happy New Year! We are back with a brand new episode - first one of 2025... exercise! I'm sure you've seen all the ads on social media, TV, radio, just about everywhere, about exercise and fitness as we start the new year. Jordan, Sarah and Ivonne talk about why exercise is such a focus in the new year, the benefits of exercise to our mental health, and how to build ourselves up for success when it comes to including exercise into our routine.Sarah and Ivonne get vulnerable and share their ex...

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Episode 18 - Grief Over The Holidays

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2024/12/19

While the holidays can bring joy and gatherings, it can also be a time of loneliness and grief. Alex is back to talk about the different types of grief we can experience during the holidays.We talk about what grief can look like, how we can take care of ourselves when we are feeling sad, as well as how others around you can support you as you grief. We share our experience of grief, changing traditions and normalize the different ways people can grieve.This is our last episode of 2024! We wil...

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Episode 17 - Mental Load & The Holidays with Alex

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2024/12/12

Alex is baaack, and we talk about the mental load the often, moms, feel especially around the holidays. With trying to keep the magic of the holidays alive while running errands, feeling overwhelmed with the mall, shopping, gifts, planning, cooking..... it can lead to not feeling the magic for ourselves.Ivonne and Alex talk about their experiences as moms around the holidays, the challenges and conflict that can come up when the responsibilities with holiday planning falls on them as mothers,...

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Episode 16 - Navigating Holiday Overwhelm with Bethany

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2024/12/05

On this weeks episode, we are talking about the stress of the holidays and how to set boundaries around holiday events and family members.Bethany and Ivonne share personal stories about difficult moments at holiday events, everything from feeling overwhelmed with socializing, to navigating comments about body and food. You will hear some tools and scripts for boundary setting that you can use at your holiday event. We hope you find validation, and support from this episode.Follow us on social...

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Episode 15 - Politics, Activism, Systemic Issues &...

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2024/11/28

When the world feels like its on fire, it can bring up a lot of complex emotions. In this episode Jenni joins us to talk about ways folks can help support the many important causes and show some activism in whatever capacity they have.Jenni and Ivonne talk about how to process our emotions after the election, coping tools like grounding, and boundary setting to help take care of ourselves so we have more capacity to help others. We also discuss what to do when people share their views that ma...

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Episode 14 - Social Media & Our Mental Health with...

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2024/11/21

Social media has its pros, such as a great space to connect with family and friends, learn new things like tutorials, catch up on our favourite celebs and feeling seen and validating by some content. But it can also be a space where bullying happens, we disconnect with things in real life, can become addicting, and we can be consuming information that can be heavy and/or harmful to us.Tonya joins us to talk about why social media is such a big deal in our lives, how to set boundaries and mode...

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