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livingfullywithdrkathymccoy"s podcast

Dr. Kathy McCoy

"Living Fully with Dr. Kathy McCoy" is for Baby Boomers and Generation Xers who are seeking to balance their busy lives, enhance their relationships and understand their feelings. In these weekly podcasts, psychotherapist Dr. Kathy McCoy discusses issues such as how to improve relationships with adult children, deal with depression, anxiety and "emotional clutter", how to make marriage work in retirement, come to terms with troubling feelings about aging parents and the aging process itself.

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10:52

Friendships Lost and Remembered

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2017/02/20

Not all friendships are forever. Even some close and treasured friends fall away over time -- maybe due to changing life circumstances, maybe due to misunderstandings, maybe due to no longer truly knowing and supporting each other. What do you do when a friendship becomes history? In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses lost friendships, what we learn and how we grow not simply despite them, but because of them.

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07:19

Valentine's Day Reflections

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2017/02/13

How do you feel about Valentine's Day? Neutral or disapproving of yet another commercial holiday? Having warm memories of past Valentine's Days? Or painful reflections of romantic disappointments or long ago hurt? In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses these varied reactions -- and the lessons we can learn from our experiences.

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08:37

When Inside and Outside Selves Don't Match

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2017/02/06

In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses the discrepancies we face between the people we once were and the people we are today; between how we seem to others and who we are inside. She talks about those who feel passionate and energetic despite weakening bodies and increasing disabilities, between seeming shyness or arrogance and the fears and insecurities within. She suggests ways that we can live fully whatever our circumstances by paying attention, not just to present aches and pains, but to the

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10:33

Talking Story

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2017/01/30

There is great value in the Hawaiian tradition of "taking story": sharing stories of oral history or one's life or simply one's day. There's a real therapeutic value in sharing with another, to be known and accepted, to know and accept another. Differing points of view or experiences only add to the richness of the exchange. By listening to others' stories, we can begin to undestnad who they are and why they make the choices they do. It can keep us from making assumptions about others. Strangers can

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07:27

Living Fully in the Present

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2017/01/23

So often we miss the full measure of today because we're looking ahead to new challenges, either anticipated or dreaded, or behind us to old regrets or to triumphs unlikely to happen again. How would it be to live just in this moment, savoring it fully? Dr. McCoy got a lesson in mindfulness from two elderly Irish nuns, lifelong friends, who are facing a barrage of physical challenges and yet who live joyously, vibrantly in the moment. This podcast includes an exercise for savoring all aspects of

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New Year's Promises

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2017/01/16

Have you given up on your New Year's resolutions yet? Many have. Resolutions can seem punitive, stressful, set-ups for failure. Instead of resolutions, make some New Year's promises to yourself. Promises mean hope. In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses some promises that may help you to meet some goals important to you with much pleasure along the way. You can promise yourself nutritionous meals, more engagement with life, the freedom to surprise yourself, the peace of making choices that resonate

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15:19

Reclaiming Your Holiday Spirit

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2016/12/12

Does Election 2016 have you down? Are you longing for the past as your life continues to change? Dr. McCoy has some suggestions for reclaiming your holiday spirit while embracing your melancholy self and revisiting the warm memories of Christmas Past in other times of your life: the wonder of childhood holidays, the happy busyness of the holidays when your own children were young, the peace and quiet joy in your later years as you watch your children play host to family holidays and the

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22:50

So You Want To Be A Writer....

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2016/12/05

Responding to numerous listener requests to talk about what it takes to become a successful professional writer, Dr. McCoy, the author of more than a dozen books and hundreds of magazine articles, talks about the realities of the publishing business, the challenges and the possibilities. She gives 5 essential qualities that one must have to launch a successful writing career.

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10:41

The Surprises of Aging

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2016/11/28

Some surprises of aging are happy ones -- new comfort with your aging body, new ease with the person you are -- and some are sobering -- such as an increased sense of mortality. In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses a full array of the surprises that aging brings and how these can enrich rather than limit one's appreciation of life and joy in living.

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12:22

Holiday Survival 2016

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2016/11/21

Wondering how to get through this holiday season after an ugly and divisive Election 2016? What can you do, this Thanksgiving and beyond, to keep your sanity if you and family members have been at odds over politics? Whether you choose to brave big family holiday celebrations, postpone festivities until later into the holiday season or skip the family festivities altogether this year, Dr. McCoy has some ideas for dealing with family differences and divides and actually enjoying the holiday

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08:40

Growing Older (Not Necessarily Better)

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2016/11/14

As we get older, we become more of whatever we were before. Obnoxious jerks become more unbearable. The rest of us? Dr. McCoy talks about the fact that most of us bring many qualities, positive and negative, to our later years. She discusses the desirability to tame the jerk in each one of us by becoming aware of and making an effort to change the habits and quirks that may be annoying to others and to build on our kindness and compassion. She encourages listeners to come up with a list of small but

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12:35

Some Things to Consider Before You Retire

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2016/11/07

So many people -- some years away from retirement -- dream of the day they can step away from commuting, office politics and other stresses of a full-time job. They may fantasize about a whole new lifestyle, living in a resort, having unlimited time to do exactly what they want. In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses these dreams and 6 realities of retirement living that pre-retirees need to know and include in their planning so that those distant dreams will one day become a reality even better than

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06:46

Needing To Be Heard

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2016/10/31

All of us have stories we need to tell. In this episode, Dr. McCoy talks about the need to take time to listen to the stories of others -- not just to be kind, but also because there is so much we can learn.

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16:09

When Adult Children Get Married

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2016/10/24

The marriage of an adult child brings changes and challenges to parents, even when the marriage is a happy event for all the families involved. The young couple will be grappling with the logistics of a blended life: dividing time and attention to at least two different sets of in-laws, adjusting to differing family of origin values and patterns of interaction and behavior. How can you, as a parent, keep close when your adult child marries? In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses 5 strategies for

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06:07

Being Present

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2016/10/17

During a lunch out recently, Dr. McCoy noticed two women who appeared to be mother and daughter at a table next to her. The older woman spent the entire time engaging in a pleasant phone call, leaving the younger woman to stare at the table and to eat a largely silent meal. It's easy to blame technology for intruding on our lives, but, as Dr. McCoy points out, we have choices: to allow technology to intrude, to rush mindlessly through each day, to let busyness interfere with closeness and

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13:02

Musings of a Marriage Counselor

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2016/10/10

What distinguishes successful couples from those whose relationships disintegrate? In this episode, Dr. Kathy McCoy, drawing on her experience as a marriage counselor and psychotherapist, discusses the qualities a couple needs to make a relationship work for both partners.

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08:51

The Power of Fleeting Negativity

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2016/10/03

Just as happiness is an elusive life goal, feelings often considered negative such as anxiety or sadness, can be life-enhancing. In this episode, Dr. McCoy discusses the up side of down feelings and why these feelings can warn us of danger or motivate us toward positive change.

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09:46

Psychological Immobility

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2016/09/26

There are some phrases that set a therapist's teeth on edge. For Dr. McCoy, these are "That's just the way I am", "That's just the way I was raised.." and "It's my parents' fault because..." In this episode, she discusses what such sentiments really mean to the therapist and to the prognosis of the client. She also suggests ways to begin to grow out of psychological immobility to experience the joy of taking responsibility for one's own life.

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09:48

Couples Claustrophobia

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2016/09/19

It's a common side effect of retirement: the emotional claustrophobia that happens when couples find themselves with more time together than they've ever had. In this episode, Dr. McCoy suggests ways to create contentment with time alone and time together, giving each other space and freedom to pursue individual interests and, at the same time, savoring moments together much more.

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10:22

Retirement Nightmares: A Different View

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2016/09/12

What is your ultimate retirement nightmare? For many, it is an impoverished, maybe even homeless, retirement. Dr. McCoy discusses such common fears and offers stories of two men who are living what we fear with dignity, peace and joy. In examining their lives and their attitudes, Dr. McCoy imagines that perhaps the thing to fear and avoid most is not financial poverty but poverty of character.

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