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Couch Time With Cat

Catia Hernandez Holm

To connect with Catia and become a client, visit- catiaholm.comCouch Time with Cat: Mental Wellness with a Friendly VoiceWelcome to Couch Time with Cat—a weekly radio show and podcast where real talk meets real transformation. I’m Cat, a marriage and family therapist (LMFT-A) who specializes in trauma, a coach, a bestselling author, and a TEDx speaker with a worldwide client base. This is a space where we connect and support one another.Every episode is designed to help you:Understand yourself more

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45:20

Rewiring Trust: Healing After Intimate Partner...

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2025/10/27

To become a client visit catiaholm.com or call 956-249-7930. Show guest: Dr. Paulina S. Flasch is an Associate Professor of Professional Counseling at Texas State University, where she teaches in the Marriage, Couple, and Family track and co-leads the Trauma and Interpersonal Violence Research Lab. Her work centers on trauma, intimate partner violence, and interpersonal violence, with a growing focus on Jewish identity and the lived experiences of antisemitism. Dr. Flasch is also a Licensed M...

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34:58

Relational Life Therapy And The Art Of Repair with...

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2025/10/20

To become a client visit catiaholm.com or call 956-249-7930. We explore Relational Life Therapy with Jess Johnson and show how conflict, when repaired with care, builds deeper trust. We share the harmony-disharmony-repair cycle, the “whoosh” of reactivity, and practical steps to shift from the adaptive child to the wise adult. • why harmony without repair stays shallow • how the nervous system shapes connection and conflict • adaptive child, wounded child, and wise adult explained • not...

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28:57

Why Rest Matters: Science, Soul, and Saying No to...

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2025/10/13

To become a client visit catiaholm.com or call 956-249-7930 We question the belief that value equals output and explore how rest—scientific, emotional, creative, and social—restores the mind, body, and spirit. We share stories, micro‑practices, and rituals that make slowing down feel possible without guilt. • culture of productivity and the cost of pushing through • personal burnout story as a turning point • brain science of sleep, memory and creativity • nervous system basics and why rest ...

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54:28

Sexual Consent, Connection, Courage - A Courageous...

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2025/10/05

To become a client, visit me at catiaholm.com or leave an anonymous question for the show by calling or texting 956-249-7930. We open a hard, necessary conversation about sex, power, consent, and culture with educator Kelsey Benton. We share personal stories, define consent literacy, unpack coercion, discuss college “red zone” risks, and offer tools that build agency and care. • making mental wellness accessible, compassionate and real • consent literacy beyond slogans; context, power ...

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26:01

Movement as Medicine: Healing Your Mind Through Your...

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2025/09/29

To become a client, visit me at catiaholm.com or leave an anonymous question for the show by calling or texting 956-249-7930. Movement isn't just for physical health—it's powerful medicine for our mental wellbeing too. Science shows that just 30 minutes of moderate movement 3-5 times weekly can significantly reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety by releasing mood-enhancing brain chemicals. • Movement helps regulate the nervous system and process trauma stored in the body • Trauma b...

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24:53

The Compass Within: Navigating Life Through Your Core...

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2025/09/22

To become a client, visit me at cathiaholm.com or leave an anonymous question for the show by calling or texting 956-249-7930. Mental wellness requires an anchor deeper than our fleeting emotions, and living by our values provides the stability we need to navigate life's challenges with integrity and purpose. • Values are steady qualities we want to embody, while feelings are temporary messages from our body and brain • Research shows people who live aligned with their values rep...

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63:46

The Sacred Art of Creative Healing with Scott James

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2025/09/14

Scott James shares his journey from writing poems out of desperation to creating over 10,000 typewriter poems on demand, revealing how creativity became his path to healing and presence. Through his practice of instant poetry, Scott discovered how to transform resistance into flow, establish energetic boundaries, and create meaningful connections with strangers through art. • Started writing poetry during a personal crisis after moving to Austin and settling into marriage • Set a goal to wri...

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31:22

When Your Child Faces Medical Challenges: Finding the...

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2025/09/08

Katie Taylor, Certified Child Life Specialist, shares strategies for talking to children about medical procedures in ways that reduce anxiety and build trust. • Children pick up on our non-verbal cues during difficult times and may imagine scenarios worse than reality • Research shows children who receive preparation before medical procedures exhibit less anxiety and recover faster • Using concrete, age-appropriate language helps children understand medical situations (like "sleepy medicine"...

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37:04

Child Life Specialists: The Unsung Heroes of...

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2025/09/01

Katie Taylor opens our eyes to the transformative role of child life specialists - healthcare professionals who use play, preparation, and child-friendly language to turn potentially traumatic medical experiences into manageable, even empowering ones for children and families. With over 15 years of experience as a certified child life specialist and as CEO of Child Life On Call, Katie shares how these professionals serve as essential bridges between medical teams and families. From describin...

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32:38

Rewire Your Mind: Breaking Free from Limiting Patterns

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2025/08/24

Have you ever wondered why you keep repeating the same patterns, even when they no longer serve you? This eye-opening conversation with Jessica Cherry – sound bath practitioner, NLP coach, and TV host – reveals how our minds create patterns that shape our entire lives, and how we can change them. Jessica explains neuro-linguistic programming as "a manual for your mind," offering a powerful framework for examining the thoughts and language patterns that keep us stuck. Through vivid metaphors ...

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31:40

The Healing Power of Sound: A Conversation with...

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2025/08/18

Jessica Cherry shares her journey from experiencing debilitating anxiety to becoming a certified sound bath practitioner and sound alchemist who helps others find peace through immersive sound experiences. • Discovered sound baths during a period of intense stress while dealing with family loss and serving as power of attorney • Experienced immediate relief after her first sound bath, describing it as "a weight off her shoulders" • Purchased a complete set of Tibetan bowls and pursued formal...

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27:05

When Everything Feels Like Too Much: How to Return to...

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2025/08/11

We explore the art and science of self-soothing when everything feels like too much, building what I call an emotional first aid kit for life's overwhelming moments. • Emotional regulation is your brain's ability to navigate stress without chaos—a dance between the amygdala and prefrontal cortex • When overwhelmed, our prefrontal cortex goes offline, triggering fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses • Poor emotional regulation links to higher rates of anxiety, depression, substance use, an...

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26:35

The Space Between Us: Healing the Quiet Ache of...

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2025/08/04

Loneliness is a silent epidemic affecting millions globally, even those who appear surrounded by people and connections. Science now shows that chronic loneliness has physical health impacts equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes daily, raising risks of depression, anxiety, heart disease, and even dementia. • 16% of people globally report feeling lonely, with higher rates among young adults 18-24 • Loneliness isn't about being alone—it's about not feeling seen, understood, or valued • We live i...

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30:27

Healing Pathways: Finding Your Therapeutic Match with...

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2025/07/28

Finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming, but understanding different therapy modalities can help you make an informed choice for your healing journey. • Different therapy modalities work for different people - there's no one-size-fits-all approach • Top-down approaches like CBT focus on changing thoughts to change feelings and behaviors • Bottom-up approaches like somatic therapy work with the body to access emotions and release trauma • Therapists often practice modalities that wo...

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29:03

Therapy isn't about being "fixed" - it's about being...

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2025/07/20

Two therapists demystify what therapy really is, why it matters, and how to know if it's right for you in this warm, honest conversation about mental health support. • Therapy comes in many forms (thought-based, body-based, spiritual) but all aim to help you function better in relationships and life • Finding the right therapist is like dating - the relationship itself is crucial for success • True therapy isn't about being "fixed" but about being understood, supported, and witnessed • The b...

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30:35

Beyond the Armor - A Conversation with Catia...

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2025/07/14

What does it really mean to heal? To connect? To drop our armor and find genuine relationships in a divided world? In this premiere episode of Couch Time with Cat, we flip the script as veteran journalist Melissa Correa interviews therapist, coach, and bestselling author Kat about the heart behind this new show. Through an honest conversation between best friends, we explore how personal experiences – from postpartum depression and IVF journeys to healing childhood trauma – have shaped Cat's...

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30:44

The Heart Behind the Mic: A conversation with Melissa...

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2025/07/04

Ever wondered about the person in the therapist's chair? In this intimate premiere episode of Couch Time with Cat, host Catia (Cat) pulls back the curtain on her own journey from hospitality manager to mental wellness advocate. With her best friend (and cousin) Melissa Correa asking the questions we all want answers to, Cat reveals the twists and turns that shaped her path to becoming a therapist, coach, and author. Growing up Mexican-American in South Texas, Cat recalls a childhood where me...

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