"I'm Lying to My Therapist, Am I Failing?"

About this episode

Kati Morton addresses listener questions about therapy, mental health, and personal struggles.

Have you ever felt ashamed in therapy because your behaviors aren't changing fast enough? In this episode of Ask Kati Anything, licensed marriage and family therapist Kati Morton answers 8 listener questions on eating disorders, therapy, intimacy, ego death, depression, and mental health recovery. Topics covered include eating disorder recovery, higher levels of care (IOP and PHP), what therapists notice about body language and appearance, caregiver burnout, intimacy struggles after trauma, ego death and psychedelics, DASS questionnaires, and returning depression after remission. This Week's Sponsors: Care.com — 20% off a subscription or Senior Care Advisor plan using code KATI at https://www.care.com/ Hero Bread — 10% off your order using code KATI at https://www.hero.co/ MY BOOKS Why Do I Keep Doing This? Traumatized Are u ok? ONLINE THERAPY (enjoy 10% off your first month) While I do not currently offer online therapy, BetterHelp can connect you with a licensed, online therapist: ⁠https://betterhelp.com/kati PARTNERSHIPS Nick Freeman | nick@biglittlemedia.co Disclaimer The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended…

People in this episode

Host: Kati Morton

Topics covered

• eating disorder recovery
• higher levels of care
• body language
• caregiver burnout
• intimacy struggles
• ego death
• psychedelics
• DASS questionnaires
• depression

Keywords

• therapy
• mental health recovery
• shame
• intimacy
• depression

Sponsors

Care.com, Hero Bread, BetterHelp

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Why Do I Keep Doing This?, Traumatized, Are u ok?

Books & works: I'm Lying to My Therapist, Am I Failing?, Ask Kati Anything

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