Process Recordings

S1E22 - The Termination Process: Endings Mean New Beginnings

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:13:44 -0000

What does the termination process in therapy involve, and how do healthy endings unfold? Lisa and Heath explore how to complete things well, including wrapping up this podcast. With Heath moving on and Lisa launching her new project, The Lisa Wessan Show, they share reflections about their time collaborating and demonstrate an effective completion process. Every ending brings a fresh beginning!

S1E21 - Traumatic Neglect

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:11:36 -0000

Human well-being isn’t only impeded by what’s done to us. It’s equally damaging to have love, warmth, security, and basic physiological needs witheld. Heath and Lisa discuss the impact of traumatic neglect and some ways to regain what was never offered by caregivers.

S1E20 - Boredom, Part 2

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:04:15 -0000

Lisa and Heath offer reflective, spiritual, behavioral, and positive psychology tips, tools, and techniques for living with and addressing boredom. The work of pioneering creativity researcher Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is discussed, concerning how to enter the FLOW state, which helps to alleviate boredom. They also review ways to successfully calm down the Default Mode Network in the brain (not with electronics!) Finally, they explore the PERMA model for flourishing, as per Dr. Martin Seligman. There are five building blocks that enable flourishing – Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment, and there are strategies to increase each.

S1E19 - Boredom, Part 1

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 14:59:38 -0000

Heath and Lisa provide an overview of boredom. They identify definitions, types, contributing factors and some boredom management theories. This is an effort to learn how to boost your brain with boredom, instead of becoming fatigued by it.

S1E18 - Decluttering, Part 2

Tue, 13 May 2025 17:15:44 -0000

Heath and Lisa explore decluttering tips, tools, and techniques.

S1E17 - Decluttering, Part 1

Mon, 12 May 2025 14:06:23 -0000

Heath and Lisa identify some of the underlying patterns, obstacles and openings into the recovery process for clutterers and hoarders.

S1E16 - Boundaries, Part 2

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:47:33 -0000

Learning how to set healthy boundaries is both a science and an art. Heath and Lisa explore several techniques, methods and verbal formulas to successfully set healthy boundaries. Several powerful sources are discussed, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Shonda Rhimes ("If I don't say it, I eat it!" ) and Judith Orloff, MD (her work on protecting yourself from "Energy Vampires.")

S1E15 - Boundaries: Part 1

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:52:12 -0000

Heath and Lisa provide an overview of boundary types and discuss the importance of boundaries for better mental health and relationships.

S1E14 - Relationships: Part 2

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:54:34 -0000

Lisa and Heath explore self-awareness building questions, relationship development skills, and practical advice to enhance people’s human connections

S1E13 - Relationships: Part I

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:51:58 -0000

Lisa and Heath examine the multidimensional factors that contribute to a healthy relationship. They explore the four kinds of Attachment, the importance of sharing values, and the relevance of the psychospiritual axis for making a meaningful vibrational match with someone.

S1E12 - Gratitude, Part 2

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:28:27 -0000

Lisa and Heath discuss several useful techniques to help you learn to develop a sustainable and nourishing Gratitude Practice.

S1E11 - Gratitude, Part 1

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:25:41 -0000

Lisa and Heath examine the two sides of the same experiential coin: the benefits of authentic gratitude and the drawbacks of toxic positivity.

S1E10 - Procrastination: Part 2

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:02:27 -0000

Lisa Wessan and Heath Hightower – mental health professionals with over 50 years of combined experience – explore pathways to mental health wellness, including emotional, physical, spiritual, and metaphysical techniques that are evidence-based for your success and peak performance. This is Episode 010, recorded at Chelmsford TeleMedia on November 1, 2024

S1E9 - Procrastination: Part 1

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:00:47 -0000

Lisa Wessan and Heath Hightower – mental health professionals with over 50 years of combined experience – explore pathways to mental health wellness, including emotional, physical, spiritual, and metaphysical techniques that are evidence-based for your success and peak performance. This is Episode 009, recorded at Chelmsford TeleMedia on November 1, 2024

S1E8 - Anxiety, Part 2

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:40:44 -0000

Heath and Lisa explore root causes of anxiety and discuss various tools, techniques, and skills to cope with and address it.

S1E7 - Anxiety, Part 1

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:38:47 -0000

Heath and Lisa differentiate between anxiety, fear, and phobias and discuss physical, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and existential signs and symptoms.

S1E6 - Grief, Part 2

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:39:49 -0000

Heath and Lisa share their grief recovery suggestions to help people build grief awareness, express the range of grief emotions, balance grieving and living, and renew a sense of self following a loss.

S1E5 - Grief, Part 1

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:14:52 -0000

Heath and Lisa define grief, how it is similar and dissimilar from depression, and the realities and myths associated with experiencing grief in the U.S. cultural context.

S1E4 - Shame: Part 2

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:48:49 -0000

Heath and Lisa share useful, multi-faceted techniques to identify, challenge, and transform shame into compassion and pride.

S1E3 - Shame: Part 1

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:47:09 -0000

_Heath and Lisa provide an overview of the 50 Shades of Shame, and the difference between shame and guilt._

S1E2 - Beginnings: Part 2

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:45:06 -0000

_Building on Beginnings: Part, 1, Heath and Lisa explore important beginnings from their own personal and professional lived experiences, and they share their thoughts about how to move through the fears that often accompany beginnings._

S1E1 - Beginnings: Part 1

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:47:53 -0000

# Discussion of the history of our therapy practices, how Heath and Lisa met, new beginnings with relationships and projects.