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Each week, I release a new podcast episode designed to help you close the chapter on the stress, anxiety, and negativity in your life—and open the door to more beautiful possibilities.
2021 winner of the Podcast for Business Awards - Best Health and Wellness Podcast and with 18 years of experience under my belt as a practicing psychotherapist, the CTC Podcast is designed to show you ways to navigate life’s hardest (and most joyful) transitions; with practicable, actionable takeaways and coping strategies you can apply immediately.
Featuring frequent guest interviews alongside my own insights from 18 years as a practicing psychotherapist, every episode features a combination of empowering information and inspirational, motivational content as we explore topics like:
• Relationships
• Self worth/Self love
• Stress management
• Work/life balance
• Parenthood
• Divorce
• Retirement
• And more
The ultimate goal? To give you a different way of looking at life, and the tools you need to feel calmer, happier, and lighter—every day.
Press play to begin your journey. The therapist is in.
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Close the Chapter Podcast
May 28, 2025 //Healing From Parental Abandonment and Neglect with Kaytee Gillis, LSCW
In this episode, Kristen is joined by psychotherapist and author Kaytee Gillis to unpack the often-misunderstood experiences of parental neglect and abandonment, exploring how emotional needs can go unmet even in homes that seem “normal.”
May 21, 2025 //Intuitive Eating and Breaking Up with Diet Culture with Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN
In this episode, Kristen talks with Evelyn Tribole, a registered dietitian and author, to discuss what it truly means to reject diet culture, embrace Intuitive Eating, and build a more compassionate, balanced relationship with food and your body.
May 14, 2025 //Moving With Purpose: The Stories Our Bodies Share with Marcia Bonato Warren, MA, MA, LPC
In this episode, Kristen sits down with Marcia Bonato Warren, a trauma-informed somatic counselor and author, to delve into how reconnecting with the body can guide us back to our authentic selves beyond societal expectations.
Most Listened to Episodes
March 2, 2020 // Setting Boundaries Will Set You Free
In this episode, I interview Nancy Levin - author of Setting Boundaries Will Set You Free. This book is about her journey, including her childhood and divorce, and how that led her to set boundaries, speak her truth and set herself free.
Nov. 4, 2019 // It's Not Always Depression
In this episode, I interview Hillary Jacobs Hendel about using our emotions as a direct pathway to healing psychological suffering.
Sept, 16, 2019 // Codependency
In this episode, I talk with Terri Cole, a New York-based licensed psychotherapist, relationship expert and founder of Real Love Revolution and Boundary Bootcamp.