Outside The Therapy Room
Ivonne Hammoud is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) and owner of a therapy practice in Waterloo, Ontario. But out of the office, she's a mom, wife, daughter, sister and friend. Join Ivonne as she sits with a special guest to discuss every day things that impact our mental health! Conversations about everything from mental health and relationships, to media and current events, as well as personal experiences and reflections, all in the hopes of normalizing our humanness and helping you see that you’re not alone. This is Outside the Therapy Room!
Episodes
37 episodes
Episode 33 - Mind Unlocked: Exploring Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with Melissa Pyne
Melissa Pyne is BACK, and ready to take a deep dive into the world of psychedelic-assisted therapy. In this episode, we're breaking down what psychedelic therapy actually looks like. Melissa shares the three main types of psychedelic m...
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Episode 32 - The Mental Side of Injury Recovery with Chris Michael
Sudden injuries can be painful, scary and a tough mental battle. Chris Michael is an Registered Massage Therapist, and he joins the podcast to share his story of recovering from knee surgery, after not being able to locate his knee cap!
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Episode 32
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Episode 31 - Anti-Carceral Approach to Suicidality with Kaitlin Baldwin
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses suicide and suicidality briefly. Please take care while listening, and reach out for support if needed.In this episode, we explore an anti-carceral approach to suicidality—an alternative to ...
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Episode 30 - Exploring Intimacy: Uncovering Sex in Relationships with Ashley Mariani
In this candid and fruitful episode of Outside The Therapy Room, Ashley Mariani joins us as we explore the intricate dynamics of sex and relationships, offering insight and advice for creating deeper emotional and physical connections with your...
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Episode 29 - Befriending Your Inner Critic with Bethany
In this episode of Outside The Therapy Room, Bethany and Ivonne dive into the topic of the inner critic — that nagging, self-doubting voice we all experience. They explore how it shapes our thoughts, impacts our confidence, and share p...
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Episode 28 - Navigating Gender Disappointment: Destinee's Journey
In this insightful podcast episode, Destinee opens up about her personal journey with gender disappointment during pregnancy. She shares her raw and honest feelings, providing listeners with a relatable and empathetic perspective on navigating ...
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Episode 27 - Myths of Couples Therapy with Tonya Beattie
Tonya is back to bust some of the myths we hear about couples therapy, like couples therapy is only if you're about to break up; the therapist is always taking a side; and couples therapy is only beneficial when you plan on staying together.&nb...
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Episode 26 - Different Types of Rest with Destinee
Did you know there are 7 different types of rest!? It’s true; while the most commonly known is physical rest, there can be times where we are chilling on the couch, watching a movie or we wake up in the morning after a long sleep, but don't fee...
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Episode 25 - What is Validation?
You've heard about validating yours and others emotions, but what the heck does that even mean? Sarah, our registered social worker, joins us to discuss what validation is, why its important and share some examples of validation.Follow u...
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Episode 24 - Maternal Mental Health with Lisette Weber
Lisette Weber is a Postpartum Doula - a sidekick really, and she joins us to talk all things maternal mental health. Lisette explains what a Doula is, what her work focuses on and shares her own experience with postpartum depression and anxiety...
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Episode 23 - The Fascination of Reality TV & How It Impacts Our Mental Health with Bethany & Alicia
Reality TV is everywhere, its either our not-so-guilty Guilty Pleasure, our coping show, or the thing that connects you to friends and family. Bethany is back, and we are joined by Alicia (our registered social worker), to talk all about Realit...
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Episode 22 - Conflict, Window of Tolerance and How to Fight Fair with Jenni
Jenni is back to talk about conflict. We answer the question "is conflict bad", and we discuss what happens to our bodies and brain when we are in conflict, survival cues (flight, fight, freeze and fawn) and the window of tollerance; as well as...
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Episode 21 - Video Games, Female Gamers and How Games Impact Our Mental Health with Destinee
This is a fun one! Our favourite nerd, Destinee is back to talk about video games and mental health. In this episode we talk about the negative impacts of video games, and all of the benefits and positive impacts video games can have on our men...
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Episode 20 - Getting Back to Routine After the Holidays
Returning back to regular routine after the holiday break can come with some difficulty and adjustment. Going from slower, unplanned days, a lot of festive events, food and socializing to early mornings, packing lunches for work/school, and goi...
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Minisode 3 - Solo Dates: Benefits to Spending Time Alone
Spending time alone, while challenging, can be so beneficial to our mental health, and our relationships. In this minisode, Ivonne talks about her experience going from disliking time alone, to now loving time alone.This episode will sh...
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Episode 19 - Exercise: The Balance Between Healthy & Unhealthy
Happy New Year! We are back with a brand new episode - first one of 2025... exercise! I'm sure you've seen all the ads on social media, TV, radio, just about everywhere, about exercise and fitness as we start the new year. Jordan, Sarah...
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Episode 18 - Grief Over The Holidays
While the holidays can bring joy and gatherings, it can also be a time of loneliness and grief. Alex is back to talk about the different types of grief we can experience during the holidays.We talk about what grief can look like, how we...
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Episode 17 - Mental Load & The Holidays with Alex
Alex is baaack, and we talk about the mental load the often, moms, feel especially around the holidays. With trying to keep the magic of the holidays alive while running errands, feeling overwhelmed with the mall, shopping, gifts, planning, coo...
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Episode 16 - Navigating Holiday Overwhelm with Bethany
On this weeks episode, we are talking about the stress of the holidays and how to set boundaries around holiday events and family members.Bethany and Ivonne share personal stories about difficult moments at holiday events, everything fr...
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Episode 15 - Politics, Activism, Systemic Issues & What to do in Times of Uncertainty
When the world feels like its on fire, it can bring up a lot of complex emotions. In this episode Jenni joins us to talk about ways folks can help support the many important causes and show some activism in whatever capacity they have.J...
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Episode 14 - Social Media & Our Mental Health with Tonya Beattie
Social media has its pros, such as a great space to connect with family and friends, learn new things like tutorials, catch up on our favourite celebs and feeling seen and validating by some content. But it can also be a space where bullying ha...
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Minisode 2 - Therapist Dress Code: Does how we dress make a difference?
Second minisode!!! In this short episode, Bethany and Ivonne talk about therapy dress code. Should therapists have a dress code? We share our thoughts on this, and are strongly pro comfort! Not only our comfort, but the comfort of the c...
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Episode 13 - Male Friendships, Bro Culture & How to Deepen Your Connections
The conversation of male friendships has been a hot topic both inside and outside the therapy room. Those identifying as males, have shared wanting to have a deeper connection to their male friendships, and not just talk about interests or have...
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Episode 12 - How to suggest therapy to a loved one with Bethany
Is there someone you know that you think would benefit from therapy? Well, there are many ways to go about suggesting it. What we normally see if that the statement "you need therapy" can sometimes be said as an insult or individualizing the pe...
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Episode 11 - Procrastination & Goal Setting with Jordan
Have you ever procrastinated? Not to worry, most (if not all) of us have! On this podcast, Jordan is back to talk about procrastination, understanding why we procrastinate and how to combat it.Goals can be a great tool to have us work t...
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