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
24 episodes
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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Episode 20
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30:33
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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23:13
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 19
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48:41
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 18
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40:14
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 17
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41:52
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 16
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55:50
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 15
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32:46
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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Episode 14
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50:34
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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17:08
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 13
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41:28
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 12
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38:39
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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Episode 11
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45:06
Episode 10 - Weather, Mood & Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) with Sarah
Do you notice your mood shift as the weather changes? You're not the only one! Sarah is back to talk about her experience with Season Affective Disoder (SAD), and the impact that weather (heat, cold and in between) has on our mood and emotions....
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Episode 10
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35:00
Episode 9 - What is Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model? With Melissa Pyne
Melissa Pyne joins us to talk about Internal Family Systems Model (IFS)! Melissa is a social worker, practice owner of Inner Trailheads Counselling, and specializes in IFS. This threapy modality has been around for over 30 years, but lately, ha...
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Episode 9
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59:31
Episode 8 - Neurodiversity with Arsh
Arsh is back to talk about neurodiversity. We discuss what neurodiversity means, all the things that fall under the neurodivergent umbrella and the stigmas around ADHD and ASD from society and in media. As well as the different views of getting...
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Episode 8
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1:02:20
Episode 7 - Sleep Hygiene with Jordan and Alex
Struggle with falling asleep or staying asleep? Not to worry, we got you! This week Alex is back and we welcome Jordan, a registered psychotherapist at NMC, to the podcast to discuss all things sleep!We share personal stories of sleep p...
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Episode 7
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1:00:18
Minisode 1 - The Birthday Blues: It's you're birthday, cry if you want to!
Ivonne's first solo episode! She talks about the birthday blues, how birthdays aren't always filled with excitement, celebration and joy... sometimes they're filled with sadness, grief, anxiety and loneliness. Ivonne shares some of her exerienc...
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24:18
Episode 6 - Female Friendships
Female friendships can be tough - we've all been there! Feeling left out of friend groups, longing for the types of friendships we see in shows, movies and social media, having high expectations for friends and being let down... its all hard.
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Episode 6
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1:14:20
Episode 5 - Boundaries
Boundaries are hard to set, and necessary. Destinee is back to talk about boundaries, why they are hard to set, how to set them and what to do when certain people don’t respect those boundaries. Ivonne and Destinee talk about their journey as r...
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Episode 5
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1:08:04
Episode 4 - Imposter Syndrome
The interns are in! Ivonne talks to our previous interns, Sarah and Alexandria to discuss the imposter syndrome they felt during their placement, and when they became official associates at New Moon Counselling. We talk about when imposter synd...
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Episode 4
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1:01:23
Episode 3 - Identity
Ivonne and Arsh, a registered social worker at New Moon Counselling, are talking all about identity. The different stages of our lives that can bring up questions about our identity, the various things that can impact our view of self and our i...
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Episode 3
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54:01
Episode 2 - Life Transitions
Oh, transitions are hard, and can be filled with a mix of emotions. During this podcast, Ivonne sits with Alexandria, resgistered social worker at New Moon Counselling, to talk about life transitions, how they can be both exciting and challengi...
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Episode 2
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58:59
Episode 1 - Fear
Ivonne is joined by Destinee, a registered psychotherapist at New Moon Counselling! Together they discuss the different ways we feel fear, sometimes its positive and exciting, and other times it makes us feel anxious and we attempt to avoid it....
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Episode 1
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48:22
Welcome to Outside the Therapy Room!
Welcome to Outside The Therapy Room! In this episode Ivonne talks about how scared, nervous and excited she is about this podcast, what inspired her to start this podcast, and shares some tidbits of what to expect from each episode. The hope is...
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Episode 1
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