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
30 episodes
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 26
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51:24
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 25
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37:17
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 24
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53:40
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 23
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43:41
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 22
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49:04
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 21
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55:49
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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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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