Holding Space

In this episode, I sit down with poet and storyteller Taylor Rae Roman for a conversation about the quiet, disorienting grief underneath early motherhood...the experience of waking up in a new body, a new mind, a new identity, and never really getting to say goodbye to the woman you were before.
This one's for the mom who loves her baby AND is barely hanging on. For the one who had the "perfect" birth and still whispers I hate my life into the 3am dark...then feels like a monster for it. For the mom who hasn't turned on music in the car in MONTHS because one more sound might crack her open.
We talk about:
Grieving the woman you were before
Why "perfect" feels like drowning
The sensory overload no one warns you about
Postpartum depression and postpartum anxiety
Seeing yourself in your baby's eyes
Why none of it (the hard OR the beautiful) is forever
The poem that says it all

If you take one thing from this episode, let it be Taylor's message to the mom listening right now: you are not crazy. This is as hard as you think it is. You are not alone. And you deserve support...like, yesterday.
You can connect with Taylor at https://taylorraeroman.com and follow her on social media @taylorraeroman.
To learn more about my book Mom Needs a Moment or my California/New York private practice visit https://www.drcassidymft.com

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This one's for the therapists!
The way clients find therapists is changing, and fast! AI tools, big tech companies with massive ad budgets, shifting search algorithms...it's A LOT. And if what used to work just, isn't anymore, this episode is going to help you understand why AND what you can actually do about it.
I brought in Kristie Plantinga of Place Digital. She's the person I personally turn to when I need real, honest marketing guidance, to cut through the noise and give therapists a framework that actually has longevity to it. Because the last thing you need right now is another tactic that's going to be obsolete in six months.
Here's what we dig into:
What's changed in the marketing landscape for therapists
What "visibility" actually means
How AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Google's AI overviews are changing HOW clients find you
What to focus on if you're a clinician who wants a full caseload WITHOUT social media
What we can do if joining something like BetterHelp is NOT what you want
The one reframe that takes the overwhelm out of all of this

Here's what I really want you to hear: as therapists, we understand systems, human motivation, and relationships. Those skills translate DIRECTLY into building visibility. You are more equipped for this than you think.
This conversation gave me so much clarity. I hope it does the same for you.
Connect with Kristie:
placedigital.com
Podcast + YouTube: Practice Marketing Insider

Learn more about Dr. Cassidy's resources for therapists here!
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In this episode, I sit down with my friend Destini Ann, fellow mom, parenting educator, and author of the book Very Intentional Parenting...for the screen time conversation SO many of you have been begging for.
Destini and I go way back (we met years ago in a little study group with Dr. Becky and a few other good souls), and we've been in each other's DMs ever since. Then she shared a resource that genuinely changed things in my house around screen time... and I was like...okay, we HAVE to make this happen.
This one's for the parent white-knuckling the iPad handoff, the one really wishing computers and phones were non-existent in their child's world, and honestly anyone who's ever come in HOT about screens and then thought... wait, was that really necessary, or was that my anxiety? (No judgment. I've been there. Like, just-this-morning there.)
We talk about:
Quality vs. quantity — why your kid's screen struggle might look completely different from the kid down the street
"Not yet" is a full sentence — the boundary I wish I'd had sooner
How to pay attention WITHOUT micromanaging — scrolling alongside your kid instead of confiscate-and-investigate
Why the moment is almost never the moment to address it — and what to do instead
"This is not an emergency" — even when what you stumble on makes you go WHAT in the actual world
Protection AND education — how to hold both without losing your mind
The screen time flow chart Destini created — the actual resource that shifted things in my home (link below!)
Why so much of parenting a teen is choosing the RIGHT kind of slightly uncomfortable
"Are you open?" — the four-word script Destini swears is basically sorcery
Cursing, dating, e-bikes, bike-ride sex talks, Awkward Fridays — all the real, slightly-mortifying conversations that build the kind of trust you'll be SO grateful for later

And yes... this connects so deeply to the heart of my book Mom Needs a Moment...taking a beat, resourcing yourself outside the moment so you can come back INTO the moment as the parent you actually want to be.
You can find Destini Ann on Instagram (with all the ways to connect with her) @destini.ann and grab her screen time flow chart here!
To learn more about my therapy practice or book a free consult, visit drcassidymft.com. You can learn more about my book Mom Needs a Moment here and get your pre-order gifts if you order before June 16 here!

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Pany Robinson, a board-certified family practitioner with 22 years of experience and one of the most refreshingly no-nonsense voices I've encountered on women's hormonal health to talk about everything you weren't told about perimenopause and menopause.
I met Dr. Pany at a training on maternal rage (yes, there's a connection), and I was immediately like: I need her on this podcast.
This one is for anyone who has ever felt like something was off but couldn't name it — and for your partner too, honestly.
We talk about:
The symptoms nobody mentions: itchy ears, frozen shoulder, cystic acne, vertigo, palpitations, recurrent UTIs, and more
Why hot flashes are actually a later symptom...and what's already happening in your body long before that
How to advocate for yourself in a system that isn't quite caught up yet (including what to ask for and how to say it)
The long-term case for hormone therapy: dementia, cancer risk, muscle loss, and more
The relational toll: libido, intimacy, and why 45 is both the hardest year for women on average and the peak age for divorce
Why this is a whole-body, multidisciplinary issue, not just a "get on a patch and call it a day" situation
To connect with Dr. Pany or book a free 20-minute phone consult, visit nextphaseclinic.com.
To learn more about my therapy practice or book a free consult you can visit drcassidymft.com.
You can learn more about Dr. Cassidy's book Mom Needs a Moment here or you can buy it wherever books are sold!

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In this episode, I welcome back Dr. Kim Van Dusen — one of my very first podcast guests ever — to talk about her new book Parenting Through Play.
Together we explore why play is such a powerful entry point for connection, regulation, and even repair with our kids. Dr. Kim helps those of us who don't always feel like getting on the floor to play (hi, it's me) by introducing the idea of "purposeful play pockets" — micro moments of novelty and playfulness woven throughout the day that don't require a ton of energy or capacity. Think: swapping a fork for a pair of tongs at dinner, or a small mindset shift at clean-up time.
We also talk about:
The myth that play has to mean sitting on the floor for hours of pretend
Reconnecting with your own inner child (especially if you didn't grow up in a playful home)
Why play and power struggles both take energy...and which one you'd rather spend it on
Using play as a tool for repair
How play can help kids work through big transitions, sibling dynamics, separation anxiety, and fear
The invisible mental load that comes with parenting and with being the "fun" one
The legacy we leave when our kids learn to use play to connect, communicate, and repair
To learn more from Dr. Kim and grab a copy of Parenting Through Play, visit theparentologist.com/book and follow along on Instagram @theparentologist.

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