Episodes

  • Love, Unboxed - Helping you have more of the love you want in your life!

    Love, Unboxed - Helping you have more of the love you want in your life!
    Oct 13 2024
    Leave your relationship dilemmas and questions for Dr. Colleen at LoveUnboxedPodcast.com Dr.Colleen introduces the Coaching Through Chaos audience to Love, Unboxed: the podcast for the hopeful romantic. This show is for the person who hasn't given up on love. In this episode, "Birds with Broken Wings Belong at the Vet, not in your bed!" Dr. Colleen unboxes the Broken Wing Syndrome. What does it mean? Who loves the birds with broken wings? What they each need to heal and have healthier relationships and how to know if you are dating a birdie with a broken wing. ************************************************************************************************"Love, Unboxed: A Podcast for the Hopeful Romantic" is a new project by Dr. Colleen Mullen. Dr. Colleen hopes this becomes collaborative with you. Each week, Dr. Colleen unboxes one topic on love & relationships so that you gain a deeper understanding of it and can manage it when it shows up in your life. Leave your relationship questions for Dr Colleen at LoveUnboxedPodcast.com. The first 5 people who leave a relationship question get a free copy of the journal Dr. Colleen designed: My Mindful Reflections: A Daily Journal for Better Mental Health.This is Season 1, Episode 1- The subject up for unboxing is the Broken Wing Syndrome. This is sometimes called the Broken Brid Syndrome. Neither the Broken Wing or Broken Bird Syndromes are actual diagnostic terms, rather, they are very popular ways of discussing a particular relationship dynamic. Dr. Colleen has coined those who have the Broken Wing Syndrome and fall in love with the Birdies with Broken Wings, the Wing Whisperers. If you don't know these terms, but you've been insecure in relationships, or seem to reflect on past relationships and feel like you stayed too long, or can see in the reflection that you couldn't get what you needed from your partner emotionally, I encourage you to listen to this. You may relate to what Dr. Colleen unboxes. This unboxing includes:The love story of Jenny & Jack, who really enjoy each other, but ultimately can't be what each needs.How the Broken Wing Syndrome is different than the Savior Complex.What the Bird with the Broken Wing needs to heal their wing.What the Wing Whisperer needs to heal in order to find a more balanced partnership.The things Dr. Colleen wants the Wong Whisperer to know.TellTale signs you are dating a Birdie with a Broken Wing.What Jack & Jenny's relationship would have looked like if they got a post-therapy do-over.What topics do you want Dr. Colleen to unbox??? Leave your relationship questions for Dr Colleen at LoveUnboxedPodcast.com. More Resources from Dr. Colleen My Mindful Reflections: A Daily Journal for Better Mental Health (get it on Amazon) - This is a journal designed by Dr. Colleen. You can use it to track your emotions, highlight special moments, learn from difficult ones , let go of daily steam through daily narrative pages , and even learn to give yourself permission to take a break.Do you want to hire Dr. Colleen to help you? Please check out her therapy & consulting page at CoachingThroughChaos.comUpcoming Workshops in 2024Date Differently - for the singlles who want to break free from past relationship obstacles. Love Them More - for those in committed relationships who want to protect their relationship from future obstacles. SUPPORT THE SHOW! AMAZON.COM Use code LoveUnboxed-20 at checkout when you make your regular purchases on Amazon or visit Dr. Colleen's Amazon storefront. You wont pay anything extra, but Dr. Colleen will make a small commission on what you purchase.Patreon- FInd out the perks of joining the Hopeful Romantic community!DisclaimerThis show exists only for educational and/or entertainment purposes. Although Dr. Mullen is a licensed therapist, in the capacity of her show hosting duties, she is not your therapist. This show is not meant as a replacement for therapy. Resources for Finding a Mental Health Professional in the U.S. Therapy DenPsychology TodayMental Health MattersTherapy for Black GirlsDial 211 to be connected to a Social Services Helpline in your area that can provide you with information on menatl health resources in your area.The National Suicide Prevention Helpline. or call 988 If you, or someone you love is thinking about suicide, they are there to help. Dr. Colleen's online voicemail line is powered by SpeakPipe
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    58 mins
  • A new podcast from Dr Colleen!

    A new podcast from Dr Colleen!
    Aug 30 2024

    Episode Overview: In this heartfelt farewell episode, Dr. Colleen Mullen addresses her loyal Coaching Through Chaos listeners after a three-year hiatus. She reflects on her journey and introduces her exciting new podcast project, Love Unboxed, aimed at hopeful romantics.

    Key Highlights:

    • Acknowledgment of Absence: Dr. Mullen shares her reasons for stepping back from Coaching Through Chaos and acknowledges the life changes everyone has experienced in the past few years.
    • Introducing Love Unboxed: Discover Dr. Mullen's new podcast, designed for those who believe in love despite challenges. She aims to provide hope and practical advice for better relationships.
    • Weekly Topics and Listener Questions: Each episode will feature a new relationship topic, and listeners are encouraged to submit their dating dilemmas and topic suggestions for future episodes.
    • Personal Journey: Dr. Mullen opens up about her own transformation in love and relationships, how she applied her therapeutic knowledge, and her desire to share these insights with you.

    Call to Action:

    • Visit loveunboxpodcast.com to leave voicemails with your questions and suggestions for topics.
    • Subscribe to Love Unboxed, launching on October 1st, and continue your journey toward healthier, happier relationships.

    Closing Thoughts: Dr. Mullen expresses her gratitude for the support received during Coaching Through Chaos and invites listeners to join her on this new adventure.

    Thank you for being part of the Coaching Through Chaos community, and get ready to unbox the love you deserve on Love Unboxed!
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    5 mins
  • Could You Pivot and Professionally Start Over? with Wendy Bruton

    Could You Pivot and Professionally Start Over? with Wendy Bruton
    Mar 30 2021

    Dr. Wendy Bruton, host of "I Used to be a Therapist" podcast has lived a few lives.  She joins me to talk about how and why she decided to pivot out of her chosen profession as a licensed psychologist after a year-long battle through a professional trauma. Hear how she works to help women now, how this former university professor and researcher adopted essential oils into her life, and what she has to say after being married to her high school sweetheart for more than 3 decades. 

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Deciding to pivot and shift professionally
    • The toll professional trauma can take on your personal life
    • How she discovered a usefulness for essential oils in her life and her current work
    • The results she and her clients are finding with the use of the oils
    • Sage advice on keeping a love going through the decades

    You can listen to  "I Used to Be A Therapist"  on your favorite podcast platform (the link i included takes you to the episode I was on where Wendy explored how I was dealing with family dynamics as my life shifted through trauma  and  unofficially adopting my sister). 

    Follow Wendy on IG: I Used to be a Therapist

    Work with Dr. Wendy at The Essentially Better Life 

    Get her book: Essentially Better: Essential Oils for People with Feelings

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    59 mins
  • Grief, Loss, and Surviving with Shelly Buck and Kathy Curtis

    Grief, Loss, and Surviving with Shelly Buck and Kathy Curtis
    Mar 9 2021

    We all know we will lose people we love during our lifetime, but there is a special kind of pain when you lose a child. Shelly Buck's son, Ryder, got diagnosed with cancer when he was 22. He recovered quickly from that, only to be killed in a roadside accident some months later. Shelly talks about surviving the unthinkable loss of a child, while still being Mom to her other kids and about how the family survives. Shelly wrote a book about her experience with her best friend, Kathy Curtis, who happens to be a grief coach. The book is Leave Your Light On: The Story of An Illuminating Spirit. Join us to hear her story and ways people cope through grief. The timing of this episode was that it was recorded just 2 days after losing one of my brothers to cancer. I think just going ahead and keeping the recording appointment was helpful to me in my own grieving process.  Please take a listen. 

    The book combines the reflections of Shelly Buck, along with entries from Ryder's own journal and commentary from his friends. Ryder was a talented and creative young man, who was only moments into adulthood when his life was taken. You can find the book, as you can with all the authors who have appeared on the Coaching Through Chaos Podcast, on the CTC Bookshelf. 

    If you'd like to work with Kathy Curtis for some assistance through your grieving process, you can find her at: Kathy Curtis Ink

     

    Thank you for taking te time ourt of your day to listen to this episode. If you have any suggestions of topics or guests you'd like to hear from, just reach out to me on Instagram or Facebook 

     

    If you've been enjoying the Coaching Through Chaos Podcast, there's a few ways you can support the show:

    1. Become a patron on Patreon. For as little as the cost of 1 fancy cup of coffee a month, you can support the show as well as get some freebies from me. For just a few dollars more, check out the Chaos Crushers tier so you can get exclusive self-help recordings each month for more chaos crushing tips!

    2. Leave me a review  You can leave a review on whichever platform you listen to the show. It really helps others find it and can even push it up the screen to the featured shows.

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    44 mins
  • Get Your Business Spinning with DJ Amani Roberts

    Get Your Business Spinning with DJ Amani Roberts
    Feb 15 2021

    How can one night in the DJ booth can get your business spinning in the right direction? That's some of what my conversation with Amani Roberts, AKA DJ AmRo of the Amani Experience, focuses on. Amani takes his knowledge of marketing, hospitality and the DJ business and creates ideas around how to help your business get off the ground. 

     

    In this episode, we discuss: 

    • How one night out gave him the vision of his career.
    • What are the markers of a good brand
    • What Amani learned in the hospitality business that helped him in his entertainment business and vice versa.
    • How and why he teaches
    • Why everyone should try a night in the DJ booth!

    You can follow Amani:

    On IG

    On Twitch 

    The Podcast : The Amani Experience

    The Book: DJs Mean Business 

    The Website:  AmaniExpereince.com/Buzz

     

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    However you choose to support my podcast, I am so grateful.  And I thank each and everyone of you who has gotten this far to read this post.  There are a few thousand of you listening each month and I really can't explain how exciting and humbling that is for me.  THANK YOU! 

    I hope to see you between epsiodes over on IG/FB or Twitter @DrColleenMullen

     
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    40 mins
  • Helping Millennials Transform their Careers - Ben Preston

    Helping Millennials Transform their Careers - Ben Preston
    Jan 25 2021

    Benjamin Preston has a passion for helping young professionals figure out what is getting in their way from going after the career they want.  He has had some great professional experiences along his journey, including winning and entrepreneurship award as recognition for beins successful at launching several businesses, as well as joining the leadership team at a start-up. He know what it takes to find the confidence, figure out how to manage the relationship dynamics, and confront his own perceived deficiencies in order to take and create the opportunities that have come his way. He has put his knowledge into the book, “Harness Your Butterflies: The Young Professional’s Metamorphosis to an exciting career”. 

    In this episode we discuss:

     

    1. Why this book was important to Benjamin. Why did it matter so much?
    2. He explains what the career Strategist is and the Career Experimenter. Do you know which one you are?
    3. His top strategies for helping a person tap into their motivation.
    4. The power of intention in regards to figuring out their career path.
    5. His suggestion for a person gathering an accurate accounting of their strengths.
    6. His advice for when someone who is young in their career finds themselves in a toxic work environment or on a toxic team.
    7. How to manage adversity in the workplace.
    8. How you can benefit from the use of silence.
    9. How Benjamin found a creative way to develop empathy for a coworker.

     

     

    You can find out all about Ben’s work at BenjaminPreston.com . If you are in your 20’s and trying to figure out your path, or why you keep hitting obstacles in your way, reach out to him. Find out how he can help you.

    Let me know how you deal with adversity in the workplace - Reach out to me on Instagram or Facebook 

     

    If you've been enjoying the Coaching Through Chaos Podcast, there's a few ways you can support the show:

    1. Become a patron on Patreon. For as little as the cost of 1 fancy cup of coffee a month, you can support the show as well as get some freebies from me. For just a few dollars more, check out the Chaos Crushers tier so you can get exclusive self-help recordings each month for more chaos crushing tips!

    2. Leave me a review  You can leave a review on whichever platform you listen to the show. It really helps others find it and can even push it up the screen to the featured shows.

    3. Share an episode you enjoyed on your social media. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are great platforms for sharing podcast episodes. You just share hit "share" on the platform you're listening on and you can then post the link on your social media page.
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    56 mins
  • The Best of Coaching Through Chaos

    The Best of Coaching Through Chaos
    Dec 29 2020
    Let's face it, 2020 has been like the toxic, chaotic boyfriend who won't go away.   I wish I had the definitive answer for how to get him out of all of our lives, but I don't. What I do have, however, is a collection of podcast episodes I've been creating over the last 5 years to help you learn ways to conquer the chaos in your life. So, since chaotic 2020 needs some extra resources to get conquered, I've put together a sampling of some of my favorite episodes for you. There are so many resources right here for you:Becoming more Resilient: Christian Moore is a guy who learned how to overcome a learning deficiency, low self-esteem,  and hopelessness about the future to now teach both adults and kids about how to be resilient. Christian was raised on the streets with little guidance. The love of a neighbor helped him conquer his childhood demons. His book, The Resilience Breakthrough, can be found on the CTC Bookshelf, and his program, "Why Try?" is implemented in over 12,000 organizations across the US and Canada. Listen to what he has to say about the pow  er of resiliency.  Virtual Reality Treatment for Phobias and Combat Trauma: The Virtual Reality Medical Center is equipped to help you overcome your every fear, utilizing virtual reality techniques.  They even work with the military personnel, both pre & Post deployment to help decrease the incidences of long-term problems from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Financial Compatibility for Couples: Jeff Motske, a Certified Financial Planner and CEO/President of Trilogy Financial has been helping couples explore their relationship with finances for decades now. His book, Financial Compatibility for Couples explores how couples can assess, talk and plan about their financial future, even when big discrepancies lie in personal viewpoints on the subject. Hear what Jeff has to say about what a couple needs to do if one is a spender and one is more frugal. (get the book and take the compatibility quiz right here!).Suicide Prevention with Dr. Jonathan Singer:  A few years ago, I met Dr. Singer at the  Podcast Movement conference for podcasters. Dr. Singer has been hosting the Social Work Podcast for about a decade, but he is also one of the leading experts in suicidology in the US.  I had him on the show for a couple of reasons. One was  to talk about how to recognize suicidal behavior in children. The other reason was to help me share my experience as a survivor of a sibling suicide.  I have rarely talked publicly about my experience with my brother's depression, so I asked Dr. Singer if he could help me tell the story. This episode is full of so much necessary information if you or a loved one struggles with suicidal thoughts. Sharing this episode could help save someone's life. Check out Dr. Singer's book, Suicide in Schools. Post Traumatic Recovery:  If you follow me on Facebook, then this next guest probably wont be a surprise as I think I have this episode with my conversation with Ret Fire Chief, Matt Shobert,  100x more than others just because it's tough to find another person who has lived through what he has. He's a real life Super Hero to himself when his accident happened, but also now to other fire fighters as he tries to advocate for better mental health, and specifically, PTSD awareness among his fire fighter brotherhood.  Follow Matt & his trusty sidekick, Butters the PTSD Firedog on Facebook.*Here's a link to a video where you can also hear from Matt's wife, Tami, to hear a bit about her experience through this traumatic event and the aftermath.Before we get into my Life with Suzy update, I want to also give a quick shout out to my friend, and ADD Crusher, Alan Brown. Alan is the Mess to Success Entrepreneur who now helps others embrace their Attention Deficit traits in order to live productive and purposeful lives.  Another quick shout out to my therapist colleague, Quintin Hafner. Quintin took his onw life experience, coupled with his MFT training AND his jiu-jitso training to write the marriage handbook for men, The Black Belt Husband. I love how Quintin found a new way to introduce relationship skills training to men. I found this book very helpful and I'm sure you will too. 'Ok - finally, last but not least, there is the Suzy update.  My original episodes I posted about Suzy, "My New York Story" and "The Suzy Chronicles", are still my top 2 most listened-to episodes. Im thinking you'll be interested in a Suzy update. Well, Suzy is doing amazing!!!!  I share with you about all the great things she is doing and learning at The Meetingplace Clubhouse,  her 85lb weight loss and subsequent surgery to help her be even more healthy post weight loss. I also tell you about some of the struggles with the system we are involved with: Medi-Cal Insurance fails as well as random Social Security attempts at 30 year old overpayments. Our situation is unique, yes, in that I am her parent, sister, caretaker, financial support, ...
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    31 mins
  • Not Created Equal - Muslim Immigrant US Army Ret. Lt. Col. Mona Johnson

    Not Created Equal - Muslim Immigrant US Army Ret. Lt. Col. Mona Johnson
    Dec 7 2020
    Her early life was filled with cultural traumas - escaping Egypt and then immigrating to the US after living in exile in Saudi Arabia with her family. Mona Johnson, grew up a fighter for equality, but the fighter in her was also fought with at home - she survived a marriage filled with domestic violence. Somehow, she kept fighting and as a single parent, decided to enter the US Army. She is now thought to be the first Muslim-Arab Immigrant female Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army. Listen in to our conversation that came out of her book, Not Created Equal: A Muslim Woman's Pursuit of Equality in her Family, the Army and America.
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    53 mins