Our gender identity and sexuality are intensely personal and nuanced facets of who we are as human beings, and finding a therapist who understands and accepts us for those facets, whatever they may be, can be incredibly daunting.

Karen and Kieran use this episode to create an open dialogue to help listeners better understand many of the common terms used to refer to gender, sexuality, and romantic relationships.

• About Dr. Kieran Grosman
• An unexpected impact of transitioning
• Avoidance VS Self-Protection
• What do AFAB, queer, and cis mean?
• Why we should consciously create spaces for open dialogue?
• What is the difference between transgender and transsexual?
• How does the trans experience differ between generations?
• Why are pronouns so important?
• What is polyamory, and how do polyamorous relationships differ from monogamous relationships?

Psychiatry is a medical and mental health practice that lives somewhere between what we think of as medical care and mental health care. This episode aims to dispel the myth that psychiatrists can prescribe a pill to take all your problems away and clear the muddied waters around what psychiatric treatment looks like for patients, whether they're dealing with anxiety, depression, or managing chronic illness.

• Psychiatry VS Therapy - which is right for you?
• Why can't I talk to my primary care doctor instead of a psychiatrist?
• How do appointments differ?
• Insurance and OON benefits
• What are the top three things you are seeing come in through your practice?
• How do you decide which medication to prescribe?
• Are there medications that are specific to mental health that are often abused?
• Can holistic practices be combined with psychiatric practices? What would you recommend?
• What is one common misconception about psychiatry/mental health?

On this week’s episode of So, How’s Therapy?, our guest is psychologist, coach, and expert in the field of therapy for men, Dr. Heather Stevenson.

There are certain boxes that our societies expects us to fit into, and these expectations change across cultures, generations, and genders. The world that we live in today holds men in particular to a standard of leadership, courage, and strength.

And that's exactly what we'll be discussing today.

• Seeking out therapy: Men vs Women
• How societal gender norms affect men’s relationship with mental health
• How cultural/work stigma affects men’s relationship with mental health
• Same-gender vs different-gender patient-therapist relationships
• The most common reasons men seek out therapy
• Why it is important that men are allowed and encouraged to express their emotions
• What we can do to help men feel more comfortable seeking out therapy