Podcast
Good to Talk
Hosted by Jeremiah Simmons and E Ward · EN
Conversations between a therapist and artist about the good flow of life. Good to Talk is a podcast produced by Jeremiah Simmons and E Ward. The hope of these Good to Talks is to build community around shared interests and helpful conversations.This content is not intended to act in place of professional medical advice, to diagnose, or to treat. If you are having an emergency please dial 911.
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Learning Strength
2w ago00:57:10Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss what it means to feel capable and know we are enough. This is our third and final installment in the Learning series: Safety, Love, and Strength, where we've explored these core developmental tenants of humanness, too often overlooked.As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
Transcribe →Learning Love
4w ago00:49:14Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss some of their earliest memories of experiencing love and feeling safe. Love offers availability in feeling connected and having our emotions met, reinforcing that we matter. Here we're chatting through attunement, delight, and repair.As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
Transcribe →Learning Safety
Apr 701:08:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss some of our earliest memories of learning what it means to feel safe. Content warning, some childhood trauma is shared, though we attempted to keep it as light as possible. If you'd like to skip through an extended intro and get to the point, jump to minute 8. As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
Transcribe →Self Talk: You Are What You Repeat
Mar 2401:02:17Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jeremiah and E are discussing the importance of self talk. Our brain acts like a muscle that strengthens in whatever way we use it. Neuroplasticity is a gift and a curse, but mostly a gift. Healthy thinking is intentional. We can shift habits and perceptions and ultimately make our reality better by taking care in our thought process.As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
Transcribe →The Absurd and the Art of Living Anyway
Mar 1200:44:43Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jeremiah and E are discussing Albert Camus and the Myth of Sisyphus. Though life does not inherently owe us meaning, meaning can still be found, nonetheless. The tension between what we want and what we get can lead to suffering, but it can also be the key to freeing us.As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
Transcribe →Staying Human in a Digital World: What Analog Teaches Us
Feb 1900:55:57Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss grounding in tactile, sensory rich experiences outside of the demands of digital life. Vinyl and film cameras and paper books, letter writing and manual engines. Opportunities for interacting with life in analog formats are usually less convenient, but more meaningful. Analog experiences offer a chance for slowness and foster some amount of cognitive rest.As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
Transcribe →The Shadow Self
Feb 300:54:29Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss the Jungian concept of the Shadow Self. The Shadow Self tends to stay hidden, sometimes intentionally, and sometimes as parts of ourselves that are so quiet we lose track of the them. "Working on ourselves" has its limits. Shadow Work attempts to shed a light on what has been forgotten, helping us see ourselves in wholeness.As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
Transcribe →Change: A New Year
Jan 2001:00:11Tap to summarizeIn these new Season 6 episodes, Jeremiah and E are trying something new. Here we are discussing change in a slightly more free-flowing style, straying from our usual structured, outlined conversation format.As always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
Transcribe →Holidays and Family Expectations: Episode 100!
Dec 2400:49:32Tap to summarizeHappy holidays from Jeremiah and E! In this, our 100th episode, we are discussing how our family dynamics keenly shape some of our experiences and emotions around the holidays. We are so pleased and grateful to have been able share 100 episodes with you and we can't wait to push into what's next!We wish you all a merry and joyful end to 2025 and as always, thank you for listening along with us.If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co or our new enneagram beta site https://enneagram.wiki
Transcribe →Thanksgiving 2025: Practicing Gratitude in Uncertain Times
Nov 2501:08:56Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Jeremiah and E discuss thanksgiving traditions and how to remain thankful amidst an increasingly complicated world. Here we chat through remembering what grounds us and helps us remain steady in times of change, making space for receiving as a means of growing our gratitude, and returning to our communities the gifts of peace and gratitude we most prize.We wish you all a loving and safe thanksgiving full of joy and as always, thank you for listening along with us. If you'd like to know more about the podcast or if you'd like to connect with us, please visit our website at https://goodtotalk.co. Also, for more rich media content, check out our sister project Good To Self at https://goodtoself.co.
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