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Mental Health Today Show | Mental Wellness & Overthinking
Hosted by John Cordray, LPC | Overthinking & Mental Wellness Expert · EN
Hosted by John Cordray, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor). The Mental Health Today Show is your top resource for mental wellness, burnout prevention, and overthinking relief. Explore episodes packed with CBT-based anxiety coping skills, emotional resilience strategies, trauma recovery insights, and practical tips for managing common mental health problems, including imposter syndrome and depression. Designed for professionals seeking quick mental therapy insights and anxiety relief, this podcast empowers listeners to overcome stress and achieve true emotional wellness.
The Mental Health Today Show podcast is dedicated to helping busy professionals and high-achievers break free from overthinking, anxiety, and common cognitive distortions like catastrophizing, all-or-nothing thinking, should statements, jumping to conclusions, mental filtering, and more.
Hosted by John Cordray, LPC, a national board-certified counselor, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and founder of MyndStill, an innovative mental wellness app designed as your 24/7 evolving AI Mental Wellness Coach. Each episode delivers practical, evidence-based insights rooted in CBT principles, mindfulness, and quick, actionable tools for fast relief without long therapy sessions. John often interviews leading professionals in the mental health field as well, and occasionally, a True Crime Psychology episode.
Whether you're dealing with work-related stress, burnout prevention, decision-making doubt, or those 2 a.m. replay loops, John shares relatable stories from high-pressure environments, expert-backed coping skills, reframing techniques, and wellness tips to help you reclaim focus, build mental resilience, and achieve true mental freedom.
If you're searching for the top mental health podcast for professionals, one of the best mental health podcasts offering anxiety coping skills, stress management strategies, and real-world mental wellness guidance—this show is your go-to resource.
Tune in weekly for empowering conversations that quiet the noise, interrupt overthinking cycles, and support lasting mental peace. Perfect for leaders, executives, and anyone ready to feel mentally unbreakable.
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Disclaimer: The Mental Health Today Show is for educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as therapy. If you are seeking therapy, please contact a licensed therapist or LPC for help.
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Stress Relief Cooking: Mindful Techniques & Mental Wellness w/Sunita Yousuf
Apr 2900:25:57Tap to summarizeJoin Sunita Yousuf on a journey of mindful cooking designed to combat burnout and anxiety. Learn actionable stress coping skills and wellness tips to transform your mental health with the healing power of food.Listeners are encouraged to start a 15-day habit challenge involving cooking and journaling daily, practice mindful cooking by engaging their senses, and prioritize nutritious eating as a foundation for emotional health. This episode delivers valuable wellness expert insights on using cooking as a therapeutic technique that supports mental health coping and burnout prevention in fast-paced environments.Subscribe and leave a review if this episode resonated with your own journey toward trauma recovery or better coping skills. Rate The ShowTo learn more about The Wannabe Cook, visit thewannabecook.comHost: John Cordray, LPC www.johncordraylpc.comReady for weekly tips to quiet overthinking and reclaim mental freedom? Subscribe to The Mental Freedom newsletter, actionable insights delivered for high achievers and overthinkers. Sign up here: https://johncordray.me/subscribe From John Cordray, LPC – Creator of MyndStill app @JohnCordrayLPC on X/LinkedIn Informational support only—not a substitute for professional therapy.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Imposter Syndrome: Turning Mental Barriers Into Mental Wellness
Apr 2200:24:22Tap to summarizeImposter syndrome and high achiever stress create a vicious anxiety loop. In this deep-dive, John Cordray, LPC, reveals the cognitive distortions fueling "never good enough" feelings and shares evidence-based coping strategies to rewire perfectionist thinking. Learn how to distinguish imposter syndrome from legitimate growth opportunities, prevent burnout before it starts, and use your analytical mind as your recovery tool. Essential listening for overthinkers in high-pressure careers. Turn your mental barriers into mental wellness.Please rate the show here: www.mentalhealthtodayshow.com/ratetheshowHost: John Cordray, LPC johncordraylpc.comReady for weekly tips to quiet overthinking and reclaim mental freedom? Subscribe to The Mental Freedom newsletter, actionable insights delivered for high achievers and overthinkers. Sign up here: https://johncordray.me/subscribe From John Cordray, LPC – Creator of MyndStill app @JohnCordrayLPC on X/LinkedIn Informational support only—not a substitute for professional therapy.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Managing Anxiety: Calm Techniques and Mental Rewiring w/ Dr. Dhruva Gulur
Apr 1500:33:21Tap to summarizeDr. Dhruva Gulur presents trauma-informed Mind Hygiene® methods to strengthen anxiety coping skills and emotional resilience. This episode covers CBT techniques, stress management, and mental rewiring approaches to combat workplace anxiety and support mental wellness. Discover how trauma-informed care is becoming essential in mental health treatment, helping individuals break mental barriers and manage anxiety with therapeutic techniques such as writing exercises and mindfulness anxiety interventions. Whether you're seeking help for trauma recovery, emotional health, or managing stress in high-pressure environments, this conversation offers actionable tools and counselor tips you can use immediately.Join us to learn about cultivating cognitive resilience and stress wellness with techniques rooted in CBT and emotional health expertise, empowering you to move beyond reactive coping and toward proactive mental self-management skills for long-term wellness.Suggested Calls to Action:Subscribe and leave a review if this episode resonated with your own journey toward trauma recovery or better coping skills. Rate The ShowDownload Dr. Dhruva’s free Mind Hygiene resources https://dhruvamd.com/Ready for weekly tips to quiet overthinking and reclaim mental freedom? Subscribe to The Mental Freedom newsletter, actionable insights delivered for high achievers and overthinkers. Sign up here: https://johncordray.me/subscribe From John Cordray, LPC – Creator of MyndStill app @JohnCordrayLPC on X/LinkedIn Informational support only—not a substitute for professional therapy.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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