The podcast episode, hosted by Jessica Fowler on What Your Therapist is Reading, features a conversation with Laura Belgray, an award-winning copywriter, founder of Talking Shrimp, and author of Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F’ing Worst. The discussion covers Laura’s unconventional journey to success, the themes in her book, and relatable personal stories.

Key Highlights:

 -We discuss how Tough Titties explores Laura’s coming-of-age story and her winding path she took to find herself and her career through chapters that chronicle her life in NYC in a vulnerable, yet relatable way.

 -Laura shares about a bully in 6^th grade and lessons learned.

 -Laura shares about having a father as a therapist and what that experience was like for her.

 -Laura touches on different life experiences as she tried to find herself and her career and being okay with the choices she made.

 -Laura shares how she wants this book to help readers feel less alone.

In this weeks episode, Jessica Fowler is speaking with Heather Browne, PsyD, LMFT about her book Speaking with the Heart: Transforming Your Relationship and Communication with Compassion and Connection. Dr. Heather shares how you go from roommates to being in a loving relationships again. She also shares her wisdom of how to show love in all your relationships. Dr. heather also shares her personal examples from her life and changes she has made.

Jessica Fowler interviews Phil Lane, LCSW about his book , Understanding and Coping with Illness Anxiety. During this episode we talk about what is illness anxiety and various types of modalities to treat it.

Jessica Fowler interviews Jessica Helmka, LADC/MH about her two workbooks the 360 Building a Perimeter of Support: A Mindful Plan for Life and Recovery. One is the Addiction Recovery Workbook and is the Addiction Recovery Workbook for Family. Jessica shares about her experience and why she wrote these workbooks that are not only for clients but for clinicians to use with their clients.

Jessica Fowler chats with Carrie Leaf, MS, LMFT about her book Therapize Yourself: Choose to Heal and Find Your Truth. A Step by Step Program to Bring Our the Best Version of You by Integrating the Mind, Body and Spirit. Carrie shares in her book what she shares with all her clients.

Jessica Fowler, LCSW interviews Sharon Martin, LCSW about her book Better Boundaries.