Help Me, Rhonda with Dr. Rhonda Karg

04/07/2024

Some Sundays are for lounging & relaxing, ya heard? 🙌🏼

04/04/2024

Happy Hump Day! LET’S GET IT! 🙌🏼🔥✨✅

03/25/2024

Photoshoot with my favorite photog, .portraits! Can’t wait to see the finished photos! I’m so excited! 🤩✨🥳

02/19/2024

Happy Monday! Let’s get it! 🙌🏼💯✅

01/29/2024

Can’t wait to go home to see my family & celebrate Mom’s birthday! 🥰💕🌈

05/20/2023

The power of crying ✨

05/20/2023

So good ✨

Most people do these 3 things when they cry:

1. Apologize “I’m so sorry”
2. Block the natural release (suppression)
3. Self shame “I hate that I cry so easily”

This is to be expect in a culture that doesn’t understand the nervous system and how it works. And, that shames people for natural human reactions.

When we experience fight or flight, our body goes into sympathetic energy.

We can go into fight or flight from:
- hearing about layoffs at work
- getting into conflict with a co-worker
- a partner raises their voice at us
- our mother in law brings up a subject we don’t want to talk about

Fight or flight is when our body senses external danger and: mobilizes or immobilizes to escape that danger.

Sympathetic energy will: dilate our pupils, increase heart rate, raise blood pressure, and increase sweating. All of this happens (usually beyond our awareness.)

Sometimes all of that sympathetic energy triggers a tear response. You’ll know it’s happening when you get a flash of anger and tears flood your eyes...

This is an attempt to discharge that energy— the body attempting to self regulate.

Let the tears flow.

Your body is working *for* you.

Notice how calm and regulated you feel after

05/18/2022

I’m today’s episode of “Help Me, Rhonda!,” I describe mindfulness and the benefits of being mindful to help reduce symptoms for a wide variety of mental conditions, such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain & substance abuse. I also teach a skill that is the foundation of mindfulness called Observe & Describe. This skill can be used to improve your mood, calm you down, regulate your big emotions, cope with stressful situations & live a more rich and full life. 🌈

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Thank you all for helping to reduce the stigma & make mental health support free & more accessible! I love you all! ♥️🥰🙌🏼 Links in the comments 👇🏼

05/16/2022

In today’s episode of “Help Me, Rhonda!,” I discuss the root of anxiety and 10 methods to reduce anxiety in your mind & body. 🕉 Links below 👇🏼

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05/16/2022

In today’s short, I discuss the pitfalls of empathy and how empathy leads to burnout, especially for folks working in helping professions. I also discuss how to practice from a place of compassion to maximize effectiveness & reduce burnout. Links in the comments 👇🏼

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05/11/2022

10 Tools for Improving Your Mood & Reducing Depression - see the links below! 👇🏼

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https://youtu.be/KjC-swPEgA4

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05/06/2022

In today’s episode of “Help Me, Rhonda!,” Dr. Rhonda Karg speaks with Violet, who’s the mom to two special needs children, one of whom has complex needs. In her inspirational story of being a tenacious mom to advocate for her children, Violet shares her secrets to navigating the school system and healthcare system for kids with complex needs & methods she uses to maintain a program of self-care for herself.

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In this episode of "Help Me, Rhonda!," clinical psychologist Dr. Rhonda Karg interviews Violet, a mother of two special needs children, one of whom has compl...

05/01/2022

In today’s podcast, Dr. Rhonda Karg explains the sources of anger & shared methods you can use to help you manager your anger! Please Like, Subscribe and Share! Thank you for your support!! ♥️

In this episode of Help Me, Rhonda!," clinical psychologist Dr. Rhonda Karg discusses various sources of anger and describes methods used for Anger Managemen...

05/01/2022

Q&A podcast: “Social Anxiety Is Ruining My Life! Help Me, Rhonda!” Please Like, Subscribe & Share! 

In this episode of "Help Me, Rhonda!," clinical psychologist Dr. Rhonda Karg answers an audience member's question about social anxiety. As the third largest...

05/01/2022

New podcast with this incredible human being, Sam Peterson! Sam shares his inspirational healing journey from trauma, depression, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, and gender dysphoria. Sam shares what has helped him the most and how he went from barely surviving to thriving.

In this episode of Help Me, Rhonda!, clinical psychologist Dr. Rhonda Karg interviews Sam Peterson, a recovering alcoholic and addict, who shares his inspira...

04/20/2022

In this episode of “Help Me, Rhonda!,” Dr. Karg addresses loneliness and the feelings of sadness, despair, apprehension and hopelessness that can accompany being alone. She teaches a skill she developed during COVID to help people with their crippling loneliness. Click on the link below, & Like, Subscribe and leave a comment if you agree with my take or you don’t! ♥️

In this episode of "Help Me, Rhonda!," your host, clinical psychologist Dr. Rhonda Karg shares the technique she developed for helping people deal with overw...