Family Solutions & Recovery

10/10/2025

"Children practice endings before beginnings. Adults bend themselves to survive demands that erode vitality. In poems and whispered confessions, people name what statistics cannot: the load of trying to stay intact in a world intent on wearing us down."

Part 1: The System Around Us: Why External Pressures Keep Us from Happiness | By Carl Patterson, LPC

Read the entire article here!!

We come into the world wired for closeness, yet too often drift out of attunement. Our bodies store pain long after the mind insists it has passed. We repeat old patterns, mistaking subsistence for living. Focus narrows, days unravel, and what might have been wonder sinks into routine. Still, the pr

09/05/2025

New video dropped!!

In this episode of Therapists’ Take, Carrie and Josh unpack the rapidly evolving intersection of artificial intelligence and mental health counseling. They e...

09/03/2025

If you haven’t listened to Poetry in Layers, it needs to be on your playlist! Carl Patterson takes parts language to a whole new level!! You won’t be disappointed.

09/03/2025

🧠✨ New Episode Alert!

Episode 64 of the Therapists’ Take Podcast is here:
“On A.I.’s Threat to Therapists and the Evolving World of Mental Health Counseling.”

Artificial Intelligence is changing everything—from the way we live to how we connect. But what does this mean for the future of therapy and mental health counseling? 🤔

This is a conversation every therapist, client, and curious listener needs to hear.

🎧 Listen now on all major platforms!
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08/25/2025

If you miss our latest podcast episode, here it is! Please like, share, and subscribe!

In this compelling episode of Therapists’ Take, we sit down with family law attorney and author Brian Putnam to unpack the complex and often misunderstood re...

08/25/2025

Had a great time recording this episode on Escaping Domestic Abuse with Family Law Attorney and published author, Brian Putnam.

08/20/2025

🎙️ Therapists’ Take Podcast is back.

We took a little break, but we’re excited to be back behind the mic with new episodes already out. Same vibe, fresh conversations.

Thanks for sticking with us — we’ve missed this.

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08/19/2025

🌙 New Episode Out Now 🎙️
“good morning, it’s midnight”

In this episode, Carl Patterson explores the quiet, often-overlooked emotional world children inhabit before, during, and after divorce. Through his original poem good morning, it’s midnight, Carl blends poetic language with clinical insight to give voice to what so many kids silently carry—fear, confusion, and the invisible work of protecting the people they love most.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor, poet, and spoken word artist, Carl unpacks how divorce shakes a child’s sense of stability, trust, and self-worth. He connects poetic devices like imagery, metaphor, and alliteration to the way children process big emotions—and shares how parents and clinicians can better hold space for them.

This isn’t just a performance. It’s a reflection, a resource, and a call to listen deeper. 💔➡️❤️
Because how we handle separation doesn’t just impact us—it echoes in the lives of those watching.

🎧 listen now wherever you get your podcasts

08/08/2025

✨ New Episode: “Ashes – Grief and Remembrance” ✨

In this deeply personal premiere, Carl Patterson opens the door to layered grief, memory, and healing through poetry, story, and reflection.

Grounded in the raw reality of losing his father to a tragic fire, Carl shares the moment he received his father’s ashes in the mail—a moment that birthed the poem “ashes.” This piece becomes a vessel for navigating the paradox of love and grief, the weight of unresolved wounds, and the sacred act of remembering.

With references to Orson Scott Card and Emily Dickinson, Carl weaves together literature and lived experience, reminding us:

Grief is not weakness—it’s the truest reflection of our capacity to love.

🎙 Listen now to “Poetry in Layers” — available wherever you get your podcasts.

08/05/2025

New Podcast Alert!!

This podcast is a poetic blend of IFS therapy and the personal and professional experiences of the author. It is written and performed by licensed therapist, published author, public speaker, and spoken word artist, Carl Patterson; and it's published and produced by Family Solutions Media (FSC's Media Program).

Poetry in Layers has been in the works for over a year!! We are ready to start releasing episodes beginning August 8th! That is only 3 days from now! A teaser is already available to for your listening pleasure.

Please tune in spotify podcasts, apple podcasts, or wherever it is you like to listen to your favorite podcasts!

Podcast · Family Solutions Media · Some might say life is about experiences or maybe even the journey. Some might add life is about the people we meet and the time we share together. As we grasp these experiences - some good, some bad - and continue along in our journey, we collect stories. These ...