S2 E3 | Aqssa | 2026/10/03 | Call From United States of America | The Experience & Meaning Interview Show
The Experience & Meaning Interview Show Season 2 Episode 3
Aqssa S. Chaudhry, LMHC • Holistic Psychotherapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/aqssa-chaudhry-seattle-wa/454342 https://linktr.ee/themoonexistential
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the Guest & Topic
1:24 Aqssa's Background and Clinical Focus
2:45 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Basics
4:13 Understanding Group Therapy Structure
6:48 The Universality of Shared Group Experiences
8:50 Aqssa's Divine Guidance into Psychology
11:20 Treating the Brain Versus Talk Therapy
13:34 Growing Up with Anxiety in the 90s vs. Today
14:52 The Information Epidemic and Digital Overwhelm
18:32 Questioning the Term "Mental Health"
22:00 Physical Health, Diet, and Mood Causation
23:58 Guiding Clients Through Somatic Experiences
28:07 Sensations, Emotions, and Body Awareness
30:49 Thoughts, Ruminations, and Neurotic Energy
32:46 The Sedentary Lifestyle and Lack of Exercise
34:07 Fight Club, Aggression, and Physical Release
35:50 The Geese Metaphor for Processing Emotion
37:05 Low Chi and Living Out of Alignment
39:43 The Inner Child and Societal Expectations
41:33 Learned Helplessness and the Magic Wand Question
43:29 Creativity as a Human Need, Not Just a Hobby
46:35 Personal Creative Outlets: Singing and Karaoke
49:33 Dancing in the Dark for Somatic Healing
53:15 Carl Jung, the Shadow, and In Saturn's Shadow
56:05 Working with Dreams and Symbols in Therapy
59:33 The Collective Unconscious and Shared Ideas
1:02:15 Universal Archetypes Across Human History
1:04:59 The Trauma of Online Backlash and "Cancel Culture"
1:07:07 Synchronicity and Finding Each Other Online
1:11:57 Spirituality, Religion, and Avoiding Religious Trauma
1:14:43 Untold Stories as Wrecking Balls in the Brain
1:16:28 The Importance of Expressing Your Truth
1:18:00 Closing Thoughts and Contact Information
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