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Elizabeth Barrett

Host of The Reluctant Therapist

Elizabeth Barrett is a wife, mother, licensed marriage-family therapist, educator, eavesdropper, emotion worker, and mental health consultant. She uses all of these skills to address the subjects that we all struggle with in this conversation with the Reluctant Therapist.

Elizabeth's email: elizabeth@thereluctanttherapist.com

  • Tune in for a conversation with Leila Zavala and Ara Castello - founding members of the Nipomo Oak Alliance and active organizers of the newly formed Central Coast Student Coalition, with the mission of providing a political home for students and young people on the Central Coast to consolidate power and effect change. A discussion about the role of the next generation in securing a future for themselves and 7 generations out.
  • Tune in for a conversation about the promise of the American Dream - the possibility of upward mobility, freedom and equality available to those work hard and have the will to succeed. Many post-modern parents find the sacrifices necessary to achieve the American Dream, first introduced in the 1930's, is too much to demand of their children.Listen to the program live Tuesdays from 2-3pm on KCBX
  • Tune in for a "best of" conversation with Adbusters Magazine founder, Kalle Lasn, activist and advocate against the corporatization of culture and consumerism.Listen Tuesdays at 2pm on KCBX
  • Tune in for a conversation with Dr. Lyn Slater about her memoir, How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon. Dr. Slater is a writer, former professor, social worker, grandmother - AND - a cultural influencer and content creator who started the Accidental Icon in 2014 and grew to a loyal fan base of almost a million followers across multiple platforms.Listen Tuesdays from 1-2pm
  • Tune in for a conversation about inspiring women who have paved the way for future generations with a truly inspiring woman - Air Force, United and NASA Pilot, Liz Ruth.Listen to A Conversation With The Reluctant Therapist Tuesdays from 2-3pm on KCBX.
  • Tune in for a conversation about incorporating preventative mental health care into your personal routine and child-rearing practices. Therapy and medications should not be your first line of defense in maintaining our collective well-being.
  • Tune in for a conversation with Psychotherapist, author and anxiety expert Lynn Lyons about the dangers of self-diagnosis and how the efforts of influencers to de-stigmatize mental health care, in many cases, has created more issues than answers in treatment and relief.
  • It may be easier to be cynical than vulnerable, to be aloof than invested or to be alone than intertwined but it is also pretty sad to be untethered. Tune in for a conversation about the joys, sorrows, expectations, work, comfort and stories of love that have made the world go round since the beginning of time.Air Date 02-13-24
  • STEM was a great corporate goal but has left many people lacking in the skills necessary to thrive in this complex society. Tune in for a conversation about the keys to creating a well-lived life - and it had very little to do with technology.
  • Tune in for a conversation about families - their form and function. And how they have struggled to remain stable and functional for over 100 years.Air Date 1-30-24