Show Notes
In this episode, I’m talking to Audrey, a college senior and creative writing student from Arizona, about growing up with misophonia and learning to advocate for herself as she’s gotten older. We discuss school accommodations, supportive family and relationships, anxiety and OCD, mindfulness, independence, and how writing has helped Audrey express the more difficult and often misunderstood parts of living with misophonia. --- Try the new Misophonia Podcast app for tons of resources: h...
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In this episode, I speak with Megan Carlson, a licensed therapist in the Denver area who also lives with misophonia. We discuss her own experience with sound sensitivity, sensory motor psychotherapy, EMDR and memory reconsolidation, and how misophonia can relate to boundaries, nervous system activation, relationships, and early experiences. Megan also shares how this work has shaped the way she approaches misophonia with clients and the resources she is developing for the community. ht...
This week I’m talking to (a different) Emma, a 30-year-old barista living in New Mexico, about growing up with misophonia and OCD and how both have shaped her daily life. We discuss school and workplace challenges, changing trigger patterns, fireworks and environmental noise, the limits of avoidance, finding practical accommodations, and the importance of having supportive people who understand that misophonia is more than just not liking certain sounds. --- Try the new Misophonia Podcast ...
This short bonus episode is a supplement to my last interview, with Emma. Here, Emma wanted to more clearly express what it really feels like to have misophonia. You can find her interview here: https://misophoniapodcast.com/episodes/232-emma And here is a link to her artist website: https://emmafranks.co.uk --- Try the new Misophonia Podcast app: https://app.misophoniapodcast.com Web: https://misophoniapodcast.com Order "Sounds like Misophonia" - by Dr. Jane...
This week I’m talking to Emma, an artist from North London, on a misophonia retreat at the time of this recording. We walk about about her lifelong experience with misophonia and the process of finally confronting it after years of secrecy and shame. We get into her family relationships, autism and ADHD, childhood trauma, anger, self-compassion, reparenting, and how art has helped her make sense of her experiences. Here is a link to her artist website: https://emmafranks.co.uk&nb...
In this episode, I speak with Nimrod, a CBT therapist and social worker based in Tel Aviv, Israel, who has been working with people with misophonia for the past several years. We discuss his clinical approach, the role of CBT, how stress and related conditions can influence misophonia, and the importance of involving families and building awareness as research in the field continues to evolve. --- Try the new Misophonia Podcast app: https://app.misophoniapodcast.com Web: https://misophoni...