Ask Kati Anything
Welcome to Ask Kati Anything, the podcast where your mental health questions find real answers. Kati Morton, LMFT, brings 12+ years of experience as a licensed therapist, published author and trusted voice in the mental health community. Exploring topics like anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, trauma, and more. Join in for inspiration, motivation, and empowerment on the journey to better mental health.
Episodes
May 1, 2025 • 42 mins
This week licensed therapist Kati Morton discusses what makes a good and bad therapist, how to know if you’re seeing a bad one, why we need validation from others, and the difference between anxiety and autism. She will also explain why people self-harm, what a block in therapy is and how to overcome it, how to find a good partner, and why trauma and bedwetting are connected.
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April 24, 2025 • 57 mins
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Join Kati Morton as she sits down with Ryland Adams from the Sip podcast to discuss his unconventional journey, navigating the world of YouTube, and the realities of online fame.
Ryland opens up about his early days, from finding a roommate on Craigslist to pursuing an acting career in Hollywood, and how he eventually found h...
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April 17, 2025 • 67 mins
Kati Morton Interviews Shane Dawson | Ask Kati Anything Podcast
What really happens when you're canceled online? In this powerful episode, YouTube icon Shane Dawson opens up about internet fame, public backlash, mental health, and becoming a first-time father.
🎙️ Shane shares the full story — from rising to the top of YouTube, to facing cancel culture, to finding healing, therapy, and perspective as a new dad.
This is an unfilte...
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April 10, 2025 • 76 mins
Kati Morton discusses psychedelic-assisted therapy with experts Dr. Alexa Altman and Shira Myrow, licensed therapist. This episode of Ask Kati Anything explores alternative treatments for various mental health conditions, including depression, trauma, and anxiety. Discover how psychedelic therapy differs from traditional talk therapy, the importance of preparation and integration, and the potential of medicines like ketamine, MDM...
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April 3, 2025 • 69 mins
Today I’m joined by the one and only Lauren Riihimaki—aka LaurDIY—for a deep, hilarious, and refreshingly honest chat. You’ve seen her build an empire with glue guns and glitter, but in this episode, we go way beyond crafts.Lauren opens up about growing up with anxiety, navigating emetophobia (the fear of vomiting), panic attacks, burnout, and what it’s like trying to stay authentic as an OG YouTuber in a world that rewards perfect...
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In my first episode of the new Ask Kati Anything, my friend Jonathan Van Ness joins us, where we dive deep into Jonathan's story of addiction, harm reduction and GLP-1s. Jonathan shares how a GLP-1 has helped them not only with weight loss but also take control of their life in other ways. Trigger warning that we do talk food addiction and binge eating in this episode. Who else do you want to see on the new season of Ask Kati Anyth...
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January 30, 2025 • 38 mins
This week licensed therapist Kati Morton will explain how we can get comfortable expressing our anger, how long is too long to stay with one therapist, and if it’s possible to be too close to our mom growing up. She also explains why looking up our therapist on social media can make us feel bad, and whether or not binge listening to this podcast is good or bad for your mental health.
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January 23, 2025 • 35 mins
This week licensed therapist Kati Morton explains why we can have a hard time believing we aren’t a horrible person, the effects of having a sibling with mental health issues, and what it really means to “get better.” She also explains what it means to have a “nervous breakdown,” and finally how to cope with emotionally immature parents.
Ask Kati Anything ep. 252 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT
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January 16, 2025 • 34 mins
This week licensed therapist Kati Morton explains why compassion can sometimes be triggering, how exposure therapy works, and whether or not she has ever lied to a client. Then she talks about internal emotional conflict, the stages of eating disorder recovery, and how we are impacted by our subconscious mind.
Ask Kati Anything ep. 251 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT
Audience questions:
1. Why do I get an a...
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January 9, 2025 • 43 mins
This week licensed therapist Kati Morton offers ways to increase our resilience and tolerance to life’s stressors, why it’s important to speak up in therapy, and why we can sometimes wish our therapist could read our mind. She then discusses the reasons we can struggle to talk about our issues in therapy without feeling full of shame about it.
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January 2, 2025 • 29 mins
This week licensed therapist Kati Morton offers her thoughts on using AI chat agents in between therapy sessions, why trauma can be hard to move past, and what it really means to be willing versus just trying. She also talks about wanting friends while being a socially anxious introvert, and why our therapist telling us she cares about us can be triggering.
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December 26, 2024 • 34 mins
This week licensed therapist, Kati Morton discusses how to know if we are doing therapy “right” and why it can feel so unstructured at times. She then dives into why we can want certain people to worry about us, how isolation can help us and also hurt us, and the effects of having a narcissistic mother and being the eldest daughter.
Ask Kati Anything ep. 248 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT
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December 19, 2024 • 38 mins
This week licensed therapist Kati Morton talks about why we can sometimes think we are in love with our therapist, ways we can get unstuck in life, and what to do with our passive suicidal thoughts. She also talks about feeling safe after surviving a trauma, and how to deal with transference and attachment in therapy.
Ask Kati Anything ep. 247 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT
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1. Kati I am ...
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December 12, 2024 • 40 mins
This week we talk about sitting with our feelings and dealing with anxious thoughts, why self-harm is often talked about only in relation to teens, and why we can suddenly have suicidal thoughts. Then we get into whether or not we can do inner child work by ourselves, how to get ourselves to realize things aren’t as bad as they seem, and if therapy can be harmful.
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December 5, 2024 • 40 mins
This week we are talking all about getting a diagnosis. Why we might want one, why we might not agree when we finally get one, and my thoughts on self-diagnosis. We will talk about assessments and what it means to get a proper diagnosis. Finally, we will dig into labels as a whole and whether or not they can be stigmatizing.
Ask Kati Anything ep. 245 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT
Audience questions:
1. Why...
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November 29, 2024 • 35 mins
This week licensed therapist Kati Morton talks about dealing with loneliness and how to cope with feeling isolated and alone. She also explains the reasons behind us being immature, how to let ourselves be genuinely happy, and how to know whether therapy is working or not.
Ask Kati Anything ep.244 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT
Audience questions:
1. I’m struggling with feeling incredibly lonely and like I ...
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November 21, 2024 • 46 mins
This week we discuss not getting better in therapy, when we should give up, and if it’s up to us to know what we want to work on in therapy. We will also talk about depression and how to come to terms with it, and how to know if we are burnt out.
Ask Kati Anything ep. 243 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT
Audience questions:
1. I think I realize why I’m not getting better in therapy. I’ve been going to therapy...
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November 14, 2024 • 36 mins
This week Kati talks about child on child abuse, and if being abused as a child means that we will abuse others. She also explains what trauma processing looks like and whether or not talking out our trauma could itself be traumatizing. Finally, she discusses reparenting and what it can look like, why we want to push our therapist away, and how we can process all we have been through.
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November 7, 2024 • 39 mins
Compulsions, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and OCD. This week licensed therapist Kati Morton will discuss what compulsions really are, whether our intrusive thoughts can pop up in our dreams, what causes us to develop OCD, and how to better manage the physical symptoms of OCD and anxiety.
Ask Kati Anything ep. 241 | Your mental health podcast, with Kati Morton, LMFT
Audience questions:
1. Is it possible that my self harm and sel...
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October 31, 2024 • 32 mins
This week licensed therapist, Kati Morton talks about therapy and how to get comfortable sharing with our therapist. She also discusses honesty in therapy, its importance, and how we can find the courage to share what we are going through. She then explains how to know when we need to see a therapist versus talking to our friends and family, and finally she digs into therapy ending, why it would happen and how we can cope with it. ...
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