Food For Thought
Ashley Gersh is a Licensed Mental Health Therapist delivering food for thought on mental health and how to navigate life’s inevitable challenges. Feed your soul to keep growing. Visit www.actionashley.com for more on therapy and self-help.
Episodes
Susan Winograd, owner of Pelvicore Rehab, joins Ashley to discuss pelvic health and how to help people overcome bowel, bladder, and sexual problems. Susan and Ashley unpack the connection between our pelvic floor and the nervous system, and Susan debunks myths regarding bladder leakage, noting how what most people think is normal is not actually normal. Together they highlight how pelvic floor dysfunction affects one’s quality of l...
On this episode of Food For Thought, listen to dating tips from a millionaire matchmaker, Marisa Saks, who was featured as the co-host with Patti Stanger from The Millionaire Matchmaker. Marisa shares her do’s and don’ts, red flags, green flags, and why people should go to therapy to better their relationships.
In this episode, host Ashley Gersh discusses why the so-called "best times" in our lives, such as starting college, getting married, or landing our dream job, can actually be some of the most stressful and challenging. She explores why these transitions often come with feelings of anxiety and grief and offers insights from renowned speaker and researcher Brene Brown...Mark as PlayedMay 31, 2023 • 31 minsAntonio Postorino joins Ashley to give unfiltered food for thought on how to cope with the challenges of entrepreneurship and his journey to starting his own PR company specializing in celebrity and influencer marketing. Antonio shares how his confidence helps him stay on course, why he thinks peop...Mark as PlayedMay 24, 2023 • 36 minsMara Bernstein, Divorce Attorney, joins Ashley Gersh to give some food for thought on the red flags in relationships that are ignored in the beginning, but which lead to divorce in the end. They discuss the necessary conversations to have before you get married and Mara highlights the state of Florida’s laws as it relates to f...
Mark as PlayedFebruary 14, 2023 • 14 minsAshley releases a special edition episode, rounding off season one of her show, to celebrate her birthday aka Valentine’s Day. She shares her top 3 dating tips on the day of love for people who are looking for love. If you’re alone and single on Valentine’s Day, this is for you. If you have a birthday on a holiday, this is for you. If you get birthday blues because of the expectations you have from others on your special day, this ...
Mark as PlayedFebruary 8, 2023 • 17 minsIn this solo episode Ashley breaks down how to recognize burnout and the ways to prevent it so that you can stay on the right track and accomplish your goals.
Mark as PlayedFebruary 1, 2023 • 39 minsJaclyn Beck, executive consultant and career coach sits down with Ashley to discuss how to know if you’re in the right career, if your distress is just burnout or highlighting the wrong path, and the most important questions to ask yourself to uncover this truth. Jaclyn and Ashley share common signs to know when someone is in the wrong career, what someone can do if they want to pivot career paths, why too many choices are unhelpfu...
Mark as PlayedJanuary 25, 2023 • 45 minsMarco Morillo, private chef, sits down with Ashley to discuss his rise in the food industry and his struggle with addiction to cocaine and alcohol. As a seasoned chef some of his celebrity clients include Madonna, Derek Jeter, José Altuve, Justin Verlander and his wife Kate Upton, golfer Brooks Koepka, and more. Marco shares what his first impression was like of the celebrity chefs he worked with, coining the experience similar to ...
Mark as PlayedJanuary 18, 2023 • 29 minsBrian Howie, host of the #1 dating & relationship podcast in the world, The Great Love Debate, is back on Food For Thought to discuss with Ashley how to know if you’ve found the right partner. Brian shares whether he thinks long distance relationships and your high school sweetheart are the right relationships to be in. Brian shares why asking someone about their job is less important than asking if someone is happy. Brian and Ashl...
Mark as PlayedJanuary 11, 2023 • 40 minsVictoria joins Food For Thought to talk about how being faced with her mortality and given a second chance at life was a motivating factor to prove herself after surviving a brain tumor. Victoria also shares how losing her mom prompted her move to Florida and how that loss reopened wounds from when she had been in the hospital herself. They discuss how smells can bring back distinct memories, the loneliness that comes from friends ...
Mark as PlayedJanuary 4, 2023 • 34 minsIf you have lost something significant and meaningful, experienced change, or there is someone in your life with whom you’re estranged or there was no closure, then you are most likely grieving in some capacity for some amount of time. In this episode, two grief therapists sit down to unpack how to know if you’re grieving, what triggers grief, and how it’s related to more than just death (i.e. breakups, end of friendsh...
Mark as PlayedDecember 28, 2022 • 19 minsIf you’ve ever set a boundary, been on the receiving end of a boundary, or wanted to get better at setting boundaries this episode is for you. Survive the rest of the holiday season with the boundaries survival guide episode.
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Mark as PlayedDecember 21, 2022 • 35 minsBrie Mazin, aka FloridaYogaMama on Instagram joins Ashley to discuss why it’s so important to let go of perfectionism. Brie and Ashley discuss Brie’s journey, including the benefits of vulnerability, how to get comfortable being alone when dating, and why moving back home does not make you a failure. Brie opens up about what it’s like letting go of control as a parent and how her kids serve as a mirror to herself motiv...
Mark as PlayedDecember 14, 2022 • 38 minsHow do you heal and move forward after a breakup, can you be friends with an ex, how to find closure, and what makes dating despite the messiness and pain of a breakup worth it? Katie Miles, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist joins Ashley to answer those questions and discuss her own experiences with heartbreak. She shares the ice cream analogy her therapist gave her to recognize how dating is just like trying out ...
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