BGZ Therapy, LLC

BGZ Therapy, LLC BGZ Therapy, LLC is a therapy practice in St.

Louis , MO owned and operated by Brittanie Gellings Zwart, MSW, LCSW serving adult women online in Missouri and Illinois.

A weekend by a lake has me thinking about how much I’ve been conditioned to fill every minute with something productive,...
08/15/2026

A weekend by a lake has me thinking about how much I’ve been conditioned to fill every minute with something productive, especially since becoming a mom and the primary provider.

There’s something good about having nowhere to be and letting myself slow down a little. I’m noticing ways my body is craving the slowness and stillness, while also not really settling into it yet. It’s interesting to just observe and collect the data.

It feels fitting that our newest episode of The Overfunctioning Podcast is about imposter syndrome, because so much of overfunctioning comes back to that feeling that we need to prove ourselves. Even being “good” at vacationing and slowing down. Lol.

The new episode is out now if you want to hear us talk more about overfunctioning and imposter syndrome too. Spotify link below. 😀

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2z3N3o4bd51NE0EcR4ct7M?si=YK2Trg-kQ3qsTw0PaCh_XA&utm_source=copy-link

08/07/2026

New episode out today or the Overfunctioning Podcast on Spotify and YouTube. Also a new newsletter from me and blog.

Monthly content drops 🥳 I love a good system lol

I am due for licensure renewal at the end of September. I have more hours to complete than I typically do at this point ...
08/05/2026

I am due for licensure renewal at the end of September. I have more hours to complete than I typically do at this point in a renewal cycle because of some personal changes and challenges in the past two years. So I’m catching up!

Ironically, I’m working on a Trauma and Grief Certification. I’ve always loved to do grief work and find it really comforting and fulfilling to do companion work with clients experiencing new or ongoing grief experiences. Society, and therapists honestly, do a pretty poor job of normalizing and encouraging the expressing and mourning in the grief process.

I am excited to see what this certification program has to say about the research about the work I find to be so intuitive and normal to the human experience. Who wants to talk grief?! 🥰

07/28/2026

Hello! Friday I had round two of reprocessing. I recorded this before hand with some insight into what I experienced between sessions. It had been two weeks of time. I do not feel like I could discern as well what somatics were leftovers from my session needing to be revisited or what things were related to other triggers I encountered.

This time I felt nervous again but I little more prepared. I also had a little avoidance of not wanting to have discomfort afterwards. Today is Monday, so I’m posting on a delay. Reprocessing went well. I was more calm in my body and responses this weekend when encountering things that prior would have been difficult. I’ve also had unusual dreams that have different “unique to me” changes in themes than the prior dreams. This is all common after reprocessing and good to notice as my nervous system continues to work in the background. Due to scheduling and vacations I won’t be reprocessing for several weeks again. So I am glad to be feeling good in the interim.

What questions do you have about experiencing EMDR therapy?

It may not be the sexiest topic, but it’s essential for good clinical practice… and for license renewals. 😆 Ethics! 🥳Tod...
07/20/2026

It may not be the sexiest topic, but it’s essential for good clinical practice… and for license renewals. 😆 Ethics! 🥳

Today’s topic: supporting a client’s right to be wrong. Ope. 🫠

What do you think about that?

I believe it’s one of the most important parts of ethical therapy. It can be tempting to become too directive or unintentionally infantilize clients when they’re making difficult decisions, especially if we think we know the outcome. But our role isn’t to run someone else’s life. Our role is to help clients build insight, explore options, and make decisions that align with their own values, while honoring that they’re the experts on their own lives.

We’re not in charge… and that’s exactly how it should be.

07/05/2026

Good morning! Episode 3 of the podcast dropped Friday. Have you listened yet? I know overfunctioners are especially busy on holiday weekends.

This month we discuss Friendships in midlife for women who overfunction. Have you felt out of touch with the friends you want to spend time with because the busy-ness of the everyday keeps you barely above water?

How do you stay in touch and extend bids for connection to fulfill your own needs for a village and social connection?

Listen to us chat about it on Spotify or YouTube

06/28/2026

Hey Girl Hey!

A long overdue meditation with a sensory and nature focus including a support system element. This is a great meditation for imagining allow your support system to have your back. If you struggle to do that you may love (or not) the exercise here. Let me know what you think.

As always, it's posted on YouTube and will be embedded on my website later this week. If you've never watched any of my other meditations give it a whirl!

New pod and newsletter drops Friday. If you're not on the mailing list comment below and let me know if you want the link.

06/16/2026

Things nobody tells you.

Newborn edition.

06/16/2026

In mid-life the physiological triggers and contributions along with lifestyle demands add up tipping the scales into anxiety and worry for many women.

We talk about it here. Does this sound like you? It may feel lonely inside your mind but you’re not the only one!

In episode 2 of the Overfunctioning Podcast we talk about Anxiety and its role as the engine to Overfunctioning for so many of us. Links below. ❤️

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