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11/04/2026

What does Christine Hernandez, PsyD, do to reset when life gets hard?

First, she's honest: her tolerance for discomfort isn't naturally high. She doesn't want to suffer either. But she tells clients, friends, and family the same thing. You can't avoid the suffering, and it's in the avoidance that we struggle so much.

So she journals, meditates, leans on her people, and gets in the water.

11/04/2026

The first time Nolan Hong posted about going to therapy, he was scared. Not that people would call him crazy. That they'd say he was exaggerating, and that there were real people with real issues.

Almost instantly, the messages came in. "Me too." People who thought he had it all together said hearing him gave them the courage to go.

From Listen to Your Heart.

11/03/2026

We asked Caitlin Hegwood, PhD, what her heart is saying these days.

Keep going. Don't get discouraged.

She says there are amazing people who inspire her, and she might not be where she is without them. So if she can keep going and live the best life she can, maybe others will be able to do the same.

11/03/2026

New on Listen to Your Heart: Dr. Wendi Williams, President of the American Psychological Association and founder of The Well.

She talks about what Black women in this country were never allowed, about being taught to put other people's expectations ahead of your gut, and about knowing who you are whether the world sees it or not.

That last line? A teacher said it to her mom at a parent-teacher conference, when Dr. Wendi was a girl.

Full episode is on the IMUA Media YouTube.

11/01/2026

How hungry are you, 1 to 10? If you're a 4, you know how much to put on your plate.

Mary Komomua, LCSW, uses the same scale for calm. 1 is the calmest you've ever been, 10 is out of control.

What helps at a 5 isn't what helps at a 7. She keeps a list for her 7s so she doesn't hit an 8.

11/01/2026

"I can't go to Costco."

When someone you love lives with PTSD or BPD, it's easy to push too hard, or not hard enough.

Ben Sleight, LMHC, says validate and challenge: acknowledge that it's hard, then gently invite them to do it with you.

"You'd be amazed what people can do when they rise to the occasion."

10/31/2026

Michelle Janeo, LMFT, almost left her program.

Life was piling up, and she thought she needed to quit or take a break. After supervision one day, she sat down with her supervisor and he heard her out.

His message: life is going to keep happening around you. I believe in you, and I think you can stick this out while you figure out the rest.

The choice was still hers. She's a licensed marriage and family therapist today.

10/31/2026

Alexandria King, PsyD, calls herself a grandma at heart. Crochet, knitting, embroidery, sewing — if a grandma does it, she probably does too.

Her grandma taught her all of it. After she passed, Alex made an afghan in her honor.

And for Halloween: her favorite piece is an embroidered Ghostface that says "No, you hang up." 👻

10/30/2026

How do you stay hopeful when the work gets heavy?

Kaylee Scicolone, LMHC-D, didn't sugarcoat it. It gets really, really heavy sometimes, and that's where her own therapy comes in.

And if she can make a difference in one person's life, that's the light she holds on to.

10/30/2026

People get a little funny around therapists.

Frank de Gracia, LMFT, CSAC, saw it when he was a pastor, and he still sees it when he says "therapist." People think he's reading them or diagnosing them on the spot.

"Brah, I don't know anything about you."

He's just a guy from Waipahu who likes to talk story. And no, it usually takes more than one session.

Full HeartBeats episode is on the IMUA Media YouTube.

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