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Close the Chapter Podcast with Kristen Boice

Close the Chapter Podcast with Kristen Boice

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Welcome to the Close the Chapter podcast! I am Kristen Boice, a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private counseling practice, Pathways to Healing Counseling in Noblesville, Indiana. The mission for Close the Chapter Podcast is to help you through life's transitions, navigate the hard and lonely times along the journey, learn helpful and powerful ways to cope with emotions and transitions, and empower you to discover the REAL you. The goal is to help you feel more calm, content, compassionate and connected. We will close the chapter on what doesn't serve you any more and open the door to new possibilities. I will be hosting solo some weeks and sharing about a variety of topics that will help you find healing in your journey. Other weeks, I will have conversations with guests who will share information, stories and helpful strategies. I want to make this practical to every day life. My hope is you will have actionable steps every episode and motivation, inspiration and HOPE for making sustainable change. We want to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, shame and fear. You are not in this alone!© 2026 Higiene y Vida Saludable Psicología Psicología y Salud Mental
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  • How to Deal With Anxiety and OCD Without Fighting It with Ben Eckstein, LCSW

    How to Deal With Anxiety and OCD Without Fighting It with Ben Eckstein, LCSW
    Apr 15 2026

    In this episode, Kristen talks with Ben Eckstein, a therapist specializing in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, anxiety, and related disorders, about how worry and rumination work and how to manage them more effectively.

    You will learn:

    • How to recognize the difference between automatic worry and the choices you make in responding to it
    • Why anxiety and rumination feel uncontrollable and how to start gaining a sense of control
    • A practical method (SCAMP) to break down and understand your worry patterns
    • How compulsions and avoidance behaviors keep anxiety cycles going
    • Techniques like exposure and response prevention to retrain your brain
    • How to build tolerance for uncertainty and live a fuller, less anxious life

    Connect with Ben Eckstein HERE.

    Check out these books using the Amazon affiliate links:

    Ben's book:

    Worrying Is Optional: Break the Cycle of Anxiety and Rumination That Keeps You Stuck

    Book that inspired Ben:

    The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living

    When you purchase these books through these Amazon links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost.

    Subscribe HERE and get a free 5-day journal to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you.

    Connect with Kristen:
    • Get Kristen's newsletter, packed with tangible tools, resources, and inspiration
    • Watch the episodes on YouTube
    • Follow Kristen on Instagram
    • Kristen's TikTok
    • Have Kristen Speak at Your Event
    • Disclaimer

    This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment.

    For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.
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  • How to Identify Your Attachment Style and Improve Relationships with Dr. Judy Ho

    How to Identify Your Attachment Style and Improve Relationships with Dr. Judy Ho
    Apr 8 2026
    In this encore episode, Kristen sits down with Dr. Judy Ho to break down attachment theory, how it shapes our relationships, and how we can heal insecure attachment at any stage of life. How attachment styles are formed in early childhood and why they still impact your adult relationships todayThe key differences between secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized attachment stylesWhy you may be attracted to certain partners (and how attachment patterns drive relationship dynamics)What the inner child really is and how unresolved wounds show up in your daily life Practical ways to start healing insecure attachment through self-compassion and reparentingHow to use radical acceptance and self-awareness to break cycles and build healthier relationships Connect with Dr. Judy Ho HERE. When you purchase these books through these Amazon links, you're helping support the podcast at no extra cost. Dr. Judy Ho's books: The New Rules of Attachment: How to Heal Your Relationships, Reparent Your Inner Child, and Secure Your Life Vision Stop Self-Sabotage: Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, and Get Out of Your Own Way I'll Give It to You Straightish: What Your Teen Wants You to Know Book Recommendation: The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living Subscribe HERE and get a free 5-day journal to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you. Connect with Kristen: Get Kristen's newsletter, packed with tangible tools, resources, and inspiration Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Kristen on Instagram Kristen's TikTok Have Kristen Speak at Your Event Disclaimer This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.
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    43 m
  • Healing Through Self-Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff

    Healing Through Self-Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff
    Apr 1 2026

    In this encore episode, Kristen sits down with Dr. Kristin Neff to explore how self-compassion can help you break free from shame, quiet self-criticism, and build a more authentic and grounded relationship with yourself.

    You will learn:

    • How to define self-compassion and the three core components that make it effective
    • The difference between tender self-compassion and fierce self-compassion—and when to use each
    • Why shame and self-criticism are so common (and how to break free from them)
    • Practical tools and scripts to start speaking to yourself with kindness today
    • How self-compassion impacts parenting, relationships, and your ability to set boundaries

    self-compassion.org

    If you'd like to buy any of Dr. Kristin Neff's books, please use the Amazon affiliate links below. Shopping through these links helps support the podcast at no extra cost to you!

    1. Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
    2. Fierce Self-Compassion: How to Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Your Power, and Thrive

    Subscribe HERE and get a free 5-day journal to begin closing the chapter on what doesn't serve you and open the door to the real you.

    Connect with Kristen:
    • Get Kristen's newsletter, packed with tangible tools, resources, and inspiration
    • Watch the episodes on YouTube
    • Follow Kristen on Instagram
    • Kristen's TikTok
    • Have Kristen Speak at Your Event
    • Disclaimer

    This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. It is being provided to you to educate you about ideas on stress management and as a self-help tool for your own use. It is not psychotherapy/counseling in any form. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment.

    For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com. Pathways to Healing Counseling's vision is to provide warm, caring, compassionate and life-changing counseling services and educational programs to individuals, couples and families in order to create learning, healing and growth.
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    45 m
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