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Audrey Schoen

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist at Audrey Schoen, LMFT
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With my own experiences coping with mental health difficulties, I am able to speak both from the perspective of a therapist, but also a client.

I have worked as a therapist since 2012 in a variety of settings ranging from homeless services agency to private practice. I have a unique ability to take complex, difficult, and sensitive topics and provide insightful commentary and perspectives. Friends and colleagues have often referred to me as a “master reframer” when offering different ways to look at difficult situations.

I also offer business coaching and courses to other therapists in private practice with a focus on balance, self care, and financial sustainability. As a myself, I have first hand experience navigating money mindset, self employment challenges, imposter syndrome, and more. I own/admin a Facebook group of over 7K therapist entrepreneurs (and growing daily), and an email list approaching 3k subscribers as of March 2024, where I share articles I have been featured in.

As a mother of twins (one of whom is neurodiverse), I am able and willing to speak on the realities and difficulties of motherhood including my experience with postpartum rage.

Topics areas I am well versed in include: anxiety, depression, perfectionism, people pleasing, boundary setting, breaking generational patterns, work-life balance, financial therapy, money anxiety, relationships, communication, marriage, coping strategies, guilt, shame, imposter syndrome, and more.

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  • Isolation and Inequity: Key Factors in Declining Mental Health for Moms
    Audrey highlights isolation and inequity in labor division as major stressors for mothers. She notes, "The majority of it is completely invisible." Audrey advises mothers to reclaim personal space, communicate needs assertively, and seek help early. She emphasizes the invisible mental load mothers carry, urging societal recognition and support.
  • Mindful Spending: Breaking the Cycle of Impulse Buying
    Audrey explains that impulse buying offers a temporary dopamine boost but leads to financial stress. Mindfulness challenges like 'no-spend month' can break this cycle. "Journaling spending urges reveals emotional triggers," empowering individuals to regain control. Improved financial habits reduce stress and anxiety, enhancing overall well-being.
  • Navigating Growth Disparities in Marriage: Expert Advice
    Audrey advises that when one partner grows, they must invite the other to join them. If subtle hints fail, couples therapy can highlight the seriousness of the gap. If the stagnant partner won't change, a "relational reckoning" is needed. Decide if the relationship is worth grieving for or if it's time to part ways.
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  • Audrey Schoen, a marriage and family therapist in Granite Bay, Calif., loves communicating via voice message. When she meets someone new and exchanges contact info, she sends them an audio message instead of firing off a text. And when she feels lonely, she reaches out to friends in the same way—or replays old voice messages that she saved. “I love receiving voice messages, and I love sending them,” she says. “They feel so much more personal,” and are an especially fun way to keep in touch with friends who live far away.

  • There are, of course, other potential factors, including expectations. It's not uncommon, for instance, for people to "attribute the problems in a relationship to the other person," Audrey Schoen, LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist, tells Bustle. "They believe that if they could just find the right person, the relationship would be easy and there would be few conflicts."

    The trouble is, this puts all the blame on the other person, which means you'll never end up addressing the role you play in a relationship, which then results in the same patterns cropping up again. And when they do, it can come as quite the shock, Schoen says, especially since the honeymoon phase can lull you into a false sense of security.

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