Episode 11

Pursuing Fearless by Holding Space

with Cathy Turner

Show Summary

In this episode, Jessi talks with Cathy Turner who started NewSong Counseling. Cathy began her career as a high school science teacher. After discovering a need for mental health care in the community, she decided to pursue a masters degree in counseling, eventually opening her own center where she holds space for clients to feel loved and respected.

Topics

• Going from the empirical, as a high school science teacher, to holding space and using intuition in the science of psychology. 
• Women helping other women – the gift of a flash drive full of documents that helped Cathy start NewSong Counselling. 
• Recognizing the need for a mental health center in a community, figuring out what was missing, and adding more options by pursuing the education that was needed. 
• Acknowledging the barriers that block mental health and tackling them head-on. 
• The importance of routines and self-care to leave the negative behind.

Resources

• New Song Counseling Center
• KVC – Kentucky
• The Refuge Center
• Adrianne Mishler
• Living Proof Live by Beth Moore
• Raising Good Humans by Dr. Pressman

Connect

• NewSong Counseling Center
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Email