Abbey Samide PCC-S and Sarah Della Vella LISW are co-owners of Fit Mind Cleveland. It is our goal to make therapy and therapeutic topics understandable and available to everyone. We will explore mental health topics with humor, knowledge, insight and compassion. <br/><br/><a href="https://abbeysamide.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">abbeysamide.substack.com</a>
Fit Mind Chats
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Abbey Samide PCC-S and Sarah Della Vella LISW are co-owners of Fit Mind Cleveland. It is our goal to make therapy and therapeutic topics understandable and available to everyone. We will explore mental health topics with humor, knowledge, insight and compassion. <br/><br/><a href="https://abbeysamide.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">abbeysamide.substack.com</a>
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July 27, 2026
You Up? (Only when you need something)
<p>Ester Perrel says that if you are lucky you can experience many different marriages to the same person. I like to think the same goes for friendships. This is a perfectly timed chat on friendship because I just spent the weekend with two of my oldest friends and then some of our friends from our 20s, shout out to the dirty oars my old rowing team. The rhythm of our conversations, the inside jokes and laughing about how we used to be, the friendship dynamics of the group just feels like a comfy old shoe. Friendships are a source of connection, meaning, and a source of well being and longevity (remember how social relationships help us live longer?) if you can weather the ups and downs of life together.</p><p>Friendship is not easy to navigate as each of us go through difficult times, struggles with mental health, deaths, marriages, divorces, and parenting. There can be natural changes in our social circles, conflicts over boundaries and expectations, even how you define what it means to be a good friend. Today we explore friendships and how to identify a healthy one versus an unhealthy one.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://abbeysamide.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">abbeysamide.substack.com</a>
July 20, 2026
Anxiety Detox
<p>Anxiety has become one of the number one things that bring people into therapy. Most come in when it has become unbearable and it is negatively impacting their daily living to where they struggle in relationships, work and overall functioning. Many have been experiencing anxiety since they were kids and did not recognize and assumed this was normal. The constant worry thoughts, assuming the worse, shaking, difficulty sleeping, compulsive behaviors, avoiding things, fear manifesting to somatic sx. GI issues that can not be explained by medical definitions, dizzy, fainting spells, heart palpitations. None explained by a medical issue. After a medical condition has been ruled out they come in our doors.</p><p>A barrier in treatment is once they learn ways to manage they get anxious about not being anxious. It can be uncomfortable to not have anxiety if you have always had anxiety. Hence the resistance starts and the negative self talk about creating a calm space and having stillness in life. This is where we hear I cannot meditate, I have to keep moving, I hate yoga, walking maybe.. These are learned behaiviors that you have to be busy, productive, moving and it is shameful to take time to ground in nature, sit in stillness, do a workout that does not burn a 500 calories,etc. I know this well I was one of these people and had to unlearn these thoughts. They are thoughts not facts. Sitting in stillness, meditating, yoga being still can be scary bc you are no longer avoiding.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://abbeysamide.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">abbeysamide.substack.com</a>
July 13, 2026
Grit Happens
<p>Life can really beat you down. You have a hard day, week, month, maybe year or several years. We go through so many seasons in our lives. You can’t be alive and not face challenges along the way. We watched fairytales when we were kids and oddly all of those fairy tales involved tales of death (usually the mother) evil antagonists (often the stepmother) and some epic battle against the evil in their lives before they overcome usually with some helpers along the way until they persevere and live happily ever after.</p><p>According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/post-traumatic-stress-disorder">World Health Organization</a> estimates, the average person goes through 1 to 3 major traumatic events in their lifetime, with an international study pointing to an average of 3.2 traumatic experiences per capita. [<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK594231/">1</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/post-traumatic-stress-disorder">2</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/WKYTTV/posts/the-average-person-will-see-1-3-traumatic-events-in-their-lifetime-whereas-first/961776589501274/">3</a>] Yup, that sounds like a lot.</p><p>So, we all need to build resilience within ourselves. While none of us welcome adversity or trauma into our lives, we can come out the other end with a profound personal transformation and growth. You’ve heard us say this before, but we grow through pain. It is inevitable according to the WHO and that pain has the power to transform. Even if you fantasized about running away from life while it was happening. Today, we explore what resiliency means and what you can do to build it within yourself.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://abbeysamide.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">abbeysamide.substack.com</a>
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