Healing Overflow with Dr. Toy

About Healing Overflow with Dr. Toy

The host, Dr. Toya Jones "Dr. Toy" is a licensed clinical social worker, trauma expert, therapist, director, and faculty member for the University of Pittsburgh Social Work (BASW) program. Dr. Toy is eager to share her passion as a therapist and educator and spread joy through a podcast centered on various topics that everyone can relate to, like anxiety, depression, sleep issues, relationship problems, substance misuse, stress, trauma, and more including coping and self-help tips with the "Ask a therapist" segment where listeners have a chance to get their questions answered by Dr. Toy.

Publisher

Toyaj

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Sept 2023

Latest episode

21 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Nov 2025

   Healing on the Health and Wellness Journey

   Dr. Camille Smith, LSW, M.Sc, Ed.D, exercise Physiologist and licensed social worker, sits down with Healing Overflow with Dr. Toy to discuss her journey from struggling with obesity to taking control through healthy eating, exercise, and mental and emotional balance. She shares points on how to ditch the diet mentality and dig deeper into the reasons that we overeat and avoid exercise. She gives concrete steps on how and where to start the health and wellness journey by answering questions such as, Does your age and body type matter, How does our brain and body work scientifically when on the weight loss journey, and How to make attainable goals to reach our healthy destination.

2. 

   21 Nov 2025

   How to Avoid the News Blues

   Every time you turn on the news, it seems to be filled with darkness and despair! Dr. Toy explores research on how the news can cause anxiety and depression, and she shares tips on how to avoid the news blues.

3. 

   31 Mar 2025

   What a social worker really is and what it really isn’t.

   Dr. Yodit Betru LCSW,DSW, author of the book “Becoming a SocialWorker for Dummies” Opens our eyes to the social work profession through herpersonal experiences and dispelling myths like “ Social workers do make money anddo not always remove children from their homes.” Is the social work careerright for you? Are you in need of a social worker to assist you in your life? Listento find out and listen to the end for a chance to win a copy of her book. https://a.co/d/5gP0JUV (https://a.co/d/5gP0JUV) https://youtu.be/OXwp6xwkG0w

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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