Hope to Recharge

About Hope to Recharge

The intention of this show is to bring hope and community to those who are personally struggling with depression and anxiety or has a loved one who is struggling with depression and anxiety. Each week we will hear from those who have personal experience dealing with mental health issues as well as experts in the mental health world; from therapists and doctors to healers. We want to be your support system by sharing real stories and proving that community is vital to recovery. Together we can break the stigma around depression and anxiety and bring HOPE to the world.

Publisher

Matana Poupko Jacobs

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 May 2019

Latest episode

30 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

2 of 229 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): When Someone You Love Has BPD (Meg Rowley) Pt4

   DBT therapist Meg Rowley discusses how family members and caregivers can support loved ones with Borderline Personality Disorder, emphasizing emotional regulation, validation, healthy boundaries, and practical DBT skills in this interview with Matana Jacobs.

2. 

   9 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Unlocking the Power of IFS in Healing Trauma (Rikki Jacobson Davies)

   Therapist Rikki Jacobson Davies explores Internal Family Systems and its role in trauma healing, discussing experiential knowing and the importance of integrating therapeutic approaches in this interview.

3. 

   4 Jun 2024

   Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Unpacking the DBT Toolbox (Meg Rowley)

   Host Matana Jacobs interviews LCSW Meg Rowley, exploring Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools like mindfulness and emotion regulation to manage Borderline Personality Disorder.

Inside a recent episode

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): When Someone You Love Has BPD (Meg Rowley) Pt4

Published 30 Jun 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Do you want me to just listen? Do you want me to help you figure out what's going on here? That in and of itself is actually validation, right? Because you're not jumping in and being like, come on, we've got to get you into this program or do this. You're really asking, really listening to what does this person want? And I think that those three steps are really effective ways to have a conversation with someone who might be feeling quite disregulated and engaging in a behavior that feels scary or is scary. The first step is you've got to regulate your own emotions before you can have that conversation effectively with anybody, but especially with someone who has BPD. […]

Who has been a guest on Hope to Recharge

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Meg Rowley
• Rikki Jacobson Davies
• Meg Rowley LCSW
• Courtney Runyon
• Terry Rubenstein

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

11,969

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

93 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

34 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

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

Quality

73

Social presence

94

YouTube

76

Engagement

93