Internal Insights is a mental health podcast where we talk about the stuff that actually matters — trauma, identity, burnout, relationships, and what healing really looks like in real life.
Hosted by a licensed therapist based in San Antonio, Texas, this show breaks down complex mental health concepts into honest, practical conversations you can actually use. Whether you're navigating generational trauma, high achievement pressure, emotional numbness, or just trying to understand yourself better, this space is for you.
Internal Insights explores how our backgrounds shape us and how we can grow beyond survival mode.
No toxic positivity.
No surface-level advice.
Just real conversations about becoming emotionally healthier, stronger, and more self-aware.
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When someone tells you that you did a good job, how long does that good feeling actually last? For a lot of us, it fades faster than we'd like to admit.
In this episode, Ted Thao breaks down the difference between the validation we get from other people and the validation we give ourselves, and why a healthy life has room for both.
You'll hear about:
Why so many of us learned early to look to others to know if we're doing okay
The "windows and lamps" way of thinking about outside approval and inner steadiness
Why running only on your own approval can feel just as lonely as running only on other people's
A listener question Ted hears often: "Is it bad that I need other people to tell me I did okay?"
This episode is for anyone who finds themselves waiting on a text, a compliment, or a reaction before they can feel good about something they did.
Ted Thao is a Licensed Professional Counselor and trauma informed therapist based in San Antonio, Texas, offering individual therapy in person and virtually across the state. Learn more at internalinsightstherapy.com.
2 Oct 2026
The Words We Tell Ourselves: How Reframing Changes What We See
Two people spill coffee on the same Monday morning, and one says the whole day is ruined while the other laughs it off. What makes the difference?
In this episode, Ted Thao breaks down reframing, the simple practice of changing the words we use so we can see a situation more clearly and more kindly.
You'll hear about:
Why the same moment can feel completely different depending on the frame we put around it
How the inner voices in our heads shape what we notice and how our bodies react
Small word swaps that make room to breathe, like "what's going on with me" instead of "what's wrong with me"
"Isn't reframing just lying to myself?"
This episode is for anyone whose inner voice tends to be harsher than it needs to be.
Ted Thao is a Licensed Professional Counselor and trauma informed therapist based in San Antonio, Texas, offering individual therapy in person and virtually across the state. Learn more at internalinsightstherapy.com.
25 Sept 2026
When You Have No Say in What Happens Next
Have you ever felt like your entire life was being decided by paperwork you didn't write and a calendar you don't control? In this episode, Ted Thao, LPC, breaks down what actually happens in the mind and body when someone is stuck in a long legal process, like probation or repeated court hearings, and why that kind of powerlessness wears on a person differently than ordinary stress.
You'll hear about:
Why long legal processes create a specific, exhausting kind of stress, different from everyday pressure
The "passenger in the car" metaphor for understanding what powerlessness actually feels like
The mix of anger, numbness, and shame that often shows up during these processes, and why all of it is normal
A common question Ted hears: "how do I stay sane when I have zero control over what happens to me right now?"
This one is for anyone currently caught in a slow moving legal process, or anyone who loves someone going through one and wants to understand what they might be carrying.
Ted Thao is a Licensed Professional Counselor and trauma informed therapist based in San Antonio, Texas, offering individual therapy in person and virtually across the state. Learn more at internalinsightstherapy.com (http://internalinsightstherapy.com).
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