Lumen
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Podcast Overview
<p><b>Right Here</b> is a mental health podcast that explores the psychological patterns shaping our relationships, choices, and inner lives. Hosted by therapists <b>Christopher Mooney, LCSW</b>, and <b>Kenyon Phillips, LMSW</b>, each episode offers grounded, compassionate conversations rooted in clinical insight and real human experience. No jargon. No judgment. Just clear, thoughtful dialogue designed to help listeners better understand themselves and the people around them.</p>
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1/7/2026
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June 26, 2026
Alone Doesn't Have to Be Lonely
<p>You can live in a full house and feel lonely. You can be in a relationship and feel lonely. You can have a group chat that never stops and still feel like no one really knows you. And you can be home alone on a Friday night with nothing but a book, a movie, or a playlist and feel completely at ease. So many of us confuse being alone with being lonely, treating loneliness as a headcount problem instead of a deeper signal about connection, presence, and being seen. In this episode of Right Here, hosts Christopher Mooney, LCSW and Kenyon Phillips, LMSW explore the difference between solitude and loneliness, and why loneliness can show up even when life looks full from the outside. Drawing from conversations around relationships, parenting, digital connection, role-based living, recovery, adolescence, self-judgment, and the nervous system, Christopher and Kenyon examine how loneliness often points to the experience of feeling unseen, unknown, or unable to be fully yourself with the people around you. The conversation looks at parenting loneliness, partnership loneliness, teen loneliness, the in-between loneliness that can come with growth or recovery, and the quiet shame people often feel when they think they shouldn't be lonely. The episode also offers a practical path toward more real connection: naming loneliness without judgment, looking for depth rather than simply more contact, taking one small "honesty risk," creating consistent anchor points of connection, and learning how to be alone with yourself in a way that feels restorative instead of numbing. Loneliness isn't a judgment about who you are. It's a signal about what you need. And listening to that signal can become an act of wisdom.</p>
June 19, 2026
The Practice of Saying No
<p>Most of us did not grow up in homes, schools, workplaces, or relationships where “no” was considered an acceptable answer. Maybe you learned to explain, justify, soften, over-apologize, or offer a whole life story in place of simply drawing a boundary. Maybe saying no still feels selfish, rude, ungrateful, dramatic, or difficult. In this episode of <strong>Right Here</strong>, hosts Christopher Mooney, LCSW and Kenyon Phillips, LMSW explore why saying no can feel so hard, especially for people who learned early on that keeping other people comfortable was safer than being honest about their own limits. Drawing from conversations around people-pleasing, boundaries, resentment, emotional regulation, and the nervous system, Christopher and Kenyon examine what “no” actually protects: your time, energy, health, values, relationships, and ability to show up honestly. The conversation looks at the myth that no is always harsh, the fear that disappointing someone means losing connection, the belief that we owe everyone a detailed explanation, and the quiet self-betrayal that can happen when every request becomes a yes. The episode also offers a practical path toward cleaner, more sustainable no’s: buying yourself time, starting with low-stakes limits, using simple language, tolerating discomfort, and asking whether a yes now will become resentment later. Saying no does not have to make you cold, selfish, or unavailable. It can be a compassionate response that protects the parts of your life and relationships that matter most. You are allowed to have limits. You are allowed to disappoint people sometimes. You are allowed to be a person, not a resource.</p>
June 9, 2026
Anger Is Information
Most of us learned pretty early that anger was a problem. Maybe you were told to calm down, stop overreacting, watch your tone, or keep the peace. So you swallowed it, turned it into jokes, aimed it at yourself, or let it build until it came out sideways. And for a while, that may have worked. You got through family dinners, stayed in relationships, avoided conflict, and kept other people comfortable. But there is a cost to treating anger like a flaw instead of a signal. In this episode of Lu...
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- What is Lumen?
<p><b>Right Here</b> is a mental health podcast that explores the psychological patterns shaping our relationships, choices, and inner lives. Hosted by therapists <b>Christopher Mooney, LCSW</b>, and <b>Kenyon Phillips, LMSW</b>, each episode offers grounded, compassionate conversations rooted in clinical insight and real human experience. No jargon. No judgment. Just clear, thoughtful dialogue designed to help listeners better understand themselves and the people around them.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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