EPISODE 15 - conversation with a therapist with charlotte fox weber
Our guest, Charlotte Fox Weber, sits crossed legged on a sofa in the middle of Lauren (left) and Rina (right). Charlotte has blonde hair loosely tied back and wears a short pink patterned summer dress. Rina wears a blue top with black shirt and trousers and Lauren wears orange trousers and a sleeveless top with a birds on it. Behind the sofa is a banister and panelled walls. The episode title is bottom left in yellow: ‘Episode 15: Conversation with a therapist with Charlotte Fox Weber.’ And pink Fking Normal podcast logo is top left.
In the final episode of series 2 Lauren and Rina take to the couch for a different kind of conversation with psychotherapist Charlotte Fox Weber. The discussion covers some of the emotional themes that come up again and again with parents of disabled children and Charlotte answers questions submitted by listeners.
Charlotte shares her professional and candid insight on topics like: the pressure to cope; the sneaky emotion that is guilt; asking for help; and how to deal with ongoing trauma. It is an illuminating conversation, peppered with vulnerability, wisdom and laughter.
Guest Biography
Charlotte Fox Weber grew up in Connecticut and Paris. She is a UKCP accredited psychotherapist and a writer, who in 2015 founded the School of Life Psychotherapy. Charlotte now works in private practice with individuals, couples, and groups on all manner of psychological and emotional issues. Her book, ‘What We Want’ (Hachette) is a fly on the wall account, that takes the reader behind the closed doors of the therapy room and looks at the desires and wants that make us human. It is both powerful and beautiful and a real eye opener on the realities of therapy and its transformative power. She’s currently writing her second book about the hurtful relationships we hold onto. It will be published by Penguin.
‘What We Want’s is available in hardback, paperback and audio.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/what-we-want/charlotte-fox-weber//9781472281470
What do you secretly desire? | Charlotte Fox Weber | TEDxManchester - YouTube
Content Warnings
Postnatal depression
Mental health struggles
Diagnosis
A small note on our sound…
Unfortunately there were some technical issues with this recording and we apologise for the odd blip on the episode. We felt it was important to release the episode still as there are such valuable insights in it. Hopefully it does not spoil your listening.
Resources
Information on short-breaks for families with disabled children can be found on your local authorities website. More information is provided by the organisation 'Contact' - Short breaks | Contact
If any of the issues in this episode affect you or you need more support, please speak to your GP, paediatrician, CAMHS (there are some SEN parent specialists, in certain parts of the country), your local special parent forums (via the local council website), your child's school or close trusted friends and family.
You can self refer to the NHS for free psychological talking therapies at NHS talking therapies - NHS (www.nhs.uk).
Other organisations for help include: Samaritans (jo@samaritans.org), Mind, Scope.org.uk also have a list of specific diagnosis support groups for parents.
