In Session With Clarinda
Clarinda Brandao
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S2E23 Are you dating a narcissist… or just stuck in a painful pattern?
In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, we’re unpacking one of the most overused - and misunderstood - relationship terms online: narcissism.We talk about the difference between narcissistic…
S2E22 Not Everything Needs to Be Healed Before a Relationship
Do you really need to be fully healed before entering a relationship?In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, Clarinda challenges one of the most common modern dating beliefs: that you must fix…
S2E21 Motherhood, in All Its Forms: Love, Loss, and the In-Between
Motherhood isn’t one story—and it never has been.In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, we explore motherhood in all its forms: the joy, the exhaustion, the longing, and the grief that can…
S2E20 The Red Flags We Ignore Because We Want Love
We talk a lot about red flags online, but real life is more complicated than memes and quick judgments.In this episode of Clarinda Brandão In Session with Clarinda, we explore why smart, loving…
S2E19 AI Is Not Your Couples Therapist
More couples are bringing AI into their arguments, asking chat tools who was right, what their partner meant, or whether their relationship is toxic. But is that actually helping… or making things…
S2E18 The “Good Partner” Trap: Why Being Easy to Love Backfires
What if being the “good partner” is actually hurting your relationship?In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, we explore the hidden trap of being the easy one - the partner who avoids conflict,…
S2E17 Closure Is Overrated (And Sometimes Selfish)
We’ve all said it: “I just need closure.”But what if closure isn’t actually what helps us move on?In this episode, I unpack the uncomfortable truth about closure- why we crave it, what we’re really…
S2E16 The Imposter Syndrome Trap: Why Capable People Still Feel “Not Good Enough”
In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, Clarinda explores a topic that affects far more people than we realize: imposter syndrome.Despite experience, education, and real accomplishments, many…
S2E15 Good Sex, Bad Pressure: Why Expectations Are Killing Desire
What if the biggest thing standing in the way of better sex… isn’t desire - but pressure?In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, I’m joined by Registered Psychotherapist Victoria Sabo for an…
S2E14 The Love You Think You Want vs. The Love You Actually Need
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it’s easy to get caught up in the fantasy of love - the chemistry, the spark, the butterflies, the grand gestures.But what if the love you think you want……
S2E13 When Business and Pleasure Collide: Can Love Survive the Boardroom?
What happens when love and work sit at the same table?In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, we explore the emotional and relational impact of mixing business and pleasure - whether you’re…
S2E12 The Flaky Friend: When We Long for Connection but Pull Away
Have you ever been excited to make plans… only to cancel when the day arrives?In this episode, The Flaky Friend, I explore a pattern many of us recognize - longing for connection while simultaneously…
S2E11 Why We Stay: The Question Beneath ‘Making It Work’
In couples therapy, we spend a lot of time asking how to make the relationship work.But there’s a quieter, often unspoken question that lives underneath it all:Why are we staying?In this episode,…
S2E10 When Connection Feels Far Away: Understanding Loneliness in Relationships
Loneliness isn’t just something we feel when we’re alone - it can show up even in committed relationships, busy homes, and full lives. In this episode, I explore why loneliness happens inside…
S2E9 When the Body Says Pause: A Therapist’s Week of Rest, Resistance & Realignment
This week, we’re slowing down.After being knocked out by the flu for over a week, I found myself reflecting on what happens when the body forces a pause we didn’t plan for. As someone who grew up…
S2E8 Part 2: Nourishing the Change - Eating for Balance in Perimenopause
From the series The Midlife Shift: A Mind–Body Series on Perimenopause and MenopausePart Two: Nourishing the Change - Eating for Balance in Perimenopause The Midlife Shift: A Mind–Body Series on…
S2E7 Part 1: The Body in Transition: Moving Through Perimenopause
From the series The Midlife Shift: A Mind–Body Series on Perimenopause and MenopausePart One - The Body in Transition: Moving Through PerimenopauseIn this first episode of The Midlife Shift, we…
S2E6 The Fixer and the Avoider: Why You Keep Choosing Each Other
Ever feel like you’re always the one fixing, while your partner shuts down or pulls away?In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, I explore the dynamic between the Fixer and the Avoider - why…
S2E5 Constellations of Healing: Astrology, Reiki & the Path to Wholeness
In this calming, curiosity-filled conversation, Clarinda sits down with Martina Anguelova - astrologer, Reiki Master, Yoga Nidra guide, EFT (tapping) facilitator, and self-described super-connector…
S2E4 The Narcissist Myth: When It’s Not Actually Narcissism
Are they really a narcissist or just emotionally unavailable?In this episode of In Session with Clarinda, I unpack one of the most overused and misunderstood labels in modern relationships. We’ll…
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In Session With Clarinda has published 39 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Mental Health.
In Session With Clarinda is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 8m.
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