Jessica Medina (she/her)

Jessica joined Momma on October 2, 2023 live on Twitch to talk about Setting Boundaries with Family

She has joined many other times as well - check them out here, here, here or here!

About Jessica

Jessica Medina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She loves creating innovative & fun pop-culture based therapy interventions such as Roblox, Animal Crossing, and Inside Out. Jessica uses techniques like mindfulness, play, geek culture, and pop-culture to explore the chaos that can be everyday life.  She has extensive experience working with children/teens/adults, school-based counseling, trauma, anxiety, divorce, depression, OCD, grief, LGBTQIA+, alternative lifestyles, suicide ideation, self-harm, and healing from difficult family dynamics.

Socials / Links for Guest Connection

• Website - https://www.happylilbrains.com/

• X / Twitter - https://twitter.com/happylilbrains

• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/happylilbrains/

• TAGGS Presenter Link - https://event.taggsummit.org/speakers/jessica-ehrman/

References / Things Mentioned During the Stream

• If The Couch Could Speak podcast

• And That's Why We Drink podcast

• Book Recommendation: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

• Show Recommendation: Shameless

• Game Recommendation: Demon Slayer

• Show Recommendation: Sex Education

• What is Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

• DEAR MAN Skill Overview

• DEAR MAN GIVE FAST Overview

• DBT Skills Training Manual and Handouts/Worksheets

• Book Recommendation: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for PTSD

• Book Recommendation: Boundaries: When to Say Yes; How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

• Book Recommendation: Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself

• Book Recommendation: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved