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The Doctorage

The Doctorage

By: Dr Heidi Anderson and Dr Kaitlyn Abadia
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The Doctorage is where mental health meets real life, wellness meets wit, and high-achieving women get to drop the armor. Hosted by two doctorate-level clinicians, we talk anxiety, attachment, relationships, identity, and burnout—through honest conversation, psychology-backed insight, travel stories, and just the right amount of sass. No fluff. No “just relax” advice. Just smart, grounding dialogue for women who lead, care deeply, and think a lot. Come curious. Leave steadier. Stay a little sassy.Dr Heidi Anderson and Dr Kaitlyn Abadia Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health
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  • Don’t Drink Boxed Wine: Why High-Achieving Women Keep Settling for Less in Their Mental Health
    Dec 16 2025

    What if the problem isn’t that you’re not a high achiever, but that you’ve never learned to recognize yourself as one?

    In this episode, we unpack a question that quietly devastates many high-performing women: “What if I’m not actually doing enough?” Through real clinical moments, shared personal insight, and a metaphor you won’t forget, we explore how anxiety, attachment, and identity distort self-perception—and why so many women settle for survival instead of nourishment.

    We talk about:

    • Why high-achieving women don’t see their own competence

    • How anxiety convinces you to stay invisible and over-function

    • The mental load women carry that goes unseen and uncelebrated

    • Why meaningful healing requires openness, trust, and real investment

    This episode also offers a candid look at what actually happens in restorative retreats, intensive therapy, and transformational spaces—and why they work when nothing else has.

    And yes—the wine metaphor is real. During this conversation, Heidi was sipping on a tasteful glass of: Dog Point Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand): intentional, layered, and meant to be savored—not chugged. A reminder that your nervous system, your healing, and your life deserve more than the boxed version.

    If you’re leading, building, caring deeply, and quietly exhausted—this conversation is your invitation to stop settling and start choosing what actually changes your life.

    Come curious. Leave grounded. Stay a little sassy.

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    16 mins
  • Dropping the Armor: Healing, Connection, and Self-Care in France
    Dec 15 2025

    In this episode, Kaitlyn and Heidi share stories from their transformative retreat in the French countryside. Between fields of butterflies, delicious meals, and late-night conversations under the stars, they explore how connection, self-care, and immersive therapy can help high-achieving women finally drop the armor.

    From attachment styles to brain spotting, they discuss tools that go beyond traditional therapy models—showing how intentional retreats can help participants uncover and embrace their true selves. You’ll hear how these practices have changed their lives as therapists and as friends, and why getting out of the daily grind can create space for real healing.

    Whether you’re curious about immersive retreats, mental health tools, or simply want a thoughtful, relatable conversation about life, this episode is for women who lead, care deeply, and are ready to explore themselves in a meaningful way.

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    14 mins
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