When the Wall Street Journal published an article blaming therapists for the rise of family estrangement, Jazzmyn knew the narrative was incomplete. In this deeply personal solo episode, she walks through her own story of cutting her father off at 16—a choice made without therapy, without language, without permission. She talks about what estrangement actually feels like, why the media gets it wrong, and what changed when she finally learned to trust herself. This is a conversation about survival, self-trust, guilt, and what healing looks like on the other side of a choice that society still views as taboo.

This isn't a how-to guide on estrangement. It's a permission letter to people who are sitting with guilt, shame, or confusion about their own family relationships. It's a middle finger to narratives that oversimplify one of the hardest choices a person can make. And it's a testament to what happens when you trust yourself, even when nobody else gets it.

The media narrative around estrangement is incomplete because it doesn't center the people actually living it. It doesn't ask: What had to happen for you to make this choice? It doesn't sit with the weight of it.

This episode does.

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If this conversation sparked something for you and you’re ready for deeper support, I work with high-achieving women, creatives, and founders through individual therapy—supporting you in building a life and relationships that feel steady, connected, and aligned.
And if you’re craving clarity around your brand, message, or how you’re showing up publicly, The Visibility Studio is my 90-minute marketing mentorship session designed to help you cut through the noise and build a strategy that actually feels like you.

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Shame doesn't just feel bad—it convinces us it's the truth about who we are. In this conversation, Jazz sits down with therapist and clinical supervisor Dr. Jennifer Kaufman Walker to unpack how shame operates as tunnel vision, why vulnerability dismantles it, and how reframing your story reclaims your self-worth.

When you allow yourself to be visible—even (especially) in the parts you're ashamed of—you realize something: you're not alone, and your shame isn't your character. This is the work that transforms both therapy clients and content creators building audiences in the silence.

Jennie shares what it looks like to watch shame fizzle away in real time, and Jazz explores how consistency and self-disclosure are the antidotes to the isolation shame creates. Because the things you think are unique to you? They're not. And the moment you let them be seen, everything shifts.

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If this conversation sparked something for you and you’re ready for deeper support, I work with high-achieving women, creatives, and founders through individual therapy—supporting you in building a life and relationships that feel steady, connected, and aligned.
And if you’re craving clarity around your brand, message, or how you’re showing up publicly, The Visibility Studio is my 90-minute marketing mentorship session designed to help you cut through the noise and build a strategy that actually feels like you.

You can learn more about my services at https://www.jazzmynproctor.com/

When therapists decide to build a visible brand, they face a unique pressure: be professional, but not too human. Be an advocate, but not too loud. Stefanie from My Therapist Said is done playing small—and she's inviting every therapist listening to do the same.

In this conversation, Jazzy and Stefanie talk openly about the systems keeping therapists stuck: unpaid internships that normalize financial struggle, $55K salaries after full licensure, and a field culture that judges therapists for building personal brands while simultaneously wondering why there's no community. They also dig into the real reason therapists struggle to show up online—and it's not just imposter syndrome.

But here's where it gets good: Stefanie is pivoting her entire approach to advocacy by leaning into what actually makes her powerful—her humor. Instead of coming "hot" into every conversation about pay equity and burnout, she's learning to advocate with comedy, to humanize therapists through dark humor and real talk, and to trust that her voice (not her credentials) is what builds authority.

Check out "My Therapist Said" Podcast

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If this conversation sparked something for you and you’re ready for deeper support, I work with high-achieving women, creatives, and founders through individual therapy—supporting you in building a life and relationships that feel steady, connected, and aligned.
And if you’re craving clarity around your brand, message, or how you’re showing up publicly, The Visibility Studio is my 90-minute marketing mentorship session designed to help you cut through the noise and build a strategy that actually feels like you.

You can learn more about my services at https://www.jazzmynproctor.com/