"T" Time with Dr. Tarver

By Dr. Dolores Tarver

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When thoughts or behaviors aren't helpful, a good goal to work toward is replacing them with things that are helpful. It is my hope that the information shared on this podcast will help you understand more about the patterns and beliefs that may be causing you to be stuck in unhealthy cycles. This podcast is not intended to be a substitute for a relationship with a licensed professional. Remember that we all have our own journeys, so we will progress in different ways. Be kind to yourself and others and share the knowledge--Dolores Tarver, Ph.D., PC, Licensed Psychologist

Episode Date
The Song that's on Repeat
May 12, 2026
Under Construction
May 05, 2026
Declutter Your Space
Apr 09, 2026
Kindness Cost You Nothing
Mar 31, 2026
Finding Your Voice
Mar 24, 2026
Accountability is an Action Word
Mar 17, 2026
Justice and Mental Health
Mar 11, 2026
The Psychology of Sacrifice: Practical Life Lessons
Mar 05, 2026
The Wisdom of Hope
Mar 04, 2026
Sacrifice vs. Struggle: Striking Balance in Romantic Relationships
Feb 24, 2026
Mindful Meditation: Living with Intention in Sacrificial Moments
Feb 16, 2026
Leaning into Lent: Spirituality and Sacrifice
Feb 04, 2026
Not Progressing? It May be Time for a Social Media Fast.
Jan 28, 2026
Compassion vs. Complacency
Jan 20, 2026
What are You Planting in Preparation for Harvest
Jan 06, 2026
Does Your Identity Match Your Purpose?
Dec 16, 2025
When the Guest List Makes Me Sick: Surviving the Holidays
Dec 09, 2025
Oh, Give Thanks: Navigating Thanksgiving When You're Alone
Nov 26, 2025
Tis the Season for Avoidance
Nov 11, 2025
Updating Your Contact List for the Fall Season
Oct 29, 2025
Trauma Transitions with Tiffany Luke, Licensed Professional Counselor
Sep 30, 2025
Navigating Uncertainty with Transitions
Sep 23, 2025
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Sep 19, 2025
Navigating Multiple Life Transitions
Sep 05, 2025
Therapy Transitions: How to Grow and When to Go
Aug 20, 2025
Feeling Lost During Periods of Transition
Aug 12, 2025
Transitions Make You Cry Sometimes
Aug 06, 2025
Let's Talk Trans (Women)
Jun 25, 2025
The Effects of Incarceration on Men
Jun 18, 2025
You're a Good Good Father
Jun 10, 2025
Heal Brother—Even When the Space is Not Given
Jun 04, 2025
Feeling Trapped in our Patterns
May 29, 2025
We are Our Parents Children: Are We Passing Down Mental Illness
May 20, 2025
Overextending Yourself
May 13, 2025
I Don't Want to Deal With It
May 12, 2025
Finding a Purposeful Career Path
Apr 29, 2025
Decreasing Self-Employment Stress
Apr 22, 2025
Navigating Increasing Work Demands
Apr 15, 2025
Managing Layoffs and Budget Cuts
Apr 08, 2025
Managing Returning to Work Stress
Apr 01, 2025
Check that Attitude Sis: Managing Mood Swings
Mar 25, 2025
Brain Fog has Bested Me
Mar 13, 2025
Managing the Transitions: the Team Approach to Self-Care
Mar 04, 2025
Laying the Foundation for Partnership and Parenting
Feb 26, 2025
Setting the Goalposts in Dating and Debunking Marriage Myths
Feb 19, 2025
Laying the Foundation for Fostering the Relationships You Deserve
Feb 04, 2025
What You Practice Affects How You Perform
Jan 28, 2025
Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That
Jan 21, 2025
You Can’t Tell Me What to Do
Jan 14, 2025
The Greatest of these is Love
Jan 08, 2025
Sleep is a Superpower
Jan 08, 2025
Hope Heals and Delivers
Dec 10, 2024
C is for Compassion
Dec 03, 2024
It's Game Time
Nov 26, 2024
The Magic of Music
Nov 20, 2024
Hope for Humanity Series: The Power of Joy
Nov 13, 2024
Is It Over Yet: Navigating Election Stress
Oct 29, 2024
Kindness Cost You Nothing
Oct 22, 2024
The Lady Rules
Oct 15, 2024
Primed and Groomed: Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence
Oct 08, 2024
In Honor and in Memory of: The Breast Cancer Awareness Episode
Oct 01, 2024
I Need Something to Take the Edge Off: Alcohol and Drug Recovery Awareness Month
Sep 24, 2024
Hair Loss and Mental Wellness: Alopecia Awareness
Sep 24, 2024
Tortured Souls: Understanding Risk Factors for Suicide
Sep 10, 2024
Sacrificing Self or Self-Awareness
Sep 03, 2024
Wow You’ve Really Grown (But Have I, Though?)
Aug 27, 2024
The Life Lessons of Gratitude, Grace, and Temperance
Aug 20, 2024
Hope Springs Eternal: the Power of Having Hope
Aug 14, 2024
Black Boy Joy: African American Males Choosing Happiness
Aug 06, 2024
Show Up for Me: What Does Support Look Like
Jul 30, 2024
Preparing for Transitions: Knowing When to Let Go
Jul 23, 2024
I Didn’t Sign Up for This: Overcoming Hurtful Legacies
Jul 16, 2024
Beyond the Bars: The Effects of Parental Incarceration on Families
Jul 09, 2024
The Effects of Rejection
Jul 02, 2024
Playing Well with Others: Social Wellness
May 28, 2024
Shifting Mindsets: Creating Occupational Wellness
May 21, 2024
I’m Stressed about Money, so of Course I’m Spending Money
May 14, 2024
To Sleep or Not to Sleep: That is the Question
May 08, 2024
The Silent and Not So Silent Judgment: Supporting Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Apr 30, 2024
The Silent Cries of the Voiceless: Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Women
Apr 23, 2024
I Don’t Need Counseling and Other Things We Say When We Need Counseling
Apr 16, 2024
Supporting our Sisters: Black Maternal Health Week
Apr 10, 2024
Blessed and Stressed
Apr 02, 2024
The You Deserve It Episode
Mar 26, 2024
Fool’s Gold: Putting People on Pedestals
Mar 19, 2024
Thoughts Matter: Changing the Station
Mar 12, 2024
Supporting our Sisters
Mar 07, 2024
Pretty Lies vs. Ugly Truth
Feb 27, 2024
The Limitations of Love: Doing What I Saw
Feb 21, 2024
The Beauty of Boundaries
Feb 13, 2024
Loving or Losing Me: When to Let Go and When to Grow
Feb 06, 2024
When My Comfort Zone is Uncomfortable: Goal Interfering Behaviors
Jan 30, 2024
Maximizing Your Motivation
Jan 30, 2024
Our Goals Don't Align
Jan 09, 2024
Who’s Holding You Accountable?
Jan 04, 2024
Running Interference: Reducing Barriers to Reaching Goals
Jan 03, 2024
Caregiving During the Holidays
Dec 13, 2023
Guilt and Giving
Dec 06, 2023
Making Room: Supporting People with Disabilities During the Holidays
Nov 29, 2023
Happy Holidays: Supporting Trans and Non-Binary Family Members
Nov 22, 2023
Supporting our Veterans: Homelessness and the Holidays
Nov 14, 2023
No is a Complete Sentence: Revisiting Boundaries
Nov 08, 2023
Stay and Obey: Domestic Violence in the Workplace
Oct 31, 2023
I Wish I Was Enough: The Cycle of Domestic Violence
Oct 24, 2023
My Broken Heart: Coping After a Cancer-Related Death
Oct 18, 2023
Broken but Healed
Oct 10, 2023
I Can’t Receive it: Struggling to Accept Compliments
Oct 03, 2023
Hold On to Hope: Breaking our Silence about Suicide
Sep 28, 2023
Hope for Healing the Hurt: Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Sep 20, 2023
Heartache to Hope
Sep 13, 2023
Hope for the Hopeless
Sep 06, 2023
Getting Back to Inspiration
Aug 30, 2023
Getting Back to Your Purpose
Aug 23, 2023
Getting Back to Being Non-Judgmental
Aug 16, 2023
Getting Back to Self After Loss
Aug 09, 2023
Getting Back to Pastoral Self-Care
Aug 03, 2023
We Deserve God's Love
Jun 27, 2023
Our Kids Deserve to be Affirmed and Loved
Jun 20, 2023
We Deserve Affirming Mental Health Providers
Jun 13, 2023
We Deserve Safe Spaces
Jun 07, 2023
It Should Have Been Me: Survivor’s Guilt
May 30, 2023
“Stuck in the Muck: The Comfort of Complacency”
May 23, 2023
Life and Death in the Tongue: The Power of Words
May 17, 2023
To Be Well is to be Free: Challenging the Narrative You Were Given
May 09, 2023
Finding My People: Positive Impacts of Healthy Relationships on Mental Health
May 02, 2023
“Home Alone: When Family Abandons You”
Apr 25, 2023
I CAN’T DO WHAT I WANT, SO I WON’T DO WHAT I CAN
Apr 19, 2023
The Guilt and Shame of it All
Apr 18, 2023
I Don’t Know How to Fix Them
Apr 04, 2023
The Parent (Child) Trap: The Madness to My Method
Mar 28, 2023
I’ve Got to Get to Work: I’m too Busy to Be Burned Out
Mar 24, 2023
Moving Past the Madness to Seeing Each Other in Dating Relationships
Mar 22, 2023
You’re Headed for Self-Destruction
Mar 14, 2023
The Affirmations Episode
Mar 01, 2023
Where the Value Resides: Success in Relationships
Feb 21, 2023
Caught in the Shrinkage: Ending Unhealthy Relationships
Feb 14, 2023
Pressure Free: Loving Relationships with Self and Others
Feb 08, 2023
Working Through Intimidation and Expanding Your Network
Feb 01, 2023
Change, Consistency, and Clarity: Setting and Reaching Goals
Jan 25, 2023
Free Your Mind (From Distractions) and the Rest Will Follow
Jan 18, 2023
Removing Doubt So You Can Shine Out
Jan 04, 2023
Deflatables—Dealing with Post Holiday Blues
Dec 28, 2022
’Tis the Season for Your Self-Care
Dec 21, 2022
“Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Men and Wellness”
Dec 14, 2022
I Can’t Believe You Left: Fears, Frustrations, and Forget Me Nots
Dec 06, 2022
The Cost of Serving: Veterans and Mental Health
Nov 23, 2022
ABCs, 123s, and STIs: Reducing Our R.I.S.K.S.
Nov 16, 2022
Election Anxiety: Please Stop Persuading Me
Nov 08, 2022
Beneath the Boobs: Fears, Facts, and Follow-Through
Nov 02, 2022
Just Keep Living: My Story of Hurt, Healing, and Hope
Oct 19, 2022
Save Yourself Black Man: Overcoming the Toxicity of Past Relationships
Oct 12, 2022
My Body Feels Like It’s Failing Me: Women and Fertility Challenges
Oct 05, 2022
“When the Divorce Dust Settles: Co-Parenting, Dating, and Marriage”
Sep 28, 2022
I Love You More Than I Love Myself: The Cycle of Domestic Violence
Sep 21, 2022
When No Place Feels Safe: Resources for Victims of and Witnesses to Crimes
Sep 14, 2022
The Conversation: The Forever Heartbreak of Losing a Child
Aug 31, 2022
The Conversation: The Children COVID Left Behind
Aug 24, 2022
The Conversation: No Voice No Choice—Reproductive Rights
Aug 17, 2022
The Conversation: Resilience & Growth--Life After Lockup
Aug 10, 2022
The Conversation: Black Women and Dating
Aug 03, 2022
Men at the Cross: Black Pastors and Mental Health
Jun 29, 2022
Barbershops: Self-Care and Spaces for Black Men
Jun 22, 2022
Law Review: Black Men, Crime, and Mental Illness
Jun 08, 2022
My Transition Story: Becoming Byron Omari
Jun 01, 2022
We Do Say Gay: Parenting, HIV/AIDS, and Challenging Stigma
May 26, 2022
The Silent Suffering of Our Children: Youth and Mental Health
May 22, 2022
"Why Are You Hiding: Messages We Learned in Ministry."
May 11, 2022
We Can No Longer Afford to Ignore our Mental Health
May 04, 2022
Despite Disappointments in Delegates: Your Voice Matters
Apr 29, 2022
From Mommy Dearest to Mommy Did This
Apr 25, 2022
Please Stop Questioning My Masculinity: Father-Son Relationships and Male Identity
Apr 18, 2022
See Me: Voices of Young Black Women
Apr 10, 2022
Black Women of Faith: Strength and Struggles
Mar 31, 2022
The State of the Black Women
Mar 29, 2022
The Well Woman: Black Women and Mental Health
Mar 16, 2022
Health Dangers Seen and Unseen: Risk Factors for Black Women
Mar 10, 2022
Private or Personal: Navigating Workplace Relationships
Feb 23, 2022
Single Does Not Mean Dissatisfied or Undesirable
Feb 16, 2022
How Do I Know When to Let Go: Ending Relationships
Feb 09, 2022
Just Stop: Dating Do’s and Don’ts
Feb 02, 2022
The Conversations We Don’t Want to Have: Suicide in Families
Jan 26, 2022
Struggles and Sacrifice: It’s Not Always Glorious Reaching Goals
Jan 19, 2022
I’ve Never Been Anyone’s First Choice: The Effect of Worth on Goals
Jan 12, 2022
Aspiration to Action: How to Generate Movement on Goals
Jan 05, 2022
When Your Stocking was Stuffed with Disappointment
Dec 29, 2021
Deck the Halls with Debt: Avoiding Financial Stress During the Holidays
Dec 22, 2021
Tree Trimming and Trauma: Managing Guilt, Sadness, and the Suffering of the World
Dec 15, 2021
What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas?
Dec 08, 2021
Heavy Hearts: Forgiveness and the Holidays
Dec 01, 2021
Soup, Salad, and Sadness: Grief and Loss During the Holidays
Nov 24, 2021
I’m Bringing Side Eye for Dinner: Holiday Conflict
Nov 17, 2021
It Doesn’t Feel Like Home for the Holidays: Veterans and Their Families
Nov 10, 2021
Are You Prepared: Thinking about the Upcoming Holidays
Nov 03, 2021
I Can’t Go Through That Again: Dating Anxiety
Oct 27, 2021
But I’m Not Ready Yet: Fear of Leaving Comfort Zones
Oct 20, 2021
I’m Not Good Enough: Relaxing Social Anxiety
Oct 13, 2021
Stopping the Spiral: Releasing Yourself from Overthinking
Oct 06, 2021
Will I Ever Recover: The Journey to Wellness
Sep 29, 2021
Where is my Safe Place: Strategies to Help Create Protected Spaces
Sep 22, 2021
Stop Telling Me What to Do with My Body: Creating Healthy Body Boundaries
Sep 15, 2021
You Need to Cover that Up: Creating Healthy Body Image
Sep 08, 2021
The Myth of “Ho” Culture: Affirming Healthy Sexual Identity
Sep 01, 2021
To Snoop or Not to Snoop That is the Question: Trust, Insecurity, and Control
Aug 25, 2021
Why Do I Keep Doing This: Getting Stuck in Destructive Patterns
Aug 18, 2021
Count it All Joy: Can I Create Happiness?
Aug 11, 2021
Who is Hugging the Hugger: The Downside of Being the “One”
Aug 04, 2021
Who or What are You Hoarding: Difficulty Letting Things and People Go
Jul 29, 2021
Falling in and Out of Control of Myself: Roles in Families
Jul 23, 2021
Still Proving We Belong: Constant Evaluations of Black Women
Jul 08, 2021
Chaos and Coffee: Reducing Stress in BIPOC
Jul 02, 2021
Affirm Your Children: LGBTQ Youth
Jun 23, 2021
Conversations about “C”: Everybody Hates Cancer
Jun 17, 2021
“That’s Gay” and Other Hateful Things You’ve Outgrown
Jun 09, 2021
I Am Not Your Superhuman: Athletes and Mental Health
Jun 02, 2021
Self-Disclosures: Dating and Mental Health
May 26, 2021
You Can Have Faith and a Therapist Too: Spirituality and Mental Health
May 21, 2021
What Do You Need to Know: Navigating Mental Health and the Workplace
May 12, 2021
The Ties that Bind: Mental Health in Families Part II
May 05, 2021
The Ties that Bind: Mental Health in Families Part I
May 05, 2021
Concerned Not Consumed: Setting Boundaries with Over-Involvement
Apr 28, 2021
You Brought This on Yourself: Character Assassination
Apr 21, 2021
I Don’t Want To: Pitfalls of Procrastination
Apr 14, 2021
I Didn’t Think About It: Reducing Impulsive Behaviors
Apr 07, 2021
Stuff It: Women and Food as Coping
Apr 01, 2021
Why Do You Keep Coming for Me Sis: Women Attacking Women
Mar 25, 2021
There is No Peace for Her, Not Even in Her Dreams: Women and Self-Care
Mar 17, 2021
Well What Did You Expect: Questioning and Dismissing the Experiences of Women
Mar 10, 2021
Holes in My Soul: The Effects of Trauma on Relationship Patterns
Mar 04, 2021
“Is Your Cup Turned Over?”: Overcoming Self-Sabotage
Feb 24, 2021
Losing Myself--Addicted to Love
Feb 20, 2021
Am I My Own Friend: The Effects of Destructive Self-Talk
Feb 10, 2021
One of These Things is Not Like the Others: Crushing Comparison Behaviors
Jan 30, 2021
My Tree Isn't Bearing Fruit: Barriers to Success
Jan 23, 2021
What Do We Tell Our Children: What Happens When We Don’t Win?
Jan 13, 2021
#GOALS
Jan 06, 2021
“You Are Worthless”: Growing Up in Abusive Environments
Dec 23, 2020
Dealing with Distress
Dec 19, 2020
Dealing with Disappointments and Delays During COVID19
Dec 19, 2020
Surviving Social Isolation During COVID19
Dec 19, 2020
Two Minutes of Terrific
Dec 19, 2020
Constructive Coping in Times of COVID-19
Dec 19, 2020
Grappling with Grief During COVID-19
Dec 19, 2020
Accepting Anxiety During COVID-19
Dec 19, 2020
Recognizing Relationship Patterns
Dec 19, 2020
Detecting Depression
Dec 19, 2020
Guide to Greatness
Dec 19, 2020
Suffering vs. Sacrifice
Dec 19, 2020
Denying vs. Lying
Dec 19, 2020
Inside the Glass
Dec 19, 2020
You Are Not Forgotten
Dec 19, 2020
Hurting With Our Words
Dec 19, 2020
You Always Matter: Shattering Stigma About Suicide
Dec 19, 2020
Socialization and Sexualized Behaviors
Dec 19, 2020
“What Exactly Am I Trying to Say?"
Dec 19, 2020
What Are You Afraid Of?
Dec 17, 2020
The Ways We Express Our Pain
Dec 17, 2020
The Problem with Pre-Existing Conditions
Dec 17, 2020
The Power of Breath
Dec 17, 2020
You Deserve
Dec 17, 2020
I See You
Dec 17, 2020
Fathers, You Are Not Forgotten
Dec 17, 2020
You Are Built For This
Dec 17, 2020
Why Do We Hold Grudges?
Dec 17, 2020
Let’s Talk About Boundaries
Dec 17, 2020
“Do You Want to Be Healed?”
Dec 16, 2020
“What Not to Say”
Dec 16, 2020
Too Much Sauce
Dec 16, 2020
Hitting That Second Wall
Dec 16, 2020
You Are Already Built for This
Dec 16, 2020
“You Don't Have Any Real Problems”—Youth and Suicide
Dec 16, 2020
“You Cannot Be a Leader if You Show Weakness”—Men and Suicide
Dec 16, 2020
“Service Above Self”—Active Duty, Veterans, and Suicide
Dec 16, 2020
“I’ll Rest When I’m Dead”-Women and Suicide
Dec 16, 2020
The Invisible Wounds of Mental Health
Dec 16, 2020
Living My Truth
Dec 16, 2020
Suddenly the World Stopped
Dec 16, 2020
“The Comeback: A Return to Empathy”
Dec 16, 2020
You Should Not Have to Fight to Be Seen
Dec 16, 2020
Giving You a Piece of Mind vs. Peace of Mind
Dec 16, 2020
Growing Up Fearful
Dec 15, 2020
It is True That it Was Said, But What Was Said is Not Necessarily True
Dec 15, 2020
Empty Spaces
Dec 15, 2020