The Lemon Tree Coaching
Welcome to The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast—where emotional depth meets grounded psychology. Hosted by Dr. Allison Sucamele, this podcast is a sanctuary for anyone ready to do the inner work, face their shadow, and cultivate a life that feels authentic, aligned, and alive.
Each episode explores the psychology behind emotions, relationships, nervous system healing, and self-awareness. Whether you're navigating heartbreak, burnout, betrayal, people-pleasing, or the desire for deeper meaning, you'll find thoughtful reflections, symbolic storytelling, and powerful insights to help you bloom—one truth at a time.
Grab a cup of tea, tune in, and come home to yourself.
Follow along on Instagram @thelemontreecoaching and explore free resources on Teachers Pay Teachers at The Lemon Tree by AKS.
Episodes
180 episodes
Bonus Episode: Anything That Starts With a Lie…
In this episode, we’re exploring a truth many of us learn only through heartbreak, confusion, or the slow unraveling of something we believed was solid:Anything that starts with a lie will end with a devastating truth.This isn...
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4:08
# 143: Attention vs Connection - The Psychology of What We’re Really Seeking
Today, we’re diving into one of the most quietly powerful dynamics shaping our relationships, our self-worth, and our nervous systems: the psychological difference between attention and connection.At first glance, these...
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Episode 143
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15:43
Bonus Episode: Emotional First Aid - Three Steps for When You Feel Emotionally Flooded
In this short bonus episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, we’re exploring emotional first aid - the gentle, immediate care your mind and body need when you’re emotionally flooded.Emotional flooding isn’t a per...
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5:19
# 142 - When You Feel Raw - A Psychological Deep Dive into Emotional Exposure, Nervous System Sensitivity, & Inner Truth
There’s a feeling so many of us know deeply—the “raw” emotional state.When your skin feels too thin.When the world feels too loud, too sharp, too close.When someone asks, “Are you okay?” and you almost dissolve.In th...
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Episode 142
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15:55
Bonus Episode: Micro-Moments of Joy - The Smallest Things That Rewire the Brain
In today’s gentle bonus episode, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the power of micro-moments of joy—the tiny, sensory delights that can soften your nervous system and rewire your brain for gratitude, calm, and emotional resilience. Drawin...
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5:36
# 141 - Rediscovering Your Voice: A Journey to Reclaiming Your True Self
In today’s episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, we’re diving into the tender, courageous process of rediscovering your voice after life convinced you that silence was safer. Whether that silence grew from difficult relationships...
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Episode 141
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16:23
Bonus Episode: The Last Time You Didn’t Know Was the Last Time
We rarely recognize turning points while we’re in them. This episode explores the psychology behind life transitions - why our brains overlook endings, how identities evolve in seasons, and how to navigate the “neutral zone” between who you wer...
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5:50
# 140 - Why Is It Always About You? The Psychology of Making Everything Personal
Have you ever shared something meaningful, only to have someone flip it back to themselves? You’re not imagining it. Today, we’re exploring the subtle — and sometimes exhausting — pattern of people who make everything about them. From ...
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Episode 140
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11:58
Bonus Episode - The Science of Tears: Why Crying Is Not Weakness but Neurochemical Release
In this short bonus episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the quiet strength hidden within our tears. We often see crying as a sign of fragility, but science reveals it’s actually a neurochemical rel...
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# 139: The Psychology of Dance - Emotion in Motion
In this week’s episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the beautiful intersection of movement, emotion, and psychology. From the brain’s release of feel-good chemicals when we move to music...
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Episode 139
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16:09
Bonus Episode - A Doll’s House & the Courage to Set Boundaries
This short bonus episode is a soulful reflection on boundaries, truth, and one of the most revolutionary plays in history—Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House.Nora Helmer’s story reminds us that living for approval is not the same as l...
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2:44
# 138 - The Psychology of “No” — Why Halloween Tests Our Boundaries
🎃 Halloween may look like pure fun — costumes, candy, laughter, and late nights, but beneath the glow of pumpkin lights, our boundaries often blur. In this episode, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the psychology behind why that happen...
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Episode 138
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13:55
Bonus Episode: Strengthening Your Parasympathetic Nervous System
This week, we’re exploring a topic that sits at the heart of emotional healing and nervous system regulation — your parasympathetic nervous system.Your nervous system has two main branches:the sympathetic branch...
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7:00
# 137 - Nevermore: The Psychology of Grief and Obsession in The Raven
Step inside the shadowed chamber of the human heart. In this week’s episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, host Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the haunting world of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe — not just as a literar...
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Episode 137
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18:12
Bonus Episode - Tragic Error vs. Tragic Flaw
In this short bonus episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele unpacks the subtle but powerful difference between a tragic flaw and a tragic error. This distinction reshapes how we understand bot...
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4:23
# 136 - The Psychology of Othello: Jealousy, Manipulation, & the Human Mind
Step inside the mind of one of literature’s most powerful tragedies. In this episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, host Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the psychological for...
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Episode 136
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16:01
Bonus Episode - The Pause That Changes Everything
In this episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele invites you to explore something so simple that most of us overlook it entirely—the pause. In a world obsessed with productivity, growth, and constant doing, the pa...
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3:07
# 135 - The Scream: A Psychology of Anxiety, Alienation, and the Human Condition
Step into one of the most haunting images in art history—Edvard Munch’s The Scream. In this episode, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the painting not merely as a work of art, but as a profound psychological mirror of anxiety, alienation,...
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Episode 135
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21:30
Bonus Episode - The Mirror Room
Step into a softly lit chamber lined with antique mirrors—not just reflections of your outer self, but of every part of who you are. The Achiever, the Inner Child, the Wounded One, the Wise Self… each mirror invites you to pause, witness, and i...
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4:09
# 134 - When the Protector Becomes the Harmer: A Psychological Exploration
In this episode, we step into a paradox that is as painful as it is common: why the person who once protected you—the one who guided you, sheltered you, and maybe even saved you—can sometimes become the very person who causes the deepest harm.<...
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26:36
Bonus Episode: Even the Wildest Parts of You Belong - Revisiting Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are as an Adult
In this special bonus reflection, Dr. Allison Sucamele revisits Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are—a story that looks like a children’s tale on the surface, but underneath, holds a mirror to the psyche. Through Max’s journey, w...
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4:02
# 133 - The Subtle Signs of Disloyalty
This week on The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, we’re exploring the subtle signs of disloyalty — the ones you often feel in your gut before you can name them. Not the obvious betrayals like cheating or backstabbing, but the quiet ...
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Episode 133
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20:26
Bonus Episode - The Psychological Sigh: A Reset for Your Nervous System
In this 5-minute bonus episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores the science and psychology of sighing—not as frustration or boredom, but as your body’s natural reset button. Learn how the “psychological...
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3:36
# 132 - Don't Bring Me Your Emotional Clutter
In this episode of The Lemon Tree Coaching Podcast, Dr. Allison Sucamele dives into the idea of emotional clutter—the unprocessed feelings, fears, and stress others try to hand us, often without realizing it. You’ll learn how ...
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Episode 132
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11:17
Bonus Episode - Journaling in Metaphors: Writing Your Feelings as Landscapes, Storms, or Gardens
🌿 In this short bonus reflection, Dr. Allison Sucamele explores how journaling in metaphors can transform slippery emotions into something you can actually see, feel, and tend to.Metaphors give your feelings shape—whether as storms, gard...
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