Wendy Pitts Reeves, Host, Ideal Practice Podcast

09/10/2026

In any kind of healing work, being fully present with the human being in front of you is much harder than it seems. It takes clarity, tremendous focus, the ability to calm your own internal world, and to set aside the countless distractions that are fighting for central stage in your own mind.

And yet, to me - it is the ability to do exactly that, that matters more than almost anything else we bring to the work.

What do you do to bring that level of presence to your clinical work? What advice would you give to a younger clinician who’s just developing those skills? How important do you think this is to your own work?

09/10/2026

What does it really mean to be fully present with your clients? Psychotherapist and author Lex Santí joins me this week on the podcast to explore presence, attunement and what he calls the “inner silence” we must bring to our clinical work. We also unpack the AMI framework he’s developing, and why slowing down long enough to 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙮 see the person in front of you may matter more than any technique you know. Link in the comments… 👇

09/07/2026

What if confidence isn't something you need before you begin? 😌

What if confidence is something you build because you began? 😎

What might you do differently this week?

09/06/2026

09/05/2026

Today would be their 67th anniversary. We lost him a couple of years ago, but I know he’s keeping an eye on her still. ❤️

09/03/2026

What's something you've wanted to do for a LONG time — but haven't? Travel somewhere? Write something? Learn something? Change careers? Start a business? Do something completely ridiculous just because it sounds fun?

No explanations required. 😁

What's on the list?

09/02/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? Not permission from your boss. Or your spouse. Or your family… 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

This week on Ideal Practice™ we’re talking about courage, confidence, self-worth — and why you don’t have to know “the how” before you decide you're going to try.

And yes, somehow Switzerland, hang gliding and the Appalachian Trail get involved too. 😆

Link in the comments! 👇

09/01/2026

Finding the right person is NOT the end of the hiring process.

In last week's episode of Ideal Practice™, I walked through the five stages I use to turn a new hire into a trusted team member:

𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓 → 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 → 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 → 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 → 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖

If you're building a team— or even 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 about hiring your first person — save this one. You'll want it when Monday morning comes and your brand-new hire is sitting there waiting for you to tell them what to do. Yep. You will. 😉