The Lafaya Way: Therapy Meets the Poker Table

 

 

🎙️ Chatting with Betsy: The Lafaya Way – Therapy, Poker, and Advocacy

Host: Betsy Wurzel
Guest: Lafaya Mitchell, LMFT, Author, Podcast Host, and Poker Enthusiast

In today’s insightful and heartwarming episode of Chatting with Betsy, Betsy welcomes the dynamic Lafaya Mitchell—Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, author, poker player, and devoted (if initially reluctant!) mom of six. Lafaya brings a wealth of life and professional experience to the table, all shaped into her unique therapeutic approach known as “The Lafaya Way.”

Lafaya’s mission? To calm what she calls “Red Alert Brain”—those overwhelming emotional moments where logic seems to shut down. Over 20 years in the field, paired with her own personal journey, led her to develop a powerful 4-step methodology to help clients overcome T.I.L.T.—“Temporary Interruption in Logical Thinking.” It’s a concept she applies both in therapy and in the high-stakes world of poker.

💡 About Lafaya Mitchell
Lafaya is the founder of Peace of Mind Therapeutic Solutions and the author of The Lafaya Way parenting book series. She also co-authored the #1 international bestseller Speechless: Giving the Voiceless a Voice, where her chapter “Poked Speechless” shares a personal and compelling story. Her other international bestseller, Poker: A Woman’s Game – The Poker Therapist’s Mental Game Strategies for Winning, blends her clinical insights with the strategic mindset of poker.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

• Why Lafaya wrote Poker: A Woman’s Game and her chapter “Poked Speechless”

• How being a high-functioning “Aspie” (and parenting one) has influenced her life and work

• The surprising way poker became part of her personal and professional life—including how she met her husband at the poker table!

• Her empowering “Parents Empowering Parents” program

• Why advocacy, dignity, and giving a voice to the unheard are at the heart of everything she does

Lafaya also hosts her own podcast, The Lafaya Way: Mastering the Mental Game of Life, where she continues to inspire listeners with her blend of humor, honesty, and transformative strategies.

“Lafaya Mitchell explains that she isn’t a professional poker player, but rather a therapist who happens to play professional poker.”

🔗 Explore More from Lafaya Mitchell
Visit Lafaya’s websites, listen to her podcast, or dive into her books to explore therapy, parenting, advocacy, and the empowering side of poker:

📚 Books on Amazon:
Lafaya Mitchell on Amazon

🌐 Websites:
The Lafaya Way – Therapy & Books
The Lafaya Way Poker

📱 Connect on Social Media:
📸 Instagram: @lafayawaypoker
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✨✨ Listen to the full audio interview with Betsy Wurzel and Lafaya Mitchell as they explore healing, advocacy, and the power of mastering life’s mental game.  📌📌 Click here to listen…

 

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