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I'm back (at least I think I am). Man, have I missed you!!
After a year away, I'm so excited to be back.
In today's minisode, I'm sharing my postpartum experience. Man, did it kick my butt! I'm talking about navigating postpartum during a season when I already struggle with seasonal depression, the horrific anxiety that sank in as soon as the sun set, how attempting to go to a Christmas party left me on the bathroom floor crying, and so much more.
I hope this conversation helps at least one new momma feel a little less alone.
Can you do me a favor? If you know a new momma or know someone about to have a baby, could you please share this episode with them? Your shares are the biggest form of thanks a girl can get.Appreciate you, my friend!
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Hey, friend! Today we're chatting about why we need to normalize hard and stop expecting people to "suck it up." If you've ever felt alone in a struggle or are navigating a hard season of life, this episode is for you. When you're ready, hit play, and I'll be waiting for you inside today's minisode. Biggest hugs!
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Well, hello, friend! It's been a hot minute since I've shown up here. In today's minisode, I'm discussing why I went mia from the courageously.u podcast. If you're curious, go ahead and hit play, and I'll be waiting for you inside today's minisode. Biggest hugs!
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Tara Schuster is an author, contributor to InStyle, The New Yorker, and Forbes, among others, and former vice president of talent and development at Comedy Central.
Her latest book, Glow in the F*cking Dark, is a guide to healing your deepest wounds, getting off your “good enough” plateau, and creating the spectacular life that you most desire.
We're talking about...
- What it was like growing up in a neglectful psychologically abusive household
- How Tara used weed to cope
- How she uses meditation and journaling to find safety
- What her reparenting process looked like
- How being raised by emotionally immature parents impacted her mental health
- Why it’s important to heal your trauma
- How establishing boundaries with her parents helped her heal
- Where her fear around money and loss stems from
- How she used exercise to improve her depression
...and so much more!
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March is endometriosis awareness month, and If you know me, you know I’m passionate about women’s hormonal health. That’s why I invited the wonderful Morganne Skinner onto the show to help me spread more awareness about endo.
Morganne Skinner is a registered nurse, freelance nurse writer, and fertility awareness educator. Her experience with endometriosis led her to discover the wonders of fertility awareness, as it helped her get diagnosed and manage her symptoms. Now she is passionate about sharing this knowledge and life-long skill with women looking for answers.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- What endometriosis is
- How long it took her to be diagnosed with endometriosis
- Where her endometriosis was located
- How common endometriosis is
- What her symptoms of endometriosis looked like
- My experience with endometriosis
- Why endometriosis causes pain
- Why birth control isn’t the answer to reducing your symptoms
- What Morganne did to help heal her endometriosis and reduce pain
- Why it’s common to be exhausted when you live with endometriosis
- How endometriosis impacted how she exercised
- Her thoughts on using CBD for endometriosis pain
- What mental health symptoms are common with endometriosis
...and so much more!
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Today Deb Dana is hanging out with us to chat all things Polyvagal Theory.
Deb Dana is a clinician, consultant, author, and speaker who specializes in complex trauma. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma and in creating ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- What polyvagal theory is
- How we move through the three autonomic states
- How your nervous system takes in cues of safety and danger
- How your nervous system is shaped
- What it means to be dysregulated
- What you can do to move out of a dorsal state of freeze
- How the nervous system builds resilience through ruptures and repair
- Why some people are better able to tolerate stress
- What role the nervous system plays in social anxiety
- How you can nourish your nervous system
- Why people struggle to co-regulate
- How our brain creates stories to match our nervous system state
- Why the word “should” provokes survival energy in our nervous system
- How you can support someone who is anxious, and so much more
...and so much more!
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Today Scott Stossel is helping me create a conversation around anxiety and psych meds. You might recognize his name if you watched the Netflix documentary Take Your Pills: Xanax as he was featured in it.
Scott is the National Editor of The Atlantic, the author of My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind and Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver.
We're talking about...
- Why he wanted to share his mental health experience inside a documentary
- Where his mental health journey began
- What his experience with psych meds looked like
- What he believes is at the root of his anxiety
- Why being a man has made his anxiety worse
- How benzodiazepine use can lead to addiction
- How benzos impact GABA production
- The role the nervous system plays in anxiety
- What you can do to shift your nervous system back into a ventral state of calm
- How benzodiazepines impact your amygdala
...and so much more!
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Did you know that most Americans are deficient in several essential vitamins and minerals - vitamins and minerals that can help improve your mental health?
Today the brilliant Chris Kresser is hanging out with us to discuss the role nutrient deficiencies play in mental health and what we can do about it.
Chris is the co-founder of the California Center for Functional Medicine, the founder of Kresser Institute, the host of the top-ranked health podcast Revolution Health Radio, and the New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Cure and Unconventional Medicine. He is one of the most respected clinicians and educators in the fields of Functional Medicine and ancestral health and has trained over 2,000 clinicians and health coaches from more than 50 countries in his unique approach.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- How years of struggling with chronic illness led to Chris to help others improve their health
- Where conventional medicine is going wrong in regards to mental health treatment
- The role nutrient deficiencies play in mental health
- Why you can eat healthy and still be deficient in nutrients
- Why nutrient levels in food is declining
- Why it’s hard for you to gain insight into your nutrient levels
- What nutrients we could all benefit from having more of
- The benefits of adding seafood to your diet
- Why supplementation can be a problem
- What foods you can eat to get the biggest bang for your nutrient buck
- Why you need a good mix of plants and animal foods in your diet
- How to prepare veggies to get the most nutrients out of them
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Today the wonderful Donald Altman is hanging out with us to discuss his newest book, Travelers - a story about overcoming grief while finding hope, healing, and renewal.
Donald Altman is a psychotherapist, Award-winning writer, international workshop trainer, former Buddhist monk, and past Vice-President of The Center for Mindful Eating.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- Donald’s experience as a Buddhist monk
- Why he wrote Travelers
- What you can do when struggling with intrusive thoughts
- Why we need to get beyond labeling people with diagnoses
- What mindfulness looks like
- Why people struggle to sit in stillness with their thoughts
- The power of sitting in nature
- How science doesn’t show us the whole picture
- The controversy with diagnosing grief
- Why I was resistant to going to therapy
...and so much more.
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Class is officially in session! Dr. Paul Bloom is hanging out with us on the show to discuss his new book Psych, The Story of the Human Mind, which is a book he built around his Yale introduction to psychology course.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- Why he wanted to turn his class into a book
- Why he calls psychology a young science
- What people get wrong in regard to memory
- What you need to know about implicit bias
- Why you can’t overcome biases on your own
- What makes us unique
- How appropriate amounts of anger can be useful
- What makes people happy
- Why we tend to go along with the crowd
- Why people tend to join “evil” groups
...and so much more!
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Hit play to hear why I think so many people are struggling with their mental health today. I talk about when the Jetsons met the Flintstones, why your nervous system is freaking out, and what you can do to help it feel safe.
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Are you ready to overcome negative thinking, discover deep healing, and find lasting peace? If you’re nodding your head yes, then this episode is for you.
Dr. Seth Gillihan is a practicing psychologist, author, former professor, and podcast host of the Think Act Be podcast. He is the author of multiple books on mindfulness and CBT, with his latest being Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers a fresh, welcome approach for treating mental health issues that speaks to our times, blending mindfulness and spirituality with CBT.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- How Dr. Gillihan’s struggles inspired him to write Mindful Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- What traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks like
- How Dr. Gillihan adds mindfulness to CBT
- What you can do if you struggle with fear-based or intrusive thoughts
- Why pushing thoughts away isn't the goal
- What makes harm-related OCD thoughts unusual
- What the think act be model looks like
- How thoughts drive our emotions
- The importance of exploring beneath the surface level thought
- Why you should find gratitude in the “suck”
- Dr. Gillihan shares his thoughts on toxic positivity
- What you can do if you’re struggling with catastrophic thinking
...and so much more!
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Do you feel lazy when you rest? Do you feel like you always have to be productive? If you can relate, this minisode is for you, my friend!
Hit play, and I'm going to tell you why it's time to change your definition of productivity.
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Today the courageous Sadie Sutton is hanging out with us on the show to share how she navigated her mental health as a teen.
Sadie is a 19-year-old psychology student at the University of Pennsylvania. After receiving a year and a half of intensive treatment for severe depression and anxiety, and since fully recovering from severe depression and anxiety, she was inspired to share her story with fellow teens going through their own personal growth.
Sadie started the She Persisted podcast in 2019. Inside her episodes, she conducts impactful and inspirational interviews with subject matter experts, fellow teenagers, and social media personalities to break down the stigma surrounding mental health and inspire teens to create a life worth living.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- What Sadie’s mental health struggles looked like
- What her mental health treatment looked like
- How she engaged in self-harm as a means of getting validation and attention
- What mindset shifts she had to make to help improve her mental health
- What she feels was not helpful in her healing journey
- What Dialectical behavior therapy looks like
- Why sleep is crucial to improving your mental health
- Why she started the She Persisted Podcast
- What she’d suggest to a parent whose teen is struggling with their mental health
- What tool you can use to help with intense emotions
- What she’d say to a teenager struggling
...and so much more!
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Anxiety and agitation are signs that your nervous system has shifted into a sympathetic state of fight-or-flight, and stress hormones are now flowing in your body.
Sihing is a fantastic way to shift your nervous system out of a sympathetic state and back into a ventral state of calm.
If you're new to nervous system work, you want to be in a ventral state (anxiety and agitation don't live there).
👉🏼 If you loved this minisode, please screenshot it and share it with a friend. The more people who have this tool in their toolbox, the better.
Happy sighing, my friend! 🤩
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Today the fabulous Dr. Joanna Moncrieff is hanging out with us to help me create a conversation about all things psychiatric medications. If you’re on meds or are considering getting on meds, this episode is a must-listen.
Dr. Moncrieff is a psychiatrist, researcher, professor, and best-selling author. She is a professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London and works as a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS in London.
Dr. Moncrieff researches the rational use and understanding of psychiatric drugs and the history, politics, and philosophy of psychiatry more generally. Her books include The Bitterest Pills, The Myth of the Chemical Cure, and A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs. She is also co-founder of the Critical Psychiatry Network, which consists of a group of psychiatrists from around the world who are skeptical of the idea that mental disorders are simply brain diseases and of the dominance of the pharmaceutical industry.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- What Dr. Moncrieff believes is the problem with drug treatment for mental health problems
- How the chemical imbalance theory was turned into a marketing message
- The downside to believing in the chemical imbalance theory
- How antidepressants change your brain chemistry
- The implications of using antidepressants longterm
- How improvement after someone starts taking a psych med is due to a placebo effect
- How antipsychotics help people who are acutely psychotic
- How we should approach psychosis
- What you need to know about stopping your mental health medications
- Why stopping a benzodiazepine can leave you even more anxious than before you started the med
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Ready to get off the diet roller coaster? Jenna Hollenstein is hanging out with us today to discuss how mindfulness can deepen and sustain your intuitive eating practice.
Jenna is a nutrition therapist, meditation teacher, and author of five books. Her work combines intuitive eating, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, Polyvagal theory, and other embodied modalities.
As someone who has struggled with yo-yo dieting and emotional and binge eating, I can't recommend this episode enough.
We talk about...
- What intuitive eating is
- What it looks like to intuitively eat
- Why it’s important to eat enough food
- What tends to drive binge behaviors
- How to reach satisfaction through food
- What happens when you restrict food
- Why intuitive eating is not a diet
- What makes diet culture so sneaky
- Why having a perfect body is not your job
- How the thought of restriction can trigger chaotic thinking around food
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Stuart Sandeman is hanging out with us inside Episode 132 to talk all things breathwork. Stuart is a globally recognized breathing expert, performance coach, and author. He is the founder of Breathpod, which helps individuals and groups reach their full potential through the power of breathing.
We talk about...
- Why controlling your breath is important
- The difference between reactive and proactive breath
- How to use breath to manipulate your nervous system
- How you can use breathwork to trigger a relaxation response
- How you’re supposed to breathe when speaking
- What the benefits of mouth taping are
- Why it’s important to hold your breath during a breathing exercise
- How congestion can tell you which nervous system state you’re inHe also walks us through a few of his favorite breathing techniques.
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Donna Jackson Nakazawa is hanging out with us to discuss how we can help girls thrive in an era of increased anxiety and depression.
Today’s conversation is more important than ever because in case you didn’t know, girls are more prone to depression and anxiety than ever before and Donna’s here to help you understand the science of why this is.
Donna is an award-winning science journalist, author, and internationally-recognized speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion. Her mission is to translate emerging science in ways that help those with chronic conditions find healing.
We're talking about..
- Why girl's mental health is worsening
- How chronic stress impacts girl's brains differently than boys
- Why it’s important to know the science
- How losing the in-between years negatively impacts girl's mental health
- How social media impacts adolescent girl's mental health
- The role puberty plays in a girl's mental health
- Why we’re seeing a sharp rise in self-harming behaviors in young girls
- Why you need to develop a safe and stable relationship with your daughter
- What you can do to help improve your daughter's mental health
- Why you need to be regulated if you hope to help regulate your daughter
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Did you know that on average, people keep as many as thirteen secrets at any given time?
Today Michael Slepian is hanging out with us to discuss all things secrets. Michael studies the psychology of secrets and how keeping secrets affect variables that govern social and organizational life. He’s also a professor at Columbia Business School, author of The Secret Life of Secrets, and an elected fellow of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology.
In today's episode, we talk about...
- What a secret is
- How secrets can become a burden
- Why people keep secrets
- Why someone might feel compelled to share their secret
- Why some people are better secret keepers than others
- Whether or not you should keep a secret
- Why keeping secrets can feel hard
- What you can do if you’re struggling with a secret
- When secrecy starts to impact a kid's well-being
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