End-of-year holidays can be a celebratory time. Or a stressful time. Or both. Whichever is true for you, it’s a good time to add or tune-up some of the…
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284_Put the Fun Back in DysFUNctional at the Holidays (remix)
315 Views December 12, 2023 Be first to comment
How could making a secret, customized Bingo card help you manage holiday stressors? What’s the value of a “buffer day?” Those are just two of the many tips and…
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Grieving any impactful loss can be especially challenging during the holidays. There are so many expectations that we celebrate and keep up traditions regardless of our feelings and pain. …
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Living with depression is difficult. That goes for both the person with the mood disorder, and those around them who are also affected. Last week in “Caregivers Have Needs…
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Having depression is hard. Loving and caring for someone with depression is, too. November is National Caregivers Month, and this 24-minute episode explores the need for boundaries, perspective, communication,…
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280 I Wish People Understood How Lonely and Hard It Is
495 Views November 14, 2023 Be first to comment
A podcast listener, who is married to and raising a child with a man with depression and other mental health conditions, reached out to get some information and support…
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As individuals, we may not have much control over world events. But when tragic news fills 24-hour news cycles, we have a responsibility to ourselves to tune in and…
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TW: Imagine one of your darkest nights. You feel worthless, and as though no one cares or would miss you. You go to bed praying that “if it…
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This extended, 30-minute episode dispels two common mental health misconceptions: 1) That there’s really no point in “reaching out” because no on e cares or understands, and 2) That…
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276_You Can’t Ask Someone Directions to a Place They’ve Never Been
1.8K Views October 17, 2023 Be first to comment
At 14, Lacey’s mental-health challenges made living a long and full life seem impossible to her. She wasn’t sure she could even make it to 16. because of her…