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Episodes
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Theresa and America are joined by Catherine Reynolds who shares what it’s like to be an extrovert and have bipolar. Catherine identifies what makes her an extrovert and how she feeds off the energy of other people. They discuss the differences of being an extrovert and mania, exploring your full personality and looking for the warning signs on what may be mania and what may be just being an extrovert.
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To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
Theresa and America are joined by Kevin Rushton to discuss the differences between being shy, introverted and depressed. There is a discussion about coming to terms with why you might be avoiding people and get togethers and the situations they feel comfortable in. They talk about the importance of hobbies, having social anxiety and recognizing the signs of when you are feeling depressed.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
They begin the podcast speaking about how to find people like them and then it evolves into a discussion about being a good conversationalist. America and Theresa look for different things in a conversation and they explain how that’s progressed over time. They talk about conversation equity, the process of trying to make friends and steps they take to become better conversationalists.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
America and Theresa explore a question a lot people struggle with which is: will people like the real me? They talk about when they first started to ask themselves this question when they were younger and the fear of not fitting in. There is a discussion about building friendships with people you feel comfortable with, having to cater your personality to different social environments and how it’s alright to be protective of yourself.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
We got a topic suggestion from a listener for the podcast today which was: how to be myself. America and Theresa share what they think their authentic self looks like and how they are still trying to figure out who they really are. They talk about code-switching, instances when they’ve felt left out and how their past experiences have had an impact on who they are today.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Theresa and America talk about some bad habits and how they’ve tried to quit them. They build insight on what bad habits are and they share personal examples of their bad habits. They talk about taking care of your emotional needs, the shame of hiding your bad habits and building the motivation to quit.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
America and Theresa explore how to communicate - what they want and what they need. They differentiate the difference between an immediate need and a long-term need and how they have approached each need differently. They talk about the benefits of writing down your feelings, examples of SMART goals and truly getting to the core of what you want and what you need.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Theresa is having a really hard time and she is here to talk it through with America and they try to figure out how to take care of themselves. There is a discussion about holding yourself accountable and ways they are able to acknowledge their red flags. They unpack all the feelings Theresa is feeling, sharing ways in which they try to take care of themselves and finding the difference between self-care vs. self-destruction.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
America and Theresa explore the common experience of trying to slow your mind down. America is having a hard time slowing down her thoughts and shares what it looks like when she’s normally in a good headspace. They talk about how anxiety contributes to fast moving thoughts but also makes Theresa hyper efficient, the ties to radical acceptance and ways in which both of them try to slow things down.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Theresa and America share how to take those first steps when you don’t feel like you have the capacity to do anything. Theresa compares how these last few years have felt to how she’s experienced mental health episodes and America shares how she is still trying to take on a positive stance. They talk about where they are now, some next steps on how to start and how you have to have hope to start.
To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org
To submit questions, comments or ideas about future topics on the podcast, contact podcast@mhanational.org