In the Open

I Hate My Body featuring Matt Gleason

Theresa and America are joined by Matt and all three of them have a discussion about their own personal struggles with their body image. Matt gets candid about his journey as a food addict and the guilt and shame that comes with that. They talk about some solutions such as attending groups like Overeaters Anonymous (which you can also do online), practicing self-compassion, attempting to have a healthy relationship with food and to wrap it all up Matt has an encouraging breakthrough.

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Why Is Getting Better So Hard?

Attempting to get better is hard, especially when having to get in touch with your feelings and America and Theresa can certainly relate. They both picked up some bad habits as a kid when communicating feelings and they are now putting in the “ninja work” to try to break those patterns. The journey of emotional healing is hard but along the way you try to collect the tools that help better prepare you for the future.

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

My Mind Is Racing featuring Matt Gleason

America and Theresa are joined by Matt Gleason who is part of MHA's Oklahoma affiliate. Matt has dealt with depression, and the racing thoughts that comes with that, since he was a kid. Matt wasn't able to finally slow those thoughts down until later in life with the help of therapy, meditation and medication. The three of them discuss their racing thoughts, certain triggers, how they try to slow down their thoughts and how important it is to fight in the open.

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

 

 

Feeling Guilty

America and Theresa walk through what the definition of the word guilty is and what it means to feel guilty. When it comes to mental health and negative thoughts it is important to understand what is biological and what is environmental. When these thoughts occur ask yourself: What happened? How does it make you feel? What do you need to do?

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

I Like Being Sad featuring Sachin Doshi

America explores the idea of people who like being sad with two individuals who feel comfortable in that space: Theresa and Sachin Doshi. Some people feel at ease with the familiarity of sadness because it delays the process of working on yourself to get to a place of feeling better. If you have any thoughts on this subject or if you’re experiencing this as well email us: podcast@mhanational.org.

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Controlling Feelings

Theresa and America both struggle to talk about their feelings but they’re working through it and are still learning how to get better at it. It’s hard to come up with the words when you have to explain your feelings but understanding why they are happening is key. There are tools online to help you identify feelings but what’s helpful is creating a habit; that way the first thing you do when you have a big feeling is to learn how to stop it before it gets to a bad place.

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

I Don't Want To Go To Therapy featuring Emily Skehill

Emily works in the Peer Advocacy, Supports and Services Department at MHA and she also lives with depression and anxiety. At one point in her life Emily didn’t want to go to therapy so we follow her through her journey of when she realized she had anxiety at a young age and where she’s at today. It took some time for Emily to find a therapist that worked for her but she did some research and tried out different therapists until she found someone she was completely comfortable with. Think about what you want out of therapy. Think about how you can make yourself feel better and how you can have someone else help you with that?

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Medication Makes Me Feel Worse

Theresa and America have a conversation about how medications work and how sometimes when you’re prescribed a medication the side effects could make you feel worse than before. When first taking a new medication sometimes the side effects don’t pop up right away, you have to give it some time to reach a therapeutic level. You do what’s best for you, you know your body better than anyone so keep track of any time you feel something out of the ordinary and tell your doctor.

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Am I Selfish?

They talk about the complicated topic on why we feel selfish, how to determine if you’re being selfish or not and how it relates to our mental health. Are you more of a giver or a taker? Have compassion, take care of yourself, be careful about judgment statements, lean on others and find someone you can check with to see if you are being selfish or not.

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Getting Help Without My Family Knowing

Everyone should try to get help from their families but during the times where your loved ones didn’t or couldn’t facilitate your needs, America and Theresa give you options for outside help. Making that important step toward seeking help is crucial and if you’re a young person that next step could be scary. Go online and arm yourself with information, find local supports (like warmlines or online forums), seek out local in-person support groups to try to connect with other people who are also struggling and if you are going to be seeking professional services you should prepare yourself to share that with your parents.

To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org