mental health education

Episode 160: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Part 1 of this series covered the science: why your nervous system resists sleep, the two distinct flavors of sleep anxiety, and the four primary causes of middle-of-the-night wake-ups. If you haven’t read that one yet, start there — the understanding genuinely changes how […]

Episode 158: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout It’s 2am and you’re awake. Either you never really fell asleep or you woke up, and now you’re staring at the ceiling. Maybe your chest is tight. Maybe your mind is running through everything you have to do tomorrow, everything you should have said […]

Episode 157: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout If you are currently struggling, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line. This article is educational and compassionate; it is not a substitute for professional […]

Episode 156: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout After wrapping up the five-part stress management series, several listeners wrote in with follow-up questions and reflections. The questions below get at something the frameworks alone can’t fully answer: what do you actually do with this information when you’re living it in a real […]

Episode 155: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Knowing different and doing different aren’t the same thing. If I had a dollar for every time someone told me, “I know what I should be doing to support my mental health, why can’t I just actually do it?!”— I’d have at least $100. Understanding […]

Episode 153: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout You’ve done the inventory. You’ve looked honestly at your stress bucket, what’s in there, how heavy it’s sitting, and what’s on both sides of the see-saw. Now you’re staring at it wondering: okay, what do I actually do with all of this? Do NOT […]

Episode 152: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Most people know they’re stressed. They feel it in their body, in their reactivity, in the way they hit a wall by mid-afternoon. But when it comes to actually naming what’s in their stress bucket with any real structure or honesty, most people have […]

Episode 151: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Most of us have been taught to treat stress like a problem to be eliminated. Reduce it. Avoid it. Get rid of anything that causes it. But that approach keeps you in a constant battle with a biological process that isn’t going anywhere. And […]

Episode 131: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout The responsible one. The second mom. The example. The kid nobody had to worry about. If you’re an eldest daughter, you probably recognize at least one of those roles. Eldest daughters have been having a cultural moment online lately, thanks in part to Taylor […]

Episode 130: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Think about the last time anxiety really took hold. Your heart was racing, your mind was spinning, and your body was braced for impact. In that moment, did you feel capable? Resourceful? Ready for whatever came next? For most of us, the answer is […]

Episode 129: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout A text comes in that says “We need to talk.” Before you’ve even set your phone down, your mind has already written the ending. You’re getting fired. The relationship is over. Something terrible happened. Your chest is tight and your breath is shallow, all […]

Episode 128: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout An email lands from your boss with one line: “Can you meet for a few minutes this afternoon?” Nothing else. Within seconds your chest tightens, your mind starts drafting the worst possible version of that meeting, and the rest of your morning goes to […]