This week we answer questions about how to maintain boundaries with strangers, what to do when you can’t “fix” your friends, whether there is such a thing as too much exercise, and how to manage the loss of professional identity when transitioning to being a stand at home parent. Introduction Chris and Christine reflect on …
This week on the podcast we discuss how to cope with dissociation, what to do when seeing your ex is upsetting, and how to handle an issue with a close friend sharing personal information. Our grab bag question is about whether it’s possible to be too sensitive.
The winter holidays offer us a great opportunity to reconnect with family and friends, share good meals, and reflect on the past year. But what about when social gatherings are stressful, family relationships are strained, or the activities involved bring up negative emotions? This week we share several tips to help you get through the often stressful holiday season.
The first week in October is Mental Illness Awareness Week, and October 10th is World Mental Health Day. In observance, we share some tips on conversation starters around mental illness and how to bring mental well-being into day-to-day conversations.
In this week’s episode, Christine shares some exciting news about coffee! We also answer questions from callers about how to manage feelings that arise when you identify with your mental illness, whether or not being anxious and uptight are the same thing, making disclosures at work, and coping with worries.
This week we have a special guest co-host, expert CBT therapist Dr. Simon Rego. He’ll help us answer caller questions about how to take steps towards mental wellness when you can’t see a therapist, managing boundaries with adult children, stress related to work, and a grab bag question about eliminating anxiety.
In honor of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, in this week’s episode we talk about how different cultures view mental health differently, how our anxiety and depression can affect those around us, and how to manage anxious thoughts about conversations we’ve had. Our grab bag question is about vivid dreams and how they can sometimes be hard to distinguish from reality.
This week’s episode is a themed episode on the topic of introversion and extraversion. We welcome a special guest co-host, Duff the Psych! In this episode we answer questions about whether social anxiety, shyness, and introversion are the same thing, how to decline social invitations, how two introverts in a relationship can better communicate, and strategies for balancing social activities with down time.
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