We're really wanting to grow the podcast and YouTube channel. In order to do that we need a bit of help from our awesome listeners. We're now on Patreon which is a monthly donation website. We've decided to go this route to avoid having our listeners listening to paid advertisements throughout the podcast episodes.  A lot of work and time goes into each episode with finding and scheduling a guest, research, filming/recording, editing, uploading and posting to social media, not to mention the costs of running the website and domain fees as well as podcasting equipment. Up to this point, I've covered that all myself but as time goes on it gets harder to put out an episode every week. Your donations will help us be able to greatly streamline this process by purchasing equipment as well as hiring some help.  100% of your donation will go to the production of the podcast and YouTube channel. Just go to www.patreon.com/inmyheadpodcast and you can donate as little as $1/month. Thank you so much for your support. I've been so grateful for all your support and the important conversations we've been able to have to remove the stigma of mental illness. With your help we'll be able to extend the reach and provide more resources to those in need and education for those wanting to help their loved ones. Thanks so much!

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#34 - Support us on Patreon

Kavin chats with Evan Stowers about managing work, lifestyle, family life and many more things when also dealing with mental illness. Evan is a hairstylist and owns his own business. We had a candid and off the cuff conversation (without notes this time) to just get real about life and mental illness. We found plenty of things to laugh about and get side tracked with along the way. We appreciate all of you for checking out our podcast. Please subscribe and give us a five star rating. We'd love to continue to grow and provide resources for as many people as possible. Please consider becoming a supporter of the show by donating to our Patreon page: www.patreon.com/inmyheadpodcast. 100% of your donation will go to producing the podcast.  Visit www.betterhelp.com/inmyhead for a free week of online therapy. Thanks for listening 

#33 - Managing mental health and lifestyle w/ Evan Stowers

I had a great time chatting with Chris Voag for this episode! Chris is a cancer survivor who found great benefits of supplementing medical cannabis throughout his cancer treatments and after. He shares how helpful it was with his pain and nausea and overall outlook on life.  Chris shares great experiences of people finding great benefits of cannabis including his father who survived stage 4 oral cancer.  Chris was led to start his own company called Sir and Lady Cannabis Apparel. Founded in 2016. They provide quality clothing, but also a platform for other Cannabis Warriors such as himself to tell the world of how Cannabis gave them a better quality of life when all else failed. Through this venture he's bringing to light so many beautiful stories of people healing. ​ You can email Chris directly Chris@SirCannabisApparel.com or DM us Via Instagram @SirCannabisApparel  Email or DM us on Instagram @inmyheadpodcast Go to BetterHelp.com/inmyhead to get a free week of online therapy.   

#32 - Cannabis Conversation w/ Chris Voag

As a prequel to our episode with Chris Voag, this is an intro to cannabis if you will and how I've used it over the years medicinally to treat many things including anxiety, depression, migraines, insomnia, chronic pain and more.  This is not an episode to tell everyone to get off all their meds and just use Cannabis, it's simply coming from my own personal experience and as always is not meant to be medical advice. Stick to your professional care taker for that.  Shoutout to Better Help. They're giving our listeners a free week of online therapy. Go to betterhelp.com/inmyhead    

31 - Intro to Cannabis

It was an honor to chat with Greg Oliva for this episode. Based in Los Angeles, Greg is a Member of the community development team working with dedicated Mo Bros and Mo Sisters from around the US to support them in their efforts to raise funds and awareness for men’s health. He works for Movember as their Community Development Manager. He shared so much information that was new to me and it's so worth taking time on the Movember.com website to learn about the scary numbers regarding men's mental and physical health. Just to name a couple: 3 out of 4 suicides are men and there's one a minute. Meaning just during this podcast alone, 60 men have taken their life. Greg not only talks about the stats but he talks about all the tools continually being developed to stop this number in it's tracks and preventing men from dying too early. Movember has long been my favorite charity and causes. It’s the leading charity changing the face of men’s health on a global scale, focusing on mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Movember is best known for their campaign they do in November where November 1st you clean shave your face and grow a statue throughout the month which opens up conversations to others. They also have a way to create your own Mo-Community on their website and have friendly competitions for raising funds for more research and prevention tools. Movember has given the largest donation to the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The charity raises funds to deliver innovative, breakthrough research and support programs that enable men to live happier, healthier and longer lives. Committed to disrupting the status quo, millions have joined the movement, helping fund over 1,250 projects around the world. In addition to tackling key health issues faced by men, Movember is working to encourage men to stay healthy in all areas of their life, with a focus on men staying socially connected and becoming more open to discussing their health and significant moments in their lives. The charity’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. To donate or learn more, please visit Movember.com. Hope you enjoy this conversation and please share it with the men in your life! Movember.com  // Instagram: @Movember // conversations.movember.com  //   Go to betterhelp.com/inmyhead for a free week of online therapy

#30 - Movember w/ Greg Oliva

It's never fun when you feel like you've made so much progress with your mental health then BAM!!! Anxiety, depression, OCD etc hits you like a ton of bricks. It's times like these that I've been trying to realize that it doesn't mean I haven't made progress, it just means now I have more experience now and more tools to deal with it. It means that with experience, you know that you'll still have good moments and days.  The importance of speaking up because all the more clear this time. Take care of yourselves. 

#29 - Recent Anxiety Experience

You'll have to forgive me for the audio quality on this one. I was on a 6hr drive traveling and decided to record this episode that I've been wanting to do for awhile. Wish it sounded better but the message is there no matter how scatterbrained it was. I was sincere in what I said.  Hope you enjoy it. 

#28 - Rant on Racism

It was awesome chatting with Austin, he's a marriage and family therapist and currently runs a male retreat called Be The Rise. He shares success stories including his own with addiction and marital problems.  Sorry the audio isn't fantastic on this one, will be better on the next one.  Get a free week of online therapy at www.BetterHelp.com/InMyHead.  Reach out if you need anything or if you'd like to recommend topics or guests. Thanks so much for listening. Please give us a five star rating and a review to help more people find this podcast. Thanks!

#27 - Austin Ellis, MFT

It was great to have Dave Brinker on the podcast. He talks about his journey with anxiety, making lifestyle changes, and maintaining healthy habits with exercise, food and sleep. We also chat about passing on healthy mindsets to children about dealing with mental health and that in doing this, the stigma will be gone by the next generation.  Thanks for your support, please give us a five star rating and review to increase searchability of the podcast.  Shoutout to Better Help, one of our affiliates. Go to BetterHelp.com/InMyHead for a free week of online therapy. Visit https://vimeo.com/411877473 password: Kavin to enjoy a free 30min workout from ShayFit.  Thanks for listening and please reach out for podcast topic ideas or guests you'd like to hear from.  Email: TheInMyHeadPodcast@gmail.com IG & Twitter: @InMyHeadPodcast Facebook: @TheInMyHeadPodcast

#26 - Dave Brinker

It's wild that we've been doing this podcast for a year. It's been awesome to research and speak with professionals and guests with their own personal experiences.  In this episode we recap our 24 episodes, we cover things that have inspired me over the past year and we end this episode with a 7-day exercise challenge that goes from Monday May 4th - Sunday May 10th. This is 30min a day. This can be vigorous or simply walking around your neighborhood for 30min. The mental and physical benefits of 30min of elevated heart every day cannot be overstated. Join me for this challenge, I know I need a good restart on my mental and physical state. Hopefully you'll join me and we can take care of ourselves together.  You can use a 30min exercise video I just shot for Shay Fit. The link is https://vimeo.com/411877473 - password: Kavin. My whole family did this workout the other day and it was hard but super fun. She's letting just our audience use this program for free! Also while quarantined at home, take advantage of www.betterhelp.com/inmyhead for one free week of online therapy. No contracts and you can change therapists at anytime free of penalties and fees.  Thank you so much for listening, please share this with someone you think it would help and give us a 5 star rating and review. Thanks for a great year!

#25 - Podcast One Year Anniversary

Jerri Jorgensen returned to our podcast to share her experience testing positive for COVID-19 while on a cruise. She shares how their ship was quarantined a mile off the coast, then when she tested positive she was quarantined in a Japanese hospital for two weeks. Her husband returned to the states, tested positive also and was quarantined in the states.  She shares how the media wanted to share her story as long as she ramped up the fear. Some outlets decided not to interview her when she wouldn't agree to that.  Jerri has an electric personality and I always love chatting with her. She's become an awesome friend! Hope you enjoy this episode. We're glad we're still partnering with Better Help especially during these challenging times. Visit www.betterhelp.com/inmyhead to receive a free week of online counseling and therapy. You can cancel and switch therapists at anytime. Please take advantage and take care of yourselves and those around you!

#24 - COVID-19 survivor Jerri Jorgensen

Quick little check in episode hoping you're all safe and healthy. I've had people reach out to me talking about things they're doing to combat the feelings of anxiety and I've shared how I cope with it as well.  These are uncertain times and everyone is effected in different ways but these are the times to prove who we are. Are we the nice ones when times are good then hoard TP and push and shove at the store when times are tough, or do we use these times to be a good neighbor? Hopefully the latter.  Many are suffering in ways I can't even begin to understand, but I can put myself out there to try and be there for them, even in very small ways.  Let's take care of each other! Love you all! Please take advantage of our affiliates www.betterhelp.com/inmyhead for a free week of online counseling. This is all confidential. 

#23 - What will quarantine bring out in you?

Thanks for checking out this episode. This is just a short one to check in during these times of uncertainty and talking about managing fear, self-care and being there for others. Hope you like it. Check out www.betterhelp.com/inmyhead for a free week of online counseling. 

#22 - Corona Virus - Message of Hope

I had such a great time chatting with Jerri as she shared her experience with her husband overcoming a pornography addiction. We cover so many great things in this episode and I learned a lot. We discuss that at the root of all addiction is trauma. One of my favorite parts was when Jerri said "The opposite of addiction isn't sobriety, it's connection."  After Jerri's husband Mark went through an inpatient program they started their own in Southern Utah called Desert Solace. People come in from all over the US and outside to receive top notch inpatient treatment and connection and for those who follow the program and continue with it see a 100% success rate! They deal primarily with sex and pornography addiction.  Jerri is a super fun and energetic person and I had such a good time talking with her and think there's so much to learn from this episode.  If one of you is dealing with any type of addiction, she and her husband are incredible resources and can provide so many answers, resources and hope. You can read more about their program at https://desertsolace.com.  Thanks to our sponsors: Go to BetterHelp.com/InMyHead for a free week of online counseling. Go to CBDmd.com and type in the promo code IMH15 for 15% off all their CBD products. Thanks for listening and please subscribe to our new YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD3lZ47u0_D-X1ZH1v3nknw) and if you're just listening give us a rating and review if you're enjoying it and as always please share this with someone you think it might help. Email: TheInMyHeadPodcast@gmail.com IG & Twitter: @InMyHeadPodcast Facebook: @TheInMyHeadPodcast  

#21 - Addiction w/ Jerri Jorgensen

In the intro episode of this podcast I mentioned wanting to do "challenge episodes" that promote mental and physical wellness. This is the first challenge episode and it's a 7-day meditation challenge. It's up to you what your meditation practice looks like. I usually do a guided 10-15min mindfulness meditation in the morning.  In this episode, we talk mental and physical benefits of meditation as well as tips to make it more enjoyable. We talk resources like books and apps that are helpful.  Kavin finishes the episode by demonstrating an 8min mindfulness session.  As always rate and review our podcast and share this episode if you think it would be helpful for anyone. Thanks so much for listening. Thanks to our sponsors: Go to BetterHelp.com/InMyHead for a free week of online counseling. Go to CBDmd.com and type in the promo code IMH15 for 15% off all their CBD products.   Please subscribe to our new YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD3lZ47u0_D-X1ZH1v3nknw). Email: TheInMyHeadPodcast@gmail.com IG & Twitter: @InMyHeadPodcast Facebook: @TheInMyHeadPodcast

#20 - 7 Day Meditation Challenge

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