Kelly Davis is back and is joining America to talk about her experiences with thoughts of killing herself but not necessarily wanting to die. This topic may be both difficult for some but the conversation is important to have and Kelly helps explore how she personally changed her relationship with those thoughts. Kelly shares an enlightening piece of advice from a therapist regarding thoughts of suicide, they talk about the importance of finding a sense of purpose and how everyone’s story is worth listening to. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

In the Open

I Think About Killing Myself But I Don't Want To Die featuring Kelly Davis

Theresa struggles with self-love, so America leads her through the process of how she can try to be better at loving herself. They talk about the progress they’ve made in loving themselves and how small changes to their outside appearance has helped. They discuss the similarities to self-love and confidence, they give two examples of what they love about themselves and how we should all practice self-gratitude. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

How Do I Love Myself?

America and Theresa are completely spent, and they are at the point where they have the inability to process information while recording this podcast. They try to determine how they got to this point and the events that lead to the feeling of their brains not working. They talk about what things drain them the most, the importance of rest for both your body and your brain and they explore solutions for when they need to reset themselves. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

My Brain Doesn't Work Anymore

America is joined by Ben Ballman, who is a high school student who founded a mental health coalition, and they discuss being in a toxic relationship. They talk about their experiences with toxic relationships from each of their perspectives. They share some signs of how to identify if a relationship is toxic, setting boundaries and the importance of remembering that prioritizing your own mental health over someone else’s does not make you a bad person. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Am I In A Toxic Relationship? featuring Ben Ballman

America and Theresa are a pair of overthinkers. They share how they each process their decisions and when they first discovered they overanalyzed things. There is a discussion about identifying the true cause of your over processing, how they try to manage their thoughts when they become too much and how overthinking everything isn’t always a bad thing. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

I Overthink Everything

Anxiety can form some bad habits in different people and for America and Theresa it makes them pick at their skin. Theresa and America have tried to keep each other accountable about not picking at their skin and they describe those feelings of nervous energy. They discuss environments where their bad habits get exaggerated and how they have worked to channel that nervous energy to other activities. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Anxiety Makes Me Pick At My Skin

This a topic that really makes Theresa uncomfortable and they explore why she cares about what other people think. Theresa shares where her anxiety comes from and the affects of being raised in a high anxiety household. They both explain how they try to process criticism, how their environments shaped how they receive affection and the positives of Post-It Note Therapy. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Why Do I Care What Other People Think?

It’s a new year and it’s time to turn the page so America and Theresa discuss how to start over. They both share their experiences with starting new relationships and how they had to take a look at what they created first before going in a new direction. They recall the moment when they felt ready to start over in their life, setting boundaries for yourself, how they processed through the grief of the past and how they eventually got to a place of acceptance. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

How To Start Over

America and Theresa wrap up 2020 by letting go of all the bad things from the past year. They talk about the everyday practice of not holding a grudge and how it boils down to protecting yourself. America shares a breakthrough she had in therapy, Theresa talks about the hardest things for her to let go of and they both list things they are leaving behind in 2020. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Letting Go

America and Theresa share the things they have to set boundaries for in their lives. America gives her definition of personal boundaries and they both give examples of where they set their limits.  They discuss how they differentiate hard and soft boundaries, identifying the behaviors that you find acceptable and how you can set restrictions not only on people but also on actions. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

How To Set Boundaries

America is joined again by Whitney Ball and in this session they discuss the trap we sometimes fall into of feeling like you haven't accomplished anything. The end of the year always brings on reflection and they stress how small accomplishments are just as important as your big life goals. America and Whitney share how we should all “give ourselves a pass”, how they measure goals and accomplishments and how you should talk to yourself the same as you talk to your friends. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

I Haven't Accomplished Anything featuring Whitney Ball

America and Theresa struggle with self-control during the holidays and this year is no different. America separates her definitions of control and management and Theresa explains how she tries to balance self-compassion during the holidays. They talk about the theory of an “emotional reservoir,” the significance of self-validation and learning how to just walk away. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

Self-Control During The Holidays

Andrew Cannizzaro joins Theresa and America to talk about intrusive thoughts. Andrew shares his experiences with OCD and how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has helped him in the process of slowing down intrusive thoughts. They delve into the complexity of intrusive thoughts, how speaking about your thoughts helps you feel less alone and how we shouldn’t treat our brain like our enemy. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

I Can't Stop Intrusive Thoughts featuring Andrew Cannizzaro

Theresa and America vent about what they hate about the holidays. They talk about the expectations during the holiday season and how things have shifted this year. They discuss how getting together with family can be complicated, how your holidays don’t have to look like others and they also share some things they like about the holidays. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

I Hate The Holidays

Theresa and America go through the range of emotions you experience when you share something you feel is important and you don’t feel heard. They begin with how it is important to show empathy for the person on the receiving end when having a significant conversation. Theresa shares how she prepped before an incredibly personal confrontation, finding perspective by talking to someone who can provide an outside point of view and explaining how they feel when they are truly being heard. To take a mental health screen, or to find mental health information and resources, visit mhascreening.org

I Don’t Feel Heard

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In the Open

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