I sit down with my best friend from home, who recounts what it was like watching me struggle, go to treatment, and come back home successfully. We discuss the societal norms that continuously stigmatize mental illness, how to support a friend who is struggling and the importance of maintaining your mental health and support system before trying to solve someone else's!

In this episode, I sit down with my younger sister and we talk about how mental health impacts a family unit. We dive into her experience at home while I was at McLean, the differences she saw in me and the family, and the skills that she learned as well! We talk about the difficult spot you get put in when someone close to you is struggling but it's not your story to share. She also gives advice about finding someone to talk to.

This week I sit down with one of my therapists from my therapeutic boarding school. We talk about how she saw me change, the difficulty of measuring long-term emotional change, and the societal norms of not feeling negative emotions. Emily also asks me what is important to be successful in therapy. 

I sit down with one of my past family and individual therapists (current therapist at the time of this recording) to discuss the work we've done. I ask him bout how listeners can improve their relationships, how I have changed, and the biggest things that have kept me from making progress. Jake also turns the tables and asks me some questions about what I think is important for therapists to know and what listeners should keep in mind when going to therapy.

Sitting down with a friend, we discuss relationships. We cover co-dependent unhealthy romantic relationships and friendships, evolving family relationships, and gossiping. How do we maintain our friendship as independent often dramatically different people? Do we experience relationships in the same way? How have they affected us? Listen to find out. 

Sitting down with a friend, we discuss relationships. We cover co-dependent unhealthy romantic relationships and friendships, evolving family relationships, and gossiping. How do we maintain our friendship as independent often dramatically different people? Do we experience relationships in the same way? How have they affected us? Listen to find out. 

In this episode we talk anxiety. Between personal experiences, breaking down what panic attacks feel like, and why anxiety gets in the way of things, the listener gets a well rounded view of how anxiety works.

I ask my younger sister how she was impacted by my mental illness. From how the focus of the family shifted to how our relationship has evolved we discuss the highs and lows of the past 2 years.

I sit down with my Dad to discuss what it was like to see his child suffering from mental illness. Between conversations about the difficult decision to send me away, as a parent, not knowing how to help me, and what is different now in our family, this episode is aimed to give parents reassurance that you're doing the best you can and for kids to understand what it's like to be a parent in the toughest of times.

After 25 episodes, I went back and re-recorded my first episode. I talk all about what inspired me to start the podcast, my story, and my personal journey.