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Struggling to Find the Right Therapist? 10 Things You Should Know Before Your First Session Finding a therapist is a special kind of hell. Let’s just be real about that for a second. When you’re already feeling like a raw nerve, maybe you’re dealing with panic attacks, or you’re in one of those deep holes we all create for ourselves, the last thing you want to do is interview strangers. It feels like bad speed dating, but instead of talking about your favorite movies, you’re spilling your darkest secrets to someone who might just nod and say, "And how does that make you feel?" It’s exhausting. It’s expensive. And honestly, it’s a little bit dehumanizing to have to summarize your entire life’s trauma into a 15-minute consultation call. We’ve all been there, sitting in a "State of Confusion" (check out our podcast episode on that here ), wondering if there’s even a point to it all. But here’s the thing: finding someone who actually gets it changes everything. Not...
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EPISODE CXLI: WE ARE THE DREAMERS THAT SHOULDN'T GROW UP

 Think about how much easier life was when we were kids. We don't have the darkness we have now.  However we have the will to go for our goals and to make our dreams come true.  Do we really have an inner child or do we want to find the most beautiful life ever? MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE ALL MY LIFE - Odesza I COULD HAVE BEEN A DREAMER - Dio FORECLOSURE OF A DREAM - Megadeth DREAMER- Living Joy BLAME - KMFDM SHOOTING STAR - Bad Company THE TOUCH - Stan Bush THE CHILD IN US - Enigma

THE SHAME GAME

Today was a very rough day for me. I’ve been feeling really agitated for a while now, but today felt different. I felt like my brain was jumping out of my skull—like I was moving, but I couldn’t stop.  Finally, one of my drivers spoke to me in a tone that really triggered me. I got right on the defensive and then I completely flipped out.  READ MORE  

WISE ASS WEDNESDAY

5 Signs You're One Bad Week Away From a Mental Health Crisis (Prevention Check-In) Look, I'm not going to sugarcoat this, sometimes we're barely holding it together and don't even realize how close we are to completely unraveling. One bad week. One shitty conversation. One more thing going wrong. And boom, we're in crisis mode. The thing is, most of us don't wake up one day and suddenly find ourselves in a mental health emergency. It's a slow burn. A gradual decline that we rationalize, minimize, and push through until we can't anymore. We tell ourselves we're fine, we're just tired, we're just stressed, it's just been a rough patch. Until the rough patch becomes our entire reality. So here's the thing, I want to talk about the warning signs. Not the polished, clinical list you'd find on some medical website, but the real, gritty signs that those of us who've been there recognize. The signs that say, "Hey, you're ...

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