What if medication isn’t a weakness, a shortcut, or a failure… but the scaffolding that holds you while you rebuild your life?

In this episode, I talk honestly about medication, ADHD, antidepressants, and the quiet shame that still sits around needing help. I share what medication did for me. It didn’t fix my life. It didn’t erase trauma. But it lowered the noise, slowed the spirals, and gave me enough capacity to start caring for my body, my mind, and my nervous system.

I also share real life updates. Cancelling things because they feel too big. Harvest chaos. Weight tracking without punishment. Protein, routines, migraines, and why mental health isn’t one thing to “fix” but something to support from every angle. This is a conversation about survival, support, and why white knuckling your way through life is not the badge of honour we were taught it was.

If you’ve ever felt embarrassed about taking meds, scared to advocate for yourself with doctors, or judged for doing what you need to stay alive, you’re not alone. And you’re not broken.

If this episode cracked something open for you, come and connect with me on Instagram @sheshonestlymental I’d love to know. What has been your scaffolding when things felt like too much?

In this episode we cover:

• Why medication is scaffolding, not a failure
• The shame that still exists around mental health support
• ADHD medication, antidepressants, and adjusting doses
• Why there is no one size fits all approach to meds
• Treating mental health as whole body care, not just mindset
• White knuckling life vs being properly supported
• Weight, food, protein, and routine without punishment
• Learning to listen to your body instead of fighting it

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• Train with Ash

• Invictus Apothecary (discount code: SHMFAM)
• Connect with Corrina on Instagram at @sheshonestlymental
• sheshonestlymental.com.au
• The Messy Middle – free community for offloading
• The Chaos Letters – sign up for raw mental health reflections
• Instagram (co-working): @hausofcollab
• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636