This is a short episode about finding balance through acceptance. Balance doesn't mean feeling just the good stuff, it means understanding the importance of every moment of your life - the good and the bad.
Meditation has allowed me to get back in touch with my body and stop dissociating, but it can also be really scary and triggering especially for those with trauma. Be gentle and listen to your body - That's the whole point!
I talk about everyone's favorite topic and greatest weakness - boundaries. My take on boundaries is use them to make sure you leave enough space in your life for yourself. Listen in to learn how to set a boundary without causing more drama.
I talk about the daily struggle I feel between honesty and shame and about the many things I'm doing and not doing to deal with the change & uncertainty showing up in my life right now.
I'm starting this podcast to open up a dialogue around mental health & wellness to a wider audience. If 2020 taught me anything, its that the lessons & tools I use daily to live with mental illness can be used by anyone to handle crisis, to get through life, to feel better, and to mitigate the rise of mental illness worldwide.
38 min
About Allied With Madness
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Allied With Madness is a new podcast about all things mental health, mindset, and wellness by writer and mental health advocate Caroline Swanson.
I'm a normal person with normal problems, and I always felt like life was too much for me, too overwhelming. I felt a lot. I still do. Maybe you do too.