Angus Eye Tea: Anxiety, Depression, And Other Cheerful Topics

Hey, Heifer! This ol’ podcast has been around for four years. FOUR. I can’t really wrap my mind around it. In this episode, I wanted to have an honest talk about where Angus Eye Tea is currently. I’m not uploading consistently and my spark kinda disappeared this past year. But! There is news in the episode that I think is very important to for you to hear :).

Here's to the next chapter.

Moo,

Elaine

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

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Email: [email protected]

You can find the show notes for this episode at www.anguseyetea.com. 

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

Hey, Heifers! I tend to take on a lot. Like, a lot. And usually all at once. Upon reflection, I realized that I do this to somehow “make up” for my bipolar disorder. It’s a battle against it, in a way. “See? I can do it all still and even MORE on top of it! You can’t stop me!” Unfortunately, this means that I take on too much, I burn out, and get frustrated. Maybe it’s a form of denial, or maybe it’s me trying to prove myself to others (others who, for clarification, don’t exist). I look forward to our lovely chat today, Heifers! 

Moo,

Elaine

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If you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

Follow me on Insta and Twitter @AngusEyeTea.

Email: [email protected]

You can find the show notes for this episode at www.anguseyetea.com. 

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

Hey, Heifers! It’s advice we’ve all received at some point or another. “It gets better.” And while I do believe things usually get better with time–situations change, people grow, opportunities come and go–I know that it’s a phrase that can feel useless when you’re going through it in the moment. I wanted to mull this over with y’all and try to find a way we can use “it gets better” that doesn’t feel like an impossible pipe dream. 

As a reminder, y’all are truly the best. Thanks for coming on this journey with me <3. 

Moo,

Elaine

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If you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

Follow me on Insta and Twitter @AngusEyeTea.

Email: [email protected]

You can find the show notes for this episode at www.anguseyetea.com. 

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

Hey Heifers! I was featured in an article recently as one of the Top 10 Mental Health Podcasts for Women in 2022! And I feel pod-validated enough that, yes, I have published two consecutive episodes. But don’t get it twisted–I am still a firm believer in allowing laziness into your life, which is today’s topic! Maybe we don’t always need to be go, go, go. 

Moo,

Elaine

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If you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

Follow me on Insta and Twitter @AngusEyeTea.

Email: [email protected]

You can find the show notes for this episode at www.anguseyetea.com. 

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

I know, I know. I am the goal-setting queen. I had a whole goal-setting series at one point. I’ve had planners–sometimes multiple ones at the same time. I’ve made dream boards. I’ve downloaded apps. I did yearly, quarterly, and monthly tarot spreads. I was that goal-setting heifer.

But I’m not trying anything for 2022.

It’s (hopefully!) less depressing than it seems, which I talk about in this episode. Let's be lazy and have a lovely chat, Heifers! 

Moo,

Elaine

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If you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

Follow me on Insta and Twitter @AngusEyeTea.

Email: [email protected]

You can find the show notes for this episode at www.anguseyetea.com. 

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

Hey, Heifers! Life can be busy, and when things pick up, it’s easy to let hobbies or things that don’t keep a roof over your head fall to the wayside. It’s no secret that I’ve had a rough go of it, and then a good go of it, and then just . . . a LOT of IT. (The “it” mostly being a mega to-do list that keeps refreshing). Doing this podcast is sometimes like therapy in that it’s good for me to reflect on my life. But, like therapy, sometimes I don’t want to think about my life lol. I’ve come back and I’m going to do things differently from here on out! Thank you for listening, dear Heifers <3.

Moo,

Elaine

 

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

Follow me on Insta and Twitter @AngusEyeTea.

Email: [email protected]

You can find the show notes for this episode at www.anguseyetea.com. 

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

Hey, Heifers! MERRY CHRISTMAS. If you get stressed about getting gifts or giving gifts then you are not alone, my friend! I tend to get VERY stressed about this, soooo I did a whole episode on it beeboobop it’s 1:38 a.m. and I edited this in my childhood bedroom so it’s a weird vibe mmk HOLLY JOLLY HEIFER MOOS.

Moo,

Elaine

 you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

You can find the show notes for this episode at www.anguseyetea.com. 

Follow me on Insta and Twitter @AngusEyeTea.

Email: [email protected]

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

Hey, Heifers! So much has happened omg y’all. This episode was originally recorded at the end of November, so it’s a tad outdated. The good news is that I have a lot of ideas for upcoming episodes, so this creative break has been WONDERFUL. Enjoy these life updates and I’ll talk to you soon!

Moo,

Elaine

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

Follow me on Insta and Twitter @AngusEyeTea.

Email: [email protected]

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

Hey Heifers! How many things have you wanted to do in your life that you never did because you knew you'd be awful at it? For me it's theater. I've always thought it'd be fun to be part of a musical but in my head I've decided I would be awful at acting and therefore there's no point in trying. But today I'm telling you to ditch that mindset! Obviously there are limitations on what we can do based on our situations. We also sometimes assign these wants to a version of ourselves we'd love to be that we have decided is perfect but may not actually be so fun and great in the end. Today, however, I ask that you let at least one of these things happen and let it be bad. Awful. Crappy. Just do it and allow it to SUCK. This is kind of the motto for National Novel Writing Month, a challenge that happens every November asking people to write 50k words in the month of November. Since you have to write so much you can't get bogged down in making all your words sound pretty. Some of them are cringey and in my case make me question if I've ever even written an email, let alone a novel.

Enjoy the episode and GO BE SHITTY AT YOUR DREAMS!

Moo,

Elaine

If you enjoy this podcast, please consider giving it a review! It also is incredibly helpful for me to hear what is resonating with you, so feel free to DM me!

Follow me on Insta and Twitter @AngusEyeTea.

Email: [email protected]

I am not a health professional. I am simply someone who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Please talk to your friends, family, teachers, doctor, trusted human, etc. if you need help. I also have a resources page on my website that can direct you to different hotlines, therapy websites, and more at https://anguseyetea.com/resources/

Hey Heifers! Meet my third podcast, Wonka Watch! Today, I gift you the very first episode of my new podcast ft. my cohost Felicia.

Timestamps

1:32 Welcome to our countdown to the Wonka Rapture!

2:16 Meet your cohosts, Felicia and Elaine!

3:58 Our Wonka origin stories: How did we end up dedicating an entire podcast to Willy Wonka? Who does that? What’s wrong with us?

12:22 This is Elaine’s third podcast. She’s tired. Felicia’s friends casually accepted this Wonka podcast, stating “It fits.”

15:43 Wonka Watch: For each episode, we’ll review any news or updates we have regarding the Wonka prequel.

20:22 Prior to the Wonka prequel, what was our experience/exposure to Wonka?

20:23 Elaine saw the 1970s movie, 2005 version (hated it). Never obsessed with Wonka but loved the idea of an edible room. Had a dream she would swim in a room of tuna salad. Never read the book. Overall feelings on Wonka were medium to mild dislike.

22:31 Felicia doesn’t really care about Wonka. When thinking about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it reminds her of a middle school musical version…that may have never existed.

23:20 Uh, wait a sec . . . who is Roald Dahl??

25:21 To make this podcast as successful as possible, we filled out the John Lee Dumas notebook The Podcast Journal: Idea to Launch in 50 Days. As we all know, John Lee Dumas is the Willy Wonka of podcasting (we have no idea who he is). Here are the questions we completed from his book:

27:49 “Who is the one perfect listener for this podcast?”

33:14 “Why do you want to create a podcast?”

32:48 “What is your commitment to podcasting?”

34:06 “Contact people who would listen to your podcast and interview them.” We both had our friends respond as our interview pool. The results were not promising.

34:26 “How do you feel about the topic Wonka in your life?”

36:29 “Ideally, where would you like to be when it comes to Willy Wonka?”

38:34 “What’s your biggest struggle when it comes to Wonka?”

39:09 “What would be most helpful for you about approaching, learning more, or even mastering Wonka?”

41:12 Prequel Predictions: For each episode, Felicia and Elaine will provide their own predictions for anything regarding the Wonka prequel, be it about the film, marketing, merch, the actors, etc.

44:27 Remember: it’s really not that important.