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- S4E8 - Abolish For-Profit Healthcare
**DISCLAIMER: The audio quality on this episode is less than stellar. We did an impromptu voice memo while it was raining on our camping trip. I have tried to clean up the audio as much as I can, so I apologize if it's difficult to understand. Will include a transcript as soon as I am able!**
While camping in the mountains with no service, Lexi and their best friend Sam talk about one reason why privatized healthcare is abhorrent. Sam is a nurse navigator for cancer patients and has to regularly tell patients with multiple health conditions that insurance won't pay for their other healthcare costs AND their chemotherapy.-----Resources from today’s episode:😭 Video by a nurse about how everything ends up in the ER😭 Petition for Medicare for All, #2 (MoveOn), #3 (Bernie Sanders'), #4 (Action Network)----These resources are for listeners in the US:- 😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
- 😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- 😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
- 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
- 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
- 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
- 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
- 😭 Inclusive Therapists
- 😭 Resources for Gun Safety
- 😭 Resources for Reproductive Rights
- 😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link
—Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!You can find Lexi on IG and twitter: @LexGonGivIt2ya_.I am a proud member of the #PodPros community.47 min - S4E7 - Black Therapists Deserve Better
In today's modern cancel culture, it seems the public is more willing to doxx marginalized folks, specifically Black people whom they disagree with, when white people saying similar things don’t receive nearly the same level of backlash. In this episode, Lexi highlights three specific instances over the past 6 months or so that involved a Black mental health care provider has been dog-piled after stating objective truths or setting personal boundaries and challenges listeners to reflect and attempt to respond to things that trigger us, rather than reacting.
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Resources from today’s episode:
😭 Find Bree on social media! Twitter, Instagram, TikTok
😭 Find Nicole on social media! Twitter, Instagram, TikTok
😭 Find Shahem on social media! Twitter, Instagram, TikTok
😭 “What’s Behind the Rise of Lonely, Single Men” by Greg Matos on Psychology Today
😭 I’m a Black Therapist And My Tik Toks Got Me Fired by Shabree Rawls
😭 “Therapist fired after calling out Black men for lacking ‘emotional intelligence’ in viral TikTok video”
😭 “Angry Black Women” Ep. 201 of Wine, Weed, and Whispers, hosted by Taylor B and Cass
😭 “Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Therapists on Social Media” by Sara London (Article that calls out Nicole and caused the backlash, has since been removed from Psychology Today)
😭 Nicole’s tweet about above article
😭 https://laist.com/news/health/black-therapists-fight-to-be-seen-on-tiktok-when-they-are-they-find-solidarity
😭 Jacy’s twitter
😭Nicole’s Legacy Member Club
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These resources are for listeners in the US:
😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
😭 Resources for Gun Safety
😭 Resources for Reproductive Rights
😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link
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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!
You can find Lexi on IG and twitter: @LexGonGivIt2ya_.
I am a proud member of the PodPros community.
56 min - Minisode Mondays Ep9 - Music Therapy Mini #004: "Nocturne" by Sufferer w/ ScoutIn the third installment of Scout’s breakdown of vis favorite tracks from Sufferer’s self titled EP, Lexi and Scout talk about track #7, “Nocturne.”12 min
- S4E6 - Unburdening Myself, Pt. 1: Communicating in RelationshipsIn this episode, Lexi reflects on the burdens that society has placed on their shoulders in regards to lifetime milestones. They struggle with feelings that they are unloved and a failure because they haven't checked the boxes of buying a house, getting married, and having kids. These feelings have come back with a vengeance around Lexi and Alex's 7 year anniversary, and Lexi shares a recent anecdote that brought them to the forefront.-----These resources are for listeners in the US:😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities😭 Resources for Reproductive Right😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link-----Find us on social media! The pod is on IG and twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod and on Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!I am a proud member of the PodPros community.53 min
- S4E5: No Bad Parts (IFS therapy), Pt. 1
Internal Family Systems is the modality of therapy that Lexi and their therapist use, and it's mantra is that all parts are welcome and there are no bad parts. In this episode, Lexi explores bringing attention to the different parts of their whole self and the feelings and emotions they bring with them. Lexi shares a poem that was impactful in their own healing, and shares a post-therapy session reflection after doing "parts work."
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Resources from today's episode:
- 😭 "The Guest House" by Jalaluddin Rumi
- 😭 No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz (I've linked to a black owned bookstore!)
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These resources are for listeners in the US:
- 😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- 😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- 😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
- 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
- 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
- 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
- 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
- 😭 Resources for Reproductive Right
- 😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link
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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!
I am a proud member of the PodPros community.
50 min - Minisode Mondays Ep8 - Music Therapy Mini #003: "Ache" by Sufferer w/ Scout
This music therapy minisode is a continuation of the last one, where Lexi and their friend Scout talk about, "Ache," the sixth track on Sufferer's self-titled album. This minisode ended up being an hour long as two autistic buds gushed about one of their favorite pieces of art. As a result, this is part of a minisode series.
-----Would you like to be part of the show? Do you have a Menty B or some music therapy you want to share? Submit your own minisode idea at this link or send a voice message, email, or DM!-----These resources are for listeners in the US:
- 😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- 😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- 😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
- 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
- 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
- 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
- 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
- 😭 Resources for Reproductive Right
- 😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link
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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!
I am a proud member of the PodPros community.
10 min - S4E4 - Emotional Abuse Case Studies, Pt. 1: Jonah Hill and Sarah Brady
The internet was in full debate mode recently when Sarah Brady, Jonah Hill's ex girlfriend, shared text message exchanges between her and Hill that she labeled as "emotionally abusive." A lot of people saw these texts as what they were and called it out as emotional abuse, while many others responded incredulously that this behavior was normal in a relationship.
In the episode, Lexi summarizes the text exchanges and highlights instances of manipulation and Hill trying to control his partner under the guise of "boundaries and healthy communication."
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These resources are for listeners in the US:
- 😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- 😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- 😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
- 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
- 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
- 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
- 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
- 😭 Resources for Reproductive Right
- 😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link
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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!
I am a proud member of the PodPros community.
49 min - S4E3 - Capitalism Hates Poor People!!!!, Pt. 3: Predatory Student Loans
Capitalism is designed to keep the poor poor, while making the rich richer. One of the tenets of capitalism is keeping the lower class in debt as a way to unequally distribute power. In America, wealth directly correlates to power, and when an entire generation is fed the lie that "going to college will make you successful," only to come out the other end in crippling student debt in a society where a Bachelor's degree is barely enough qualifications to make minimum wage.
In this episode, Lexi explores their own experience with predatory student loans and the how their student debt has been a huge factor in their declining mental health.
Resources in this episode:
- 😭 Join the nation's first debtor's union w/ the Debt Collective
- 😭 Follow the Debt Collective on Twitter
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These resources are for listeners in the US:
- 😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- 😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- 😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
- 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
- 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
- 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
- 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
- 😭 Resources for Reproductive Right
- 😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link
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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG and twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod and on Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!
I am a proud member of the PodPros community.
53 min - S4E2 - Capitalism Hates Poor People!!!!, Pt. 2: I'm Always Exhausted
There are so many things we should be doing to be considered successful adults: working, socializing, saving for the future, work on relationships, among other personal responsibilities. Personally, I'm trying to build some small businesses and get back in touch with what I want to be doing, not what society says I should be. But I am always exhausted. I work long days just to get home in time to eat quickly and go to bed. I'm spending all of my free time recuperating so I'm ready to go to work again. I'm never able to relax or find time to do the things I want to.
In this episode, Lexi reflects on how the system is set up to keep the poor poor, tired, and working themselves to the bone for the wealthy elite.
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Resources from today's episodes:
- 😭 "Capitalism isn't 'broken.' It's working all too well - and we're the worse for it" by Martha Svart on The Guardian
These resources are for listeners in the US:
- 😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- 😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- 😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
- 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
- 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
- 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
- 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
- 😭 Resources for Reproductive Right
- 😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link
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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!
I am a proud member of the PodPros community.
47 min - Minisode Mondays Ep7 - Music Therapy Mini #002: Sufferer's Self-Titled Album w/ Scout
In this minisode, Lexi's friend Scout shares an album that holds a special place in vir heart - Sufferer's self titled album. This minisode ended up being an hour long as two autistic buds gushed about one of their favorite pieces of art. As a result, this will be a minisode series. In the first part, Scout and Lexi discuss the album in general.
-----Would you like to be part of the show? Do you have a Menty B or some music therapy you want to share? Submit your own minisode idea at this link or send a voice message, email, or DM!-----If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below are for listeners in the US.These resources are for listeners in the US:- 😭 Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- 😭 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- 😭 NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
- 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
- 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
- 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
- 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
- 😭 Resources for Reproductive Right
- 😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link
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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at [email protected] with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!
I am a proud member of the PodPros community.
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Cryin’ & Tryin is a podcast where people with lived mental health experience have candid, vulnerable, sarcastic, & authentic conversations about mental health. Lexi and guests analyze how oppressive structures and systems create barriers to accessible mental health care. With macabre humor sprinkled throughout, C&T highlights the complex ways that capitalism, the patriarchy, religion, white supremacy, colonialism and our own egos intersect and affect one’s mental health in an effort to provide peer support and to create a stronger movement for mental health care reform, globally.