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- S2E3 - Stepping Into Your Identity, Pt. 3: Coming Out with Unsupportive Family w/ Chenni
Happy Pride!!! This episode’s guest, Chenni, shares her coming out journey. Lexi and Chenni discuss how leaning into your authentic self can be difficult, but how there is nothing more freeing than living your truth (even if it means going no contact with a loved one).
TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss narcissistic abuse at 9:51, 21:00, talk of euthanizing gay people at 31:35, and suicidal ideation at 35:37 in this episode.
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Resources from today’s episode:
- 😭 The Coming Out Handbook
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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
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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_.
48 min - S2E2 - Stepping Into Your Identity, Pt. 2: Societal Impacts on Identity w/ Larissa Maiden
Larissa returns for part two of the last episode. Lexi and Larissa discuss how politics and religion can play into gender identity, how misgendering affects us, and some feel good stories about navigating our new identities.
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Resources from today’s episode:
- 😭 “The history of non-binary genders is longer than you know” by Meg Leach on The Tempest
- 😭 Information on Pronouns and How to Use Them
- 😭 How to Get Better at New Pronouns by @tai.draws on instagram
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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
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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_and Larissa on IG @_larryberryy.
41 min - S2E1 - Stepping Into Your Identity, Pt. 1: Coming Out as Nonbinary w/ Larissa Maiden
Happy Pride!!! This episode’s guest, Larissa Maiden, will share their experience with changing identities, coming out, and how living your truth can impact your mental health, for better or worse.
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Resources from today’s episode:
- 😭 Information on Pronouns and How to Use Them
- 😭 The Coming Out Handbook
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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
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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_ and Larissa on IG, @_larryberryy
48 min - S1E10 - Support Networks, Pt. 1: How to Support A Loved One Who's Struggling
How do you respond if someone discloses trauma or needs support as they navigate their mental health? We wish the answer was simple, but it isn’t one size fits all. In this episode, we share some tips and strategies for how to support a loved one and things to avoid. Thank you, Luke, for this topic suggestion!
FYI - Ally has since left the show and Lexi is now the sole host.
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Resources from today’s episode:
- 😭 Tips for How to Help a Person with Mental Illness from NAMI
- 😭 How to Support Someone with a Mental Health Problem from MentalHealth.org.uk
- 😭 NAMI Family Support Groups
- 😭 AlAnon/AA Family Groups
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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
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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_.
50 min - S1E9 - Therapy 101, Pt. 2: Modalities of Therapy
In this continuation of the Therapy 101 mini-series, Ally & Lexi give brief overviews of some common types of therapy in the mental health sphere today. They share their own experiences using different modalities & discuss pros/cons of each.
TRIGGER WARNING: Brief mention of sexual abuse @24:52. Brief mention of self-harm, disordered (binge) eating @38:40.
FYI - Ally has since left the show & Lexi is now the sole host.
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Resources from today’s episode:
- 😭 CBT: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 😭 Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- 😭 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- 😭 Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- 😭 No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz (the creator of IFS)
- 😭 “Does your insurance cover mental health services?”
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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 & phone lines; not for crisis)
- 😭 RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
- 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
- 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants & Families
- 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
- 😭 Inclusive Therapists
- 😭 Resources for Gun Safety
- 😭 Resources for Reproductive Rights
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Find us on social media; IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, & Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at [email protected] w/ episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!
You can find Lexi on IG & twitter: @LexGonGivIt2ya_.
51 min - S1E8 - Autism: Acceptance and Controversy in the Community
April is Autism Acceptance month. Ally works with many autistic people on a daily basis and will be taking the lead to help us understand what autism is and some controversial topics within the community.
Resources from today’s episode:
- 😭 "Autism Speaks Facts" from Autistic Advocacy
- 😭 “The biggest autism advocacy group is still failing too many autistics” by Sara Luterman
- 😭 "The Problem with the Autism Puzzle Piece" by Richard Coffey
- 😭 "Why the Puzzle Piece Symbol for Autism Awareness Doesn’t Do It For Me" by Lauren Jordan
- 😭 "Ableist history of the puzzle piece in autism" by Cassandra Crosman
- 😭 "Is high vs. low-functioning language ableist?" by Imani Blair
- 😭 “The Controversy Around ABA: Why some autism parents and advocates find fault with the therapy” from the Child Mind Institute
- 😭 "Autistic Advocates: creators to follow to learn about autism" by Callum Stephen on Instagram
- 😭 Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price
- 😭 I am Autism Commercial by Autism Speaks
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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
1 hr 5 min - S1E7 - The "Episode" Episode, Pt. 1: April '22
Lexi gets vulnerable and shares their feelings during and how they were able to get out of a recent depressive episode.
FYI - Ally has since left the show and Lexi is now the sole host.
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Resources from today’s episode:
- 😭 Safety Plan
- 😭 “The Golden Child” post by @the.holistic.psychologist
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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
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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_.
44 min - S1E6 - WTF are Boundaries? Pt. 2: Work & Family w/ Sam Almeida
Sam returns to the pod to continue discussing what makes boundaries, especially those with work and family, so challenging to set and stick to, and why tahini is so important.
FYI - Ally has since left the podcast and Lexi is now the sole host.
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Resources from today's episode:
- 😭 DBSA Boundaries Resource
- 😭 "Setting Boundaries with Yourself: An Essential Form of Self Care" by Sharon Martin
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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
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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_.
57 min - S1E5 - Therapy 101, Pt. 1: Ally & Lex's Journeys
In this episode, Lexi and Ally break down where you start if you’re interested in trying therapy. They discuss their own therapy histories as well as some of their advice for finding the “right fit” therapist for you! TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss suicidal ideations at 6:45, sexual assault at 17:07, and self harm at 31:08.
FYI - Ally has since left the show and Lexi is now the sole host.
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Resources from today’s episode:
If you want to check out Laura, Nikki, or their podcasts you can find them at @balanced.fueling, @rhodetofuelingbetterpodcast @nikkieisenhauer, and @theemotionalbadass.
- 😭 Psychology Today
- 😭 NAMI Support Groups
- 😭 “Does your insurance cover mental health services?”
- 😭 Zen as F*ck: AJournal for Practicing the Mindful Art of Not Giving a Sh*t by Monica Sweeney
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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_.
53 min - S1E4 - WTF are boundaries? Pt. 1: Self & Others w/ Sam Almeida
Ally, Lexi, and their best friend Sam contemplate the question: “What the F are boundaries and why do we need them?” They discuss why boundaries are so difficult and some tips for setting your own with yourself.
FYI: Ally has since left the show and Lexi is the sole host.
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Resources from today's episode:
- 😭 Boundary Definition 1, 2 (DBSA Boundaries Resource)
- 😭 "Setting Boundaries with Yourself: An Essential Form of Self Care" by Sharon Martin
- 😭 The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck Journal by Sarah Knight (boundaries work guided journal)
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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below 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
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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_. and Sam on instagram @samanneliese_
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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.