Todayyy we talk about isolating yourself and how much heartache mental illness can create around feelings of loneliness. I share some encouragement around finding somebody to talk to and trust with your mental health. I also talk about you can support somebody with mental health in conversation. I end the episode with a listener submission asking about how faith has played a role with my mental illness and feeling discouraged when dating.

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Todayyy we talk about getting good rest. Physical but mostly mental rest! I share some tips to getting good mental rest and reset to help you feel more capable of taking on this life. It can be hard to give yourself proper rest and not ruin with "shoulding" on ourselves. We then end the episode talking about the fear of losing attraction for your partner when experiencing relationship OCD.

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Todayyy we talk all about relationship anxiety. I share some of the less than healthy behaviors that keep us stuck and could be compulsive. I share some tips on how to feel more connected and how to handle the OCD breakup urges. I also share my dubs and L's for this week and my latest nerdy endeavors lol. We end the episode with a listener submission about getting back together with an ex!!??

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Todayyy we talk about how OCD or mental illness can make you feel like the exception. It can rip away any comfort or peace that is offered unless you really work on recovery. I talk about ways I have gotten out of creative or mental slumps. Then I answer a listener submission about magical thinking OCD!

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Todayyy I talk about forgiving yourself. I talk about how to do this, and also how easy it can be to slowly let your walls build up over time. I also talk about my new favorite game lol Then I end the episode with a dear abbey submission asking about picking a theme for your wedding.

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Todayyy I share some dubs and L's from my past week! Then I jump into the main topic which is how focusing on the small things will help make those big changes. It can feel overwhelming to start something new or to even keep going when you lose motivation, but just start small then things will start to feel possible. I end the episode with a Dear Abbey submission on how to stop rumination when you are stuck in a cycle.

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Todayy I talk all about the high sensitive person!! I share a little bit about what it means and the history of it. Then I talk about the top 3 main stigmas or misunderstandings people may have around HSP's. I am not the expert on this subject, but you can research all of Dr. Elain Aron's work, including her book "The Highly Sensitive Person". The three stigmas are 1. They are attention seekers 2. They are weak and 3. They are faking their sensitivity. Then I end the episode reminding everyone that everyone will feel misunderstood a lot and life is better when we except that.

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Todayy I share a quick life update, then we jump right on into the topic of self compassion. I share one of my favorite ways to show myself this. I also talk about how damaging comparison really is to yourself and some habits most of us have. I end the episode answering a listener submission about existential anxiety and depersonalization!

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Todayy we talk about some more difficult things as well as how to handle grief in others. We talk about the recent scary news and how sometimes we are not sure what to do with that information. This episode is one of those episodes that I truly brain vomit. We then end the episode with a dear abbey about the difference between OCD and Anxiety.

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Todayy we talk about my birthday weekend at Disney and my ever-growing craft closet. We then talk all about body image being magnified by OCD. We talk about how to maybe quit feeding the fire by only loving specific pictures or angles and how to learn to love your reflection by seeing yourself through the eyes of people who love you.

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