Jason tells us about his experiments with light filtering eyeglasses. He is finding the blue and amber ones are helpful for his eye fatigue while working on the computer, but he is concerned that it is blocking out the good light for his depression. The days have been very gray, and the weather has been chaotic which has influenced all our depression and especially Jason’s body. He is finding he is disassociating. We talk about working through “Trauma Brain” and supporting ourselves through these episodes.

This week’s Deep Dive delves into the world of essential oils and aromatherapy. Essential oils stimulate the brain through one of the most sensitive receptors. Scents as a whole can influence our moods, energy levels, anxiety, and depression. They can instantly transport us to a specific time in our lives through a powerful memory recall. In this segment, we talk about a few of the more identifiable scents and their general effect as well as trauma and scent.

In our Off The Rails segment we take an irreverent look at some of our dysfunction. We laugh at ourselves around how we interact with people and how we look at customer service. We’ve all worked retail before. So we laugh about our experiences on that side too.