We start off this week with Edward talking about a needed vacation. Edward spent some time with family at an aunt’s lake house and had a special visit with an aunt and uncle from Texas. Edward speaks about the general family dynamic and dealing with an aunt that has dementia. Jason asks about anxiety going into the family event. Edward tells us about how his internalization from his childhood has led to anxiety around being with his family, but also how he has been working through it and has made progress. Edward also officiated a wedding where he found himself in the awkward situation of staying at a reception where he knew the happy couple and one other person.

In this week’s Deep Dive we find ourselves talking about the little ways we sometimes self-harm and what that looks like. Many of our behaviors can be taken to an extreme where they are cause for concern. We go through a list of these behaviors. Some of them we don’t think about as self-harm and some of them are harmful if taken to the extreme.