Prickly and Blooming

Finding her confidence | Rachel Banderob

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Rachel Banderob never thought she would work as much as she did at her tech support job, but every day felt surreal. In this episode of Prickly and Blooming, Rachel talks to host Jessie Browning about her health issues that include endometriosis and bipolar disorder. She shares how she adapted with each diagnosis and how they affected her work and relationships. Listen as she describes how she found her confidence and how she is coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Episode Timeline:

  • [00:03] Intro
  • [04:59] Meet Rachel Banderob
  • [06:07] “This is where I work”
  • [07:56] Growing up with endometriosis
  • [16:00] The life-changing DBT group
  • [23:07] ECT and hospitalization
  • [28:15] Making connections in the digital space
  • [29:39] A new medication and becoming part of a team
  • [33:32] Finding her confidence
  • [38:46] Switching jobs and moving out on her own
  • [46:10] Walking away
  • [53:10] Buying a house and going remote
  • [1:02:44] Coping during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • [1:07:56] Jessie’s rapid fire questions
  • [1:11:11] Outro

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    Resources Mentioned:

    • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
  • Two Brattle Center (Now closed)
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
  • The Walking Dead
  • I Don’t Have The Bandwidth To Make This Pandemic An ‘Adventure’ For My Kids by Jessie Browning
  • It Gets Better Project

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    Standout Quotes:

    • “That being the nature of depression is you know. You don’t see this ‘oh, it will be ok someday.’ It’s ‘no, this is how it is. This is how it will always be.’” -Rachel Banderob [11:21]
  • “Fixing paper jams, I can say with confidence that is a skill that every single job that I have had. It’s a valuable skill.” -Rachel Banderob [37:56]
  • “I just told myself ‘You don’t need a reason to stay alive.’ Like you don’t need to have a purpose in life and enjoying life and all of that. You just need to tread water. As long as you can keep treading water and not killing yourself and not harming yourself or other people, right now that’s a success and don’t worry beyond that.” -Rachel Banderob [1:03:30]

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