Hope to Recharge

When I first started this podcast, I had no idea how much pain there actually was in this world due to mental illness. Hearing your stories and understanding how many struggle with mental health has solidified this cause even more for me. 

If you are new here, Thursdays are special days where we take a moment and give space for gratitude. Why? Gratitude is a powerful tool that will literally attract abundance and more opportunities to experience things to be grateful for. The best part? It’s free. 

The more you practice gratitude the more you will see gratitude. It’s a ripple effect. It will improve every area of your life...so why not use it?

This week I interviewed a few people who made a huge difference in my life by walking with me through some of my darkest moments while struggling with depression and anxiety. Reliving those memories during our interview caused me to reflect on how grateful I was for their presence, how far I have come, and how lucky I was to hang on even to the tiniest string of hope.

Lastly, I just wanted to thank YOU for living out loud, sharing your stories, and inspiring the world. We really are making a difference, one story at a time, and breaking the stigma of mental illness. Please connect with us in our private community and let us know what you are grateful for.

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Topics Discussed:

• Simple ideas on how to express gratitude.
• What I personally do when I feel depleted.
• The importance of visual reminders in gratitude.

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Suicide Hotlines:

USA: 1-800-273-8255

USA Crisis Text: 741-741
Canada: 1-833-456-4566

United Kingdom: 116-123

Australia: 13-11-14

International Suicide Hotlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

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Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Seeing someone you love suffering from a mental illness is extremely difficult, especially as a child. Processing through your own emotions all while being a support for them is a hard balancing act and can subject the caregiver with their own mental health struggles.

This week we are connecting with the author of Breaking Into My Life, Michelle Dickinson about what it was like for her to grow up with a mother suffering from BiPolar disorder. Michelle graciously shares with us about her adoption journey, what it was like living in a home with mental illness, and how she has navigated adulthood after enduring trauma as a child.

In this episode, you will learn about the importance of forgiveness, how we can humanize mental health which helps us remove the stigma, and why it is vital to separate mental illness from the individual. This is a powerful interview that is not only educational but also inspiring to those who are caregivers to loved ones suffering from mental illness.

If you or someone you love is struggling with a mental illness, having a supportive community is everything. We would love to lock arms with you and walk alongside you in your journey. Please connect with us in our private facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/

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Connect with Michelle Dickinson:

• Website: http://breakingintomylife.com/
• Book: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Into-My-Life-Growing/dp/0988826275
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mdickinson1359
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breakingintomylife/

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Topics Discussed:

• Separating the person from the illness.
• The importance of sharing your story and letting go of shame.
• The importance of courageously asking for what you want.

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Suicide Hotlines:

USA: 1-800-273-8255

USA Crisis Text: 741-741
Canada: 1-833-456-4566

United Kingdom: 116-123

Australia: 13-11-14

International Suicide Hotlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Subscribe to us on:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK
• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DkYMcco7pSrkKk6wU5p7w
• Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

Seeing someone you love suffering from a mental illness is extremely difficult, especially as a child. Processing through your own emotions all while being a support for them is a hard balancing act and can subject the caregiver with their own mental health struggles.

This week we are connecting with the author of Breaking Into My Life, Michelle Dickinson about what it was like for her to grow up with a mother suffering from BiPolar disorder. Michelle graciously shares with us about her adoption journey, what it was like living in a home with mental illness, and how she has navigated adulthood after enduring trauma as a child.

In this episode, you will learn about the importance of forgiveness, how we can humanize mental health which helps us remove the stigma, and why it is vital to separate mental illness from the individual. This is a powerful interview that is not only educational but also inspiring to those who are caregivers to loved ones suffering from mental illness.

If you or someone you love is struggling with a mental illness, having a supportive community is everything. We would love to lock arms with you and walk alongside you in your journey. Please connect with us in our private facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/

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Connect with Michelle Dickinson:

• Website: http://breakingintomylife.com/
• Book: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Into-My-Life-Growing/dp/0988826275
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mdickinson1359
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breakingintomylife/

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Topics Discussed:

• Separating the person from the illness.
• The importance of sharing your story and letting go of shame.
• The importance of courageously asking for what you want.

--

Suicide Hotlines:

USA: 1-800-273-8255

USA Crisis Text: 741-741
Canada: 1-833-456-4566

United Kingdom: 116-123

Australia: 13-11-14

International Suicide Hotlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Subscribe to us on:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK
• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
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• Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

Today, I wanted to discuss giving gratitude to the people who formed us. We have to remember where we came from and how we became who we are. Yes, we become who we are because of the circumstances and events in our lives, but we are really shaped by the PEOPLE in our lives. This episode I want to dedicate to my parents and mentor Rachel.

My parents were huge influences in my life specifically on the importance of giving gratitude. Every time I participate in an act of gratitude I think of them. They always believed in me and my five siblings and they gave us the courage to shine in our own way. They expressed gratitude in everything and instilled in us the importance of being thankful. So much so it became a part of our DNA.

I also wanted to highlight my mentor Rachel. For years she has believed in me and encouraged me to be fully myself. Even when things were sometimes hard to hear she spoke the truth and I always knew that she loved me. She formed who I am today and gave me confidence.

On a separate note, we hit a big milestone this week by hitting the top 200 podcasts out of all categories in iTunes! A big “thank you” to all of our listeners! This milestone is surreal! What mine is yours so without all of your reviews and ratings we could not have done it. Everything we do is together. 

Today’s gratitude shoutouts:

Alyssa

My parents

Rachel Dvir

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Topics Discussed:

• How my parents taught me about gratitude.
• The importance of being grateful for relationships.
• Why we should not discount the impact one person can make.

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Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Suiside Hotlines:

USA: 1-800-273-8255

USA Crisis Text: 741-741
Canada: 1-833-456-4566

United Kingdom: 116-123

Australia: 13-11-14

International Suicide Hotlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

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Subscribe to us on:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK
• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DkYMcco7pSrkKk6wU5p7w
• Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

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Today, I wanted to discuss giving gratitude to the people who formed us. We have to remember where we came from and how we became who we are. Yes, we become who we are because of the circumstances and events in our lives, but we are really shaped by the PEOPLE in our lives. This episode I want to dedicate to my parents and mentor Rachel.

My parents were huge influences in my life specifically on the importance of giving gratitude. Every time I participate in an act of gratitude I think of them. They always believed in me and my five siblings and they gave us the courage to shine in our own way. They expressed gratitude in everything and instilled in us the importance of being thankful. So much so it became a part of our DNA.

I also wanted to highlight my mentor Rachel. For years she has believed in me and encouraged me to be fully myself. Even when things were sometimes hard to hear she spoke the truth and I always knew that she loved me. She formed who I am today and gave me confidence.

On a separate note, we hit a big milestone this week by hitting the top 200 podcasts out of all categories in iTunes! A big “thank you” to all of our listeners! This milestone is surreal! What mine is yours so without all of your reviews and ratings we could not have done it. Everything we do is together. 

Today’s gratitude shoutouts:

Alyssa

My parents

Rachel Dvir

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Topics Discussed:

• How my parents taught me about gratitude.
• The importance of being grateful for relationships.
• Why we should not discount the impact one person can make.

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Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Suiside Hotlines:

USA: 1-800-273-8255

USA Crisis Text: 741-741
Canada: 1-833-456-4566

United Kingdom: 116-123

Australia: 13-11-14

International Suicide Hotlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

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Subscribe to us on:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK
• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DkYMcco7pSrkKk6wU5p7w
• Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

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This week we are digging into an extremely difficult but necessary topic. I had the special honor of connecting with Anne Moss, a mother, author, and founder of  Emotionally Naked, a blog dedicated to her late son Charles Aubrey Rogers, who lost his life to suicide.

In this vulnerable interview, Anne recounts the last few years of her son’s life and shares openly with us about his mental health and drug addiction struggles that ultimately lead to his death by suicide. Anne graciously talks about the vivid facts that many of us shy away from, including the stigma that families face when in crisis to mental health, and the lack of support when dealing with drug addiction. 

Anne’s book Diary of a Broken Mind comes out in October of this year, and we will have her on again to share more tips and resources to those who have a loved one who is struggling or a loved one they have lost. But first, we wanted to shares Charles story and let you know that whether you are struggling yourself or if you have a loved one who is, you are not alone. We will break the stigma, one story at a time, and as always, together is better.

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts please connect with someone. You are not alone.

Suicide Hotlines:

USA: 1-800-273-8255

USA Crisis Text: 741-741
Canada: 1-833-456-4566

United Kingdom: 116-123

Australia: 13-11-14

International Suicide Hotlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

Resources:

https://annemoss.com/hope

Includes:

1. Signs of Suicide: Get links directly to the posts of what to say, what to do, what do they say, signs of suicide in social media
2. Protect yourself from suicide:  Get the information and links to that which is recommended to prevent suicide
3. What are some parent solutions? Get the 11-page ebook: 9 things you can do to help kids learn coping skills to build resilience

You will automatically be entered to win a copy of Anne Moss' published book, Diary of a Broken Mind

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Connect with Anne: 

• Website: https://annemoss.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emotionallynaked/
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/annemosscom/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/webgal214/videos

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Topics Discussed:

• Where the term “committed suicide” comes from
• The importance of listening.
• How to find support and not feel alone during a crisis.

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Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Subscribe to us on:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK
• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DkYMcco7pSrkKk6wU5p7w
• Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

This week we are digging into an extremely difficult but necessary topic. I had the special honor of connecting with Anne Moss, a mother, author, and founder of  Emotionally Naked, a blog dedicated to her late son Charles Aubrey Rogers, who lost his life to suicide.

In this vulnerable interview, Anne recounts the last few years of her son’s life and shares openly with us about his mental health and drug addiction struggles that ultimately lead to his death by suicide. Anne graciously talks about the vivid facts that many of us shy away from, including the stigma that families face when in crisis to mental health, and the lack of support when dealing with drug addiction. 

Anne’s book Diary of a Broken Mind comes out in October of this year, and we will have her on again to share more tips and resources to those who have a loved one who is struggling or a loved one they have lost. But first, we wanted to shares Charles story and let you know that whether you are struggling yourself or if you have a loved one who is, you are not alone. We will break the stigma, one story at a time, and as always, together is better.

If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts please connect with someone. You are not alone.

Suicide Hotlines:

USA: 1-800-273-8255

USA Crisis Text: 741-741
Canada: 1-833-456-4566

United Kingdom: 116-123

Australia: 13-11-14

International Suicide Hotlines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines

Resources:

https://annemoss.com/hope

Includes:

1. Signs of Suicide: Get links directly to the posts of what to say, what to do, what do they say, signs of suicide in social media
2. Protect yourself from suicide:  Get the information and links to that which is recommended to prevent suicide
3. What are some parent solutions? Get the 11-page ebook: 9 things you can do to help kids learn coping skills to build resilience

You will automatically be entered to win a copy of Anne Moss' published book, Diary of a Broken Mind

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Connect with Anne: 

• Website: https://annemoss.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emotionallynaked/
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/annemosscom/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/webgal214/videos

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Topics Discussed:

• Where the term “committed suicide” comes from
• The importance of listening.
• How to find support and not feel alone during a crisis.

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Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Subscribe to us on:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK
• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DkYMcco7pSrkKk6wU5p7w
• Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

Does gratitude REALLY make a difference? Do our lives truly improve through the daily practice of being thankful? Our guest for today’s segment of Attitude with Gratitude, Vismaya Rubin, says that it absolutely does and shares with us her personal story of how gratitude has shifted her life and given her a deep passion for helping others in finding the power of gratitude in their own life.

Vismaya is the founder of Living Gratitude Today and she shares with us her method of using “Gratitude CPR” to overcome difficult circumstances or to just give a positive boost to our day. The formula she gives is super practical and will be something that you can practice anywhere and everywhere to immediately experience the power of gratitude in your own life.

She also shares her story of growing up with and caring for her mother who suffered from bipolar and how she has even found gratitude through acts of service and caring for loved ones. We talk about the power of writing down what you are grateful for, how being present in the “now” is so powerful, and how we can literally retrain our brain to FIND the good by using Vismaya’s Gratitude CPR method. This is such a powerful episode that I know you will learn so much from! Please be sure to connect with us in our private Facebook group and let us know what you are grateful for. Because as always, together is better!

Resources Mentioned:

Gratitude Works: https://www.amazon.com/Gratitude-Works-Creating-Emotional-Prosperity/dp/1118131290

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Connect with Vismaya  and Living with Gratitude Today:

• Website: https://livingingratitudetoday.com/
• Join Gratitude Today: https://livingingratitudetoday.com/join/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingInGratitudeToday
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/vismaya_rubin
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/LivingInGratitudeToday/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbo_uInITp2SRpGsKVoxG9w?sub_confirmation=1

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Topics Discussed:

• How can we use gratitude CPR in difficult times?
• How to change moments of service into moments of gratitude.
• The importance of being in the “now” and how that shifts our perspective.

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Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Subscribe to us on:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK
• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DkYMcco7pSrkKk6wU5p7w
• Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

Does gratitude REALLY make a difference? Do our lives truly improve through the daily practice of being thankful? Our guest for today’s segment of Attitude with Gratitude, Vismaya Rubin, says that it absolutely does and shares with us her personal story of how gratitude has shifted her life and given her a deep passion for helping others in finding the power of gratitude in their own life.

Vismaya is the founder of Living Gratitude Today and she shares with us her method of using “Gratitude CPR” to overcome difficult circumstances or to just give a positive boost to our day. The formula she gives is super practical and will be something that you can practice anywhere and everywhere to immediately experience the power of gratitude in your own life.

She also shares her story of growing up with and caring for her mother who suffered from bipolar and how she has even found gratitude through acts of service and caring for loved ones. We talk about the power of writing down what you are grateful for, how being present in the “now” is so powerful, and how we can literally retrain our brain to FIND the good by using Vismaya’s Gratitude CPR method. This is such a powerful episode that I know you will learn so much from! Please be sure to connect with us in our private Facebook group and let us know what you are grateful for. Because as always, together is better!

Resources Mentioned:

Gratitude Works: https://www.amazon.com/Gratitude-Works-Creating-Emotional-Prosperity/dp/1118131290

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Connect with Vismaya  and Living with Gratitude Today:

• Website: https://livingingratitudetoday.com/
• Join Gratitude Today: https://livingingratitudetoday.com/join/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingInGratitudeToday
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/vismaya_rubin
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/LivingInGratitudeToday/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbo_uInITp2SRpGsKVoxG9w?sub_confirmation=1

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Topics Discussed:

• How can we use gratitude CPR in difficult times?
• How to change moments of service into moments of gratitude.
• The importance of being in the “now” and how that shifts our perspective.

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Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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Subscribe to us on:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-to-recharge/id1464788845
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/00AIhRZOxKNOvenz32gGeK
• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DkYMcco7pSrkKk6wU5p7w
• Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izxlwulashxr3n6trjrxpjpgwce

In Episode Seven we connected with neuroscientist Selena Bartlett and heard about the sister that she lost to mental illness and how that shifted Selena’s career to studying “brain health” and neuroplasticity. Today, we dig in even deeper to hear about Selena’s own experience with depression and the way she was able to overcome it by “retraining” her brain.

Selena knows with conviction both through her work and through her personal experience that we CAN rewire our brains. She says that the process she shares with us is “simple” but not “easy”. Selena gives practical tactics to help make our brains more resilient to pain and remain peaceful in the midst of chaos.

In this episode, you will learn the role mirror neurons play in our depression, why the amygdala is wired to “protect us”, how we can train our brain to be “calm”, and how to use unconditional love as a tool to soothe loved ones through mental illness. She even asks me about the “moment of change” in my own journey and we discuss how using small moments can change the wiring of our brain. 

Towards the end of the interview, we also dig into nutrition's role in mental health, why sugar should be avoided and how the brain negatively responds to it, and why Selena believes that exercise is the “elixir of life”. This interview is not only inspirational but incredibly informative. Please connect with us in our private Facebook group and let us know what you learned!

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Resources mentioned: 

Jill Bolte Ted Talks: https://www.ted.com/speakers/jill_bolte_taylor

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Topics Discussed:

• How to become the “boss of your brain”.
• How to train our brain to respond and not react.
• How we can support loved ones who are struggling with mental illness through positive experiences.

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Connect with Selena Bartlett:

• Website: http://selenab.com/
• Books and Resources: https://www.amazon.com/Selena-Bartlett/e/B076HT6YPC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/miggimatters
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smashingmindset/

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Connect with us!

• Website: https://hopetorecharge.com/
• Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2079694042156503/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matanajacobs/

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• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/heather-parady-2/hope-to-recharge
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