How to be Okay (so that everything else doesn't have to be)

#006 -  What does being okay look like when your body is literally not okay? Fabienne Clough lives with endometriosis - a chronic health condition that affects an estimated 1 in 10 women during their reproductive years (1). From dating and intimacy to fitness and virtual comfort blankets, Fabs sheds some much-needed light on the correlation between physical health and mental health in the life of someone living with chronic pain.

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Source: (1) Endometriosis.org | check out the page here

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#005 - Today we are joined by Registered Provisional Psychologist, Brittney Giacchetta. Brittney specializes in trauma, addiction and mood disorders and gets candid about her own experiences with mental health (primarily health anxiety and panic disorder). From the role of medications to the painful irony of healthy habits, we take a deep dive into the world of a therapist on her own mental health journey.  Be sure to check out Brittney's mental health page, Silver Lining Therapy on instagram here.  More information about her practice can be found here.

Resources Mentioned:

Atomic Habits by James Clear - purchase here

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#004 - In part one of the 'how did we get here?' series we take a deep (like 70,000-years-deep) dive into the history of our species to figure out why we tend to look outside ourselves to feel okay. The bad news? Our brains are wired for negativity because once upon a time its job was to keep us from getting eaten by (non-metaphorical) lions. The good news? We are not our brains. We are the observers of them; which means we can choose not to believe all the made up stories our brains feed us. Tune into Episode 004 to hear how! Show notes found at howtobeokay.ca 


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#003 - CEO, blogger, and health coach Michelle Okere joins us as our first guest on the How to be Okay Podcast to talk all things eating disorder (ED) recovery. We discuss how it is far from a linear journey and how there is not a "one size fits all" approach. Michelle shares how her ED  helped her achieve the external affirmation she was searching for but at a cost that became too big. 


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#002 - 'Okay' has to be one of the most overused words in the English language.  So why did I choose it for the title of this podcast? In Episode 002 we begin to unpack this illusive feeling we are all searching for. In a world obsessed with changing our external, we are calling on some of the greatest thinkers throughout history to help us explore how we can feel Okay all the time without having to change a thing (on the outside). 

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#001 - Have you ever felt like your brain makes like more difficult than it needs to be? Do you find yourself needing other people to be okay with you constantly and leaning heavily on your vices (hello Ben & Jerry's Half Baked) to fill some unexplainable void we all seem to have? Well then, you are in the right place! 

Welcome to the 'How to be Okay (so that everything else doesn't have to be)' podcast. In Episode #001 meet your host, Laura Hudson, and learn about the fundamental theory underlying this podcast (hint: there's an easier way to human). 

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