May is mental health awareness month! Becca and Nicole discuss mental health, referring to the newest Demi Lovato documentary and reflecting on their own experiences from childhood to today. PLEASE NOTE DEMI LOVATO USES THEY/THEM PRONOUNS, BUT THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THAT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT! Here’s a resource on using they/them pronouns if this is new to ya: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/14/janelle-monae-non-binary-pronouns-they-them
TW: eating disorders, sexual violence, anxiety/depression, substance abuse
find a therapist near you: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
suicide prevention hotline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
NEDA (national eating disorders association) resources: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
RAINN (rape, abuse, and incest national network) resources: https://www.rainn.org/resources
SAMHSA (substance abuse mental health services administration) resources: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Text HOME to 741741 for crisis assistance (may be related to body image and eating disorders according to https://www.crisistextline.org/mental-health/eating-disorder-recovery-one-size-does-not-fit-all/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw38-DBhDpARIsADJ3kjkvCQHr0ZMNWhRHjdjTN4rRzB0v5os7wu6wl-ZI66N4n04H00JpPOAaAncTEALw_wcB)
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