Lara-ism

Lara-ism

By Lara Monica B. MagatHealth & FitnessMental Health
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Lara-ism episodes

  • Billet-doux: My Force of Strength

    This is part of the speech I delivered for my best friend, Justine, during her wedding. Having two mental health disorders, I've been through very dark times and Justine has been my rock each time (even until now). Her strength inspires me to become stronger myself. I am honestly still alive big thanks to her.  

    3 min
  • My Personal Notes: Self-love and Self-awareness
    I feel a sense of duty to keep recording and sharing my thoughts even when I really don't have something specific to talk about. In this episode, I referred to realizations I've written in my notes: 1) Self-love is the foundation of the quality of our lives, 2) Life is a process of becoming who we truly are, 3) Our identity is fluid and lastly, 4) Being a friend to yourself makes it easier to know how to love yourself.
    20 min
  • Random Musings: Love

    This is a very candid episode but I still hope you learn something from it. I talked about what love is and how my childhood trauma affected my relationships. 

    12 min
  • Life w/ Mental Health Disorders: Being Heavily Medicated
    Disclaimer: This episode is spoken both in Filipino and English
    After crashing from a manic episode into a depressive episode, I realized how much medication I've been taking to keep me functional at the bare minimum. In this episode, I shared all the medication that I've been taking and what each does for me. This episode is also yet another reminder to be kind. You sincerely do not know what people are going through, or in this case, how much medicated a person is just to be a functional human being.
    14 min
  • Mental Health Disorders & Relationships
    Disclaimer: This episode is spoken both in Filipino and English.
    In celebration of World Mental Health Day, I'm dedicating a podcast entry to answer questions about Mental Health. In this episode, I talked about how to talk to your family, or loved ones in general, about your mental health disorder.
    15 min
  • My Non-negotiables in a Relationship
    Disclaimer: This episode is spoken both in Filipino and English.
    I'm quite happy with this episode because I've been wanting to talk about relationships for a while now and today I finally did! Having healthy relationships is important to our mental health so it's also important to know the right way of navigating it. Today, I shared what non-negotiables are and why they matter. Three of my non-negotiables are the following:
    1) Sophisticated in arguing
    2) Willing to be vulnerable
    3) Brings me closer to who I am
    What are yours?
    11 min
  • Are Your Thoughts Still Yours?
    Disclaimer: This episode is spoken both in Filipino and English. We consume so much information everyday throughout our lives. Have you ever wondered if your thoughts are still yours? In this short episode, I shared when and how I realized that I was living my life based on the values of others.
    8 min
  • The Reality of Having Anxiety
    Disclaimer: This episode is spoken both in Filipino and English
    In this episode, "inspired" by another episode of anxiety this past week, I talked about anxiety – what it means, what happens during an episode and the emotions that come along with it, which include shame, guilt and self-doubt, especially when you have a 9-5 job. I emphasized that anxiety is real and valid and that it's okay to take a break whenever you're anxious.
    16 min
  • Accepting My Mental Health Disorders

    A short episode where I talked about how I am okay now after weathering half a year of a depressive episode and how I’ve accepted that that is just the reality of being a person with mental health disorders.

    7 min

About Lara-ism

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I’m diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety disorder and Bipolar disorder. This platform is a brutally honest narration of my experiences related to Mental Health, Self-awareness & Relationships.