Social media burnout doesn’t always look like quitting your phone cold turkey. Sometimes it looks like doom-scrolling at midnight, obsessing over a post that didn’t perform, or quietly measuring your self-worth in likes and views without even realizing you’re doing it.

In this episode of Let’s Get Mental, I sits down with digital marketer and creator strategist Jordana Ripp from Unscrippted Creative, for an honest conversation about what social media burnout actually is, how the algorithm is engineered to manipulate your emotions, and why the pressure to maintain a polished online presence is taking a very real toll on mental health for creators, professionals, and everyday users alike.

We chat about why burnout is often a slow tipping point rather than a sudden crash, how understanding the algorithm as a business completely reframes how you relate to your own content and self-worth, the very real stakes for teenagers growing up in a world where every person with a social media account is essentially a brand, and practical steps for building a healthier relationship with your phone before burnout takes over.

If you’ve ever felt exhausted, overwhelmed, or quietly diminished by your own screen, this conversation is for you.

In the first episode of newly relaunched podcast Let’s Get Mental, host Ligaya Lange shares the personal experiences that inspired her journey into mental health advocacy and the launch of Ligaya Wellness.

Joined by her childhood friend Jordana, the conversation explores what it really means to be “high-functioning but struggling”, navigating anxiety and panic, postpartum mental health challenges, career pressure, divorce and single motherhood, and the expectation to hold it all together on the outside while struggling internally.

This episode is an honest and relatable conversation about mental health, overwhelm, resilience, the modern woman/mother, workplace stress, and learning when to ask for help.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed while still appearing fine to everyone around you, this conversation is for you.

I read about it, thought about it, I am it. Mom and parental fatigue is real! It is defined as: a type of exhaustion that can be caused by feeling overwhelmed by the physical and emotional demands of parenting. And why wouldn't we be tired? Most of us are juggling kids, marriages, careers, fitness (hopefully) and a social life (hopefully). So yeah, we're bound to hit a burnout more than once in the journey. How do we recognize and deal with it? Here's my take.

I'm back! And it's not my wedding anniversary. Three years ago at this exact time, I was at one of my lowest lows during my struggle with Postpartum Anxiety and OCD. This episode is an ode to that time- what I felt, what I did, and most of all, what I learned. I always say "Give yourself grace... You're exactly where you are supposed to be." I of all people know how hard those words are to live by in certain moments. But live through it, one must.

In this episode, I interview my guest and NAMI colleague Christopher Florendo about living with his diagnosis of Schizoaffective Disorder. Chris is unrelentingly raw and honest about what his journey has been like living with this illness and other co-ocurring mental health conditions over the past 20+ years. As many are still unfamiliar with this disorder, I want to bring awareness and as always, compassion.

It's time to transition. I appreciate everyone who has listened to "Ligaya Means Happiness" over the past 1.5 years and I'm now ready to broaden the conversation around mental health- to discuss more conditions, therapies, treatments and perspectives. I looks forward to welcoming new guests and discussing their lived experiences. While I will always honor and respect my postpartum journey, and will continue to discuss PP Anxiety and OCD as is appropriate, I look forward to discussing so much more, destigmatizing the conversation around mental illness, and welcoming new guests with diverse perspectives. Also, lastly, I touch on Matthew Perry and Ketamine in this episode, as I feel it's important to discuss and differentiate his case from what I spoke about in my last podcast. Welcome to a new day. Let's get mental!

What is ketamine and how does it help heal Depression, Anxiety and so many other mental health conditions and ailments? My returning guest Kat Green and I will tell you first hand, having just recently undergone treatment. How does it feel to quite literally "trip out" for an hour and is this just the latest trend, or the real deal? We'll get into it all! The good, the bad and the truly psychedelic.

In this podcast, I start with a major life update! And then, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, my guest Rosanna Cepeda and I discuss how Postpartum Depression, Anxiety and OCD are viewed and treated in the Hispanic culture. Rosanna, a first generation American from Mexico, gives her account of going through Postpartum Depression and Anxiety 18 years ago in a Hispanic family and household. We discuss the differences between how perinatal illness is seen in Hispanic culture versus Westernized cultures and how far we've come (and still have to go).

It's not just your mental health anymore. Listen to my interview with Dr. Andrea Niles who runs Prospera, a maternal mental health and wellness platform that helps mothers in all stages of becoming a mother - pregnancy, postpartum, and up to 3-4 years after the baby is born. Prospera is an affordable platform that offers evidence based treatments for many pre and postpartum conditions. "Motherhood is the most monumental transition a woman goes through in her life and I believe every mom should have access to good mental health support as they go through that..." - Dr. Andrea Niles: www.prosperamhw.com

Join my good friend Victoria Rivers and I as we discuss our birth stories and discuss how birth trauma can lead to Postpartum Depression, Anxiety and OCD. Also a reminder that we are all in this together! As moms, we need to support each other by telling our stories.