Amanda & Bill discuss who they are, what brought Bill to the podcast as a special guest host and so much more. We delve into becoming who we are, how we navigate relationships, the body keeping the score, and rebuilding who we are after a life full of trauma. We add a mix of humor, peer support, mental health education, relationship conversations and so much more! Join us weekly on Manic Mondays to get your weekly dose of one on one "therapy". Maybe you'll learn something about yourself, or just more about us. 

Erin Wells aka Ms. Understood and I discuss what it means to be an empath. She talks about her struggles and all the intense emotions it brings her, we even get into different coping tactics and share different apps that help us. There's also a life pro tip at the end so to tune in until then. Be sure to check out Erin's website: https://www.msunderstood.co/

Apps discussed:

For this episode, I got a chance to talk with THE Kodak Chris a local Chicago photographer who's made quite a name for himself. He just returned from a lengthy tour with the band Belmont and tells me all about it. We discuss his favorite/least favorite parts about touring, we also get into his favorite photographers and what exactly he loves about them. Chris also opens up about fatherhood and raising two beautiful children. As always, we include mental health talk namely discussing the misconceptions people have about depression and how we should combat those stigmatizations. All of this & more, just click play!

Keep up with Chris on social media & support his photography:

My friend and I sit and talk about our experiences with cPTSD, our trauma, and other aspects of our lives that heavily impact us. This episode is pretty heavy and contains topics such as self-harm, substance abuse, suicidal ideation & other topics. We also discuss DID, dissociation, and other mental ailments that are a result of trauma.

This episode does contain heavy topics so I have listed timestamps of them below:

16:00 - 17:30

26:52 - 27:18

28:32 - 28:58

30:15 - 30:30

32:36 - 33:40

40:16 - 40:55

43:55 - 45:30

47:45 - 47:55

48:25 - 50:45

For this episode, I am joined by Stix Newman aka Stixen Stones local Drag Queen, amazing fashion designer and close friend. We talk about the story behind her drag persona, her life's trauma, and what it means to be a fem-presenting non-binary person. Learn about what makes Stix who she is and how she sees the world around her. This episode taught me so much about life, Stix, the drag community, and pushing the boundaries on typical gender stereotypes.

Check out Stix on Twitter: @OfficialStixen

Also learn more about Stixen's "Fear Theory" and check out her new podcast, Queerdo, now!

Warning: there's a lot of heavy topics in here including: rpe, mlestation, c*nversion therapy

"We can miss almost everything amazing about art when we think of it as a competition"

Joining me for this one is Kevin White a writer from Pennsylvania. He stresses the importance of Submittable, the unnecessary focus on drafts, his writing inspirations, and what you can do to help move your writing further along. Kevin gives some great advice about writing and is an extremely inspiring individual. Listen in and learn more. Find out more about Kevin and keep up to date with his writing on Twitter: @MisterKRW