You might believe you have found the right people, but the pods you believe in might actually do you more harm than good.

In this cut throat world of social sharing and likes, the pods seem like a great idea until the content is not what you expected and the rules you discover are the most restrictive you've ever seen in your life.

No wonder pods are frowned upon by most people who know about them.

You can't prop up your mental health with a good pod.

Have you ever been a part of a pod? What was your experience?

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There is no exception to this rule. We must be kind to ourselves and make this happen.

We are making too many demands of others and ourselves in this situation and it means we cannot give our best if we expect others to be perfect. It also doesn't work when we can't do our best because we also must be perfect.

Being our best with our mental health is learning to give ourselves (and others) grace before flying off the handle

What sort of grace do you give yourself? 

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You might hate me now for bringing it up, but thinking about it now saves stress later.

We know it is a minefield already when it comes to interacting with the family.

It will never get any easier, so getting prepared is the best way to deal with it.

What do you do to combat your family's misconception of what you do?

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This is a companion episode of the surplus in Sacramento dedicated to mental health care.

This is what I warned you about when it comes to budget surplus.

Even though we are humans, we are often forgotten in the eyes of those who want to care for us.

Quite simply because you must be. 

These are the things we must consider when we grapple with our own mental health.

What small things do you do to be responsible?

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As people who struggle with mental health, we try so hard to be normal.

We want people to love us and we strive to be perfect because of it.

We are not robots, we are human beings. However, we believe we can will ourselves to be better.

This is not how people get better.

You need to embrace your weird.

Do you have anything you are proud to be weird about?

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Of course you aren't, but there are now pre-screening tests telling you how mentally tough you are.

When it comes to carrying the burden of your life, you are not weak.

You are strong. Stronger than you believe. Stronger than anyone might give you credit for.

Don't ever let someone tell you different.

Don't let a test tell you different.

We all think we have to be masters with 10,000 hours under our belt to make a difference in the world.

This only makes the mental health issues even worse when we believe we have to be perfect.

It paralyzes us because we already don't believe we are worthy, right?

So, what can we do?

Shoot for a smaller goal.

Look at mastering something for 20 hours. You will get good at something and it might open the doors for something more than what you might believe.

Do you have something you enjoy doing a few minutes a day (keep it clean kids!)?

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This is a recap of the entire week, so if you haven't listened to the previous episodes, I'd recommend it.

Remember, you suffer from depression and depression grows in silence.

In this week of sound, we hit the moments where I accept loss, mourning, and depression.

Cancer sucks, and it always will.

This is a short note description because it explains it all.