For the first Mental Health Check-In Podcast of 2022, JAM sits down with New Queer Order label-mate, Hannah Harkness. In addition to starring, producing, writing, and directing for the Kate's Bunker podcast, Hannah is also the head writer of Brooklyn Battle Comedy. She sits down to talk about her history in living with Bipolar I, serial dating, co-dependence, accepting being single, trying not to walk into red flags, the skin hunger  (the biological need for human touch) that stems from it all, and countless other topics.

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In the final Mental Health Check-In of 2021, JAM talks to Vasavi Kumar. If her name sounds familiar, you may have seen her on “Basketball Wives” or from her own podcast Being Human with Vasavi Kumar. She’s a life coach and licensed therapist with a “brutally” honest way of expressing herself, and she honestly shares how her experiences inform how she manages and takes care of herself.

If you like what she has to say, check out her podcast and get on the waitlist for her book expected to come out Spring 2023.

Christine Coen is the mental health nutritionist. Her practice centers around functional eating and exercise to fortify mental health as well as physical. Her approach centers around how taking care of one’s body creates a better neurological environment for managing mental health, and she tells JAM how she arrived at this approach and breaks down some of the details of how exactly it works.

Check out Christine on Instagram @Christine.Coen and @wakeupyourwarrior. And you can try her Wake Up Your Warrior program at freeworkshop.wakeupyourwarrior.com

Nauseous is a Detroit-based rapper and a long-time friend of JAM’s. They sit in the car and discuss coping mechanisms, the validity of wallowing as part of emotional recovery and how creative endeavors contribute to healing.

You can check Nausueous out @nauseousrap on Instagram and on Spotify

Hayley Stanton and Ellie Smart are both a part of the Quiet Connections brand, founded by Hayley herself. She is a life coach and the director of Quiet Connections while Ellie is a nature photographer. Quiet Connections as a whole seeks to help quieter, more sensitive people navigate life to their fullest extent whilst managing their personal social anxiety by offering group programs, coaching programs, and a photography course offered by Ellie herself. In this episode, the two discuss how they go about their mission of "re-framing quiet" for their clients, how their own journeys and anxieties intersected into what they do, nature connection, and how photography can calm anxiety.

*If you or anyone you know is struggling with intense depression and are at risk for harm of any kind, please refer to the following hotline numbers: http://suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html

•  Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255

Where to find Quiet Connections: 

https://quietconnections.co.uk/

Book a free coaching session: https://quietconnections.simplybook.it/v2/#book/service/1

@QuietConnections (Instagram)

@QuietConnection (Twitter)

Facebook: http://facebook.com/quietconnections

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/quietconnections

Where to find Ellie: @eco_ellie on Instagram

Where to find Hayley: @kernowhayz on Instagram

Where to find JAM: @WamBamItsJAM (on all platforms)

Where to find Mental Health Check-In Podcast:

@checkinpod (Twitter)

@checkinpodcast (Instagram)

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Audio available everywhere podcasts can be streamed and live on New Queer Order Radio. New episodes will air monthly on the last Sunday of every month.

Where to find New Queer Order: @NewQueerOrder (on all platforms)

Subscribe on Patreon: patreon.com/newqueerorder

TW // Mention of a sexual assault from 1:15-2:30. 

Raquel Alger is a social worker, certified life coach, certified art therapist, and spiritual coach. Not to mention, the creator of HopeFirst Life Coaching. By guest-starring in this episode, she talks about how being a social worker has helped keep her own mental health in check, how therapy helped her through tough times, philosophers who inspire her, how to be grounded in the present rather than dwell too hard about the past/future, giving grace to past versions of ourselves, and the importance of being kind to your mind.

*If you or anyone you know is struggling with intense depression and are at risk for harm of any kind, please refer to the following hotline numbers: http://suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html

•  Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255

Where to find Raquel: @hopechangeinspire

https://www.linkedin.com/in/raquelalger/

Where to find JAM: @WamBamItsJAM (on all platforms)

Where to find Mental Health Check-In Podcast:

@checkinpod (Twitter)

@checkinpodcast (Instagram)

Follow/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mental-Health-Check-In-Podcast-101476175035710

Audio available everywhere podcasts can be streamed and live on New Queer Order Radio. New episodes will air monthly on the last Sunday of every month.

Where to find New Queer Order: @NewQueerOrder (on all platforms)

Subscribe on Patreon: patreon.com/newqueerorder

JAM returns from a three-month hiatus, and this return episode happens to fall on the one year anniversary of the podcast first premiering on the airwaves. A lot has changed for him in the past year and he takes a moment to reflect on the changes that have come for him and the show, as well as changes that should be expected in the future, in a rare solo episode.

*If you or anyone you know is struggling with intense depression and are at risk for harm of any kind, please refer to the following hotline numbers: http://suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html

Where to find JAM: @WamBamItsJAM (on all platforms)

Where to find New Queer Order: @NewQueerOrder (on all platforms)

Subscribe on Patreon: patreon.com/newqueerorder

Where to find Mental Health Check-In Podcast:

@checkinpod (Twitter)

@checkinpodcast (Instagram)

Follow/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mental-Health-Check-In-Podcast-101476175035710

Audio available everywhere podcasts can be streamed and live on New Queer Order Radio. New episodes will air monthly on the last Sunday of every month

[This is the Season 2 finale. Stay tuned for new episodes to resume starting on July 27th, 2021!]

Rek It Raven is a Twitch horror streamer and through their streams, not only do they raise money for charities based in causes that they strongly advocate for (i.e. Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+, mental health awareness, etc.), but also shares their personal traumas in hopes of helping listeners cope through their own struggles.

Raven does a lot of that for this episode, going in-depth about the PTSD suffered from pregnancy, but they also talk about the importance of kindness, their experience with therapy, and the grind that comes with being a Twitch user.

*If you or anyone you know is struggling with intense depression and are at risk for harm of any kind, please refer to the following hotline numbers: http://suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html

Where to find Raven: @RekItRaven (Instagram/Twitter/TikTok/Twitch/YouTube)

Where to find Mental Health Check-In Podcast:

@checkinpod (Twitter)

@checkinpodcast (Instagram)

Follow/Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mental-Health-Check-In-Podcast-101476175035710

Audio available everywhere podcasts can be streamed. Also on YouTube.

Kirstyn and Taylor are the hosts of a relatively new personal development podcast called Hello, Next Level. Together, they offer ideas, tools, tips, and inspiration about topics like self care, manifestation, and finding balance as they embark on their own personal growth journey. For this episode, they share why they started their podcast, how they became best friends, offer advice on creating a personal crisis plan for bad days, and talk about how listeners can achieve their own "next level."

*If you or anyone you know is struggling with intense depression and are at risk for harm of any kind, please refer to the following hotline numbers: http://suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html

Where to find Taylor: @TaylorFayelor (Instagram/Twitter)

Where to find Kirstyn: @BensonKirstyn (Twitter), @Kirsttyn (Instagram)

Where to find Hello, Next Level: @hellonextlevelpod (Instagram), Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellonextlevelpod/

Listen to Hello, Next Level on all podcast streaming platforms: https://www.canva.com/design/DAEWhlBC0-4/22N0v9siycbUm6siN3D_FA/view

Where to find Mental Health Check-In Podcast: 

@checkinpod (Twitter)

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Billy Dixon is an independent professional wrestler and producer for the Cassandro Cup, airing live on independentwrestling.tv on March 28th. In this episode, from his perspective, he talks about mental health is overlooked in wrestling spaces and offers advice to those struggling with their own mental health.

*If you or anyone you know is struggling with intense depression and are at risk for harm of any kind, please refer to the following hotline numbers: http://suicide.org/suicide-hotlines.html

Where to find Billy: @TheBIllyDixon (Twitter/Instagram)

Where to find Mental Health Check-In Podcast:  

@checkinpod (Twitter) 

@checkinpodcast (Instagram) 

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