Mequell and Adam are joined by Sam (resident young adult and brains behind the scenes) for a discussion about why peer support is vital to help our teens and why peers provide a support role that can't be filled by parents. He shares his own experiences and offers ideas on how to be the best freakin friend ever and what to do if going to your parents is not a realistic option.  And yeah, you're all gonna want to be his best friend after listening to this. 

Mequell and Adam are back for Season 4. Trigger warning ** this is an angry episode** Mequell talks about how loud and frustrating and screamy it feels inside her head when meds are not on point. Mequell and Adam share some research and ideas to cope when ruminating thoughts truly don't have a solution and your brain will. not. shut. up. about. it.

Mequell and Adam talk about the newly rolled out 988 Suicide Crisis Hotline and how to be a good help yourself as you're responding to a crisis. They also send a huge shout out to ALL of the cheerleaders and warriors in the mental health world working to make it a safer and more supportive space. <3

Mequell and Adam are joined by Katie Clark, founder of Peak Behavioral Consulting and Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA). Katie has years of experience in studying what she calls "the science that backs all the other sciences" which is essentially gathering, tracking and analyzing behaviors and why we do them. Mequell was geeking out the entire episode because tracking and analyzing data was the catalyst in figuring out her own mental illness and Katie is the only person who's ever been as excited about it as she is. Katies insight is invaluable and madly applicable in the world of mental illness both for us and for our kiddos. Katie is brilliant, hilarious and also uses cool vocabulary words like maladaptive and antecedent. Oh and she also doesn't like big birthday parties...

Website www.peakbehavior.com

Instagram @peak_behavior

www.kateymcpherson.com @kateyaz1

Mequell and Adam are joined by youth mental health advocate Katey McPherson. Katey has over 25 years experience as a teacher, guidance counselor and school administrator. She joins us for a discussion around helping our youth with coping, connectivity and ultimately keeping them safe with the rash of suicides and violence we are seeing. She offers real solutions in how to become trusted adults and steps to take in building resources within our community.

Mequell and Adam are joined by LMFT Jessica Westover to address legitimate issues within families living with mental illness. She offers very practical tips and ideas on how to improve relationships including taking breaks or "giving it a minute" as Mequell always likes to say :)

Mequell and Adam answer a listener question of how to recognize the different stages of mania and what you can do to help.

Mequell and Adam have a discussion around personality changes that can occur with medications answering a listener question. Sometimes those changes cause a swing a personality that lands in a spot (just like the depression) that is not your warriors true self. This doesn't mean that medication doesn't work or isn't worth taking. All this means is there is still a little more work to do to get them back to their very best selves.