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Messages From the Middle | Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Late Diagnosed ADHD, Undiagnosed Trauma, Neurodivergence, PTSD, Complicated Grief, episodes
- Watch Your Head: An Interview With Bethany Lewis,The Concussion Coach
On this weeks episode I interview the Concussions Coach, Bethany Lewis. Bethany Lewis is a Neurological Occupational Therapist and a Certified Life Coach through The Life Coach School and has specific training in nervous system resilience. She has worked as an occupational therapist since 2009, and has helped hundreds of patients with concussions and other brain injuries through her work at CognitiveFX, a cutting-edge concussion clinic in Provo, Utah. During her career, she has seen the effects head injuries can have on people’s lives and the lives of those who love them, and has seen people experience healing and recovery from many severe symptoms. She provides tools such as nervous system regulation techniques and intentional thinking that can have enormous impact on recovery and people's well being. She combines her knowledge of post-concussion symptoms and coaching into a unique and powerful coaching program to help people with lingering concussion symptoms speed up their recovery and take control over their lives.
Bethany's Website: www.theconcussioncoach.com
IG: @the_concussion_coachFB: The Concussion CoachYouTube: @theconcussioncoachCognitiveFX: www.cognitivefxusa.comSome articles about concussions and mental health:https://neurosciencenews.com/tbi-affective-syndrome-23580/https://www.cognitivefxusa.com/blog/depression-after-concussion-and-post-concussion-syndrome#causeshttps://www.cognitivefxusa.com/blog/navigating-mental-health-after-tbi-and-concussion1 hr 4 min - From Darkness to Light: My interview on the Key Nutrition Podcast
In June I had the opportunity to be on the Key Nutrition Podcast. In this episode I share a little more of my journey. I talk about the steps I have taken to work on mental health and the realization that this is my story and I am where I am supposed to be.
1 hr 5 min - You Can’t Always Get What You Want: But you can choose your thoughts
One of the best ways to put ourselves in the drivers seat is to recognize that it is not the circumstances in our life that create our emotions, but our thoughts about that circumstance. It is also worth taking the time to notice what circumstances you can't change and which ones you can. "Stuck" is a choice you just have to take some time to notice what choice you are making to choose stuck. In this episode I define circumstance and give examples of ways to be more conscious of the circumstances you are choosing.
33 min - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: naming and describing your feelings
Being able to describe how depression, anxiety or other mental illnesses is a powerful tool for yourself and for others. On today's episode I share what depression feels like in to me. I explain why this is such a powerful and useful tool. How you can do it and I encourage you to do the same exercise!
Andrew Solomon: Depression; the secret we all share
https://youtu.be/-eBUcBfkVCo
The Magical Healing Potion
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/messages-from-the-middle/id1680997732?i=1000608542804
30 min - Clouds: What I do when the storm clouds of life roll in
Mental health can be compared to the weather. Sometimes we have beautiful, sunny, blue skies. Other times there are storm clouds overhead and they stick around for awhile. Today on the podcast I share my storm cloud emergency toolkit.
These are the things that I do when I am in my low moods. This works great for me when I am feeling sad and low, however during really depressive states bigger steps and interventions need to be taken.
I encourage you to come up with your own stormy weather toolkit.
24 min - What is Love? Why we need to love ourselves so we can love others
Is it possible to love others more than you love yourself? Spoiler alert, it isn't. Our ability to love other is directly connected to how much we love ourselves. In this episode I talk about why this is true and the give my own Self-love Manifesto as a template to create your own manifesto. Self-love is one of the most important gifts we can give ourselves and our loved ones.
link to Self-love check-in:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hIPg49VwR-1WXsAUo23rse6raK-M0OLi/view?usp=share_link
22 min - There and Back Again: My time in residential treatment
Today is one year from the day that I entered residential treatment for my mental health. In the episode I share my a little about my experience in the facility, why I choose residential treatment and why it is so beneficial to people who need it. Thank you for listening!
28 min - Shame, Shame, I know your name:Why shame is harmful to mental health
Shame is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to healing mental health. With shame, stop your own personal growth and healing because you are less likely to reach our for help or open us to the people who are there to help. In this episode I talk about why shame is so hurtful to mental illness and ways to fight back from shame.
23 min - 5 Things to Boost Your Mental Health
On this episode I talk about 5 things you can do to boost your mental health. These 5 things can be done anytime and for free. Creating a habit of doing these things will benefit your overall health and wellness for years to come.
26 min - Do You Know Who You Are?: The masks we wear and why we wear them
Masking is a very common defense mechanism. It's normal to mask on a first date or at a job interview, but if you are masking all the time it can lead to resentment, depression, burnout and the loss of who you really are. Myself and many people I have talked with have shared a feeling that we don't even know who we are because we have been wearing a mask for so long.
On this episode I talk about the many different kinds of masks people wear, and why they wear them. I also get into strategies to learn who you truly are. It is important to learn who you are because we need the real you in this world!
Link to the Personal values
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Have you been asking yourself; “Why do I feel like this?” The anxiety, the exhaustion, the heaviness you can’t explain—all of it leaves you searching for answers you’re not even sure how to…
articulate. You want relief, guidance, and a way forward, but you don’t yet have the right questions, let alone the solutions. I know that place intimately, because I’m not speaking from the top of the mountain looking back. I’m Wendy Parrish, and I’m still in the middle of my story. From here—right in the thick of the confusion, healing, setbacks, and growth—I’ve learned how to name what’s happening, navigate the messiness, and build tools that actually help. And I want to bring you into that process, not as someone who has it all figured out, but as someone walking it with you.