Mind of Her Own

Julie talks to Jen Schwartz, creator of The Medicated Mommy Blog and founder of MOTHERHOOD | UNDERSTOOD, a social media platform that specifically talks to the 20 per cent of moms who experience maternal mental health issues like postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety and a ton of other brain chemistry issues that hinder women from feeling like successful moms. Jen is committed to taking the taboos around maternal mental health public and empowering moms everywhere to make self-care a priority and live motherhood more authentically.

Connect with Jen Schwartz:

Motherhood-understood.com

Instagram

Facebook

Weekly DON'T JUDGE ME BUT... Series

Submit Your Postpartum Depression Story

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Good friends are great mood boosters and social connections do wonders for your overall well-being. That's why Julie and Michelle are a focusing on all things friendship in this episode – what they look for in a friend, the challenges of meeting new friends when you're an introverted, anxious adult who likes to stay home in sweatpants and the importance of staying connected with friends as a form of self-care. They also respond to a listener email about how to talk to a friend who may be struggling with their mental health.

Resources mentioned:

A Cancellation Plague is Upon Us – and it's Ruining our Female Friendships (Glamour)

How to Make Friends (in real life) – (Women's Health)

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For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.

Julie talks to award-winning lifestyle journalist Amy Keller Laird. She's SELF's wellness correspondent, previous Editor-in-Chief of Women's Health and Beauty Director of Allure, and founder of @club_mental, a new Instagram brand that looks at women's lives and wellbeing through the lens of mental health. They chat about Amy's OCD diagnosis, and the changes she's witnessed during her career in the way that women's mental health and wellness are reflected in traditional and social media.

Connect with Amy Keller Laird:

On Twitter On Instagram Club Mental on Instagram amykellerlaird.com Resources mentioned:

Which of These Women has a Mental Illness? All of them – including me, Women's Health's Editor-in-Chief (Women's Health, April 18, 2016) Wellness Instagram is Actually Bringing Me Down (SELF, June 21, 2018)

Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own – the podcast that gets inside a woman's head! If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to share your favourite episodes on social media and subscribe to the show so that you never miss an episode!

For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.

Julie and Michelle are back for some real, relatable talk about their own mental health. Julie is doing a self-care reset after a stressful few weeks led to an anxiety setback and scary panic attack while Michelle is relating to "duck syndrome" – a tendency to appear calm, cool and collected while in reality you're frantically trying to keep up with the demands of life.

Resources mentioned:

What TF is Duck Syndrome? (And how to cope with it) – Girlboss.com

Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own – the podcast that gets inside a woman's head! If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to share your favourite episodes on social media and subscribe to the show so that you never miss an episode!

For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.

Julie talks to actress, producer, filmmaker and mental health advocate Stacy-Ann Buchanan. Her award-winning documentary, The Blind Stigma, focuses on mental health within the black community and was inspired by her own personal experience with anxiety and depression.

Connect with Stacy-Ann Buchanan:

Stacyannbuchanan.com

Stacy-Ann Buchanan on Twitter

Stacy-Ann Buchanan on Facebook

Stacy-Ann Buchanan on Instagram

Resources mentioned:

The Blind Stigma: Mental Health within the Black Community Mental Health the Blind Stigma – TedX Talk

Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own – the podcast that gets inside a woman's head! If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to share your favourite episodes on social media and subscribe to the show so that you never miss an episode!

For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.

Julie talks to Lydia Giles about her experience living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a mental illness that can make managing emotions and maintaining healthy relationships extremely difficult. Lydia is a wife, mother and Chartered Professional Accountant in Calgary. She was diagnosed with BPD at a young age but didn't fully accept her illness until many years later when she discovered the benefits of Dialectal Behaviour Therapy.

Connect with Lydia Giles: [email protected]

Resources mentioned: Accepting the good, the bad, and everything in between: CPA member spotlight article

Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own – the podcast that gets inside a woman's head! If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to share your favourite episodes on social media and subscribe to the show so that you never miss an episode!

For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.

The easy, breezy days of summer are coming to an end which means that parents and kids are getting back into routines, schedules and the dreaded task of making school lunches. Julie and Michelle chat about keeping their anxiety in check during the transition into fall and all the hectic chaos this time of year can bring. Grab your coziest sweater, curl up with a pumpkin spice latte and enjoy the show!

Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own – the podcast that gets inside a woman's head! If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to share your favourite episodes on social media and subscribe to the show so that you never miss an episode!

For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.

How do you talk about your mental health at work? What do you say to a co-worker who may be struggling with mental illness or a mental health issue? Julie talks to Melanie McGregor from the Halton Region branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association about how she opened up to her boss about her anxiety, and how her own personal experience with mental illness makes her passionate about helping people and workplaces learn how to encourage and support mental wellness, balance and recovery.

Connect with Melanie McGregor: CMHA Halton Region branch CMHA Halton Region branch on Facebook CMHA Halton Region branch on Twitter

Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own – the podcast that gets inside a woman's head! If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to share your favourite episodes on social media and subscribe to the show so that you never miss an episode!

For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.

Julie and Michelle are back together and sharing their reactions to the last MOHO episode featuring hormone expert Nicki Williams. PMS, heavier periods, hair loss, weight gain, brain fog, anxiety spikes and more – the ladies get real about all of it. They also chat about a new initiative that will see first-year students at the University of Waterloo receive mental health first aid kits and Olay's new Face Anything campaign featuring Elyse Fox, mental health advocate and founder of the Sad Girls Club.

Resources mentioned:

Period Tracker app

Think Dirty App

University of Waterloo students to get mental health first aid kits this fall

Olay celebrates the fearless women who are tired of being told they're 'too" anything

Sad Girls Club

Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own – the podcast that gets inside a woman's head! If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to share your favourite episodes on social media and subscribe to the show so that you never miss an episode!

For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.

Julie talks to Nicki Williams, award-winning nutritionist, hormone expert and author. After failing to find any medical help for her symptoms of exhaustion, weight gain and hormone issues in her early 40's, she discovered that she could turn things around using diet, lifestyle and natural supplements. She started her own business called Happy Hormones for Life which focuses on helping women in their 40's and 50's address hormone imbalances and she sees a lot of women who are struggling with issues like brain fog, fatigue, low motivation, mood swings, and anxiety.

Connect with Nicki Williams:

Happy Hormones for Life

Nicki Williams on Facebook

Nicki Williams on Twitter

Resources mentioned:

It's Not You, It's Your Hormones: The essential guide for women over 40 to fight fat, fatigue and hormone havoc

Think Dirty app

Thanks for tuning in to Mind of Her Own – the podcast that gets inside a woman's head! If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review. Don't forget to share your favourite episodes on social media and subscribe to the show so that you never miss an episode!

For more information about the show, visit mindofherownpodcast.com. You can also join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/mindofherownpodcast, follow the show on Instagram and connect with Julie on Twitter at @julietrites.