How often do you find yourself scrolling endlessly on social media comparing yourself or your life to others? I’ll be honest, I find myself scrolling in the middle of the night fueling my insecurities. Social media offers a lot of benefits from connection to brand building, however, without intentional use, social media may have some negative impacts on our mental health.  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, I am your host Francesca Reicherter and today I am joined by actress and host of Confessions of A Wanna Be It Girl, Marley Freygang. Through her podcast, Marley helps you to filter out the bs we see in the world, both online and offline so that you can clear your mentality and become your own it girl. 

Join us as Marley dives deep into the importance of being mindful and intentional with your social media usage. 

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.   

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How often do you say no? Do you ever feel uncomfortable saying no to someone? Do you ever feel uncomfortable saying no to yourself? Building boundaries that respect you, your lifestyle, and your needs can help you to cultivate a positive and compassionate relationship with yourself and others. 

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, I am your host Francesca Reicherter and today I am joined by Minaa B: writer, speaker, licensed mental health professional, author of owning our struggles: a path to healing and finding community in a broken world and the founder of Minaa B Consulting where she works with organizations to help them develop psychological safety. 

Join us as Minaa B defines boundaries and teaches us how we can develop and enforce boundaries within our many relationships with ourselves and others that meet our needs.  

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission of suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.  

Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation  

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In 2020, an estimated 1,806,590 new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States. According to The National Cancer Institute: One in three people with cancer experience mental or emotional distress. In fact, according to mental health America, the rate of major depressive disorder is up to three times higher among cancer patients than in the general population.  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, I am your host Francesca Reicherter and today I am joined by Julie Rock, a mom to 5, photographer, and breast cancer patient. 

Join us as Julie bravely opens up about her cancer journey and how she has nurtured her mental health throughout it all. 

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission of suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.   

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Take a moment to pay attention to how you are breathing. Are you taking deep breaths or are your breaths shallow? Are your shoulders relaxed or are they lifted and tense? Shallow breathing can increase your heart rate while also making you vulnerable to a fight or flight situation. Deep breathing, on the other hand, can help reduce your heart rate and allow you to relax and feel more control over your thoughts and behaviors.  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, I am your host Francesca Reicherter and today I am joined by Todd Steinberg, one of the founders of The Shift – a necklace to designed to help you take conscious, deep breaths. 

Join us as Todd explores the power and importance of deep breathing while offering helpful tips to slow your breath and release stress and tension. 

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission of suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.   

Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation  

Visit our website: inspiringmygeneration.org

Hypnotherapy: is it real? Let’s discuss this. Did you know that your nonconscious thoughts impact your behaviors? In fact, studies have shown that the nonconscious mind is more powerful than the conscious mind when influencing your thought patterns. Trained hypnotherapists can guide you into your subconscious mind to uncover the experiences that have resulted in negative thoughts and limiting beliefs so that you can work to reframe and move forward.  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, I am your host Francesca Reicherter and today I am joined by a doctor of chiropractic who offers an array of holistic services including craniosacral massage and hypnotherapy, Dr. Mary. Join us as we dive deep into the power and influence of the subconscious mind. 

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission of suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.   

Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation  

Visit our website: inspiringmygeneration.org

In case no one has told you lately: You will get through the hardships and overcome the obstacles you face. Whomever you are and whatever you are going through, it will not last forever. Take a deep breath, give yourself grace, and remember to show up for yourself. You got this!  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, your host Francesca Reicherter is joined by content creator and mental health advocate from Brooklyn NY, Steven Sharpe Jr.   

Join Fran and Steven as they uncover the beauty of messiness, expressing emotions, and growth in an aesthetically pleasing world. 

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission of suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.   

Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation  

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Not everything your brain tells you is a fact! Did you know that 80% of the thoughts you have are innately negative? Our brains are developing negative thoughts and perspectives on our experiences. Without learning to reframe our thoughts, it may be difficult to distinguish thought from fact and even feel impossible to unlearn the lies our brain has told us.  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, your host Francesca Reicherter is joined by speaker, author, mental health advocate, and founder of Speaks 2 Inspire, the mental health solution for young adults suffering in silence, Abraham Sculley.   

Join Fran and Abraham as Abraham bravely shares his own mental health journey by opening the conversation with others and teaching us how to unlearn the lies our brain has told us.  

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.   

Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation  

Visit our website: inspiringmygeneration.org

Our modern patriarchal society often celebrates masculinity and encourages risk-taking behaviors, dominance, aggression, and strength when exhibited by individuals identifying as male. This coupled with the expectation of financial independence and mental strength is a contributing factor to an increased rate of mental health concerns among the male gender.  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, your host Francesca Reicherter is joined by NYC social worker, professor, author, entrepreneur, and public speaker, Melissa Fulgieri.   

Join Fran and Melissa as they dive deep into how patriarchal beliefs held by individuals from all gender identities have influenced men’s mental health crises.  

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.   

Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation  

Visit our website: inspiringmygeneration.org

Trafficking is defined by The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of commercial sex acts or labor or services using force, fraud, or coherence. According to the United Nations 2016 Report on Trafficking in Persons, women and girls make up 71% of all human trafficking. The Counter-Trafficking Data Collaborative found that 60% of identified sex trafficking victims were recruited by a family member or intimate partner, and 87% of identified labor trafficking victims were recruited by a non-family member, such as a friend, acquaintance, business contact, or neighbor. And the FBI’s Innocence Lost National Initiative discovered the life expectancy for sex trafficking survivors is 7 years. We need to END Trafficking.  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, your host Francesca Reicherter is joined by human rights activist, Sophia Fisher. For over five years, Sophia has been working in the anti-trafficking space with a passion to help open the conversation while educating us on how to identify trafficking and understand how it manifests.   

Join Fran and Sophia as they dive deep into human trafficking – from definition to warning signs to saving lives.  

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission of suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support.   

Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation  

Visit our website: inspiringmygeneration.org.

In 2018, 2,039 high school students died by suicide making it the second leading cause of death among youth ages 14-18. Mental illness and suicidal ideation are prevalent among this age group. Thus, it is imperative that we work toward suicide prevention for our youth.  

Welcome to Normalize The Conversation, today I am joined by a student-athlete at Bates College and the co-founder of Kick It For A Cause Inc, Sam Gerry. From a charity fundraiser started in high school supporting organizations like American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Mental Health America evolving into a nonprofit organization, Sam is passionate about advocacy work in suicide prevention as a result of his own suicidality.  Join us as Sam shares his mental health journey and how he balances school and mental health.

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Normalize The Conversation is an initiative of Inspiring My Generation focusing on normalizing the conversation, bringing education and awareness to the forefront, and amplifying global voices to spark change and hope.   

Inspiring My Generation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to suicide prevention through awareness, conversation, education, and support. Connect with us on Instagram and Facebook: @Inspiring My Generation  

Visit our website: inspiringmygeneration.org