In this episode I discuss the trite but helpful sayings that provide me with perspective and help get me through tough workouts and tougher days.   Also we promote the launch of https://www.instagram.com/notallowedtodiepod/    That's right the instagram account you have all been waiting for.  

In this episode Mariska and I talk to Kristen who is a mother of three and Team Maigler Hall of Famer about managing the challenges of pregnancy, post partum, breast feeding, etc... and how each of them impact mental health.  

Mental Health in pregnancy

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/mental-health-in-pregnancy

Post partum psychosis

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/problems-disorders/postpartum-psychosis

Post-natal depression

https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/problems-disorders/post-natal-depression

Nami Support line

https://www.namichicago.org/mental-health-support-options

Mariska and I are re-united and I explore how the term suicide prevention can be problematic and hurtful.  

In this episode Mariska and I interview Eleanor, a therapist and school social worker, about how she navigated childhood and her ongoing life with her severely mentally ill Mother.   

I experiment with Logic pro for a choppy recording, (please forgive me) and explore Cognitive Processing Therapy. 

In this episode we discuss my trip to Minnesota where I had to flee from gun shots and decide if it was too soon for humor in a lock down situation.  Also when can we laugh when a person we care about dies?  

Andy Grant from Real Men Feel http://realmenfeel.org/ joins Mariska and I to talk about how to push through when depression returns, AND advice for family and friends about how to support people who are experiencing a depressive episode.  

In this episode I explore the dangers of not fighting in relationships and how that can be more unhealthy than fighting frequently if we do so fairly.  Also how do we learn how to fight fair.  Plus Mariska grooms herself.  

Everything you ever wanted to know about Partial Hospitalization Programs with our first ever guests on the podcast, Talia and Natalie.  These Team Maigler Hall of Famers share their experiences in PHPs and some special guest input from Stanley, Natalie's dog.  

In this episode I explore how to talk to kids about the shooting in Highland Park Illinois and the function guilt plays in helping us manage our grief but also how to let go of that guilt that does not belong to us.