Not Enough Spoons

This week Andrea and Alicen dissect how social media can affect your mental health. Spoiler alert: it shockingly isn't all bad. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr. 

Resource List: 

• How to Make Social Media More Positive 
• jameelajamilofficial
• i_weigh
• sartorialgeek
• lizzobeeating
• thegirlsgonestrong
• crazyheadcomics
• thelatestkate
• jencomas
• sosheslays
• mattzhaig
• gemmacorrell
• postivelypresent
• littlearthlings
• themollygalbraith
• talkspace
• lisaoliveratherapy

This week Alicen and Alicen give you a two for one episode as they cover both Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Echoism. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr. 

Resource List: 

• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• You Aren’t a Narcissist, But Could You Be an Echoist?
•  The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook 
• Echoism: The Silenced Response to Narcissism

Though not a mental illness, this week Andrea and Alicen tackle imposter syndrome. Take a test with us to see how much imposter syndrome affects you.

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List: 

• Imposter Syndrome Test
• Myths about Imposter Syndrome
• I Am Here Now

It's a new year and a new decade. Join Alicen and Andrea as they discuss the ways they're going to take better care of themselves this year. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr. 

Resource List: 

• Curable 
• Workout with Wickham

The holidays can be a tough time for some people. This week Alicen and Andrea discuss tips to survive and thrive during the holidays. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List: 

• Holiday Survival Guide 
• Holiday Self-Care Planner

This week Andrea and Alicen do something a little different and talk about two self-care products: weighted blankets and the Therabox subscription box. Drink every time you hear us say "luxurious".

Theme song by Tyson Kerr. 

Resource List: 

• NES Advent Calendar
• BB Weighted Blankets
• Therabox
• Baroness Von Sketch Show

Join Andrea and Alicen this week as they discuss the link between mental and physical health. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr. 

Resource List: 

• Mental Health UK
• Participaction 
• CPA Fact Sheet
• Tips

This week Andrea and Alicen get really excited that they get to talk about one of their favourite topics: pets! It has been proven that animals are good for your mental health, join us to learn more and also hear us shamelessly talk about our pets.

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List: 

• Mood Boosting Power of Pets
• Mental health and Pets

This week Alicen and Andrea talk about SAD, and discover it is a major thing when you live somewhere grey and rainy like Vancouver. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr. 

Resource List:

• Seasonal Affective Disorder

Self-care is all the rage right now, but what exactly is it and why is there so much stigma surrounding it? This week Andrea and Alicen discuss what self-care is and isn't, and they both agree they love lush bath bombs a little too much.

Theme song by Tyson Kerr. 

Resource List: 

• What is Self-Care 
• Therabox
• Sadie by Courtney Summers