Not Enough Spoons

This week Andrea and Alicen talk to Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology manager, Danniele Livengood, about mental health in the workplace and how you can support both your employees and yourself. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List: 

• Mental health in the workplace stats

This week we shake things up a bit and talk about the movie Girl Interrupted. Unsurprisingly, Alicen rages about the portrayal (or lack thereof) of Borderline Personality Disorder and Andrea marvels at how great the cat actor in the movie is.

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Having OCD doesn't mean you're obsessed with being tidy. Alicen and Andrea talk about what Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder does and does not mean, and Alicen even tells an embarrassing story about herself. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List: 

• OCD - Better Health
• OCD- NIMH 
• Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone

There's an app for that! Alicen and Andrea discuss mental health apps. Find out what ones Alicen loved and which ones she... didn't. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List: 

• Moodpath
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/app/moodpath-depression-anxiety/id1052216403
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moodpath.android
• MY3
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my3-suicide-lifeline/id709651264
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nerdery.my3
• TalkLife
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/talklife-for-stress-anxiety/id449804588
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bearpty.talklife&hl=en_CA
• Mood Tools
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moodtools-depression-aid/id1012822112
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moodtools.moodtools&hl=en_CA
• What’s Up?
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/whats-up-a-mental-health-app/id968251160
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jacksontempra.apps.whatsup&hl=en
• Headspace
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/headspace-meditation-sleep/id493145008
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getsomeheadspace.android
• SuperBetter
• • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/superbetter/id536634968
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.superbetter.paid
• The Mighty
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-mighty/id1432324582
• Workout for Women
• • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/workout-for-women-fitness-app/id839285684
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.workoutinc.seven_7minutesfitness_forwomen
• Aloe Bud
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aloe-bud/id1318382054
• Daylio
• • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/daylio-journal-diary-moods/id1194023242?mt=8
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.daylio&hl=en_CA
• Medisafe
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pill-med-reminder-medisafe/id573916946
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medisafe.android.client
• Oak
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oak-meditation-breathing/id1210209691
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=meditation.forest.oak.oakforest_guidedmeditation
• #SelfCare
• • iTunes: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/selfcare/id1378384555
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.truluv.android.selfcare
• Smiling Mind
• • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/smiling-mind/id560442518
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smilingmind.app
• Woebot
• • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/woebot-your-self-care-expert/id1305375832?mt=8
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.woebot
• Wysa
• • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wysa-be-happy-not-perfect/id1166585565?mt=8
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bot.touchkin
• Yoga
• • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yoga-for-beginners-mind-body/id1382141225?mt=8
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.workoutinc.yoga.beginners.free.workouts.studio
• Zombies, Run
• • iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/zombies-run/id503519713?mt=8
  • Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sixtostart.zombiesrunclient
• The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22910900

This week Andrea and Alicen talk about therapy. Spoiler alert: they're both big fans.

Theme song by Tyson Kerr. 

Resource List: 

• Better help: https://www.betterhelp.com/start/?utm_source=AdWords&utm_medium=Search_PPC_m&utm_term=better+help_e&utm_content=24996266410&network=g&placement=&target=&matchtype=e&utm_campaign=388169170_mobile&ad_type=text&adposition=1t1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwitPnBRCQARIsAA5n84nAxbGKAb1z6UyJQOaOXVnTTYeWpjxkbTiZ_sFls3wty58OF0LibrMaAoXlEALw_wcB¬_found=1&gor=start-go
• Woebot: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/woebot-your-self-care-expert/id1305375832?mt=8
• Wysa: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wysa-be-happy-not-perfect/id1166585565?mt=8
• The Bright Sessions Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-bright-sessions/id1053268058
• DBT workbooks: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40890200-the-borderline-personality-disorder-workbook
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19408279-the-dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-for-anxiety
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369266.The_Dialectical_Behavior_Therapy_Workbook
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36396102-the-stronger-than-bpd-journal

Do you know what's crazy? That people are still using the word crazy! In this episode, Andrea and Alicen discuss why we need to find a better word and why Crazy Ex-Girlfriend owns the word and manages to be one of the greatest shows ever.

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List:

• https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/amp/uppala-chandrasekera/heres-a-new-year-s-resolution-stop-using-the-word-crazy_a_23315841/
• https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-blog/2018/september/that-crazy-why-you-might-want-to-rethink-that-word-in-your-vocabulary
• Gone podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gone/id1261486723
• Fit Hot Guys Have Problems Too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLESEq2dRVY

This week we get very real and Alicen tries to fight her self stigma as we discuss two parts of Borderline Personality Disorder: Favourite People and splitting.

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List: 

• Mighty letter to an FP: https://themighty.com/2019/03/borderline-personality-disorder-favorite-person-thank-you-letter/
• Mighty article on Favourite People: https://themighty.com/2019/01/favorite-person-bpd-borderline/
• Mighty article on splitting: https://themighty.com/2016/12/splitting-borderline-personality-disorder-bpd/
• What is a Favourite Person: https://borderlinetalksback.com/2019/01/10/what-is-a-favourite-person/

In this episode of NES, Alicen gets personal as she talks to Andrea about Borderline Personality Disorder, a highly stigmatized and misunderstood mental illness. 

Theme song by Tyson Kerr.

Resource List:

• DBT workbook: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1572245131/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_d601CbX6RFSB5
• BPD support group: https://www.coastmentalhealth.com/borderline-personality-vancouver/
• BPD on the Mighty:https://themighty.com/topic/borderline-personality-disorder/
• Daylio:
  • iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/daylio-journal-diary-moods/id1194023242?mt=8
  • Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.daylio&hl=en_CA

This week Alicen and Andrea tackle anxiety. What's the difference between fear and anxiety? Listen and find out.

We'd also like to give a HUGE thank you to Tyson Kerr for our new theme song! 

Resource List:

• Anxiety Disorders: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961
• Anxiety and Depression We Don’t Talk About: https://themighty.com/2019/04/anxiety-depression-types/
• 10 Things People Get Wrong About Anxiety: https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-myths_n_4899290/amp
• Misconceptions About Anxiety: https://www.banyanmentalhealth.com/2018/08/02/common-misconceptions-about-anxiety-disorders/

In our first episode of Not Enough Spoons, Alicen talks about her experience with depression. Also, if the title of our podcast confuses you, never fear! It's all explained here!

Resource List:

• Spoon Theory: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/
• American Psychiatric Association: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression
• Myths About Depression: https://www.unitypoint.org/desmoines/article.aspx?id=a655c7e2-fe37-4817-887b-c762ff455b23
• Types of Depression We Don’t Talk About: https://themighty.com/2019/04/anxiety-depression-types/?utm_source=newsletter_mental_health&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_mental_health_2019-04-23
• Types of Depression: https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-types