Our Fractured Minds

We discuss our mental health and how we're caring for ourselves in this era of social distancing and quarantine.

Pop culture surrounds us 24/7 and it sculpts not only our personalities but our self-image and self-worth. In this episode, we continue a conversation we started earlier this season about dysmorphia and dysphoria while discussing the importance of visibility but ask if it is valid to struggle with how transgender stars continue to forward cis-heteronormative beauty standards.

Interventions are commonly recognized as a way to help someone struggling with chemical dependance, however, are they ever appropriate to help a friend who may be in crisis? Is there ever a time when it is okay to bring others into the conversation? Is there a right way to have the conversation? What are some things you should think about if you're considering staging one? This, and more, today on Our Fractured Minds.

Content Warnings:

Sexual Assault

Self Harm

Suicidal Ideation

A look at where we've been since July and the reasons it's been so hard for us to record an episode since our last release.

In this week's continuation of our pride month special, we discussed how coming out later in life can impact your life. We talked about our experiences, what the research suggests, the reasons why people wait to come out, and how it has impacted our mental health over time through both living in the closet and identity denial.

In continuation of our special pride month coverage where we focus on exclusion within our own community, we talk with Nico Bolton, a queer POC, about her experiences growing up queer and feeling excluded in both queer and mental health spaces.

Our 2nd Annual Pride Month special kicks off with a special conversation about Trans exclusion from the LGB, where we're joined by Amanda Jette Knox, an award-winning writer, LGBTQ advocate and public speaker from Ottawa, Canada. We talk about the movement to eliminate trans women from the queer community and the movement's impact on the mental health of the trans community and on those who love us.

That, and more, today on Our Fractured Minds

Coming out as mentally ill is hard, especially when it comes to our workplaces. Will people see us differently? Will it impact my ability to grow in my career? Will it even keep me from finding a job? These are all important questions that keep us, all too often, from letting people know when we're struggling.

Managing a relationship is hard. Managing Mental Health is hard. Combining the two while being queer? That's difficult on an entirely different level. Today we look at our experiences to try and understand the best way to cope while maintaining your relationship.

In this episode we talk about the difference between dysphoria and dysmorphia, with details about our own experiences and their impact on our mental health.