* My Mic was NOT COOPERATING and there are some skips in the audio. My sincere apologies.*

In this episode Robin stresses the importance of knowing your symptoms and being able to stay safe when life gets hard. When the going gets tough, use those coping skills and resources! This episodes breaks down what effective safety plans look like, and why making more time for the things you love could make your life a lot easier.

All the skills and methods in this episode where gathered through personal experience, therapy, and mental health informed social work studying done by Robin.

If you have any stories to share about your mental health journey feel free to email them over to [email protected] !

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In this episode, I talk about Borderline Personality Disorder, what the symptoms are, and hope.

Bibliography

Regehr, C., & Glancy, G. (2014). Mental health social work practice in Canada. Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press.

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-5. (2017). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association.

In this short episode, I talk about some personal parts of my life which include work life, stress, free time budgeting, and hobbies.

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In this episode, I get into why diet culture comes from a place of sexism, what kind of example that sets for our youth, and eating disorders.

I also talk about the body positive movement on social media, and how to actually TASTE your food.

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Citation:

Blaine, Bruce, and Jennifer Mcelroy. “Selling Stereotypes: Weight Loss Infomercials, Sexism, and Weightism.” Sex Roles, vol. 46, no. 9/10, 2002, pp. 351–357., doi:10.1023/a:1020284731543.

“About Eating Disorders in Canada.” NIED, nied.ca/about-eating-disorders-in-canada/.

*This episode does include mentions of suicide*

This Episode I am joined by Ezra Skandalaki, mental health advocate in Ontario. We discuss youth mental health, mental health advertising, the Ontario healthcare budget, and get a little personal as well.

Self-relating concepts, shame, "shoulding" on ourselves, and much more.

Please feel free to comment or email questions at [email protected]

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“What Is Self-Esteem? A Psychologist Explains [2019 Update].” What Is Self-Esteem? A Psychologist Explains [2019 Update], 8 Apr. 2019, positivepsychologyprogram.com/self-esteem/#definition-self-esteem.

Khoshaba, Deborah. “A Seven-Step Prescription for Self-Love | Psychology Today.” Psychology Today, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/get-hardy/201203/seven-step-prescription-self-love.