Pretty Mental

Pretty Mental

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Pretty Mental episodes

  • 22. Feel the Outrage but Make Sure You Take Action
    Today we talk about the injustices that are constantly being perpetrated on behalf of the criminal justice system in this country towards the black community. We dive into where Pretty Mental stands on this and what we plan on doing going forward. We encourage you to listen and be present every step of the way for this one. 
    Shownotes: 
    Rachel Cargle 
    https://blacklivesmatter.com/chapters/
    32 min
  • 21. Our Psilocybin Experiences & Finding Balance in Grief
    In today’s episode, we begin with V’s weekly update on nutrition hacks, & then we unpacked our experiences with psilocybin mushrooms from a therapeutic perspective. We also talked about how we can all keep our balance as we navigate the grief that is currently moving through our collective.
    Shownotes:
    The Medical Medium
    Ram Dass @babaramdess
    The Third Wave
    Alan Watts
    Sarah Blondin - “What We Must Endure”
    56 min
  • 20. Energy Surfing & Challenging the Ego

    We reflected on a real-life example of what happens to our community dynamics when our world is operating from a place of trauma, how we can start approaching our emotions as messengers, we also take you guys into what we describe as energy surfing, which means being the observer of the shifts in energy that happen within each one of us and in the collective without trying to control it, repel it or becoming attached to it. This helps us travel light and stay aligned with the flow of life. And we processed through the aspects of quarantine life that we want to make sure we take with us as the world begins going back to normal.

    Shownotes:

    Michael Singer on Surrender - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSzIJc5G9Eo

    The Art of Effortless Living (Taoist Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuDY8m72tgk

    50 min
  • 19. Breath Work & Emotional Regulation

    Valentina takes us into her recent experience with breathwork and getting trained to be a breathwork facilitator. We also talked about trauma-informed emotional regulation and grounding practices, the ways in which we are literally all connected, why our emotional states are contagious and why it’s so important that we all learn to take responsibility for emotions.

    Shownotes:

    MaryAnn Dimarco on the Balanced Blond podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-balanced-blonde-soul-on-fire/id1169052792?i=1000470179835

    David Elliot: https://www.davidelliott.com/

    Shaman Durek: https://shamandurek.com/


    1 hr 3 min
  • 18. Healing Through Beauty with Lillian Charles

    Lillian Gray Charles beautifully merges her personal styling work with Energy Healing to help women find authentic self-expression, allow themselves to take up space and enhance their relationship with life. In today’s podcast, she walks us through the different components of the journey that birthed her robust practice. From healing trauma to consciously navigating social media and how she tackles the energetics of being an entrepreneur. You can follow Lillian on Instagram at @lilliangraycharles and check out her website http://www.lilliancharles.com/


    Shownotes:

    Bessel Van der Kolk @bessel_van

    David Kessler @iamdavidkessler

    The MindBodyGreen Podcast

    1 hr 8 min
  • 17. Is it Positive Thinking or Emotional Suppression?

    We sat down and unpacked the ways in which positive thinking is a premature strategy if we have not processed through and integrated our trauma.  We also share a technique that was inspired by Paula’s work in hypnotherapy for working through this at home, not in the place of therapy but as a supplementary tool for you guys. We also did some deep diving into the psychology behind that popular saying that our emotions create our reality.

    Shownotes:

    Lacey Phillips @tobemagnetic

    Eckhart Tolle @eckharttolle

    Rebel Women: Grieving the Loss of Normalcy event | RSVP here: https://rebelwomen-grievingnormalcy.splashthat.com/

    45 min
  • 16. La Civilización Mas antigua de las Américas Tiene un Mensaje para la Humanidad con Nora Díaz
    Para el podcast de hoy nos sentamos con una mujer fascinante, Nora Diaz. Nora ha estado en cohabitación con los grupos indígenas de la sierra Nevada de santa marta durante los últimos 20 años. Es algo verdaderamente único pues es bien conocido que estos indígenas son muy protectores de su hábitat. Son la última muestra viviente de nuestros ancestros Pre-Colombinos, lo que significa que ellos existían antes de la llegada de Cristóbal Colon. Protegidos por la topografía montañosa de la Sierra Nevada, lograron mantenerse aislados y preservar su cultura. En esta entrevista Nora comparte con nosotros, la conciencia poderosa con la cual esto grupos interactúan con la vida y la naturaleza. Con la crisis ambiental que estamos enfrentando actualmente, es imperativo que abramos nuestro corazón y nuestra mente a la conciencia y a las enseñanzas de una civilización milenaria de nuestro planeta, que acumula sabiduría y experiencias de infinito valor para mejorar la relación armónica que reclama nuestro planeta.
    1 hr 4 min
  • 16. The Oldest Civilizations in the Americas Have a Message for Humanity with Nora Díaz

    For today’s podcast, we sat down with an Amazing woman, Norah Diaz. Norah has cohabited with the indigenous groups of the Sierra for the past 20 years. This is extremely rare because until very recently, these groups very rarely interacted with any outsiders. They are the last remaining Pre-Columbian civilizations of the Americans, meaning they existed before the Colonizers arrived and, sheltered by the landscape of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, were able to stay isolated and keep their culture intact. In this Interview, Norah shares with us the powerful consciousness through which these groups interact with life and the natural world. With the environmental crisis that we are currently facing, it is now imperative that we open our hearts and minds to the consciousness and the teaching of the indigenous peoples of our planet who have millions of years of experience when it comes to living in harmony with the earth. 

    This was actually a wild moment for us because for the past 10 years we’ve been obsessed with the way of life of the indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada and Paula actually used to create art projects of mini-worlds inspired by them. So to say that this was an absolute honor is an understatement. 

    Show Notes & the Links that Nora Has shared with us: 

    “ The Black Line Journey” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkCkL1llqzw 

    “The Elders Project” https://www.earthaction.org/the-elders-project.html

    1 hr 8 min
  • 15. Being a Mental Health Warrior in Today’s Modern World
    Today we broke down why Self-love is the ultimate foundation for creating reciprocal relationships, the importance of nutrition and physical habits in our mental health, how to work through symptoms of anxiety and depression that many of you may be experiencing right now. We also added in a valuable method that those of you who have kids at home might consider implementing as you guide them through this current challenge.
    Show Notes: 
    Gabby Bernstein  @GabbyBernstein
    Alan Watts
    Shaman Durek @ShamanDurek/ Podcast: Ancient Wisdom Today
    Panache Desai @panachedesai
    44 min

About Pretty Mental

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Pretty Mental is about accepting our full selves and inspiring others to do the same by being daringly unfiltered. This means completely normalizing all things mental health and the wild journey that has brought us here. We are challenging the stigmatization of normal human suffering. We are done pretending and subscribing to the notion that it’s taboo to have challenging mental health experiences.