What do you know about Bipolar Disorder?

Is it that people with bipolar people are just moody people? That's a myth. In this episode, Kay comes on to talk abvout her first experiences getting diagnosed and treated. I'm going to tell you now that it is not all a pleasant story, and that Kay shares her experiences only to help prevent others from suffering like she did.

https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Bipolar-Disorder

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How much does social media affect your mental health?

It's a good question, and Laray and I give our answers in this episode of "Ready to Talk". We also talk about how our mental health has been hindered and helped by the schools went to. This episode is I feel can be really relatable to people who struggled with their mental health through their youth and actually parents as well. Take a listen!

To find Laray: YouTube: LaRaydiance IG: dancingrayoflight

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Why is intersectionality important? In this episode, Jeremy J. Edmondson comes on to talk with me about it. Intersectionality is something we can learn about to help heal our country and each other. To find this gay, Black artist who has his masters in Teaching Dance and is pursuing another masters depress in Legal Studies go to Instagram and search @jermeyj_ .

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In this episode my guest, Christelle and I talk about how we both live with cPTSD and how it affects our lives. CPTSD stands for complex post traumatic stress disorder.

Find Christelle on Twitter: @SdChristelle  and IG: @SD.Christelle

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Kiona comes on to talk about how you can support the Black Lives Matter movement protests without protesting yourself. She gives great advice for those who cannot participate in protests themselves. To support Kiona, please go to her Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kionadaelyn. You can also find her on instagram as @kia.en.lair . Thank you for listening.

In this episode, Ignatius teaches us about "holding space" for other people. You can reach out to him on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/iii.ignatius .

You can also find me on instagram as @thethoughtfulbeast or visit my website, www.thethoughtfulbeast.com

"A lot of people just thought it was sadness...I was not sad. It was emptiness."

In this episode, Srihita shares her feelings about having depression and the aftermath of sexual assault. Srihita shares her personal stories in this interview in hopes of destigmatizing talking about these subjects. If you'd like to reach out to Srihita, you can find her on Instagram @srihitarudraraju.

Music by So-Logical. https://www.youtube.com/sologicalmusic