So many people today are struggling with depression. COVID isolation has only increased this number. Due to this, it’s important we have friends to show up for us in the midst of our mental health difficulties.

In episode 21 we discuss what not to say to our friends who are depressed. We look at phrases that are often used but rarely helpful in order to better serve those struggle with depression. I hope this episode is helpful!

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Many Mental Health trends in the US are centered around solution focus means of problem solving. If we have a mental health problem, it needs to be fixed.

But is this the best way forward?

On episode 20, we discuss depression and how an acceptance based approach is necessary in order to help those who are struggling with depression. From normalizing the struggle to accepting hardship when it comes, in episode 20 we discuss an overview on our view of depression to kick off a new series.

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Self-healing is a social media trend that is impacting many in negative ways. We are encouraged to be doing so much work on ourselves constantly, which has actually been shown to harm mental health. Not only are we being given so much work to do, we are often doing such work alone. The culture of individualism has made it okay to self-actualize by ourselves without relational assistance.The biggest part of therapy that is helpful to individuals is often the client therapist relationship.

Relationships hurt and relationships heal. Come join for episode 19 where we discuss! 

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The faith world was caught up in the response to Lil Was X and his most recent movie video. On This episode we discuss some of the reactions and how it pertains to our pursuit of faith deconstruction and health! 

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We continue our dangers of individualism series in part 3 where we look at the immense pressure to produce many of us experiences. We take a systems approach and see how we are effected by what is around us.

It’s important to realize where we find our value and becoming self-aware of the lessons we have learned that may not be helpful. Crafting our self-esteem independent of what we do is so key.

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From birth until death each human being shares the act of development. We are constantly growing and changing, or missing our growth points and living in unhealthy ways. Faith is no different.

Our spirituality also has stages of development and on episode 16 we discuss a few of the stages that are really key in faith deconstruction. Can we move away from faiths that lack critical thinking and can we move to becoming more open handed? We look at James Fowler’s Stages of faith in the hopes to answer this question!

Boulder Help:

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/03/23/boulder-shooting-how-to-help/

https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/boulder-shooting-fundraisers

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The Effects of Social Isolation have been well documented and well researched. A pronounced “lack of social connection heightens health risks as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or having alcohol use disorder.”

Depression, anxiety, and substance use problems are just some of the effects of isolation. Many of us have felt this in light of the pandemic.

In episode 15 we discuss the topic and look at how we can begin to change our patterns of isolation and move towards community.

References:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicholas-Rohde/publication/276485075_Estimating_the_Mental_Health_Effects_of_Social_Isolation/links/55668ba308aec22682ff1c77/Estimating-the-Mental-Health-Effects-of-Social-Isolation.pdf

https://www.cigna.com/about-us/newsroom/studies-and-reports/loneliness-epidemic-america

https://academic.oup.com/ppar/article/27/4/127/4782506

https://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-42-e2020038.pdf

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Taking a break from faith and spirituality can be a helpful part of faith deconstruction. We were trained to always be doing, always be praying, always be sharing our faith. Taking a break, however, can help us build an identity that isn’t totally reliant on our religion.

In episode 14, we discuss how helpful taking a break can be for our health and for our rebuilding process!

To help our Asian-American community in light of the terrorism this past week: 

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In the US we've been raised in a culture of Hyper-Individualism. This negatively impacts our mental health and creates isolation. In part one of this new series we look at self-sufficiency and how this principle can hinder our ability to find safe, supportive communities to help us carry our burdens. We are not in this life alone! 

We all get to a point of cognitive dissonance where we can’t practice our faith or our spirituality the same way anymore. For our own well-being, we must change something. This is our breaking point. It may be challenging and difficult, yet it's the first step for us to honestly engage with spirituality in an authentic way. 

In episode 12, I share a letter I wrote four years ago out of my breaking point. Engaging our faith deconstruction story is such a great way to rewrite our faith and our life the way we want it to be.