TW: If any, disclose in due time

CW: If any, disclose in due time

TW: If any, disclose in due time

CW: If any, disclose in due time

TW: depression, anxiety

CW: being bullied

CW: will be edited in due time

TW: 'glamourisation' of mental health issues online, especially social media amongst celebrities and in selected movies and shows we talked about

CW // film censorship, assault scenes in films, eating/body issues in film, and judgement whilst watching films, sex and drugs in films

TW // sensory issues with food

TW // depression, anxiety, gaslighting

🦋 TW // sensory issues concerning clothing, dark humour, study burnout, autism-specific mental health issues; namely anxiety and depression. 🦋Brands/pop culture mentioned in our conversation: Woolworths, Supre, Dangerfield, op shops such as Lifeline, and the Four Good Days film. 🦋 Please note: I'm trialling a new podcast episode format and description here! 🦋 Only pt 1 of 3; this mini series was recorded on the 17th of May.

TW // anxiety, depression, Sydney stabbings (Bondi, Wakley; in particular Bondi)

This podcast episode might contain triggering material to you. Please take some self-care and skip or pause this episode if you find yourself triggered in any way.

In today's short 17-minute episode hosted by Susannah, I talk candidly with my reoccurring guest, George, aka Spike Greene, about what's so lovely about living in Sydney?

• our anxieties in public spaces, especially shopping centres, due to the Sydney stabbings from mid-April

• anxieties about the future

• our thoughts why Sydney is still a lovely place to live

• the unique inspiration for the title of this podcast episode

• our experiences with anxiety and depression

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Thank you for listening to this episode, I hope you enjoyed it and learnt something new!

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Susannah and George from S4E10 of Always Angelic Aspie Alice 🦋

P.S. This episode was recorded on the 25th of April, 2024

Courtesies:

• producing, editing, recording, and marketing for the podcast by Susannah

• template for podcast art by Canva, however customised by Susannah; additional graphics by Canva; photos from social media

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In today's short 17-minute episode hosted by Susannah, I talk candidly with my reoccurring guest, George, aka Spike Greene, about our mental health experiences that are autism-specific mental health.

• our anxieties in public medical spaces and other spaces

• what we wished were available as mental health supports in public settings

• our experiences being on anti-depressant medication to help our anxiety, depression, or other health conditions

• our experiences being in sensory overwhelm, overload, or overstimulation

• our thoughts on wanting to get an ADHD diagnosis assessment

• the barriers to getting an ADHD assessment

• our thoughts on self-identification with different autism-specific words, such as aspie, autistic, or aspergers

• the impact self-identification can have on our mental health

TW // anxiety, Hans Aspergers and mood medication

This podcast episode might contain triggering material to you. We discuss in some detail our experiences of autism-specific anxiety, being on antidepressants, and the history of Hans Aspergers, just to name the main examples of possibly triggering topics.

Please take some self-care and skip or pause this episode if you find yourself triggered in any way.

We do not discuss heavier mental health topics such as autism-specific mental health crises and negative coping mechanisms.

Thank you for listening to this episode, I hope you enjoyed it and learnt something new!

Please rate the podcast and follow me on Spotify for Podcasters.

Do the survey if you want to be part of the conversation. Or feel free to send me a comment about your thoughts.

Please follow my podcast related Instagram for all the latest updates, news, and more at Always Angelic Aspie Alice podcast. See this link in my bio at the top of my podcast Spotify for Podcasters page.

Susannah and George from S4E9 of Always Angelic Aspie Alice 🦋

Courtesies:

• producing, editing, recording, and marketing for the podcast by Susannah

• template for podcast art by Canva, however customised by Susannah; all photos courtesy of Susannah; additional graphics by Canva

#AlwaysAngelicAspieAlice #DifferentNotLess #S4E9 #OurMentalHealthExperiences #SpotifyForPodcasters #MentalHealthAdvocacy #AutismAdvocacy #StopMentalHealthStigma