the millennial toolbox

This episode, Rachel and her guest, Angelica, unpack the current phenomena that is viral mental health videos and 'mental health influencers.' The pair discuss their perspectives on the recent uptick in mental health discussions, the risks associated with obtaining mental health information from Tik Tok, their experiences working with adolescents in psychiatric hospitals, and the nuances of mental health diagnosis and symptomology. 
TW: suicide, self-harm, eating disorder, mental illness 

IG: @toolboxpod 
Recommended IG influencer: @sahdsimone 

Resources: 
https://www.nami.org/Home
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255 

Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo 

This episode, Rachel and her guest, Angelica, unpack the current phenomena that is viral mental health videos and 'mental health influencers.' The pair discuss their perspectives on the recent uptick in mental health discussions, the risks associated with obtaining mental health information from Tik Tok, their experiences working with adolescents in psychiatric hospitals, and the nuances of mental health diagnosis and symptomology. 
TW: suicide, self-harm, eating disorder, mental illness 

IG: @toolboxpod 
Recommended IG influencer: @sahdsimone 

Resources: 
https://www.nami.org/Home
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255 

Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo 

In this episode, Rachel recaps the recent Armie Hammer scandal, in which explicit sexual messages *allegedly* from Armie Hammer were posted online. Rachel discusses the clinical and scientific research on sexual sadism, psychopathy, and sexual deviance. She also discusses the existing knowledge regarding "consensual cannibalism." Please note, this episode contains  brief descriptions of sexual assault/violence and blood and gore and is not appropriate for children or sensitive audiences. 

In this episode, Rachel recaps the recent Armie Hammer scandal, in which explicit sexual messages *allegedly* from Armie Hammer were posted online. Rachel discusses the clinical and scientific research on sexual sadism, psychopathy, and sexual deviance. She also discusses the existing knowledge regarding "consensual cannibalism." Please note, this episode contains  brief descriptions of sexual assault/violence and blood and gore and is not appropriate for children or sensitive audiences. 

This episode, Rachel sits down with special guest, Kyle, to recap her latest IG quiz about online dating perceptions. Results include: which pictures are a turn-off, if humor or food is better to have on your profile, and the most cliché elements on dating profiles (it might surprise you!) Rachel and Kyle also go through their matches on Hinge, Bumble, and Tinder and live-review profiles of potential matches. 

Don't forget to leave a 5 star review and listen to the previous episode about dating if you enjoyed this one! You can also find us on IG @toolboxpod. 

This episode, Rachel sits down with special guest, Kyle, to recap her latest IG quiz about online dating perceptions. Results include: which pictures are a turn-off, if humor or food is better to have on your profile, and the most cliché elements on dating profiles (it might surprise you!) Rachel and Kyle also go through their matches on Hinge, Bumble, and Tinder and live-review profiles of potential matches. 

Don't forget to leave a 5 star review and listen to the previous episode about dating if you enjoyed this one! You can also find us on IG @toolboxpod. 

TW: child abuse, pedophilia, sex trafficking 
This week, Rachel sits down to discuss the recent trend in exposing celebrity scandals, including Jeffrey Epstein, the Ellen show, PizzaGate, Wayfair, Hollywood conspiracies, Jeffree Star, Shane Dawson, Chris D'Elia, Addison Rae, Kanye for president, and more. Rachel discusses "cancel culture" and if it's helpful or harmful, the hidden world of the elite, and what our role is as consumers. 

TW: child abuse, pedophilia, sex trafficking 
This week, Rachel sits down to discuss the recent trend in exposing celebrity scandals, including Jeffrey Epstein, the Ellen show, PizzaGate, Wayfair, Hollywood conspiracies, Jeffree Star, Shane Dawson, Chris D'Elia, Addison Rae, Kanye for president, and more. Rachel discusses "cancel culture" and if it's helpful or harmful, the hidden world of the elite, and what our role is as consumers. 

This week, Rachel has a conversation with her friend Amy about the intersection between the LGBTQ community and Christianity. Amy shares her experiences growing up as an LGBTQ pastor's kid, and what she has learned throughout her journey of faith and identity. The conversation also covers the church's stance on humanitarian issues like Black Lives Matter, Me Too, Immigration, and more. 

Resources: 
Rachel mentioned the sermon "The church has left the building" by Dr. Dharius Daniels. You can find it on Apple Podcasts or on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmYqfmCvx0I 

Amy mentioned the sermon "the third option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation" by Pastor Miles McPherson, you can find it on Apple Podcasts or on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjA4pZw3Bfg 

This week, Rachel has a conversation with her friend Amy about the intersection between the LGBTQ community and Christianity. Amy shares her experiences growing up as an LGBTQ pastor's kid, and what she has learned throughout her journey of faith and identity. The conversation also covers the church's stance on humanitarian issues like Black Lives Matter, Me Too, Immigration, and more. 

Resources: 
Rachel mentioned the sermon "The church has left the building" by Dr. Dharius Daniels. You can find it on Apple Podcasts or on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmYqfmCvx0I 

Amy mentioned the sermon "the third option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation" by Pastor Miles McPherson, you can find it on Apple Podcasts or on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjA4pZw3Bfg