The Reluctant Parent

The Reluctant Parent

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The Reluctant Parent episodes

  • 30. Who Am I? BPD Problems and Loneliness

    Content Warning: OCD, BPD, loneliness, medication and crying.

     I'm struggling at the moment. Dealing with certain facets of Borderline Personality Disorder and OCD has exhausted me and I'm emotionally wrung out. Sorry, I get a bit emotional near the end, you have been warned. Being in lockdown is hard on everyone, I know. For some reason being confined to my home has amped up my normally controlled and "mild" OCD, I can't remember how to deal with it on a daily basis and it's causing some stress.  I've been feeling increasingly lonely and I miss my family so much. 

    This podcast is also a YouTube channel! If you want to check out this and past episodes that are also vlogs, follow the link below: http://www.youtube.com/ExercisingDepression

     Blog: https://mrsmonsterblog.wordpress.com/ 

    Contact me!

    Twitter: @EDepressionPod 

    Instagram: @ExercisingDepression_Podcast

    32 min
  • 29. Conversation With Husband: Lockdown Edition
    Welcome back to Exercising Depression!
    This week I have another conversation with my Husband. It was a while ago that I had the first of these conversations for the podcast, but I thought it was time enough for another!
    This episode we talk about being in lockdown, my mental health and the weather...
    This podcast is also a YouTube channel! If you want to check out this and past episodes that are also vlogs, follow the link below:
    http://www.youtube.com/ExercisingDepression
    Blog: https://mrsmonsterblog.wordpress.com/
    Contact me!
    Twitter: @EDepressionPod
    Instagram: @ExercisingDepression_Podcast
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    34 min
  • 28. Medication Musings: Should I Stop Taking My Meds?
    Content Warning: Medication, Antidepressants, Mental Illness.
     I've been feeling that my current medication has dulled my creativity, it's something that's been bothering me for a number of weeks. This episode I basically muse and think out loud about if I should stop my medication because of lockdown and maybe resume being more creative.
    This podcast is also a YouTube channel! If you want to check out this and past episodes that are also vlogs, follow the link below:
    http://www.youtube.com/ExercisingDepression
    Blog: https://mrsmonsterblog.wordpress.com/
    Contact me!
    Twitter: @EDepressionPod
    Instagram: @ExercisingDepression_Podcast
    23 min
  • 27. Isolation and Depression: How To Cope (Part 2)
    Online Mental Health Help:
     https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help http://suicidehotlines.com/  
    Calm: 0800 585858 www.thecalmzone.net 
    Campaign Against Living Miserably Help and support for young men aged 15-35 on issues which include depression and suicide. 
     HopeLine UK 0800 068 4141 
    www.papyrus-uk.org For practical advice on suicide prevention 
    Lifeline (N.Ireland) 0808 808 8000 www.lifelinehelpline.info For anyone in N.Ireland who is in distress or despair. Immediate help on phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Face to face counselling can be arranged, also befriending, mentoring. Issues dealt with include suicide prevention, self harm, abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety. 
     Run by Contact N.Ireland www.contactni.com independent counselling service employing professional qualified counselors who have extensive experience of working with people facing a wide range of problems, free to all users.  
    Premier Lifeline 0300 111 0101 www.premier.org.uk/lifeline Helpline providing a listening service, information, emotional and spiritual support from a Christian perspective 
    Samaritans: Helpline: 116 123 (free of charge from a landline or mobile) Email [email protected] www.samaritans.org 24 hr helpline offering emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide
    Stay safe out there.
    This podcast is also a YouTube channel! If you want to check out this and past episodes that are also vlogs, follow the link below:
    http://www.youtube.com/ExercisingDepression
    Contact me!
    Twitter: @EDepressionPod
    Instagram: @ExercisingDepression_Podcast
    My New Blog: https://mrsmonsterblog.wordpress.com/
    32 min
  • 26. Isolation and Depression: How To Cope (Part 1).

    My last episode/blog seemed to get a lot of attention and I think it may have been because of the subject matter. So with that, I’ve decided to help anyone who stumbles across this blog who are struggling with the current situation and their mental health. Stay safe out there. 

    This podcast is also a YouTube channel! If you want to check out this and past episodes that are also vlogs, follow the link below: http://www.youtube.com/ExercisingDepression 

    Contact me! Email: [email protected] 

    Twitter: @EDepressionPod

     Instagram: @ExercisingDepression_Podcast 

    My New Blog: https://mrsmonsterblog.wordpress.com/ 

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    26 min
  • 25. These Uncertain Times: Isolation
    It's scary in the world right now. At least, the uncertainty of what's going to happen, is scary. 
    Because of the global pandemic of COVID-19, we are all in uncertain times a the moment, this week i reflect a little on how I feel about the potential added isolation and putting my training on hold.
    Stay safe out there.
    This podcast is also a YouTube channel! If you want to check out this and past episodes that are also vlogs, follow the link below:
    http://www.youtube.com/ExercisingDepression
    Contact me!
    Twitter: @EDepressionPod
    Instagram: @ExercisingDepression_Podcast
    My New Blog: https://mrsmonsterblog.wordpress.com/
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    23 min
  • 24. My Weight and Me
    Content Warning: Discussion of weight, weigh gain, weight loss, disordered eating, eating disorders, self harm and working out,
    This has the potential to be a triggering and controversial topic, but please don't assume the worst in me for talking about my weight. All my opinions about weight gain/loss/in general are all to do with me, my experiences and my opinions and perceived worth of myself, no one else. Me. Just me. If you are going to come at me citing prejudice etc then that is entirely your issue and not mine. I'm sorry, but not that sorry, 
    Today I discuss a topic that is hard for me to discuss and one I have had issues with my entire adult life; my weight,
    45 min
  • 23. The Job I Didn't Get

    Sorry, Spoiler? Ah, nevermind!

     Welcome back to the Exercising Depression podcast, this week I talk about a job interview I had at the beginning of the week. It was something that came out of the blue a bit for me, I've not been looking for an extra job (I LOVE my job!) but it was an opportunity that popped up and i thought I was give it a go. I haven't had a formal job interview for MANY years, so this week I tell you how the interview itself went, the outcome and how it's all made me feel.  

    Contact me! 

    Twitter: @EDepressionPod

    Instagram: @ExercisingDepression_Podcast

    34 min
  • 22. My Faith part 1
    Welcome back to the Exercising Depression podcast, this week is a part 1 of my talking about my faith. 
    Having faith is incredibly important to me and is something I've discover, and continue to discover, mainly in my adult years. I was brought up Catholic but it took my real looking into what I did or did not believe in to come to a place i'm relatively happy in.
    This podcast is also a YouTube channel! If you want to check out this and past episodes that are also vlogs, follow the link below:
    http://www.youtube.com/ExercisingDepression
    Contact me!
    Twitter: @EDepressionPod
    Instagram: @ExercisingDepression_Podcast
    30 min
  • 21. EMDR Therapy Ending!
    Welcome back to the Exercising Depression podcast, this week I talk about the ending of my EMDR therapy, how I have found the past 8 months and how I feel it has changed me...
    Watch this episode as a vlog too!
    YouTube: https://youtu.be/3VlSgmQuT6A 
    Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/EDepressionPod
    Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ExercisingDepression_Podcast
    22 min

About The Reluctant Parent

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After living with severe mental health problems most of my adult life, I find myself a Mother. Let's figure this all out together.