How do we answer the question who do you want to be when you grow up when our goals are ever evolving? Does the pressure to be someone stress you out? It stresses me out! 

Trigger Warning:
- pandemic
- anxiety
- depression

I wanted to explore my views and experiences with men and mental health! It is a weird thing to talk about being of the female gender myself but I still want to work on creating an open space for mental health no matter your gender! 

Trigger Warning: 
- pandemic
- suicide rate
- depression 

https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1

We may have already talked about body image - but I just needed to talk about it again. I have been having a rough couple of weeks tearing apart my body. For me it is therapeutic to talk about - and I am hoping that sharing how some of my listeners found a path to positive body image! We all can benefit from reminders on how damn worthy we are! Body image is such a difficult idea to shift and change and I will be the first to admit that I have yet to find the path that works for me. Thank you for listening <3 

Trigger Warning:
- body image
- disordered eating
- pandemic
- self worth
- fat shaming 

Work should be challenging. It should challenge you, make you learn, make you be the best but in my opinion it should not create a deficit in my overall mental health. I love working - always have worked two jobs as it keeps me and my mind busy and focused! I am still learning on how to best balance it all in my job. My heart goes out to those who work in heavy professions that can directly impact their mental health with the work they do because they are essential and vital to our well being! 

Trigger Warning: 
- pandemic

Just in time for Mothers Day I wanted to share how my mental health was affected while I was pregnant and during my unexpected birth and recovery! I feel empowered by what my body went through - but it does not mean it was easy! I share this for all current moms, future moms, partners, support systems and just in general to open the topic about the not easy stuff! 

Trigger Warning:
**This is my personal journey and I think of those everyday who are struggling with fertility**

I am so excited for you to take in Taylor's story of her journey with grief. No two people will deal with grief the same way, but I think it is important to talk about. Cue the tears and feel the emotion!  I want to give a big thank you to Taylor for sharing her story and thank you to all my listeners for taking it in! 

Trigger Warning:
- addiction
- pandemic
- suicide
- death 

A game I will never win at, that has been affecting me real hard lately. I take a look at how that has shaped me, changed me and spiralled me into deeper depression (especially this past week) - how does blame factor into your life? Can we as a society work on how and when we blame ourselves and others? 

**Explicit Language** sorry I swore a few times!! 

Trigger warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- pandemic 

Respect is a fundamental idea that we are taught from a young age and I truly believe it has the ability impact ourselves and others in such a positive way! We all view respect differently - so find out what it means to me! (Thank you Aretha Franklin!) 

Trigger Warning: 
- pandemic 

I struggle hard when things are not going according to plan. I struggle not having answers. I struggle with many different things and I feel bad not having an answer. Why is that? Why does the guilt come on? Join me on a ramble and rant trying to figure it all out! 

Trigger Warnings:
- depressive thoughts
- depression
- anxiety 
- detachment 

I am a born and raised Catholic - yet I really struggle lately with the whole idea and question many many parts of it. This episode is not meant to offend or upset you - but just my opinions and my struggles when I see  and experience things going on in my own life and the world! I would love to hear what you think! Let us have a conversation about religion! 

Trigger Warning:
- murder
- suicide
- death 
- mass shooting
- sexual assault 
- sexual orientation