An episode to help you all have a little more insight into my journey with my clinical depression and anxiety disorders. Want to know how I feel? Its not like I have a fever to know if I am "sick" but there are other indicators I have identified when my mental health is declining! 

Trigger Warning:
- pandemic
- depression
- anxiety 
- relationships
- trigger words 

Today's episode takes a look back on the past year and how proud we should be of ourselves. A little update on my boundary work! 

Then we take a dive into one of my least favourite stigmas but one of my favourite topics to discuss - medication! I take you on my journey of realizing medication would help my anxiety and depression and the thoughts I had along the way! 

Triggers: 
- medication
- pandemic
- boundary setting
- anxiety
- depression 

This episode is on my ups and downs with body image and how it effects my mental health and well being. We all have an opportunity to work on our body image and support each other to see ourselves as we are! 

Trigger Warning:
- body image
- fat shaming
- depression
- anxiety

In a listener requested topic, I discuss my experiences and views on comparison to others and how therapy helped me! 

Trigger Warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- grief 

Everyone has different views and experiences with finding a counsellor but I have been asked to share mine many times, so here it is! The good, the bad and the ugly - but it is a journey I am proud of and will continue to be on forever! I hope you enjoy this roller coaster - and if you want to know more details feel free to reach out to me on instagram at @aclambie or email [email protected] !! 

Trigger Warnings:
- murder
- death/grief
- depression
- anxiety
- suicidal thinking 

As requested today's episode is all about my self love and self care journey! I talk about things I have tried, what has worked and hasn't worked and how I have changed my mindset on the importance of self love and self care! 

Trigger Warnings: 
- negative self talk
- body image
- pandemic 

I have never been good at setting boundaries. I know that - and I guess the first step is admitting that. I have been learning more and more though about how important it is and I want to share with you why I think so! 

Resources:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/romantically-attached/201608/4-ways-set-and-keep-your-personal-boundaries

Triggers Warnings:
- body image
- relationships
- removing people from your life

Today, January 28th 2021, is #BellLetsTalk Day! On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, social media video view and use of our Facebook frame or Snapchat filter.

So please, listen to my podcast on my story and lets raise a record amount of money for Mental Health Initiatives! 

Visit: https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/bell-lets-talk-day

Trigger Warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- suicide

Goal setting has been in my blood for years and years now. My type A personality gets so much joy from crossing off and check marking the things I have done. We are a month into this year - so I wanted to share with you my 2021 goals! 

Resources: https://positivepsychology.com/goal-setting/

Trigger Warning:
- seasonal depression
- anxiety
- depression
- codependency
- pandemic
- loss
-trauma 

Support systems are crucial in putting our mental health as a priority. In this episode I explore my own made up 5 pillars of support systems and why each one is important! As well as why it is important to be a good support for those around you! Thank you listeners for being an amazing support system to me! 

Trigger Warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- suicidal thinking
-pandemic