Explore with me how I bring up mental health and mental illness into conversations ... even with those none believers! We know mental health and mental illness need to become  more of a natural conversation so I am working on how I can make myself more comfortable! Plus - I answer 2 listener questions and give a little update on my week! 

Trigger Warnings:
-  animal death
- anxiety
- depression 
- suicidal thoughts 

It is not always easy to try and be ok - but learning ways to make that happen is what I am doing. My coping mechanisms work for me and what I need so I thought I would share them with you! 

Trigger Warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- codependency disorder
- animals passing away

A lot of us will not be sad to see 2020 go - so let's give it a proper send-off! Talking about what was hard, what we learned, the highlights, and sending ourselves into the new year! I share my views and all the answers I gathered from my Instagram! 

Triggers:
- pandemic
- depression
- suicide
- miscarriage
- family death
- cheating

There are triggers everywhere for me but it took me a long time to be ok with finding out what they were! So here I am opening up about things that trigger me and how I figured out what they were! 

Trigger Warnings: 
- death/grief
- depression
-trauma
-Black Lives Matter
- Pandemic
- Kidnapping
- Body Image
-Self Worth

Have you encountered stigma in your mental health journey or in regard to a mental illness? Here are some of my experiences on the topic! 

Triggers: 
- anxiety attacks
- depressive episodes
- eating habits with mental illness

Do you know the definition of mental health? Let's find out!

**Please note I am not a mental health professional. I am not qualified to give anything other than my opinions and insight into my own experiences. Please consult your medical professionals. 

Resources in today's episode:
https://cmha.ca/blogs/mental-health-what-is-it-really

I did it! I conquered my fear and recorded my first podcast episode! 

Thank you for listening! Follow me on Instagram at @aclambie and feel free to send me any questions, comments or stories!