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Welcome to the Rabbit Hole | Sanity Optional - Episode 1
In the very first episode of Sanity Optional, Alexis introduces the show and the reason it exists. She’s tired of mental health being framed like a grind, and she wants this to be a place where the taboo stuff can be said out loud without shame.
Alexis shares her own story, including moving through depression, fear, and a long search for what actually helps. She talks about why “getting it” intellectually is not the same as feeling safe in your body, how shame keeps people stuck, and why healing can be approached with more compassion and even a little play. We’re happy that you’re here. Hope you enjoy the show, and we’ll see you next episode.
Timestamps
00:00 Sanity Optional: A New Approach
02:37 A Journey of Healing and Gratitude
05:32 Embracing Playfulness and the Present
07:29 Beyond the ‘Work’ of Wellness
09:47 Life as a Play, Not a Journey
12:10 The Fear of Self and Taboo Topics
13:54 Mind, Body, Soul: Somatic Healing
15:05 Breaking Free from the ‘Shoulds’
18:38 Embracing Being Lost and Course Correction
21:28 Inclusivity and Unconditional Acceptance
24:02 My Qualification and Love for Life
26:07 Continuous Learning and Community Feedback
28:47 A Playful Approach to Sensitive Topics
31:28 Mindful Engagement and Protecting Listeners
34:39 Upcoming Topics and Guests
39:37 From Trauma to Unhealthy Achievement
46:05 Healing from Psychosis and Addiction
50:11 Medicine from the Hell of the Mind
ABOUT SANITY OPTIONAL
Sanity Optional is a podcast about the parts of mental health we usually keep to ourselves.
It’s for the moments when your life looks fine on the outside but feels messy underneath. When you’re tired of being told to “do the work.” When you secretly wonder if you’re the only one struggling with something that feels too taboo to say out loud.
Hosted by therapist and founder of Rowan Healing, Alexis Ely, this show was created for people who feel like they’re in the other club. The ones who don’t fit the timeline. The ones who have been to the edge of their own mind and made it back.
Alexis shares her story, from early trauma and suicidal depression to the perfectionism and addiction that followed, and ultimately the kind of peace she once believed was impossible. She brings clinical experience and lived experience into the same room, without turning healing into a performance or a checklist.
This isn’t about becoming a better version of yourself. It’s about feeling at home in your own mind.
Welcome to the rabbit hole.
Show Links
Rowan Healing: https://www.rowanhealing.com/
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By Speakeasy StudiosIn the very first episode of Sanity Optional, Alexis introduces the show and the reason it exists. She’s tired of mental health being framed like a grind, and she wants this to be a place where the taboo stuff can be said out loud without shame.
Alexis shares her own story, including moving through depression, fear, and a long search for what actually helps. She talks about why “getting it” intellectually is not the same as feeling safe in your body, how shame keeps people stuck, and why healing can be approached with more compassion and even a little play. We’re happy that you’re here. Hope you enjoy the show, and we’ll see you next episode.
Timestamps
00:00 Sanity Optional: A New Approach
02:37 A Journey of Healing and Gratitude
05:32 Embracing Playfulness and the Present
07:29 Beyond the ‘Work’ of Wellness
09:47 Life as a Play, Not a Journey
12:10 The Fear of Self and Taboo Topics
13:54 Mind, Body, Soul: Somatic Healing
15:05 Breaking Free from the ‘Shoulds’
18:38 Embracing Being Lost and Course Correction
21:28 Inclusivity and Unconditional Acceptance
24:02 My Qualification and Love for Life
26:07 Continuous Learning and Community Feedback
28:47 A Playful Approach to Sensitive Topics
31:28 Mindful Engagement and Protecting Listeners
34:39 Upcoming Topics and Guests
39:37 From Trauma to Unhealthy Achievement
46:05 Healing from Psychosis and Addiction
50:11 Medicine from the Hell of the Mind
ABOUT SANITY OPTIONAL
Sanity Optional is a podcast about the parts of mental health we usually keep to ourselves.
It’s for the moments when your life looks fine on the outside but feels messy underneath. When you’re tired of being told to “do the work.” When you secretly wonder if you’re the only one struggling with something that feels too taboo to say out loud.
Hosted by therapist and founder of Rowan Healing, Alexis Ely, this show was created for people who feel like they’re in the other club. The ones who don’t fit the timeline. The ones who have been to the edge of their own mind and made it back.
Alexis shares her story, from early trauma and suicidal depression to the perfectionism and addiction that followed, and ultimately the kind of peace she once believed was impossible. She brings clinical experience and lived experience into the same room, without turning healing into a performance or a checklist.
This isn’t about becoming a better version of yourself. It’s about feeling at home in your own mind.
Welcome to the rabbit hole.
Show Links
Rowan Healing: https://www.rowanhealing.com/