Starting this season, I’ll be joined by my good friend Joel to share in answering listener questions related to mental health and to add to the dialogue.This is Joel's story from the “What’s Story Podcast?” so that you can learn more about him and hear why I’m thrilled to have him be here.______________ Show Links:Website: http://fragilemoments.orgNewsletter: https://bit.ly/3BSbSfgAsk Us A Question: http://bit.ly/3UlsILsReview the Show: https://apple.co/3PTvSDG______________ This episode was sponsored by: BetterHelp: Join the millions of people who are taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced BetterHelp counselor. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/ddbn today for 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Fragile Moments at jdthejedi.substack.com/subscribe

We all know what it is—whether you call it guts, will, or balls. It’s mental toughness. The question is: How do we get it?We’re ending Season 1 by answer that question.______________ Show Links:Website: http://fragilemoments.orgNewsletter: https://bit.ly/3BSbSfgAsk Us A Question: http://bit.ly/3UlsILsReview the Show: https://apple.co/3PTvSDG______________ This episode was sponsored by: BetterHelp: Join the millions of people who are taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced BetterHelp counselor. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/ddbn today for 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Fragile Moments at jdthejedi.substack.com/subscribe

Our society exalts thought and reason but in some cases thinking too much can be counterproductive______________ Show Links:Website: http://fragilemoments.orgNewsletter: https://bit.ly/3BSbSfgAsk Us A Question: http://bit.ly/3UlsILsReview the Show: https://apple.co/3PTvSDG______________ This episode was sponsored by: BetterHelp: Join the millions of people who are taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced BetterHelp counselor. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/ddbn today for 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Fragile Moments at jdthejedi.substack.com/subscribe

Is there treatment for hoarding disorder beyond just telling someone to throw their “junk” out?______________ Show Links:Website: http://fragilemoments.orgNewsletter: https://bit.ly/3BSbSfgAsk Us A Question: http://bit.ly/3UlsILsReview the Show: https://apple.co/3PTvSDG______________ This episode was sponsored by: BetterHelp: Join the millions of people who are taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced BetterHelp counselor. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/ddbn today for 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Fragile Moments at jdthejedi.substack.com/subscribe

We all love a good train wreck. Many people — including psychiatrists — think hoarders are obsessive-compulsive. It's even listed that way in the bible of psychiatric disorders, the DSM V.But this isn't necessarily true.______________ Show Links:Website: http://fragilemoments.orgNewsletter: https://bit.ly/3BSbSfgAsk Us A Question: http://bit.ly/3UlsILsReview the Show: https://apple.co/3PTvSDG______________ This episode was sponsored by: BetterHelp: Join the millions of people who are taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced BetterHelp counselor. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/ddbn today for 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Fragile Moments at jdthejedi.substack.com/subscribe

A few companies are trying to use virtual reality to reduce our stress levels in the Metaverse. What could go wrong?______________ Show Links:Website: http://fragilemoments.orgNewsletter: https://bit.ly/3BSbSfgAsk Us A Question: http://bit.ly/3UlsILsReview the Show: https://apple.co/3PTvSDG______________ This episode was sponsored by: BetterHelp: Join the millions of people who are taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced BetterHelp counselor. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/ddbn today for 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Fragile Moments at jdthejedi.substack.com/subscribe

Grief — the heavy lump in your throat that is difficult to swallow, the stinging in your eyes that threaten to burst out tears, the empty and painful feeling in your chest that simply rests there. It is the heart-wrenching response to emotional trauma.______________ Show Links:Website: http://fragilemoments.orgNewsletter: https://bit.ly/3BSbSfgAsk Us A Question: http://bit.ly/3UlsILsReview the Show: https://apple.co/3PTvSDG______________ This episode was sponsored by: BetterHelp: Join the millions of people who are taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced BetterHelp counselor. Visit http://www.BetterHelp.com/ddbn today for 10% off your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Fragile Moments at jdthejedi.substack.com/subscribe

People from all over the world have been sending in questions, and it turns out that most of us are dealing with the same kinds of things–from breakups and loss to work pressure, racism to gender, dealing with parents to dealing with social media–and want to talk more about them.So ask me anything...really.Whatever you think our generation needs to have conversations about when it comes to what weighs on us and causes our mental health struggles. Fragile Moments is all about practical life advice for sustainable mental clarity all being told through questions and stories submitted by ordinary people just trying to survive. Sometimes I’ll combine research with my own thoughts, and other times I’ll bring in an expert for a deep dive chat.I’m just a human being like you, not an expert, I just happen to think we should talk more.Join me every other Monday beginning August 1, 2022 as we bring the narrative surrounding mental illness one step closer to a place of real understanding and real healing. Got a question you want to hear answered on the show? Share it HERE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Fragile Moments at jdthejedi.substack.com/subscribe