Halfway Healthy Podcast
Halfway Healthy Podcast
Jake Johnson
Halfway Healthy is all about mental health from the perspective of a conqueror of anxiety and depression while learning to cope with PTSD. No matter your background, Halfway Healthy voices a number of valuable mental health topics from tips and strategies to life in therapy. Hear it from someone who has experienced it with host Jake. As a US Marine combat veteran, he has plenty of experience in the therapy realm and had his share of obstacles he’s had to overcome. But, he’s not done yet! Halfway Healthy embraces a life full of constant learning and improving, we’re always halfway there.
Real Life Example of Boundary Setting and Anger Management (Grocery Delivery Guys)
Listen to a real life story of how I handled a situation where I was being bothered and inconvenienced. Imagine yourself in the same sitauation and ask yourself what you would have done. Topics covered:  Assertiveness, communication, boundery setting and anger management. Thanks for listening.  Enjoy!
Aug 9, 2021
13 min
How To Choose Appropriate Consequences For Your Boundaries
 How To Choose Appropriate Consequences For Your Boundaries
Jul 31, 2021
15 min
Process Focused vs Results Focused? Which is Better for Peace of Mind?
Which is better to focus on, the results or the process. In this episode I will deiscuss which focus is better for peace of mind.
Jul 27, 2021
14 min
How We Can Stop Being Angry So Often
In life we don't always get what we want.  Often times, we don't even get what we expect. How can we remain calm and focused on our objectives when things aren't going our way? In this episode we will look at ways to stop being angry so often.  Also how to not stay angry for too long after becoming upset.
Jul 22, 2021
15 min
How to Set Boundaries Like a BOSS!!
In this episode we explore how to set boundaries in order to maintain your sanity. I share a personal story that demostrates this strategy.
Jul 17, 2021
14 min
Young Lady Feels She Cares More About her Relationship Than Her Partner Does-What Should She Do? (Recorded Call)
In this call a friend call me for advice.  She feels her partner is no longer as interested as before. She wants things to be like they were in the past.  She is the one who always inititates the communication and she is tired of doing it She wants him to initiate sometimes
Jul 12, 2021
19 min
How to Stop Controlling other People and Control Yourself
Have you finally realized that trying to control others is a waste of time? Learn how to focis on controlling only your own behavior in this episode
Jul 7, 2021
12 min
The Dangers of Jumping To Conclusions and How to Avoid Doing It
Jumping to conclusions is a form of cognitive distortion. Often, a person will make a negative assumption when it is actually not supported by any facts.  Learn tips pn how NOT to jump to conclusion here in this episode
Jun 30, 2021
15 min
How to  Ensure Your Thoughts are Based In Reality
Sometimes in life we have thoughts that appear in our mind that aren't necessarily based in reality.  We may assume something, jump to conlusions or just think something is a certain way; when in reality it is not.  This eposode will touch on the value of making decions based on reality and how to recognize what's real or not.
Jun 25, 2021
15 min
Thoughts Are NOT Facts Just Because They Appear in Your Mind
In this episode I will cover the fallacy that ALL thoughts are facts, simply because you think it. What is a mental distortion? What are some examples of mental distortions? How can we challenge our own thoughts?
May 31, 2021
10 min
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