Welcome to episode 42 of Mind Bloom! This week, I've taped the episode LIVE on Instagram again.  As you can probably tell by now, I'm quite fascinated by the potencial of LIVES and IGTV. Not only, are they a great source of engagement (and fun, truth be told), but they are also a great way to double or triple your content and half your time on the platform or, say, editing a podcast episode.  It's all about the self-care, right? So try going Live: you'll get a story, perhaps an Instagram Reel, a video for other platforms, and an IGTV post from only one piece of content. Easy peasy. Want to make that your goal for the week? One Instagram Live? Let's go, you've got this! This week, I'm talking about false support systems and empathy fails. I'm also going to challenge you to guess what my latest great news is. Can you guess? You definitely want to stay tuned for more. My guest this week is Erin Cronican. Erin is an actor, producer, and the co-artistic director of The Seeing Place. She is an activist and a staunch advocate for mental health who believes in creativity, freedom and a tasty bourbon. Erin lives with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer and is here to tell us more about her first and second diagnoses and the importance of self-advocating. You can find Erin Cronican at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erin_cronican/ Website: http://www.erincronican.com/ Coaching: http://www.theactorsenterprise.org/ Blog: https://www.erincronicals.com/ Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/3ajeu-erin-cronican Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Clubhouse: @mindbloomyou / Marina Gee Join the private Facebook Group Reels for Introverts Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 41 of Mind Bloom! This week, your host, Marina Gee, talks about perfectionism, codependency and people pleasing. Join Marina, as she explores the pitfalls of childhood trauma and its consequences into adulthood. Marina Gee goes LIVE on Instagram every Monday, 1:30PM EST, as she tapes her weekly updates for the weekly episode As you join, announce yourself and the name of your organization, blog or podcast, and Marina will give you a live shout out. Let's get this like-minded community going! The guest this week is Debbie Emick, author of The Other Side of Perfect, Discovering the Mind-Body Connection to Healing Chronic Illness. Debbie is the co-host of the podcast One Life, Live It and a staunch mental health advocate who believes in living an authentic life, as challenging as that may be; designing an intentional life for yourself; and expressing yourself freely, physically, mentally and financially.  You can find Debbie Emick at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperfectprogress.me/ Podcast: https://gobucketyourself.com/one-life/ Blog: https://gobucketyourself.com/blog/ Contact: https://gobucketyourself.com/contact/ Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Clubhouse: @mindbloomyou / Marina Gee Join the private Facebook Group Reels for Introverts Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 40 of Mind Bloom! This week, your host, Marina Gee, went bananas and went live on Instagram, as she recorded the first segment of Mind Bloom. What a ride and what a fun experience! Join Marina Gee every Monday, 1:30PM EST, as she tapes her weekly updates live on Instagram. As you join, announce yourself and the name of your organization, blog or podcast, and Marina will give you a live shout out. Let's get this adventure going! The guest this week is Xavier Sanders, founder of Barbara Cares Foundation. Barbara Cares is a non-profit organization devoted to addressing, educating, coordinating and providing aid and relief to breast cancer patients and their families, in Texas and around the world. You can find Xavier Sanders and Barbara Cares Foundation at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbaracaresfoundation/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraCaresForYou YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8TzpNL3mr0E_SCRuQXYIbA Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.barbaracaresforyou.org/ Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Clubhouse: @mindbloomyou / Marina Gee Join the private Facebook Group Reels for Introverts Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 39 of Mind Bloom! This week, your host, Marina Gee, expands briefly on her continuing to play, experiment and have fun with Instagram Reels. Check out the newest Instagram account @reelsforintroverts, as well as the private Facebook Group Reels for Introverts. As guests this week, we have Lindsay Levingston, founder of I am a SurviveHer. Lindsay will be telling us all about her breast cancer awareness and wellness platform created to inform, inspire and empower women with a history of breast cancer. You can find Lindsay Levingston and I am a Surviveher at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imasurviveher/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImaSurThriver Website: https://surthriver.com/ Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Clubhouse: @mindbloomyou / Marina Gee Join the private Facebook Group Reels for Introverts Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 38 of Mind Bloom! This week, your host, Marina Gee, expands briefly on her continuing to play, experiment and have fun with Instagram Reels. Check out the newest Instagram account @reelsforintroverts, as well as the private Facebook Group Reels for Introverts. As guests this week, we have Lindsay Levingston, founder of SurThriver, and Vina Morris, founder of AfroPink. Our guests. will be telling us about their nonprofit organizations, exclusively dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness and funding for follow up and diagnostic breast exams and scans.  You can find Lindsay Levingston and SurThriver at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sur_thriver/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ImaSurThriver Website: https://surthriver.com/ You can find Vina Morris and AfroPink at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/afropinkinc/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afropinkinc Website: https://afropink.org/ Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Clubhouse: @mindbloomyou / Marina Gee Join the private Facebook Group Reels for Introverts Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 37 of Mind Bloom! This week, your host, Marina Gee, expands briefly on her experimenting with Instagram Reels and TikTok.  Our guests today are Bridgett and Colleen, the hosts of the podcast Hot Flashes and Cool Topics, a podcast changing the outdated narratives for women in midlife and beyond! You can find Hotflashes and Cool Topics on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotflashesandcooltopics/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hotflashescooltopics Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/657557054765087 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoolFlashes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ssWfO0qeZYEIs6TzrKBHQ Website: https://hotflashescooltopics.com/ Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Clubhouse: @mindbloomyou / Marina Gee Join the Facebook Group Previving Breast Cancer Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 36 of Mind Bloom! This week, your host, Marina Gee, expands briefly on the recovery of the original Mind Bloom Instagram account, as well as on her exploration of Reels and TikTok. To learn more about how to recuperate a disabled Instagram account or how create your first Reel or TikTok video, watch the Mind Bloom tutorials on YouTube.  Our guest today is Helen, the host and organizer of Menopause Cafe, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating spaces for enlightened conversations on womanhood and menopause.  You can find Menopause Cafe on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menopause_cafe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menocafe17 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/155994448306729/?ref=pages_group_cta Twitter: https://twitter.com/Menopause_Cafe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vF09t2CVaF57s44AWBHaA Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Clubhouse: @mindbloomyou / Marina Gee Join the Facebook Group Previving Breast Cancer Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 35 of Mind Bloom! This week, your host, Marina Gee, is talking about the consequences on her mental health from her social media break, particularly Instagram, which devours a good four hours of your day, from content creating to interacting, just in order to keep your reach and engagement at satisfactory levels.  Our guest today is Serena Sun. Serena is the founder of Breaking Taboo, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading information and awareness on suicide prevention and mental health. You cab find Serena Sun on: Instagram @serenahopesun Twitter @serenahopesun Facebook @serenahopesun You can find Breaking Taboo on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingtaboo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BreakingTaboo Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breaking_Taboo TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breakingtaboo?lang=en Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/breakingtabooorg/_created/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC5UMlWjKwE&feature=youtu.be Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/breaking-taboo-with-serena-sun/id1526770264 Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou on: Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloom.you/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Clubhouse: @mindbloomyou / Marina Gee Join the Facebook Group Previving Breast Cancer Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Tara Brach, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 34 of Mind Bloom! Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou: On Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou On Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou On Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou On Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Subscribe to the Mind Bloom YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Christmas score, Christmas Village, by Aaron Kenny Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message

Welcome to episode 33 of Mind Bloom! Your host, Marina Gee, wishes you a very happy merry holiday season and reflects on her expectations for 2020 at the end of 2019.  Our guest this week is Aviva Jewel. Aviva was a guest in episode 20 and is back again to read from her deck of Angel Cards.  You can find Aviva: On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avivajewel/ Find Mind Bloom @mindbloomyou: On Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/mindbloomyou On Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mindbloomyou On Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mindbloomyou On Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/mindbloomyou/ Subscribe to the podcast Mind Bloom wherever you stream your podcasts. Please leave a review in the Apple Podcasts app. Subscribe to the Mind Bloom YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZJdimAg2x96QyZvbhfdnNQ Visit https://www.mindbloomyou.com/ for news, blog posts and pretty much everything on Mind Bloom. Buy Mind Bloom a Coffee by going to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mindbloomyou Music score by SirGeeOh https://soundcloud.com/sirgeeoh   Christmas score, Christmas Village, by Aaron Kenny Marina Gee gets her daily inspiration from mentors like Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Oprah, Pema Chödrön, Deepak Chopra, and Sharon Salzberg. DISCLAIMER: The content provided by Mind Bloom is NOT intended to be a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment because of any content referenced or authored by @mindbloomyou. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mindbloom/message