Welcome to Jessiah's Hood. I met a stranger on the street and  we sparked up a beautiful conversation. Tune in to find out about Jessiah's Hood  how he lost his community  and found himself again. There are great life lessons we learn when we can see and connect with other people in our communities not just our friends but connecting with the lives of strangers and  learning life lessons and life wisdom from those we run into by chance.

TRIGGER WARNING: This Episode discusses suicide mental health and possibly other distressing content.  Please be advised. This episode has been one that we have wanted to record for a while now. After the passing of our Dear friend to suicide we have had mental health and suicide awareness as top priority. In this episode we discuss both what it is like to be  the loved one of someone who has committed  suicide and also  what it is like to be depressed and distressed. We also try to provide helpful advice and content to both sides.  If you or a loved one  is struggling with  suicidal thoughts please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline @ 1-800-273-8255  Dont hesitate to get help. Always remember you are not alone.

This episode was recorded in the last days of 2021 as we prepare for the New Year.  We discuss different methods of how to succeeded but also that it is okay to fail.   Tune in for different approaches at tackling  your own goals for the New Year. And how to get back up when you fail and start again until you get  the success you are looking for.

How often do we re- tell stories of our past through a scarcity  mindset. One where we have lost something or are lacking but in the end it worked out. If we start to change our stories form scarcity to abundance how much more gratitude and happiness will we bring in to our lives. When we change our mindset we begin to attract  other with that same mindset and  can  start to create a community or group for friends which uplifts us and pushed us to do better. 

It's been nearly 2 months since our last recoding so it's time to  for us hosts to catch up on life with each other. Listen in and learn more about the last two months going from barley keeping our heads above water to now back in the flow and working  on healthier living. Nothing is ever perfect but  you can always be progressing.

Whether it is being physically sick or dealing with mental illness sometimes doing your best just to keep your head above water is all you can do. In this podcast we discuss what it looks and feels like to just barley keep up with  the hope to normalize "its okay to not always be okay". What can you do to  keep treading water and get back into the grove after you have fallen off of the band wagon. 

 Do you have a favorite childhood blanket? or maybe you bite your nails. Or maybe you cant fall asleep with out a sleep aid or the TV on the back ground. All these are ways to self sooth.  But what more can you do? What is the difference between soothing and coping? How can you use both of these to have better mental health?  In this episode we discus what to do when you feel the urge to escape through an unhealthy coping skill.   Learn how you can start to ask your self what is the real need you are trying to meet and what tools you have at your disposal.

There is a lot of literature out there about how to take care of your physical body, while most of the time the Metal body is forgotten or is an after thought  to getting physically healthy. But a lot of what we learn about physical health can be translated over to mental health.  In this episode we discuss what you can do to get and mentally healthy  wand  many analogies between the physical and mental parts of our bodies.

Our Guest this week is Omar Prestwich. He is building up his community  in  multiple different ways form self improvement with 75 Hard to uplifting  his community and others through is fundraisers. We discuss  the how and why behind Omar to gain  better insight in how we can help each other and ourself on this crazy journey of life.

We have all been there when we love someone and care for them that we let things slide because we think it will help them. But when is it loves to give them some leeway and when does it turn into enabling. How do you know when to help someone you care about and give them aid vs. when do you need to uphold hard boundaries that might lead you to lose the person you care for? Listen in to this episode as we discuss this balance and how to hold boundaries when the time comes. "We cripple people who are capable of walking by choosing to carry them." -- Unknown