Join two-time CBS Survivor contestant, Spencer Bledsoe, and health and wellness blogger, Laura Bocianski, as they share why they're starting a podcast about mental disorder. In this episode they talk through their vision for Redeeming Disorder, and interview each other about their mental health journeys — Spencer's battle with depression as a 10-year-old, and Laura's life-altering traumatic brain injury and bout of depression. Links from Episode 1: <ul> <li>Opening Excerpt from Psychology Today: <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crazy-life/201011/can-stories-change-the-world" rel="nofollow">Can Stories Change the World?</a> by Victoria Maxwell</li> <li>New York Times Article: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/magazine/the-science-and-history-of-treating-depression.html" rel="nofollow">Post-Prozac Nation</a> by Siddhartha Mukherjee</li> <li>Wikipedia's Description of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_analytic_psychotherapy" rel="nofollow">Functional Analytic Psychotherapy</a></li> </ul> Please join our conversation and quest to better understand mental disorder! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://reiman.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">reiman.substack.com</a>

Angela Lohse: Loving People with Disorder and Choosing Openness over Labels

redeeming the disorder in our collective humanity by sharing the real, vulnerable journeys of individuals reiman.substack.com