The Abnormal Psych Student
The Abnormal Psych Student
Rae Bridges
Talking about mental health and illness, with the help of weekly guests and their lived experience
Episode Nine: Julia talking about anxiety and OCD
On this weeks episode Julia joins us to talk a bit about her experience living with anxiety and OCD and how she manages these on a day to day basis. She provides some awesome tips and tricks to help with both. We then have a conversation about how COVID-19 has affected her mental health before she provides some awesome self-care ideas!
Oct 30, 2020
27 min
Episode Eight: Chloe talking about Anxiety
In this episode we talk to Chloe about her experience with anxiety. She details her experience with family misunderstandings, and gives us some tips and tricks for how to deal with anxiety on a day to day basis. Chloe also shared the positive and negative impacts that COVID-19 has had on her mental health before giving us some brilliant self-care tips!
Oct 16, 2020
28 min
Episode Seven: Sarah talking about friends with mental illness
In this weeks episode we are talking to Sarah about her experience with friends and family who have mental illness. Later in the episode we have a chat about all things COVID stress and isolation, and Sarah provides a recommendation for a brilliant game to connect with family and friends that you can access at the link below.  https://www.werenotreallystrangers.com/pages/about-us
Sep 25, 2020
49 min
Episode Six: Eleni talking about panic attacks and family
In this episode we talk to Eleni about her lived experience with panic attacks and family members with mental health issues. She also discusses her experiences migrating from Greece to Australia and how this affected her mental health, and recommends a good book for people dealing with anxiety! 
Sep 18, 2020
38 min
Episode Five: Courtney talking about CYMHS and advocacy
In this weeks episode we are talking with Courtney about her lived experience with CYMHS and advocacy. Courtney also shares with us some misconceptions about inpatient facilities and provides some self care tips that everyone can take on. 
Sep 13, 2020
17 min
Episode Four: Jovana talking about being a carer
On this weeks episode we are joined by Jovana, who talks about her lived experience as the primary care giver for her grandma who lives with mental illness. Jovana talks about how she has helped to reduce stigma in her family and herself, as well as how rewarding being a carer for someone with mental illness can be. 
Sep 4, 2020
24 min
Episode Three: Lucy talking about ADHD
On this week's episode Lucy has joined us to talk about her lived experience with ADHD, especially while studying at university. We have a chat about reducing the stigma surrounding ADHD and also talk about some funny experiences that Lucy has had with her ADHD. 
Aug 28, 2020
16 min
Episode Two: Dani from headspace
In this episode we talk to Dani, a community engagement and peer support worker at headspace! She shares a bit of info with us about her role and how lived experience helps her. Listen to the end for some self care tips for the normal and COVID-19 world, as well as some advice about starting to see a mental health professional. 
Aug 21, 2020
33 min
Episode One: Introduction
Just a quick first episode to introduce The Abnormal Psych Student Podcast and give you all a bit of my story. 
Aug 14, 2020
5 min