In today's episode, we go over the risks associated with forming new connections and potentially losing them. This episode covers a more intimate aspect of our universal anxiety of death and loss. 

In today's episode we will be reviewing the pros and cons of receiving a mental health diagnosis. We also announce an upcoming change to the podcast to try to make the podcast into a video form. A FAQ episode will be completed soon so please send all questions you may have to [email protected]

In today's episode we will be defining ruminating thoughts and will be exploring a few interventions in how we can cope with them. We also review how to utilize a behavioral chain analysis briefly. The fictional example for this episode comes from The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Resources discussed in this episode:Behavioral Chain Analysis -DBT workbookStop, Breathe, and Think - Guided mindfulness app that is free to use and has paid add-ons.Insight timer - Free meditation app

In today's episode, we will be going over what autonomy and informed consent and why are they important in personal and healthcare settings. Our example for today's episode is from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

In this episode we will go over the remainder of the cognitive distortions and will be reviewing the STOP sign dbt skill and Socratic questioning. We will also look at an example from the tv show Scrubs. 

This is part of a 3-4 episode series on cognitive distortions and how to cope with them. In this episode we will continue reviewing cognitive distortions by looking at the following cognitive distortions: Should-ing/Must-ing, mental filters, and personalization.  We also discuss and apply the ABC model of REBT and explore its use. Our literary/fictional example for today's episode comes from Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

This episode is part of a 3-4 part series going over cognitive distortions and how to cope with them. This episode gives an overview of cognitive distortions including catastrophising thoughts, mind-reading, and black-and-white thinking. This episode also gives an overview of the "check the facts" DBT skill. Lastly, we go over a brief example of cognitive distortions from the series Harry Potter by JK Rowling. 

This brief episode covers radical acceptance and draws comparisons between JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.  This episode is meant to support individuals looking to improve their mental health and well-being.