In this episode, Hannah and Stephanie continue the conversation with Robert about how being a man influenced his role as an EA, how he coped with anxiety and depression, and what masculinity means to him.

In this episode, Hannah and Stephanie have a virtual chat with Robert who shares his story about being bullied for not complying with gender "norms", when he got his depression diagnosis, and the challenges of working in a high needs school and how that led to Burnout.

In Part 2, we will continue our conversation around men's mental health, and Robert's experience as a male in a female dominated field.

In this episode, we discuss the emotional obstacles faced by folks with ADHD, and how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can manage these challenges. We explore the impact of perfectionism, procrastination, and automatic thoughts on emotional well-being. The conversation highlights the importance of self-care, mindfulness, and understanding cognitive distortions in the therapeutic process, by sharing personal experiences and insights. Your thoughts are powerful!

In this episode, Hannah and Stephanie discuss time management, prioritization, the importance of self-care, using the Eisenhower Matrix as a tool to determine the difference between urgent and important tasks, and the struggle with hyper-focus.

In this episode, Hannah and Stephanie chat about 5 specific skills to make daunting tasks more manageable:

1. Chunking

2. Using Rewards

3. Naturally Occurring Reinforcers

4. Pairing Unpleasurable Tasks with Pleasurable Ones

5. Body Doubling

Good luck getting some shit done!

Spoiler Alert: Our audio was not better. We promise we are trying.

In this episode, we discuss out experiences with ADHD, particularly around time management strategies and the importance of understanding time blindness. We explore how dopamine affects task management, our tendency to overcommit, and the significance of having a single calendar system.

There are lots of ideas and strategies in this one!

We are back! And today we are kicking off an ADHD series to accompany the ADHD skills group we've been conducting for adults. In this episode, we explore our experience with ADHD and the grief that can go with it.

In this episode, we mention two other (much more informative) podcast episodes on ADHD.

Dr. Andrew Huberman's:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Ahg0IWnyDPpKwIrrogOis?si=jdsYh88lTI2CxRk6ouzo4A

And Ologies' episode with Dr. Russell Barkley:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2rOBrfKwFLz0LJJ7bnI724?si=1Na65rhWQm6lkXltvn3tmQ

We hope you enjoy!

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In the second half of our conversation with Kaitlyn about living with bipolar disorder, she shares her experience through university and the start of her nursing career. We talk about psychosis, hospitalization, trauma, and the many things she's learned from therapy.

Content Warning: suicidality, hospitalization, sexual assault

We are so grateful to Kailtyn for sharing her story with us. If you have a story to share, or would like to help us break mental health stigma, please reach out or join our community on instagram @rise.for.wellness