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Episode 135: How to Survive the Holidays

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This is something that I haven’t done before. I’m re-posting an episode from exactly one year ago. It’s currently holiday season over in the Duff household and I’m trying to be present and relaxed. Therefore, I didn’t want to record something new for this week. So I’m sharing with you episode 85, which is all about surviving the holidays, which can definitely be a challenge, especially when you have any mental health issues.

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November 21, 2018 0

Episode 106: Interview with the Muslim Hippie

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Today’s episode is a very interesting interview with “The Muslim Hippie” herself, Sakinah. I love this interview for several reasons. First off, we covered some great topics and Sakinah was totally open and real about her struggles with severe mental illness. It was also a very authentic picture of how you can persist and do cool things like a podcast interview in the context of your mental illness. Sakinah second guessed whether the interview was good quality because she was just coming off of an episode and felt that her thoughts were scattered. Regardless of this, I think that she did an amazing job and serves a a great model of having mental health issues AND kicking ass. Enjoy!

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April 26, 2018 0

Episode 105: Types of Therapy

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Hey all! This is a deep dive episode that was prompted by an email question that I got. In this episode, I talk about the different types of therapy that are available. Of course, I don’t cover every single one, but I describe some of the types of therapy that you are most likely to encounter including:

Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
EMDR
Family Systems Therapy
Integrative or Eclectic Therapy

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April 19, 2018 0

You Aren’t Dying. It’s Just Anxiety.

Picture this…

You are lying down to go to sleep. Things are progressing well. You close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. You try to think of happy things instead of the stressful things that you need to take care of tomorrow. After a few minutes, you’re just about to slip off into happytime dreamland and BAM. Suddenly your whole body jolts for no reason. Well that was weird. Why did that happen? You start scanning your body for signs of trouble, because that’s too weird to ignore. Sure enough, there’s some weird shit going on. You notice your heart feels like it’s beating faster and faster. Uh oh. But wait, now it skipped a beat. Oh god… Now your breathing is starting to catch up with your heart, but no matter how hard your breathe, you can’t seem to get enough oxygen. Your fingers and toes feel tingly and you are getting weird random pains. Putting two and two together you think that it has got to be a heart attack, right? Hurry, take an aspirin and call 911! Whoa whoa whoa… slow down. You aren’t dying. You also aren’t the only one who has gone through this sort of progression before.

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April 16, 2018 2

How to Manage Anxiety when the News is Traumatizing

A few weekends ago, I was out with my wife and a few friends without the kids. All was great until my wife looked at her phone and just said “Holy shit, the Oaks.” Without her saying another word, I knew there was a shooting. Just a few cities away from us, at the other big mall in the area, there was a murder and attempted suicide by firearm. That made the evening take on a little different tone.

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April 10, 2018 0