You, Me, Empathy: Sharing Our Mental Health Stories

On Episode 72 of You, Me, Empathy, Tamara Albanna and I explore the intersection of spirituality and mental health, complex PTSD (CPTSD), our ties to ancestry, and The Divine Feminine. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 71 of You, Me, Empathy, Mariangela Abeo and I explore cross-narrative suicide awareness, why talking about our mental health reduces suffering, and the stunning suicide advocacy project, Faces Of Fortitude. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 70 of You, Me, Empathy, Tofe Evans and I explore why we need to love and accept ourselves before we’re truly able to love and accept others, what we can do to be more connected to our fellow feely humans, and the beauty of human resilience and the lessons we learn through adversity. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 69 of You, Me, Empathy, Tony the Therapist and I explore the feelings of powerlessness, how we as feely humans sometimes minimize the severity of the abuse or trauma we’re experiencing, and how we can restore hope again through therapy, recognizing our sense of value, and healing shame. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 68 of You, Me, Empathy, Brynn Woodley and I explore how we humans deal with change, growing up “too sensitive,” feeling like we don’t belong or fit in, inner child work in EMDR therapy, and the deep-seeded trauma of domestic violence. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 67 of You, Me, Empathy, Holly Chisholm of Just Peachy comics and I explore the bonkers and overwhelming balance act of co-morbid diagnoses, why we strive for normalcy and perfection, what it feels like to have a panic attack, and making a record of our mental health through introspective and feely art. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes and look out for a book giveaway on Instagram! Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 66 of You, Me, Empathy, Matt St. Clair and I explore the wonderland of anxiety that comes with new experiences, comparing ourselves to others, finding the willpower to seek treatment for mental health, and the emotional state of feeling trapped. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 65 of You, Me, Empathy, Cameron Mackail and I explore facing trauma, putting masks on to hide our pain from others, affirming our identities in mental health, and how we can get out of our own heads to confront and sit still with our feelings. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 64 of You, Me, Empathy, Kali Lux, Head of Marketing at WorkIt Health, and I explore opioid addiction, the stigmatization of addiction, and why feely humans in recovery are beacons of hope to us all. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 63 of You, Me, Empathy, Gem Hill and I explore the feeling that we’re not good enough, growing up too fast, how it takes one person at a time to make a difference, and bringing mental health conversations into the technology fields of business. Thanks for listening and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 62 of You, Me, Empathy, Sarah Fader joins to explore our feely human responsibility to look inward, the radical love of self-acceptance, and what it really takes to be a mental illness stigma fighter. Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 61 of You, Me, Empathy, Rudy Caseres and I explore feeling like an outsider, the dichotomy of wanting independence and wanting to be loved, and why we absolutely need people; we need feely humans in our lives. Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 60 of You, Me, Empathy, Tony the Therapist stops by to explore the isolation of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, respecting and validating the realities of other feely humans, and the hope there is for each of us, no matter what we’re going through. Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 59 of You, Me, Empathy, I’m grateful to share space with my little brother, Tannen, to explore his emotional experience with schizophrenia as an abusive relationship, sobriety, and the day to day highs and lows of mental illness. Read the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Subscribe and leave a review in iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google. Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 58 of You, Me, Empathy, I ask myself and my guest, Courtney Blanton, Hi, How Are You? And I mean it! We also explore medication stigma, healing through education, and the origins of the Hi, How Are You Project. Check out the full show notes and a look out a for a special Hi, How Are You giveaway on Instagram @YouMeEmpathy! If you're in the Austin, TX area, check out Hi, How Are You Day on January 22 with music from Yo La Tengo, Built to Spill, the Flaming Lips, and more! Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Support the show on Patreon. Leave a review in iTunes! Get yourself a feely t-shirt, mug, tote bag, and notebook!

On Episode 57 of You, Me, Empathy, it’s Part 3 of the You, Me, Empathy 1-Year Anniversary celebration with Jordana Reim, Shannon Strucci, and Katie Hilliard! We explore mindfulness, parasocial hell, and self-care as a new mom! Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram and Twitter. Support the show on Patreon. Subscribe, rate and review on Google and iTunes. Get yourself an adorable You, Me, Empathy t-shirt!

On Episode 56 of You, Me, Empathy, it’s Part 2 of the You, Me, Empathy 1-Year Anniversary celebration with Eric Zimmer, Sarah Jickling, and David Grabowski! We explore suffering, women in music, and reframing self-care! Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram and Twitter. Support the show on Patreon. Subscribe, rate and review on Google and iTunes. Get yourself an adorable You, Me, Empathy t-shirt!

On Episode 55 of You, Me, Empathy, it’s Part 1 of the You, Me, Empathy 1-Year Anniversary celebration with Rukmini Poddar, Kory Stamper, and Laura Donaldson! We explore the 100 Days of Enneagram, the language of color, cozy jam jams, and more! Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram and Twitter. Support the show on Patreon. Subscribe, rate and review on Google and iTunes. Get yourself an adorable You, Me, Empathy t-shirt!  

On Episode 54 of You, Me, Empathy, Daniel Griffith shares his experience growing up in the foster care system, the lessons he’s learned in suffering, and the human connections that have saved his life. Read the full show notes here. Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google, and make sure to leave a rating and review! Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Buy yourself a joyful You, Me, Empathy t-shirt, mug, or tote!

On Episode 53 of You, Me, Empathy, Aaron J. Smith and I explore the intersection of Christianity and mental illness, the spiritualization of mental health, medication as a sin, and the key to any life perspective: looking for what is love. Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! For links we mentioned during the show, check out the full show notes. Follow You, Me, Empathy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Leave a review in iTunes and Google. Support the show on Patreon. Get yourself a sweet tote bag to carry your books!