You, Me, Empathy: Sharing Our Mental Health Stories

On Episode 12 of You Me, Empathy, I explore Intimacy and Boundaries with Paul Gilmartin, host of The Mental Illness Happy Hour. Paul shares his experience as the victim of covert incest, creating healthy boundaries, and speaking our truth without being cruel. Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon.

On Episode 11 of You Me, Empathy, we take another journey into our heads on the topic mindfulness, meditation, and yoga for another round of Tony Time. Tony shares how he brings mindfulness and meditation into his therapy practice, how mindfulness can benefit those with trauma (especially because trauma is held in the body), and how we can better connect with ourselves. Rate and review the podcast! Support the podcast on Patreon!

On Episode 10 of You, Me, Empathy, I explore Meditation, Yoga, and Mindfulness with Jordana Reim. We talk about being the witness to our own stories, spirituality, and the transformative power of yoga and meditation for positive mental health.

On Episode 9 of You, Me, Empathy, I chat with Laura Donaldson about the physical effects of mental illness. We talk about the aches and pains of depression, brain fog, and that heavy, unavoidable "concrete block on your shoulders" feeling. Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon

On Episode 8 of the Joy Sandwich podcast, Tony and I dig deeper into Depression. How do you know if you're depressed? What are the signs of depression? And how do you treat depression?  Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon Follow You, Me, Empathy on: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

On Episode 7 of You, Me, Empathy, I explore Depression with Eric Zimmer of The One You Feed podcast. We talk about how to cope with depression, what we can do to combat depression, and why we need to distance ourselves from the unreliable narrator in our heads. Thanks for listening, and thanks for empathizing with us! Support You, Me, Empathy on Patreon Rate and review You, Me, Empathy on iTunes

On Episode 6 of You, Me, Empathy, I sit down with Tony the therapist for another installment of Tony Time on the topic of PTSD. We explore the burden we feel as humans, the lasting effects of traumatic experiences, and self-regulation techniques.

On Episode 5 of You, Me, Empathy, I welcome fierce mental health advocate and podcaster Bernadette Peirce to talk about PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Bernadette shares her story about her PTSD diagnosis, and a traumatic childhood.

On Episode 4 of You, Me, Empathy, I explore Self-Care with actor, writer, and filmmaker Katie Hilliard. We chat about what self-care and self-love mean to each of us, how self-loathing and self-hate can sneak in, the importance of being vulnerable and open with our emotions, and the power of relating to each other.

In Episode 3 of You, Me, Empathy, I sit down with therapist Tony Ramynke for the first "Tony Time" installment to dive deeper into grief, how Tony handles grief with his patients, and the many ways grief can surface in our lives.

In Episode 2 of You, Me, Empathy, Benjamin Dewey and I talk about living during the reign of the "Voldemort of our times," grieving the loss of a loved one, grief in falling away from faith, how grief and loss can motivate us in our personal lives, and how we can cope with grief.

In Episode 1 of You, Me, Empathy, Bethanne and I talk about what mental health stigma is, where it persists, why it persists, how we've each experienced mental health stigma, and what we can do to fight back against mental health stigma.

Welcome to the very first episode of You, Me, Empathy: Sharing Our Mental Health Stories! In Episode 0, I sit down with Tony, psychotherapist and friend, to discuss what You, Me, Empathy is and what it means to each of us.