Moving abroad can bring a mix of feelings, from grief to wonder and joy. Here, I share how I’ve experienced those our first week in Japan. And the connection I found in a familiar place- a flower shop.
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Announcing: Around the Table Supper Club! Together, using mental health theories and techniques, we’ll cook a meal and gather around the table. Click to read more details about hosting a supper club for you, your family, or your people, and reach out to get started.
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Up to 1 in 5 women are experiencing anxiety or depression surrounding pregnancy and childbirth. But we aren’t talking about it. Today, Buru founder and owner and mama of 3, Morgan, sits down with us to talk maternal mental health. In our conversation, we unpack some of the barriers to speaking up and getting help, and how we can work to break those barriers down. I can’t wait to introduce you to Morgan!
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Update on TayDuden.com! Over the months, we have shared conversations that have unpacked what it is like to be living in our world right now. To feel the dark and embrace the moments of light. Over food and drink, you’ve shown me that these conversations happen around the table, whether in person or not. Here is an outline of how the site will proceed:
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Depression and cake might not seem like they go together…something so heavy with something so bright. But that is exactly the name of the non-profit that is starting conversations and raising awareness, and what we are chatting all about on the podcast today. Over macarons and the best cup of tea, we dive into the power of baking, what it can do for our own mental health, and how it can support so many.
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Grab a drink of your choice (I've got my coffee) and join us for a live meditation with fellow Graduate College of Social Work colleague, Clinton! We start out our discussion on gratitude, and how we can mindfully engage with it in our days. Then we move into a guided meditation from Clinton to help you slow down, feel present, and be grateful. We look forward to you joining us!
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Having a healthy life can include many different things. But when we start listing everything from eating plant based to meditating and going to therapy and don’t forget spin, it becomes overwhelming pretty quickly. Where to start? Today, Olivia shares with us about her life. One that is most certainly an example of holistic and healthy living. But perhaps the most powerful piece of our conversation is Olivia sharing her journey. The life she leads today happened through years of getting curious, listening to her body, and exploring what works best for her. In our discussion, Olivia shares specific ways for you to get in touch with what you might be needing, and how you can start making little shifts too.
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We often hear that Danes know a thing or two about happiness, and as we talk about in this episode, you’ve probably seen a coffee table book about Hygge. The incredible thing Danae has observed since living there is the way the Danish are able to bring sunlight into their lives when there may be little.
So whether it is quite literally dark outside, or maybe that darkness might be settling inside, perhaps we can all learn a thing or two by traveling to Denmark today to visit with Danae, and explore what intentional intimacy, simply enough, and sunshine looks like in each of our lives too.
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Jeni’s Ice Creams has officially released Sunshine to start a conversation around our gray clouds and sunshine. I paused to reflect on all the feelings coming up around the success of this little pint of sunshine that I got to be a small part of, of conversations around stigma, of changing the conversation. And realized that yesterday I experienced a bit of what it means to find sunshine on a cloudy day.
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It’s time for the first full length episode of Baking Bread! Many of you have asked to hear more about friendship. No one knows it quite like Jolene, friend of 13 years, doer, creator, therapy going, and long distance best friend. So we sat down over some french fries to chat about what works, and how to send ya home with some nuggets too!
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April is Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Awareness Month! So today, I took some time to reflect on my experiences with this disorder, where I’ve been and where I am now. Here are the top things I’ve learned as I look back. Whether your are a PMDD warrior yourself, support someone who is, or are an advocate, I truly hope you’ll take a moment to read this piece.
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I’ve heard people can get in big debates over whether the toilet paper should unroll from the top or the bottom. Beyond that, I never looked to toilet paper as something that could teach us something profound about our relationships with others. In fact, it was through giving those who are nervous about their TP quantities some grace that I learned a great deal more about my own relationship, and I think it is something we can all understand.
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It was about the time that I was debating my NEED for Pizza Hut very passionately while doing some serious work on our bag of M&M’s that I knew..the PMS symptoms had arrived.
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The past few weeks have brought so very much. Use this guide to sort through your thoughts and feelings, and move forward in an ever changing world.
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Recognizing it’s time to seek help for your emotions is hard. Having that conversation with your partner is really hard too. Walking you through what that process looked like for me, because there is always comfort in knowing that despite how lonely we might feel in those moments, there are other brave souls doing this too.
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As we start this blog journey together, I wanted to share my personal definition of mental health, and how it’s something that impacts us everyday. I’ll also share how I plan to share tips for everyday mental health too!
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