Totally Mental

Despite being constantly occupied with work responsibilities, keeping up with relationships, and remembering to drink enough water, we may often still feel unfulfilled, dissatisfied, or lacking purpose. We may even recognize that being busy isn’t a status we strive for, yet we still find ourselves on the brink of burnout. So we dive deeper into why this may be happening and explore the impact of our work culture, societal expectati...

We’re back! After a few weeks off we’re feeling rested, rejuvenated, and ready to shred the gnar again with you all. In this episode, we catch up on what it’s been like for both of us to start new jobs.  Change - even when it's chosen and exciting - can still bring up a lot of uncomfortable feelings like anxiety and imposter syndrome. Plus, the complexities of starting a new job in a remote environment make it even more layere...

This week we are talking about Attachment Theory! This has been a long-awaited topic, and we are so excited to have Courtney walk us through the conversation. In our convo, we talk about the different forms of attachment, where they come from, ways they can show up in our relationships, and how to manage them. None of them are good or bad and growing our awareness of them without judgment can help us connect with each other. Enjoy!...

This week we're super excited to have coach, speaker, and mental health advocate Penny Belle on the show! In this episode, we talk about Penny's past trauma, how it impacted her journey toward being diagnosed with ADHD & C-PTSD, and ultimately how it has led to her work in killing the stigma around mental health one conversation at a time. No matter where you fall in your journey with mental health, you’ll probably fi...

Long distance friendships involve change, which is scary & uncomfy. As we enter into a long distance friendship, this week we’re talking about what it feels like to be in an LDR with friends, different ways to maintain friendships from afar, going into them with intention, the magic of an 8 minute phone call and more.


References
The Secret Power of the 8-Minute Phone Call (NYT)
Dunbar's Number: Why we...

We're back with more scrap clips left on the cutting room floor! You’re getting the raw dog version of our conversations (and a lot of the actual dogs interrupting) so be ready to laugh at our cringey & candid moments - mostly mispronouncing shit.  Enjoy! 

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This week we are super excited to have guest Emma Mahony on the podcast! Emma is a mental health therapist based on the East Coast. We found her on TikTok where she makes videos on topics ranging from things your therapist wants you to know, why people seek out therapy, questions a therapist may ask you, and generally draws back the curtain on what goes on in the therapy room in order to reduce the stigma and fear around it. She’s ...

This week we’re talking about MLMs! Han & Em have both had experiences on the inside of different MLMs so we’re pulling the curtain back on the toxic cultures promoted within, the reality of joining one, the ways they prey on vulnerable people (aka us lol), and more. Like most things, they aren’t necessarily inherently bad, toxic, and awful, but they certainly often are. Enjoy!

Documentaries:
Betting on Zero
Lu...

This week we’re talking about Dry January. We did a poll on our Instagram on who’s participating and it was split directly down the middle. Whether you’re someone like Em who benefits from timelines, boundaries, and definitives around alcohol consumption or more like Hannah who intuitively feels it out, we cover both ends of the spectrum. We talk about being sober curious, our own relationships to alcohol, our stories around it, an...

In this ep, we're talking about the anticipation of change. Change is uncomfortable no matter what changes occur in our lives, be they a new city, a new job, a friend getting married, or having a baby. Whether the circumstance is initiated by us or chosen for us, it can be tricky to navigate the dynamics that come along with it. It’s just messy! We are breaking down some of the major changes happening in our lives & our fr...

Setting goals for 2023 or do you think resolutions are kind of BS? In this ep, we’re unpacking New Year’s resolutions. This time of year can feel overwhelming for a lot of reasons, one of them being the pressure or even motivation that comes along with a new year on the horizon. Some of us have visions of new habits, enhanced lifestyle, or fresh projects. Others may not buy into the idea that we have to feel like we have it all fig...

No matter what field, whether you’re an employee, a contractor or an entrepreneur, we all feel stuck in our careers sometimes. In the ep, we break down how the process of getting another job feels.  It can be exhausting to think about all the aspects of change & try to get yourself over all the self-doubt, fear, frustration, etc. to make moves. Cheers!!

Resources We Love:
Dial or Text 9-8-8 for the National Suicide...

In this episode, we explore the gray spaces between a first date and a full-blown relationship.  This conversation includes everything from how dating feels in our late 20s vs how it felt in our early 20s, all the "shoulds" and anxiety that come up, figuring out if you *really* like someone or just want them to like you, and more! Dating is such a broad topic, and we love talking about it because we are in the thick of it...

This week we’re talking about living alone! If you’ve lived alone for a decent amount of time, you know that’s is kind of the best, but it also presents some challenges. Seemingly small tasks like cooking for yourself, keeping your laundry done, living up to an invisible standard we were raised with, etc. can feel insurmountable. We both feel pretty comfy & awesome about living alone now, but that *definitely* wasn’t always the...

This week we’re talking about the difference between knowing when to push yourself outside of your comfort zone and when to honor a legitimate boundary. There’s so much noise out there about how our lives “should” go and “should” look. It can be hard to hear your own voice amidst it all. Just because one person moves to a new big city to pursue their version of success doesn’t mean that it has to be your version of success, even if...

This week we’re talking about comparison. It’s nearly (if not fully) impossible to avoid comparing ourselves to others, whether on social media or in our closest friend & family circles. In this episode, we talk candidly about cultivating self-compassion, how comparison can help us uncover our deeper selves, & also how much utter bullshit exists in the world that preys on & perpetuates the human tendency to compare.  Yo...

This week we’re talking about rest & the constant need to feel productive. Whether we inherited it from parents, coaches, or western society in general, this belief that we have to “do” in order to “be” can feel so engrained that it doesn’t even feel conscious most of the time. No wonder we’re more burnt out than we’ve ever been! So this week we talk about productivity shame, where it comes from & some ideas to combat it, s...

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• @enneagramashton
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• @rudeassenneagram

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Today we’re talking about personality tests! Specifically, CliftonStrengths (formerly known as Gallups Strengths Finder). We talk about what the test is, the research behind it, overall outlook on personality tests, and of course, our results! We’re excited to cover other tests like the Enneagram and Myers Briggs in future episodes! Enjoy!

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