Down For Disruption

Down For Disruption

Down For Disruption is the show where we cause transformative trouble to change many narratives. This is where your patterns stop, and your healing begins. It’s a clarion call for substantive inner work. A guaranteed, very, very deep dive into understanding how early childhood trauma can make or break the midlife years of an brewing mental patient. That’s right! Menopause AND Bipolar Disorder. Estate Planning AND Empty Nesting. Mammograms AND Anxiety. ADHD AND Colonoscopies. Yes, Seriously.Hell! Dating after divorce AND broken vibrators!Whaaat? The instructions never said what to do when the thing malfunctioned from overuse. Tee heeBut that’s not all. Down for Disruption is also global cry for systemic change to the US mental health care system, as well. We’re gonna talk at length about multi-generational trauma and how our maternal, and other, figures groomed low self-esteem in us. AJ’s favorite soap box about types of therapy, types of therapists, and therapy sessions won’t be forgotten. You’ll even take notes And actually learn quite a bit about the many types of mental health disorders and how they show up differently in black women, compared to other races. There’ll even be special emphasis on getting life all the way wrong for decades and starting over Only when you’re officially eligible for an AARP card. We’ll discuss the all too familiar feelings of inadequacy you’ve been teeming with from being told that you’re not good enough ever since that one-time wheeen…You fill in the blank.BONUS: We’ll give you the playbook on unearthing your power. Trust, you have it within you. Most importantly, we’ll interrupt your regularly scheduled theology and give special attention to why period sex and STD’s should be discussed in church and totally related topics. Hey, if you can discuss holiness, you can discuss herpes. If you can discuss communion, you can discusschlamydia. Side Note: Stop it with the fairy tale, already! Boaz is NOT your destiny/purpose, nor rescue. AND marriage is NOT a come up. Don’t shoot the messenger!“Your favorite menopausal Misbehave-her!” AJ Write Mental / Host

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September 23, 2023 6 mins
Hey, ya'll!

I won't repeat here what's in the recording. So, I'll keep it brief. As I've been saying all week, A LOT of back to back medical crisis have officially taken it's toll and I. am. not. well. So, I'm taking a much needed break from ALL business and creative endeavors for the next 6-8 weeks (roughly) to self-repair. Um, what am I always preaching???

Love ya'll, and I'll "see" eve...
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Hey, yall! Thanks to those who reached out to me to inquire about my health. Lets just say that Im on the mend. Um, the last 2 weeks have been BRUTAL. BUT, I am taking my pain And anxiety meds as prescribed, while trying my hardest to sit still. Some of yall KNOW how damn near impossible that is for me. Lol Anyhow, on to todays Episode!

 Wow! Season 2 is moving righ...
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Happy Saturday, everybody! I hope yall are well.


We really do have a magician ?? joining us, today! I swear anyone who works as a Registered Nurse, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Health Coach, *AND* an Endocannabinoid (Google it) System Nurse Consultant 

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Maaan! Where are all of my "been put out of better places than this" folks??? Episode 9 is just for us, if no other. *Have you ever questioned your worth or purpose now that you FINALLY have some time to think straight? Maybe the kids are gone, or a parent is now deceased after you've exhausted yourself taking care of them? Maybe you're now divorced or newly graduated. Yay! Could it be that you've gotten your second wind n...
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We Did It!!! We Did it, Ladies!! Wahoo!!!!

> "Sandbox Champions", TODAY, August 26, 2023 concludes our VERY FIRST SEASON!! Wahoo!! I'm SO thankful. My heart is SO full at all we've been able to accomplish with our 'Down For Disruption' Podcast and all of those wounded hearts that this show has been able to reach.

> I c...
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Today's Episode 8 Part 1 is all about "Reclaiming Your Thrive!" An exhaustive emphasis will be placed on, and advocating to others that, a woman isn't limited to her diagnosis and 'medical life'. We are real people with real feelings and needs, and should be valued as such. Um, we may be 'sick' (some days), but our vaginas still work. Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Forensic Psychologist/Media Mental Health Expert, D...
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An exploration of what often happens to the latch-key kid in adulthood. This generational trauma therapist, Tabitha Renee Morris, LICSW will help listeners understand hyper-independence, resentment, defensiveness, people pleasing, low self-worth, and identity complex. Suggestions about re-parenting oneself and mending, if a survivor so chooses, strained caretaker relationships will be offered. Several breathing exercises will be co...
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Joyce Jiggetts, RN, a distinguished women's health nurse, is going to talk to us about what bodily changes to expect after age 40 and important preventive exams. Listeners will also get a detailed biology lesson on Menopause and Hormone Imbalances 101, how black/brown women are affected differently, symptoms/treatments, the "dry vagina" taboo topic, and ways to cope. Joyce will also touch on diabetes and nutrition, STDs in the olde...
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Today's trauma therapist, anger management specialist and major life transition strategist, Natasha Lashay Washington, LPC-A, will walk us through how to adjust when therapy is the new normal, why talking to friends and family isn't enough, and how to navigate the "struggle to juggle". Natasha will also explore how to embrace an initial diagnosis WHILE trying to balance work/kids/elder care. This Awesome clinical multi-hyphenate ev...
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Therapist, Alea Jackson, will walk listeners through Complex Trauma 101 and its relation to the black woman in crisis, signs of spiraling, the differences between panic attacks and anxiety attacks, and ways to cope.
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What you get when childhood trauma, Mommie Dearest, the peek-a-boo daddy, and arrested development collide with budding mental health diagnosi(s)...
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Whew! This is a DOOZY!

Buckle up for one hell of a ride! Welcome to the Down For Disruption Podcast--The "Safe Sandbox" for black and brown women over the age of 40 who are struggling to survive midlife event WHILE battling a mental health diagnosis. Yikes!

Just think--*Hot Flashes AND Bipolar Mania *Empty Nesting AND Schizophrenia *Mammograms AND PTSD *Um, Colonoscopies AND AD...
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June 30, 2023 1 min
Welcome to the Down For Disruption Safe Sandbox, Ladies!

Eh hem, my "Sandbox Champions" :) Yes, we are all gathering in this safe space, AKA, the "Safe Sandbox" where we support, learn, grow, and heal. What makes us Champions, you ask? Great question! Champions excel, and we do just that. We trauma survivors excel at healing. Many of us are just in progress--AND THAT'S PERFECTLY 
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