Mental

47,000 followers. And not one of them noticed she was drowning. You ever been so online that you forgot what it felt like to be here? Mallory didn’t think she had a problem… Until the people who loved her most couldn’t get her to look up. This isn’t just a story about screen time. It’s about what happens when your phone becomes your personality. And your life becomes a performance.

Seventeen-year-old Mallory Smith has it all: a 4...

You ever say yes to something small… then wake up in a nightmare?

That was Tyler. One favor. One bag. One lie to protect a friend—nearly cost him his sister, his family, and his future. Sometimes it’s not the big choices that break you. It’s the tiny ones that sneak in and blow up everything.

Tyler’s just a regular 17-year-old—honors student, softball-practice chauffeur, and go-to big bro. But one decision to “help out” his best ...

I built a box for myself. Everything neat. Everything controlled. Then life, betrayal, and depression came in like a wrecking ball. The box shattered—so did I.

This is the episode about what happens when the people you trust break you… and the tools that keep you from breaking yourself.

Sometimes the people you count on the most let you down the hardest.

In this raw conversation with Jeb Brofsky, we unpack what happens when your ...

They say becoming a parent changes everything.

What they don’t say?

Sometimes… ‘everything’ includes your will to keep living.

I was 20. My baby was 2 pounds. And I was ready to give up.

Until one text—with a stupid little heart emoji—changed everything.

On December 18th, Tara Williams became a mom. By March 15th, she almost wasn’t here to be one.

This is the unfiltered, emotional story of a 20-year-old NICU mom navigating postpa...

I was 20, sleep-deprived, broke, and convinced my baby hated me.

I wasn't scrolling at 3am. I was on the edge of a parking garage.

Then I got a text.

From his mom.

That stupid little red heart emoji might've just saved my life.

What if the person who saves your life… isn’t your partner, your best friend, or even your therapist… but your boyfriend’s mom?

This is Tara's story.

20 years old. A mom too soon. NICU alarms at 2am. No sl...

I was supposed to go to Joey’s house that day. Then he did what he did.

I’ve spent years wondering—could I have saved him? Could I have changed something?

That’s the guilt that lives in you when suicide hits close.

But the truth is, sometimes it’s not about having the answers— It’s about finally letting go of the questions that were never yours to carry in the first place.

What happens when trauma doesn’t just hit your school—but...

June 16, 2002. I thought it was the best day of my life. My dad pushed me on the swings, bought me ice cream, told me I was brave.

Hours later, he was gone.

Not from a heart attack. Not from an accident. From a decision no 6-year-old should ever have to carry in silence for 30 years.

Sometimes the most beautiful days… carry the darkest endings. This is the story I never wanted to tell. But maybe… it’s the story someone else needs t...

The day I found out how my dad really died… was the same day I started learning how to live. I was 6 when he died. 36 when I finally found out why. And what no one tells you about hiding the truth to ‘protect’ your kids… is that the silence leaves its own scars. This isn’t just about my dad. It’s about what happens when you don’t say the hard things. And what it took for me to finally say them to my kids.

After decades of believi...

"I wasn’t planning to die because I hated life. I just didn’t know how to keep living it. And one mom — who overheard everything — saved me before I could save myself."

When you’re 17 and drowning, planning your way out can feel mature — logical even. But under the weight of toxic friend drama, family pressure, and a brutal breakup, Reese didn’t need a perfect plan. She needed someone to overhear the pain she didn’t know how to s...

You ever realize mid-conversation… that you didn’t want to die? You just wanted the pain to stop.

This is the story of how my best friend’s secret battle — one I never even knew about — ended up saving my life.

📍 September. A backyard. Two best friends and one life-changing conversation.

Reese is spiraling, silently planning her exit from life — until Mrs. Jefferson, her best friend's mom, sits her down and drops a truth she nev...

Derrick wasn’t supposed to be a hero that night. He was just a 17-year-old with a gut feeling… and a hallway door that wasn’t locked.

This is the story of the knock that saved my life. And why listening to your instincts might save someone else's too.

📍 September 4th, 2007. Derrick Warren is deep in senior year — college apps, parties, pressure — but something about his little sister Lexi feels off. Really off.

She’s slipping aw...

One knock. One sentence. One ordinary Tuesday that almost never happened.

18 years ago, Lexi was sitting on her bedroom floor with a goodbye letter.

And then her brother knocked on the door.

What if the moment that saved your life didn’t feel heroic at all?

This is Lexi’s story — a sister who almost didn’t make it to see her 18th birthday and a brother who showed up at the exact moment she needed him most. Eighteen years later, s...

Sophia had $127K in debt, $2,400/mo income, and still built a six-figure business and a net worth of $185K in 3 years. How? She stopped trying to be debt-free and started trying to be wealthy.

You’ve been taught to play defense with money. This episode? Flips the entire game.

Everyone told Sophia to hustle, budget, and pay off debt first. Instead, she flipped the script—and built a six-figure business and $185K in wealth while st...

Sophia did everything right… and still ended up $127K in debt, living in her childhood bedroom, and having panic attacks buying toothpaste.

What if the system that promised to save you is actually the one breaking you?

Sophia is 23. Marketing degree. $127,000 in student debt. Living at home. Making $2,400/month with $1,200 in loan payments. And she’s not alone. This episode dives into the uncomfortable truth: student debt isn't ...

Tell me why this girl started club soccer at 13 (most girls start at 6), got to D1, almost lost everything over something she didn't even do, and STILL became a starter... 🤔

The plot twist? She discovered that self-belief isn't something you magically have—it's something you literally manufacture by showing up for yourself when nobody else will.

Carter spent 9 years thinking she broke her family. Then her dad said 7 words that changed everything: ‘Your dyslexia didn’t break our marriage.’ What if the guilt you carry… was never yours to begin with?

Carter, a 22-year-old dyslexic engineering student, has spent almost a decade believing she caused her parents’ divorce. Her achievements became an apology letter. Her drive was fueled by guilt. But in this episode, we follow t...

What if the guilt you’ve been carrying…was never yours to hold? Carter spent 9 years trying to fix a family that wasn’t hers to fix. She thought her dyslexia broke her parents’ marriage. But the truth? Sometimes our “flaws” don’t break things — they reveal what was already broken. Let’s talk guilt, learning differences, and why your story deserves a rewrite. 👀 You in?

Carter’s been carrying a lie for nearly a decade — that her d...

Ever watched your dad drop a carrot, an egg, and some coffee beans into boiling water… and accidentally teach you how to survive life? Yeah, me neither— Until I did. ☕🔥

This isn’t just a story about kitchen science. It’s about pressure. And choice. And why the people who grow through heat are the ones who change the room they walk into.

This one hits deep. 🫠 When I was 8, my dad didn’t sit me down with a lecture. He just boiled...

“You are not the guy who caused the accident. You are the man who survived it.” That sentence changed everything. This is the story of how one mistake almost ended it all… and how one professor, one journal, and one decision to keep living— turned that pain into purpose. 🧠 Mental skills aren’t about bouncing back. They’re about building something better.

What if your worst moment didn’t define you... but refined you?

This is the...