Good Vibes Imminent

With today being the last today of suicide awareness month, it was a strong motivation for me to finally resume podcasting. In this episode I want to share the recent emotional struggles I've been having and hopefully it helps some of you talk honestly about your depression too. This is also the final episode of my season 2 so I summarize my past year and a half of being a podcaster. One more large development I've achieved recently is my website being ready! Check it out at, fromheretohappy.life 

When someone is overwhelmed by life and their negatives, it's not easy to know what to say to help them. Asking them questions is a lot more effective than telling them what to do, and it all starts with this question. Essentially, do you want to talk about it or do you need a distraction for now? If we make the decision on how to help someone, we could easily be wrong so it is crucial to be asking them how to be helped. 

This episode is similar to my episode about Mental Souvenirs, since it involves attaching thoughts and memories to things in the world. This is something we all do already especially with music. Whenever you hear a specific song, it can trigger a very specific thought. That is the concept I want to teach you how to do on purpose. My ordinary rubber drug-free wristband, became a powerful reminder and promise to myself because I anchored it to my feelings of wanting to be sober. Many more examples in the episode, so have a listen!

The ability to learn from everything everyone and every moment is easily what has helped my mental health journey have such progress. Since this is so important to me, I split the episode into two parts. The first part explains the concept and the second part is full of examples and ways that I have learned valuable lessons from everything. 

Don't let others make you feel less than.

Managing expectations is essential for mental health

As consumers, we have the power to support eco-friendly companies

We can improve everything around us in tiny or big ways

Two issues with over-apologizing and two ways to prevent saying sorry too much

An episode dedicated to helping you feel loved

MEOW involves 4 aspects to gain mental clarity

Placebos can be great, and nocebos can be destructive

Choosing how we react to adversity

An episode about the power of focus

Mutual connections are essential for balanced mental health

Clarity comes once you accept lie's unpredictability

Find joy in all the random moments

Live with intent to make every moment a choice

Using mindfulness to focus on the present moment

Have a hopeful future to enhance your present moment