TW: This episode contains talk about mental health struggles, religious trauma, and sexual abuse.

Note: This is part one in a two-part series on mental health.

This week on Honestly, Dear Listener, we’re talking about a subject near and dear to our hearts, brains, and nervous systems: mental health. We dive into how growing up in a fundamentalist Christian environment often left us more confused than comforted, exacerbating anxiety and leaving little room for honest conversations about mental well-being. We also take a playful look at the generational gap in mental health awareness—how Millennials like us barely had the language to describe what we were feeling, while Gen Z is almost too aware of the state of their mental health. Join us for a chat about unlearning, healing, and finding balance in a world that feels a little chaotic for everyone.

TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - The Christmas stress
1:55 - Gen Z mental health
3:36 - Elder Millennial mental health
16:00 - Our mental health history
16:51 - Emily’s history
21:03 - Carrie’s history