TW: This episode contains talk about mental health struggles, religious trauma, and sexual abuse. Also, we are not mental health professionals; everything in this series is OUR experiences and opinions. Please consult your doctor.

Note: This is part two in a two-part series on mental health. If you haven’t listened to part 1, you can do that here.

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 our nervous systems can’t differentiate between an actual threat and a perceived threat. We also talk about the disconnect between our brains and our bodies—most likely from fundamentalist teachings from our past. Last, we touch on medications and our experiences having taken and not taken them.

TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
3:08 - Listening to the wisdom of our bodies
5:47 - Brain/body disconnection
8:41 - Mindful eating
24:04 - Mental health medication