Podcast
Short talks on meaning, mental health, and what it actually takes to live a more examined life. Listen below or via: iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, & YouTube.
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Introducing My YouTube Channel 'Ask A Poet' | Ep 236
In this episode I introduce my YouTube channel ‘Ask A Poet’ and share a poem.
Reconnecting With My Inner Child | Ep 235
The concept of inner child work is vital to recovery. The body holds trauma and it often ‘feels’ like it is held at the age that that trauma happened.
In this episode I share my discovery of issues with my inner child as well as my plans to reconnect and heal. I also share a chapter ‘Give Yourself A Break’ from the book ‘How To Get Your Sh!t Together’
I Invite You To Fly - On Faith, Self Belief & Following Your Dreams | Ep 234
When you are at your lowest point, perhaps it is time to celebrate. You are in a state of healing, of shadow work leading to growth, of transformation - towards beauty, towards abundance, towards every possibility that life can offer you.
In this short talk I share how my life fell apart and how I am celebrating the process of putting it back together, better than it ever has been. Who is willing to join me for a look into the dark night of the soul?
Celebrating A Dark Night Of The Soul | Ep 233
When you are at your lowest point, perhaps it is time to celebrate. You are in a state of healing, of shadow work leading to growth, of transformation - towards beauty, towards abundance, towards every possibility that life can offer you.
In this short talk I share how my life fell apart and how I am celebrating the process of putting it back together, better than it ever has been. Who is willing to join me for a look into the dark night of the soul?
Anger & Anxiety Are Better Than Apathy | Ep 232
The medication is making it worse and I am sick of it. In this episode I share my how anger and anxiety feels preferable to apathy and why I am choosing to stop the medication I was on…
Wasting The Day Feeling My Emotions | Ep 231
Today I talk about the how it can take longer than you think to even begin to process emotions, particularly when you have a history of dissociation/trauma.
I Don't Know How To Be A Dad | Ep 230
In this episode I share my latest blog post, I Don’t Know How To Be A Dad
The Problem With Pride - On The Connection Between My Trauma & Gender Dysphoria | Ep 229
In this episode I share my latest blog post, The Problem With Pride - On The Connection Between My Trauma & Gender Dysphoria…
Life Lessons From Losing My Job | Ep 228
I have just released a poetry collection called A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken.
In this episode I talk about the book, sharing some of the poems within, the thoughts behind the collection, and the greater impact of writing for healing…
Poetry For The Broken - Excerpts & Discussion Of My New Book | Ep 227
I have just released a poetry collection called A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken.
In this episode I talk about the book, sharing some of the poems within, the thoughts behind the collection, and the greater impact of writing for healing…
No Longer Feeling Like Myself | Ep 226
More medication more failure. Once again I was apathetic, depressed and not feeling at all like myself, to such an extent that it felt dangerous….
Medication? More Like Calcification | Ep 225
My first attempt at finding the right medication hasn’t gone so well… In this episode I share it’s impact, my thoughts, and what I am doing moving foward.
Thank you to everyone offering their support.
Take The Damn Pill | Ep 224
Medication saved my life.
It ‘worked’ but the implementation, support, and planning was laughably incompetent. The side effects were crippling and I didn’t have an exit plan, nor a holistic approach to wellness…
It's Not Okay To Be Okay... | Ep 223
It’s okay to not be okay… but is it okay to be okay? Are we romanticising mental illness? What can we do to best safeguard our ongoing mental health?
In this episode I muse on these questions, as well as break down the come down from Christmas season…
The Difficulty In Breaking Trauma Cycles & Surviving The Christmas Season | Ep 222
It’s that time of year again, when people like me find themselves conflicted by the festive season. On the one hand I want to enjoy myself, but on the other hand I feel overwhelmed by it all.
In this episode I discuss how I am managing to survive (and hopefully thrive) this Christmas.
I also talk about generational trauma - focusing on what it is, and why it is almost impossible to completely break the cycle.
Managing The Mundane, Waking Anxiety & Loneliness Despite Success | Ep 218
I struggle with anxiety attacks and moments of overwhelm. Calm breathing helps - unfortunately, I don’t always remember to do it.
In this episode I share some approaches to calm breathing, as well as introduce the ‘CalmiGo’ - a device that helps you to slow down your breathing and ground you. I use it daily.
Anxiety Attacks & The Power of Calm Breathing | Ep 217
I struggle with anxiety attacks and moments of overwhelm. Calm breathing helps - unfortunately, I don’t always remember to do it.
In this episode I share some approaches to calm breathing, as well as introduce the ‘CalmiGo’ - a device that helps you to slow down your breathing and ground you. I use it daily.
Finding Purpose & Saving Lives | Ep 216
In this episode I talk about my approach to my online work, as well as the mental processors that have been holding me back.
I release everything I do, for free, because I don’t want money to be a barrier for life saving advice.
I moved out of home at 16. Back then I couldn’t afford food, let alone a book or therapy. So now I want to ensure that people who are in a similar situation to me have access to the advice, techniques, tools and resources that helped me to survive.
Consistently Inconsistent - Deconstructing Trauma Narratives | Ep 215
What is the point of trying to advance ourselves when it is foreseeable that we will feel down regardless?
In the episode I share my waking mental state, deconstructing the narratives that plague me.
Focusing On Failure Despite Lots Of Success | Ep 214
My brain tends to dwell on failure and quickly disregard success.
In this episode, I share my recent failure (and some successes) and discuss the reasons why it may be the case that we cannot easily move beyond our failings, despite them being insignificant and probably irrelevant to our current life.
I also read It Is Never The Right Time So Stop Stalling & Do It Now, from How To Get Your Shit Together