Jan 31, 2019
On today’s episode we dysh on lived experience and how important it is to the the recovery process. Telling your story isn’t easy but people with mental health issues brave the stigma and share their journey. Learn why lived experience advocates find it challenging to tell their tales during times of adversity....
Jan 23, 2019
Stigma and discrimination are very common experiences for people with mental illness. Because of stigma 40 per cent of people with anxiety and depression don’t seek help. On today’s episode we talk about what stigma means and how people with mental illnesses encounter it in their daily lives. From healthcare to...
Jan 16, 2019
Onika and J.R. dysh on self-care and its importance during times of stress. They talk about burn-out and how taking mental health days can prevent the physical and emotional toll on your body. Onika shares her opinion that social media deters self-care. She believes it’s easier to post than to actually do the work to...
Jan 9, 2019
Onika and J.R. dysh on psychosis with mental health advocate Augustina. She opens up about feeling depressed and how it affected her. She opens up about her boyfriend cheating on her with transgender women and how it caused her to spiral. She talks about experiencing hallucinations, delusions and multiple voices...
Jan 2, 2019
This weeks episode is short but not sweet. Onika reveals she's had a setback in her mental health. She shares how an attempt at recruiting a potential guest for the podcast turned into an assault. She shares how this event spiraled out of control and why she made the hard and scary decision to report the assault to...