The Beauty in the Mess

Using Art To Cope With Mental Health Struggles With Jennifer Mazur   Mental health struggles such as ADD, anxiety, and depression are issues that many people from childhood to adulthood have to deal with. People learning to cope with these conditions can sometimes be stigmatized or end up feeling shame about their conditions. With Covid, it has increased the wait times for people who are seek...

Trigger Warning : In this episode, we will briefly touch on suicide and/or suicidal thoughts during this discussion. If this may trigger extreme emotional distress for you, you should skip today’s episode. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline immediately, which is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255. The recovery journe...

With empathy, you are quick to listen and slow to judge. In today’s world, it's vice versa, people are fast to judge and they barely listen. And when they listen, they do with the intention of replying and not understanding. That’s how we miss a golden opportunity to support and encourage each other when going through tough times. It's also important to note that empathy is only effective when rea...

Trigger Warning : In this episode, we will briefly touch on suicide and/or suicidal thoughts during this discussion. If this may trigger extreme emotional distress for you, you should skip today’s episode. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline immediately, which is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-273-8255.  Mental health...

Fear is designed to keep us safe and alert us when we try to venture into circumstances that can result in mental or physical harm. If you want to reach specific goals that seem out of reach and require you to step out of your comfort zone, then fear will be the first obstacle you encounter. In many cases, people have failed to even take that first step out of their box because they are overwhelme...

Growing up, we put together the pieces of our identity mainly based on what people say about us. What we hear is what we become. At the same time, a subconscious process is running in the background; our brain is listening and paying particular attention to the negatives. Why? Because our brain's primary function is to keep us alive, it might also be dangerous if something sounds harmful. That's w...

The Beauty in the Mess Podcast with Michele Simms. Coming April 21st! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.