A Mental Break

This week we have my dear friend Michael on the show! Michael and I have been friends for a little over 4 years now. He's a very talented drummer, mixing/mastering engineer and mental health advocate. We discuss his struggle dealing with social anxiety, bouts of depression, his cancer story and his road to recovery until now. Was very nice to catch up with him and I'm very thankful to hi...

No guest this week, just Taylor discussing where he's at mentally and a little podcast update. Thanks so much for your support as always! New episodes with guests coming in the next few weeks! Until then, enjoy this little chat with Taylor. Support the show

We have Leena back on the show this week! Leena and Taylor give an update from where they left off in the last episode they did. Coming out of the second lockdown, hitting a milestone in their friendship and discussing all of the changes and steps Leena is taking to improve her mental health as we're getting back into the world. Great conversation, lots of jokes, lots of love and support. Tha...

On this episode, Taylor has his long time friend Mike Dent on the show! Mike and Taylor have been friends for years and the two sit down to discuss some things that Mike has never really discussed before. We talk about Mike being on the autistic spectrum, anger management issues and his battle with depression throughout the years. Mike dives deep in himself and brings up stories and memories that...

This week's guest is Clemi! She's a wonderfully talented artist, an incredible activist and a mental health advocate! We discuss her battle with mental health, how it's effected her, her perspective on dealing within certain areas of the mental health world and the healing process and connections we make to help us out of the dark times. A great conversation with a great friend! Ple...

The fantastical Jonah joins us on the pod this week! He's the frontman of the funk rock group called Numb Tongues and an all around amazing dude. We take a dive into Jonah's mental health and everything he's dealt with along the way to attribute to it. We also discuss the love of music and how important of a role it plays in his life. As always please listen with respect for the gue...

On this episode of A Mental Break, I have fellow musician and mental health advocate Jonathan on! We talk about his story and experiences dealing with his mental health. From his battle with anxiety, to his focus issues and some drinking issues in the past, we cover a wide range of Jonathan's mental health illnesses he's suffered with over the years. Plus we discuss his great project com...

On this episode of A Mental Break we have the lovely and talented Morgan Dunbar! Taylor and Morgan have been friends for a few years now and are both musicians. The two have played many shows together, had a few drinks together and lots of dance battles together! Morgan dives deep into his mental health for the first time in awhile and opens up about dealing with his social anxiety, generalized an...

Jairo is on this weeks episode of A Mental Break. Taylor and Jairo became friends in college studying music together. The two have played shows together and have followed along each others journeys ever since. Jairo opens up about his mental health struggles and illnesses that he battles on a regular basis. Starting from when he moved to Canada from Columbia when he was young, having to re adjust...

Alex and Taylor, old middle school and high school pals, sit down to discuss Alex's story and experience with her mental health. We dive into dealing with her parents divorce at a young age, being in an abusive relationship and battling with her ongoing anxiety/stress throughout the years. The two share some wonderful insight on solutions in coping with such things later in the episode and en...

Caleb Thompson joins Taylor on this episode of A Mental Break! A fellow musician and podcaster! The two discuss Calebs battle with his anxiety and frustration/anger problems. Caleb dives into his ordeals over the years in dealing with his bouts of mental health illnesses. We have video now! So follow along with us in this nice in depth conversation over on our Youtube page! Remember to be respectf...

Long time pal Kat has an in depth and vulnerable deep dive with Taylor on this episode of A Mental Break. The two tackle a lot of Kat's past and mental health illnesses. Trigger warning for anyone unable to handle listening to the topics covered in this episode. Kat expresses a lot of emotions, battles, triumphs and advice for anyone dealing with similar things. Please listen with respect to...

Nicole and Taylor hangout over zoom to discuss Nicole's experience and perspective dealing with her mental health illnesses and struggles throughout the years of her life. Trigger warning, it gets heavy and real in some parts, as Nicole discusses some serious traumatic events that happened in her life. Please listen with respect and understanding as this can be sensitive subject matter for pe...

Taylor has his long time pal and musical partner in crime Adriano Loparco on the show. Adriano opens up about his experiences dealing with his own mental health, along with his perspective on seeing his loved ones and friends go through their mental health struggles. Follow along in this deep and thoughtful conversation the two have, while they open up and rediscover some things within themselves....

Taylor has his first guest on the show! None other than one of his best friends/sister Leena Rodriguez! (aka from her musical project MBG). The two discuss her life and her trials and tribulations facing her mental illnesses and struggles throughout the years. She lends her perspective on how she's dealt with everything and gives her own advice on how to manage what she's been dealing wi...

Taylor discusses the effects that this pandemic has had on not only himself but others as well. He talks about his perspective on things over the year. Overall just discussing the ties between mental health and the pandemic. Changes he would like to see in the future in terms of mental health care and support. Feel free to comment your thoughts and opinions and the conversation. Taylor hopes that...

Taylor welcomes you to the beginning of this journey! He talks about his experiences with mental health, a little bit of a personal background, the goals for the podcast and help from you guys! Thanks for listening and any support is greatly appreciated <3   Support the show