Berge’s Better Tomorrow

Have you ever set your mind to something but you can’t get started? Has being a perfectionist ever made you feel stuck? Maybe you set this amazing goal that you’re super excited to accomplish, but you second-guess yourself so much you never take the first step. Me too, let’s talk about it. This week's activity is to not second guess yourself! Try something you set your mind to.  This was a tr...

Welcome back! I don't want anyone to feel stuck in their 'bad' home or scared to live on their own so for this episode I have gone into detail about some preventative measures in different areas of your life. Depending on whether a house or an apartment is better for you, I have different suggestions for you to try out. This week's activity is a little cheesy. . . but do it any...

You view the world through your lens and that lens changes your mood, reactions, and how you go about your day.  How did you get the lens you have now? How has it changed? How can you change it to be however you want? What is the importance of knowing we all have different lenses? All that is covered in this week's episode! For this week's activity, take a pause when you have a reaction...

In order to express gratitude you first must be aware of what you already have and then appreciate it. Practicing gratitude doesn't have to look the same for all of us! However, if you express appreciation you won't be able to take anything for granted. Do you know how to be grateful for the hard times too? Not just for the wins in life? If not that's ok because in this episode I sh...

I am joined by Dylan G who shares his story of losing his childhood best friends in a tragic accident. He opens up about what was going through his head, what worked best for him to cope, and what didn't work. If you are someone in need of some guidance after losing a loved one, this is a great episode with some personal advice from Dylan. This week's activity is to think about what you...

Whether it's a close friend, a stranger, or even yourself, we all need to have a safe home. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be given one though or maybe haven't learned how to provide that for themselves yet. In this episode, I tell you ways you can provide a "home," whether that be mentally, emotionally, or physically, for others. A little bit of kindness can go a long way...

Where do you go when you want to cry, scream, punch or break something? Without anyone judging you. Without someone like a parent or roommate walking in and seeing you let out this emotion. Without fearing that expressing your emotion will make others worry about you. In this episode, I talk about where to go to let out emotions safely, which you can do alone. It is so important for us to let out...

Not always are we given good role models in our life, we have to go find them. Understanding that you need a good role model is a great first step. You can't stop following the bad role model if you are blind to the fact they aren't a good role model, and you need one. Just like you won't stop to tie your shoe if you don't notice it's untied, right? In this episode, I talk...

For this week's episode, I am joined by Harris who shares his story of growing up with a biological father who was in and out of his life. He shares what it was like trying to understand the wrong and unhealthy things happening in his family at a young age when he wanted to be able to look up to his father. From learning how to set boundaries for someone trying to manipulate him to be able to...

Today I talk about why change is so uncomfortable and scary sometimes. There are different stages we go through when we are scared of change and I explain why we feel these ways. We all have different reasons for fearing change and understanding them is how we can begin to overcome those fears instead of falling into them. We resent changing because our bodies like comfort and stepping into someth...

Sometimes it can be so hard to get out of bed, and it becomes harder the longer you go without a reason to get up. Today we talk about different ways to find the motivation to get out of bed every day. This motivation should be meaningful to you and encourages you to show up. However, many little factors go into finding your reason like do you need soft or aggressive motivation? Are you motivated...

In this episode, I talk about what body dysmorphic disorder is and who can have it. ANYONE. I give some suggestions for how to work through negative self-talk and intrusive judgmental thoughts about others. People with body dysmorphic disorder often want to fix things about their physical appearance, but never feel satisfied. They often compare themselves to others, their past or future self, and...

In this episode, I talk about the impact that having a mental health curriculum in our education system would look like and why it is important.  We are our environment. If we give our children an environment that prioritizes their mental well-being, they will grow up wanting to prioritize it. Just like math, how it is taught at different ages that make sense for that age group, we would do the sa...

In this Mother's Day episode, I have a special guest and dear friend, Arianna Gomez. We share some stories about what it's like to grow up with some rotten mothers. The issues we discuss include abandonment, invasion of privacy, lying and losing trust, narcissism, examples of gaslighting, and how that can affect your memory. It's hard to realize someone you have always looked up to...

What does it feel like to recognize you have anxiety? What goes through your head? What happens with your body physically? This week I answer these questions and tell a little about my experience when realizing I had anxiety. I share a part of Sarah Knight's book called  Calm The F*uck Down, where she introduces her idea " sleight of mind" that helps me redirect my focus for the day...

What is fear? How do you overcome different types of fear? This week I answer these questions with some personal stories relating to the types of fear. Fear of things we might experience, fear of things we have never experienced, and fears that come from past experiences. This weeks activity is to make a bucket list! My quote mentioned is from the book Rising Strong by Brené Brown. 

There is so much to our personal identities and it can be hard to see that we are not kept in any identity we are labeled with today. This episode I talk about how to develop your personal identity in multiple areas of life and what goes into deciding what your ideal life to live is. Being able to live a life that lines up with your true identity is how you can also start living a regret free life...

This episode we learn different ways to declutter your life physically and how that affects you  mentally. I talk with my first guest and good friend, Hope Stansell, about how to make cleaning your room a game, ways to slowly go through apps on your phone and how to decide which people you can declutter from your life. It’s hard to realize how much clutter is in your life when you’re comfortable i...

What is dissociation? Who goes through it and what does it feel like? How can you come back to reality when you want if you're experiencing it? This week I answer these questions from personal experiences, grounding techniques from friends and information from the Department of Health, Australia, Better Health Channel. The list of grounding techniques can be used anytime, maybe try a few of t...

This episode is like the first day of class for the term when the teacher just gives you the syllabus and itinerary for the class. We go over go over what this podcast will look like from here on out but not into much core content yet. I talk about why vulnerability can be something beautiful and how we can go to help each other learn new ways to make life better. I also share some information abo...