Stephen Diego

Breaking Down the Breakdown

Health EN ↓ 67 episodes

From mental health to relationships, to everything under the sun, we talk about how we deal with the aftermath of being on the verge, or going through an actual breakdown. With occasional special co-hosts and guests, we hope to remind you that no matter how tough life gets, you have the tools you need to thrive, and you are not alone!    

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Author

Stephen Diego

Category

Health

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Dec 5, 2024

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Episodes

7x03: Excuse Me, Why Are You SO Bad At Responding?! 05.12.2024

Send us Fan Mail Ah, yes, at some point, y'all knew i had to do an episode like this. This is not really a call out, but rather, a PSA. It' s not really me defending people like me who are bad at responding but rather, trying to bring y'all to take a step back to look at the bigger picture It's me trying to take accountability and help others take accountability for why we feel...

7x02 : Living Paycheck to Paycheck? CHECK! 06.11.2024

Send us Fan Mail Honestly, it's such a silly concept of an episode, yet it was actually one of the hardest i've had to do. I had to combat myself from going on a tangent on certain things because i felt myself being pulled away to different topics, but one thing remained true and one thing seemed to be the common denominator for why i'm still living paycheck to paycheck in my 30&apo...

7x01 : I Almost Died! How My Near Death Experience Changed Me 22.10.2024

Send us Fan Mail TRIGGER WARNING FOR THIS EPISODE! I almost choked to death a month ago, and it was a game changer! Don't you love how phrasing things can change how grim one thing can sound?  This event taught my about my fight or flight instincts, and how heartbreaking it is that most people do perish from certain things because their fight or flight or freeze responses tell them to freeze....

6x19: Aren't you TIRED of your FEARS!? 23.07.2024

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever sat down and said to yourself, wow, how many things have i failed to do for myself because i let the fear get in the way? Well, this episode is for YOU!!! I talk about how much control fear has had over my life, and at what moment was I able to realize "well Stephen, you NEED TO TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK!" If you or anyone you know would like to guest on the podc...

6x18: Overthinking Ruins EVERYTHING! 16.07.2024

Send us Fan Mail Let me guess, you destroyed a beautiful relationship because of overthinking? You were about to date someone until you started overthinking? I'm not proud to say it, but i'm an overthinker. In today's society, WHO ISN'T!?!?! But that, right there, is a huge problem. If we all overthink, then how are we going to actually understand each other?! In this episode,...

6x17: Parental Trauma is NOT fun! 09.07.2024

Send us Fan Mail First of all, Mom i love you! I'm glad we're able to move forward and have this amaazing friendship/relationship between us now and i wouldn't change anything But tbh, those years really messed me up. BUT NOT ANYMOOOORE In this episode, i talk about my tumultuous relationship with my mother while i was growing up and some of you might actually be able to relate to t...

6 x 16 : 4 Years With Harm OCD and How I've Managed 02.07.2024

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I want to remind everyone of what made me start a podcast in the first place. I was diagnosed with Harm OCD in 2020 and my life has changed since. The first few months were really tough , and i realized not everybody knows exactly what they are dealing with, and how much harder it is to live life undiagnosed, and living in the unknown.  I'm here to take a loo...

6x15: Please Please Please, Don't Ghost People! 25.06.2024

Send us Fan Mail As someone who's been ghosted, it sucked As someone who's ghosted people, i just didn't want to get hurt because i hate confrontation BUT YOU SEE?! "I" . A selfish reason. I would rather hurt others than own up to the truth and be transparent. This episode deals with ghosting and why as people we need to be better and actually learn to NOT ghost people. To...

6x14: Rejection in Dating (And what NOT to do to yourself!) 18.06.2024

Send us Fan Mail Rejection sucks. Rejection hurts. Most times, rejection makes us think we are not worthy of love, of ANYTHING in this world. But this is exactly, what we should NEVER do. To go down this spiral, this rabbit hole, which is where all of us end up meeting each other (Hello fellow HOLE) In this episode i talk about my very (triggering) and real way that i used to cope with rejection....

6x13: Confused About Your Sexuality? You GOT THIS! 11.06.2024

Send us Fan Mail Growing up, I never knew there was such a thing as "pansexual".  Specially in the Philippines, you were limited to two choices, gay/lesbian or straight. Not only this, back in my day (ahem OLD) being within the community has such a huge negative connotation (like being a disgrace to society). There are so many people who are not able to figure out their sexuality/identit...

6x12: Putting Effort In Your Personal Relationships (Specially FRIENDSHIPS) 04.06.2024

Send us Fan Mail Relationships are hard, and I don't mean just ROMANTIC.  I wanted to talk about this because it's something that's been bothering me for quite some time, and I realized i needed a pep talk for myself (and all of you!) Realizing that I was the issue as to why i can't seem to maintain great friendships was a hard pill to swallow, but I had so much i was dealing w...

6x11: Abandonment Issues 28.05.2024

Send us Fan Mail My dad left me before i was even born, and my Mom left me with my grandparents so she can finish school (spoiler alert: they were VERY young) But guess what, I still love them very much (only recently though) On today's episode, i talk about my very own abandonment issues and how this has shaped a lot of the unfortunate events in my life.  I felt that this was a topic  i trul...

6x10: Life In Canada On A Work and Student Visa with Bella Kim 21.05.2024

Send us Fan Mail I had to do an episode like this, and hopefully I'm able to help more voices be heard! Bella is an awesome coworker/friend of mine from Korea, currently studying and working here in Canada. She talks about the language barrier, the cultural differences in the workplace between Korea and Canada, and of course, how she REALLY feels being in a different country! Bella is so brav...

6x09 : My Experience at a Psych Hospital, and Why I'm Glad I Went ! 14.05.2024

Send us Fan Mail Shout out to 7 West at North York General Hospital!  It's a truly loaded episode,  because not only do i talk about my stay at a Psych Hospital, but truly, there are layers to this. Everyday we see so many individuals struggling with their mental health disorder, to the point of homelessness, and I can't help but ask, if they were able to get the help that they needed, w...

6x08: Embarrassed Of Your Job? Me Too! 07.05.2024

Send us Fan Mail I know it's all me, I know i have nothing to be embarrassed about (neither do you) , but sometimes, we just can't help it!  Today's episode talks about the kind of shame we feel whenever we find ourselves with jobs that does not seem suitable for our age group (lets say, fast food at 35?) , and how this makes us feel. What I'm trying to do this episode is allow...

6x07: Feeling Unworthy 30.04.2024

Send us Fan Mail TW because I believe that , specially as of recently, so many of us have been feeling this way. Whether it's caused by failed relationships, by parents, by failing almost every single thing in your life, at some point, sometimes you just sit there and you start wondering, do I deserve anything good? Am i worthy of love? of friendships? of life? These, are very dangerous and v...

6x06: Oh Therapy, You're So Funny! The Importance of Facing Therapy Triggers 23.04.2024

Send us Fan Mail Be honest, you've wrestled with going to therapy for a while now haven't you? Well in this episode, i am going to talk about the pros and cons of therapy, and how even the cons of therapy is actually a pro. Sounds confusing? Right? That's why therapy is so funny! In all honesty, i talk about how therapy is a trigger point for me and how i have come to handle it beca...

6x05 : Is It Really What You Want, Or Is It FOMO!? 16.04.2024

Send us Fan Mail When we think FOMO, we just think, well, damn, we just don't want to miss out, right? But just how negatively has it impacted you? Have you noticed that sometimes you have changed your entire schedule/personality just because you don't want to have FOMO? In this episode, I discuss about how FOMO may not actually be the worst thing, but also how you could end up turning i...

6x04: Letting Go: How A Person with Anxious Attachment Was Able To Leave 09.04.2024

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest Aaron is currently going through counselling for his Anxiety Disorder, but this was all the more reason to feature him on today's episode. I thought we were going to be able to talk about how challenging it was to deal with relationships through his anxious attachment styles, but instead I was educated in how self love was actually the best course of action...

6x03: Part 2! It's not you, It's my ANXIOUS ATTACHMENT 02.04.2024

Send us Fan Mail This is a continuation of our discussion on anxious attachment style, only this time, i do come in a bit more aggressive! But only because i can! I have bared my soul and my entire everything in this episode talking about how my anxious attachment had actually affected my relationships throughout high school and beyond, and why it's important for us to take accountability and...

6x02 : Hi, I'm the Problem it's me! Do you have ANXIOUS ATTACHMENT? 26.03.2024

Send us Fan Mail TW: YOU MAY FEEL ATTACKED! I share my personal dance with my own devil, Mr Anxious Attachment himself! This is going to be made of many parts, but part 1 begins today! There's a lot to talk about in just 30 minutes and we've only reached the tip of the iceberg! But ask yourself, do YOU exhibit signs of anxious attachment? Could this be the reason your relationships are q...

6x01: Quarter Life Crisis? Mid Life Crisis? Whatever it is, it's a Crisis! 11.03.2024

Send us Fan Mail And just like that, we're back! It's been quite the journey, and in this episode, I decided to tackle one of the main issues that plagues us as loveable, sensitive human beings: MID LIFE CRISIS While everyone's crisis' might look different from each other, there is one thing for sure, once it affects us, it seems like we're DOOMED But fear not, because we...

5x04: Finances and your LIFE 08.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail A very hard topic to tackle, with our guest JofieComedy speaking VERY harsh truths. Who the f wants to hear about their finances!? Who wants to hear about them being the reason as to why they're not able to attain the kind of financial freedom they want?! Well, Jofie was able to masterfully weave his personal story, coming from poverty and strategizing a way to get himself ou...

5x03 : Aging 01.12.2023

Send us Fan Mail Probably one of the scariest things we don't talk about in full detail and with full transparency: AGING. As someone who's in his mid 30's almost 40's, it hit me super hard when i realized there were still tons of things i wanted to do in life yet it feels like my journey is almost at its end. Here we discuss the physical, sexual and mental aspect that aging ca...

5x02: Self Love and the realization that YOU are the problem 13.11.2023

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I talk about Self Love. Something often explored on this podcast, it wasn't until recently that i realized the lack of self love i had for myself, and i realized the symptoms/red flags I presented along the way that contributed to the demise of many beautiful things in my life. This is the start of a few series of episodes dedicated to self love, so buckle up...

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