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

5x01 : Just F*****G do it! 09.08.2023

Send us Fan Mail Ever found yourself asking, why don't you just do the thing? Why can't you just Angela Bassett life and Do the THING? Then, do you find yourself crying on your chair, bed, bathtub and random home appliances?  If so, this episode, MAYBE for you! To launch the season, I talk about just doing it! Yes, IT! This is your sign! You got this Support the show Email me at breaking...

4x08: Growth and Healing: Getting Over a Traumatic Relationship Through Self Love 14.04.2023

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we have streamer extraordinaire Towfur share about his journey through self reflection, growth, and healing.  Make no mistake, as eloquent and as easy as he makes it sound, the heartbreak that you hear in his voice recounting his tumultuous relationship only gives this topic that much more importance. Towfur's fierce and courageous way of tackling his issues...

4x07 : How To Stay Afloat in a Hyper Competitive Career 12.04.2023

Send us Fan Mail The parallels of pressure, stress, and the insecurities that a competitive career can bring to oneself is immeasurable, regardless of the type of career your in. Today's super special guest is a Hollywood Actor, with tons of acting credits under his belt such as Curb Your Enthusiasm. I couldn't think of a more perfect person to interview for this edition than the actor g...

4x06 : Communication 03.04.2023

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we have a special guest coming all the way from Greece, to talk about communication and the many factors which contribute towards its breakdown. Vas joins us to talk about his personal experiences with communication and how important it is in terms of strengthening relationships and how the smallest of details we miss in communication can lead to unfortunate circu...

4x05: Ending My 2 Year Sobriety To Confront My Harm OCD 17.03.2023

Send us Fan Mail Trigger Warning for recovering alcoholics! It's a very personal episode, but for everyone who knows me, I've been sober for 2 years. I realized I hit a plateau when it came to my progress with allowing myself to thrive with my Harm OCD. The one final exposure i needed to do? Alcohol. I stopped drinking out of fear that my alcohol will trigger my intrusive thoughts to mak...

4x04: Long Distance Relationship 16.02.2023

Send us Fan Mail It's one of the most polarizing topics ever brought up in the relationship world, and it's definitely a dealbreaker for most. In this episode, I'm joined by 2 of my friends who are currently embarking on an LDR, and they have been the most "poster child" representative of being in an LDR. Join us as we talk about challenges of being in one and how they man...

4x03: So You've Failed, Now What? 04.02.2023

Send us Fan Mail This one gets a little personal. I have my fair share of dreams and passion I have worked hard to attain, and realizing that I have failed in one of my biggest investments in myself, I felt depressed, dejected, and I felt like giving up. But somehow, I had a moment of clarity that allowed me to realize that this failure, this setback, this roadblock, was the exact wake up call tha...

4x02: Pressure and Impostor Syndrome: An Unwanted Combo 18.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we have the super talented super MC Maraja join us to talk about her journey with how she deals with the pressure and how impostor syndrome has reared its head in her life and how it's affected her decisions when it comes to her talents and her livelihood. It's a very lighthearted but super informative episode and I feel like i've learned so...

4x01: Be Mindful Of Others 14.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail Did ya miss me?! I'm Back! To kickoff the start of the new season, I wanted to go back to the basics, back to what i preach the most either here or on my streams. Being mindful of oneself is a task, but being mindful of OTHERS? Now that's a HANDFUL. This may trigger some of y'all, but if nothing ever triggers you, are you actually paying attention?! And don't w...

3x09: Signs Of Depression And How To Navigate 23.07.2022

Send us Fan Mail Moon, Or Moonboiuwu on twitch, is a korean twitch streamer based in Singapore. He wanted to come on the show to talk about the lack of motivation/feeling of being burnt out he's been experiencing lately, only to realize that these signs allude to something deeper that he has been dealing with since his early adolescent years. Join us as we learn from Moon how he navigates thr...

BDTBD 3x08: The Joys and Struggles of Being an Older Sibling 24.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we speak to twitch streamer Madz about what he loves and hates the most about being an older sibling, sharing with us a feeling and experience all too familiar for those of us growing up with siblings. It's the kind of topic and conversation that we seldom get to have seeing that we feel like its such a universal struggle/blessing, yet each event is received...

3x07: Relationships and Its Intricacies 11.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail To kick off pride month, I invited Malloe, a multi-talented streamer and fashion designer from California to talk about relationships and the major misconceptions about them. Triggers abound for those of us who have been avoiding the real questions we want to ask, and for those of us who believe that we are always right. Join us on this wonderful journey as we talk about our exper...

3x 06: Adapting to Change 30.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, our special guest Hydro talks about how the loss of his father forced him to change at a very young age and how this changed the course of his life forever. Today we explore and understand what change looks like and the different path it presents to those experiencing it.  We also take a look at an alternative view of the positive change the pandemic brought towar...

3x05 : A look at a Streamer's Life : Conversations on Success and It's Pressures 13.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Eren (Ereen20 on twitch) is a partnered streamer for Twitch, one of the leading streamer platforms in the world. He was kind of enough to take some time out of his day to join us and talk about his journey with the streaming world, offering a glance at the pressures that comes with being successful, and other implications it might have in order to attain and maintain said success,...

3x04 : Traumas Received Through Parental Figures 12.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we have Nate @boywondernate on twitch, who is brave enough to share his story growing up within a household in which one parental figure changed the course of his childhood forever. We have nate talk about how he navigated through a challenging time, and how he ultimately was able to grow into the artist that he is now. If you have any questions, or would like to...

3x03 : Depression and Childhood Traumas 14.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail TW: Violent Themes On this episode, we have Matt talking about his childhood traumas caused by bullying and the lack of parental support he received, and how it developed into depression. Come and experience Matt's journey through life, as he tells us how he navigated through such traumatic experiences, his intrusive thoughts, and how he manages to still work hard to be a top...

3x02: Growth 14.10.2021

Send us Fan Mail In our lives, we've all had some growing up to do. Some of us were lucky, some, not so much. Today I have the amazing twitch variety streamer Poshtriangle share with us her stories on growing up, raised to be a jack of all trades, and how this affected her in her early social life and how she used these experiences to find who she truly is now. If you have any questions for m...

3x01 - Progress ! 30.09.2021

Send us Fan Mail We all have different terms, meanings, and ways that we see progress, but to me, this was one of the most eye opening things about my journey these past few months, one of the reasons I have stopped podcasting for a while, was due to the fact that I was trying to get to know myself, amidst all of the noise , all of the tragedy, and all of the hardships I am going through. Progress...

Season 2x12 : Resilience, Perseverance, Fitness, and Positivity: Let's Break down this Breakdown! 21.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss how fitness plays a part in your mental health, and VICE VERSA, but most important of all, today's season ender is a story of perseverance and triumph, and how certain decisions that could have affect one negatively, ultimately was overturned by a positive outlook. Erwin has been one of my best friends for a very long time. Join us as he shares his story of ...

Season 2x11: It's Never Too Late! Chasing Your Dreams 08.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail Imagine being a successful lawyer and leaving it all behind to become an actress?! Maria (or Tiny) is a lawyer, not just in the Philippines, but also in Canada. She's been a lawyer for over 20 years, and while she's been one of the best lawyers around, her heart has always been in acting.  She shares her brave story on her rhetoric that it is NEVER too late to chase your...

Season 2x10 : Relapsing, As it happens, Live. 07.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail It's a very different episode. I  had a conversation with my roommate prior to this, telling me that she wants to do an episode and she thinks she's relapsing. This is as real as it gets, and yes, it gets so messy at times, it gets out of topic, but I am so grateful she was able to do this live. To be able to talk about relapse while you are relapsing is no easy feat, an...

Season 2x09: Psychosis and OCD: My 1 Year Anniversary Of My Diagnosis, And How Far I've Come 06.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail It's only fair, that i give you guys an update on how i've managed from my traumatic experience being diagnosed with Psychosis, with it turning out to be OCD. Come join me on this episode as i talk about how i turned my struggles into tools to help me manage and motivate me and really light that fire under my butt to keep on working so that I can keep living. Living with...

Season 2x08: Working and Living Overseas: How You Can Learn And Grow From The Experience 05.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail To everyone who's worked overseas! To educators! To those wondering how life is like somewhere else, this one's for you! Day 2 of our Mental Health Awareness Week Special! Today i have 2 of whom i consider my closest friends in the entire universe, Paul and Henry, talk about  their experiences teaching in the U.K.  Different ways of teaching and what they describe as &qu...

Season 2x07 : Workplace Issues: Animosity, Lack of Support, Judgment, and Threats - How can you bounce back?! 03.05.2021

Send us Fan Mail To kick off Mental Health Awareness Week, I have a great friend of mine, Sam, who worked for a big scale company, whose climb to the top of the ladder was immediately halted by an unfavourable situation. To add salt to her wound, she also faced an obstacle in the form of a higher up who no longer believed in her. Join us on a very enlightening and important talk and hear how she b...

Season 2x06: Self Love 2 : A 270Lb Weight Loss Journey and How Self Love Solidified Her Win 09.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail It's always about "omg you lost so much weight congrats", but never "omg your discipline and resilience is so inspiring" am I right?! Diana shares her amazing journey with her weight loss, and how she navigated through her life living outside society's "norm" in terms of body size.  She talks about the importance of how self love was able to...

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