Breaking Down the Breakdown

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, a great friend of mine, one of the best recruiters Toronto has to offer, Stephanie, shares her journey with self love. With a twist!  I usually invite people on here who like to share their stories with struggling with their difficulties, but Steph has always known her worth and her self love is amazing. She is here to share with us just how she navigates...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the amazing Paul Calcote, Pastor and host of Real People, Real Talk, joins us and offers us insight on his journey and bout with depression , and how mental health issues are dealt with in his religious community. His views and the way he intertwined his religion with mental health issues and how he is able to help those suffering from said issues, is admirable an...

Send us Fan Mail Death is never an easy thing to deal with. But have we truly looked into ourselves whenever we have dealt with loss, and asked ourselves, have we made peace with OURSELVES, for how we feel about the person that passed, rather than have we made peace with them? I talk about my own journey with my loss of my best friend and my grandfather, and how my therapist allowed me to see that...

Send us Fan Mail No guests, No facebook live, No interruptions! It's been a while folks ,  but i'm back with just myself and sharing with you some information on Social Anxiety and what you could possibly do to lessen that anxious feeling it brings! Suffering from the lockdown effects of covid is no joke, and social anxiety is one of the things that lockdown had brought throughout the ma...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off season 2 with 2 amazing ladies , Christine and Bernice, join us as we share our experiences with our past relationships and how our mental illness (OCD, BPD and PTSD) shaped the relationship, both good and bad. If you want to be on the show, or if you have any questions, send me an email! stephendiego@hotmail.com Support the show Email me at breakingdownthebreakdown@ou...

Send us Fan Mail Anthony Lau is a jack of all trades, master of almost all of them! A photographer, singer/songwriter, videographer, and more, he's here to talk about motivation and just how exactly this affects your craft. We also dive deep with how motivation relates to failures, the current state of the world, and how it is deeply rooted in your present! If you have any questions for mysel...

Send us Fan Mail Former lovers, Christine and Emily, were able to keep the friendship after the breakup, something most of us could only dream of (or really don't want) Knowing now that this is possible, is it healthy?! Today we explore the world of friendship post relationship, and the complications that this might bring/the complications of why this can never be. This is a super long episod...

Send us Fan Mail Annette works in the architecture field, successfully might we add, but it wasn't always roses and a sweet ride towards this happy ending! Join us as she discussed how she traversed expectations from her own family and  difficulty working with others, and how she stayed grounded and kept her eye on the prize to prevent herself from succumbing to the dreary world of EXPECTATIO...

Send us Fan Mail One of the more controversial, as of late, topics have been the education system during the pandemic. Today, we speak with a teacher herself, Yumi, on what it takes to be an educator during covid, and how the new changes have affected her.  A super insightful look into the lives of teachers, I hope this episode teaches you guys about having compassion and understanding for those w...

Send us Fan Mail Michaela is AMAZING. I don't have any other words to describe her other than that. To be able to speak about her experience with motherhood, has been quite the eye opener. Specially during covid times, the difficulty of bringing a child into the world let alone dealing with your own emotions , one can only imagine how tough it can get , and Michaela painted a great picture of...

Send us Fan Mail A great friend of mine decided to join us to discuss his "trip" with drugs on his recent vacation, and the destructive aftermath of society's unrealistic expectations, and how all of this could come in to play if you have this type of personality when you want to try exploring drugs.  He has been so brave sharing his journey, and baring his soul out, discussing his...

Send us Fan Mail Many mental health issues presents itself differently, albeit with the same diagnosis. Today we explore BPD again with a different person this time, Bernice, and how it differs from our former guest, Christine's BPD. Bernice shares her journey and also her wisdom on living life to the fullest while living with BPD. She also gave us with a crisis hotline that she frequents whe...

Send us Fan Mail Ms. Emily was so hesitant to be on the show at first, but turned out to be SUCH a natural! It's been amazing hearing her story and how she's able to navigate through having anxiety and depression. Truly, a story that needs to be heard by everyone because it's so relatable! Remember, email me at stephendiego@hotmail.com if you have any questions for myself, my guests...

Send us Fan Mail The amazing Christine talks about her experiences living with BPD,  and shares some timely advice for others who are dealing with the same thing!  It wasn't easy, but the way she keeps persevering is amazing! Remember, if you have any questions for Christine or myself or would like to get on the show, feel free to email me at stephendiego@hotmail.com ! Support the show Email...

Send us Fan Mail Ms. Connie Russell decided to join us for this episode to talk about her experiences with anxiety, and the moment she decided she needed to seek out help and what she had done/is doing at the moment! She spoke of an amazing coach, Angela Sudzukovic ! follow this coach on instagram: angela.sudzukovic Hope this was helpful/ a sign of hope for some of you guys! Support the show Email...

Send us Fan Mail TRIGGER WARNING! This will have a detailed recap of what my intrusive thoughts are like It's funny, because I said this was going to be faster, but it ended up becoming longer than the first episode. Here I discuss in detail how I cope with my potential Harm OCD and it's effectiveness! The Book:  Overcoming Harm OCD: Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Vio...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to my podcast guys! We will be touching up on mental health, relationship issues, and other topics that's affecting our lives! We're trying to create a community where we can help each other out during covid times!  Today, I will be breaking down what happened during MY breakdown, with the drugs and the after effects on my mental health! Support the show Email me...