Classic Advice - A Mental Health Podcast, Guidance for Resilient Souls Anchoring Calm Amid the Chaos

E192 Are Your Needs A Burden? The Right People Won't See You That Way. Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Have you been hurt in the past? Have you opened up to people only to have them turn and stab you in the back? This can teach us that we can't trust people and then we stop opening up to people about the stuff that we really need support for. But we need community and learning to...

E191 There Is Always Something To Learn. Every Person. Every Experience. Every Day. Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Is your mind open to learn? Thinking that there isn't something to be learnt keeps our minds closed and instead of growing we stay stuck in our line of thinking that could very well be wrong. Please reach out. My Website is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

E190 Take Back The Reins - When Life Happens... Own It. Learn From It. Move Forward. Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Bad days, weeks, months and years are going to hit us. How we choose to respond to said times is where are control is and where are attention should be. Please reach out. My Website is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://clas...

E189 Energy Vampires - Protecting Your Energy Isn't Selfish Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Do you pay attention to how you feel after you've had an interaction with someone or spent time with them? How we feel after the fact can give us a vital clue into how that relationship is and whether it's healthy or toxic. Please reach out. My Website is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

E188 It's Just The Weather - Understanding The Connection Between Mood And Environment Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Did you know that the weather can really have a powerful affect on your mood? That's why self awareness is so key to our mental health because when we are aware of the different things that can affect our mood we can work with them instead of against them. Please...

E187 Who's Driving Your Life? Fear, Judgement And Anxiety Shouldn't Be Driving Your Life Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Do you struggle with making decisions? Well you're definitely not alone on this one because making decisions can be really hard we can get stuck in our own head or the opinions of others that we trust and look up to and even take advice that maybe would be...

E186 Stopping The Train Of Negativity - Changing The Track Of Your Thoughts Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Do you struggle with a negative thought pattern? It can be hard to change our thinking and focusing in on the negative when we are going through a hard time or just having a really bad day, but in this episode I share the one thing that is so simple but so powerful in changing our...

E185 Fake It Till You Make It? When It Helps... And When It Hurts Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: There is a time and a place for faking it till you make it when it comes to your mental health. In this episode I talk about when it's helpful and when it's not. Please reach out. My Website is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://classicch...

E184 Get Honest With Yourself - Healing Starts With Honesty Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Are you being honest with yourself about what you want to change? If we can't be honest with ourselves about what we need to change in our life concerning our mental health then how can we achieve the change? If we aren't willing to have that "hard conversation with ourselves" ab...

E183 You Have To Feel It To Heal It - The Pain Won't Disappear On Its Own Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Have you ever been to a therapy session and all they get you to do is talk over and over about the painful experiences of your past? That's something that really frustrated me when I was in therapy because I didn't want to talk about the same things all the time, but the...

E182 What Does Regulating Your Emotions Mean? A Skill That Changes Everything Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Do you know what "regulating your emotions" means? Well if not, you're not alone because it took me a while to really figure this one out. I thought it meant to not let my emotions "get out of control" and so what I did was stuffed them deep down and not l...

E181 Are You Being Manipulated? What People's Reactions Reveal Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Do you ever experience guilt after saying no to someone or setting a boundary? This is something that is very tricky to navigate, because of that guilt that we feel after the fact, we can go back on our answer or boundary and then in turn become the puppet of the situation and find ourselve...

E180 Running From The Storm - Healing Begins When We Stop Avoiding Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Are you coping with your emotional pain through distractions, or keeping yourself so busy that you don't have time to think or feel your pain? That is a completely normal response to pain, of course we want to run from it, however when it comes to emotional pain the only way to truly ge...

E179 What You Bury Still Hurts - Healing Begins With Honesty Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Have you ever gotten frustrated with therapy because all they want you to do is talk about your traumas of the past or present? It's not about "reliving the trauma" it's about allowing yourself to feel what you never let yourself feel about the trauma. Please reach out. My Websi...

E178 Stop Bracing - Learning To Feel Safe Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Do you find it hard to relax and enjoy the good times? Do you feel like when you are in the "good times" you can't truly relax because you are waiting for something bad to happen? Please reach out. My Website is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://classicchroni...

E177 Starting Over Doesn't Make You A Failure - Sometimes The Road Changes For A Reason Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: After you make a mistake or get triggered how long do you stay down? The goal isn't to never fall, but to get a little bit faster at getting back up after you fall every time. Please reach out. My Website is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠...

E176 Life's Curveballs - Some Impacts Change Us Forever Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Are you frustrated with yourself because your trauma changed you and you keep trying to heal yourself back into the previous version of yourself before the trauma ever happened? Some trauma, some life events will change us forever, but it doesn't need to be a bad thing. We can heal and be chan...

E175 Avoiding What Matters - Fear Protects Us From Failure... But Also From Growth Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Are you avoiding chasing your dreams from fear of failure? Are you avoiding working on your mental health from fear of facing up to the pain and trauma of your past? Our dreams matter, our mental health matters, but when we run from them both suffer. Please reach out. My Web...

E174 Triggers Aren't The Enemy - Real Healing Is Learning How To Stay Grounded Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Have you heard "avoid your triggers?". Well you can do that and dance around them, not go to the events or avoid the people and let the triggers control your life, or you can learn little my little to control your triggers. To regulate your emotions in real time so...

E173 Slow Progress Is Still Progress - Healing Takes Time Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Do you ever have that thought creep in that says "this is just how I am I'm never actually going to be able to change and get on top of my mental health". Healing takes time. We want the quick fix we want the magic wand that heals. But real healing is going to take patience on our part...

E172 Are You Romanticizing The Past? We Miss What Could Have Been Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Have you ever been tempted to call that past partner or friend that the reason the relationship (friendship or romantic) ended was because it was toxic? They weren't good for us and we weren't good for them. What can happen when we get lonely is we romanticize the past. Our memories...

E171 How Fast Do You Get Back Up? You Are Not Your Mistakes Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: After you make a mistake or get triggered how long do you stay down? The goal isn't to never fall, but to get a little bit faster at getting back up after you fall every time. Please reach out. My Website is: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://classicchr...

E170 Do You Neglect Yourself? Learning To Give Yourself The Same Care You Give Everyone Else Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: It's easy to be there for other people, to listen to help them out, but when it comes to working on ourselves we can avoid. We keep ourselves busy and distract ourselves because it's hard facing our weakness and areas that we need to work on. Please reach o...

E169 The Voice Inside Your Head Matters - Self-Talk Shapes Healing Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: How do you talk to yourself? When you make a mistake are you overly hard on yourself? Do you talk down to yourself and end up in a shame spiral? The way that we talk to ourselves can either help our mental health improve or it can stall us or even make the situation worse. Please reach out....

E168 Progress Over Perfection Hi Friends, In this episode I talk about: Perfectionism, it can be a great thing to strive for, but it's not realistic. When we are working on our mental health and we make some progress it can be encouraging, but then when we have setbacks it can feel like all the progress we made has gone down the drain. Recognizing that bad days are going to happen and having t...