Mindful Minds

Very mild content warning: brief talk about eating disorders & trauma/suicidal ideation  This week we have Dr. Jeremy Delamarter (he/him) on the podcast to chat about burnout and boundaries! This conversation is especially relevant to teachers and students, but I think has a lot of amazing advice for anyone struggling with rest and especially burnout during COVID! If you want to learn more abo...

CW: Abortion, brief mention of nonconsensual sexual interactions, violence against Black women (specifically in medical care), misogyny, brief mention of abuse/DV, trauma/manipulation regarding crisis pregnancy centers This week we have the absolutely incredible Moji Alawode-El (she/her) & Marie Khan (she/her) of Feminist Buzzkills Live and Abortion Access Front on to talk about abortion, abor...

This week we finally tackle sustainability with the amazing Alex Gamboa Grand (she/her) of @wayofbeing.co ! Sometimes conversations around sustainability can feel like you’re never doing enough or doing it right, but Alex’s perspective is both informational and welcoming. We chat about the basics of what sustainability really means, how to cultivate a shame-free conversation around sustainability,...

TW: PTSD/CPTSD, Trauma, SA, religious trauma, abuse, childhood abuse, abusive relationship, shame This week we have Sara Aird (she/her) of @breakingdowncptsd to have a very authentic and empathetic conversation about CPTSD and trauma. So much of this conversation was so affirming for me and for my inner child to hear, and I hope it is the same for you. Sara has so much wonderful insight into CPTSD...

TW: eating disorders & fasting, purity culture, sexual shame, sexual abuse via coercion/forceful interactions in marriage, sexual assault/investigation, manipulation & abusive relationship, trauma/PTSD This week we have the lovely August McLaughlin (she/her) (@augustmclaughlin) on to talk about the pathway & ongoing learning process of sexual liberation and shame through trauma, abuse,...

TW/CW: eating disorders (and the behaviors that they include), body dysmorphia, trauma, PTSD, childhood abuse, mental health & talk about specific disorders, personality disorders, diet culture, suicide, brief mention of sexual abuse This week we have Meghan Watson, M.A RP (she/her) (@thrive_withmeg) to chat about eating disorders. This conversation is so incredibly educational and was so impo...

CW: trauma & relationship anxiety This week we have Chelsea Horton (she/her) from @healing.embodied ! We talk quite a bit about dance movement therapy & relationship anxiety! Chelsea has a ton of resources on her IG, like free mini-courses, a FB group, free kits, a blog, a YouTube channel, & more! You can find all of this on her link tree: https://li/nktr.ee/healingembodied   or on the...

TW: Miscarriage, trauma, abortion, pregnancy loss, sexual assault/violation (warning prior in audio), depression/postpartum mental disorders, racial trauma This week we have Davinah (she/they) of Rooted Birth Doula Services (@rootedbirthdoula) on the podcast! We talk quite a bit about what it’s like during postpartum, the struggles birthing people and families go through throughout the birth journ...

TW: ableism, physical trauma via surgery, PTSD, anxiety, brief mention of sexual assault  This week we have Claire Raymond (she/her) of @livingwithclaireity on to chat about disabilities! Claire is absolutely lovely and her page centers on talking openly and honestly about disabilities while empowering others to do the same and embrace their beautiful bodies!  During this episode, Claire mentions...

TW: Trauma/PTSD,  emotional/verbal/psychological abuse, purity culture,  sexual assault/abuse, manipulation, religious trauma, church abuse This week we chat with Katie Hillery (she/her) of @embodiedandthriving to talk about religious deconstruction and trauma! I felt this would be a great transition from last week's episode to give you all some tools and validation in your healing processes....

TW:  racial trauma/abuse, generational trauma within the Black community, microaggressions, racism, depression, suicide (time stamp: 18:45 - 19:35), violence against Black bodies/police brutality (time stamp: 1:20:10-about the end of the episode), lynching (time stamp: 1:21:55-1:22:40), sexual assault briefly mentioned, rape mentioned (time stamp: 1:20:35).  This week we talk with the absolutely w...

TW: Depression, Mental health, brief mention of sexual assault, brief discussion of racial trauma, COVID trauma/exhaustion This week we talk with Mike Halls (he/him) of the band Clean Cut Kid. We talk about mental health in music, COVID/media exhaustion, and how we’ve navigated the past year. Clean Cut Kid is an English indie band from Liverpool with *amazing* music that I would highly recommend. ...