Proper Madness

How can we use transparency to grow? Why is transparency and vulnerability necessary to do evolve? Why does dark psychology can backfire? This week on Proper Madness, I sit down for a solo episode to discuss the importance of showing up with honest communication for others affects the relationship we have with ourselves. I share some of examples from my own life on accountability with our behavior...

How much do you understand about mental health? What about mental wellness? This week on Proper Madness, I sit down with Allison Toth, Mental Health Coach and Podcaster, to discuss the differences between mental health and wellness, along with the differences between bi-polar disorder and borderline personality disorder, important information often overlooked. Allison shares her mental health and...

How's your relationship with nature? What about your relationship with healthy sleep habits? This week on Proper Madness, I got the chance to speak with Ret Taylor, co-founder of wellness company, Ned. Ret and I deep dive into the importance of simplicity in materialism, and the importance of our connection to nature. Ret also shares his passion for Ned by sharing the origins of how two best...

Who is your inner child? Why is it important to heal our inner child to better our mental health? How do we heal our inner child?  Join Maria and I on this episode as we dive into exploring the the relationship between the inner child and inner critic, developing healthy coping mechanisms, and into our own stories with these practices. Maria Dibs is a trauma-informed mental wellness coach who is c...

Are you a highly sensitive person? Do you know what a highly sensitive person really is? It's more than having an overflow of emotions and feeling more than others. Alissa dives into the common misconceptions of what a highly sensitive person is and explains how others can better understand HSPs. Tune in to this episode to understand the true depths of a highly sensitive person and just how w...

In this episode Shani and I dive into his education and experience with breathwork and cold water exposure therapy. He expands on the benefits it has on his mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. We also touch on some of the pivotal spiritual experiences that come with these tools and the epiphanies it has brought us.  Shani is a coach who helps people discover their own power, his method of c...

In this episode of Proper Madness Bryce Spencer joins Sabi to discuss healing ourselves and our communities through art and creativity. Bryce recounts his journey growing up with social anxiety, and how he learned to embody staying grounded and present as a creator. Sabi and Bryce also chat about how to maintain self awareness through your healing, and how to learn from experiences and mistakes in...

In this episode Matthias and I discuss the key impacts of trauma on our relationships with others and ourselves, attachments types, trigger warnings, and how trauma triggers happen neurologically.  We need to dive deep into the smaller facets of our lives that we over look within our past stories to build something meaningful. Matthias Barker has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counsel...

Recently I started casually dating, and in the process I ended up learning a lot about myself. I realized that due to my past trauma with SA, It's something that I have not completely healed yet, and that sharing myself with another person is something in any way emotionally or physically,  I want to me more selective with. I share my story, my lessons, and some advice. 

In this episode Marisa and I discuss her journey into fitness and the importance of the synergistic relationship between how we fuel our bodies, how we move, and how that impacts our mindset within ourselves. Every thing we consume in some way impacts how our mind functions. Marisa shares some of her story as well of how she over came her own adversities through a holistic approach to wellness. Ma...

In this episode Kate and I sit down and discuss her journey as a creative writer and her past story. Her adversity through her past relationship, was the catalyst to her primal instinct as a mother to leave a toxic situation. We touch on the importance of confronting our pain, living in it, letting it be messy, and coming out the other side emerging from the dark.  Kate Idaline of @so_be_i has fou...

In this episode Finn and I chat about the power of transformation we experience in our lives. The beauty behind the pain we face that creates a rebirth within each of us. Finn chats about his life, his journey with his music, how he heals others through his calling, as well as the moment he had his return to self.  "Hell divine souls, My name is Finn! I believe 'art' is an equal par...

In this episode Cassandra and I have an amazing in depth chat that covers so many topics from pregnancy hormonal changes and myths, as well as tackling all the societal stigmas that come around hormonal health for women, beauty standards, diet, and stress.  We also tackle birth control, my experience on and off of it and Cassandra's point of view. Join us on this very in depth episode. If you...

An episode with some much needed updates and announcements. Make sure you stay until the end to find out what I have been working on. I am so proud to announce my new path, step into my true authenticity, and embrace growth and change. Time to leave the mask behind.  New Mental Wellness Platform: www.mymyndspace.com  

In this episode Sara and I discuss her inspiring journey with how she started her platform highlighting body acceptance and body neutrality. We touch on her personal story with her own mental health, as well as healing from infidelity trauma.  Sara is an advocate fo body acceptance and body neutrality. She strives for individuals to feel accepting and confident in their natural bodies, by posting...

In this episode Jane and I discuss the importance of spirituality in healing your mental wellness. Jane touches upon her own journey within Buddhism, and how it allowed her to transform her life into her now full time energy coach practice. We discuss healing the feminine and masculine energy as well as the mother and father wounds. Our chat then dives into the implications of mental health labels...

In todays episode I explain how I overcame years of social anxiety within the last 6 months. Social anxiety is something that has stopped me from being my authentic self and being more social and developing friendships. I give the background of why it developed for me, how my mindset changed, and the actions I took to get through it and better understand myself. 

In this episode Glenn and I chat about his story of how he overcame 10 years of a severe panic disorder within 5 months. He discusses the mindset and discipline it took to get him to where he is today and tells his magnificent journey of how he decided to start helping others. with the same disorders.  Glenn is an anxiety disorder/agoraphobia coach. He fully recovered from 10 years of agoraphobia...

In this episode Ishini and I discuss the cultural norms and stigmas we struggle with in brown culture, and how she has been overcoming that stigma. She touches on the inner work she has done with her self in order to continue to grow in order to be a content creator. We also discuss embodying your feminine energy through inner work.  Ishini is a content creator with a forte of fashion, travel, bea...

Rejection- we have all faced it. It's not easy to handle, but how do you overcome rejection when you already suffer with your mental health? In this episode I discuss my own experiences along with my advice and how I view rejection now after working on my mental wellness. 

In this episode Maria and I discuss the impact of social media on our mental health, the positives with having a community of social media, the benefits of fitness that translate to mental wellness, as well as our own individual stories from healing childhood trauma around bullying.  IG: @therapy_and_fitness Maria is an LPC and LSC with a passion for fitness and physical health. Maria draws upon h...

In this episode Joe and I discuss the fitness myths and mentalities we have struggled with on our own individual journeys. We touch upon body dysmorphia, the importance of celebrating your wins, the drive needed to change ourselves, and how we try to overcome some of these hurdles. Joe Halim is an entrepreneur and owner of Bengkel Strength & Conditioning, a functional training facility, and OY...

I recently found out that I am a highly sensitive person. There is so much stigma around "being too sensitive" that I needed to dig deeper and understand myself. Come to find out, that highly sensitive people only make up 20% of the population, myself included.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o6-Cw6Tshk

In this Episode I talk about understanding what projecting is and why do we do it. Have you ever made assumptions about something or someone, and have been completely wrong?  We may not know that we are projecting old traumas on to other people, situations and experiences. In understanding projecting, we can develop more self awareness in how to overcome it.  To watch the video of this podcast: ht...

In this episode I go through my journey with overthinking. I give my take on why we overthink and how we can use it to our advantage as opposed to something that is overwhelming. Overthinking is something we all struggle with, but it doesn't have to control us.