tHE ARTichoke Podcast

"Mean making" or the attempt to understand life, lived experiences can be challenging. With great effort, understanding life and the world we live in is a normal and practical desire. What happens when these efforts are unsuccessful? Let's explore this universal phenomenon.

Life can become overwhelming for anyone, creating tension, strain, agitation, and or nervousness or better termed, "stress". This stress may be self-induced and may be worth evaluating to "Quiet the Inner Chaos". Create space to create a new life that serves you in the manner desired and deserved.

Surviving a lived, negative experience or trauma may be challenging. Often, life happens and then we move on however, can we say definitively healing has occurred. Identifying what is needed to heal successfully is worth exploring. In this episode we discuss the practical ways to begin or continue the process of healing.

Completing a self-inventory periodically may help combat a reoccurrence of unwanted emotions. In this episode we explore how to accomplish this task.

Traumatic events can be difficult to process. These experiences may be unresolved, creating more harm than desired. In this episode we identify and discuss trauma in an effort to heal. Remember, you can’t modify what you can’t identify. Join me in “From Victim to Victor: The Ultimate Narcissistic Survivor Master Class” soon. https://empowermentcoachtdmontena.com/products/narcissism-trauma-survival...

Cultivating and fostering peace, balance and harmony can be challenging. Life can be unpredictable and stressful. Although this is true, there are some practices that may help minimize or eliminate the overwhelm. Let’s explore some of these techniques in this episode.

The inner child work may be essential to the mental wellness journey. In this episode, we discuss key components of this work and how one can begin.

Combating stress and improving your mood can help your psychological well being and your physiological health. In this episode we delve into the neurotransmitter that promotes happiness. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/feel-good-hormones-how-they-affect-your-mind-mood-and-body

Individuals who exhibit narcissistic behaviors or have been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder may create severe psychological challenges for individuals around them. In this episode, we explore the fundamentals of the behavior and the patterns.

A variety of life experiences and factors can make an individual feel extremely overwhelmed with life, creating an unhealthy psychological state of being. In this episode, we discuss what severe emotional instability may reflect and practical solutions to help.

Life can create unavoidable stress and challenges. Cultivating a life of joy may alleviate stress and manage a healthy mental state of being.

The parental role is essential to the growth of the child and the parental connection. Let’s explore parental and child boundaries here in this episode, together.

The things we hear and say to ourselves can cultivate joy or sadness. This creates internal stimuli that may undermine a healthy mental wellbeing. In this episode, we explore this process in an effort to increase self awareness.

A different perspective of mental health and spiritual wellbeing.

Rejection can be experienced in several forms however, coping with rejection may be difficult. Understanding and navigating through rejection may help the healing process. Here are a few practical ways to overcome this negative experience.

Subduing the mind to rest can be challenging. In this episode, we explore practical ways to combat restlessness. It’s imperative to identify the reason for your sleep difficulties and share with your primary care physician as soon as possible. Thank you for your time, attention and blind trust. Until our next time, take care of yourself.

Self-acceptance is foundational to one’s self-identity. Shrinking underpins who we are and is extremely harmful to our self-esteem. In this episode we “talk” about the subject in an effort to become a better version of self. Thank you for your time investment and blind trust. Happy New Year.

Calming the mind is essential to a healthy mental state of being. In this episode, we add to the “building blocks” of meditation by learning two pillars, Attention and Acceptance. I hope you are able to increase your awareness as you cultivate serenity and peace. Thank you for your time and blind trust. Until our next, relax and restore☺️

Distractions are becoming a universal phenomenon. Productivity and success are minimized due to the inability to focus on the tasks at hand. Listen to this episode as we explore why distractions exist. Thank you for your time and attention.

Physical intimacy is normal between consenting adults. It can be a healthy experience or unhealthy when an individual has experienced relational discord. Consider exploring your ideology of sex and if modifications are needed. Thank you for your time.

Loving others may come fairly natural however, self-love may oppose challenges. In this episode we identify, discuss and explore how we can “love” ourselves with intention.

Trauma can become trapped in the body. In an effort to “heal”, here in this episode we identify and discuss somatic; the mind-body connection. Explore how you can increase your self-awareness to move your healing process forward. Thank you for your time and blind trust. https://www.healthline.com/health/somatics https://positivepsychology.com/somatic-experiencing/

Our perceptions, patterns and attitudes can be influenced from atmospheres we may have experienced. Are your ideologies your own? Cultivating a healthy psychological state of being is imperative to developing balance and peace.

What do we know about ourselves? How do we contribute to our own mental illness? Here in this episode we get to the heart of challenges that may plague our psychological state of being. Let’s know, grow and become as we choose to see mental health as a lifestyle less a diet. Thank you for your time here.

Daily we are challenged with the responsibilities of managing our careers, family, our social connections and so much more. Avoiding stress may be inevitable but it doesn’t have to be debilitating. Adding a mindfulness meditation to your lifestyle daily can decrease physiological and psychological illnesses. Let’s begin here as we slowly build practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety. Thank you...