Breakdown to Breakthrough

Have you ever been to therapy or counseling? Have you ever wondered what it may be like? In this episode Krystal, Gabby, and guest Laura, PLPC (aka therapist), break down their perspectives on therapy. 

Laura explains the differences between peer counseling, counseling, and therapy. She elaborates on some of the technicalities of therapy and what you can type into Google to find what you’re looking for.

They all expand on t...

How are you feeling while reading this? Are you feeling well-rested, or overworked? Are you feeling like you have enough rest in your life, or every moment is filled with another to-do?

In this episode, Krystal and Gabby talk about rest and the power of pause. They break down the hustle culture and how that’s influenced our need to constantly be working. They emphasize the influence that the digital world has on resting.

Diving deep ...

Fake life rules - those things that leave us feeling like we should have an epic career in our dream industry, like we should be married with kids by now, like we should have a clean house 24/7. 

In this episode, Gabby and Krystal talk about why fake life rules are absolute nonsense. Sure, in a perfect world all of us would be supremely fulfilled by all facets of our lives and enjoy a perfect "timeline" of milest...

Do you believe in the importance of boundaries? Do you need help setting them in your life?


In this episode Gabby and Krystal talk about setting and breaking boundaries. They introduce the different types of boundaries that can be set. Their most frequently set boundaries fall under the emotional and time categories.


They share boundaries they’ve both recently set and how they’ve set them both directly a...

Do you have triggers? Do you know what triggers are?



In this episode Krystal opens up about her own personal experience with triggers. She covers what triggers are and what can commonly happen when triggers come up in your life.



She explains how to evaluate the media you consume, so that it makes you feel good and not like shit afterwards. Plus, she shares some very specific resources that have...

In this episode guest Kevin O’Hare, Krystal, and Gabby talk about losing a loved one by suicide and supporting someone who has lost a loved one by suicide. Kevin and Krystal both lost their fathers to suicide in their early 20s. 

They openly share their experiences of losing their fathers and discuss what healing has looked like for them in the first few years since their losses. There are tips for other survivors, for those support...

Do you spend a lot of time on social media? Do you want to set healthy boundaries with the way you use social media for work and personal purposes?

In this episode, Gabby talks about setting strong social media boundaries. She shares her experience with being a content creator and using social media for business, but also just as a person scrolling social media herself. She breaks down how she has found and maintained social media ...

Whether the two emotions were brought on by something you did or something someone else did to you, we have all felt shame and guilt.

In this episode, Gabby and Krystal talk about unpacking that shame and guilt and understanding the root of its existence. With two different experiences of emotions, listeners get to see how varying our emotional perspectives truly are.

Both of them discuss how to listen to your sh...

Have you ever wanted to share your story? Whether that be with friends, family, partners, or to an online community?

In this episode, Krystal and Gabby talk about sharing your story offline and online. Offline with people you want to share your story with and online on places like Instagram. With years worth of experience telling their truth Krystal and Gabby put everything they’ve learned out there.

They each elaborate on what mot...

In this episode, Krystal interviews Melinda Oliver. Also known as Mel from STL on social media, Mel is a yoga teacher, law student, and St. Louis native who leads by example. Mel found yoga while navigating out of a difficult breakup. As Mel says, it’s not a sugary story. 

She found her thoughts turning off because of yoga. Something revolutionary because it was a quiet she had never experienced. After experiencing that herself, she...

In this episode, Gabby and her Dad talk about the passing of her Mom on 07/20/2021.

They talk about her journey through cancer in the past 4+ years, her parents' love story, and the legacy her Mom leaves behind.

An episode in loving memory of Pam Rezex who shined a bright light everywhere she went.


RESOURCES:

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255
• Mental Health Crisis Text Message H...

In this episode, Gabby and Krystal talk about anniversaries and milestones after losing someone you love. 

*Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide and self-harm* 

Krystal explains in depth how the first year after her Dad passed felt. She shares many ways she handled milestones like his birthday and the anniversary of his death. She provides tangible advice for what has helped her cope in the past 2 years. 

In this episode Krystal and Ga...

Do you ever feel EVERYTHING all at once? Or do you ever feel nothing at all and numb to emotions altogether?



In this episode, Gabby and Krystal talk about just that - feeling everything or nothing at all. They talk about how periods of inactive or active trauma can impact feeling everything or nothing at all.



Krystal explains her experience with feeling little to nothing for over a year and how...

Have you ever thought about the little traumas and big traumas that make up your life story? Do you ever feel like your hard times are harder than everyone else’s or not hard enough? 

In this episode, Gabby and Krystal talk about Little T and Big T Trauma. The smaller and bigger traumas that make up our lives. They discuss the differences between these traumas and how no matter how “big” or “small” your trauma may be it is a valid, ...

When you're having a hard time or working through traumatic experiences, what can make you feel even just 1% better? How do you cope with huge emotions when your heart is already heavy?

In this episode, Gabby and Krystal talk about the rollercoaster of living in chaos. They discuss what has helped them feel less "crazy" and what has prevented them from invalidating their own feelings when it's hard to e...