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

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.

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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" about our own faults or struggles then how can we expect ...

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 point wasn't reliving the stories, the point was ...

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 let myself feel them so I stayed in control. But that's not wh...

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 ourselves being manipulated.

Please reach out.

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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 get over it is to feel it.

Please reach out...

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.

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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?

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My Website is:

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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:

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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 changed, and it can be beautiful.

Please reach out...

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 Website is:

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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 that you can live your life to the fullest. That's...

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, and just because the progress is slow doesn't mea...

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 get selective and we focus on the good times ...

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:

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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 out.

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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.

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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 the patience with ourselves on the journey...

E167 What If It Actually Works? The Pain Of Never Trying

Hi Friends,

In this episode I talk about:

Would you rather live with the regret of never trying, or live with the regret of trying but it didn't work out? Only one of those comes with the chance, small as it may be, that it might just work out. What does that have to do with your mental health? Everything, because when we chase our dreams it gives us fulfillment and purpose.

Ple...