Bunny Hugs and Mental Health
This is a free, safe space for people to share and learn from other's experiences with mental health and addictions. This podcast is for anyone with emotions and a brain! It provides understanding of various mental illnesses and mental health issues, perspective for loved ones who are struggling, and tips for coping with mental health challenges. Bunny Hugs and Mental Health features real life experiences of survivors, loved ones and professionals. Consider this podcast a free mental health service. If you have a brain, you need to listen!
Episodes
LA Wade is an author, film maker and mental health advocate. She is also a recovered sex addict. We discuss the different types of sex addiction, what drove her to it, what inspired her to get help and how she recovered. LA has written a trilogy of books inspired by her own life and even made a short film. You can find LA’s work and contacts on her website www.thisislawade.com
Topics in this episode include trauma, addiction, depre...
EP 23: HOT TAKES on Police Shoot and Kill a Bipolar Man in Crisis and Teen Marijuana Use Tied to Mental Health Disorders
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Nick shares the tragic story of the police shooting a bipolar man having a mental health crisis.
Released police bodycam footage shows they fatally shot Yong Yang, 40, who had a knife in his hand...
The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a mass shooting that occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut where a shooter shot and killed 28 people. Twenty of the victims were children between six and seven years old, six were adult staff members, the other 2 were the shooter’s mother and the shooter.
One of those six year old kids was Scarlett Lewis’ son Jesse. In the fall of 2022 Scarlett went to court to face Al...
EP 21: HOT TAKES on a Study Links 40% of Mental Health Conditions to Child Trauma and Black Youth Face Barriers to Mental Health Services
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Nick wants to discuss a new study linking 40% of mental health conditions to child maltreatment. A new study for the University of Sydney reveals that childhood maltreatment acco...
Shirley McLaughlin is a listener and supporter of Bunny Hugs and Mental Health. She reached out to me to find answers for her suffering husband, Dwayne. Not only did I not have answers, I had many questions and lots of them. Dwayne was diagnosed with post COVID psychosis, something I had never heard of and something I thought people should know about. Shirley is not just looking for answers but she’s also wanting to inform others o...
EP 20: HOT TAKES on Listener Feedback on a Past Episode and Physiatrist Prescribing Nature for Mental Illness
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Todd shares listener feedback from a recent episode of the show. The listener and Todd discussed how some past language used was offensive and oppressive. Nick and Todd discuss their reflections on the fee...
Jon spent 17 years in prison for being a school shooter. In part 1 Jon explains what drove him to do it, what his thought process was and the lessons he's learned. In this episode Jon discusses being on the victim side of violence. Jon had found a purpose and a job in a homeless shelter after leaving prison. One day at work Jon was attacked in a hate crime that left him clinging to life. What did Jon learn from his time in pris...
EP 19: HOT TAKES on People with Depression or Anxiety Losing Sickness Benefits and Employee Survey Results on Mental Health at Work
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Todd shares a UK proposal that people with depression or anxiety could lose access to sickness benefits. Parliament member Mel Strike proposes changes to sickness benefits that limit a...
Tara Audibert is an indie film maker, illustrator and comic artist. She’s also very charming and fun to talk with. Tara’s latest project “QAQSOSS NAKA WAHUNTUHSIS” (Fox & the Tiny Demon) is a full length animated film that is entirely spoken in Wolastoqey, her ancestors language that under 100 people speak today. The film is inspired by her indigenous culture and the generational traumas her people have endured. However, the fi...
EP 18: HOT TAKES on Americans Losing Years of Time to Poor Mental Health and Loud Car Owners Being Psychopaths
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Nick wants to discuss new survey findings that Americans have lost years of their life to poor mental health. A new survey by GeneSight Mental Health Monitor found that 80% of Americans suffering from anxi...
Does how you think about and manage money come from trauma or belief systems you picked up as a child? Mandyy Thomas is a financial coach and a smart lady. We discuss how and where our spending and saving behaviours may come from and how we can get through the emotional and mental blocks standing in our way. If reading this gives you anxiety and you feel the need to avoid this episode, I have news for you...we also discuss avoidanc...
EP 17: HOT TAKES on How Listening to Taylor Swift's Sad Songs Can Help and Chicago Opening a Public Mental Health Facility
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Todd shares how listening to Taylor Swift’s sad songs can be beneficial to your mental health. Psychologists are declaring megastars like Taylor Swift are relatable when they express emotio...
Jon spent 17 years in prison for being a school shooter. Jon explains what drove him to do it, what his thought process was and the lessons he's learned. Not only was Jon the curator of violence, he was also a victim of a brutal and savage attack. This is a two part episode and in part two Jon discusses being on the victim side of violence. Follow Jon @jonseekingpeace on TikTok and Instagram
Topics in this episode include suici...
EP 16: HOT TAKES on A New Study Finding Touch Benefits Mental Health and How Economic Woes Impact Therapy Practices
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Todd shares the positive benefits of touch on mental health. A new study highlights that physical touch substantially improves both physical and mental well-being. Todd and Nick break down the benefi...
Leandra grew up with emotional and mental abuse which lead to her battling depression and PTSD. In her 20s however, Leandra started having OCD. It turns out there are many ways OCD can present itself in people and it's not what it looks like on TV. Perhaps even scarier, Leandra began suffering with depersonalization, the mental health disorder that affects your reality and perspective. As she explains, it was the hardest years ...
EP 15: HOT TAKES on 28-Year-Old Choosing Euthanasia Due to Mental Illness and Sports Betting Creates More Gambling Addiction
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Nick wants to discuss a 28-year-old choosing euthanasia over living with mental illness. A woman in the Netherlands is choosing assisted suicide after a psychiatrist allegedly told her there’...
EP 14: HOT TAKES on New AI Mental Health Chatbot for GenZ and The Power of Mental Health Recovery Stories
Nick and Todd are back with more mental health news, ready to dissect the headlines and spark your critical thinking.
Nick is ready to talk more about the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in therapy: A new bandana-wearing panda AI chatbot named Earkick brings basic mental health services and coping strategies to GenZ. Nick...
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