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Jamie Spielmaker and Rachel Winn
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Ever feel like you’re just one fry short of happiness? Us too. In this podcast, we — Jamie Spielmaker and Rachel Winn — embrace and explore the complexities of mental illness in a world that often stigmatizes them. We are not doctors or experts… we’re just anxious and depressed. So take what we say with a grain of salt… after all, every box of fries needs a little sodium. We hope this podcast makes you feel less alone, more alive and emboldens you to share your innermost challenges with others. Because that’s the only way to survive this rocky road called “Life” — with each other.

  1. 23/06/2023

    Ep. 24 - Parental Anxiety: It shouldn't be all hard, all the time.

    After Jamie discusses how transformative therapy has been for her OCD in one of our latest episodes, Rachel realizes she's living with paralyzing anxiety around parenting that she thought was part of the gig. Hint hint, it's not! In this week’s episode, we discuss: How undiagnosed and untreated PPA/PPD can still linger years after giving birth.The different types of therapies Rachel will be using.How decision paralysis goes hand in hand with perfectionism.The importance of feeling ALL emotions.How we can be good parents without being anxious parents.While we don’t have any answers or advice in this episode, Rachel does share some experiences that will hopefully make you feel not so alone. If anxiety and depression are leading emotions in your life, please reach out to a specialist. As we're learning, you don’t have to live like this. Read more over on our substack: OneFryShort.Substack.com and our Instagram: @OneFryShortPod

    55 min

  2. 09/06/2023

    Ep. 23 - Therapy Is For The Boys...

    Women are almost twice as likely to go to therapy than men. Jamie’s husband Connor joins this week to discuss just that, and… - Compartmentalization and its hazards ⚠️ - The benefits Connor reaped from therapy

    46 min

  3. 26/05/2023

    Ep. 22- Jamie's OCD Story

    At the end of February, Jamie started therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. In this episode, we talk about Jamie's experience with ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) therapy and… The difference between generalized anxiety and OCDThe “label” of OCD and how it makes me feelDifferent modalities of therapy and how very different they can beThe huge misconceptions our society has about what OCD “looks like” "Recording this episode was a huge triumph for me. It is one large “exposure” — sharing my story that I was so deeply ashamed of for many years. My fear is that you’ll think I’m a crazy, dramatic, hypochondriac. And you might! That is your business. But my hope… is that you won’t." With love and uncertainty, Jamie Check out our substack at: OneFryShort.Substack.com and our Instagram at: Instagram.com/onefryshortpod We are not medical professionals, so, as always, please consult with your doctor regarding your medical needs.

    45 min

  4. 12/05/2023

    Ep. 21 - A Case For Taking It Slow with Maggie Klein

    This week's episode couldn't be timed better. After multiple signs from the universe in the form of snails and pottery teachers telling us our version of 'slow' is actually not slow at all, Rachel sits down with her mentor, Maggie Klein, to talk about the positive effects that going slow has had on her life. Here's what we discuss: Why the tension of the unknown is a good thing.The difference between waiting for something to be perfect vs. going when you know.Saying no in a culture of yes.Why boxes and labels can box us in.The power of going slow to go fast.and more!

    50 min

  5. 28/04/2023

    Ep. 20 - Devil's snare; Facing uncomfortable emotions

    How accepting the "bad" stuff has helped me become more open to the "good" stuffHow negative feelings are part of lifeWhy avoiding them can be really detrimental to our overall mental healthClaire's fear of snakes and how Rachel handles it

    32 min

  6. 14/04/2023

    Ep. 19 - Normalcy Is Overrated...Let's Get Weird!

    In this week’s episode, we discuss the idea that aiming for normal is cutting ourselves short. The very definition of normal even includes the word “average.”  We've spent a large chunk of our youth trying to fit in while being molded by society to fit into the status quo. So what happens when you're finally free and and wonder who you even are? We answer that & more... *uncover why our 20's and 30's feel so freaking awkward *why finding your own breed of weirdos may be the best thing for your mental health *how Taylor Swift taught us to be unapologetically yourself *how doing the things that scare us can help us gain confidence Check out our substack for more at onefryshort.substack.com & our instagram at @onefryshortpod. Thank you! -Rachel & Jamie

    25 min

  7. 31/03/2023

    Ep. 18 - Hope in the 'In Between' Place

    This week's episode was recorded shortly after news broke of the Covenant School Shooting tragedy. Not mentioning it while recording this week wasn't an option but talking about it also felt too raw. It took reading a poem by Langston Hughes for it to all click.... HOPE. Hope began to take shape as this week’s topic, inspired by the person who posted it, Suleika Jaouad. As you’ll hear in this week’s episode, Suleika was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia at the tender age of 22 — and beat it by 27. She wrote a book about her experience, Between Two Kingdoms and she also gave a TED talk about her recovery — which has been viewed almost 5 million times. In her TED talk, she says… “You can be held hostage by the worst thing that’s ever happened to you, and allow to hijack your remaining days — or — you can find a way forward.” Finding our way forward is an expression of hope. It’s in having all the facts, and all the reasons we should be scared — and doing it anyway. This episode was hard to record in many ways, we were both crying at certain points. But we — hope — that it encourages you, dear listener, to find your way forward. Check out our Substack for ways you can help the victims and let your voice be heard for change.

    33 min

  8. 17/03/2023

    Ep. 17 - Laughing Her Way Through Grief. How Gloria White used comedy to cope with the death of her mother.

    From experience, we know that talking about our struggles helps us realize we aren’t alone in them. We’ve opened up the door to the conversation about mental health and thanks to the courage of Gloria White, she’s opening up the door to talk about grief.  In this episode we talk about: *How grieving the loss of someone can occur even before they die. *How to offer support & love to someone going through a loss. *The power of laughter as the best medicine. *There's no right way to grieve or timeline for it to be over. Check out our substack for more on grief & our IG for (funny!) mental health jokes. A big thanks to Gloria for courageously sharing her story. Here's her IG (she's one of our favorite follows) to keep up to date on her latest stand-up. As always, sending you a big hug. 3

    49 min
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Ever feel like you’re just one fry short of happiness? Us too. In this podcast, we — Jamie Spielmaker and Rachel Winn — embrace and explore the complexities of mental illness in a world that often stigmatizes them. We are not doctors or experts… we’re just anxious and depressed. So take what we say with a grain of salt… after all, every box of fries needs a little sodium. We hope this podcast makes you feel less alone, more alive and emboldens you to share your innermost challenges with others. Because that’s the only way to survive this rocky road called “Life” — with each other.

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