20 episodes
Mental Health Aloud Mental Health Aloud
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- Health & Fitness
OC87 Recovery Diaries, is an online publication that features stories of mental health, empowerment, and change. Each week on Mental Health Aloud, Editor in Chief Gabriel Nathan will read aloud our latest mental health recovery essay. Gabe’s welcoming voice brings each essay to life, making MHA your perfect commuting companion. Pop in your earbuds and subscribe to MHA wherever you listen to podcasts!
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Are You Game to Explore a Gamer’s Physical & Mental Health?
Gamer Mollie Evans writes about the unique challenges presented by Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and how it impacts her physical and mental health.
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I Wouldn’t be Where I am Today (or Alive) if it Wasn’t for this one Thing I Did
Highly sensitive person Tree Franklyn writes about being born into the trauma of war and living with depression and deep sadness.
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The Moment Everything Clicked: A Story of Unhealed Childhood Trauma
This mental health recovery story focuses on Makayla who experienced childhood trauma and abuse that has had long-term effects on her mental health. Read more to learn about her journey with mental health and healing.
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Overcoming an Eating Disorder During the Pandemic Uncovers Deeper Wounds
Kaley Neal writes about her orthorexia eating disorder and exercise compulsion.
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On The Ethics of Mental Health Clinicians With Their Own Diagnoses
Does battling with your own mental health diagnosis make you more or less qualified as a clinician? In this essay, Naomi Kunstler explores that question, and shares the price she paid to offer exemplary clinical service while also battling with depression and a history of self-harm.
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Trauma and how the Depressed Brain Pushes us into Social Isolation
The post-college search for interpersonal connection left Eleni Stephanides wondering: “Maybe you’re not someone who was meant for relationships.” This, of course, was a falsehood put forth by her trauma and depression.