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On episode 6, we talk with Michael Peckerar, a content creator who lives his daily life with anxiety, bipolar, and PSTD due to childhood trauma. He shares about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) on his life, including treatment that began in 2nd grade through present day. You can find Michael Peckerar, also known as "That Guy They Call Peck" on TikTok, where he hosts "Morning Positivity" each day at 8am PST. ResourcesYou can find Michael Peckerar, also known as "That Gu...

On episode 5, we talk about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) on our adulthood; this includes our physical and mental health. Ashley shares how multiple trips to the doctor, over several years, left her feeling unheard and her symptoms unresolved.ResourcesWebsites we recommend:NPR.org - take the ACE Quiz and learn what it means!CDC.gov - Fast Facts!ACEs Too HighTedTalk we recommend: How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime - TedTalk by Dr. Nadine Burk...

On episode 4, we talk about the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) on our childhood and the childhood of other's. Sandi shares how a comment from 5-years-old led to anxious behaviors throughout her life. ResourcesWebsites we recommend:NPR.org - take the ACE Quiz and learn what it means!CDC.gov - Fast Facts!ACEs Too HighTedTalk we recommend: How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime - TedTalk by Dr. Nadine Burke HarrisBooks we recommend (affiliate link)...

On episode 3, we talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) and the reason behind the ACE study. We also get a little vulnerable while sharing our own ACE scores and the reasons behind them.ResourcesWebsites we recommend:NPR.org - take the ACE Quiz and learn what it means!CDC.gov - Fast Facts!ACEs Too HighBooks we recommend (affiliate link):The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma and AdversityThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of T...

On episode 2, join us for a discussion about destigmatizing mental health and what it means to us. “Letting people know that it's OK to talk about [mental health]...destigmatizing mental health is knowing that it's OK to not be OK." – Ashley Barksdale, LMSW "Why am I ashamed of [mental health]...this is part of my story."- Sandi Brown, LMSWHow can you help?Let go of the lables. Advocate. Ask for help. Ask others if they're ok and be ready and willing to listen.Coming...

Hello and welcome to Crying out loud with Sandi and Ashley. We are Licensed Clinical Social Workers and are both graduates of Baylor University. During our time there we discovered that we both had a passion to work toward destigmatizing mental health especially in areas related to Maternal mental health, children and families. On Crying Out Loud, our goal is to destigmatize mental health and treatment by providing insight into the mental health world by using evidence-based resear...