172 episodes

Hosted by Karen Hawkins and Katie Morell, writers & longtime friends, this podcast explores mental health, creativity, & coping with quarantine. The goal: to help people feel less alone, share stores, & create connection.

Of Course I'm Not OK: The Podcast Katie Morell

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.7 • 14 Ratings

Hosted by Karen Hawkins and Katie Morell, writers & longtime friends, this podcast explores mental health, creativity, & coping with quarantine. The goal: to help people feel less alone, share stores, & create connection.

    170. Pop Culture Mini-Pod

    170. Pop Culture Mini-Pod

    Welcome, Listeners! On today's mini-pod, Karen and Katie chat about what they are watching these days. Get your pencils ready to check out these hot TV shows and movies!

    Thanks for listening - we love you all!

    • 12 min
    169. Energy!

    169. Energy!

    Welcome back, Listeners! On today's show, Karen and Katie chat about tax day and then go into several topics that touch on ENERGY. These include caffeine, the eclipse, Mercury Retrograde, and energetic boundaries.

    We hope you enjoy! Thank you for listening - we we will be back April 29 with a new episode!

    • 47 min
    168. Using Your Senses to Boost Your Mental Health w/Author Megy Karydes!

    168. Using Your Senses to Boost Your Mental Health w/Author Megy Karydes!

    Get ready for a very special episode, Listeners! On today's show, Karen and Katie welcome Megy Karydes to chat about her new book 50 Ways to More Calm, Less Stress: Scientifically Proven Ways to Relieve Anxiety and Boost Your Mental Health Using Your Five Senses!

    The trio get discuss how decluttering can be a massive mental health hack, how to get in touch with your body's wisdom when you need a mental break, how to use your senses to ease anxiety and more.

    - Check out Megy's book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/50-ways-to-more-calm-less-stress-scientifically-proven-ways-to-relieve-anxiety-and-boost-your-mental-health-using-your-five-senses-megy-karydes/19754453?ean=9781728262529

    - Follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/megykarydes/

    - Follow her on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/megy

    - And check out this cool piece she wrote about decluttering for Reader's Digest: https://www.rd.com/article/kc-davis/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

    Thanks for listening, enjoy!

    • 1 hr 3 min
    167. Being Supportive vs. Projecting

    167. Being Supportive vs. Projecting

    Welcome back, Gorgeous Listeners! On today's show, Karen and Katie chat while Karen is at the airport and Katie has COVID (fun!). The pair discuss talks about everything from how Southwest Airlines seats is passengers and how Katie is manifesting a Business Class ticket to Europe to how certain comments aren't helpful in times of stress and the strange boutiques that are often inside airports (hello Spanx).

    Thanks for listening - enjoy!



    Check out Kate Silver's piece on toxic positivity here: https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/toxic-positivity

    • 44 min
    166. Media Portrayals of Women

    166. Media Portrayals of Women

    Happy Monday, Listeners! On today's show, Karen and Katie chat about some of their favorite media portrayals of women and share their thoughts on not-so-savory attempts at representation. The pair also chats about COVID and Trump - hooray!

    Thanks for listening - enjoy!

    • 35 min
    165. Food, Sexism, & Plastic Couch Covers w/Author Geraldine DeRuiter!

    165. Food, Sexism, & Plastic Couch Covers w/Author Geraldine DeRuiter!

    Welcome to a VERY special episode, Listeners! On today's show, Karen and Katie chat with the amazing Geraldine DeRuiter about her new book If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury.



    The trio start by talking about First Ladies that took over for their ailing husbands and plastic couch covers (call-backs to our last episode!), then go into Geraldine's journey to writing this book (shocking restaurant experiences in Italy, writing about Mario Batali's cinnamon rolls ) and finish by hearing her thoughts on the 2024 election.



    Make sure you buy Geraldine's book! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720922/if-you-cant-take-the-heat-by-geraldine-deruiter/



    Check out her blog about Mario Batali's cinnamon rolls: https://medium.com/@everywhereist/i-made-the-pizza-cinnamon-rolls-from-mario-batalis-sexual-misconduct-apology-letter-ef927659cab6



    And her amazing blog The Everywhereist: https://www.everywhereist.com/

    • 1 hr

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
14 Ratings

14 Ratings

athleticparamedic ,

Sauna Talk

Hi there, haven’t listened yet but plan to… we spoke impromptu in the sauna at the local swim club. My name is Devin Triantos and you can find me on YouTube speaking about mental health as well. Would love to connect for a conversation! Thanks for reading!

Photo girl 28 ,

Love these conversations!

I’m just now finding this podcast and LOVE IT!! Their voices, (literally and metaphorically) are just what I needed, I feel a little less not ok in just one episode, will be going through the archives!

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Profound AND Laugh Out Loud Funny!

Huge gratitude to Karen and Katie for this hilarious and genuine gift of a podcast. We are all struggling and trying to make sense of this preposterous world- great to have you two validating and helping us along!

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