27 episodes
Stories of A Dandelion Gina Rhett
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Welcome to the podcast made by a military brat for military brats! Join Gina on a journey of understanding and support with this mental health podcast for young adult and adult military brats. Tune in as we explore topics that matter, providing valuable insights and strategies for strong, resilient minds. Empowering military brats to thrive in any circumstance is at the heart of this mental health podcast. Join us as we open up important discussions and foster a supportive community.
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Independent & Thriving: Stepping Into Womanhood w/ Isolde
Isolde is a military brat, daughter, sister, and friend. I met Isolde in middle school, and I have to admit I may not have been the best influence or role model when we were kids. So to get to reconnect with her now was a chance for us to laugh at the stupid things we did as kids and realize that we all do stupid things, but stupid things do not define us. We have a conversation about social anxiety and the hold it had on us a point in our lives that we were meant to be thriving. She also shares the differences that she has experienced between the Norwegian and American culture and how it has shaped her to be the woman she is today. This is her Dandelion story.
In this episode, we discuss:
How has social anxiety impacted her life
The stupid things we did in middle school
The difference between Norwegian and American culture
How she ended up in Belgium three times as a military brat
Mental Health Resources:
Suicide Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/index.html
Headstrong Therapy: https://theheadstrongproject.org/get-help/
Follow Me:
Stories Of A Dandelion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesofadandelion/
Uncharted Brat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncharted_brat/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcNFPBbHV06qxG6PYA0QHow
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1SuGgmBW88gL68YI8scR2E
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Staying True To My Journey: Breaking Free Of The Path Written For Me w/ Fabio
Fabio is a military brat, husband, brother, son, father, and friend. Fabio is our first international on the podcast, and I enjoyed reconnecting with him from across the water. Fabio and I met in high school and bonded over our love of sports. Since then, Fabio has been creating his own path of success and recently started his own business. Today, he talks about the long road it took for him to realize that the path written for him by his parents was not the path that he was meant to take. Even though the path for him was not easy for his family or him, he has never been happier, and his family is very proud of the life and career he is building for himself today. This is his story as a Dandelion.
In this episode, we discuss:
* Why was the written path not the one for him
* How he made a new path for himself
* How living a military brat life helping him in his journey
* The joys of being a husband, father, and building his own business
Mental Health Resources:
Suicide Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/index.html
Headstrong Therapy: https://theheadstrongproject.org/get-help/
Follow Me:
Stories Of A Dandelion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesofadandelion/
Uncharted Brat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncharted_brat/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcNFPBbHV06qxG6PYA0QHow
Spotify: @uGgmBW88gL68YI8scR2E
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Life Of A Class Clown: The Challenges Of Stepping Out Of The Cliche w/Josh
Josh is a military brat, brother, son, and friend. Josh and I met in middle school where we had Spanish class together and he quickly became the class clown. Every day he would come in with a new joke ready to go and make the whole classroom laugh. Soon after his move to Belgium he moved to Japan where he felt like he could be more of himself. The class clown had become a part of who he is. So he had to figure out how to change the narrative of what a class clown should be while figure out who he wanted to be moving forward. This is his story as a Dandelion.
In this episode I discuss:
Josh being the class clown
The challenges of stepping out of the class clown box
The multiple culture shocks he had growing up
The feeling of being an outcast in a new place
Mental Health Resources:
Suicide Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/index.html
Headstrong Therapy: https://theheadstrongproject.org/get-help/
Follow Me:
Stories Of A Dandelion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesofadandelion/
Uncharted Brat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncharted_brat/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcNFPBbHV06qxG6PYA0QHow
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1SuGgmBW88gL68YI8scR2E
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Why You Should Challenge The Status Quo
Last episode of You're Not Just A Trend. Today, we have a conversation about why challenging the status quo is important to the growth of yourself, your community, and society. This is not something that is easy to do. And some of us believe that we have to do this alone but that is not the case. We need our community to help us. Tune in to hear why.
In this episode, I discuss:
- The importance of challenging the status quo
- Why community is needed to challenge the quo
- Why community is important to having a secure mindset
Mental Health Resources:
Suicide Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/index.html
Headstrong Therapy: https://theheadstrongproject.org/get-help/
Follow Me:
Stories Of A Dandelion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesofadandelion/
Uncharted Brat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncharted_brat/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcNFPBbHV06qxG6PYA0QHow
Spotify: @uGgmBW88gL68YI8scR2E
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Why You Should Share Your Value
Here is part 4 of You're Not Just A Trend. Today, we have a conversation about why it is important to share your values with people around you. How sharing your values can help you grow into your purpose and help you become the person you want to be in this world.
In this episode, I discuss:
- The importance of sharing your value
- How sharing your value affects you
- Who you should share your value with
Mental Health Resources:
Suicide Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/index.html
Headstrong Therapy: https://theheadstrongproject.org/get-help/
Follow Me:
Stories Of A Dandelion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesofadandelion/
Uncharted Brat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncharted_brat/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcNFPBbHV06qxG6PYA0QHow
Spotify: @uGgmBW88gL68YI8scR2E
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You're Not A Trend: Finding The Space You Need To Grow
Here is part 3 of You're Not Just A Trend. Today we have a conversation about how having the right "in crowd" helps you grow into the person that you were created to be. Learn how to tap into your community and see how they help you grow into your purpose.
In this episode I discuss:
- The importance of having the right community
- The importance of growing in the right direction
- How to Stop Growing In Place
Mental Health Resources:
Suicide Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/index.html
Headstrong Therapy: https://theheadstrongproject.org/get-help/
Follow Me:
Stories Of A Dandelion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storiesofadandelion/
Uncharted Brat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uncharted_brat/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcNFPBbHV06qxG6PYA0QHow
Spotify: @uGgmBW88gL68YI8scR2E
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