In the episode I go back to a painful period in my life

Pieces I read in the episode

https://medium.com/@thiskenyanwoman/living-someone-else-s-life-9ee14b30b422

https://medium.com/@thiskenyanwoman/practicality-a-k-a-kicking-and-screaming-into-adulthood-895c4c895ed2

https://medium.com/@thiskenyanwoman/my-eyes-are-wide-open-168904d7203f

https://medium.com/@thiskenyanwoman/my-dear-brother-565100275861

https://medium.com/@thiskenyanwoman/thoughts-inspired-by-death-and-the-new-year-61680a021fc7

https://medium.com/@thiskenyanwoman/one-empty-mind-521ae3262f3

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS

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Music

Happy African Village by John Bartman

Not Remembering her by Esther Abrami

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In the episode I examine common misconceptions about therapy

HELPFUL RESOURCES

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Music

Happy African Village by John Bartman

Birds by Monk Turner

Fascinoma-04 Its Your Birthday Instrumental Version by Monk Turner

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In the episode this week, let's examine how we talk to ourselves.

This weeks recommendations

Dr. Tracey Marks

https://youtu.be/Ux0FHPux6J0

Softie The Film

https://youtu.be/vfKFuvjFn_4

https://www.softiethefilm.com/watch

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Further reading

https://www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk/myself/feel-better/practise-self-help/depression-self-help/challenge-how-you-think-depression

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/stop-automatic-negative-thoughts#1-remove-should-thoughts

https://positivepsychology.com/challenging-automatic-thoughts-positive-thoughts-worksheets/

https://cimhs.com

Music

Happy African Village by John Bartman

Not Remembering her by Esther Abrami

Ellie's Home Stretch by The Green North Sound Society

Fascinoma-04 Its Your Birthday Instrumental Version by Monk Turner

In the episode we talk to Muhu, a counseling psychologist about the therapy process, exploring what it is, what its not and common misconceptions about it.

MTRH-Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

You can book a session with her on +254714807447

Growth Catalyst

https://www.growthcatalysts.org/

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This weeks recommendations

Dr. Ramani

https://www.youtube.com/user/DoctorRamanDurvasula

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Music

Happy African Village by John Bartman

Not Remembering her by Esther Abrami

Ellie's Home Stretch by The Green North Sound Society

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In the episode this week we explore emotional abuse, starting with ourselves

This weeks recommendations

Zikora

https://www.amazon.com/Zikora-Short-Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie-ebook/dp/B08K942N84

Notion

https://www.notion.so

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Music

Happy African Village by John Bartman

Not Remembering her by Esther Abrami

Ellie's Home Stretch by The Green North Sound Society

On the episode this week, A Conversation with Ama

This weeks recommendations

Conversations with Ama

https://anchor.fm/conversationswithama/

Sam Vaknin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uM13pZxBLM

An open letter to South African Men by Vusi Thembekwayo

https://medium.com/@vusispeaker/an-open-letter-to-south-african-men-d290022c356d

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Music

Happy African Village by John Bartman

Not Remembering her by Esther Abrami

Ellie's Home Stretch by The Green North Sound Society

On the episode this week is a submission I received from one of you guys, a listener...

This weeks recommendations

Criminal UK Season 2 Episode 2

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Music

Happy African Village by John Bartman

Not Remembering her by Esther Abrami

Ellie's Home Stretch by The Green North Sound Society

Into It by Kwon

Today I talk with Ntombi from the Podcast Season 2000 about making the same episode on both our podcasts :-)

This weeks recommendations

Go listen to Ntombizodwa: Season 2000

Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman I & II by Pierre Alex Jeanty

How to Stop Feeling So Damn Depressed: The No BS Guide for Men by Jonas A. Horwitz PhD

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Music

Happy African Village by John Bartman Not Remembering her by Esther Abrami

Fascinoma-04 Its Your Birthday Instrumental Version by Monk Turner

Ellie's Home Stretch by The Green North Sound Society

Into It by Kwon