Welcome back to Depressy Episode 23! This week is a bit different… Missy and Allie catch up after another few weeks, and, specifically, Allie shares a wild ride of a wedding planning story. Let’s just say, if you are a lucky friend or family member who recently received an invite to Allie’s wedding, treat that piece of paper like the precious gem it is! 😊

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Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mentalhealth field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: wedding, bride, wedding planning, sisters

Welcome back to Depressy Episode 22! Missy and Allie are back after battling multiple winter bugs and talk about therelated topic of ~Health Anxiety~!

Hear what they have to say about those times when you just aren’t sure if something is wrong and feel like it may justbe nice to run a few tests. They speak from both their experience as doctors in training and from their own personal lives as girlies who sometimes worry a little bit!

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Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mentalhealth field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: health, anxiety, OCD, twenties, quarter life crisis

‘Tis the season for New Year’s resolutions! In this Depressy Episode, Missy and Allie talk about what makes a good resolution and how to pick something that you’re likely to actually do. They also talk about their own resolutions for this coming year! Also in this episode, Missy talks about her recent birthday!

Referenced:

1) Book -> How to Change by Katy Milkman (https://www.amazon.com/How-Change-Science-Getting-Where/dp/059308375X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0)

2) Gem 5 in 1 hairstyler (no links available on line… gotta go to TJMaxx or Marshalls!)

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Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mentalhealth field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: New Year’s resolution, change, habit,goals, SMART goals, twenties

In Depressy Episode 20, Missy and Allie talk about their journeys deciding whether to change their names with marriage. They also talk about ideas around names being your identity and reasons they considered for and against these ideas!

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Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mentalhealth field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: name change, marriage, wedding, bride

***Small note: There was an audio lagwith this episode that was not able to be fully fixed. Thanks for bearing with us!***

In Depressy Episode 19, Missy and Allietalk about what it’s like to be Jewish during the Christmas season. They talk about their changing perspectives from growing up in a primarily non-Jewish town and how things have continued to evolve as they have been in relationshipswith partners who both celebrate Christmas. In connection to mental health, they talk about the idea of when something hits a nerve for you and how to navigate that.

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Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: holidays, identity, Jewish, Christmas

In Depressy Episode 18, Missy and Allietalk about dealing with uncertainty, especially in your twenties when so much feels like it may still be out of your control. Hear how they have (and sometimes have not) dealt with uncertainty well, how it influenced the careers they went into, and how it may be related to anxiety.

Missy also shares a final update on her Gift of Life stem cell donation process and how everything went!

For more information on Gift of Life (including how to get int the registry and possibly save a life and/or donate): https://www.giftoflife.org/

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com
📸Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod
▶️Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: anxiety, twenties, quarterlife crisis, uncertainty

In Depressy Episode 17, we continue talkingabout anxiety and exposure, but this time through the lens of OCD. We define what OCD actually is and how you can find out if you may have symptoms. We also talk about how you can actually go about managing and treating symptoms of OCD so they no longer impact your life.

In this episode, Missy also continues to talk about her journey as a Gift of Life stem cell donor – at the time of recording, the donation was the next day!

For more information on Gift of Life (including how to get int the registry and possibly save a life and/or donate):https://www.giftoflife.org/

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com
📸Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod
▶️Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mentalhealth field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: OCD, anxiety, twenties, therapy, exposure therapy,psychologist, psychiatrist, med school

In Depressy Episode 16, we talk all about phobias and exposure therapy! Always thought exposure therapy was “jumping into the lion’s den” of your fear and fending for yourself? Find out why it’s not at all and why it’s so effective!
In this episode, Missy also shares the beginning of her journey of becoming a donor with Gift of Life. At the time of recording, we did not know this, but Missy has since gone through with her donation and will be discussing her journey in episodes to come.

For more information on Gift of Life (includinghow to get int the registry and possibly save a life and/or donate): https://www.giftoflife.org/

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com📸Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod▶️Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: phobia, exposure therapy, fear, psychology, twenties, stem cell, bone marrow