In an effort to get back into the podcasting groove, we have decided to make our first new episode about building and maintaining good, healthy habits. We're hoping to give you helpful information and maybe help ourselves while we're at it!

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Credits:
Intro/Outro music: Young Man by Nelly's Echo
Intro/Outro voice over: Rachael Champion

We’re baaack! In our intro to the second season of YNC, Malachi and I update you on the projects that have kept us busy, YNC's path forward, and what’s on deck for this season’s episodes. We hope you join us and enjoy exploring more topics in psychology in real life!
 
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Links referred to in episode:
https://www.twitch.tv/champthehippie
https://championfalls.squarespace.com

Credits:
Intro/Outro music: Young Man by Nelly's Echo
Intro/Outro voice over: Rachael Champion

Malachi and I had the pleasure of having a discussion with author, Kate Russell, about her books, Down the Rabbit Hole: A Memoir of Abuse, Addiction, and Recovery  and Voicemails from My Sister: Stories of a Schizoaffective Sibling. We discuss surviving childhood abuse and addiction issues, but we focus more on the latter of the two books, digging a little deeper into managing mental health issues in the family that directly affect us as kids and adults. I thoroughly enjoyed our discussion and hope you do too!

For more information about Kate Russell, please go to katerussellauthor.com
Explore Kate's books: Down the Rabbit Hole  and Voicemails from My Sister

Credits:
Intro/Outro music - Young Man by Nelly's Echo
Intro/Outro voice over - Rachael Champion

In today's episode, Malachi and Kim have a laid back discussion about mood and motivation related to changing seasons and environment. We discuss our personal feelings about the impact of seasons and trying to build motivation to exercise. Of course, we include some ideas about leveraging your environment and interests to boost yourself and get revitalized.

Stay tuned until the end to hear a small taste of a new bonus segment we will be including in the show from time to time.

Some helpful links from the show discussion:
How to get vitamin D from diet
Vitamin D deficiency - Mayo Clinic, Cantonmercy.org, WebMD
Menopause - National Institute on Aging

Credits:
Intro/Outro music, Segment music: Young Man by Nelly's Echo
Intro/Outro voiceover: Rachael Champion
Appearance by Tish Smith, LPCMH

Today's episode is a discussion about depression, sadness, and depressive disorders.  We focus on what the different depression diagnoses are and how to differentiate sadness from a diagnosable disorder. As always, we brainstorm ideas for managing sadness,  understanding and recovering from depressive symptoms, and just generally giving ourselves a boost!
Links:
CGP Grey 7 Ways to Maximize Misery
CGP Grey Spaceship You
John Green My Truly Mortifying Self-Talk
Credits:
Intro/Outro music: Young Man by Nelly's Echo
Intro/Outro voiceover: Rachael Champion

Malachi and Kim discuss mental health diagnosis through the lens of  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. We hope that our conversation lends understanding of how mental health diagnosis works, what OCD is in real life, and how it is different from other diagnoses like general anxiety. This topic was suggested by a listener who had questions about OCD - we love getting ideas from you, so keep them coming!!
Follow us and give us your ideas on Twitter and Instagram @yourenotcrazypc
Credits:
Intro and outro music:  Young Man by Nelly's Echo
Intro and outro voiceover: Rachael Champion

Trigger Warning: This episode contains frank discussion regarding trauma topics including triggers, self harm, and suicidal ideation.

Welcome to Episode 6!
The Biology of Trauma Triggers
In this episode, Malachi and Kim discuss what happens in the brain when it is traumatized and triggered beyond its "window of tolerance." We also discuss what this feels like in real life and how to manage during times of being triggered. PLUS we have included a new segment - Malachi presents Kim with a surprise listener question to be answered on the spot.
Special thanks to Nellie's Echo for use of the song, Young Man, for the intro and outro
Intro and outro voice over credit goes to Rachael Champion
**Soon to follow - links to a couple of helpful diagrams 

Trigger Warning: This episode includes frank discussion regarding abuse, trauma, and dissociation
During this episode, we dig deeper into a specific symptom of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociation.  Dissociation is an extremely adaptive response to overwhelming events, but gets in the way of healthy functioning when it happens more frequently or becomes extreme. Kim and Malachi discuss what dissociation feels like, the purposes it serves, and how to help yourself ground and manage dissociation.
Links to resources can be found in Podcast Description
Author/Book series referenced in this episode: Brandon Sanderson  Stormlight Archive
Intro/Outro music credit: Nellie's Echo Young Man 
Intro/Outro voice over credit: Rachael Champion