332 SelfWork: How to Offer Real Help When Hearing Suicidal Feelings: A Conversation with John Sommers-Flanagan
If this post triggers you in any way, here are the International Suicide Prevention Hot Lines. Sometimes meeting someone is meant to be. I felt that way about my best friend. I felt that way about my ...
31 Maalis 202342min
331 SelfWork: Suicide - What We Can Do About It
This week's episode of SelfWork focuses on suicide - but not as a pre-determined sign that someone needs hospitalization. That might be true, of course. But many, many people have suicidal thoughts or...
24 Maalis 202326min
330 SelfWork (Second Time Around): How to Calm Your Mind or What Would Mister Rogers Say?
Today my editor, graphic designer and general "auxiliary brain" Christine Mathias, has chosen her favorite podcast. It's all about self-soothing and Mister Rogers came to mind! And we look at the neur...
17 Maalis 202327min
329 SelfWork (Second Time Around): Ten Common Birthplaces of the Shame You Never Deserved... But Carried With You
Today's episode has been chosen by my audio engineer and producer, John Crowley, as one of this favorite episodes which earns the status of "good enough for a second time around" slot. And boy, does s...
10 Maalis 202331min
328 SelfWork: What Comes First - Addiction to Work or Depression?
I recently posted about a study group I was doing on my personal FB page and somewhat apologetically explained that I was mixing professional with personal. I received an almost immediate response fro...
3 Maalis 202327min
327 SelfWork: The Jungle of Real Motherhood: A Conversation with Annaliese Lawton
Real motherhood can certainly seem like you're trudging your way through a jungle of fears, exhaustion, and confusion - so why is it still portrayed as "easy" or "natural"? Author Annaliese Lawton's n...
28 Helmi 202339min
326 SelfWork: Digging Into the Pain of Not Being Accepted By Your Family
This month we’ve been talking about relationships.This week I heard Andrew Solomon speak about his book Far from the Tree – when parents have a child that has some kind of difference from them, and th...
24 Helmi 202327min
325 SelfWork: Why You Might Be Blind to The Warning Signs of Narcissism
Today we’re focusing on what mental or emotional issues are connected with being drawn into relationship with someone with narcissistic traits, missing the warning signs that others might sense or see...
17 Helmi 202330min
