Drop Your Mask and Show Up - with Gretchen Schoser

Today's episode follows Gretchen Schoser's chilling story of despair and rebirth.  Gretchen is a suicide attempt survivor, award-winning podcaster, and tech-savvy entrepreneur whose work focuses on healing the mental health Western society wears down.  Gretchen and I muse over topics as far afield as the importance of community, how friends love friends no matter what, and why baby raccoons are the balm for all maladies.REFERENCES:Gretchen Schoser’s website:  https://www.schosersolutions.com/Sh!t That Goes on in Our Heads Podcast:  https://goesoninourheads.net/Follow Gretchen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schoser_tw_solutionsFollow Gretchen on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/schoser-talent-and-wellness-llc/(00:00) - Opening credits (00:37) - Show opening (01:33) - Introducing Gretchen Schoser (02:31) - Unlocking other people's prisons with our story (08:05) - Healing through truly listening (12:39) - Further negative self-talk for being Queer (18:57) - Bringing your authentic self to work (22:19) - Be safe, but show up for yourself! (28:50) - You are NOT doing this for your child's sake (34:36) - Love me for who I am or you don't love me at all (39:13) - Pride as being that listening ear (42:06) - Maintaining our own sanity while helping others (47:09) - Healing work through authenticity (50:51) - How to find Gretchen Schoser on the internet (54:48) - Balloons and raccoons (58:31) - Show closing (59:46) - Closing credits ★ Support this podcast ★