Episode 25 I Am Not Okay - With Pete Islip

Trigger Warning: Mental Health  (0:00) Intro to Pete Isip (Husband, father, author, podcaster, mental health advocate) (5:27) The pandemic and it’s effects on Pete’s home, business, and health (14:24) Pete’s podcast “Jersey to Vegas” (16:54) The “mask” people wear to hide their mental health struggles, and how culture can affect your mental health expression (25:18) The work it took to get back from rock bottom (36:13) Practices that help keep depression at bay (40:38) What life was like during Covid (44:32) Faith, vibrations and frequencies (48:27) Excerpt from Pete’s book (50:10) Community is your network and your net worth (55:31) Even with self work, things can happen…reaching out is important (58:00) Takeaways and conclusion Pete Isip is a life coach, a physical fitness trainer, an advocate for healthy living, and a shrewd author who uses his story to inspire others.   For more information about Pete and his journey listen to his weekly podcasts on Apple Podcasts, and Spotify: Jersey to Vegas. You can purchase his book “I am Not Ok” at https://lovebipolardad.wixsite.com/not-okay. The Macro Perspective  is a podcast dedicated to all things health and fitness...whether it be fitness, nutrition, sex, success, and more. Join us for daily recipes, life hacks, workouts, and fascinating interviews with people who are doing big things.  You can find us here on YouTube, along with Spotify under the same name and Instagram @themacropod.  _____________________________________ #fyp #mentalhealth #MentalHealthRecovery #SuicideSurvivor #HopeAfterDarkness #HealingJourney #BreakTheSilence #sharingstories #podcast #healthandwellness #brave #iwillsurvive #redemption