Episode 29 - Interview with Jeannie Mecorney

Trigger warning: child abuse and sexual assault are discussed but not described in this episode.Interview with Jeannie Mecorney, an artist, cartoonist, memoirist and Gabbie’s mom. Jeannie chats with us about life after retirement and finally owning the blank page to work that brings her joy and the ability to reflect on her mentals. She is working on her most personal work a graphic memoir about growing up with a father diagnosed with schizophrenia. Also outside of being mom to Gabbie and Miriam, she is most known for her sharp, witty and funny single panel cartoon, Chicken Scratch.//More about Jeannie//Substack: @chickenscratchcomicsWebsite: mecorney.comBio: comicallyexposed.com/person/jeannie-mecorney//Therapy acronyms mentioned//DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFour (or Five) F’s: fight, flight, freeze, fawn (and flock)//Therapy terms mentioned//anxiety, boundaries, child abuse, depression, generational trauma, intrusive thoughts, rape, schizophrenia, self-care, self-compassion, sexual assault, shame, toxic masculinity, trauma//Links to resources mentioned//988: https://988lifeline.org/get-helpAdult Children of Alcoholics and Other Dysfunctional Families: https://adultchildren.orgAdverse Childhood Experiences: https://www.acesaware.orgGraphic Medicine: Graphic Novels on Mental Illness: https://www.graphicmedicine.orgInternational OCD Foundation (iocdf): https://iocdf.orgNational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): https://www.nami.orgSequential Artists Workshop: https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.orgCorrection: Author mentioned was not David Watkins, but Pete Walker.Complex PTSD by Pete Walker: https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781977338150-complex-ptsd//Connect with Gabbie and Heather//Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcastInterwebs (text or voice message): comicallyexposed.com/Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!//Credits//Guest: Jeannie MecorneyHosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather NyeProducer & Graphic Designer: Heather NyeMusic by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)Stock Photography by Krakograff Textures (Unsplash)