EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 22 MIN
Time Moves Fast, Hold Your People Close
from Mad Mel’s Mic · host Melissa Smith
Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 3 We explore how fast life feels and why music, small joys, and steady people help us face PTSD and depression. A workshop comparing mental and physical disability weights reframes invisible pain, while a weekend of concerts, volunteering and rep basketball becomes a field test for coping skills. • time racing and naming the squeeze • song of the week as an anchor • stadium singalong and shared humanity • how we record without a script • volunteering highs, travel fatigue, rest needs • trash TV as low-stakes mindfulness • mental vs physical disability weights • stigma of invisible injury and service dogs • sideline anxiety and holding steady • doing the work and owning progress • thought of the week from Charlie Mackesy You can find me on Facebook and Instagram and don't forget to like and follow Song of the week Stand By Me - Ben E. King https://youtu.be/hwZNL7QVJjE?si=J8KRV0nOQcF9Ym7I Thought of the Week: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse - Charlie Mackesy "Sometimes I feel lost, said the boy. Mw too said the Mole, but we love you and love brings you home"
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Send us Fan Mail Season 2, Episode 3 We explore how fast life feels and why music, small joys, and steady people help us face PTSD and depression. A workshop comparing mental and physical disability weights reframes invisible pain, while a weekend of concerts, volunteering and rep basketball becomes a field test for coping skills. • time racing and naming the squeeze • song of the week as an anchor • stadium singalong and shared humanity • how we record without a script • volunteering highs,...
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