Episodes
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ARP 436 - Quick Look at PsychologToday.com
There are a lot of websites that provide mental health information. In this episode, a look at one of the original creators of mental health information that is accessible to the general public. There is a lot of content on the website, so this is an overview of what you might find. Resources...
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ARP 435 Panic in the House
In this episode, having a panic attack and breaking down the parts of the experience. There are stages to it. If you understand what is happening, it gives you a bit more grace when you go through it. Resources Mentioned: From the Calm.com blog, How to create a self-care plan personalized to your...
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ARP 434 Rucking or Backpacking for Health
Well, you learn something every day. The words of the day is Ruck as in rucksack and rucking as it is known in the UK. Around these parts most people refer to a rucksack as a backpack and rucking is walking intentionally with a heavy pack. I bring this up because there was an article about…
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ARP 433 Quick Look at National Alliance on Mental Health
In this episode, a look a the non-profit website of the National Alliance on Mental Health. What does it offer for those of us that have mental health challenges? There is good stuff on the NAMI website. Eh, there is a problem in the episode: I said the word of when I should have said on. I've...
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ARP 432 Life Lessons and Rancid Peanut Butter
This is a story about how a bad jar of peanut butter reminded me of some basic life lessons. The ones we say we know but don't implement. It is like when Cab Calloway sings St. James Infirmary Blues. Cab gets ahold of a note and pitches it to the heavens before bringing back to earth. You might...
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ARP 431 Social Anxiety AKA Social Phobia
This is a short episode that briefly talks about social anxiety and three resources that might be helpful when it comes to making decisions about treatment. Resources Mentioned: The Anxiety and Depression Association of America has a brochure on what the disorder is, the symptoms and treatment...
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ARP 430 Inflammation and Immune Health Book
In this episode, a simple definition of inflammation and the book Immune Health, A Myth Busting Guide. One of those myths is about the relationship between inflammation and mental health. Some days it is a struggle. Facing your known mistakes and dealing with current ones. Not what the episode is...
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ARP 429 When You Are Extra Jumpy
In this episode, a look at what you can do if you have excessive startle response or you are extra jumpy around certain sounds or experiences. Resources Mentioned: What to Eat for Better Mental Health on the Sutter Health website. Cleveland Clinic on Eat These Foods to Reduce Stress and Anxiety…
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How Do You Cope With Reactive Thinking
This is our third example of how some people think when faced with a problem. Max, who just found out that he has a panic disorder. He accepts that he's in trouble. Yep, time for action. Max is gonna solve this problem. Shouldn't take more than a week or two. Reactive thinking is certainly goal...
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ARP 427 How Do You Cope with Overthinking?
When a person has OCD there can be a lot of questions. Sometimes there is overthinking which can lock you into a loop. This is part two on a few of the ways that people deal with problems with a resource that might help you to find your path to treatment. Resources Mentioned: The International…
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How Do You Cope With Denial
In this episode, a look at how a person with an anxiety condition might deny they have a problem but wants to take care of their symptoms. When there problem to solve, there are a few of us that walk down the road of denial. This is a defense tool, a bad one, but designed to give the illusion of...
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ARP 424 When We Worry Too Much
How much worry and gloom can you stand? To the point where it becomes expected. This is what we call in the biz erroneous thinking. It doesn't have to be this way. In this pebble on the anxiety road, a look at generalized anxiety disorder. Resources Mentioned: The non-profit Helpguide.org has a...
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ARP 423 Anxiety Treatment and Naturopathic Doctors
There are medical doctors, osteopathic doctors and naturopathic doctors. You don't hear as much about the NDs but they are a part of the healthcare system. The question is, can they help or assist you if you have an anxiety condition? In this episode, a look at the licensed naturopathic doctors,...
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ARP 422 Older Adults and Benzodiazepines
If you are a senior or elderly person taking benzodiazepines there are things you need to be aware and informed about. Not from a place of fear but of safety. In this episode, a quick look at how benzodiazepines can affect older adults and a few resources. One more thing. There is a high number…
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ARP 421 Anxiety and Drinking in Airports
People who are anxious or have an anxiety condition need to pay attention to things that harm their health. It does not mean you get to drink, get drunk and fly. I learned that there are a sub-genre of police body cam videos that focus on airports. I gotta go cold turkey on those videos. They got...
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ARP 420 Health Literacy Part 2
I'm still on summer slow down. I was more tired than I thought. But slowly getting back into the game. It is one thing to know you need help but it is a whole other thing trying to get help. In this episode, a few more tips on how to separate yourself from fraudsters non-human shams. The videos I...
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ARP 419 Health Literacy Tips Part 1
It is time for my summer slow down but the tricksters do not rest. So for a couple of episodes, I want to share with you some of the new fangled ways the underside of the bottom of the barrel will try to get you to read, click or share. This time a look at busty thumbnails and Barney Google's…
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ARP 418 What is Mysophobia AKA Germophobia?
This brief episode is about mysophobia or germophobia. When I went to do my research, a lot of search engines wanted me to learn about misophonia. The AI didn't believe that I wanted to learn about the fear of germs. It insisted that I wanted to know about the sensory brain problem where certain...
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ARP 417 NAMI Homefront
In this episode, a pebble in the road on a NAMI resource for military folks. As I mentioned in the show, this day is the Memorial Day observance and the start of barbeque season. Well, for the rest of the country. Around these parts the sun shines almost all of the time so anytime is a good time…
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ARP 416 Mindful Dishwashing
This is an episode on washing dishes mindfully. I have a pan that I've mucked up one time too many. I don't have patience with it any more. But maybe I need to slow down and care for it proper. And by it, I mean me. Slow down and look at the pan. What does it need? Can it be saved from the land...
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ARP 415 Facts about Mental Health Licenses
In this episode, I want to give an overview of what a mental health license is, why it is necessary and some of the types of providers that have a specific type of license. Part of the reason the podcast exist is to provide accurate, verifiable information. So when I hear a statement like, "a...
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ARP 414 Quick Look at Beyond Anxiety Book
This is a quick look at the book Beyond Anxiety by Martha Beck. I think most of us would like to be beyond it but our current reality is making that extremely hard to do. Resources Mentioned: I found two open chapters of the book Beyond Anxiety on Google Books. If you are interested in author...
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ARP 413 Caffeine The Friend Enemy
Caffeine is one of those substances that can be a friend-enemy. We all know of or experienced the friend-enemy, the one that seems to be supportive while doing dirt in the background. In limited use like period relief medications, I have no problem supporting that use. Taking caffeine daily when...
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ARP 411 To CBT or Not to CBT
The way it is presented you'd think that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the only therapy treatment for anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions. No, it isn't. It does work, but not for every person or every mental health condition. In this episode, a quick review of what CBT…
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ARP 410 What is Anhedonia?
Anhedonia is the inability to experience pleasure or enjoyment from activities that normally bring satisfaction. You can do things but you can't feel things. Your brain cannot process or have access to pleasure, reward or satisfaction. This is a quick episode on what the condition is, some of the...
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ARP 408 Psychedelic Executive Order 14401
Psychedelics are knocking on the door again. It is the generational visit of psychedelics with some people seeing the potential and others seeing the danger and consequences. In this episode, a look at Executive Order 14401 and what is proposed for the treatment of serious mental health…
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ARP 407 What is Dopamine?
Mental health isn't just fixing one thing. It is more than stopping the symptoms. It is getting the parts back in alignment. Your brain, your spirit, your body and yes even neurotransmitters. This episode is about the neurotransmitter Dopamine. What it is and the relationship between stress,...
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ARP 406 SSRIs and Factual Information
A few months back, there were statements about SSRIs and increase violence in youth. Not true and I found a well written article explaining what a government official said and what is the factual, data based findings. I'll have that linked below. What I want to do is share with you the process of...
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ARP 405 GLP-1 and Mental Health Symptoms
I'm seeing more PR stuff and news stories about weight lost drugs for anxiety and depression. The short version for me is that there is not enough science or science research to determine if GLP-1 can be used to treat anxiety and depression. But that doesn't stop news stories and PR pieces from...
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ARP 404 - The Anxiety of Loneliness
In this episode, a look at loneliness, the connection to anxiety and how the book, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter can help us understand the relationship between the two. Loneliness is disconnection from the other. Could be the loss of the other person. Could be an an idea or way of being that use…
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ARP 403 Probiotic Sodas for Brain Health?
Everybody is feeling a bit touchy. Some want to drink their problems away. Even non-alcoholically. There is a brand of wellness drinks that latched onto the words prebiotic and probiotic and put them in a soda pop can. Can it help with brain health and anxiety symptoms? Resources Mentioned: The...
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401 Panic Disorder Basics
A panic attack is a single experience. Your symptoms act the fool and you deal with it. A panic disorder is multiple unpredictable attacks that can occur during the day, week or month AND you worry when the next one will come. And they will. They are stinky like that. In this episode, a…
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ARP 400 Panic Attack Basics
There are people that have one singular panic attack. They never have another one. Then there are those of us that have it infrequently or as a weekly pest. In this episode, I mention the bear in the driveway. For my overseas listeners, there are states that have bear populations. And humans have...
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ARP 399 Foods that Support Gut Health
I do like Desire in Netflix, The Sandman. What a rascal. What does this have to do with foods that support gut health? A lot more than I thought. Balancing your need for a cherry cheesecake versus you know you are going to have a hard time sleeping because of the sugar in your system. Not to...
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ARP 398 Brain Gut Axis and Mental Health
In this episode, I want to briefly define the brain gut health connection. The main question that only you can answer is are you willing to pursue nutrition as part of your anxiety, depression toolkit? Most people say they want to be heathy but won't give up that extra large burger with chips. I…
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ARP 397 A Look at Helpguide.org
This is a look at the non-profit website Helpguide.org It is that season where I am juggling too many life experiences. I do want to call attention to their resources for mental health and mental wellness information. You can find info on most of the anxiety conditions as well as depression…
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ARP 396 - Deeply Unimportant Sleep Aid Podcast
Does your anxiety or depression symptoms keep you from sleeping? Or maybe you are looking for the drowsy professor type voice that knocks you out. The Deeply Unimportant podcast might be what you are looking for. Sometimes you need a specific type of voice to put you into the sleep zone. Once…
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ARP 395 Falling and Staying Asleep
There is a bunch of tossing and turning in beds across the land. All in an effort to try to get to sleep. And sleep is the one thing that affects all of us, whether you have an anxiety condition or not. It is a two-fer. Your body needs it for repair and your brain needs it for cleaning and...
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ARP 394 Creator Care for Digital Content Creators
Creator Care is a therapy option set up for digital content creators. If you produce gamer videos, TicTok tips or are deep in the YouTube algorithm whiplash then this could be of interest to you. There have been a few notable YouTubers who have decided to take extended breaks, leave the platform…
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ARP 393 - A Look at the FL-100 Headset for Depression
The FL-100 headset is a possible a treatment option for people that have moderate to severe depression. Well in Europe, UK and Australia, that is true. Hopefully it is coming some time soon for folks in the U.S. I should mention that it is expensive and it will only be available via prescription...
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ARP 392 - Quick Look at Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
In the before times, I would have been hostile to meditation and mindfulness. I didn't have time for it, I wanted the quick cure, the fix and no B.S. I had stuff to do and no time for body symptom nonsense. I had to be karmically convinced to change my mind. Hard lessons. Embarrassing lessons.…
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ARP 391 Mindful Walking Without Your Phone
In this episode I talk about what is a mindful walking meditation, the difference between meditation and mindfulness and a few resources to help you get more information about it. I know that in some places in the world you cannot walk freely or without consciousness of your immediate area. Some...
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ARP 390 A Look at the Opera Air Browser
Well, I have a new to me and probably to you do-dad to help with anxiety symptoms. It is the Opera Air Mindfulness browser. In addition to the standard browsing features it has tools to help you breath and relax, guided meditations and a musical audio mode that can help you focus. Is this a good…
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ARP 389 What is Situational Anxiety?
If your are an adult human being, you have experienced situational anxiety. It is when you know that this specific thing is making you upset or anxious. It could be about money, your job, the lack of prospects of getting a job. Housing insecurity. Your car breaks down and you do not have cash or...
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ARP 388 - No Joke About Dental Anxiety
There is a video about a dentist joking about giving less medication to people not of her political persuasion. To her audience, I guess they found it funny. There is a larger story than the dentist and the joke. I waited. I hoped someone would bring a non-political reason what the joke was bad,...
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ARP 387 What is Fear?
This is a quick definition of fear, why it is an important emotion and two informational resources to help you learn more about. Fear is an emotional response to real or imaginary danger. Your body enters into protection mode. It is not as some would describe it, a weakness or lack of backbone.…
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ARP 386 Evaluating Anxiety Herbal Supplements
I've done episodes about dietary supplements. I didn't take into account the ones sold at the gas station or corner store. People with an anxiety condition or disorder should be very careful about promises of herbal supplements treatment. I don't want to be elitist here. There is bad stuff in…
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ARP 365 What is Fright?
Living in a place with non-human beings can give you an appreciation of the unexpected. I've had encounters with possums, coyotes and skunks. Main skill is be aware of your surroundings, back up and give them a path to exit. Haven't had a bear encounter yet. Do not want one either. Part of the...
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ARP 384 Changes to 988 Suicide Hotline
I had a flashback. What generated it was that I watched a video of a congress person telling his constituents that only the truly deserving should have access to free health care. Those that work are worthy. That is my understanding of what he said. I could be wrong. The example he gave was that…
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