Dysfunction Exposed

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Dysfunction Exposed

Do you want to understand the reality of living with mental health, inclusive of the good, bad and downright ugly?! You’re in the right place.My name is Emma Jay and my life has essentially been dysfunctional since birth, what a ride it has been thus far! I’ll be discussing my life and sharing my personal experiences, providing a new insight on mental illness.

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    S5 Ep4: Clutching at Straws

    Avoidance, embarrassment and falling into another mental abyss.

  2. 27

    S5 Ep3: Intrusive Thoughts & External Crutches

    A confidence crisis, polyamory and an affair, what could possibly go wrong?!

  3. 26

    S5 Ep2: A Breeding Ground For Mistakes

    Unintentionally cosplaying Pretty Woman, being put in the ‘BBW’ box and my first inferiority complex.

  4. 25

    S5 Ep1: Unique Skill Set

    SEASON 5: ESCAPE ATTEMPT #1 is HERE!!!Thinking i woke up dead, wishlist hype and a weed farm…

  5. 24

    S4 Ep6: Shifting Dynamics

    Playing with borrowed time, abandonment guilt and chasing a mother’s love.

  6. 23

    S4 Ep5: Three Way Dirty Secret

    Corporate scandal, far too much free alcohol and manipulating positions of power.

  7. 22

    S4 Ep4: Insecurity in Louboutins

    Corporate environments HATED me and i could never understand why, until now.

  8. 21

    S4 Ep3: Being Fat Will Shape You, Literally.

    Experiencing thin privilege for the first time blew my head clean off, never mind how much false confidence is placed in to simply fitting in. How did i feel when the illusion shattered? Let me tell you.

  9. 20

    S4 Ep2: Mentally Ill & Minesweeping

    Oh hindsight, you beautiful bastard you. The conversation continues with my personal experiences of unintentional self harm, recklessness and guilt.

  10. 19

    S4 Ep1: Unintentionally Sheepin’

    SEASON 4 - An Introduction to Adulting is HERE!!!!Today’s episode discusses going to college, witnessing Sticky Vicky and smashing egos!

  11. 18

    S3 Ep6: Anti-Depressants, Actually

    Sneaking out in foreign countries, being diagnosed anti-depressants at 15 and discussing the disappointment i felt on an important day to a teenager.

  12. 17

    S3 Ep5: Innocence Eradicated

    What do you remember about your first time? Let me tell you all about this awkward scenario, along with being arrested, escaping death and getting tattooed at 15!

  13. 16

    S3 Ep4: Full Blown Karen

    Lacking trust, surrounded by hypocrites and trying to navigate it the best way i knew how…i had a full blown Karen moment! Let me tell you about it.

  14. 15

    S3 Ep3: Adolescent Abandonment

    I didn’t have a typical life to begin with, but what happens when a young mind is dealt with multiple blows in quick succession? Let me tell you.

  15. 14

    S3 Ep2: The C Word

    My dad was diagnosed with ‘The C Word’, Cancer, when i was only 14. Let me tell you about the day that changed my life forever and how my parents handled it.

  16. 13

    S3 Ep1: Compassionless Comparisons

    Woooo! Season 3: Secondary Complications is here!! In this season, i’ll be discussing all things high school, my lack of support during this period and some of the toughest times i survived.Episode 1, i’m talking sibling comparison, shame showers and mixed gender sleepovers.

  17. 12

    S2 Ep6: Glass Baths & Selling Lighters

    The last episode in Season 2: Primary Concerns! I’m discussing stupid, unsupervised decisions and my first experience with death.

  18. 11

    S2 Ep5: Lead Roles and First Kisses

    Today’s episode consists of staged kisses, realising boys were attractive & loving the past from afar.

  19. 10

    S2 Ep4: Crushed Dreams & Jet Skis

    This episode explores my rich childhood in the financial sense, but emotional poverty was always the buzz kill in the corner.

  20. 9

    S2 Ep3: Pubs, Parties & Pulling Pints

    A flooded house, being the adopted pub child and pulling pints when i was nine…

  21. 8

    S2 Ep2: Safeguarding Little Me

    As a child i was passed from babysitter to babysitter in the absence of my parents…let me talk to you about part time, paid mother figures.

  22. 7

    S2 Ep1: Genetic Connections with Strangers.

    Season 2 - Primary Concerns is HERE! Let me tell you about my dysfunctional childhood and how my family dynamic initially set the tone for my declining mental health!

  23. 6

    Psych Ward Shenanigans

    After the WORST 9 months of my life, i ended up going ‘Girl, Interrupted’. What is life like on a psychiatric unit? Let me tell you.

  24. 5

    Anger & Antibiotics

    What actually happens when you go to the NHS for psychiatric help? Let me spill the tea…

  25. 4

    Suicide with an audience.

    *Trigger Warning - Sensitive Content*Today’s episode consists of my experience with suppressing my mental health, Stockholm syndrome & suicide.

  26. 3

    Welcome to Lucifer’s Lair

    In this episode i’ll tell you exactly what refuge conditions are like and what happens when you fall into the ‘system’.

  27. 2

    Live in the shed.

    On this episode i’ll be discussing what actually happens when homelessness is the only option…

  28. 1

    We’re not born mentally ill.

    Let’s fall down the rabbit hole and unravel why Covid was the catalyst for my midlife crisis 🎉

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Do you want to understand the reality of living with mental health, inclusive of the good, bad and downright ugly?! You’re in the right place.My name is Emma Jay and my life has essentially been dysfunctional since birth, what a ride it has been thus far! I’ll be discussing my life and sharing my personal experiences, providing a new insight on mental illness.

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