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In My Head
by Kavin Lindgren
A simple podcast committed to removing the stigma behind mental health. Here Kavin has guests of professionals, people with personal experience and solo episodes finding a path to acceptance, self love and mental and physical health.
Episodes
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#43 - I'm trying Carnivore diet for 30 days!
I'm trying the Carnivore diet which goes against everything I've believed about diet and health my whole life. I used to see videos on the Carnivore diet and I'd immediately either turn it off or just think they were idiots. Now I'm here with 10+ yrs of chronic pain, anxiety, depression having...
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#42 - Hitting Pause
I've decided to hit pause on our podcast, social media and Patreon for 3-6 months. I said from the beginning my goal is to create a place for open discussions on mental health and that I wanted to consistently put out quality audio, video and more than anything discussions and resources. That has...
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#41 - Migraine Tips
In this episode Kavin discusses a whole host of tools to prevent and/or reduce the number of migraines you're having. Like most things, finding the source to your mental illness, migraines, chronic pain vs just treating the symptoms is always a better approach. We're lucky that we have medication...
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#40 - Effect of Social Media on Mental Health
This is one I've wanted to do since I started the podcast. Social Media is an interesting subject to study as it's still so new to humanity. But one thing is clear that while so many great things have come from social media, a lot of negative effects have been detrimental for peoples' mental...
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#39 - Men's mental health w/ Chad Brown
I enjoyed sitting down with Chad Brown who's a practicing life coach. We talked all about men's mental health. There are so many topics within mental health and this one in particular is so important because the statistics show that men die by suicide 3 to 4 times more than women. Something is...
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#38 - Owning your anxiety w/ Alexia (@NotSoSecretDiaryofAnxiety)
I had such a great time chatting with Alexia! She runs an awesome Instagram account called Not So Secret Diary of Anxiety. She shares education on mental health, tips when you're feeling anxious or having a panic attack, tips on anxiety prevention and much more. I've enjoyed learning from her…
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#37 - 30 days no sugar & caffeine
I love doing challenges that really push me out of my comfort zone. Caffeine and sugar are two of my biggest weaknesses that I crave and love and often have a hard time using them in moderation. So every year or so, I'll get off of it and I see enormous benefits. Starting Oct 15, 2020 I'm doing…
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#36 - Mental & Emotional Abuse w/ Sharesa Cancino
What started as Sharesa messaging me on Instagram turned into inviting her to do an episode on the podcast. I'm really inspired by her strength through dealing with mental illness most of her life and then living in a marriage with mental and emotional abuse for years. We discuss how she dealt…
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#35 - Dealing with mental illness in a relationship w/ My wife Ali Lindgren
My wife joined me for the first time on the podcast and we talked all about dealing with mental illness in our marriage. I shared from my perspective as the one who deals with anxiety, depression and OCD and she shared from the perspective of not having it and being married to someone who does.…
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#34 - Support us on Patreon
We're really wanting to grow the podcast and YouTube channel. In order to do that we need a bit of help from our awesome listeners. We're now on Patreon which is a monthly donation website. We've decided to go this route to avoid having our listeners listening to paid advertisements throughout…
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#33 - Managing mental health and lifestyle w/ Evan Stowers
Kavin chats with Evan Stowers about managing work, lifestyle, family life and many more things when also dealing with mental illness. Evan is a hairstylist and owns his own business. We had a candid and off the cuff conversation (without notes this time) to just get real about life and mental...
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#32 - Cannabis Conversation w/ Chris Voag
I had a great time chatting with Chris Voag for this episode! Chris is a cancer survivor who found great benefits of supplementing medical cannabis throughout his cancer treatments and after. He shares how helpful it was with his pain and nausea and overall outlook on life. Chris shares great...
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#31 - Intro to Cannabis
As a prequel to our episode with Chris Voag, this is an intro to cannabis if you will and how I've used it over the years medicinally to treat many things including anxiety, depression, migraines, insomnia, chronic pain and more. This is not an episode to tell everyone to get off all their meds…
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#30 - Movember w/ Greg Oliva
It was an honor to chat with Greg Oliva for this episode. Based in Los Angeles, Greg is a Member of the community development team working with dedicated Mo Bros and Mo Sisters from around the US to support them in their efforts to raise funds and awareness for men's health. He works for Movember...
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#29 - Recent Anxiety Experience
It's never fun when you feel like you've made so much progress with your mental health then BAM!!! Anxiety, depression, OCD etc hits you like a ton of bricks. It's times like these that I've been trying to realize that it doesn't mean I haven't made progress, it just means now I have more...
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#28 - Rant on Racism
You'll have to forgive me for the audio quality on this one. I was on a 6hr drive traveling and decided to record this episode that I've been wanting to do for awhile. Wish it sounded better but the message is there no matter how scatterbrained it was. I was sincere in what I said. Hope you enjoy...
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#27 - Austin Ellis, MFT
It was awesome chatting with Austin, he's a marriage and family therapist and currently runs a male retreat called Be The Rise. He shares success stories including his own with addiction and marital problems. Sorry the audio isn't fantastic on this one, will be better on the next one. Get a free...
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#26 - Dave Brinker
It was great to have Dave Brinker on the podcast. He talks about his journey with anxiety, making lifestyle changes, and maintaining healthy habits with exercise, food and sleep. We also chat about passing on healthy mindsets to children about dealing with mental health and that in doing this…
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#25 - Podcast One Year Anniversary
It's wild that we've been doing this podcast for a year. It's been awesome to research and speak with professionals and guests with their own personal experiences. In this episode we recap our 24 episodes, we cover things that have inspired me over the past year and we end this episode with a…
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#24 - COVID-19 survivor Jerri Jorgensen
Jerri Jorgensen returned to our podcast to share her experience testing positive for COVID-19 while on a cruise. She shares how their ship was quarantined a mile off the coast, then when she tested positive she was quarantined in a Japanese hospital for two weeks. Her husband returned to the...
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#23 - What will quarantine bring out in you?
Quick little check in episode hoping you're all safe and healthy. I've had people reach out to me talking about things they're doing to combat the feelings of anxiety and I've shared how I cope with it as well. These are uncertain times and everyone is effected in different ways but these are the...
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#22 - Corona Virus - Message of Hope
Thanks for checking out this episode. This is just a short one to check in during these times of uncertainty and talking about managing fear, self-care and being there for others. Hope you like it. Check out www.betterhelp.com/inmyhead for a free week of online counseling.
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#21 - Addiction w/ Jerri Jorgensen
I had such a great time chatting with Jerri as she shared her experience with her husband overcoming a pornography addiction. We cover so many great things in this episode and I learned a lot. We discuss that at the root of all addiction is trauma. One of my favorite parts was when Jerri said…
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#20 - 7 Day Meditation Challenge
In the intro episode of this podcast I mentioned wanting to do "challenge episodes" that promote mental and physical wellness. This is the first challenge episode and it's a 7-day meditation challenge. It's up to you what your meditation practice looks like. I usually do a guided 10-15min...
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#19 - Crazy Ketamine Experience
We're back after a month off. In this episode I detail my experience back in October of receiving Ketamine treatments and how not following my own advice led me to end up in the ER. I've mentioned many times on this podcast that I'm a huge Ketamine advocate as long as it's done by a certified...
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#18 - Joe Tanner
I sat down with a buddy of mine, Joe Tanner. We've been friends for years and didn't know until about three months ago that he has suffered with depression for a huge part of his life. A big theme of this episode is surrounding yourself with people you can talk to and opening up about the…
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#16 - Ketamine w/ Dr. Drew Belnap, M.D.
This episode is all about Ketamine treatments for mental health. I sit down with Dr. Drew Belnap, M.D. who runs the South Coast TMS & Ketamine clinic in Encinitas, CA. He's treated thousands of patients with Ketamine with anxiety, depression, suicidality, PTSD, OCD, bipolar, migraines, eating...
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#15 - The Return of Anxiety
This is a solo episode where I talk about my recent experience having anxiety and depression creep back in for a few weeks. I talk about the things I do when I start feeling anxious again. This time I completely tweaked most aspects of my lifestyle. Started exercising 5 times a week, doing sauna,...
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#14 - Krystal Chong
Krystal Chong is a Holistic Anxiety Specialist. We talked about so many things on this episode from dealing with anxiety on a daily basis, to holistic options to changing negative mindsets that we tell ourselves. Krystal was diagnosed with general anxiety at a level 9 out of 10 at the age of 14....
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#13 - Mental Health in Law Enforcement with Katt Reavis
This episode is also available for watching on our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0kBr3rSNPI Katt Reavis works in law enforcement and is currently stationed in the jail system in Arizona. She started a program called Protected which is in the process of becoming a Non-Profit....
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#12 - Dani Bates
I had a great conversation with Dani Bates. Her husband Denny died by suicide in March of this year and Dani opens up about the heartbreak that followed living life as a single mother now to two daughters. I heard about Dani when my wife saw a video on Instagram that Dani had shared which showed...
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#11 - TJ Taylor
We filmed this episode! Check it out at our new YouTube: https://youtu.be/bq1seFQOqZI In this episode, TJ discusses his experience with Bipolar Disorder, drug and alcohol addiction then food addiction. He talks about having an addictive personality and how you can overcome one addiction and you...
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#10 - Leah Jaramillo, LMFT
This episode features Leah Jaramillo, LMFT. She has a Master's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, a Bachelor's in Psychology and an Associate's in Criminal Justice. She works at The OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center in Bountiful, UT. You can find her and the clinic at:...
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#9 - Laura Warburton
Trigger Warning: This episode discusses in detail topics of suicide. I sat down with Laura Warburton as she shared about her daughter Hannah who died by suicide in 2014 at the tender age of 16 after a series of concussions which led to a fierce battle with depression and anxiety. She discusses…
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#8 - Leigh Cox
Had a great time sitting down with Leigh Cox to hear a little bit about her experiences and it was really fun cause we covered a lot of topics. She received her Master's in Psychology from Pepperdine University, then became a certified pilates instructor and became more experienced in mind/body...
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#7 - Kris Barber
I sat down with Kris Barber and I learned so much from her. She was and is an awesome reminder that we can't assume anything about someone without really getting to know them. At various times through my mental illness experience I've sunken into the thought processes of looking at everyone else...
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#6 - Gift of Loneliness
Solo episode exploring the act of finding meaning in suffering. Kavin highlights a few stories of inspirational people using their struggle as raw material to build something powerful and influences people for good. He talks about Mother Theresa and the discovery of her journals post mortem that...
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#5 - Ryan Renteria
I sat down with Ryan Renteria who's a resident of Carlsbad, CA with his wife and three boys. Him and I lived by each other and one of the first times we chatted we made this connection of having very similar symptoms of anxiety. We each had our own vocabulary for the things we were going through...
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#4 - Christine Erickson, LCMHC (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of my interview with Christine Erickson, LCMHC. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology. She uses an individual approach combining principles of neuroscience, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness. She has done additional...
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#3 - Christine Erickson, LCMHC (Part 1)
I sat down with Christine Erickson, LCMHC for a great discussion. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. She uses an individual approach combining principles of neuroscience, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness. She has done additional...
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#2 - Julia Stewart
We sat down with Julia Stewart and had a great conversation. I've loved getting to know her and had a great time discussing her journey living with depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation since age 13. I really admire how she owns her story and struggle and has found peace in owning who she is...
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#1 - Intro to In My Head
This is the premiere episode of the In My Head Podcast! The host Kavin will be sharing what this podcast will be all about. Most of these episodes will center around the theme of mental health and wellness and trying to dispense with the stigma around mental illness. We want to create open...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A simple podcast committed to removing the stigma behind mental health. Here Kavin has guests of professionals, people with personal experience and solo episodes finding a path to acceptance, self love and mental and physical health.
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Kavin Lindgren
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A simple podcast committed to removing the stigma behind mental health. Here Kavin has guests of professionals, people with personal experience and solo episodes finding a path to acceptance, self love and mental and physical health.
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