PODCAST · health
Without Rhyme or Reason
by Dr. Carlos Gerardo Quijada
It’s no longer Chronicles of a Psycho Professor, but it’s still me… trying to bring psychology down to earth and normalize conversations about mental health.
Episodes
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15. What It Really Means to Be Mentally Healthy
Mental health is often misunderstood as always feeling happy, peaceful, motivated, or in control. But real mental health is not emotional perfection, and it is not the absence of struggle. In this episode, I explore what it really means to be mentally healthy. Using the comparison of physical...
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14. Anxiety: A response to overstimulation
Consider taking sixty seconds to sit without doing anything. Let your attention soften. Let your breath deepen. Let your system know that there’s nothing it needs to fix right now. Nothing needs to be tracked. Just presence. Just here. Just you.
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13. Anxiety: A demand for boundaries
You are allowed to change the rules you live by. You are allowed to protect your peace. You are allowed to say: “This is too much for me right now.” You are allowed to want more space, more rest, more truth. You are allowed to build a life where your nervous system doesn’t always have to be on...
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12. Anxiety: Preparing for the Future or Reliving the Past?
When we begin to recognize anxiety as a signal, not a sentence, we give ourselves a new kind of power. The power to respond with curiosity instead of fear. The power to ask, “What is this trying to show me?” rather than, “How do I make this stop?” So maybe anxiety isn’t the problem. Maybe it’s...
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11. What is anxiety?
When anxiety rises, especially if it feels intense or irrational, ask yourself: · What might this be echoing? · What part of me is reacting? · And what might this feeling be trying to protect? Sometimes, anxiety isn’t here to hurt you. It’s here to help you notice. To help you remember. To help…
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10. What is self-care, really?
Self-care isn’t just a bath, a walk, or a break from chaos. Sometimes, self-care is grief. It’s letting go of the version of myself I thought I had to be. It’s letting go of the life I thought I should have by now. And making peace with where I am. With who I am. With what I need today… not...
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Without Rhyme of Reason Trailer
I’ve spent years trying to help others make sense of their pain. But the truth is… I’ve also been trying to make sense of my own. This podcast comes from the middle of that tension— between what I know and what I’m still learning, between the role of the healer… and the reality of the wounded....
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9. Letting go
If you are feeling stuck, if depression has been pressing down on you, ask yourself: What is it trying to tell you? What are you holding onto that is no longer yours to carry? Maybe it’s time to release the past. To forgive what has been. To trust what will be. Because sometimes, the weight we…
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8. Saying “no” as a form of self-compassion
We are all capable of growth and healing. . Saying “no” is part of that process. It’s not rejection—it’s redirection. It’s choosing to live in alignment with who we are and what we need. And when we do that, we don’t just become better for ourselves—we show up more authentically in our...
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7. Unprocessed Emotional Pain
Unprocessed pain has a way of shaping our identities and decisions, often in ways we’re unaware of. When we take the time to process our pain, we reclaim control over how those experiences define us. We learn that pain, while inevitable, doesn’t have to leave us stuck. Instead, it can become a...
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6. Stop, rest, recharge, and refocus
What I’m trying to say is that, yes, depression is hard; it is painful, and it can feel like it’s pulling you under. But it can also be a signal for change and growth. Maybe your soul is telling you, through this experience, that you need to stop, rest, recharge, and refocus. Maybe your soul is...
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5. What is a psychiatric diagnosis?
Believe it or not, seeing psychological disorders as maladaptive responses to life’s conflicts and challenges gives us a lot to work with. This view can be truly empowering and liberating. It gives us the possibility to heal and change. It gives us hope. Because we can always learn to respond to...
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4. What is a psychological disorder?
As you can see, there's a lot behind what we call a psychological disorder. There are many elements to consider before reaching a diagnosis. There's a lot happening behind the scenes. But it’s important to try to understand these conditions because understanding the problem is 50% of the solution.
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3. Focus on adding rather than subracting
The point is that there is always something we can do to improve our well-being. Always! No matter how small, no matter how insignificant it may seem, there is always something we can do to improve the quality of our lives and the lives of those around us.
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2. Well-Being vs Distress
It is important to learn to move towards well-being and away from distress. To recognize the factors that harm us and move away from them, and to recognize the factors that heal us and move towards them.
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1. Mind, body, soul, and family
This understanding, that we are mind, body, soul, and family, is the first part of the puzzle. It's the first part of the answer to the question we’re trying to tackle: What is mental health?
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How many episodes does Without Rhyme or Reason have?
Without Rhyme or Reason currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Without Rhyme or Reason about?
It’s no longer Chronicles of a Psycho Professor, but it’s still me… trying to bring psychology down to earth and normalize conversations about mental health.
How often does Without Rhyme or Reason release new episodes?
Without Rhyme or Reason has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Without Rhyme or Reason?
Without Rhyme or Reason is created and hosted by Dr. Carlos Gerardo Quijada.
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