Episode 40: Mental Health

Janet shares some things that have helped her mental health. Sleep, stress, exercise, nutrition, blah, blah, blah. Coping with psycho feelings. When inaction is the best action. The importance of introspection. Solitude vs. isolation. Weed and rumination. Observing your thoughts. The power and paradox of meditation. Deeply breathing. Knowledge as medicine. Getting outside of yourself. Mental health as a privilege. Depressed cavemen. Progressive politics being a destroyer of mental health. Grey thoughts as good thoughts. Self-absorbed self-actualization. Keeping busy. Anxiety as fuel. Hormones. Routine grounding. Knowing your triggers. Angsty music. Neurotic genius. Crying in the shower. Moping over menses. Mental health advocacy. The dangers of diagnosis. Talk therapy.

(Recorded on December 28, 2023)