"Grief is a blender," and other things I'm learning
11/15/21 • 49 min
Hi friends! Apparently you all want to keep talking about sad things... because I asked you if you'd rather have an interview episode this week or another episode about my grief... and you picked GRIEF! If you're feeling sad or you've ever felt sad or you know anyone who's sad... maybe you can relate. In this episode, I talk about the various stages of grief I'm experiencing after the loss of my mom, what's helping me right now, what I'm struggling with, and I answer some of your questions about grief. I know this is all sad stuff to be talking about, but it definitely helps me to talk about it outloud, so I hope it can help some of you too.
The grief book I mention in this episode is It's OK that you're Not OK by Megan Devine - find that and other books recommended by MT guests here: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together/
You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
Mentally Together is a creation from Cassidy Quinn in collaboration with Coba.fm.
ZoomCare offers same-day doctor visits—that you can book online or from their app.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
Hi friends! Apparently you all want to keep talking about sad things... because I asked you if you'd rather have an interview episode this week or another episode about my grief... and you picked GRIEF! If you're feeling sad or you've ever felt sad or you know anyone who's sad... maybe you can relate. In this episode, I talk about the various stages of grief I'm experiencing after the loss of my mom, what's helping me right now, what I'm struggling with, and I answer some of your questions about grief. I know this is all sad stuff to be talking about, but it definitely helps me to talk about it outloud, so I hope it can help some of you too.
The grief book I mention in this episode is It's OK that you're Not OK by Megan Devine - find that and other books recommended by MT guests here: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together/
You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
Mentally Together is a creation from Cassidy Quinn in collaboration with Coba.fm.
ZoomCare offers same-day doctor visits—that you can book online or from their app.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
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Schizophrenia, stigma, and art - with Michelle Hammer
Michelle Hammer is an activist, who makes videos and other content about her experience living with schizophrenia. Because, turns out, most of us don’t really know much about what schizophrenia actually is. She spends her time passionately fighting stigma, and even created a clothing brand to do just that - it’s called Schizophrenic.NYC, and its designs are intended to start conversations about mental health. They feature slogans like, “It’s not a delusion, you’re incredible.” and “Define normal.”
So I loved talking to Michelle about what schizophrenia actually looks and feels like, why getting her correct diagnosis was the best thing that ever happened to her, and how we can keep breaking down the stigma around mental illness.
You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
Mentally Together is a creation from Cassidy Quinn in collaboration with Coba.fm.
ZoomCare offers same-day doctor visits—that you can book online or from their app.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
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Mindfully Together: Gratitude meditation
Happy Thanksgiving, to those who celebrate! But whether you're celebrating or not, I think we can all use a little extra gratitude.
This is the 4th edition of Mindfully Together, a series of meditations we'll doing here on Mentally Together. Get comfy and listen up, and we hope it provides a few minutes of calm and relaxation in your day.
Today I will lead you through a 10-minute gratitude meditation, where we will be checking in with our breath and tuning into the gratitude in our lives. It sounds cheesy, but for me, remembering that I have things to be grateful for does sometimes help me through the sad days (I also totally recognize that there are times this can NOT help at all...). Another thing that's really been helping me lately is just checking into, "hey, how am I actually feeling right now?" And meditating helps me be able to do that. It's helpful, even when how I'm "actually feeling" is depressed, anxious, or all of the above...
So get comfy (you don't even have to sit still) and enjoy this meditation.
You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
Mentally Together is a creation from Cassidy Quinn in collaboration with Coba.fm.
Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/cassidyquinn)
Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/cassidyquinn)
Zoom+CareZoomCare offers same-day doctor visits—that you can book online or from their app.
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.
You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.
Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together
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