103: Bent not Broken: millennials, mental health and getting by
Release Date: 10/07/2024
The Grownup Millennial
Hey, you could be living with PTSD and not even know it! We’re diving deep into PTSD and carrying unprocessed trauma, how trauma rewires your brain, and practical steps to start healing. Tune in to learn how to regulate your nervous system, rewrite your story, and take control of your healing journey. Because you deserve to thrive—not just survive. Five MUST LISTEN segments: 02:19 - What the heck Is PTSD 05:10 - (Re)defining Trauma 07:30 - Trauma can rewire your brain 10:19 - Why you think you don’t have trauma 12:26 - Your trauma might look like …
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When you think about radical self-care what comes to mind? This podcast episode disrupts the passive mindset around self-care and forces us to think more intentionally about what caring for ourselves looks like within all contexts. Listen in, and share with a friend.
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Are you ready to take control of your finances and design a life that feels as good as it looks? In this episode, we’re diving deep into what it means to reset your money mindset and habits as a Millennial. From tackling student loan debt and embracing side hustles to investing smarter and saving with purpose, this is your roadmap to financial empowerment. Five MUST LISTEN segments: 05:31 : #2 - Avoid "spending leaks" 06:49: Let's be honest about the emergency fund 08:58: #9 - Cultivate healthy money habits 09:26: #10 - Avoid lifestyle inflation 11:25: #14 - Self-care, but for your...
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Let’s get serious about some pretty big mental health issues - you know the ones you’ve been quietly ignoring. The things we have described as character traits or personality indicators that are probably just symptoms of mental health challenges. In this episode: the three big capital M mental health issues facing adults; how they manifest in our lives; and how we can build a bridge over it. FIVE MUST-LISTEN EPISODES: 03:10 : WAIT! How many people? 03:22 : Why millennials, especially, are having a hard time 09:16 : You won’t believe the third one 14:53 : Okay, but what next? 15:38...
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Let’s get serious about some pretty big mental health issues - you know the ones you’ve been quietly ignoring. The things we have described as character traits or personality indicators that are probably just symptoms of mental health challenges. In this episode: the three big capital M mental health issues facing adults; how they manifest in our lives; and how we can build a bridge over it. FIVE MUST-LISTEN EPISODES: 03:10 : WAIT! How many people? 03:22 : Why millennials, especially, are having a hard time 09:16 : You won’t believe the third one 14:53 : Okay, but what next? 15:38...
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In this episode Aneakaleigh invites us to meet the depths of ourselves. She talks about how a quarter-life crisis changed everything and later led her back to the thing that would reshape her life - Human Design. We connect about living outside of your home country; the realization of Blackness/“otherness” and what it really means to say yes to ourselves. Oh, and she also breaks down Human Design and makes it so easy to understand, plus she shares her fave apps! Aneakaleigh is a life coach from Trinidad and Tobago, helping burnt-out Millennials reset and refresh their lives. Five MUST...
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I couldn’t wait any longer to have this chat with D.C. and recorded this episode while sharing a 2 bedroom vacation home with my family, please excuse the noise of my parents in the background. This chat is exactly what you need to hear right now, so drop everything, share it with a friend and then listen in! D.C is a self-proclaimed wordsmith and the author of the book “. D.C. studied English Literature at Yale and credits their writing success to reading books over 8,000 years old! In this episode - that’s a little over an hour - we talk about why you can never really find your...
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If you’ve been thinking about calling off your job search, you’re not alone. Research shows that this job market is the most challenging of our lifetime - so you’re not imagining things. Hilani Ellis, who we like to call the Millennial job market expert and owner of boutique placement firm - Exceptional Admins, simplifies the job seeking and application process and highlights how we can stand out from the crowd and what the heck employers are looking for. Two MUST LISTEN segments: 06:59 : What’s going on with jobs 24:32 : “take a day off” from the job search
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It felt like we just woke up one day and things felt …different somehow. If you’ve been feeling a bit off, it’s not mercury in gatorade - the world is really a wild place right now. Laugh (and maybe cry) along with me as I share some shocking realities you probably aren’t tuned into right now. Two MUST LISTEN segments: 03:33 : Grocery as self-care? 27:10 : Finding a job right now is like finding a needle in a haystack
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This is a conversation months in the making and you’ll hear why. Francine is a Jamaican living in Vienna, Austria. She's a writer and small business owner who's passionate about self-exploration and personal development. We talk about career changes, setting boundaries, building confidence, and emotional self-reliance. Two MUST LISTEN segments: 16:50 : On turning 30… 22:41 : Three biggest lessons (imposter syndrome; do it anyway; and emotional self-reliance)
info_outlineLet’s get serious about some pretty big mental health issues - you know the ones you’ve been quietly ignoring. The things we have described as character traits or personality indicators that are probably just symptoms of mental health challenges. In this episode: the three big capital M mental health issues facing adults; how they manifest in our lives; and how we can build a bridge over it.
FIVE MUST-LISTEN EPISODES:
- 03:10 : WAIT! How many people?
- 03:22 : Why millennials, especially, are having a hard time
- 09:16 : You won’t believe the third one
- 14:53 : Okay, but what next?
- 15:38 : Community as success