Mental Health Crises, Healing Trauma, and Getting Back on the Wagon: January Mailbag
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- Dr. Rick and I open up the mailbag to answer questions from listeners. How can we understand and support someone going through a mental health crisis? Is meditation enough to heal trauma? And what can we do about family members that just won’t change? You’ll learn why offering help isn’t always helpful, how to deal with unskillful feedback, and approaches that help with setting and achieving long-term goals.
Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
1:45 Question #1 - How can I support a friend who is going through a mental health crisis?
7:15 What’s a “psychotic break,” and being careful with clinical terminology.
12:05 Question #2 - Is it possible to heal trauma through meditation alone?
20:40 Question #3 - How do I start again when I’ve fallen off the wagon?
26:45 Question #4 - Is feedback necessary for growth? And what kind of feedback is helpful?
32:30 Question #5 - How can I improve my relationship with money?
41:55 Question #6 - I’m very frustrated with a family member who just won’t change their bad behavior. What can I do?
54:05 Recap
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Wow. My brain just melted…. So the reason people in “polite society” enjoy BORING conversations is because its a form of “love/pleasure/higher intelligence etc?????
Wtf? 😂 thats so silly.
So all of us who like deep intelligent conversations are always seen as annoying or mood busting when we actually find something interesting or get enthusiastic.
My biggest problem and pet peeve is i struggle with finding people who can go deep and match me.
Everyone has such surface level conversations. Its mind numbing.
And before anyone says read the room or anything like discernment, thats what i do 90’percent of my day. Literally watching and waiting to interact.
The two most compassionate and wise therapists ever! I really appreciate how sincere and helpful you guys are. You totally validate my reality and calm me down and restore a sense of profound security and hope deep within my soul. I am so eternally grateful.🙏
Same....they make me feel better about the journey I'm on. Rick and Forrest calm my mind.
I don’t think Forest is a therapist? Just his dad
Forest isn't a therapist! His dad is the psychologist.
@@Sweetieee yup, not a therapist. But I appreciate the sentiment regardless!
This podacst is a gem! ❤ I enjoy every episode. Thank you Rick and Forrest for all the insight you're sharing with the world!
Thank you for your insightful comments on therapy, meditation and the need to be more aware of my personal needs. The overall messages of tending to myself physically and mentally is so very important. I like the heart- centered approach but need to be more cautious and mindful of establishing boundaries. Whew, I am still learning this lesson at age 60. What a “duo” combination that is highly relatable to a broad audience. Simply incredible to hear you both interact.
Wow you must have the most wonderfully mature family dynamics. Really love the warmth between you both. Great learning in this episode
The conversations between you too are such good modelling for healthy relationship - thank you ❤
moving moment, when Rick says: "I'm not going to bet against the human heart".
Yessssss!
Thanks Forrest and Rick for another great episode. I'd be interested in hearing you discuss in future episodes neuro diversity, especially DCD (dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder) - impact of late diagnosis on mental health/self esteem and also positive Traits associated with having DCD. Also the different types of psychosis and it's prognosis and treatment options, and your views on the work of the late Psychiatrist Ivor Browne, how blocked emotions can become the 'frozen present'.
Based on my own experience with meditation over the past 10 years, and it is definitely different for everyone. I think meditation can be great for becoming more aware of our internal world. Being able to stay more present with what's going on and sharpening our focus. Then bringing what we notice, and what the meditation uproots from our depths --- into the therapy / somatic work to try and process our past experiences without checking out and becoming dysregulated post sessions.
This is such a great episode, as so many are. I really appreciate the depth, and multi faceted answers, and that you both approach with so much humility and encouragement! The two answers you emphasized the importance of nurturing attunement, so so spot on! It's a Basic human need that we don't get enough of and especially in times of stress, suffering, crisis, or grief, our culture misses, at best.
Thank you both for all your hard work on this and so many things on behalf of the well being of so many.
I don't know what substack is, but I love the UA-cam and audio podcasts
It's essentially a blogging platform for creators.
I've learned so much and definitely feel warm fuzzies of comfort and support just listening to you both discussing the current topic. Thank you for providing a safe space for my nervous system while I explore the topic with you.
I don’t know how you do it, but you delivered answers to questions that troubles me the most now, with the appropriate amount of empathy, compassion and actionable wisdom that I found helpful. Thank you!
Also, if you happen to read this, I wonder if you two would ever consider making some short one to audience videos that offer the kind of parental, familial, kin support words for some common scenarios, for those of us that for example, will never hear from a parental figure that we are worthy of love just by being etc. Some days, I wish I could hear just somebody, even perhaps a complete stranger on the internet, but one whose words I respect and find comfort in, say to me that my current setback doesn’t mean that I am a terrible failure of a person, that I am doomed to never be good enough, that I am and have always been worthy of love. I wish I can say those things to myself and believe it, I’m trying and practising self compassion from one of Rick’s videos. I think I am making progress, but it feels so slow from this perspective, and each bad day or each time I lose my temper or didn’t handle something the way I kept practising in my head can dominate my mental headlines that I then lose sight of my overall growth.
I’ve seen celebrities send out personalised happy birthday etc messages for a cost, and I kept thinking that I’d pay someone I respect to just tell me that I am not a complete waste of space. 😣
Havent found your substack link on here. Only want to bring to awareness something you mentioned on this episode. Congratulations, Forrest. (I recommend voice recognition to my friends who are also so verbally articulate.) Thaank you both.
Self promotion, clearly my strong suit. Here's the link: substack.com/@forresthanson
Really appreciate everyone who reminded me to post the link to my substack. You can find today's post here: forresthanson.substack.com/p/motivate-yourself-from-the-inside
Great questions and discussions.
I have heard that young people often have trouble connecting to their future selves. This clouds their thinking about retirement savings.
Advice I heard on Dan Pink's Pinkcast: Instead of asking for feedback, ask for advice.
Of course, take that advice with a grain or two of salt.
Great episode!
Forrest, you’re so emotionally intelligent and wise. Just curious if you ever consider becoming a therapist. You’d be such an asset to the field. Is it something you feel would be fulfilling to you? It seems as if you almost inherently possess unconditional positive regard.
I am not sure why, with such gentle, kind, and supportive parenting, educational institutions provide so much support like never before for students and yet we have the highest levels of mental health, anxiety, and stress among young people ever. I mean, past generations have lived in really bad situations (e.g. war), and I am sure they experienced some of those things without any support...but today, young people can't handle or face anything! even something like schoolwork. Everything is overwhelming them. We can blame technology/social media for sure, but not everything can be the result of that. Overprotective parenting does not allow children to develop self-regulation and resilience skills, and then they are not equipped to face/function in the "real world."
Need substack link in the description