In this continuation of the discussion on psych meds, Lex shares what changes they have made over the past few months and how it has affected them.

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• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
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• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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Lexi and their friend Oliver explore the nuance behind the idea that "nobody wants to work." They talk about inhumane working conditions, how capitalism keeps us so busy it makes it difficult to do anything but work, and the idea that we are meant for more than a 40 hour work week.

These resources are for listeners in the US:

• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
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• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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In this episode, Lexi reflects on an IFS therapy session in which they spent a lot of time noticing their emotions. They introduce an app, linked below, that is helping with these first steps of emotional regulation: recognizing and labeling the feelings.

----- Resources from this episode:

• 😭 How We Feel App
• 😭 ⁠RULER Method⁠
• 😭 ⁠Mood Meter for Kids⁠
• 😭 ⁠Feelings wheel

These resources are for listeners in the US:

• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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In the continuation of the No Bad Parts mini-series, host, Lex, discusses a recent therapy session in which they and their therapist chose to treat work like a relationship. Lex shares what they have had difficulty with in regards to this specific metaphor and how this is only the beginning of their journey through Parts Work.

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These resources are for listeners in the US:

• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠⁠⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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In this episode, Lexi and their bestie Sam discuss the basics of medication for depression and anxiety while sharing their personal medication journeys. The friends discuss how medication can help to strengthen neural pathways and how it can help dig you out of your hole.

Resources for this episode:

• 😭 Drug Treatment for Depression on WebMD
• 😭 Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) by the Mayo Clinic
• 😭 Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors SNRIs by the Mayo Clinic
• 😭 Hashimoto's Disease by the Mayo Clinic
• 😭 Premenstrual Dysmorphic Disorder (PMDD) by Johns Hopkins Medicine

These resources are for listeners in the US:

• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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In this episode, Lex does some independent "parts work" regarding their communication patterns with their partner.

TW: Childhood sexual assault (CSA) and grooming mention at 21:50.

Resources for this episode:

• 😭 Machismo Definition
• 😭 Paper on Machismo and Negative Cognitive Emotional Factors

These resources are for listeners in the US:

• 😭⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭⁠⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠ Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠ Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠
• 😭⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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In this minisode, Lex reflects on how everything feels like it's hitting all at once. A lot of feelings come to the surface including anger, fear, and feeling overwhelmed as they process returning from time off, handling peak season, and physical health in addition to mental health difficulties.

If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below are for listeners in the US.

• 😭⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Crisis Text Line⁠⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠⁠Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠⁠Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠⁠Inclusive Therapists⁠⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠⁠Resources for Gun Safety⁠⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠⁠Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠⁠⁠
• 😭 ⁠⁠⁠National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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In the season 5 opener, Lex reflects on a therapy session where they realized that they are in survival mode and escalated all the time, and how that makes it difficult for them to acknowledge and feel multiple feelings at the same time.

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Resources from this episode:

• 😭⁠⁠ ⁠No Bad Parts⁠: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard Schwartz (I've linked to a black owned bookstore!)

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These resources are for listeners in the US:

• 😭⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠ The Trevor Project⁠
• 😭⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠
• 😭⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠
• 😭⁠ Inclusive Therapists⁠
• 😭⁠ Resources for Gun Safety⁠
• 😭⁠ Resources for Reproductive Rights⁠
• 😭⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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