she persisted | mental health, self-care, psychology, gen z, dbt, depression, anxiety, healing

I sit down with my best friend from home, who recounts what it was like watching me struggle, go to treatment, and come back home successfully. We discuss the societal norms that continuously stigmatize mental illness, how to support a friend who is struggling, and the importance of maintaining your mental health and support system before trying to solve someone else's! ...If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (sadiesutton.nsp@gmail.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor! ...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed! New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

In this episode, I sit down with my younger sister and we talk about how mental health impacts a family unit. We dive into her experience at home while I was at McLean, the differences she saw in me and the family, and the skills that she learned as well! We talk about the difficult spot you get put in when someone close to you is struggling but it's not your story to share. She also gives advice about finding someone to talk to. ...If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (sadiesutton.nsp@gmail.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

This week I sit down with one of my therapists from my therapeutic boarding school. We talk about how she saw me change, the difficulty of measuring long term emotional change, and the societal norms of not feeling negative emotions. Emily also asks me what is important to be successful in therapy. ...If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

I sit down with one of my past family and individual therapists (current therapist at the time of this recording) to discuss the work we've done. I ask him bout how listeners can improve their relationships, how I have changed, and the biggest things that have kept me from making progress. Jake also turns the tables and asks me some questions about what I think is important for therapists to know and what listeners should keep in mind when going to therapy....If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

In this episode of Nevertheless, She Persisted, I ask my Dad what it was like to be a parent of a patient at a residential program and a therapeutic boarding school. We also discuss our hopes for the future, mental health stigma today, and more. More information about 3 East Program at McLean Hospital: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/programs/3east or https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/3east-mcleans-unique-approach-adolescent-dialectical-behavior-therapy...If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (sadiesutton.nsp@gmail.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

Sitting down with a friend, we discuss relationships. We cover co-dependent unhealthy romantic relationships and friendships, evolving family relationships, and gossiping. How do we maintain our friendship as independent often dramatically different people? Do we experience relationships in the same way? How have they affected us? Listen to find out. 📚Book mentioned in today’s episode: https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Heart-Courage-Compassionate-Transform/dp/1101982926/ref=nodl_ (A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate Can Change our Lives)...If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

In this episode we talk anxiety. Between personal experiences, breaking down what panic attacks feel like, and why anxiety gets in the way of things, the listener gets a well rounded view of how anxiety works....If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

I ask my younger sister how she was impacted by my mental illness. From how the focus of the family shifted to how our relationship has evolved we discuss the highs and lows of the past 2 years....If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

I sit down with my Dad to discuss what it was like to see his child suffering from mental illness. Between conversations about the difficult decision to send me away, as a parent, not knowing how to help me, and what is different now in our family, this episode is aimed to give parents reassurance that you're doing the best you can and for kids to understand what it's like to be a parent in the toughest of times. ...If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. New Episodes every Friday....Follow She Persisted on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook!> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support

After 25 episodes, I went back and re-recorded my first episode. I talk all about what inspired me to start the podcast, my story, and my personal journey. Read the full episode transcription here.Soundbites are from the following episode (not necessarily in order of appearance)...2. A Dad’s perspective on how to support a teen suffering from depression and anxiety3. A sister’s perspective: what does depression and anxiety look like? How do you support a sibling struggling? How did therapy help our family?10. A therapist’s perspective (Jacob Sparks, LMFT): therapeutic boarding school, healthy relationships, coping skills, self love, and recovering from depression and anxiety.11. A therapist’s perspective (Emily Thelen, MA+LCPC+CTRS): adjusting to change, societal norms, therapeutic boarding school, wilderness, and recovering from depression and anxiety.14. The effect of depression and anxiety on a family… feat. my younger sister15. How do you support a friend struggling with depression and anxiety while maintaining your own mental health?...If you have questions you want answered in future episodes, please reach out via email (inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com), social media DM's, or a voice message via anchor!...Available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor, and anywhere you listen to your podcasts. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you enjoyed! New Episodes every Friday....Stay updated on Instagram, Twitter, my Website, and Facebook> for business inquiries email: inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com...Helpful Resources...- Reading Recommendations- Mental Health Resources (links)- educational YouTube videos- purchase the DBT® Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets here- purchase the DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents here...© 2020 She Persisted LLC. This podcast is copyrighted subject matter owned by She Persisted LLC and She Persisted LLC reserves all rights in and to the podcast.  Any use without She Persisted LLC’s express prior written consent is prohibited.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shepersisted/support