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sadie sutton
gen z talks about mental health more than any generation before—but most of what we hear online is incomplete, unproven, or impractical. she persisted bridges that gap. hosted by sadie sutton, a 22-year-old upenn psychology grad who’s lived the struggle and now studies the science, each episode turns proven psychology and personal insight into clear, relatable steps—making mental health make sense. subscribe for weekly episodes & monday minis!
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Jan 20, 2025 • 6min
MINI: depression hacks you need to know!
 Welcome to the new Mental Health Minis series! Every Monday, we will feature a 5-minute mini-episode with content from a past She Persisted episode. This week's episode is a solo episode on what I wish I'd known about depression when I was struggling. You'll learn three popular misconceptions about depression before I share some game-changing mental health habits I've implemented. To listen to the full episode, click HERE!SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCLET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Jan 17, 2025 • 47min
209. how to set habits you'll *actually* use [solo]
 #209 In this week's solo episode, I discuss how to set healthy habits and achieve your goals this year using psychology! I'll be sharing my favorite psychology hacks on how to set achievable habits and goals before diving into my personal goals for 2025. In this episode, I explain: + The difference between motivation & volition + Key frameworks that will help you achieve your goals + The importance of making plans & the most effective ways to set plans + Three psychology hacks for achieving your goals more quickly+ Why you should start setting habits when pursuing your goals+ Three ways to increase your likelihood of implementing a new habit+ Common reasons why we get stuck & don't achieve our goals + Tips on improving your willpower so you can achieve your goals+ Goals & habits that I'm looking to implement this yearMENTIONED+ Mindset Theory of Action Phases+ Healthy Through Habit+ Episode on exposure therapySHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC⚡ This week's episode is sponsored by Magic Mind. You can get 45% off the Magic Mind Bundle by using this link: https://magicmind.com/SHEPERSISTEDJAN. STARBUCKS GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY: Want coffee on me?! Each month I'll be randomly choosing a winner to receive a Starbucks giftcard! To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a review of the podcast on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts and DM me on a screenshot of your review on Instagram. Win bonus entries by tagging the podcast on your Instagram story or TikTok! Good luck!LET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Jan 4, 2025 • 41min
208. How to Be a Mental Health ADVOCATE feat. Active Minds
 #208 Today's guests are Alison Malmon and Lauren Cikara of Active Minds, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization promoting mental health awareness and education for young adults. Active Minds has a vibrant network of chapters and award-winning programs at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, K12 schools, workplaces, and communities nationwide. Alison heads the organization as its Founder and Executive Director, while Lauren acts as the VP of School Mental Health. In this episode, we discuss:+ The personal tragedy that led to Alison starting Active Minds + Why people often struggle to talk about their mental health + Ways to open up & connect with others about mental health + Mental health struggles that occur on college campuses + Advice on how to support a teenager who is struggling with their mental health + How to get involved or join a chapter with Active Minds + Policies that schools & our government should start implementing on mental healthActive Minds' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/active_mindsMENTIONED + Active Minds + A.S.K. program+ Contact Active Minds+ Sign up for their newsletterSHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCSTARBUCKS GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY: Want coffee on me?! Each month I'll be randomly choosing a winner to receive a Starbucks giftcard! To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a review of the podcast on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts and DM me on a screenshot of your review on Instagram. Win bonus entries by tagging the podcast on your Instagram story or TikTok! Good luck!LET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Jan 1, 2025 • 6min
MINI: 5 Ways to Form a SECURE ATTACHMENT in 5 Mins!
 Welcome to the new Mental Health Minis series! Every other Monday, we will feature a 5-minute mini-episode with content from a past She Persisted episode. This week’s guest is Thais Gibson— a best-selling author, counselor, speaker, and founder of The Personal Development School. In this mini-episode, you'll learn the types of attachment styles and five ways to form a more secure attachment style. To listen to the full episode, click HERE!SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCLET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Dec 16, 2024 • 5min
MINI: 5 Ways to Fix Your ANXIETY
 Welcome to the new Mental Health Minis series! Every other Monday, we will feature a 5-minute mini-episode with content from a past She Persisted episode. This week’s guest is Tara Bixby—a therapist, anxiety coach, and host of the Courageously.u Podcast. In this mini-episode, you'll learn why we feel anxiety and ways to reduce your anxiety. To listen to the full episode, click HERE!SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCLET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Dec 12, 2024 • 29min
207. What Research Says About DEPRESSION feat. Dr. Steven Hollon
 #207 Today's guest is Dr. Steven Hollon—the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. His work focuses on the etiology and treatment of depression in adults, with his research showing that cognitive and behavioral interventions for depression can be as efficacious as and more enduring than antidepressant medications. In this episode, we discuss:+ Why Dr. Hollon became interested in studying depression + What percentage of the population actually struggles with depression+ Ways we should be thinking about the current mental health crisis + The process of self-reflecting on depression & what people get wrong+ Evolutionary mechanisms behind our symptoms of depression + Effective treatments for depression other than antidepressant medications + How changing your thoughts and behaviors through CBT can affect depression + What makes someone more likely to have repeated episodes of depression + Why adolescents can be more vulnerable to depression + Two crucial things you can do to stop a depressive episode + Trusting adolescents to make positive changes for their mental health MENTIONED + ABCT+ Dr. Hollon's Research+ Mind Over Mood+ "What we got wrong about depression..."+ Seligman & Maier on learned helplessnessSHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOC⚡ This week's episode is sponsored by Magic Mind. Get your Magic Mind here: https://magicmind.com/SHEPERSISTED20 You get 20% for one time purchase and up to 48% off for subscriptions with my code: SHEPERSISTED20.STARBUCKS GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY: Want coffee on me?! Each month I'll be randomly choosing a winner to receive a Starbucks giftcard! To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a review of the podcast on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts and DM me on a screenshot of your review on Instagram. Win bonus entries by tagging the podcast on your Instagram story or TikTok! Good luck!LET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Dec 3, 2024 • 6min
MINI: How to Heal from Addiction
 Welcome to the new Mental Health Minis series! Every other Monday, we will feature a 5-minute mini-episode with content from a past She Persisted episode. This week’s guest is Alexis Neiers—an author, mental health advocate, addiction center owner, and host of the Recovering from Reality podcast. In this mini-episode, you'll learn what people with substance addictions and their loved ones need to know about the nature of addiction. To listen to the full episode, click HERE!SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCLET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Dec 1, 2024 • 52min
206. EMOTION REGULATION: Misophonia, DBT, Reactivity, & More feat. Dr. Mark Zachary Rosenthal
 #206 Today's guest is Dr. Mark Zachary Rosenthal—a clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences department and the Psychology & Neuroscience department at Duke University. He is also the director of the Duke Center for Misophonia and Emotion Regulation (CMER), where he pioneers research on misophonia, emotional functioning, borderline personality disorder, virtual reality, digital health, and behavioral therapies. We are also joined by Grace Heppes, the Outreach and Education Coordinator for CMER. In this episode, we discuss:+ How our body generates emotions & the purpose of our emotions+ Reasons that certain people have dysregulated emotions  + Why dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is so unique & its key principles+ A hack for finding a qualified, DBT-based clinician  + The connection between suicidal ideation & emotion dysregulation + What misophonia is & how people's views of it have changed over time+ How people react to misophonia triggers & why this ties to emotion regulation+ The realities of living with misophonia  + Tools to help people struggling with misophonia MENTIONED + CMER Website+ CMER InstagramSHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCSTARBUCKS GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY: Want coffee on me?! Each month I'll be randomly choosing a winner to receive a Starbucks giftcard! To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a review of the podcast on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts and DM me on a screenshot of your review on Instagram. Win bonus entries by tagging the podcast on your Instagram story or TikTok! Good luck!LET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Nov 22, 2024 • 51min
205. What I Wish I Knew About Anxiety...
 #205 In this week's solo episode, I discuss what I wish I'd known when struggling with anxiety. Through my lived experiences with anxiety as well as my psychology coursework and academic research, I've collected a lot of tips on how to manage anxiety. In this episode, I share these tips with you, including:+ A quote about anxiety that changed my entire perspective + The best way to attribute your anxiety + A DBT skill for stopping a panic attack or thought spiral+ The evolutionary purpose of anxiety, including social anxiety & panic attacks+ How to tell whether your anxiety qualifies as a mental health disorder + Using cognitive behavioral therapy principles to help with anxiety + Benefits of using exposure therapy for your anxiety + DBT skills to use for your anxiety in the long- and short-term+ Why anxiety can actually be a GOOD thing MENTIONED+ She Persisted Ep. 28+ She Persisted Ep. 191 + She Persisted Ep. 194SHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCSTARBUCKS GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY: Want coffee on me?! Each month I'll be randomly choosing a winner to receive a Starbucks giftcard! To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a review of the podcast on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts and DM me on a screenshot of your review on Instagram. Win bonus entries by tagging the podcast on your Instagram story or TikTok! Good luck!LET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 

Nov 11, 2024 • 30min
204. Your Guide to Generational Trauma feat. Dr. Mariel Buqué
 #204 Today's guest is Dr. Mariel Buqué— a first-generation Black Dominican psychologist, a world-renowned intergenerational trauma expert, and the author of the bestselling book Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma. Her mission is to help reduce the recurrence of Intergenerational ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) within communities of color. In this episode, we discuss:+ What generational trauma is & how it works+ If generational trauma varies by sibling + How being born with generational trauma can affect you + Ways to prevent generational trauma from negatively impacting you + What it means to break the cycle of generational trauma+ Breaking generational trauma cycles despite pushback from your family+ Supporting others who are breaking their own generational trauma cycles+ Navigating the intense emotions that come with cycle-breaking + How to lower stress & boost safety when doing healing work + Where to start when beginning to break generational trauma cyclesMENTIONED + Dr. Buqué's website+ Break the Cycle Trauma Center+ Break the CycleSHOP GUEST RECOMMENDATIONS: https://amzn.to/3A69GOCSTARBUCKS GIFTCARD GIVEAWAY: Want coffee on me?! Each month I'll be randomly choosing a winner to receive a Starbucks giftcard! To enter this giveaway, all you have to do is leave a review of the podcast on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts and DM me on a screenshot of your review on Instagram. Win bonus entries by tagging the podcast on your Instagram story or TikTok! Good luck!LET'S CONNECT+ Instagram (@shepersistedpodcast)+ Website (shepersistedpodcast.com)+ YouTube (Sadie Sutton: She Persisted Podcast)+ Twitter (@persistpodcast)+ Facebook (@shepersistedpodcast)+ TikTok (@shepersistedpodcast)+ inquiries@shepersistedpodcast.com© 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. 


