The Mentally ill Mentor: Recent Episodes
David Grant Miller
Are you (or someone you love) struggling with anxiety, depression, or thoughts of suicide? Exhausted from the emotional pain? If so, self-help author David Grant Miller has an important message for you: “You CAN do this. There IS hope. You are NOT alone. Please, don’t give up! For over 20 years, I’ve struggled with the very same things. At one point, I was hurting SO bad, I nearly attempted to end my life. But an unmistakable last-minute impression changed everything. I realized that I was worth something, and that my life was worth living. Those facts are true for you too! Before that experience, I would have sworn on a stack of Bibles that my future was utterly hopeless. But after 25 years of marriage to my beautiful wife, and 7 wonderful children later, I thank God I didn’t follow through with what would have been the biggest mistake of my life. I won’t lie and tell you that my mental health is perfect now, or profess to have the solution to every mental health problem on the planet. But I will tell you that after more than two decades, I have become intimately familiar with the principles that are at the heart of mental wellness, and I work my tail off to live them every single day. If you’re hurting deeply like I was, and if you’re willing to work hard to change, I’d love to be your guide on an unforgettable journey to regaining your hope, inner peace, and joy.”
Do you get more than nervous making small talk? In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller you’ll discover 3 simple tips to help make small talk a little easier.
While Mother’s Day is a wonderful occasion for many people, it can be quite the opposite for some. In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave refers to an article from an email newsletter published by Selena Gomez on what to do if Mother’s Day is, for you, not a happy time.
Russell Brand isn't shy about discussing his former addiction to drugs. In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave lets us in on some insights from Russell on how Transcendental Meditation helped him get clean.
Did you used to feel deeply in love, but now feel frustrated and confused? In Episode 60 of The Mentally ill Mentor podcast, Dave discusses attachment styles, when and how they form, and how understanding them can empower us to change and heal our most cherised relationships.
It's no secret that celebrities have mental health challenges too.
But in this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses celebrities who have been particularly vulnerable in sharing their stories to help us know we are all in this together!
When your mood is low it's hard to get out of bed and do much of anything! But, in this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the incredible POWER physical activity has in changing your mood. Listen now to discover how to get motivated and stay motivated so you can live a happy life!
If you struggle with mental health, chances are pretty darn high that you talk to yourself in a negative, harsh way.
Although changing our relationship with our Inner Critic isn't easy to do, in today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave talks about how it can be done, and the wonderful peace that can come when you do.
Questions? Email Dave at: davidgrantmiller@gmail.com
If you've got a spouse that's struggling with their mental health, there is hope!
That's Aimee's main message on today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller.
While Aimee and Dave discuss the heartache and challenges that Dave's mental health caused early on, Aimee shares how she coped, what she learned, and how it can help YOU.
Got a question for Aimee? Email: davidgrantmiller@gmail.com.
On today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the FREE Insight Timer app, which features unique meditations, along with Live Events, Courses, Workshops and Mentoring.
Full of cool cartoon-type pictures and fun, colorful backgrounds, the Headspace app makes you feel happy just opening it!
In today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses all the cool and unique features and discusses what you need to know to determine if this is the meditation app for you.
Seen on Shark Tank and talked about by Forbes, the New York Times and more, the Simple Habit meditation app is a great one!
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave reviews the features of this cool app, which caters to busy people who want to meditate whenever they can squeeze it in.
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave reviews - in real time - the Aura app. Aura offers sessions for Life Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Hypnosis and much more. Consider whether Aura is the right meditation app for you as Dave downloads the Aura app to his iPhone, opens it up, and tests out all its cool features.
When it comes to Daily Mental Workouts (meditation), there are some pretty darn good apps out there.
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave explores - in real time - the features of the very cool "1 Giant Mind" app.
This app guides you through a mantra meditation, has a 12 day training program, a 30-Day Challenge, and more!
A quick Google search reveals there are over 2,500 meditation apps!
With that many to choose from, if you've made the SUPER-SMART decision to get into meditation, how on earth can you figure out which app is the best?!
In today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave reviews the Calm app, a SUPER-COOL app full of guided meditations, sleep stories and more.
In April of 2021, Oprah and neuroscientist and psychiatrist Dr. Bruce Perry released a phonomenal book entitled: What Happened To You?
The name of the book came from the fact that, in so many instances, when those with mental health challenges act kinda weird, people normally ask "What is wrong with you!"?
But, Oprah and Dr. Perry describe in detail that the better and more appropriate question: "what happened to you" almost always leads to the answer "trauma".
With that knowledge, EVERYTHING finally makes sense.
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, neuroscientist Dr. Fred Travis explains simply and briefly how trauma affects the brain and how Daily Mental Workouts Can Help Heal It.
This is an INCREDIBLE episode...don't miss it!
Have you (or a loved one) tried and failed and tried and failed and tried and failed to improve your mental health? Do you wonder if you will ever get over your anxiety, depression, or thoughts of suicide? In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave assures you that there is a HUGE reason to feel hope and to believe that you can try again and this time find success. Listen to Ellen, Jennifer Ashton, and Tom Brady as they talk about how Transcendental Meditation has rocked their world, and how it can do the same for YOU!
Olympic athletes get medals.
CEO's get big bonuses.
Kids in school get pizza parties.
But what about the rest of us?
How do we cash in on what is arguably one of the best forms of motivation: rewards?
In this compelling episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave talks about his personal experience of improving the mental performance of their young son with an experiment involving a small reward and how we can all use rewards to improve our mental performance as well.
Remember those New Year's Resolutions you set at this time in 2021?
Me neither haha!
In fact, as I reflected on my former New Year's resolutions, I wasn't even sure that I had made any, and if I did, I began wondering where I would even find them!
But, find them I did, and in this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, I share with you where I succeeded last year, where I failed, and what I learned that will help us both do even better in 2022.
Isn't it wonderful to have people in our lives who really NEED us?
Often, we try heroically to access our inner superpowers in an effort to help someone who may be struggling with mental health challenges.
It might be a co-worker, a neighbor, a child, a girlfriend, a boyfriend, or even a wife or a husband.
No matter who that "someone" may be, sometimes our superhero efforts backfire, and the villain we are trying to help our loved one fight actually gets bigger and even more powerful!
In today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave explains what we often do wrong, and what we can start doing right in order to access our inner superpowers to help anyone we care about to CRUSH their inner villain and help them in their fight.
To ask Dave a mental health question to be shared on the show, email: davidgrantmiller@gmail.com
Click here to go to Dave's mental health self-help book on Amazon.
Sesame Street was a show we all used to love - right!
It was all about happiness and positivity...except for Oscar the Grouch.
This green guy who lived in a trash can rarely had anything positive to say.
In fact, whenever something positive or happy was going on in the lives of those around him, Oscar had a way of just bringing everyone down.
In today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave talks about how our "inner Oscar the Grouch" loves to bring US down.
However, unlike Sesame Street, who never did get rid of Oscar the Grouch (for very understandable reasons), Dave talks about how we can silence our inner Oscar the Grouch forever - and how doing this will contribute significantly to better mental health.
To ask Dave a mental health question to be shared on the show, email davidgrantmiller@gmail.com
Click here to go to Dave's mental health self-help book on Amazon.
Meditation is where it's at when it comes to learning to control our minds and become stronger mentally.
Bottom line: Training our minds through meditation - which is like lifting weights mentally - can lead to less anxiety (more confidence), less intense and less frequent feelings of depression (more happiness), and can help us to focus on all the wonderful things we already have but may may not have noticed.
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave leads you step by step through a guided meditation session that will help you relax and ponder deeply on how you can accept, recognize, and be full of gratitude for all the incredible things in your life.
To ask Dave a mental health question to be shared on the show, email davidgrantmiller@gmail.com
Click here to go to Dave's mental health self-help book on Amazon.
Meditation.
I used to think it was TOTALLY UN-manly.
And, as someone who likes to think that he's all about "manly", I decided that meditation was definitely NOT for me.
But, in a moment of desperation, my whole way of thinking about meditation totally changed!
I had become SO mentally overweight that my condition had become life-threatening.
And things were SO bad, I wasn't sure how long I could hang on.
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, I want to share with you my story of how meditation - quite possibly - saved my life.
More importantly, whether or not YOU are struggling with intense thoughts of suicide, or anxiety, or depression, in today's episode you will learn why you ABSOLUTELY NEED meditation, how to do it, and the 3 ways it will COMPLETELY TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE.
Contrary to what used to be considered a "fact", science has now proven that our brains CAN re-wire themselves.
This is SUPER exciting when it comes to mental health because it means that even though you may have dealt with some pretty challenging issues, there IS hope!
In today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave explains how having a focus on what we're grateful for re-wires the brain - simply and easily.
And, the best part: as your thoughts change from negative to positive and your life changes from challenging to manageable, your ability to deal with depression, anxiety, and more, will become stronger every day!
Bottom line: You will feel SO much better!
So, don't miss this VERY cool episode, and be sure to share it with at least one person you really care about.
For me, keeping a Daily Gratitude Journal has been an on again off again thing.
In the past I've kept kept one out of duty...but keeping it because I felt I "should" hasn't had the desired effect.
But, recently, after a few aha moments about how powerful gratitude can be changing our focus and bringing pleasure into our lives, something HUGE changed in my brain.
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor, I share with you how I got back on the Daily Gratitude Journal horse again, why it feels SO good, and why I am lovin' it so much I don't EVER want to get off!
The Fisher Wallace Stimulator is a wearable device that qualifies as a rapid therapy for depression, anxiety and insomnia.
That claim was made, and much more, when I interviewed Kelly Roman, the CEO of Fisher Wallace, on my podcast some time ago.
At that time I had one thought: "I wonder if this device could help me to have a "normal" life again.
After ordering the device, which comes with a 30 day money-back guarantee, and after using it for over 3 weeks now, I have my answer, and I'm SO excited to share it with you.
We all know we need it, so why don't most of us get enough of it?
And, when we don't get enough sleep, how does it affect our mental health and our relationships with those we love the most?
Is sleep really THAT important?
And, if it is, HOW do we go about getting more?!
In this exciting episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the answers to these questions from the one and only LeBron James.
It's not always easy to love those of us who struggle with mental health challenges, as Dave's wife of over 25 years can attest to!
But, it can DEFINITELY be a relationship game changer when everyone "feels the love".
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses 3 ways to show that love - even when it's difficult - when a spouse or someone close to you needs your help.
While mindfulness is SO important, the reality is that our lives are controlled, to a HUGE degree, by our paradigms - mental programs that influence how we think and how we perceive our world.
And that keeps us from progressing and becoming successful in the areas that are important to us.
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave talks about what Bob Proctor preaches about paradigms - and reveals how to change them - in order to achieve the success we desire.
Need an answer to a mental health question? Email Dave at davidgrantmiller@gmail.com
In this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave speaks to Kelly Roman, CEO of Fisher Wallace, a company that specializes in treating anxiety (along with depression and insomnia), through means of a very cool wearable device.
Featured in Forbes, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, Men's Health, and more, this device has been sold to over 70,000 people and has elicited testimonials from thousands of users.
Don't miss this information packed, intriguing interview on a technology that could go a long way in helping you overcome your current mental health challenges.
For more information go to FisherWallace.com or in Canada, visit Circadia.info.
Do you ever get the sense that your mind is "wide open" - that your thoughts are going "full throttle"?
In today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave talks about the POWERFUL effect meditation has in slowing our thought processes down and helping us TRULY relax.
Through using the step-by-step process he describes - the one that has worked SO well for him, Dave explains how learning to slow your mind down will help you achieve a greater sense of balance, inner peace, and calm.
I'm SO excited for you to listen to this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller so I can share with you all that I've learned about lessening the anxiety we often don't even realize is there.
If you're anything like me, loving yourself isn't on your list of things you've become super good at.
But, the great thing is, being aware of that fact is the first step in making the changes that will help turn things around in the self-love department.
In today's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller we discuss 4 pretty cool methods that will be a HUGE help in helping you boost your level of self-love.
Doing this will not only help you achieve better mental health but it will also act as a catalyst for helping you feel a deeper sense of inner peace, hope, and happiness.
If your experience with controlling your emotions has been anything like mine, I have often asked myself: "What the heck is wrong with me?"
Observing my own emotions, and recognizing they are often very different and MUCH stronger than those of "normal people", has sometimes caused me to feel broken.
But after listening to Oprah talk about trauma (the subject of her new book), I now understand that a much better question to ask when it comes to troubling emotions is: "What happened to me?"
Instead of feeling broken or inferior, this question helps us understand that the "abnormal" emotions which often accompany poor mental health, are simply the result of some type of trauma.
And, knowing that, we can begin engaging in the work required to heal.
Have a mental health question? Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
When it comes to advice on how to best deal with mental health challenges, things can sometimes get confusing.
So, how do you get clarity?
In this episode, I not only explain why some mental health advice isn't the greatest, and why, but how you can access the best mental health advice every time.
As the oldest child in a large family, and with a mom who struggled with depression, Angela got used to sharing the burden of taking care of her younger siblings when her mom simply wasn't capable.
But after her mom's suicide, Angela began carrying an emotional burden for her siblings that would take its toll over the next decade, a toll which caused her to be emotionally unavailable for her own children and her husband.
But after an unexpected invitation to a 12-Step Addiction Recovery Program from a trusted friend, Angela realized that the root of the problem was one simple thing: codependence.
Although she hadn't even understood what she was truly dealing with, as she followed the steps of the program, miraculously, she felt free from the emotional weight she had been carrying.
With that emotional burden gone, she found that her "emotional bandwidth" was now available for her to not only be emotionally available for her children and her husband, but to finally feel a deep sense of lasting peace and joy.
Even though nearly all the things we do are positive and good, it seems to be some kind of phenomenon that we often focus exclusively on the small number of things about ourselves that aren't so good.
In this episode, I share a quick, true story from my life that illustrates how important it is to focus on the good, and how important that is when it comes to achieving and maintaining good mental health.
When it comes to feeling depressed, I know - from decades of personal experience - how hard it is to "get over it".
The reality is, when you're in the middle of depression, you REALLY believe, in the depth of your heart and soul, that things will NEVER, EVER get better.
But, the truth is, these feelings can only exist when there is one MAJOR key ingredient missing in your life.
That key ingredient is...wait for it...PURPOSE!
PURPOSE transforms depression into hope.
It has worked for me, and it will work for you.
So, hang in there, my friend, find your purpose, and you will find your happiness again.
Below is an excerpt from Byron Katie's website, TheWork.com
- "In the midst of an ordinary American life - two marriages, three children, a successful career - Katie entered a ten-year-long downward spiral into depression, agoraphobia, self-loathing, and suicidal despair"..."it was only because of her concern for her children that she didn't kill herself. For the last two years of this ordeal she could seldom manage to leave her house."
As "Katie" (the name her followers usually refer to her as) began becoming more self aware, she began to question the false perceptions that were causing her to feel so awful.
And, as she did, her depression, self-loathing, and constant thoughts of suicide disappeared almost overnight.
If you've never heard of Byron Katie and "The Work" and how applying her 4 questions to any life situation can work for YOU, I invite you to go to "TheWork.com" and discover how what she learned can help you, as it has helped hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.
I will never forget the day, over 20 years ago now, that I left my wife and our two young children with the goal of finding, proposing to, and hopefully marrying Jessica Simpson. (Yes, THE Jessica Simpson!)
And, I will never forget how deeply depressed I was following my crazy manic journey to Nevada to look for her.
After "coming down" from my manic state of mind after a 3-week stay in a well-known and widely stigmatized local mental institution, I felt DEEPLY depressed and FULL of shame.
I had lost my job, made a complete fool of myself, and left the woman and children I loved.
Could my wife ever love someone like me - someone who had been officially diagnosed with bipolar disorder?
Would our children forever think Dad was a total goofball?
Would I ever be able to put my life back together, get a job, and end up being halfway "normal"?
Eventually I recovered, and life is great now, but STIGMA, that darn "S" word, made the whole process SO much harder than it needed to be!
In today's episode we talk my experience and some POWERFUL ways to say "who gives a rip!" to stigma so you can just get the help you need and get on with living your best life.
I remember well a former boss of mine who was always pretty "chill".
I now realize that bringing his dog to work most days must have been a big part of the reason.
In today's episode we talk about the big benefits of this seemingly weird practice, along with many other POWERFUL ways to to lower your stress and increase good mental health at work.
Nothing can prepare you for the suicide of someone so close to you and the devastation that follows.
After her boyfriend of 3 years took his own life, Germaine was reeling from the effects of the "emotional carnage" she experienced as she tried her best to cope with this heartbreaking tragedy and make sense of it all.
One of her greatest supports was her boyfriend's mother, whom she formed a strong bond with immediately following her boyfriend's death.
His mom became one of her greatest emotional anchors as she tried to maintain hope and as she struggled to move forward.
Three months later, however, her boyfriend's mom lost her own battle with deep depression and the intense temptation of suicide, and she, too, took her own life.
Feeling angry and desperately alone, Germaine was pushed to a breaking point and questioned whether she could even go on.
But go on she did!
Amid the heartache and sorrow, slowly but surely, and with the help of a wonderful counsellor, she was able to rebuild her life and regain her hope and happiness.
Today she is blessed to have a wonderful marriage, two beautiful young children, and a career she loves.
While Germaine's story is one of intense sorrow and tragedy, it is also one of incredible determination, strength, and pure and total courage.
Shaming is an AMAZINGLY effective way to elicit the behavior you want in your children.
How can I be so sure?
Sadly, I've been there, done that, even though I know it can be SO destructive to our children's self- esteem and self-worth and is at the heart of so many mental health challenges.
But there is SUCH a better way!
It's called "Celebrating" and it is POWERFUL in helping our children to not only modify their behavior, but to focus on and understand, at the deepest level, that we love them and value them for who they are, regardless of their behavior.
Ever experienced a shame spiral?
Your face may go red, your head may get a little dizzy, you might have a hard time concentrating on whatever it was you were doing.
Something has triggered a FLOOD of shame and you feel awful!
From personal experience, I KNOW how this feels, and, can I tell you, it's NASTY!
But there is hope in overcoming shame.
Today we discuss Brene Brown, famous shame researcher, and her fantastic advice on how to get out of a shame spiral and bring us back to the reality that we ARE - contrary to what we may believe in that moment - worthy of love and connection.
Living in this COVID world can be pretty tough some days.
And, for those of us who have a wonderful added feature in our lives - mental health challenges - life at this time can be downright difficult!
But be assured, there IS hope!
In today's episode, we discuss Jamie's sage advice about remembering that we grow the most when the game of life is the hardest.
I look forward to talking to you!
Love,
Dave
Come with me as I tell the true story of an experience I had today when our 9-year-old son solved a problem in 5 seconds that a seasoned expert worked on for over 40 minutes - all because Joe had personal experience and not just technical knowledge.
In a similar way, when it comes to mental health challenges and how to overcome them, experts aren't the only ones that know how.
While therapists and social workers have a lot of excellent advice, it's also SO important to listen to your gut and to trust YOURSELF!
Although I wouldn't dream of breaking my word to someone else, I realized recently that, for over 20 years, I've been in the bad habit of breaking my promises to myself!
I invite you to listen to my story and why I've made breaking my promises to ME a thing of the past, and why it is helping to build my self-esteem and self-confidence, and how it can do the same for YOU!
I typed at 100 miles an hour as Jamie Kern Lima, billionaire founder of IT Cosmetics, spoke LIVE on Zoom during a seminar I attended 3 days ago - I didn't want to miss a thing!
As she spoke, I was blown away!
Her TRUE story of triumph after SO many heartbreaking and insensitive rejections, is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
Come with me as we talk about how to apply the principle of TRUSTING yourself - the thing that got her through it all - to YOUR life and YOUR efforts to achieve better mental health.
In today's VERY COOL episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave interviews Sadie, a fun-loving, 20-something, happily married woman, about her mental health challenges.
Sadie's honesty and vulnerability in sharing her true story are as refreshing as the AMAZING ADVICE she has for anyone who wants to become and stay strong, come what may.
Highlights from this Episode
- What OCD signs and symptoms began manifesting themselves at an early age
- How she has been able to develop resilience in the face of opposition
- How she continues to be happy in the present and have great hope for a wonderful future
To see Dave's self-help book on Amazon just click here.
Looking for answers to mental health questions?
Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
Identifying depression in someone you know or love can be pretty darn tricky.
In today’s episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses how to figure out if depression is a problem for someone you know or love, and gives practical tips you can use to help them get the help they need.
Highlights from this Episode
- Dave’s true story of gut-wrenching depression
- Best practices when it comes to discussing depression
- How to begin a conversation about depression and make it as comfortable as possible for both of you
To see Dave's self-help book on Amazon just click here.
Looking for answers to mental health questions?
Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
Roy T. Bennett once said: “Always have a willing hand to help someone. You might be the only one that does.”
In today’s episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the best ways to identify and help someone in your circle of influence that may be struggling with anxiety.
Highlights from this Episode
- Dave’s true story of paralyzing anxiety
- Expert advice on how to help someone who is struggling
- How to stop worrying you might say something wrong and just start the conversation
To see Dave's self-help book on Amazon click here.
Looking for answers to mental health questions?
Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
George MacDonald once said “To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”
In today’s episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave explores the powerful link between self trust and the ability to control our emotions, and discusses practical suggestions for developing this trust.
Highlights from this Episode
- The surprising link between breaking promises to ourselves and strong negative emotions
- Why making and keeping promises to ourselves is critical to emotional stability
- 3 simple but POWERFUL ways to begin building self trust
To see Dave's self-help book on Amazon just click here.
Looking for answers to mental health questions?
Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
Gail Lynn Goodwin once said “Beating yourself up is like trying to get out of a hole while digging it deeper.”
In today’s episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave shares the true story of a friend who resisted beating himself up after making a costly mistake and shares how it inspired Dave to learn more about how to silence his own inner critic.
Highlights from this Episode
- The simple but BRILLIANT secret Dave’s friend used to deny giving his inner critic a voice
- How to apply this secret in YOUR life, and how it can benefit your mental health
- 40 easy but POWERFUL ways to boot your inner critic out of your life for good
To see Dave's self-help book on Amazon just click here.
Looking for answers to mental health questions?
Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
Beyonce once said “Women have to take the time to focus on our mental health—take time for self, for the spiritual, without feeling guilty or selfish.”
In today’s episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave talks about how guilt-free self-care is essential to good mental health and explains that making time to manifest love to yourself in this way isn’t as hard as you think.
Highlights from this Episode
- Why self-care is a counter-intuitive thing
- How to unleash the power of self-care to deepen your relationship with the people you love, and with yourself
- A powerful 5-Step program to help you overcome common barriers to taking care of yourself
To see Dave's self-help book on Amazon just click here. Or, search for "David Grant Miller" and "The Mentally ill Mentor"
Looking for answers to mental health questions?
Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
Ever heard the saying: “Whatever the question, the answer is CHOCOLATE?” (haha!) In this week's episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave explains how various forms of sugar - as irresistible as they are - are contributing significantly to your mental health challenges, in ways you may not have realized.
Highlights from this Episode
- How Dave’s love affair with sugar is sometimes damaging to his most cherished relationships (and how this could be true for you)
- What research says about the effects of sugar on mental health, including one finding that will blow your mind
- 4 Easy-to-Implement strategies you can begin using TODAY to change your relationship with sugar in a healthy, balanced way
To see Dave's self-help book on Amazon just click here. Or, search for "David Grant Miller" and "The Mentally ill Mentor"
Looking for answers to mental health questions?
Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
On this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave reads a deeply personal diary entry describing how his temptation to commit suicide was SO intense that he actually wrote out a Pro’s and Con’s list to help him decide whether or not he should go through with it.
Highlights from this Episode
- What causes intense thoughts of suicide
- Why it’s so hard to break the suicide thought-pattern
- 3 powerful things you can start doing today to build your mental muscle and crush your suicide thought-pattern habit
To see Dave's self-help book on Amazon just click here.
Or, search for "David Grant Miller" and "The Mentally ill Mentor"
Looking for answers to mental health questions? Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
When it comes to anxiety and depression, shame can be a HUGE barrier between you and positive change. But it doesn’t have to be that way! On this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the psychology of shame and shares a powerful but easy-to-implement 3-Step Program designed to help you overcome your shame and unlock your power to change.
Highlights from this Episode
- Dave’s true story of self-hatred and shame
- How shame stops us even when we really want to change
- How Dave’s powerful 3-Step Program can help you believe in yourself and in your ability to create positive change
To see Dave's self help book on Amazon just click here.
Looking for answers to mental health questions? Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
Let’s face it: anxiety STINKS! But the reality is, to some degree or another, many of us have to deal with it, whether we like it or not. But not liking it, or even REALLY HATING our anxiety, doesn’t mean we’re helpless to do something about it.
On this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses some pretty personal stuff when it comes to the paralyzing anxiety he used to feel in certain situations and the BIG SECRET that has helped him completely turn his former anxiety-laden life around.
Highlights from this Episode
- Dave’s true story (including some pretty raw emotion) about the paralyzing anxiety he used to feel
- How Dave’s true story can help you become more motivated to face your anxiety head on, even when the thought of doing that fills you with fear
- What a Harvard Health blog post has to say about the effectiveness of the BIG THING Dave has used to successfully battle his anxiety
- 5 ways to effectively implement this anxiety-crushing technique in your life
- How to make this simple technique a daily habit for the rest of your life
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Do you want to reduce your anxiety, depression, or thoughts of suicide so you can feel peace, calm and happiness more often? Well, meditation can do it for you - IF you stick with it. Like getting in shape physically after months of inactivity, getting in shape mentally and developing a new habit takes a bit of work and a positive attitude too. While it’s not easy to do what it takes to become a daily meditator...to build your mental muscle...the quality-of-life rewards are WELL worth the effort!
On this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the mistakes he made over months and years of trying and failing to make meditation a daily habit. He also discusses how the lessons he learned can help you avoid the same mistakes so you can enjoy the wonderful benefits of ongoing daily meditation with as little trial-and-error as possible.
Highlights from this Episode
- How understanding one basic principle can make all the difference in starting and sticking with your meditation routine
- How understanding the truths behind Deepak Chopra’s 7 Myths of Meditation can help motivate you for the long haul
- How “under-achieving” will have you overachieving in no time
- How to schedule your daily meditation practice so you can stick with it
- The power of setting realistic meditation goals
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When it comes to feeling peace and calm in your life, do anxiety, depression, or thoughts of suicide continue to get in your way? Does the battle with your emotional pain seem to be sucking the joy out of your life every day? On this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses more about one simple, easy-to-implement technique that has been HUGE in helping him control his emotions, and talks about how it can do the same for you.
Highlights from this Episode
- Dave’s true story of desperation before making this “thing” a part of his life
- How Dave became converted to the power of this life-changing technique, and how you can too
- How this "thing" can improve your relationships with the people you love the most
- The secret to making this “thing” a habit you engage in every day
- How to personalize it so this “habit” is something that you LOVE
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Do you find yourself wishing you could replace your anxiety, depression, or thoughts of suicide with a deep sense of inner peace and calm? Have you given up hope that “feeling better” is even possible? Are you willing to put on your “I can change” hat and begin believing that YOU are in charge of your life and NOT your illness? On this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave discusses the power of one simple, easy-to-implement mental muscle building technique that has been life-changing for him, and can be for you too, IF you are willing to do the work.
Highlights from this Episode
- Why Dave thought he was “too cool” to try this technique and what made him finally change his mind
- Why Dave deeply regrets waiting so long to start building his mental muscle using this strategy, and how you can avoid the same mistake
- How this technique has made a huge difference for Jennifer Lopez and Justin Bieber and can do the same for you
- How embracing this technique can bring immediate positive change to your most cherished relationships
- A simple how-to guide on implementing this life-changing “thing” in your life TODAY so you can begin controlling your emotions rather than having them control you
To see Dave's self help book on Amazon just click here.
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Looking for answers to mental health questions?
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Do you (or someone you love) have feelings of anxiety, depression, or thoughts of suicide? Do you battle feelings of self-hatred even though you want to love yourself? Have multiple failed attempts to overcome all this negative stuff left you feeling hopeless and alone? On this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, Dave guides you in understanding why you feel the way you do and shares a simple but powerful step-by-step process to help you begin feeling better.Highlights from this EpisodeThe life-changing concept Dave learned from his favorite therapist (yes, he’s had many over the years) that can help you knock out self-hatred and foster self-loveHow you can adopt the mental mindset Aimee (Dave’s wife of over 25 years) has used to get through the rough times caused by Dave’s anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicideWhy understanding this concept is absolutely essential if you are REALLY serious about achieving great mental health - and maintaining it long termThe one easy-to-implement technique you can use today to begin the process of saying goodbye to your mental health challengesA step-by-step guide to kicking the habit that’s stopping you from making the progress you want and deserve To see Dave's self help book on Amazon just click here. Or, go to Amazon and search for "David Grant Miller" and "The Mentally ill Mentor"Looking for answers to mental health questions? Email Dave at: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com
Are you (or someone you love) struggling with anxiety, depression, or thoughts of suicide?Feeling hopeless and alone - like nobody understands what you’re going through?Wondering how long you can hang on?On this episode of The Mentally ill Mentor with Dave Miller, author and public speaker David Grant Miller introduces himself, his nasty mental health struggles, and assures you that because he understands your emotional pain, he also knows how to help you deal with it - in HEALTHY ways.Highlights from this Episode Introduction to Dave, Aimee (his wife of over 25 years), and their 7 childrenDave’s near suicide attempt and what - exactly - stopped him from going through with itHow Dave’s story can help you see yourself (or someone you love) for who you REALLY areWhy Dave can relate to your deep emotional pain, and why that mattersThe decision Dave made that enabled him to climb out of his “bottomless emotional pit”, and how you can do the sameHow the experiences of of Selena Gomez and Michael Phelps helped Dave have hope for the future, and how these experiences apply to you tooTo see Dave's self help book on Amazon just click here. Or, go to Amazon and search for "David Grant Miller" and "The Mentally ill Mentor"Questions? Email Dave: thementallyillmentor@gmail.com