A Cry A Day Keeps Your Therapist Paid: Recent Episodes
Makayla Cramer
Our podcast focuses on the different ways to better your mental health while also discussing the understanding of anxiety and depression.
Why would anyone run in an urban area? Why does Misha think it takes Makayla 5 minutes to walk to her mailbox? In our final episode, we discuss how nature can be beneficial for people struggling with depression. We dive into ecotherapy, the importance of exercise, and the importance of sunlight.
Why do Makayla and Misha relate to unhealthy coping mechanisms? Coping mechanisms are something everyone does. In this episode, we shed light on what exactly coping is and how some coping mechanisms can be harmful to a person’s overall health. We also discuss the types of coping mechanisms and share some specific examples of good coping mechanisms for depression.
Why does Misha say mantra wrong? Is Makayla actually correct? For this episode, we discuss the many aspects of meditation and how it can be beneficial for people with anxiety. We go into detail about what meditating is, the specific meditation elements, meditation, and how it helps with anxiety, types of meditation, and our own experiences with meditation.
What are bergamots and why are they green? Can Misha pronounce ylang-ylang? In this episode, we focus on the discussion of aromatherapy. Specifically, we discuss: what aromatherapy is, what essential oils are and how they are beneficial, the different types of essential oils for General Anxiety Disorder (GAD), the types of essential oils for panic disorder, and lastly our own experiences with aromatherapy.
Is music tangible? Why do Misha’s art pieces explode? In this episode, the topic we focus on is art and how it can help to deal with depression. We go into depth about: art therapy, the different types of art, drawing, writing, reading, and our own personal experiences with art.
Why is Makayla addicted to ASMR? What is skin excitement? In this episode, we discuss ASMR! Autonomous sensory meridian response is a newer discovery that we help shed light on. We go over: what ASMR is, studies that have been done to show the effect of ASMR, and our own personal experience with ASMR.
What is the difference between lo-fi and ambient music? Why does Makayla read Marconi as Macroni? In this episode, we discuss how music can be beneficial for anxiety. Specifically, we discuss: how music is used, the correlation between anxiety and music, the types of music, and our own personal experiences.
Hi Everyone!
In this episode, we explain: who we are, why we created this podcast, and what the purpose of our podcasts are. Lastly, we discuss what anxiety and depression are and how important the continuation of education in terms of mental health is.