Until Next Time with Amanda: Recent Episodes
Amanda
Ready to talk, cry, and bring light to mental health! Follow me on Instagram for Podcast Updates: @aclambie or email me at untilnexttimepod@icloud.com **Please note I am not a mental health professional. I am not qualified to give anything other than my opinions and insight into my own experiences. Please consult your medical professionals.
Have you ever put thought into what you say to people who confide in your about your mental health? Recently some things were said to me that lit a fire for me to talk about what types of things can hurt and ideas on how we talk to people - to make sure they feel safe, validated and supported!
Trigger Warning:
- pandemic
- depression
- anxiety
This week features a conversation with the amazing Brianne and her journey with self acceptance. I think we can all learn from her and her way of learning to love her WHOLE self!
Trigger Warning:
- mental health
- body image
- "fat" shaming
On todays episode I feature Michelle! Someone I have looked up to when it comes to her way of carrying herself and how she is! We talked about social media and the positives and negatives it had on her!
Trigger Warning:
- alcohol
-mental illness
The beginning of 2022, I have felt off and not a part of my body anymore. I have a lot of healing to do with my trauma. Listen to learn what I am focusing on!
Trigger Warnings:
- alcohol usage
- substance usage
- dissociation
- negative feelings
My 2nd Annual Yearly Wrap Up show. I am ready for the New Year - Are you?
Trigger Warning:
- depression
- pandemic
- miscarriage
- fertility
I wanted to share some of my grief that I feel during the holidays as well as my new theme I want to focus on going into the holidays and 2022!
Trigger Warning:
- grief
- death
- pandemic
Just wanted to give a quick food for thought as we head into the holidays.
Trigger Warning:
- loss
- grief
- anxiety
- depression
A topic that came up during one of my counselling sessions - I wish I learnt about this in school. Today I talk about my questions of should we be learning about mental health in school? Why aren't we learning about these topics in school? I explore my thoughts around it and would love to know yours!
Trigger Warning:
- suicide
- murder
- depression
- sexual assault
- assault
Whether you are a parent, were a parent, have friends that are parents, sometimes its just good to listen how much of a rollercoaster mental health can take - mine has recently... And it just gelt good to get it out!
Trigger Warning:
- parenting
- being a mom
- anxiety
- guilt
- shame
To be strong is up to our own interpretation - but I felt I need to word dump after I had a feeling of what strength is to !
It was my 30th birthday this past weekend as well as Canadian Thanksgiving and I want to celebrate by sharing 30 things I am thankful I have learnt about mental health and mental illness!
Trigger Warning:
- trauma
- abuse
- anxiety
-depression
- suicidal thoughts
Welcome to Season 2 of the Until Next Time Podcast! I am so happy to be back here sharing my mental health and other peoples mental health stories with you! So let's get you up to speed with how I have been doing lately! I cannot wait to share so much with you this season! Thank you for listening! Do not forget to share and subscribe!
I'm back after a two week hiatus - did you miss me?!
Let's chat about resilience - because I full on believe it is all in us. It is just a matter of honouring it!! I talk about how my counsellor saw it and I believe it is a big part of us all!
Trigger Warning:
- anxiety
- depression
- trauma
- suicide
Do you ever wonder if you can ever be perfect? Do you feel upset when you do not meet those standards? Take a deep look into perfectionism with me as I discuss how I think it affects me and my recent and frequent panic attacks.
Thank you to my amazing listener that requested this topic :)
Trigger Warning:
- anxiety disorder
- parenting guilt
- depression disorder
- crisis intervention
Resource:
https://www.anxietycanada.com/articles/how-to-overcome-perfectionism/
I am so thankful to have two amazing males on this weeks podcast as we discuss their experience with mental health and gender. It brought a whole new set of perspectives for me to think about and I hope you enjoy listening as well.
Trigger Warnings:
- suicide
- toxic masculinity
- emotions
- depression
- anxiety
I am reading to start retraining my brain with the affirmation exercise my old therapist gave me. So enjoy listening to me talk about my new affirmations and why I need to remind myself of certain things!
Trigger Warning:
- suicidal thinking
- depression
- anxiety
- body image
I could not bring myself to record an episode last week - here is why. Here is a look into the raw and emotional road I was on and I felt like I should share it with you all! Remember you are worth so much!
Trigger Warning:
- suicidal thoughts
- suicide
- depression
- anxiety
The saying "It takes a village to raise a child" is beyond true. Parenting is so hard, the hardest job I have ever had. But it is so worth it and I am so thankful for the village I have behind me and supporting little S while I figure it out. Whether you are a parent, want to be a parent or know someone who is a parent - please have a listen to my struggles with parenting!
Trigger Warning:
- child birth
- pregnancy
- infant loss
- anxiety
- depression
- pandemic
There are many words that may come to mind, but is one of them forgiveness? Its one of the hardest things we should be doing as human beings. So let me rant to you about why I think forgiveness is hard - but worth it!
Trigger Warning:
- depression
- anxiety
- trauma
In this weeks episode I discuss my current journey into figuring out my fears and how they affect my mental health and my mental illness'. Everything from my fear of birds to my fear of missing out - I am realizing it plays a part into my anxiety and depression!
Trigger Warnings:
- anxiety
- depression
- death
- pandemic
- grief
How do we answer the question who do you want to be when you grow up when our goals are ever evolving? Does the pressure to be someone stress you out? It stresses me out!
Trigger Warning:
- pandemic
- anxiety
- depression
I wanted to explore my views and experiences with men and mental health! It is a weird thing to talk about being of the female gender myself but I still want to work on creating an open space for mental health no matter your gender!
Trigger Warning:
- pandemic
- suicide rate
- depression
https://www.who.int/health-topics/mental-health#tab=tab_1
We may have already talked about body image - but I just needed to talk about it again. I have been having a rough couple of weeks tearing apart my body. For me it is therapeutic to talk about - and I am hoping that sharing how some of my listeners found a path to positive body image! We all can benefit from reminders on how damn worthy we are! Body image is such a difficult idea to shift and change and I will be the first to admit that I have yet to find the path that works for me. Thank you for listening <3
Trigger Warning:
- body image
- disordered eating
- pandemic
- self worth
- fat shaming
Work should be challenging. It should challenge you, make you learn, make you be the best but in my opinion it should not create a deficit in my overall mental health. I love working - always have worked two jobs as it keeps me and my mind busy and focused! I am still learning on how to best balance it all in my job. My heart goes out to those who work in heavy professions that can directly impact their mental health with the work they do because they are essential and vital to our well being!
Trigger Warning:
- pandemic
Just in time for Mothers Day I wanted to share how my mental health was affected while I was pregnant and during my unexpected birth and recovery! I feel empowered by what my body went through - but it does not mean it was easy! I share this for all current moms, future moms, partners, support systems and just in general to open the topic about the not easy stuff!
Trigger Warning:
This is my personal journey and I think of those everyday who are struggling with fertility
I am so excited for you to take in Taylor's story of her journey with grief. No two people will deal with grief the same way, but I think it is important to talk about. Cue the tears and feel the emotion! I want to give a big thank you to Taylor for sharing her story and thank you to all my listeners for taking it in!
Trigger Warning:
- addiction
- pandemic
- suicide
- death
A game I will never win at, that has been affecting me real hard lately. I take a look at how that has shaped me, changed me and spiralled me into deeper depression (especially this past week) - how does blame factor into your life? Can we as a society work on how and when we blame ourselves and others?
Explicit Language sorry I swore a few times!!
Trigger warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- pandemic
Respect is a fundamental idea that we are taught from a young age and I truly believe it has the ability impact ourselves and others in such a positive way! We all view respect differently - so find out what it means to me! (Thank you Aretha Franklin!)
Trigger Warning:
- pandemic
I struggle hard when things are not going according to plan. I struggle not having answers. I struggle with many different things and I feel bad not having an answer. Why is that? Why does the guilt come on? Join me on a ramble and rant trying to figure it all out!
Trigger Warnings:
- depressive thoughts
- depression
- anxiety
- detachment
I am a born and raised Catholic - yet I really struggle lately with the whole idea and question many many parts of it. This episode is not meant to offend or upset you - but just my opinions and my struggles when I see and experience things going on in my own life and the world! I would love to hear what you think! Let us have a conversation about religion!
Trigger Warning:
- murder
- suicide
- death
- mass shooting
- sexual assault
- sexual orientation
An episode to help you all have a little more insight into my journey with my clinical depression and anxiety disorders. Want to know how I feel? Its not like I have a fever to know if I am "sick" but there are other indicators I have identified when my mental health is declining!
Trigger Warning:
- pandemic
- depression
- anxiety
- relationships
- trigger words
Today's episode takes a look back on the past year and how proud we should be of ourselves. A little update on my boundary work!
Then we take a dive into one of my least favourite stigmas but one of my favourite topics to discuss - medication! I take you on my journey of realizing medication would help my anxiety and depression and the thoughts I had along the way!
Triggers:
- medication
- pandemic
- boundary setting
- anxiety
- depression
This episode is on my ups and downs with body image and how it effects my mental health and well being. We all have an opportunity to work on our body image and support each other to see ourselves as we are!
Trigger Warning:
- body image
- fat shaming
- depression
- anxiety
In a listener requested topic, I discuss my experiences and views on comparison to others and how therapy helped me!
Trigger Warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- grief
Everyone has different views and experiences with finding a counsellor but I have been asked to share mine many times, so here it is! The good, the bad and the ugly - but it is a journey I am proud of and will continue to be on forever! I hope you enjoy this roller coaster - and if you want to know more details feel free to reach out to me on instagram at @aclambie or email untilnexttimepod@icloud.com !!
Trigger Warnings:
- murder
- death/grief
- depression
- anxiety
- suicidal thinking
As requested today's episode is all about my self love and self care journey! I talk about things I have tried, what has worked and hasn't worked and how I have changed my mindset on the importance of self love and self care!
Trigger Warnings:
- negative self talk
- body image
- pandemic
I have never been good at setting boundaries. I know that - and I guess the first step is admitting that. I have been learning more and more though about how important it is and I want to share with you why I think so!
Resources:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/romantically-attached/201608/4-ways-set-and-keep-your-personal-boundaries
Triggers Warnings:
- body image
- relationships
- removing people from your life
Today, January 28th 2021, is #BellLetsTalk Day! On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, social media video view and use of our Facebook frame or Snapchat filter.
So please, listen to my podcast on my story and lets raise a record amount of money for Mental Health Initiatives!
Visit: https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/bell-lets-talk-day
Trigger Warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- suicide
Goal setting has been in my blood for years and years now. My type A personality gets so much joy from crossing off and check marking the things I have done. We are a month into this year - so I wanted to share with you my 2021 goals!
Resources: https://positivepsychology.com/goal-setting/
Trigger Warning:
- seasonal depression
- anxiety
- depression
- codependency
- pandemic
- loss
-trauma
Support systems are crucial in putting our mental health as a priority. In this episode I explore my own made up 5 pillars of support systems and why each one is important! As well as why it is important to be a good support for those around you! Thank you listeners for being an amazing support system to me!
Trigger Warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- suicidal thinking
-pandemic
Explore with me how I bring up mental health and mental illness into conversations ... even with those none believers! We know mental health and mental illness need to become more of a natural conversation so I am working on how I can make myself more comfortable! Plus - I answer 2 listener questions and give a little update on my week!
Trigger Warnings:
- animal death
- anxiety
- depression
- suicidal thoughts
It is not always easy to try and be ok - but learning ways to make that happen is what I am doing. My coping mechanisms work for me and what I need so I thought I would share them with you!
Trigger Warnings:
- depression
- anxiety
- codependency disorder
- animals passing away
A lot of us will not be sad to see 2020 go - so let's give it a proper send-off! Talking about what was hard, what we learned, the highlights, and sending ourselves into the new year! I share my views and all the answers I gathered from my Instagram!
Triggers:
- pandemic
- depression
- suicide
- miscarriage
- family death
- cheating
There are triggers everywhere for me but it took me a long time to be ok with finding out what they were! So here I am opening up about things that trigger me and how I figured out what they were!
Trigger Warnings:
- death/grief
- depression
-trauma
-Black Lives Matter
- Pandemic
- Kidnapping
- Body Image
-Self Worth
Have you encountered stigma in your mental health journey or in regard to a mental illness? Here are some of my experiences on the topic!
Triggers:
- anxiety attacks
- depressive episodes
- eating habits with mental illness
Do you know the definition of mental health? Let's find out!
**Please note I am not a mental health professional. I am not qualified to give anything other than my opinions and insight into my own experiences. Please consult your medical professionals.
Resources in today's episode:
https://cmha.ca/blogs/mental-health-what-is-it-really
I did it! I conquered my fear and recorded my first podcast episode!
Thank you for listening! Follow me on Instagram at @aclambie and feel free to send me any questions, comments or stories!