A Conversation About Clinical Depression. Season 1 Episode 10. Part 1.

In this episode, the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, discuss the difference between general depression and clinical depression. They get into details about how they each have experienced both and discuss the differences between onset, causes, treatment and other issues related to clinical depression. In addition, they provide personal examples of their experiences with clinical depression and how it related to their personal and professional lives.

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Where Have We Been? When Life Happens and Mental Health.

In this episode, the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, discuss why they have not been posting podcasts for weeks. They get into details about what caused their absence and the different ways in which they responded to their situations and how they handled their mental health during those experiences. In addition, they provide personal examples of their own experiences with and how it related to their personal and professional lives.

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Grief and Mental Health. Season 1 Episode 8: Part 2.

In this episode, the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, continue their discussion about grief and mental health. They get into details about what causes grief and the different ways in which different people experience the grieving process. In addition, they provide personal examples of their own experiences with grief and how it related to them from a cultural perspective.

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Social Media and Mental Health.

In this episode the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, have a discussion about social media and the negative and positive impact it can have on mental health. They get into details about how social media has impacted their personal lives and mental health in positive ways and in negative ways. They also provide some steps that we can all consider taking to protect our mental health when using social media.

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Self-care: What it is and is not.

In this episode the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, have a discussion about what self-care really means in the mental health community. They get into details about what it is and what it is not. In addition, they provide personal examples of their own self-care go-to’s and give listeners other examples to consider for their own self-care routine.

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Signs That You Are With The Right Therapist.

In this episode the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, have a discussion about whether or not you have found the right therapist for you. They provide examples of how to go about finding a therapist who is a good fit and some specific examples of what to look for. Much details are discussed about the green flags of a good therapist in addition to some specific red flags to look out for.

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Coaches are not Counselors/Therapists.

In this episode the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, have a discussion about why coaches are not counselors/therapists. The discussion goes into personal and professional examples of how and why there are very distinct differences between the two. Some of the specifics that are discussed include the qualifications for both that includes education, training, supervision, boards, certification, and other significant credentials impacting the validity of each one.

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What is Toxic Positivity.

In this episode our co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, discuss toxic positivity and its negative impact on mental health. They discuss the implications it has on mental health and offer some examples of how to replace those thoughts and behaviors with healthy positivity. In addition, they have an honest discussion about how self appointed healers are actively contributing to this phenomenon and how to avoid falling into that mentality in the first place. Xiomara and Victoria also provide some specific examples of toxic positivity and how you can learn to spot them and avoid them.

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