In this episode, the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, continue their discussion about clinical depression. They get into details about some of the symptoms related to depression. In addition, they provide personal examples of their experiences with treatment for clinical depression and how it related to their personal and professional lives.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this episode the co-hosts, Xiomara and Victoria, discuss how to get started with therapy. They explain the difference between “needing” and “benefiting” from mental health services and offer some examples of when to consider reaching out to a mental health provider. In addition they have an honest discussion about children and their potential mental health needs. Xiomara and Victoria also discuss some of the different barriers that potentially impede people, particularly marginalized and underserved populations, from taking that first step towards getting mental healthcare.

In this episode the co-hosts introduce themselves and share a little bit about their backgrounds. They then discuss why they decided to create this podcast and what their vision and mission are for it. They then dive into a discussion introducing the topic which is mental health and mental illness. The co-hosts explain how mental health and mental illness is experienced through different domains such as our personal lives, relationships, career, identity and other areas of our lives.