Shoelaces and Sunshine: Let’s Converse About Mental Health
Both relational and relatable, Shoelaces and Sunshine is a mental health podcast entailing the current events and personal journeys of family members that come from different backgrounds on the mental health spectrum. These experiences are intended to be therapeutic for all audiences to help individuals with their struggles, to learn how to build on oneself, and to advocate as a courteous ally. We hope you relate; we hope you enjoy.
Shoelaces and Sunshine: Let’s Converse About Mental Health
Ep. 01.13 - Not an Uncommon Phenomenon: Dual Diagnosis Pt. II
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As the Duo resume their discussion on Dual Diagnosis, their beloved Special Guest is back to help continue the conversation. In this episode they spend time looking at the effects of Covid-19 on mental health disorders and substance use disorders. They relay some staggering statistics bringing back some questions from our last episode. Is substance use disorder covering up an underlying mental illness or is the substance use disorder occurring to numb the pain of a mental illness? Is it like solving a puzzle for each person?