Berge’s Better Tomorrow
Let's talk about life. Your life, my life, everyone's lives, and how we can learn from each other to benefit our own mental and behavioral health. Mental health is just as important as our physical health, yet it is not treated as so. This podcast is hopeful in breaking the stigma around mental health. Not every episode is heavy-hearted (suicide awareness, various mental illnesses, etc.), nor is every episode light-hearted (advice, funny late-night thoughts, etc.), but in every episode, there is something to learn. The content comes from a variety of sources whether clinical research or someone’s very own personal experience. We all go through hard times throughout life, so I want to teach you some ways to make those times a little less hard. Every week there will be a new activity for you to try that could be useful or enjoyable to better your mental health. It can be easy to fall back into the same, destructive pattern but I encourage you to recognize you are not stuck in that way of thinking. Each day you have the opportunity to adjust your way of thinking and what may be helping you could help someone else, so it is important to speak about it. This podcast is set to challenge and expand our way of thinking by allowing us to become more self-aware of ourselves and those around us: you can’t change what you don’t acknowledge, but you can’t acknowledge what you don’t know.
Episodes
20 episodes
Why is it hard to start working on your goals?
Have you ever set your mind to something but you can’t get started? Has being a perfectionist ever made you feel stuck? Maybe you set this amazing goal that you’re super excited to accomplish, but you second-guess yourself so much you never tak...
How to feel safe living on your own
Welcome back! I don't want anyone to feel stuck in their 'bad' home or scared to live on their own so for this episode I have gone into detail about some preventative measures in different areas of your life. Depending on whether a house or an ...
The world is as you see it
You view the world through your lens and that lens changes your mood, reactions, and how you go about your day. How did you get the lens you have now? How has it changed? How can you change it to be however you want? What is the importanc...
Why do you need to practice gratitude?
In order to express gratitude you first must be aware of what you already have and then appreciate it. Practicing gratitude doesn't have to look the same for all of us! However, if you express appreciation you won't be able to take anything for...
How to work through an unexpected death of a loved one
I am joined by Dylan G who shares his story of losing his childhood best friends in a tragic accident. He opens up about what was going through his head, what worked best for him to cope, and what didn't work. If you are someone in need of some...
Providing a good "home"
Whether it's a close friend, a stranger, or even yourself, we all need to have a safe home. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be given one though or maybe haven't learned how to provide that for themselves yet. In this episode, I tell you way...
How and where to go to let your emotions out
Where do you go when you want to cry, scream, punch or break something? Without anyone judging you. Without someone like a parent or roommate walking in and seeing you let out this emotion. Without fearing that expressing your emotion will make...
Where and how to find a good role model [part 2]
Not always are we given good role models in our life, we have to go find them. Understanding that you need a good role model is a great first step. You can't stop following the bad role model if you are blind to the fact they aren't a good role...
A father's day with layers [part 1]
For this week's episode, I am joined by Harris who shares his story of growing up with a biological father who was in and out of his life. He shares what it was like trying to understand the wrong and unhealthy things happening in his family at...
Why is change so uncomfortable
Today I talk about why change is so uncomfortable and scary sometimes. There are different stages we go through when we are scared of change and I explain why we feel these ways. We all have different reasons for fearing change and understandin...
Finding a reason to get out of bed every day
Sometimes it can be so hard to get out of bed, and it becomes harder the longer you go without a reason to get up. Today we talk about different ways to find the motivation to get out of bed every day. This motivation should be meaningful to yo...
Body dysmorphia
In this episode, I talk about what body dysmorphic disorder is and who can have it. ANYONE. I give some suggestions for how to work through negative self-talk and intrusive judgmental thoughts about others. People with body dysmorphic disorder ...
Mental health education for our youth
In this episode, I talk about the impact that having a mental health curriculum in our education system would look like and why it is important. We are our environment. If we give our children an environment that prioritizes their mental ...
Rotten mothers
In this Mother's Day episode, I have a special guest and dear friend, Arianna Gomez. We share some stories about what it's like to grow up with some rotten mothers. The issues we discuss include abandonment, invasion of privacy, lying and losin...
Recognizing you might have anxiety
What does it feel like to recognize you have anxiety? What goes through your head? What happens with your body physically? This week I answer these questions and tell a little about my experience when realizing I had anxiety. I share a part of ...
Illusion of fear
What is fear? How do you overcome different types of fear? This week I answer these questions with some personal stories relating to the types of fear. Fear of things we might experience, fear of things we have never experienced, and fears that...
Your personal identity and a regret free life
There is so much to our personal identities and it can be hard to see that we are not kept in any identity we are labeled with today. This episode I talk about how to develop your personal identity in multiple areas of life and what goes int...
Decluttering
This episode we learn different ways to declutter your life physically and how that affects you mentally. I talk with my first guest and good friend, Hope Stansell, about how to make cleaning your room a game, ways to slowly go through...