Podcasts by To Write Love on Her Arms

Episode 607: "Suicide Loss, Sibling Grief, and Silencing Shame” from 2023-09-19T07:00

The truth is that we lose someone to suicide every 45 seconds. It impacts every community on the planet. Suicide isn’t a bad word. We can and should talk about it because talking about...

Episode 606: "The Woes of Using Fashion as a Mental Health Check” from 2023-08-29T07:00

Whether it’s our own perceptions or what the media has designated, when it comes to fashion and clothing choices, we make quick assumptions based on what someone is wearing. All black?...

Episode 605: "Therapy Deserts: What Are They? Where Are They? What Needs to Change?” from 2023-07-25T07:00

The term “therapy desert” is relatively new. Or at least, many people are learning about it for the first time. Because while talking about and even going to therapy has become way les...

Episode 604: "Body Dysmorphia in the Age of Filters + Celebrity Culture" from 2023-06-20T07:00

Even before social media and influencers, celebrity culture has permeated our senses through magazines, billboards, advertisements, TV shows, and movies. We’re told what is and isn’t a...

Episode 603: “Counseling Isn’t Just Talk Therapy” with Art Therapist + Counselor Alyse Ruriani from 2023-05-23T07:00

Mental Health Month is upon us and we’re in the midst of our Show Up For Yourself campaign which focuses on finding 20 minutes a day to care for things that relate to your heart, mind,...

Episode 602: “Burnout + Boundaries” from 2023-04-25T07:00

Burnout. You’ve probably heard the term over the course of the last few years in regard to work, the pandemic, and the general state of the world. According to Psychology Today, burnou...

Episode 601: “Finding Your Normal: ADHD + Neurodiversity” from 2023-03-28T07:00

Season six is officially upon us and we’re excited for a number of reasons. First, we’re going to have the joy of talking to more To Write Love folks and holding in-person conversation...

Episode 513: “Getting Honest + Going to Therapy” with singer-songwriter Andy Grammer from 2022-10-05T07:00

Being vulnerable is no easy task. Sharing our pain and fears and struggles can make us feel exposed, weak, and susceptible to others’ criticisms. Add in our own p...

Episode 512: “Changing How We Talk About Suicide and Care For Our Friends and Ourselves” with Shelby Rowe from 2022-09-20T07:00:15

How we talk about, approach, and care for suicide is a pretty big deal. Suicide is a tragic and intense topic, and it’s also a very real and human-centered topic....

Episode 511: “What Not To Say or Do When Someone Is Struggling With Suicide” with Deanna Zandt from 2022-09-06T07:00:34

In 2018, after Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain died by suicide, Deanna Zandt felt compelled to address the words of encouragement others were offering those in th...

Episode 510: "Reframing Addiction From Problems to People" with Dr. Nzinga Harrison from 2022-07-26T07:00:11

Just say no.

Drugs are whack. 

Recognize, Resist, Report.

Episode 509: “Empathy and Eating Disorders” with Nōn Wels and therapist Corrie Van Horne from 2022-07-12T07:00:52

Eating Disorders are a human experience. They don’t play favorites or stick to a certain stereotype. They are often ways a person seeks out safety or control amid...

Episode 508: “Extroverts and Introverts Talk Mental Health” with Jessica McAuley and Bianca Mujica from 2022-06-28T07:00

Maybe you look forward to the solitude that comes after a long day of work or spending the weekends in nature with your dog. Maybe you find energy and comfort in ...

Episode 507: "Borderline Personality Disorder: Seeking the Gray" with Genevieve Jacobs and counselor Patrick Miranda from 2022-06-14T07:00:58

  Borderline Personality Disorder. It has been deemed a heavy diagnosis. One that has been linked to characteristics such as ...

Episode 506: “The Importance of Rest&Why We’re Taking a Mid-Season Break” from 2022-05-03T07:00:21

In today’s episode, through a question and answer session, we dive into the topic of rest. Rest in the form of actual sleep, rest from our jobs, from school, from...

Episode 505: “Mindfulness, The Present Moment, and Non-Judgment” with Tianna Soto from 2022-04-19T07:00:18

Mindfulness. It’s become a bit of a buzzword. But boiling it down to a single word does it a bit of disservice. Mindfulness can take the shape of various forms of me...

Episode 504: “Delay, Slow, and OCD” with therapist Sara Galaglo from 2022-04-05T07:00:50

Candance wrote, “Parts of my brain continually struggle for power while others retreat completely. But no matter what’s been taken—time, control, hope for the fut...

Episode 503: “Mental Health in Motherhood” with Ceara Pertain and counselor Leighya Richard from 2022-03-22T07:00

The topic of this episode is rather specific. It’s something we haven’t addressed on the podcast until now and have only briefly explored elsewhere. It’s somethin...

Episode 502: “Being a Safe Space For Someone Who Self-Injures” with counselor Michelle Moore from 2022-03-08T08:00

Self-injury appears in the TWLOHA mission statement. It’s something we work to destigmatize and to present hope and healing for those who struggle with it. But in...

Episode 501: “Grief: What’s Loved, Lost, and Left” with Vivian Nuñez, Megan Fernandes, and LMFT Eric Adams from 2022-02-22T08:00

In the premiere episode of season five, we’re addressing the topic of grief. Contrary to popular belief, grief comes in many forms, it impacts people in varying w...

Episode 416: “Suicide Attempt: Moving Forward With Hope” with Author Bill Konigsberg from 2021-09-21T07:00

In the final episode of season four and to close out the Another Day With You campaign, we talk to someone who attempted suicide at the age of 27 and went on to w...

Episode 415: “Suicide Prevention: Why Do You Stay Another Day?” from 2021-09-07T07:00

When the pandemic altered nearly every part of daily life, we wondered what it would mean for those struggling, for those currently fighting to stay alive. A ment...

Episode 414: “Suicide Loss: Remembering How They Lived” with Carrie Thompson from 2021-08-24T07:00

When the pandemic altered nearly every part of daily life, we wondered what it would mean for those struggling, for those currently fighting to stay alive. A ment...

Episode 413: “Suicidal Ideation: A Passive Wish To No Longer Exist” with Ashley Holstrom from 2021-08-10T07:00

When the pandemic altered nearly every part of daily life, we wondered what it would mean for those struggling, for those currently fighting to stay alive. A ment...

Episode 412: “On Self-Awareness, Representation,&Defying Stigma” with Ricky Neal (from Crisis Text Line) from 2021-07-20T07:00

July is BIPOC Mental Health Month in the US. It exists to “bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented gr...

Episode 411: “Decolonizing Therapy and Healing” with Therapist Gabes Torres from 2021-07-06T07:00

July is BIPOC Mental Health Month in the US. It exists to “bring awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented gr...

Episode 410: “Affirming LGBTQ+ Experience and Existence” with Dr. Amy Green (from The Trevor Project)&Author Jessica Strait from 2021-06-08T07:00

Research shows that the LGBTQ+ community is almost three times more likely than others to experience a mental health condition such as major depression or general...

Episode 409: “Black&White Miniseries – Nothing Can Take Away How Far You’ve Come” from 2021-05-25T07:00

May is Mental Health Month in the US. This month is a chance for us to continue combating the stigma that keeps far too many silent. It’s a chance for us to tell ...

Episode 408: “Black&White Miniseries – I Am Not Broken. Who I Am Is Whole.” from 2021-05-18T07:00

May is Mental Health Month in the US. This month is a chance for us to continue combating the stigma that keeps far too many silent. It’s a chance for us to tell ...

Episode 407: “Black&White Miniseries – Stop Apologizing For Existing” from 2021-05-11T07:00

For the last four years, TWLOHA’s Black and White campaign has happened every May. Why May? Well, May is Mental Health Month in the US. This month is a chance for...

Episode 406: "Counselors Seeking Counseling” with LMHC Stephan Monteserín&Dr. Emily Burch from 2021-04-13T07:00

On this episode of the TWLOHA Podcast, we’re exploring the theme of normalizing mental health professionals both giving and receiving help. Counselors, therapists...

Episode 405: "TWLOHA Turns 15: How It Started, How It’s Going” from 2021-03-30T07:00

On this special episode of the TWLOHA Podcast, we’re celebrating 15 years of hope and help on the organization’s birthday—along with the upcoming release of our d...

Episode 404: "Bipolar Disorder: The Space Between Diagnosis and Identity” from 2021-03-16T07:00

On this episode of the TWLOHA Podcast, we’re discussing Bipolar Disorder, a mental health experience that by no means receives as much airtime or attention as oth...

Episode 403: "Self-Injury: Shrouded By Shame” from 2021-03-02T08:00

In this episode of the TWLOHA podcast, we’re discussing self-injury. It is perhaps one of the least talked about mental health challenges. You might be wondering ...

Episode 402: "Eating Disorders: What We Don’t Talk About Is Killing Us” from 2021-02-16T08:00

Eating disorders are a leading cause of death when it comes to mental illnesses, only second to opioid overdose. Nearly 30 million people in the U.S. will experie...

Episode 401: "Relapse, Recovery, and Resolutions" from 2021-02-02T08:00

The calendar ending and beginning anew represents a clean slate of sorts. While there is value in the hopefulness of setting resolutions, we want to talk about th...

TWLOHA Recommended Listening: Last Day from Lemonada Media from 2020-11-12T08:00

On today’s episode we’ll be sharing some recommended listening from our friends at Lemonada Media. We’re inviting you to take a listen to the first episode of Sea...

Episode 313: “World Mental Health Day: We Will Face This Together” from 2020-10-08T07:00

In the final episode of Season 3, we honor World Mental Health Day (October 10) by talking with people from five different countries across the globe about the wa...

Episode 312: "Gretchen Powers - On Mountains, Mental Health, and Metaphors” from 2020-09-15T07:00

In this episode, we hear from photographer and outdoor adventure enthusiast, Gretchen Powers. At the start of her journey with mental health, Gretchen believed th...

Episode 311: "Said The Sky and Olivver The Kid - Worth Living For" from 2020-09-08T07:00

In this special episode, host Chad Moses is joined by artists Trevor Christensen (Said The Sky) and Bryan Sammis (Olivver T...

Episode 310: "Jamie Agresta: Dealing With Thoughts of Suicide and Finding Purpose" from 2020-09-01T07:00

In this episode, host Chad Moses is joined by writer and mental health advocate Jamie Agresta to continue the #WorthLivingF...

Episode 309: "Barriers to Help With Denny Kolsch, LMHC" from 2020-08-25T07:00

In this episode, TWLOHA Director of Outreach Chad Moses and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Denny Kolsch continue the #WorthLivingFor conversation by teaming up<...

Episode 308: "Steve Nguyen: Losing Someone to Suicide" from 2020-08-18T07:00

In this episode, host Chad Moses is joined by animator, illustrator, and mental health advocate Steve Nguyen to talk about being a survivor of suicide loss and th...

Episode 307: "Jessica Morris: Fear Is a Liar" from 2020-07-28T07:00

In this episode, we wrap up our storytelling series on the podcast with the help of published author Jessica Morris. Through sharing her experience with depressio...

Episode 306: "Alicia Gillman: Dear Anxiety" from 2020-07-21T07:00

In this episode, we continue our new series on the podcast that focuses on the power of storytelling with the help of authors who originally had their stories pub...

Episode 305: "Elizabeth Wilder: Depression Comes in Waves" from 2020-07-14T07:00

In this episode, we continue our new series on the podcast that focuses on the power of storytelling with the help of authors who originally had their stories pub...

Episode 304: Bianca Mujica: My Value is Not Based on Numbers from 2020-06-30T07:00

In this episode, we kick off a new series on the podcast that focuses on the power of storytelling with the help of authors who originally had their stories publi...

Episode 303: Listening to Black Voices: A Conversation with EbonyJanice Moore from 2020-06-23T11:00:51

In this episode, we listen to and hear from EbonyJanice Moore, a womanist scholar, author, activist, and the founder of Bl...

Episode 302: Listening to Black Voices: A Conversation with Krys Marshall and Joél Leon from 2020-06-16T14:01:02

In this episode, we listen to and hear from Krys Marshall, an actress currently starring in the AppleTV+ show For All M...