ARP 367 Postpartum Support for Moms and Parents

Seems like everybody is catching a little hell. We need to do something about that. Chip at that rock. For folks that are going through Postpartum Depression, there are resources that can help you get through the challenges of having this disorder.

This is a short episode that list two or three resources, depending on how you count them on contacting assistance. If I find more, I'll add them to the resource lists or create another episode.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned: 

Postpartum Support International has a helpline, a provider directory and community to assist folks with the condition.

PSI also has a page for Queer/Trans parents experiencing postpartum depression.  

The site also has an app that provides access to information, the helplines and the a community that truly understands the problems of folks that experience PPD or miscarriage.

PSI App via the Apple Store

PSI App via the Google Play Store

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline. Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262). This is a  24/7, free, confidential hotline is for pregnant women and new moms. Counselors speak both English and Spanish. TTY users can use a preferred relay service or dial 711 and then 1-833-852-6262.

The U.S. Office of Women's Health has a PDF Guide to Identifying Support for Postpartum Depression.

Disclaimer: 

Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements. 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

ARP 366 - Postpartum Support for Dads

With attacks on mom and non-mothers, it is easy to forget there are dads that might need assistance too. Giving birth can be a challenging experience. 

There are anxiety conditions that can occur because of pregnancy. In this very short episode, I have a resource from Postpartum Support International (PSI) that might be helpful to the fellas that are finding themselves on the Anxiety Road.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned: 

Postpartum Support International (PSI) has a page specifically for dads needing assistance with anxiety or depression generated by pregnancy or birth of a child.

There is also a telephone helpline in English and Spanish 800-944-4773, or you can text help to the same number. The helpline is available from 8am to 11pm Eastern time.

PSI also has an app that can help parents access help and support as well as a community that understands issues related to the condition. You can find it at the Apple or Google Play App Stores.

Disclaimer: 

Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements. 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

ARP 365 - A Look At The Book You Will Get Through This

There are a lot of books about anxiety, stress and related conditions. There is junk, AI junk, books that don't work for you and the ones that can change your life.

The book You Will Get Through This; A Mental Health Tool Kit may or may not work for you. 

But you won't know until you first know about it and read a sample chapter. The book is written by two psychologists and a licensed professional counselor.

The style is clear and they get to the point with good suggestions. 


If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned: 

You Will Get Through This; A Mental Health Tool Kit—Help for Depression, Anxiety, Grief, and More

by Julie Radico, Nicole Helverson, Charity O’Reilly published by The Experiment Publishing. 

You can read the table of contents, introduction and a sample chapter that I found on the book page at Kobo.com 

Disclaimer: 

Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements. 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

ARP 364 - Anxiety Books Primer

In this episode, I want to do a dive into what you should know before buying a book on anxiety support or treatment. Depending on how and where you get that book, there could be a certain amount of misrepresentation. 

The topics in this episode include Private Label Release/White Label books, personal narratives and self-help/support and workbooks. One of my goals for 2025 is find current books that help specific populations. 

The music for this week's show is from Logan at www.musicformakers.com. I mispronounced the name of the website and had to take it out.

Wee bit of housekeeping. 

I am a real person. This is a 95% human generated podcast. I do use search engines. Many of them now have embed AI features. I write my own scripts and use an image editor that to my knowledge, doesn't use AI (yet). I use a company called Auphonic that does have AI sound cleaning features. 

Long time listeners know I need all the help I can get in regard to sound quality.

I need to say all of that because there is now technology that an AI generated audio show hosted by two non-human AI voices. That podcast can be created and uploaded in about 20ish minutes. 

There are humans that subscribe to that service. Mainly for income generation. More podcasts, more access to advertiser money. 

For those of you new here, I do not accept ads, affiliate deals or influencer perks. I don’t do interviews for free or for profit. Not saying I’ll never do it but I haven’t in 8 years so yeah, that is a thing.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned: 

Descriptive Personal Narrative Resource: Scott Stossel's My Age of Anxiety

Self Help, Support & Workbooks: 

You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit―Help for Depression, Anxiety, Grief, and More by Julie Radico PsyD, Charity O’Reilly LPC, Nicole Helverson PsyD

Combo Personal Narrative & Self-Help/Support: 

From Stuck to Unstuck: Break Free from the OCD & Anxiety Loop Using the Triple-A Response® and Take Back Control of Your Life by Matthew Codde LCSW. There is a website with information about the book. There is also a podcast that talks about mental health issues.

Disclaimer: 

Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements. 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

ARP 362 - Boomers, Anxiety and Alcohol

Update: it is actually episode 363 but I goofed. Humanity is assured. 

A quick pebble in the road on those in the population that know what a party line is, not to be confused with the groove line and the collective horrors of swallowing Cod Liver Oil.

Anxiety does not have an age limit or time out feature. Age doesn't necessarily protect you from having an anxiety condition. 

This is just a brief look at some of the things you should consider if you are take a swig to deal with your symptoms.

P.S, really not a good idea.

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned: 

The U.S. National Institute on Aging has a facts information page about aging and alcohol.

The (UK) Royal College of Psychiatrists on Alcohol, Mental Health and the Brain

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Mental Health in Canada page on Alcohol Use in Older Adults

And from the U.S. Veterans Health Library, Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use and Mental Health, this has the breakdown on how much an adult can drink in a day. 

Disclaimer: 

Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements. 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

ARP 362 - Healthy Minds Program App

This is a quick look at the Healthy Minds Program App and what can do for you to help you chill out.

One way to think about mindfulness it is an intentional period of time that you practice of grounding yourself in the moment. 

Meditation is a method that you use to help you get to a mindful space.  Some of those tools include breathing, movement, or a specific mental practice to create healthy pathways and move out the muck.

What can it do for you:

• Meditative practice
• Audio education on training the brain and understanding the mind.
• Tracking your wellness level.
• Helps to reduce anxiety levels.

There is no charge to use the app but they would not mind if you made a donation to support the non-profit that created it.

This app is available on Android and iOS devices.

Just a reminder, I do not accept advertising or have affiliate links. I seek out the resources and products. 

In eight years, I have never done an interview. I don't want to. I'd rather have a conversation.  But not necessarily via the podcast.

This has not stopped PR people from sending me possible interview candidates. I have a special folder where they go into purgatory. I use to email them to tell them that. Doesn't seem to matter to them. 

If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.

Resources Mentioned: 

Meditation and Mindfulness: What You Need To Know from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine. 

The Healthy Minds Program App in the Apple App store.

The Healthy Minds Program App on the Google Play store.

Disclaimer: 

Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements. 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Some ARP Changes and Apple Podcasts

Update: I found a better theme. Still having problems but such is life. Google Plus does not exist anymore but dang if I can remove that icon. And I paid cash money to have the ability to customize the template. Grrr...

Hi folks, just wanted to give you a update on some things. 

I was messing around and decided that the blog could stand an update. I made some changes, found out it didn't work but I couldn't exactly restore the prior version. My fault. I overwrote the backup copy.

Anyway, I have it at a functional level for now. It looks different and it will probably change again. I like a two column format and I can't make this version show the second column.

Looks good on mobile but cuts off the images on the desktop front page version. The line spacing is giving me fits. I'll work it out. Or not. 

The second thing is that there is now Apple Podcasts on the web. You don't need iTunes to use it. You don't even need a subscription. Unless you want to.

Main Apple Podcasts on the web site

ARP show page

This is a potentially a good thing for Android and Linux users. Or for folks that do not like fiddling with a podcasting app.

You can bookmark it on your phone or tablet browser and then bobs your uncle you will be on the main podcasting page. (I've been watching a lot of UK TV.) You can search for the podcast and it will take you right to the show page.

There is a URL for it but is a long one ARP on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anxiety-road-podcast/id1033739334

For the time being, it seems to be easier to go to the main Apple Podcasts site and search for the show. 

You can also read the transcripts but they are jacked up. They were nice and neat when I submitted them but something got lost along the way. Readable but not pretty.

Disclaimer: 

Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements. 

Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder.

This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.