Why Am I Like This?!
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Why Do I Feel Like A Different Person Week To Week?!
Why Do I Feel Like A Different Person Week To Week?!
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We are a therapist and a psychiatric nurse practitioner and we want to share a simplified view of these complex concepts that are often misunderstood, avoided, and even feared.
This is a podcast about being human, adapting to life, and learning from our unique experience.
We try to provide the answers to question: Why am I like this?
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- Why Do I Feel Like A Different Person Week To Week?! · 40 Min.One week you shrug things off. The next week the same tiny stressor makes you feel raw, reactive, and completely out of character. We’ve both been there, and we want to replace…
- Why Do I Feel So Depressed? · 38 Min.Depression can make you feel like you’re failing at life when you’re actually fighting a brain and nervous system state that steals energy, pleasure, and momentum. We unpack why…
- Why Am I So Negative?! · 35 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 24Your brain can find a single awkward moment and treat it like the headline of your entire day. That’s negativity bias, and it’s not a character flaw, it’s a survival strategy…
- Why Was I Always the Good Kid?! · 37 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 23Your body flinches, fawns, or freezes before you can even name the feeling and then your brain shows up late asking, “What just happened?” We’re digging into that “good kid”…
- Why Does My Body React Before My Brain?! · 41 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 22We talk about why the body can react before the brain, and how trauma gets stored as sensations and states instead of a clean story. We redefine trauma as overwhelm, connect it…
- Getting Help That Actually Fits! · 40 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 21We break down how to choose the right kind of mental health support when you’re not sure where to start and you’re tired of guessing. We explain how therapy, medication…
- Normal People With Normal Problems · 42 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 20We get personal about what it feels like to be sick, stressed, and dysregulated while still believing we have to keep performing. We unpack how the nervous system shapes our…
- Why Am I Stuck in A Loop?! · 40 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 19We unpack why OCD makes the brain feel stuck in a loop and why intrusive thoughts can create a real sense of impending doom. We explain what is happening in the brain and share…
- Why Do I Struggle with Executive Dysfunction · 47 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 18We reframe ADHD in teens and young adults as a developmental nervous system issue rather than a character flaw, then unpack why independence can feel impossible when executive…
- Why Do I Have a Fixed Mindset?! · 51 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 17We unpack why struggle feels like a verdict on who we are and show how to move from fixed beliefs to a growth mindset grounded in safety, regulation, and honest reframing. Lived…
- Why Am I Struggling with Addiction?! · 51 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 16We map addiction across three lenses—brain changes, attachment trauma, and choice—and show how they fit together without shame. Practical tools, meds, and nervous system skills…
- Why Am I Stuck in Old Paradigms?! · 49 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 16We unpack how childhood emotional survival maps become adult paradigms that shape choices, risk tolerance, and self-worth. We share CBT tools, new agreements, and practical steps…
- Why is Vulnerability So Scary?! · 56 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 15We unpack why vulnerability triggers fear and how armor—perfectionism, people pleasing, overexplaining—protects us while keeping connection out of reach. We share concrete ways…
- Why Do I Keep Trying Self Help Hacks?! · 34 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 14We dig into why mental health hacks feel so tempting, which ones actually help, and when they quietly make things worse. We share how to set goals, spot toxic positivity, work…
- Why Do I Self Sabotage?! · 36 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 13We explore why self-sabotage shows up when life is going well and how the nervous system uses it as protection. We share simple tools to build internal safety, reframe failure…
- Why Do I Feel So Behind In Life?! · 38 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 12We explore why we always feel behind in life regardless of our accomplishments and how to break free from arbitrary timelines. • Social media creates unrealistic comparisons as…
- Why do I Feel So Judged?! · 42 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 11We explore how our childhood experiences shape our perception of being judged and develop strategies to break free from the weight of others' opinions. • The feeling of being…
- Why do I have Intrusive Thoughts?! · 39 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 10Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, involuntary thoughts that pop into our heads and can cause distress when our brains get stuck in loops trying to make sense of them. • Intrusive…
- Why Does Life Feel So Hard?! · 37 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 9Laura and Mishayla explore how childhood experiences create lasting templates in our nervous system that trigger automatic responses in similar situations throughout our lives. •…
- Why am I tired, bloated, and moody!? · 36 Min. · Staffel 2 Folge 8Our gut and brain are connected through a remarkable two-way communication system that impacts our physical and mental health in profound ways. The gut, often called the "second…
