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PODCAST

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

Christina & Lauren

Through the art of candid conversation and with the help of their community, cohosts Christina and Lauren tackle heavy topics with a blend of empathy, insight, and humor. We hope you"ll join the conversation! picklesandvodka.substack.com

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All Episodes

52:01

#178 Hiding In the Bathroom feat. TRIGGERS

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/11/26

We picked this topic just in time for the holidays! On this episode, we share some of our personal triggers and discuss ways we deal with them. Other topics include triggers as excuses, Wasted and the power of evocative content, how we feel about trigger warnings, and how to know when exposure therapy is a good idea. Enjoy!See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Leave us a voice message on Speakpipe!* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast*

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48:55

#177 Giving It a Try feat. RELATIONSHIPS

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2024/11/19

We’re back…and one of us has a date! In light of this momentous occasion, we discuss what it’s like to be in relationships while struggling with chronic mental illness. Topics include filling the emptiness in your soul, talking to your partner about substance abuse and eating disorders, ghosting, and the best dating advice we’ve ever gotten. Enjoy!See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Leave us a voice message on Speakpipe!* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a

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55:21

#176 We Have Election Anxiety

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/11/05

A message from a listener sparks a conversation about ways we’ve been surviving the spectacle that has been the 2024 presidential election. In between screaming into the void and talking ourselves off a ledge, we share anecdotes from past elections and laugh through the pain. Take a deep breath and…enjoy?See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Follow our Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Join our Facebook

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52:11

#175 What Are You In Denial About?

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2024/10/28

We discuss listener responses to the question “What are you in denial about?” Topics include the pitfalls of awareness, chronic mental illness, romanticizing your bad choices, and why harm reduction will fix everything. We also tell stories about shoplifting. Enjoy?If you want to read the full essay that was published in response to this poll, you can find it on Kiki Walter’s Substack!See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a

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61:06

#174 The Stepford Wives feat. Orion

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/10/21

As promised, we’re changing it up this week with a movie review for spooky season! We watched The Stepford Wives (1975) with our friend Orion and talked about the horrors of patriarchy, mental illness and capitalism, the dark underbelly of psychiatry, 70s fashion, modern parallels, and more. Enjoy!Got thoughts on this film? See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Follow our

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48:38

#173 Not Ready To Be Wrong feat. DENIAL

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2024/10/14

We continue our conversation about acceptance, this time exploring the other side of the coin: denial. Topics include blackout stories, health updates for Pico and Christina, why Lauren hates DBT, panic attacks, and some brutal honesty. We also dig through old treatment materials and find a fatalistic (yet hilarious?) quiz. Enjoy!Got thoughts on this topic? See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Follow our

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39:14

#172 The Answer Might Not Exist feat. ACCEPTANCE

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/10/07

In which we accept that we don’t always know what we’re talking about…but that’s OK! This week, we touch on control, denial, giving up, pain versus suffering, disappointment, mindfulness in a crisis, and forgiving ourselves. Tangents include rehoming pets, Benadryl, and DND. Enjoy!Sources:* Radical Acceptance in a Time of UncertaintyGot thoughts on this topic? See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Follow

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44:13

#171 How Do You Overthink Your Mental Health?

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2024/09/23

We discuss listener responses to the question “How do you overthink your mental health?” Topics include going through the motions, not prioritizing your health, when to push through discomfort, and when to honor your feelings. Plus, Lauren avoids politics with her family and Christina has a disability update. Enjoy!Thank you for all who contributed this week! See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Follow

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54:10

#170 Lowering the Stakes feat. Effie

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/09/16

Joining the podcast this week is Christina’s friend Effie, who talks about gender, polyamory, anti-capitalism, forming a chosen family from scratch, and so much more! Tangents include the Ren faire, graduating therapy, codependency, and a cat update.See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Follow our Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Join our Facebook group: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Send

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56:31

#169 Mental All-Nighter feat. RUMINATION

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/09/09

In which we are incredibly self-aware and ask ourselves whether we do more harm or good by making mental health our every waking thought. Tangents include Lauren’s show, Christina’s depression, the devil, and voicemails. Enjoy!See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Follow our Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Join our Facebook group: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Send us an

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55:01

#168 What Did You Miss Out On In Childhood?

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2024/09/02

We discuss listener responses to the question “What did you miss out on in childhood?” Tangents include mourning lost opportunities, not being allowed to fail, parentification, curiosity, and realizing you were just a kid all along. Enjoy!See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Follow our Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Join our Facebook group: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Send us an

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49:56

#167 Did We Grow Up Too Fast? feat. HURRIED CHILD...

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/08/26

Christina makes Lauren read a pop psychology article and we discuss whether “Hurried Child Syndrome” is actually a thing. Topics include responsibility, perfectionism, cyclical trauma, therapy approaches, and more. Plus we’ve got voicemails, a disastrous work story from Lauren, and an attempted coup by Christina’s cats. Enjoy!Sources:* 3 Signs You ‘Grew Up Too Fast,’ According To A Psyschologist (Mark Travers, Forbes)* The Hurried Child Syndrome (Pallavi R Mangrule, International Journal of Research

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68:33

#166 For the Love of Nancy

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/08/19

We discuss a controversial 1994 Lifetime movie about anorexia and find ourselves relating more than we’d like to admit. Tangents include maternity leave, To the Bone, Jennette McCurdy, and a floof war. Enjoy!Trigger warning: This episode goes into our real life experiences with eating disorders as well as the way anorexia is brutally (realistically?) portrayed on the screen. Listen at your own discretion.See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Subscribe to our Substack:

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56:29

#165 Lauren's Birthday

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/08/12

We temporarily set aside our professionalism and spend Lauren’s birthday episode shooting the sh*t. Tangents include moving disasters, disclosing our weight at the DMV, poems inspired by pets who have passed, Hallmark movies about eating disorders, and—you guessed it—vaping. We’ll be back next week with our regular content, but in the meantime…enjoy?See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast*

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57:10

#164 No Expectations feat. Christopher Robin

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2024/08/05

Our friend Chris joins the podcast to talk about sobriety, writing, art, and lowering expectations when it comes to mental health and recovery. Tangents include toxic positivity, lists, and NaNoWriMo. Enjoy!This episode features Christopher Robin. Here are some ways to follow him:* Substack: Christopher Robin’s Nebulous* Instagram: @christopher_robin79 * Etsy: ChristopherRobinArt* Medium: Christopher Robin* Podcast: The Unfocused Writer (on hiatus)See below for ways to follow us and join in the

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50:53

#163 Do You Feel Like You Have An Identity?

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2024/07/22

We discuss listener responses to the question “Do you feel like you have an identity?” Tangents include Christina’s birthday, fear of happiness, disability, queerness, and books. A visitor makes a surprise appearance. Enjoy!Thanks to everyone who answered our pickle poll! See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast*

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50:45

#162 Branding Ourselves to Death feat. IDENTITY

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/07/15

This week, we talk about past and present ways we’ve defined ourselves and the impact our identities have on our life experiences. Topics include body dysmorphia, making your mental illness your identity, personal style, and a special roleplaying segment where we respond to the question “What do you do?” Enjoy!Next week, we’ll be sharing your thoughts on this topic! See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast*

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47:43

#161 How Can You Tell When You've Grown?

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2024/07/08

We share results from the latest pickle poll and discuss your answers! Tangents include Lauren’s new apartment, Christina’s latest hobby, podcasting naked, and finding joy in recovery. How to follow us and join in the conversation:* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper* Christina's other podcast: field notes

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47:54

#160 Tanking Hard and Freaking Out feat. GROWTH

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/07/01

This one goes out to anyone feeling stuck in the cycle of self-sabotage. Topics include lapses vs relapses, what maintenance means to us, Benadryl, going through the motions, and vaping. Content warning for suicidal ideation and discussions of weight loss (no numbers).How to follow us and join in the conversation:* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com*

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49:27

#159 What Are Your Friendship Green Flags?

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/06/24

We share results from the latest pickle poll and discuss your answers! Tangents include Lauren’s good news, Christina’s safety plan, and whether money can actually buy happiness. Apologies for Meatball.Content warning for suicide talk.How to follow us and join in the conversation:* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com* Christina's personal Instagram:

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