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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

49:50

#158 Life-giving Distractions feat. FRIENDS

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2024/06/17

In which two self-described mentally ill outsiders discuss friendship. Subtopics include online friends, accidental enabling, ways we stay lonely, and friendship green flags. Enjoy!ANSWER THE PICKLE POLL by subscribing for free and joining our chat!How to follow us and join the conversation:* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper* Lauren's personal Instagram:

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58:54

#157 Convincingly Faking It feat. FUTILITY

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2024/06/10

This time last year, Lauren was in treatment and Christina was on the verge of a breakdown. Were we just going through the motions? Is there even a point? We’ll let you decide.Tangents include cocaine, asking for help, malicious burritos, letting people surprise you, and the meaning behind Lauren’s Instagram handle. Content warning for eating disorders, addiction, and suicidal ideation.How to follow us and join the conversation:* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a

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44:32

#156 The Point Is F*ckin feat. j'naii

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2024/06/03

We face our fears and talk about sex on the podcast with our friend j’naii. Nobody had any fun and we totally didn’t laugh at inappropriate moments. Topics include purity culture, masturbation, sex and eating disorders, shame, projection, and more that Christina can’t remember. CONTENT WARNING: This episode mentions sexual assault, including assault on a child. We don’t dwell on it long and avoid details.How to follow us and join in the conversation:* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health

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46:58

#155 Showing Up with Shame

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2024/05/27

We talk about shame and try not to spiral on air. Topics include our shame origins, redeeming qualities of guilt, sexual shame, getting easily embarrassed in public, and how one comment can change everything. Enjoy!How to follow us and join in the conversation:* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper* Christina's Substack: crisis corner* Lauren's personal

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26:05

Introducing Field Notes from Crisis Corner

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2024/05/13

Lauren’s out of town this week, so what better time to introduce Christina’s new side project? We love you all and will be back soon for our regular program.follow field notes from crisis cornerHow to follow us and join in the conversation:* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper* Christina's Substack: crisis corner* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but

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55:22

#154 This Is Where I Leave You

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2024/05/06

We watched a movie about family dysfunction and it was very uncomfortable. Side topics include Rush Limbaugh, body modification, getting cheated on, and what to buy your mother as a wedding present. Enjoy! We'll be back next week with our usual traumatic content.How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper Christina's

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00:53:11

#153 After You, Hell Should Be Easy

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2024/04/29

Lauren shares a vulnerable piece of writing from her past, which opens the door to a conversation neither of us really want to have. Major content warning for eating disorders, specifically laxative abuse, binging, and overexercise. Take care of yourselves, friends.How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

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00:48:45

#152 We Recorded on 420

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2024/04/22

Life is exhausting and Christina can't think of clever titles anymore. On this episode, we talk grief, Substack, capitalism, rushing treatment, relapse, and the boredom of it all. Content warning for extensive eating disorder talk, though we try to avoid triggering details. Enjoy! How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram:@picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook:Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email:picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram:

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01:15:03

#151 Remembering Dawn

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2024/04/15

Earlier this year, we lost a dear friend and former podcast guest. Today, we remember her by rereleasing her original 2020 interview with a foreword from us and several of her friends. We love you, Dawn. How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh Send us spoons AKA buy

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00:57:12

#150 The Freedom to Dabble

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2024/04/08

Your cohosts are FINALLY back together again with more hot recovery takes! Tangents include our moms, spirituality, and social media censorship. Enjoy!How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram:@picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook:Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email:picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve) Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Edited by

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01:01:04

#149 Unpopular Recovery Opinions feat. Orion

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2024/04/01

Christina is joined by Orion to share a new project and talk about why we struggle with the word "recovery". Tangents include religion, relapse, and screaming into the void.Sources: Self-Medication and Degrees of Harm (Tori Williams Douglass, White Homework) How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's

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01:14:33

#148 Gently Falling Apart

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2024/01/17

We haven't been doing well. On this episode, we talk about it. Content warning for death, suicide, drugs, and eating disorders.How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper Lauren's personal Instagram: @picosauve (it's her dog) Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Edited by Christina Jumper Theme

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00:44:39

#147 A Year of Vulnerability

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2023/12/26

As we prepare to leave 2023 in the past, we revisit questions we posed last year and determine whether our answers have changed. Watch the conversation on video for the full experience! (Pico lovers will not be disappointed.) Before enjoying this episode, make sure you catch #110 We Met In Person! How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal

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01:28:44

#146 Still Showing Up feat. #110 Re-Release

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2023/12/18

We look back on meeting in person almost a year ago, which is about how long it took Christina to edit the footage. Watch #110 on Youtube now! How to follow us and join the conversation: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve) Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Edited by

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00:47:11

#145 In-Between Support System

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2023/12/11

We respond to a voicemail from a listener going through rock bottom. Tangents include emotionally immature awakenings, our thoughts on interventions, compartmentalization as survival, and how to recreate dead online spaces. Enjoy? Follow Pickles and Vodka to join the conversation: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper Lauren's personal Instagram:

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00:50:39

#144 We Never Had a 5-Year Plan

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2023/12/05

We're not sure how, but the podcast is 5! Join us for recovery updates, what we've learned while making this show, which episodes we still think about, and how we plan to challenge ourselves in the future. Thank you to all our listeners who contributed to this episode! Want to get involved? Here are some places to reach out: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com Christina's personal Instagram:

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01:18:21

#143 Really Very Heathers feat. Orion

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2023/11/27

Grab your monocle and join us as we digest Heathers (1988) with our friend Orion! TRIGGER WARNING: This film deals heavily in themes of suicide, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other sensitive topics. While we attempt to broach these in a respectful way, they are unavoidable in this episode. As always, trust your gut and stay safe. Did you know the podcast turns 5 years old soon? If we've meant anything to you, let us know by December 1st to be featured in a special anniversary episode

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00:47:48

#142 This Whole Episode Is an Existential Crisis

Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast ·

2023/11/20

One of us has a breakdown on air and the other is forced into the role of both interviewer and therapist. Somehow, we push through. Did you know the podcast turns 5 years old in a few weeks? If we've meant anything to you in whatever capacity, let us know by December 1st to be featured in a special anniversary episode. See below for ways to contact us: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

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00:56:41

#141 Chasing Rock Bottom

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2023/11/13

Lauren brings the topic this week and we soon find ourselves up to our elbows in discomfort. Along the way, we ask ourselves...why DO we chase rock bottom? And what happens when we find out it doesn't exist? TRIGGER WARNING: while we avoid numbers and most details, we tell some personal stories involving weight, substance abuse, and self-harm on this episode. As always, stay safe. (And don't drink so much caffeine that you end up like us.) If you have thoughts about this episode, see below

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00:44:39

#140 Caring About the Next Awful Thing

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2023/11/06

How do you responsibly find the balance between caring too much and too little about a cause? Is it possible (or healthy?) to pick and choose what to care about? How do you take care of yourself now so you can show up to care about other things later? We answer these questions and more on another vulnerable episode. Enjoy! Thanks Orion for today's listener voicemail! See below for ways to contact us with your own thoughts: Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a

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