Today is World Mental Health Day. This episode is devoted to the journey toward mental wellness and ending the stigma. Tune in for more! Resources mentioned in the episode are pinned at MoMo634.substack.com.
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[00:00:00] Today is World Mental Health Day. This episode is devoted to the journey toward mental wellness
[00:00:06] and ending the stigma. Tune in. Hello, and welcome to MoMo634, the daily podcast chock-full
[00:00:18] of faith-filled inspiration and motivation. Please like, share, and subscribe. MoMo634,
[00:00:26] Motivational Moments, just for today. Today is World Mental Health Day. Welcome to new
[00:00:48] listeners who are checking out the podcast as a result of social media posts related to
[00:00:54] the World Mental Health Day hashtag. This podcast aims to address the intersection of faith, motivation,
[00:01:01] positivity, self-care, and mental wellness. As someone who has struggled with undiagnosed
[00:01:08] OCD well over half my life, as well as dealing with depression and high giftedness, a neurodiversity
[00:01:17] in itself, I have personal experience with this topic and have been speaking up and speaking
[00:01:24] out to educate and end the stigma for well over two decades. So again, my welcome to you if you are
[00:01:32] just checking out the podcast for the first time. The episodes tend to be short bursts to get our day
[00:01:39] started or ended on the right note with a blend of scripture, humor, and empathy. How did I celebrate
[00:01:48] World Mental Health Day? Well, I enforced a few boundaries, as has been the discussion over a number of episodes
[00:01:56] on boundaries and filters. That helped me find the time to update a few of the items on the World Mental Health
[00:02:03] Day resource list pinned at the top of the site at Substack and emailed to subscribers. Further updates are planned
[00:02:12] as we head into International OCD Week next week, so check back frequently. This is something I intend to
[00:02:18] keep as an ongoing update. I also caught up on some rest. The OCD went on a bit of a rager the other night
[00:02:27] when my computer decided I wasn't doing anything important and automatically updated after crashing
[00:02:34] and logging me out of every site and email account. Oh yeah, newbies, did I mention the low frustration
[00:02:41] tolerance? After being up even later than my usual 2am, I was really tired, so I walked the talk and put in a
[00:02:52] little time for self-care today. After work, I knitted, as discussed recently in the Importance of
[00:02:58] Hobbies episode, and then took a tiny nap. As I age and feel the changes physically, emotionally, psychologically,
[00:03:08] and spiritually, I try to live out those challenges and blessings here with you as authentically as I can.
[00:03:17] And there really are blessings also. In our last episode on preparedness, I mentioned a few.
[00:03:25] In discussing the episode with my husband, he mentioned that sometimes he drops some breadcrumbs for me
[00:03:32] because he knows the OCD will cause me to persist once I'm on the trail of something. He said he knows
[00:03:40] that I'm tenacious and that it has been a blessing to our family in a number of ways, as I shared in that
[00:03:46] episode. He came up with a number of additional examples. My oldest, also mentioned in that episode,
[00:03:54] overheard part of our conversation and said in earnest, I can't count how many times you've saved my life.
[00:04:01] That touched me because I know it can be challenging to live with someone neurodiverse or who struggles with mood disorders.
[00:04:11] In fact, there are some tips for families and friends on the resource post I mentioned.
[00:04:18] Our meme for today says, attaining and maintaining mental wellness can be a challenge.
[00:04:25] However, on the path, you meet amazing people. Learn new things about yourself and our amazing God.
[00:04:35] If you are new, stick around. And if you feel comfortable doing so, introduce yourself in the comments.
[00:04:42] If you've been here a while, welcome the new folks and tell us a bit about how you celebrated World Mental Health Day.
[00:04:52] Thanks for listening to Momo 634. Motivational moments just for today.
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