Rocking Mental Health: The Podcast - With Jason Kehl
I'm back and I am feeling great (most days). I want to share the hope I now have with you. Let Rocking Mental Health be a Beacon of Light and Hope, shining through the dark and stormy seas, providing a guiding light to assist you in navigating your way through and towards calmer seas.
Going less scripted this go-around in hopes of giving you the most genuine me I can give you. Every awesome quirk I possess is on full display. The shows will be about the real stuff going down. Sometimes a "raw" me, as I peel another layer of mask away from my life.
And a more entertaining me. We gotta have some fun while hanging out.
I'm someone who's been in a similar spot. I would love nothing more than a chance to help lead you away from whatever darkness you find yourself in. Topics will be extremely real, *this can serve as a trigger warning of sorts if needed*, as I can't hold back and then expect to be effective for you. My hope is that, maybe, something I say can be just the something you need right then and there.
Why? You are worth every single one of my efforts.
It is OK to Not be OK. It is OK to Want to be OK. It is OK to Need Help. It is OK to Ask for Help. It is also OK to Be OK. Let's Go....
Episodes
26 episodes
Holidays/Music/Job Search and Why/A Beacon of Light & A Beacon of Hope/It Is OK To Not Be OK
I lay out my story as it unfolded over the past year and some change. You get some raw me as far as emotions go. I'm feeling good! I'm not numb. The emotions have come back, kinda in my face, as far as intensity and control at times. I give you...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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37:00
Where The Hell Have I Been? Getting Back To It Heading Into 2024.
Where have I been? Number one, I'm OK. Number two, break time is over. This podcast started off as a video and this is the audio to the video. It wasn't meant to be a podcast episode, but I couldn't help myself hence the fact this is Epis...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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13:01
Let's Bust Some Stigma
Mental Health and Mental Illness. We must talk about both. Society's view of mental health and the ability to ask for help needs a serious overall. We do it by talking. The more we talk the more chances we have of it becoming an accepted topic....
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Episode 24
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9:42
The Winds Of Medication Changes Are Blowing
It has been a while since we talked! It's been a crazy winter. Not the best on record for yours truly. And then the winds start to blow again. We decide it's time to make some changes. No matter how we feel about the effort, sometimes we have t...
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Episode 23
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9:27
Stronger Together
We are stronger together! The ways I was using, before I asked for help, were no longer working for me. I was trying to do everything myself and this method was no longer benefitting me. I realized I needed help. I made the huge step of reachin...
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Episode 22
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16:42
We Have To Make Our Mental Health A Priority (It Is OK To Not Be OK)
I felt this episode was necessary after the events which led to Simone Biles, U.S. gymnast, withdrawing from the competition due to her mental health. Admitting that you are not OK is not easy. She was able to admit she was not OK and that her ...
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Episode 21
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14:39
Two Years Ago Today, I Chose Life...I Chose Me!
Two years ago I was in a hole. A dark hole. The darkness had long consumed me and I was overlooking a cliff. Thankfully, I decided to ask for help. I decided to Choose Life! Today, I celebrate. I would love nothing more than to celebrate with y...
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Episode 20
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16:36
Perspective And Acceptance
We experience different occurrences in our lives. Some good and some bad. We need to allow ourselves to step back and evaluate what has occurred and evaluate how it fits into our lives and our mental health. We gain and can even alter our persp...
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Episode 19
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16:54
Hello, My Name Is Jason And I'm A Bonehead
Yes, the title basically describes a lot of this episode and I never claim to have all the answers. My wife and I, along with our dog Ben, set off for the coast of North Carolina for a much needed get away. I describe how it felt to be away fro...
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Episode 18
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17:49
A Lot Of Changes Going On, But Not Everything Has To Change
We have been talking about some of the changes that go on after asking for help. We have gone through and/or are going through a lot. With as many changes as we are working on to strengthen our mental health, thankfully not everything has to ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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16:56
We Have To Fight!
We have to fight! Our mental health deserves it. You deserve it. I deserve it. We need to be active in improving and strengthening our mental health. No longer can we be passive. We have to admit we are not OK when we are not OK and prepare our...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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17:01
How Many Chances Do I Get At This?
We are plugging right along. Our mental health is strengthening. We are on the road to recovery from our mental illness and then WHAM...something happens and we fall backwards. Sometimes so far backwards we may fall back into a dark hole. Thank...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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16:42
Stigma Busting Time!
The stigma surrounding mental health has to improve. It really needs to just go away, really. We need to do what we can to bust down this stigma. We can tell our story or we can tell a story through other creative ways. Mostly we can listen to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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15:32
Can You See The Real Me?
Our mind loves to bring us down. Some of these attacks can lead us to think less of ourselves. Self-esteem can drop along with self image. We can become afraid to let people see the real us. So we put on an act. I fell fault in trying to blend ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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15:41
Hey, Why Not? Let's Go Climb That Mountain Over There
The road to improved mental health isn't always flat and easy. Hey, you over there? Here's a mountain for you to climb. And we climb them. We will have different experiences along the way, even set backs, but no matter what happens...we have to...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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16:14
A Swirl Of Emotion
We feel different emotions depending on the situation. A lot of the times, we display the proper emotion at the proper time. When feeling depressed and/or anxious we may display a different emotion than what the situation calls for. Sometimes d...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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14:46
Nothing About This Is Easy, But It's Worth The Effort
Getting to the point were you can allow yourself to ask for help when you need it is incredibly difficult. Especially when you feel hopeless and you feel you have nowhere else to go except for going down the road of thinking about ending your l...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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18:20
What About The Good? Do We Talk About It?
Throughout our mental health journey, we seem to focus so much on the down moments of our lives. The more negative aspects. Where does the times we feel good fit into this journey? Do we give the good as much "air time" as we give the bad momen...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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15:29
What Makes You Tick?
What makes you tick? What do you like to do? It can be a hobby, an interest, an activity...it can be anything...as long as it is something that lifts you up. For me, that thing is music. Music makes me tick. It is some of the best medicine I ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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15:35
I've Decided To Get Help...So What Now?
You've asked for help...so now what? Today, we get into some of the initial steps and possibilities you have as you begin your journey of strengthening your mental health. I lay out some of the different options you have available. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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15:15
Tear Down The Walls
There are walls built up around mental health. There is a stigma that has surrounded mental health and mental illness. We are not supposed to talk about how we feel mentally. We are programmed to suck it up. It has begun to get better and some ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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14:27
All We Need Is Just A Little Patience
Patience is required when undergoing treatment for your mental health. Some aspects of treatment can move quickly, but most of it takes time. It's easy to get frustrated through this time. We need to remember to be patient thr...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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9:10
A Strong Core Leads To A Strong Foundation
I've now told my story as it pertains to my mental health and mental illness journey. We've talked about what happened and also what I felt like when I got out of the hospital. In this Episode, I will talk about one of the ke...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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8:42
The Honeymoon Phase and What Happens When It's Over
In this episode, I go into what I felt like when I got out of the hospital. The super high and the fall back to earth. The Honeymoon Phase, as I call it, to feeling normal again which felt like a huge drop compared to the Honeymoon Phase energy...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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10:21
My Story: Understanding The Me to Help The We
Today, I lay out my story. What led me to seek out help for depression and anxiety. What led me to stop doing it on my own. My story isn't the same as yours and your story isn't the same as mine, mine is no better or worse, bu...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:52