Wellness
Ask Dr. Mike: The Big Four Steps to Improving Mental Health
Spinning off from the Going There with Dr. Mike podcast, our monthly “Ask Dr. Mike” column is back to answer listeners’ questions about their mental health. This past month’s episodes focused on Suicide Prevention Month, with guests like Phantogram and Jesse Leach discussing how they cope with the “beast” of their own mental health. Today, Dr. Mike provides some simple steps to help us tackle these daily stresses on our wellness journeys. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and it provides an excellent opportunity not only to check in on our own mental health, but also to find ways to improve our emotional well-being. One of the most daunting aspects of our mental health journey is that there are often harmful and complex issues that we face in our lives that could hinder our w...
Aimee Mann Discusses the Isolation of Obsessive Thinking and Anxiety
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann talks about her struggles with anxiety and depression on the latest episode of the Going There with Dr. Mike podcast. Mann explains how her obsessive thoughts can be so powerful and overwhelming, that her depression is almost a response to keep the intensity of her thoughts in check — like a “lid” that keeps her anxiety in check. She also discusses how just as mental illness is devastating when we experience it ourselves, it is also crushing when someone close to us struggles with their own issues. ] Advertisement Related Video She takes on this difficult topic in her new song “Suicide ...
How Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach Copes with the “Beast” of Anxiety
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Singer Jesse Leach of Killswitch Engage joins Dr. Mike Friedman on the Going There podcast to share his struggle with anxiety and depression. Also a member of Times of Grace, the musician explains that while he faces depression, anxiety is the “beast” with which he most struggles. Despite years of success, Leach says he often experiences “impostor syndrome,” which both contributes to and worsens his anxiety. Advertisement Related Video The “Far from Heavenless” singer talks about how he sees building his mental health as an ongoing process, and how he’s put in so much time and effort that he can no say, “OK, I can ...
Ask Dr. Mike: How to Accept Being Depressed
An extension of our Going There with Dr. Mike podcast, our monthly “Ask Dr. Mike” column is back to answer listeners’ questions. Over the last month of episodes, guests like Alessia Cara and Faye Webster touched on the challenges they faced in acknowledging their own mental health struggles. Many listeners responding to our survey asked about how they too can take this difficult first step, and Dr. Mike is here to offer some advice on listening to your wellness needs. The stress of the COVID-19 pandemic has been overwhelming on every level — physically, emotionally, socially, financially and spiritually. As we struggle to cope during this difficult time, we may find that we just don’t feel like ourselves. We may be sad or irritable. The things that used to bring us joy don’t seem...
Samia Talks About Eating Disorders, Trauma, and Anxiety
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Indie rocker Samia joins Dr. Mike Friedman on the Going There podcast to share her struggle with mental health, specifically how anxiety led to her dealing with an eating disorder. Throughout her life, the Scout musician experienced anxiety, where her mind would focus on scary possibilities – things that could go wrong that she could not control. This sense of loss of control was exacerbated by both her having suffered sexual abuse and the subsequent judgment and invalidation she experienced from others when she shared her traumatic event. Advertisement Related Video Samia discusses how she sought to regain a sense...
A Conversation with Faye Webster About Isolation and Depression
Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Indie folk artist (and former Consequence Artist of the Month) Faye Webster speaks about her struggle with isolation and depression in the latest episode of the Going There podcast with Dr. Mike Friedman. The I Know I’m Funny haha singer-songwriter shares her experience of isolation during the pandemic, something to which many of us can relate. We as human beings often crave connecting with others, and the pandemic has in many cases radically changed and interfered with how we connect with people. Webster describes how she approaches her mental health as an ongoing and experimental process by which she is...
Sigur Rós Launch New Anti-Anxiety CBD Tincture Line
Sigur Rós have launched a new CBD tincture line. Called EXHALE, it is the latest strain from their partnership with the VONA collective. EXHALE is designed to address the negative physiological effects of stress and help the body produce GABA (gamma-Aminobutyric acid), a neurotransmitter that relaxes the nervous system. Just like Sigur Rós’ first two CBD tincture lines, SLEEP and WAKE, it contains 1000 mg of broad-spectrum CBD per bottle. “We went into this with a single intent; create the best anti-anxiety product and make it accessible to as many people as possible,” said band member Jónsi in a statement. “Anxiety affects people globally, from all walks of life, including me. So it just made sense for us to focus our efforts around creating a non-habit forming, natural remedy for anxiety...
Celebrate National CBD Day with 20% Off All Flower Lab Products at Consequence Shop
In celebration of National CBD Day, Consequence Shop is offering discounts on all our Flower Lab and GWAR Bud of Gods CBD and Delta-8 products. Available exclusively through the Consequence Shop, our new premium CBD brand Flower Lab offers organically grown and ethically harvested hemp from the mountains of Colorado. Processed with organic coconut oil and water instead of harsh chemical solvents, our fill-spectrum cannabinoids are extracted via a proprietary process that guarantees the purest CBD available. Our flowers, oils, capsules, and balms provide high quality, low impact remedies for balanced living. To enjoy 20% off all our Flower Lab products, head to the Consequence Shop and enter the code FLWRLAB20. Advertisement Related Video For those looking to bring peace and chaos...
How mxmtoon Copes with Anxiety and Depression
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Stitcher | Google | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Maia, the artist known as mxmtoon, joins Dr. Mike Friedman on the Going There podcast to share her struggle with anxiety and depression. Advertisement Related Video The Dawn and Dusk musician describes feeling anxious her whole life, and particularly experiencing panic attacks in situations such as flying on a plane. She also explains how she suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder, in which she would regularly experience depressive symptoms as winter approached and until spring came. Along the way, mxmtoon talks about the various coping strategies she utilizes, including medication, exercise, meditation and therapy. And one of the things that she particularly talks about is ho...
GWAR Launch Limited Edition Bud of Gods Delta-8 Vape Cartridges
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-25T02:35:11+00:00“>May 24, 2021 | 10:35pm ET Alright, you bohabs, GWAR heard you. All that delicious Bud of Gods CBD bringing a little too much peace to your inner Scumdog? Well, we’ve got the product for you, as GWAR’s launching their new limited edition Delta-8 THC vape cartridges. Derived from the beloved Blue Dream strain, the Delta-8 in these cartridges is guaranteed to bring the glorious chaos of your favorite intergalactic warlords right to your very soul. Think of Delta-8 THC like the more universally legal cousin cannabinoid of the more common Delta-9. It packs a lower psychoactive potency than that more standard THC, delivering a smoother ride to outer space. What’s mor...
Lady Gaga Details PTSD from Sexual Assault by Unnamed Music Producer
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-21T16:21:37+00:00“>May 21, 2021 | 12:21pm ET Lady Gaga has opened up in a new interview about the sexual assault she suffered at the hands of an unnamed music producer early in her career. (Trigger warning for anyone who may become upset from details or descriptions of sexual assault and rape.) During the emotional sit-down — which comes from the first episode of Oprah and Prince Harry’s new Apple TV+ docuseries The Me You Can’t See — the pop star discussed how the rape left her with lasting emotional scars. “I was 19 years old, and I was working in the business, and a producer said to me, ‘Take your clothes off,’ Gaga recalled through tears. “And I said, ‘No.” And I left, and th...
Here’s a Dreamy 95-Minute Mix of Avicii Piano Covers for World Meditation Day
As we emerge from the excruciating COVID-19 lockdown period bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, mindfulness and mental health are more important than ever. Today is World Meditation Day, a day to look inward and examine the effects of the pandemic on your wellbeing. Yes, music festivals are back—and that’s wonderful—but stampeding into them without first assessing your self-identity after a brutal year could have dire consequences. Whether you’re a seasoned vet or a novice in the practice of meditation, if you’re an EDM fan, you’ll find solace in this mix of dreamy piano covers of music by Avicii. There is perhaps no artist more emblematic of the importance of mindfulness than the legendary dance music producer, whose poor mental health stemming from the stress of a gruel...
