This Week

May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness month and I wanted to talk about what mental health is and how we can each look after and take care of our own mental health and well-being.I also am sharing some exciting news regarding my watercolor art I've been working on!Check out my Instagram for more soon! https://www.instagram.com/sarahrocksdale/Give this podcast a rating in iTunes and subscribe for new episodes each Monday!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: sarahrocksdale@gmail.com

In today's episode I'm talking about what grief is, how to grieve, the stages of grief, the loss of relationships, how to take care of yourself if you are grieving, and more. I'm also sharing a transcript of this post on my blog where you can find links to everything I'm referencing in this episode. Let me know if you'd like me to do this for each episode going forward.Blog post, Working Through Grief: https://bit.ly/2HjlKDMGive this podcast a rating in iTunes and subscribe for new episodes each Monday!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: sarahrocksdale@gmail.com

I've been using my phone less for social media and more for health apps, communication, and commute. In this episode, I'm sharing a few of my favorite apps I use every day or almost everyday, and talk about fitness, meditation, staying sober, and language learning. What apps do you use that add to your life?Give this podcast a rating in iTunes and subscribe for new episodes each Monday!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: sarahrocksdale@gmail.com

Talking about motivation and more specifically, how to find motivation and hold onto it. I also talk about how using the Pomodoro Technique is useful and how you can apply it.What is it that's driving you to do what you do? What if you find yourself feeling completely unmotivated? "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." -Arthur AshGive this podcast a rating in iTunes and subscribe for new episodes each Monday!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSee my YT video on Finding Motivation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj5YyBCvAuQ&t=83sWatch my video on the Pomodoro Technique here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b35rmRvXlLgSubscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: sarahrocksdale@gmail.com

Talking about anxiety and how to deal with it when it hits. Also being able to notice when it starts to come in and how to manage it. On my YT channel, I've uploaded a video talking about other ways of dealing with anxiety and have included a blog post as well. See the links below for more!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSee my YT video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMVbxaHJIqYBlog post on anxiety: https://bit.ly/2Ggo9NUListen to that short story I wrote here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-happened-one-night/id1256923515Subscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: sarahrocksdale@gmail.com

Made some changes here, over on my YT channel, and my blog. Also will be posting new podcast episodes every Monday going forward! Finally, a schedule!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: sarahrocksdale@gmail.com

In this episode, I talk about sobriety & what tools I've been using that help.I uploaded a YT video talking about why I'm quitting alcohol... again. You can see the video below.Update video about my sobriety here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQPW4EtveGcRead about some of the benefits of being sober: https://bit.ly/2HjZSZqOn Patreon, I made a reflection questionnaire on sobriety for anyone looking to understand their relationship with alcohol better: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleAs you might have noticed, I've changed the artwork and name of my podcast! Also, I'm back!I'll share an update with you all soon and new episodes every week!

In this episode I share more about my experience from being in a cult and why leaving was difficult. I talk about isolation, being brainwashed, and being held against my will. You can also see this in video format on my YT channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkpVFCs7GHA&t=108sOr you can read a transcript from my blog here: https://bit.ly/2ohAiJTTHANK YOU STEPHEN LYLES from Patreon for you support! If you're someone who would like to support this podcast, my videos & other posts, check out my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleYou can also write to me: sarahrocksdale@gmail.comSIA's Organization: http://www.sia-now.org/Twitter: @sarahrocksdale

Have you ever held yourself back creatively because of fear?In this podcast episode, I'm talking about creating without fear, my past experience with this and how to beat it. I think when I've stalled on projects in the past, I realized I was either afraid of what people would think, I felt like I needed permission to create and other unhelpful thoughts would cloud my mind. This is a repeat episode and I'm glad to say in the past year, I've grown so much from being afraid to create the things I want to. What do you guys think?I have some very exciting news over on my Patreon! Go check it out! I posted the news under August 11th: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my YT channel: https://goo.gl/SzrhWZListen to my other podcast episodes! This Week: http://apple.co/2pqsZiQIt Happened One Night: http://apple.co/2uNxWV3The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp: https://go.magik.ly/ml/ejuj/Big Magic | Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert: https://go.magik.ly/ml/ejuk/

Someone recently told me that I knew how to pray. They said, "You know how to, you do."In this episode, you'll hear my response and I'm sharing why I don't pray. This episode will also be in video format later on my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleAnd It's being added to my blog: sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogWhat do you think? Are you someone who prays? Let me know sarahrocksdale@gmail.comor on Twitter @sarahrocksdale.Check out my Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdale

#Sponsored Scrolling through my phone, it's hard to miss the fact that each day, we're bombarded with ads. What are sponsorships? How does someone get sponsored and why are they annoying? In today's podcast episode I'm talking about the affect of sponsorships, the meaning of sponsorships, FTC guidelines, pitching yourself to brands/ how to get sponsorships for Instagram, Youtube, etc. and more. How do you feel about sponsorships?Subscribe to my YT channel: https://goo.gl/SzrhWZMy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSee this post in text form with clickable links to everything I mention in this episode: https://bit.ly/2LFWuf0Write to me: sarahrocksdale@gmail.com - I'd love to hear your thoughts on this topic or if you have any ideas for future podcast episodes!Vote for next week's topic on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdale

Talking about the idea of hell and how I overcame my fear of it as an atheist.You can see this post on my blog here: https://bit.ly/2qdmFwQOr in video format on my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l3xUu_auVkYou can support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleThanks for listening!

I opened up about my experience of attending a Jesus boot camp during my time at a Christian College in Griffin, GA in a recent YT video. I wanted to share a few thoughts on it before hand and also the video's audio so you can hear the story if you haven't already.This story is graphic and I talk about what the 3 day camp experience was like, what we did there and in the end, leaving the school after being on suicide watch immediately after attending the Jesus camp. This is proof that religion can be dangerous.Watch the video: https://bit.ly/2GkLw7KSubscribe to my YT channel: https://bit.ly/1IuP3PWMy Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleEmail: sarahrocksdale@gmail.comThe Prodigal Boy's episode: https://bit.ly/2GefCK9You can support this podcast and my other online content over on my Patreon page, check it out:https://www.patreon.com/sarahrocksdale

If you could give your younger self advice, what would you say? I'm 29 and saw these kinds of videos scattered online and wanted to create one myself. You can see this post in video format here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6nfbTPoj2YAlso have linked references on my blog here: http://bit.ly/2G4isEGLet me know what topics you'd like in the future on Twitter! @sarahrocksdaleYou can support this podcast by rating it in iTunes, leaving a review and/or supporting me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahrocksdale

Talking about being an atheist, indoctrination and my experience with childhood sexual abuse.This episode has also been shared in video format on my YT channel: http://bit.ly/2G54EYbYou can see this post on my blog in written form with links to references here: http://bit.ly/2G0JYk5Let me know a topic you'd like to hear me talk about on Twitter! @sarahrocksdale

What does it mean to forgive someone? When someone has hurt you, how do you move forward? Was what happened worth forgiving and was it is a misunderstanding? Is it possible to forgive and forget? I'd like to shed some light on these thoughts, questions and others.This post was also added to my blog: http://bit.ly/2olF4FOLet me know what you think on Twitter and vote for next week's topic: @sarahrocksdaleI'd love to hear from you! Write to me: sarahrocksdale@gmail.comTo support this podcast, check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahrocksdaleMusic in this episode from the creator tab on YouTube.

A new direction with the podcast comes in effect next week! Let me know what you'd like to hear about by using Twitter! https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleI'd love to hear from you! Write to me: sarahrocksdale@gmail.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahrocksdale

Happy February! In this episode I'm talking about getting back on track and also ramble a bit about the Super Bowl

Talking about how apps make you feel, which apps help your mood and which ones drain you. Give this podcast a rating in iTunes and tweet me! @sarahrocksdaleListen to the TedTalks episode with speaker, Adam Alter on Why Our Screens Make Us Less Happy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K5OO2ybueMListen to the Under the Skin podcast with Russell Brand as he talks with Andy Piddicombe, the co-founder and voice of Headspace (one of my favorite apps!) http://bit.ly/2EnL08PYou can check out my Etsy shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinnedImages?ref=profile_shopiconMy book club, Fantastic Books & Where to Find Them: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/207894-fantastic-books-where-to-find-themBook club Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourfantasticbooks/My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahrocksdaleThanks for listening! Send me an email and I could read your letter on the show! sarahrocksdale@gmail.com

Talking about unnecessary health and fitness products. How can some of these companies get away with selling people BS? I'd love to hear from you! Send me an email sarahrocksdale@gmail.comYou can also tweet me! @sarahrocksdaleMy Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinnedImages?ref=profile_shopiconMy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahrocksdale