416: When Someone You Love Is Struggling with Mental Health // Logan McKenna

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🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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If you ever feel at a loss for how to support your partner, friend, or family member who struggles with mental illness, this special episode is for you. My brother-in-law Logan has been a loving and sturdy support for my older sister Sarah through decades of mental health challenges. Over their 20 years of marriage, he has learned a lot about how best to support someone who is struggling, and he's joining me in this episode to share those insights with us, including: - What to do when frustration creeps in and it feels like your loved one isn’t “trying hard enough.” - How to give yourself permission to feel joy, even when your loved one is feeling down. - A mantra to lean on when everything feels heavy and hope is running low. For full show notes, including takeaways, click here. Be sure to also listen to the episodes with my beloved sister Sarah, where we discuss depression in motherhood and how to get help with mental illness. If you’re caring for someone battling mental illness, I want to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for being there and for giving of your compassion and love. Please remember to take care of yourself too. You deserve support and help through this, too. [FREE DOWNLOAD] Mental Health Guide for Depression and Anxiety // To support you even further, I’ve created a guide that includes actionable ways to support yourself in depression and how to support a loved one who is struggling, as well as a private playlist of all of the episodes I’ve released about mental illness and helpful resources for additional support. *** Announcements: To receive the guide I created with actionable ways to support yourself or a loved one with mental illness, click here. Related Episodes: 414: Feeling Low Right Now? 3 Tools to Help You Cope // Sarah McKenna 415: How to Get Help for Mental Illness // Sarah McKenna 319: Three Tools I Use to Manage Anxiety and Depression Episode Sponsors: Helix: Go to helixsleep.com/3in30 for 27% Off Sitewide + 2 Free Dream Pillows with mattress purchase + a free bedding bundle, which is two dream pillows, set sheet, and mattress protector with any Lux or Elite mattress order. Factor: Go to factormeals.com/3in3050off and use code 3in3050off to get 50% off your first box. Let’s Connect: Join me on Instagram! Get weekly-ish emails with BTS of my life. Find Your Magic in Motherhood: Free 3-Day Email Course ***

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0:00.0	You're listening to 3 and 30 Takeaways for Moms, and I wanted to make sure that you know that this special episode comes with a free downloadable guide all about how to support yourself or someone else through a season of mental health struggle.
0:12.1	It's full of practical ideas that you can start using today, and you can grab that resource by going to 3.30podcast.com slash mental health.
0:20.6	That's 3.30 podcast.com slash mental health. That's 3 and 30 podcast.com
0:23.0	slash mental health. Welcome to 3 and 30, a podcast to help you feel more like yourself
0:32.3	within your motherhood. Each 30-minute episode features three actionable takeaways to help you become a more self-assured mom,
0:39.8	someone who knows yourself, honors your needs, and loves your people.
0:44.2	Listen in to feel encouraged as we learn together how to overcome overwhelm and find more magic in motherhood.
0:50.7	I'm your host, Rachel Nielsen. I'm so glad you're here.
0:59.2	Thank you. I'm your host, Rachel Nielsen. I'm so glad you're here. Back in 2019, I interviewed my sister, Sarah, about how to live with and get help for mental
1:04.4	illness. And last week, I re-aired those episodes because I think they are so incredibly
1:09.3	important. Well, back when I first recorded
1:11.6	with Sarah, I asked her husband Logan if he wanted to come on the podcast as well to offer his
1:17.0	insights into supporting a spouse who's struggling with mental health. At the time, he graciously
1:21.9	declined, saying that he didn't think he had much tangible advice to offer, but that he'd let me
1:26.2	know if that changed.
1:31.9	Well, almost five years later, I recently got this text message from him. He said,
1:36.1	You asked me a long time ago about doing an episode on your podcast about living with and caring for people with mental illness. At the time, I had no idea what I would say. I've thought about it
1:40.7	off and on since then. The other day I was thinking about it, and I realized that I probably do have three things.
1:46.5	I thought I should offer if you still have interest.
1:48.9	No pressure.
1:49.6	I certainly don't feel driven to do it.
1:51.2	And I'm not sure if you went on to do a similar episode already, but I just wanted to let you know that I'd be up for it if you're still interested.
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