we need to give ourselves permission to cry, give ourselves permission to take a time out, and not feel guilt or like we shouldn't be giving ourselves that space. I'm gonna

I'm gonna be. Hey, hurdlers, Emily Abadi here, bringing you another installment of Hurtle moment from Hurtle.

For this week's episode, I am chatting with Akela Red about overcoming fear and confronting pain. Akea is a mental health activist and she in today's episode shares her own story about being diagnosed with depression

and generalized anxiety disorder in 2016. In today's episode, she tells me all about her struggle, about what she learned

from her diagnosis, and the tools and tricks she used to cope with anxiety, depression,

and stress. Before we get into today's episode, I do want to wish you a happy, happy

Thanksgiving from me and mine to you and yours. I know that

things are a bit different this year, but there is plenty for us to be grateful for, plenty for

for us to be thankful for. And please, however you are celebrating this week, stay safe,

be careful, and stay kind. As always, reach out to me over

on social media, tag the show as you are listening at Hurtle Podcast and at Emily Abadi. And if you

have a hurdle moment of your own to share or you just want to say hi, feel free to reach out to me

over email. It's Emily at Hurtle.us. And with that, let's get to

hurtling. Today, I am sitting down with Akea Red. She is a mental health activist and an author. How are you doing

today? I am doing great. How are you? And thank you for having me. Of course. I'm doing pretty well.

You know, it's a sunny day out. I think we're all making this transition into the cooler months,

but nothing a few layers and a nice cup of coffee can't fix, if you know

what I mean? Absolutely. Yeah. So I'm in the Midwest here in Ohio, and the last few weeks,

we were blessed with such beautiful colors of leaves turning. And now, because of all the wind on Sunday,

we see a lot of empty trees. A lot of empty trees. And now, because of all of the wind on Sunday, we see a lot of empty trees.

A lot of empty trees. All the, all the winds blowing the leaves away.

Yeah. So they're now in piles. So which is fun, you know, if you like to go jump in the leaves.

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