Jamie Tworkowski - To Write Love On Her Arms

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Sexuality

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Jamie aka @JamieTworkowski is the founder of "To Write Lover on her Arms," a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. Paul and Jamie discuss the power of empathy, community, and sharing personal stories about mental health. More About Jamie Instagram @JamieTworkowski Twitter @JamieTworkowski To Write Love On Her Arms website www.TWLOHA.com https://youtu.be/xFu8IXDSy1s https://give.twloha.com/campaign/world-suicide-prevention-day-2019/c240708 Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get a free week go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 ————————————————————————— Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod -------------------------------------------------------- Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal or Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services --------------------------------------------------- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Miss Fit toys.
0:02.6	Welcome to episode 452 with my guest, Jamie Torkowski.
0:07.3	My name is Paul Gilmartin.
0:08.6	This is the metal illness happy hour, a place for honesty about all the battles in our
0:13.5	heads from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday
0:20.2	compulsive negative thinking.
0:23.0	This show is skittin' me up, movin' a bunch of papers around here.
0:26.8	I must well be doing the show from an escalator in a crowded mall right now.
0:31.2	This show is not meant to be a substitute for professional mental counseling.
0:35.8	I'm not a therapist, it's not a doctor's office.
0:37.9	It's more like a waiting room.
0:39.7	It does not suck.
0:41.7	The website for this show and the mental, the social media handles is a mental pod.
0:48.6	It would be mentalpod.com and at mental pod.
0:55.2	My insomnia has been fucking with me this week.
1:01.8	Every once in a while I'll be able to figure out what it is.
1:05.0	I'll be able to find something that works.
1:07.4	I go to bed about three in the morning and a lot of times I'll toss and turn until about
1:11.0	five in the morning.
1:14.7	One of the things, sometimes CBD oil will work for me.
1:18.9	Sometimes listening to something that's relaxing will help me sometimes taking electrolytes
1:28.3	or getting up and eating something sweet.
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