Welcome to the second episode in our Mental Health Month series, You Are Not Alone.

If you missed last week's episode, go check it out. In it, I explain what this series is all about through this month.

But to sum it up, you are not alone is about reminding you that no matter what you live with,

no matter what you've been through, no matter what symptoms you have, no matter how strongly

you feel like no one could ever understand, you are not alone. So many of us are here right now, together, listening

to this podcast, going through different things, feeling all sorts of different ways,

but together. So, part two. Let's get started. Inspiration comes in many shapes and forms,

as I mentioned in last week's episode, and TikTok is a great conversation starter with my episodes.

So instead of coming up with random topics, it's really important that the subject

matter is relevant, useful even. So for that, social media can be my best friend. And it's

a tremendous emotional microphone, for those brave enough to put themselves out there. And surprisingly, there are many

to say you know. During some of my late night scrolls, I've been seeing some posts that have

brought up the topic, mental health symptoms that aren't talked about enough. I thought that

was really interesting. So I chased down the rabbit hole with great interest.

A lot of people are being open about their mental health struggles now,

and certainly way more open than what they used to be, which is wonderful.

But mental health is such a diverse thing that even with all of this openness and all of

this sharing, you might feel that what you're going through, your specific situation may not be

represented, much less trending. I don't even mean your exact diagnosis or symptoms.

Not to say that those things aren't important, but right now I'm talking more about your

experiences, your life, your journey, everything that you've been through.

You've probably had some experiences that you've heard a lot of people talk about.

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