Good Evening Beautiful Human,
With so many new community members here, I thought it was time for me to re-introduce myself. So tonight I have a solidarity offering for you all — my mental illness story, in full.
Recording and editing this podcast took far longer than I anticipated — my whole weekend, in fact — but it is my hope that this podcast episode will serve as a lasting resource about my story and lived experiences with mental illness.
Unlike the other podcasts, this one is entirely free to listen to for all subscribers. In advance of doing so, please note that this episode includes a discussion of suicide, self-harm, hallucinations, and sexual assault. As always, please choose your well-being first and foremost when deciding if this episode is for you.
I hope your weekend was restorative or at the very least, lived on your own terms. And now, with a little reminder from Doctor Waffle herself, we wish you a week.
Kindly,
Kate, Waffle and Tugboat
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Access to The Patient is In — a podcast exploring serious mental illness through the lens of those affected. Each episode includes an interview with someone touched personally by my lived experience of mental illness and explores it through their perspective. You can listen to the most recent episode here.
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Podcast Transcriptions/Guides
To better support all learning styles, this is a new addition for 2024. There will be a transcription of each podcast made available so you can read the podcast conversations if you are interested and accompanying guides that highlight key takeaways and answers to your questions.
The Final Chapters of my inaugural memoir, Maura + Me
To preserve my own well-being, the remaining chapters will be delivered at whatever cadence my mental health allows. Last year, I wrote 28 chapters and shared them weekly with you all in installments. Though I am so proud that I was able to tackle almost my entire book in that manner, that cadence is no longer sustainable so I appreciate your patience as I find a pace that is a bit more manageable. If you are interested in reading the earlier chapters, you can find all of them here.
Allow me to reintroduce myself...