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But For Real

But For Real

著者： Valerie Martin & Emerson Ryder
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Welcome to But For Real: the podcast where all your swirling thoughts about mental health, pop culture, and how to human are blended into one delicious variety show, co-hosted by therapists Valerie Martin (resident elder millennial ✌️) and Emerson Ryder (resident Gen Z 🫶).Copyright 2026 Valerie Martin & Emerson Ryder 個人的成功 心理学 心理学・心の健康 社会科学 自己啓発 衛生・健康的な生活
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  • Psychiatric Medication + ADHD 101 with Dr. Chanel Thomas

    Psychiatric Medication + ADHD 101 with Dr. Chanel Thomas
    2026/09/02
    What if the thing you've written off as a personality flaw your entire life is actually ADHD? And what if the way ADHD gets diagnosed, treated, and talked about has never really accounted for who you are?This week, Val and Em sit down with Dr. Chanel Thomas, founder, CEO, and clinical director of Blue Sage Wellness — a multi-state psychiatric group practice built specifically to serve communities that mainstream mental health has historically failed. They get into late ADHD diagnosis, medication stigma, what it actually means to practice psychiatry from an anti-oppressive lens, and why "high-functioning" often just means nobody can see how hard you're working to hold it together.This episode covers:(00:00) Tea & Crumpets — Val on Dungeon Crawler Carl; Chanel on One Piece (1,200 episodes and counting); Em becomes a Lego adult(05:00) Step Into My Office — 47 productivity apps and still barely functioning: is it ADHD, burnout, or something else?(09:00) The DSM — high-functioning on the outside, treading water on the inside(13:00) What ADHD actually looks like in adults who've spent their lives masking(20:00) Late diagnosis, grief, and what it felt like when Chanel took medication for the first time(23:00) Medication stigma, the "will I lose my personality" fear, and what collaborative care looks like(28:00) Practicing psychiatry from a decolonized, anti-oppressive lens(32:00) "...but for REAL"(33:00) Now That's What I Call— OKAYY! — "Served" by XLOV(34:00) Dumpster Fire Phoenix + Rapid Fire Q&A...but for REAL: ADHD doesn't just look like the hyperactive white kid bouncing off the walls. It presents differently in Black and brown, queer, and trans folks — often internalized, masked, and shaped by survival. If that's been your experience, your presentation is just as valid.Resources + Stuff Mentioned in This Episode:Blue Sage Wellness — Dr. Chanel's multi-state psychiatric group practice XLOV — "Served" — Chanel's song pick One Piece — manga and anime series; available on Crunchyroll and NetflixDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman — Val's current readTeddy the dog rescued from Helvellyn — Good News Network Connect with Dr. Chanel:Blue Sage Wellness @chanelpsychnp on IG@bluesagewellnesspllc on IGBIODr. Chanel Thomas is a doctorally prepared, dual board-certified nurse practitioner (FNP/PMHNP) and the founder, CEO, and clinical director of Blue Sage Wellness PLLC, a multi-state psychiatric group practice serving Tennessee, Kentucky, and New York. She built Blue Sage from the ground up with a clear mission: to provide culturally affirming, high-quality psychiatric care to communities historically failed by mainstream mental health systems, including communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and neurodivergent individuals.But Dr. Thomas doesn't stop at the clinical chair. She is also the founder of Aligned & Abundant, a clinician empowerment and conference platform, and the Flourish Collective, a practice incubator and coaching program designed to help licensed clinicians build sustainable, values-aligned practices. She brings a decolonized lens to psychopharmacology, a neurodivergent-affirming approach to care, and a signature style that weaves anime, gaming, and geek culture into clinical work in ways that are as effective as they are unexpected.Whether she's in the clinical space, on a conference stage, or building the next chapter of her legacy, Dr. Thomas shows up the same way every time: fully, unapologetically, and with purpose.Connect with Us:More about the pod / past episodesWatch us on YouTubeNow That's What I Call... OKAAAAY PlaylistSend us a story for The Lore segmentSend in a request for advice for our Step Into My Office segmentConnect with us on IG: @butforrealpodThe Gaia Center on IG: @thegaiacenterVal on IG: @existentiallyvalThe Gaia Center website: www.gaiacenter.coDISCLAIMER: But For Real Podcast is not a substitute for individualized mental health treatment or healthcare. This podcast is solely for entertainment and educational purposes. If you are in crisis, please utilize crisis support services, such as the Crisis Text Line (Text START to 741741 in the US) or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: (Call 988 in the US), or visit www.findahelpline.com for international resources.
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    41 分
  • Why Pelvic Floor Health is Important AF with Dr. Jen Le Cougic

    Why Pelvic Floor Health is Important AF with Dr. Jen Le Cougic
    2026/08/19
    Dr. Jen Le Coguic is a pelvic health physical therapist with over 15 years of experience and the founder of Nashville Pelvic Health — and she's here to talk about the body part most of us are either ignoring, overtightening, or doing Kegels for when we absolutely should not be.This episode covers way more territory than you'd expect: why bladder leaks, pelvic pain, and constipation are common but not normal, why "just do your Kegels" is actually bad advice for a lot of people, what the pelvic floor has to do with your back pain and your breathing, and why men are even less served by this conversation than women. Val and Em also bring a listener who has memorized the bathroom layout of every movie theater in her city, and they have thoughts.This episode covers:(00:00) Tea & Crumpets — Em's analog Sudoku era; Val's proud moment of discernment; Jen on the pelvic floor–nervous system connection and Asheville's dog-friendliness(05:00) Step Into My Office — a listener who knows every public bathroom in her city asks: when does "annoying" become worth getting help for?(10:00) The DSM — what the pelvic floor actually does, why "just do your Kegels" is bad advice for a lot of people, and why the medical system keeps siloing symptoms it should be connecting(17:00) The vFit, breathwork, pregnancy, postpartum, men's pelvic health, and what to expect at your first appointment(30:00) "...but for REAL"(31:00) Now That's What I Call— OKAYY! — "Undone" by Weezer(32:00) Dumpster Fire Phoenix + Rapid Fire Q&A...but for REAL: These problems are common, but they're not normal. If something is bothering you — even if it's just annoying, even if you haven't had a baby, even if it doesn't feel "serious enough" — reach out to a pelvic floor therapist, do a consult, and get the help that's out there for you.Resources + Stuff Mentioned in This Episode:Nashville Pelvic Health — Dr. Jen's clinicvFit by Joylux — the red light therapy pelvic device Val spotted at the STIMULATE Conference (#NotSponsored)"Undone — The Sweater Song" by Weezer@omgitsheidiii — the viral reel about Grandma CaroleKhruangbin — Jen's other recent musical obsession!Connect with Dr. Jen:Nashville Pelvic Health websiteJen on IGNPH on IGConnect with Us:More about the pod / past episodesWatch us on YouTubeNow That's What I Call... OKAAAAY PlaylistSend us a story for The Lore segmentSend in a request for advice for our Step Into My Office segmentConnect with us on IG: @butforrealpodThe Gaia Center on IG: @thegaiacenterVal on IG: @existentiallyvalThe Gaia Center website: www.gaiacenter.coDISCLAIMER: But For Real Podcast is not a substitute for individualized mental health treatment or healthcare. This podcast is solely for entertainment and educational purposes. If you are in crisis, please utilize crisis support services, such as the Crisis Text Line (Text START to 741741 in the US) or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: (Call 988 in the US), or visit www.findahelpline.com for international resources.
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    38 分
  • Attention Activism: A Liberation Movement to Combat the Societal Attention Crisis

    Attention Activism: A Liberation Movement to Combat the Societal Attention Crisis
    2026/08/05
    Did you know your brain will ask if it should be doing something else about four seconds into this episode? That's not a joke — that's the real documented average. And honestly, it's kind of the whole point.In Episode 50, Val and Em go deep on attention — not the "just delete TikTok" version of this conversation, but the real one. The systemic, political, whose-profit-is-this-serving one. Val brings fresh insights from her Attention Activism 101 course with the Strother School of Radical Attention (SoRA), and Em brings a fracking metaphor nobody asked for but everyone needed.They also get into Em's "less is more" era, Val saying a meaningful goodbye to her grandfather and the existential questions it's cracking open, and a letter from a social media manager who builds lives AND works in the attention economy and is starting to feel like the villain in her own story.This episode covers:(00:00) Tea & Crumpets — Em on "less is more" as a values-based practice; Val on consciousness, death, and the science-meets-woo rabbit hole she's currently in(07:00) Step Into My Office — a social media manager asks: is it possible to do this job without becoming this person?(13:00) The DSM — Attention Activism: what it is, where it comes from, and why individual willpower was never the answer(15:00) Surveillance capitalism, behavioral data, and the fracking metaphor(21:00) Spotlight, starlight, and daylight — philosopher James Williams' three-tier framework for what we actually lose(25:00) Attentional ecologies, flow state, hyperfocus, and why "good attention" is more complicated than we think(30:00) Who owns your attention? (And what does it mean that we pay it?)(34:00) Attentional debt — and how it shows up as burnout(38:00) What to actually do: dérive, app blockers, microdosing quiet, and the SOS framework(43:00) "...but for REAL" — the mic drop moment(45:00) Now That's What I Call— OKAYY! — music segment(49:00) Dumpster Fire Phoenix — SoRA's growing momentum + Val's Kindle era...but for REAL: Losing your focus in a world that is literally engineered to fragment it is not a personal failing. It is the business model. Attention was never supposed to be this hard to fight for on your own — so remember that you don't have to.Resources + Stuff Mentioned in This EpisodeStrother School of Radical Attention (SoRA) — the Brooklyn-based nonprofit behind the Attention Activism movement; Attention Activism 101 & 201 courses (please verify URL before publishing)The Attensity Manifesto — the movement's foundational text (please verify URL before publishing)Opal — app blocker Val and Em recommendScreenZen — app blockerJomo — app blocker (Val's current go-to)Brick — physical app-blocking device (please verify URL before publishing)Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism — the book behind the surveillance capitalism framework Em referencesJames Williams, Stand Out of Our Light — spotlight/starlight/daylight frameworkNatasha Dow Schüll, Addiction by Design — the casino/slot machine researchDonnie Darko (2001) — where Gary Jules' "Mad World" first appeared; highly recommended if you haven't seen it"Reign Me In" — Sam Fender ft. Olivia Dean — Em's song pick (please add Spotify link)"Mad World" — Gary Jules — Val's song pick (please add Spotify link)Connect with Us:More about the pod / past episodesWatch us on YouTubeNow That's What I Call... OKAAAAY PlaylistSend us a story for The Lore segmentSend in a request for advice for our Step Into My Office segmentConnect with us on IG: @butforrealpodThe Gaia Center on IG: @thegaiacenterVal on IG: @existentiallyvalThe Gaia Center website: www.gaiacenter.coDISCLAIMER: But For Real Podcast is not a substitute for individualized mental health treatment or healthcare. This podcast is solely for entertainment and educational purposes. If you are in crisis, please utilize crisis support services, such as the Crisis Text Line (Text START to 741741 in the US) or the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: (Call 988 in the US), or visit www.findahelpline.com for international resources.
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    53 分
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