In Depressy Episode 20, Missy and Allie talk about their journeys deciding whether to change their names with marriage. They also talk about ideas around names being your identity and reasons they considered for and against these ideas!

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Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mentalhealth field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: name change, marriage, wedding, bride

***Small note: There was an audio lagwith this episode that was not able to be fully fixed. Thanks for bearing with us!***

In Depressy Episode 19, Missy and Allietalk about what it’s like to be Jewish during the Christmas season. They talk about their changing perspectives from growing up in a primarily non-Jewish town and how things have continued to evolve as they have been in relationshipswith partners who both celebrate Christmas. In connection to mental health, they talk about the idea of when something hits a nerve for you and how to navigate that.

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com
📸Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod
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Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: holidays, identity, Jewish, Christmas

In Depressy Episode 18, Missy and Allietalk about dealing with uncertainty, especially in your twenties when so much feels like it may still be out of your control. Hear how they have (and sometimes have not) dealt with uncertainty well, how it influenced the careers they went into, and how it may be related to anxiety.

Missy also shares a final update on her Gift of Life stem cell donation process and how everything went!

For more information on Gift of Life (including how to get int the registry and possibly save a life and/or donate): https://www.giftoflife.org/

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com
📸Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod
▶️Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: anxiety, twenties, quarterlife crisis, uncertainty

In Depressy Episode 17, we continue talkingabout anxiety and exposure, but this time through the lens of OCD. We define what OCD actually is and how you can find out if you may have symptoms. We also talk about how you can actually go about managing and treating symptoms of OCD so they no longer impact your life.

In this episode, Missy also continues to talk about her journey as a Gift of Life stem cell donor – at the time of recording, the donation was the next day!

For more information on Gift of Life (including how to get int the registry and possibly save a life and/or donate):https://www.giftoflife.org/

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com
📸Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod
▶️Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mentalhealth field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: OCD, anxiety, twenties, therapy, exposure therapy,psychologist, psychiatrist, med school

In Depressy Episode 16, we talk all about phobias and exposure therapy! Always thought exposure therapy was “jumping into the lion’s den” of your fear and fending for yourself? Find out why it’s not at all and why it’s so effective!
In this episode, Missy also shares the beginning of her journey of becoming a donor with Gift of Life. At the time of recording, we did not know this, but Missy has since gone through with her donation and will be discussing her journey in episodes to come.

For more information on Gift of Life (includinghow to get int the registry and possibly save a life and/or donate): https://www.giftoflife.org/

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com📸Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod▶️Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: phobia, exposure therapy, fear, psychology, twenties, stem cell, bone marrow

Welcome to Depressy Episode 15! This week, Missy and Allie discuss “positive thinking” and how it can be used in both helpful and unhelpful ways! It may sound simple, but focusing on the positive aspects of situations can be very important to leading a happy life.

On the flip side, we talk about “toxic positivity” and how positive thinking can be used in unhelpful, or even harmful, ways!

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com
📸Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod
▶️Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: positive thinking, cognitive behavioral therapy,CBT, therapy, therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist, toxic positivity

We are back with Depressy Episode #14! This week, we check in after some time off. Applying to residency has us thinking again about work/life balance!

Specifically, we talk about our eventual motherhood journeys, if/when we think we want to have kids, and how we think about our work and career journeys fitting in!

We also talk about parenting and what we have learned from our training (in theory!) and real-life experiences in our clinical work and babysitting jobs.

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com📸 Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod
▶️ Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: motherhood, parenting, work/life balance, mentalhealth, psychologist, twenties, fertility, medical school

In Depressy Episode 13, Missy & Allie talk about marijuana and mental health! We answer some of the most common questions like:

-Is weed better for you than drinking alcohol?

-Can marijuana be helpful for anxiety?

-Are the health consequences worth worrying about?

Here is some of the research we talk about in the episode:

https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.1048

https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244x-14-136

https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmra1402309

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-018-0970-7

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00650-x

https://doi.org/10.1159/000534855

ALSO – shoutout to our amazing cousin and cousin-in-law who just got married!!

Angelica: (Depressy photographer – available for weddings, engagements, elopements, & all other photo needs – this woman is a wizard with a camera!!): @Dawnpointstudios

Jake: (our cousin & available for all your AV needs!): @jakefeld117

👉 For more info, visit: www.depressy.com 📸 Follow us on Instagram: @depressy.pod
▶️ Watch on YouTube: @Depressypodcast

Disclaimer: This podcast is not meant to be professionalmedical or mental health information. We are not licensed in our fields (yet!) and are here to provide perspectives on our lives but cannot provide professional medical or therapeutic advice. If you are experiencing any mental health concerns, we encourage you to seek out a professional in the mental health field.

Photos by Angelica Pasquali/Dawnpoint Studios

Keywords: weed, marijuana, pot, alcohol, substance use,anxiety, depression, mental health, twenties