Part of the Rebranding Mental Health: Happiness Series

Welcome back to Rebranding Mental Health! In this episode, Iman and Kurt continuing the series on happiness — this time exploring the idea that happiness isn’t about chasing the “right” job, relationship, or situation... it’s about recognizing and accessing the resources all around (and within) us.

We revisit our needs-based model of happiness and introduce a powerful truth:

• Needs are universal, but resources are abundant and diverse.

From air and art to relationships and routines, resources can come from multiple layers — individual, interpersonal, community, institutional, and even nature itself.
This episode invites you to challenge the idea that there’s only one way to fulfill a need and explore how shifting your perspective can transform disappointment into discovery.

We cover:

• The difference between needs and resources (and why that matters)
• Why fixating on one resource can block joy
• How loss and grief intersect with resourcefulness
• Five layers of support we often overlook
• Why leaning on others isn’t weakness — it’s wisdom

Plus: A reflection challenge to help you reconnect with what’s already available to you.

🎧 Listen now and reframe what it means to feel supported, whole, and fulfilled — even in the messiness of life.

#RebrandingMentalHealth #HappinessIsAProcess #ResourcesNotFixes #MentalHealthEducation #TotalHealth #MentalHealthPodcast #EmotionalWellbeing #MindfulLiving

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We say we want to protect children — but what does that actually look like?

In this powerful episode, Iman and Kurt examine how our institutions often fail the very people they claim to protect. From school systems to family courts to healthcare, we ask hard questions about accountability, advocacy, and the hidden costs of silence.

Who steps in when the systems don’t work? Who protects children when the adults around them are distracted, overwhelmed, or complicit?

This conversation isn't about blame — it's about building better systems and showing up with clarity, courage, and care.

#ProtectChildren #RebrandingMentalHealth #SystemicChange #ChildAdvocacy #MentalHealthAwareness #TotalHealth

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What happens when crisis care becomes crisis creation?

In this episode of Rebranding Mental Health, Iman and Kurt are pulling back the curtain on psychiatric hospitals: the good, the bad, and the deeply broken. This isn’t just about walls and restraints — it’s about a mental health system designed for containment, not compassion.

You’ll hear:

• Firsthand insight from a survivor
• A breakdown of why hospitalization is often the only option — and why it shouldn’t be
• What we need to build real safety nets for people in crisis

🔄 Share if you’ve ever wondered if there’s a better way to care

#RebrandingMentalHealth #MentalHealthSystems #PsychiatricHospitals #CrisisCare #MentalHealthReform #InvoluntaryTreatment #TraumaInformed #TotalHealth

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Needs aren’t just "nice to have" — they’re the foundation of how we experience life. This week, Iman and Kurt dive deeper into why recognizing and meeting our core needs isn’t just important — it’s essential for real well-being. Building off last episode’s conversation about Maslow’s hierarchy, we explore how different theories of well-being fit together — and why understanding your own needs might just be the missing piece to feeling more fulfilled, connected, and alive.

(Also featuring Kurt’s "pet theory" on quality of life — you won't want to miss it!)

🎧 Tune in wherever you listen to podcasts!

#wellbeing #mentalhealth #selfawareness #qualityoflife #rebrandingmentalhealth

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We all want to be happy — but have you ever stopped to ask what happiness really means? In this episode, Iman and Kurt unpack why happiness isn’t just about success or feeling good — it’s a deeper, more personal practice shaped by needs, purpose, and connection.

They're joined by a very special guest, Josh Becker — Iman's friend and fellow musician from their touring band — to explore what truly defines quality of life, weaving together ideas from Maslow’s hierarchy, positive psychology, and Iman’s Total Health (SCANN) framework.

Happiness isn’t one-size-fits-all. Asking better questions about it might just change everything.

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

#happiness #qualityoflife #positivepsychology #rebrandingmentalhealth #selfawareness #totalhealth

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🎙️ New Episode: The Great Unraveling – How America’s Failing Institutions Are Breaking Our Mental Health (And How We Rebuild)

Something deeper than burnout is happening. In this episode, we dive into The Great Unraveling—a cultural and psychological reckoning with the collapse of social infrastructure in America. From schools and healthcare to community spaces and spiritual centers, we explore how these once-stabilizing institutions have frayed, leaving many of us feeling disconnected, distrustful, and depleted.

In this episode of Rebranding Mental Health, Iman and Kurt, are joined by with guest, Coach Hayden Knight, a former high school history teacher. Together they unpack the human fallout: the loneliness epidemic, loss of meaningful support systems, and the exhausting pressure of hyper-individualization. Fragmentation and polarization aren’t just political problems—they’re personal, showing up in our mental health, relationships, and sense of identity.

But this isn’t just about what’s broken. We explore how to rebuild boldly: reclaiming community, redefining connection, and designing a future rooted in interdependence rather than isolation.

💥 This episode is a wake-up call—and a blueprint.

#TheGreatUnraveling #MentalHealthCrisis #RebrandingMentalHealth #BloomingMinds #LonelinessEpidemic #SocialInfrastructure #Polarization #HyperIndividualism #HealingTogether

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Ever feel like it takes more energy to care, connect, or just feel these days? You’re not imagining it. In this episode, we explore the idea of emotional inflation—how our feelings are being stretched thin in a world of constant alerts, global crises, performative vulnerability, and productivity pressure.

In this episode of Rebranding Mental Health, Iman and Kurt dig into what’s driving the cost of our emotional labor, why burnout and numbness are becoming default settings, and how to start rebuild your emotional savings without going emotionally bankrupt.

✨ Join us for insights, cultural reflections, and tools to help you stay grounded when everything feels emotionally overpriced.

#EmotionalInflation #MentalHealthMatters #RebrandingMentalHealth #FeelingsInFlux #PodcastDrop #EmotionalResilience #BurnoutRecovery

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🎙️ New Episode: Who’s Really in Control? The American Illusion of Power Over Everything

In a culture that tells us we can manifest, optimize, and hustle our way into total control, Iman and Kurt explore the emotional toll of chasing power that was never really ours to begin with.

This episode of Rebranding Mental Health, breaks down the concept of locus of control—how we see the balance between what we control and what we don’t—and why America’s hyper-focus on internal control may actually be hurting our mental health.

We talk cultural narratives, control fatigue, personal responsibility vs. systemic reality, and the unexpected freedom that comes with surrender.

🎧 Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

#RebrandingMentalHealth #LocusOfControl #ControlCulture #LetGoToGrow #PodcastDrop

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