Note: This is an OG episode of BFTB. For some of my older episodes, I’ve decided to archive them and make them available only for Premium Submarines. Enjoy this throwback episode.Original episode description: If you identify with the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (also known as BPD or EUPD), it’s likely you’ve heard of “splitting.” Splitting is a defense mechanism that causes a person to view something or someone in ‘black and white’ terms (i.e., “all good” or “all bad.) This episode is part one in a three-part deep dive series on BPD splitting behaviors. If you identify with BPD, it’s likely you’re not conscious of when you’re splitting or why it happens. This can be a very painful and isolating experience. By listening to this series, you'll finally become aware of these self-sabotaging patterns and become better connected to yourself and those around you...
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episode 27: 27. Decentralizing Mental Health & The Rise of Web 3.0 (ft. Lolly)
On this episode of the podcast, I sit down with my new friend Lolly. You may very well already be familiar with her wife, Nicole LePera, known for her @theholisticpsychologist Instagram account (which has nearly 5 million followers to date). Lolly and Nicole built their platform together from the ground up out of their tiny apartment in Philadelphia. Today, The Holistic Psychologist brand has a thriving community, podcast, and best-selling book.
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Below are some of the concepts Lolly and I cover:
■ The origin story of The Holistic Psychologist brand and community
■ Spirituality (what it means to Lolly and the important role it plays in healing and recovery)
■ The controversy behind the statement “our thoughts become things”
■ Binary thinking in today’s internet culture and the power, fear and responsibility that comes with having such a large mental health platform
■ Addressing the criticism from some in the mental health community around Nicole and Lolly's idea of “self-healing”
■ The severe lack of accessibility to mental health services (roadblocks, red tape, providers who don’t – or can’t afford to – take insurance)
■ Why mental health can’t be a one-size-fits-all approach (the importance of having access to different information/modalities outside the standard talk therapy + medication route)
■ Lolly’s experience growing up with a mother with BPD traits and how she began to see the same patterns manifest within herself in adulthood
■ Lolly & Mollie’s experiences with klonopin and xanax dependency (exploring psychiatric drug withdrawal)
■ The importance of nuanced thinking and the ability to hold two different realities at once
■ What the rise of Web3 (Web 3.0) and decentralized networks could mean for mental health communities and creatives with BPD/complex trauma (discussion of Instagram’s deletion of the #bpd hashtag)
■ The “struggle behind the scenes” epidemic (how social media tricks us into believing we’re the only ones suffering)
■ Imposter syndrome (how no one really knows what the f*ck they’re doing)
Connect with Lolly:
@createvisions2day on IG
theholisticpsychologist.com
Resources mentioned on today’s episode:
YouTube | Mastering the Art of Manifesting (by Wayne Dyer)
YouTube | Lewis Howes' Interview with Dr. Joe Dispenza
Goodreads | Books by John Bradshaw
Web 3.0 Basics:
TedTalks | Decentralized Internet Easily Explained
YouTube | NFTs Easily Explained
YouTube | What is Web 3.0?
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