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Shrink Wrapped dives into the real, messy, sometimes hilarious side of mental health- no toxic positivity, no sugarcoating, and zero judgment.
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Episode 70: Stop Decorating The Drought (The One Where Michelle Talks About Refusing To Settle) (opens the original)
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Why do we get so comfortable with things that are making us miserable? Human beings are remarkably good at adapting- even to situations we never should have had to tolerate in the first place. Toxic jobs become “just how work is.” Emotionally unavailable relationships become something we learn to work around. Chronic stress becomes normal. Exhaustion becomes a personality trait. And somewhere along the way, surviving with less can start to feel suspiciously like being satisfied. In this episode
Episode 69: Nice. Be Nicer To Yourself. (The One Where Michelle Talks About Self Love) (opens the original)
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Episode 69. Nice. This week on Shrink Wrapped, we’re talking about self-love-and no, not the Instagram version involving bubble baths, crystals, and pretending an affirmation can make your unresolved childhood trauma politely pack its bags and leave. We’re digging into what self-love actually looks like: building self-compassion, challenging negative self-talk, quieting your inner critic, developing healthier self-esteem, and learning to extend yourself the same kindness you so freely give every
Episode 68: Guided Journal Entry #17 (opens the original)
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What would you do if you could stop time for two months, and the rest of the world stayed frozen while you kept living? In this guided journal episode of Shrink Wrapped , we’re exploring what your answer might reveal about your priorities, desires, and the parts of your life you’ve been putting off for “when you have more time.” Would you travel? Rest? Learn something new? Create something? Focus on your physical or mental health? Reconnect with the people you love? Or would you finally give you
Episode 67: It's Not You... It's Your Mouth (DSM Dive- Misophonia) (opens the original)
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Ever hear someone chewing, clicking a pen, slurping coffee, or breathing just a little too enthusiastically and suddenly your nervous system decides this is a personal attack? In this DSM Dive episode of Shrink Wrapped , we're talking about misophonia - a condition involving intense emotional and physiological reactions to specific trigger sounds. But is misophonia just extreme sound sensitivity? Is it the same as being annoyed by loud chewing? And is misophonia actually recognized in the DSM-5-
Episode 66: Language: Humanity's Most Dangerous Hobby (The One Where Michelle Talks About The Importance Of The Words We Choose) (opens the original)
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Words are just tiny mouth noises we collectively agreed mean things… so why do they have the power to absolutely wreck our entire day? In this episode of Shrink Wrapped , Michelle dives into the importance of the words we choose —the language we use when talking to ourselves, the words we use with other people, and the stories we unknowingly create when we repeat the same labels over and over again. Because there’s a big difference between saying “I made a mistake” and “I am a mistake.” There’s
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