Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

Lauren shares a vulnerable piece of writing from her past, which opens the door to a conversation neither of us really want to have. Major content warning for eating disorders, specifically laxative abuse, binging, and overexercise. Take care of yourselves, friends. How to follow us and join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumpercrisis corner@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

Life is exhausting and Christina can't think of clever titles anymore. On this episode, we talk grief, Substack, capitalism, rushing treatment, relapse, and the boredom of it all. Content warning for extensive eating disorder talk, though we try to avoid triggering details. Enjoy! How to follow us and join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

Earlier this year, we lost a dear friend and former podcast guest. Today, we remember her by rereleasing her original 2020 interview with a foreword from us and several of her friends. We love you, Dawn. How to follow us and join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafhSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: #37 Perception Deception feat. AnonymousInsane OKThe WhinesFree Music Archive

Your cohosts are FINALLY back together again with more hot recovery takes! Tangents include our moms, spirituality, and social media censorship. Enjoy! How to follow us and join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

Christina is joined by Orion to share a new project and talk about why we struggle with the word "recovery". Tangents include religion, relapse, and screaming into the void. Sources: Self-Medication and Degrees of HarmHow to Do Nothing How to follow us and join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music Archive

We haven't been doing well. On this episode, we talk about it. Content warning for death, suicide, drugs, and eating disorders. How to follow us and join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music Archive

As we prepare to leave 2023 in the past, we revisit questions we posed last year and determine whether our answers have changed. Watch the conversation on video for the full experience! (Pico lovers will not be disappointed.) Before enjoying this episode, make sure you catch #110 We Met In Person! How to follow us and join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

We look back on meeting in person almost a year ago, which is about how long it took Christina to edit the footage. Watch #110 on Youtube now! How to follow us and join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

We respond to a voicemail from a listener going through rock bottom. Tangents include emotionally immature awakenings, our thoughts on interventions, compartmentalization as survival, and how to recreate dead online spaces. Enjoy? Follow Pickles and Vodka to join the conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

We're not sure how, but the podcast is 5! Join us for recovery updates, what we've learned while making this show, which episodes we still think about, and how we plan to challenge ourselves in the future. Thank you to all our listeners who contributed to this episode! Want to get involved? Here are some places to reach out: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

Grab your monocle and join us as we digest Heathers (1988) with our friend Orion! TRIGGER WARNING: This film deals heavily in themes of suicide, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other sensitive topics. While we attempt to broach these in a respectful way, they are unavoidable in this episode. As always, trust your gut and stay safe. Did you know the podcast turns 5 years old soon? If we've meant anything to you, let us know by December 1st to be featured in a special anniversary episode. See below for ways to contact us: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

One of us has a breakdown on air and the other is forced into the role of both interviewer and therapist. Somehow, we push through. Did you know the podcast turns 5 years old in a few weeks? If we've meant anything to you in whatever capacity, let us know by December 1st to be featured in a special anniversary episode. See below for ways to contact us: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

Lauren brings the topic this week and we soon find ourselves up to our elbows in discomfort. Along the way, we ask ourselves...why DO we chase rock bottom? And what happens when we find out it doesn't exist? TRIGGER WARNING: while we avoid numbers and most details, we tell some personal stories involving weight, substance abuse, and self-harm on this episode. As always, stay safe. (And don't drink so much caffeine that you end up like us.) If you have thoughts about this episode, see below for ways to share with us and spark the next conversation: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

How do you responsibly find the balance between caring too much and too little about a cause? Is it possible (or healthy?) to pick and choose what to care about? How do you take care of yourself now so you can show up to care about other things later? We answer these questions and more on another vulnerable episode. Enjoy! Thanks Orion for today's listener voicemail! See below for ways to contact us with your own thoughts: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: post@imamdeebInsane OK

This week we talk about showing up when the world is on fire and nothing we do feels like it makes a difference. Plus, Christina spirals on two hours of sleep and Lauren reveals a hidden talent. Follow Pickles and Vodka for announcements, behind the scenes content, or just to say hi: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OKThe WhinesFree Music ArchiveOleg KirilkovPixabay

Our attempt at a loosey-goosey episode gets heavy faster than you can say "fear of death". We talk about struggling to love yourself when you hate humanity, speculate about our breakup patterns, and call each other out on our respective growth. Pico disagrees with us on multiple occasions. Follow Pickles and Vodka for announcements, behind the scenes content, or just to say hi: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OK

This week our friend and longtime listener Orion joins us to talk about growing up in a cult, coming to terms with his trans identity, why he developed an eating disorder, and how to be in recovery when everything is chaos and you want to die. Plus, Lauren makes an accusation and Christina loses the script entirely. Enjoy! This episode contains content that may be sensitive for those dealing with eating disorders, food, weight, and suicidal ideation. As always, please take care of yourself when listening. Our guest this week was Orion! You can find him on Instagram @robotakiss. Follow Pickles and Vodka for announcements, behind the scenes content, or just to say hi: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OK

This week we pop off about the unfortunate state of—well, everything. Topics include struggling in eating disorder recovery, getting blindsided at work, censoring yourself in therapy, and what we wish we could tell people about our toxic coping mechanisms. Enjoy? Christina's essay: I Went on a Trip Last Week. So Did My Eating Disorder. Follow Pickles and Vodka for announcements, behind the scenes content, or just to say hi: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee! Credits: Insane OK

It's a big day because we're interviewing our first guest as cohosts! Vikki is here to talk about the events preceding—and following—meeting Lauren on the internet 20 years ago. From religious baggage and bulimia buddies to landing in eating disorder treatment after undergoing gastric bypass surgery, Vikki shares what has helped her arrive on the other side of "normal". (Spoiler alert: it doesn't exist.) For this episode, we have left a few numbers uncensored since all parties involved felt it would bring representation to an underrepresented minority. Content may be sensitive to those struggling with eating disorders, body image, and weight. Follow Pickles and Vodka for announcements, behind the scenes content, or just to say hi: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@picosauveSend us spoons AKA buy us a coffee Credits: Insane OK

This week we revisit the idea of normalizing mental health and whether our experiences have helped us accomplish this. Tangents include our quest for guests, comfort shows, Portia de Rossi’s anorexia memoir, medical hot takes, capitalism, and a massive breakthrough in the case of the mystery farm animals. Enjoy! Books we mentioned in this episode: Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and GainWeird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures Follow Pickles and Vodka for announcements, behind the scenes content, or just to say hi: @picklesandvodkapodcastPickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcastpicklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com@xtinajumper@laurenafh@picosauveBuy us a coffee Credits: Insane OK