Episode 25: No More Jeans, Self Care and Guest Daniela Galdi
Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas.
TW: Discussion of violence against Black individuals, 2016 election, diet culture
Episode summary: Johanna is comfortable. Sarah takes on Marvel. They both discuss the history of self care. Guest, Daniela Galdi, talks about self care and a holistic approach to mental health care.
Guest Bio: Daniela Galdi, a Health Mentor, Entrepreneur, and Artist, is the founder of Still Standing Together, an empowerment community supporting individuals through their struggles and challenging circumstances in order to help one another move forward with hope and happiness during these times. She has been a professional and educator in health and wellness for over 15 years.
Daniela’s own struggle with anxiety, depression, and panic attack illnesses led her to spreading awareness on mental health therapies and solutions. Her mission through Still Standing Together is to connect people and get them talking to one another by sharing their messages of overcoming obstacles, managing and rising above them everyday. She uses her training in Emotional Empowerment, Self-Care, and Coaching to help guide the discussion, offer solutions and strategies to implement into personal and professional management for creating balanced, yet thriving, lifestyles.
Sources for today’s History Lesson: “A History of Self-Care: From its radical roots to its yuppie-driven middle age to its election-inspired resurgence” by Aisha Harris; wikipedia.org; nataliapetrzela.com
Resources: puzzlewarehouse.com; Books by author Natalia Melman Petrzela; The I Am app; Setting alerts on social media use
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