A Mental Health Break
Welcome! Ranked in the Top 5% of Globally Ranked Podcasts, welcome to the #1 podcast dedicated to mental health where you are never alone. This Top Weekly Show provides a safe, supportive platform to normalize conversations around mental health through authentic, inspirational testimonials.
Learn from others sharing their mental health stories each week. Your time is valuable. That's why we get right to it with no fluff and keep each value-filled show under 30 minutes.
Since 2020, Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor, 3x Mental Health Author, and host Vincent A. Lanci and his guests have shared vulnerable stories and powerful insights that remind you—you are not alone on your journey.
From grief and social media addiction to mental health in the workplace and life after divorce, every episode offers valuable tools, advice, and understanding for anyone navigating life’s toughest moments.
Each week, we dive into real-life experiences from mental health advocates, professionals, and individuals who’ve overcome adversity. Together, we discuss a wide range of topics, including depression, anxiety, addiction, substance abuse, ADHD, ADD, Autism, PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, eating disorders, anorexia, anorexia, eating habits, Bipolar disorder, CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Schizophrenia,BPD, Borderline Personality Disorder, OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder, trauma, New Trauma, Old Trauma, Living with Trauma, Working through Trauma, trauma recovery, Stigma, Mental health stigma, self-care, self care, self-love, self love, sex addiction, coping mechanisms, psychosis, medications, hypnosis, EDMR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, NA, AA, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, traumatic brain injuries, traumatic brain injury, TBI, emotional intelligence, emotional regulation, EQ, emotional experiences, therapy, therapist, doctors, nurses, mental health professionas, dementia, mental ability, memory, cognitive function, Alzheimer's, Codependency, trauma bonding, weight loss, weight shame, body dysmorphia, dual diagnosis, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, both life and family challenges, and much more.
As someone who survived a traumatic brain injury (TBI), Vincent uses his personal journey to help others, blending his lived experiences with the wisdom of experts to empower you on your own path to healing. Whether you’re struggling with a mental disorder or simply looking for support, A Mental Health Break is your weekly source of hope, guidance, and connection.
Tune in each week for honest conversations, practical tools, and the reassurance that you're not alone. Let’s break the silence together.
A Mental Health Break
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In this episode, Dr. Shannon Russell shares her personal journey through mental health struggles, her holistic approach to overcoming chronic pain, and practical tools for mental well-being like journaling, breathwork, and the importance of inner work for lasting results.
"Comparison is the thief of joy."
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That is maybe affecting your mental health. Maybe you're unhappy with your weight, you're unhappy with the way that your body looks. And that's causing you to maybe be depressed, anxious, just low feelings of low self-worth. I'm telling you right now that if you don't address that inside piece of self-worth, even when you lose the weight, even when you get the body of your dreams, right, you're still going to have that feeling of not quite liking yourself. Losing the weight and fixing the outward appearance doesn't fix how you feel about yourself. And I have been there. I have lost the weight and I was still unhappy. So the biggest thing that I tell my clients, the biggest thing I want to say to everyone is you need to do the inner work. You need to address like where these feelings are coming from. Comparison is the thief of joy. I know that's really tough in the day of social media where there's so many people to be comparing yourself to. But you know, look at how far you've come, only compare you to you and where you could possibly go. And that also goes a really long way. And kind of tying it back to take it one step at a time and don't give up. You need to become the person that you want to be. As weird as it sounds, if you have a goal, you need to become that person who has that thing first in order to get that thing, if that makes sense. So if you have a weight loss goal or a business goal, a money goal, whatever it may be, you need to think how does that person act? What are their habits? And then you need to follow that. And it doesn't have to be all overnight if you're feeling discouraged, overwhelmed, break it up into bite-sized pieces, but start taking action to become that person. And I'll tell you what, you'll immediately start feeling more confident and feel like you're making progress just by taking the little bit of action each day. Something I also learned firsthand. It's harder to become the person you need to do all these things than to actually do any of these things. They're minuscule in hindsight.
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