S4 E4: Coping Mechanisms We Do NOT Recommend

About this episode

The episode discusses the coping mechanisms that the hosts do not recommend, stemming from a personal family crisis.

We all have coping mechanisms. Some of ours should come with a warning label and a locked cabinet. One phone call and life goes completely off the rails. Next thing you know, it’s Cheesecake Factory at 2 a.m. on a hospital floor, trying not to emotionally fall apart in public. This episode is about the month that wrecked our normal. Crystal’s mom has a major heart attack, everyone shows up thinking it’s goodbye, and then plot twist, she survives. So now we’re all just standing there li...

People in this episode

Hosts: Crystal, Teisha

Topics covered

• coping mechanisms
• emotional health
• family crisis
• survival
• personal stories

Keywords

• coping mechanisms
• emotional support
• family health
• heart attack
• personal experiences

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