256. 10 years of therapy in 20 minutes (what i wish i learned sooner!)

About this episode

In this episode, Sadie Sutton shares key takeaways from over a decade of therapy and her psychology education, offering a condensed guide to maintaining mental health.

wanna know what over a decade of therapy, a psychology degree, and my own podcast have taught me about mental health?! in this solo episode, i’m breaking down the key takeaways that i’ve learned throughout my mental health journey. in honor of it being mental health awareness month, i’m condensing everything i’ve learned from receiving intensive mental health care and years of dbt therapy as a suicidally depressed teenager– combined with my psychology education at upenn and my experience creating this very podcast– to make your 12-step guide to maintaining your mental health. by the end of this episode, you’ll know all the mental health tips + tricks i wish i’d known when i was struggling! i talk about: • why avoidance is impacting your mental health • how to start getting better at recognizing your emotions • my mantra for dealing with conflict more effectively • relationship changes + how to navigate them • the power of secondary emotions • effective ways to reach your goals + stabilize your mental health • a mental health quote that changed my life • an underrated aspect of managing your mental health • whether we can use our mental health to predict our futures • the mindset…

People in this episode

Host: Sadie Sutton

Topics covered

• mental health
• therapy
• self-care
• DBT
• emotional recognition
• goal setting
• depression

Keywords

• mental health tips
• DBT therapy
• emotional awareness
• self-esteem
• conflict resolution
• goal stabilization
• mental health journey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UPenn

Books & works: Atomic Habits

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