The Path We Take

We want to show people the path to happiness is the one they create for themselves. We speak about our paths into, through, and out of depression to hopefully help you deal, or help you understand what your friends or partners with depression are going through. This podcast gets REAL with radical honesty.

First Dates

In this episode Natalie and Hayden dive into first dates! The Do's and most certainly the Don'ts of first dates. Who should pay? What's a good first date? How long should you wait before you talk to them after? Do you get down to business on a first date?

03-16
51:44

Talking to Exes

This week we discuss talking to your exes, when you should, when you shouldn't. 

02-16
35:50

SocialMedia

Today we talk about social media! Our do's and don'ts and recommend a challenge for all of our listeners!

01-19
33:33

Goal Setting

Look back and start the new year right with goal setting, how it helps even the most depressed person stay on track (a little bit) and at least feel accomplished.

01-04
46:16

Surviving The Holidays With Your Family With Special Guest Nicole Salinger

Today we talk to a licensed therapist about suggestions for surviving the holidays with our families! We learn some tips and tricks on creating our own spaces and setting expectations. We learn why it is that some of our parents revert back to as if we were kids again and how to handle that!

11-17
58:25

Self Love With Seth Pearson

This week we speak to Seattle's self love warrior himself, Seth Pearson of Love Amped, LLC. A self love coach, one of my dearest friends, and someone with the best attitude you will ever meet!

11-10
01:06:15

Money Mindset & Management

Today we talk about money management and mindset that has helped us. Despite being a finance major, Nat wanted to learn how we use money differently and the mindset we have behind it. We drop some golden nuggets and some great tips in this episode!

10-27
01:00:00

Self Acceptance Part 2 with Dr. Blaise Pfaffman

This episode we jump right back into Blaises story and dive deep into what self acceptance means for all of us and how to live your most authentic self. Who else is a great example of living authentically? Drag Queens, that's right. Let's jump into the world of drag!

10-13
59:22

Self Acceptance with Blaise Pfaffman - Your story

Telling your story and coming to terms with it is a huge part of self acceptance. In this first part of a 2 part series we talk with our special guest Blaise Pfaffman, a role model for young gay persons, on his past, coming out, and accepting his traumas.

10-06
01:00:55

Episode 4: Telling someone important about your mental health and trauma

This is a very heavy episode. Talking about your mental health with partners and loved ones is a very important and difficult conversation to have. We talk about the importance of how to handle these situations from both the giver and receiver's side of things. We have a trigger warning for the second half of this episode as we go through a live scenario of talking about trauma to a loved one. Once you hit our trigger warning and don't feel comfortable hearing about sexual assault, we come back at 58:40.

09-15
01:11:54

How Our Depression Manifests + Importance of Friendship

Depression looks different in every person and this week we explore what it looks like for us. We also touch upon abandonment, the importance of friendship, and even get to naming Hayden's new car. This episode goes all over the place and we hope you can keep up!

09-08
51:38

Talk Therapy

This week we talk about our experiences with talk therapy, how it has helped us, when it's most useful, and when it's a waste of time and money!

09-01
53:40

Pilot: All About Us

Hayden Anderson and Natalie Lorati join together to talk about our mental health journey's why we want to make a podcast and what we expect to get from this experience. Who are we and how did we get here? Listen to find out!

08-25
30:11

healthy healthy habits

routines vs habits? what is the difference? do nat and hayden have any good ones? and what is habit stacking? all is discussed in this weeks episode. 

03-30
33:42

staying friends with an ex - a look back on Hayden's Life

We take a walk down memory lane for Hayden (and Nat) with the help of Sara. Hayden's ex-girlfriend, a friend of both hosts, and just a wonderful person. She gives insight on dating someone with depression, tools, and when it is time to focus on oneself. Sara is a light in everyone's life and we are so lucky to have her on.

03-04
52:57

Pushing Our Comfort Zones

This week Hayden and Nat discuss comfort zones and how to push them. The two have different thresholds for risk and what their comfort zones look like, but their advice is the same. It's time to grow and to learn more about oneself.

02-02
36:46

Quick Update

Just a little update on our new release schedule for Season 2.

01-26
04:09

seasonal affective disorder

do you ever get the winter blues and you don't really know why? well it could be SAD (seasonal affective disorder). hayden and nat talk about their experience with SAD and how it is different from depression.

12-29
34:19

Relationship Boundaries with Elizabeth Cunningham!

In this episode we talk to special guest, Elizabeth Cunningham, a certified relationship, sex, and intimacy coach about setting boundaries and the importance of healthy boundaries in relationships. 

12-15
01:05:20

Food and Fitness

Everyone's relationship with food and fitness is different. And it can get complicated. We break down our relationship with each other and how they have changed. 

12-12
50:31

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