Have you hit a rut in your healing journey? Do you set goals but keep backsliding? Are you overwhelmed with the amount of mental health information there is online? Have you wondered if something was mental or physical? Do you feel like you're just doing life wrong?
If you answered yes to any of those, it's time to make your healing more chaotic! The world is messy, so sometimes our approach to healing has to be messy too. There's no right way to heal, so how do you know what you're doing is effective? Let's go on the chaotic journey to figure that out together!
Ep. 14 - Healing your relationship with your body pt:1 - movement
In this episode, we discuss how to use movement to have fun and rebuild your relationship with your body. Whether you are recovering from trauma, eating disorders, injury, or anything else that makes it hard for you to connect with your body, this episode is for you! Learn how to adapt movement to your needs, fight fatphobic thoughts, and have fun with your healing!
Ep. 13 - The Biggest Barrier to Healing
In this episode, we discuss what I've found to be the biggest barrier to healing in essentially every person I've ever met. Learn about the various manifestations of that barrier, why it's so difficult to overcome, and some practical steps to move past it into true healing.
Ep. 12 - Jayden's Body Journey
Tune in to hear about my experience with body size, challenges with eating, relationship to exercise, how community influenced all of the above, and how I use those experiences to provide Nutrition Counseling and Personal Training.
Ep. 11 - Minisode: Authentic Living
A tiny treat for y'all this week as I finish my last preparations for internationally relocating. I talk about where I'm moving, why I chose to leave the US, and the questions I had to ask myself in pursuit of authentic living.
Ep. 10 - Listener Question: Ethical Non-Monogamy!
More people are exploring ethical non-monogamy and polyamory, but what exactly does that mean?! Listen to this episode for a crash course on the wide world of non-monogamy.
In this episode, you'll learn about the difference between ENM and polyamory, jealousy, an array of relationship structures, common misconceptions, and some of my more... interesting dating circumstances.
Ep. 9 - How Your Imagination Improves Your Health
Why do humans engage in rituals? Why all the symbolism and metaphors? Is daydreaming really a bad thing? How does one let go of stress?
In this episode, learn the science behind using visualizations and rituals to improve your mental health. We talk brain facts, cultural rituals, the blurry lines of reality, and so much more. If you want to learn what fire, yoga, and weed all have to do with holistic healing, then this episode is for you.
Ep. 8 - Healing in Community Pt 2
The second episode of this two-parter delves into how to engage with your community in a healing way. We discuss attachment systems, independence vs codependence vs interdependence, disability inclusive frameworks, and much more!
Ep. 7 - Healing in Community Pt 1
The first episode of this two-parter explains why healing in community is so important to overall trauma healing. We discuss empathy, neurodivergence, trauma, neuroscience, systemic oppression, and common misunderstandings of what it means to connect with others.
Ep. 6 - Holistic Healthcare
In this episode, we discuss what exactly I mean when I talk about holistic health care. Not only do we discuss looking at your body holistically, but also holistically engaging with the environment around you.
Most importantly, we talk about how to have fun when healing!
Ep. 5 - Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Learn about my favorite intro coping skill! PMR helps with sleep, eating, dissociation, anger, anxiety, stress, and lays down the foundation of building a healthier relationship with your body.
In this episode, you'll learn how to do PMR in 20 seconds or in 10 minutes, in a work meeting or while taking a poo, and how to customize it to best meet your needs.
Ep. 1 - Welcome to Chaotic Healing
Welcome to the journey of chaotic healing! In this first episode, meet Jayden Aubryn and why they've decided to start a podcast about healing chaotically, and what the heck that means!
As the internet gets saturated with buzzwords and people become overwhelmed with information to the point of confusion/indecision, this podcast hopes to be a beacon of light in your healing journey.
Ep. 4 - Jayden's Story
Have you ever wondered why therapists decided to become therapists? Or how they end up specializing in what they do?
Listen in as I get vulnerable about some of my experiences with mental health and how that has informed the therapeutic work I do now. This episode gets real as I talk about my experiences with anger, family, relationships, and some of my wildest stories (like the time I almost put a hit out on someone 😲)
Ep. 3 - Trauma 101
Sometimes it can seem that anything and everything is being labeled as trauma nowadays. But what is it actually? And if you've experienced trauma, what do you do?
This episodes breaks down the most basic idea of trauma and how it may apply to your life and experiences, as well as some tips on what to do about it.
Ep. 2 - what’s the point of therapy?
What is the point of therapy? How do you decide what to focus on? How do you screen to find a therapist that is right for you? Is it necessary to feel awful after each session?
It can be nerve wracking to enter a therapy session with no expectations. Today, we do a quick dive into how to make therapy most effective for you based off of your current capacity.
