It's All In My Head
It's All In My Head

It's All In My Head

Joel Kaskinen

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It's All In My Head is a podcast about mental health. Host, Joel Kaskinen, gets real and honest about how mental health impacts us, what we do to get by, and how to have grit. Joel chats with guests about their own experiences with the goal of building a community of resilience and normalizing conversations about the tough stuff we face. jdkaskinen.substack.com

Recent Episodes

Bonus: Literary Witnesses with Juliet Patterson and Chris Stedman
NOV 20, 2023
Bonus: Literary Witnesses with Juliet Patterson and Chris Stedman
<p><strong>Content Warning: This episode references mature themes including language, anxiety, depression, suicide and other themes that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.</strong></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>In this bonus episode, you&#39;ll hear a featured conversation from Juliet Patterson and Chris Stedman, authors and advocates who share their experiences with suicide loss through creativity, writing, podcasting, and speaking.</p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Find Juliet on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/julietpatterson" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://twitter.com/julietpatterson</a>; and on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/juliet_patters" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/juliet_patters</a></p><br/><p>Check out Juliet&#39;s work at <a href="https://www.julietpatterson.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.julietpatterson.com/</a></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Find Chris on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisDStedman" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://twitter.com/ChrisDStedman</a>; and on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrisdstedman" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/chrisdstedman</a></p><br/><p>Check out Chris&#39;s other work at <a href="https://chrisstedmanwriter.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://chrisstedmanwriter.com/</a></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Find me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>; and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Theme music is Awakening by Alexey Anisimov, and is copyright free, courtesy of <a href="https://tunetank.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tunetank.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://jdkaskinen.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">jdkaskinen.substack.com</a>
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68 MIN
49. Level Up with Elsie Zajicek
OCT 28, 2023
49. Level Up with Elsie Zajicek
<p><strong>Content Warning: This episode references mature themes including language, anxiety, depression, eating disorders/disordered eating habits, and other themes that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.</strong></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>In this episode of It&#39;s All In My Head, Joel chats with friend and fellow NMU Wildcat Elsie Zajicek to talk about athlete mental health, disordered eating, and the comparison game that social media creates. </p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Find Elsie on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/elsiezajicek">⁠https://www.instagram.com/elsiezajicek⁠</a></p><br/><p>Follow ED and LC on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/edandlc/">⁠https://www.instagram.com/edandlc/⁠</a></p><br/><p>Get in touch with Elsie at <a href="[email protected]">⁠[email protected]⁠</a></p><br/><p>Find me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow">⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow⁠⁠⁠</a>; and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/">⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/⁠⁠⁠</a></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Theme music is Awakening by Alexey Anisimov, and is copyright free, courtesy of <a href="https://tunetank.com/">⁠⁠⁠https://tunetank.com/⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://jdkaskinen.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">jdkaskinen.substack.com</a>
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47 MIN
48. Committable: An Exploration of Mental Healthcare Systems with Jesse Mangan
MAY 13, 2023
48. Committable: An Exploration of Mental Healthcare Systems with Jesse Mangan
<p><strong>Content/Trigger Warning: This episode references mature themes including language, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, suicidal ideation &amp; suicide, treatment, trauma and other themes that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.</strong></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>In this episode of It&#39;s All In My Head, Joel chats with fellow mental health podcaster Jesse Mangan about involuntary commitments, the mental health ecosystem in the United States, and their lived experiences with trauma.</p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Listen to Committable On Goodpods at <a href="https://goodpods.app.link/Bg5QIhcgJzb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://goodpods.app.link/Bg5QIhcgJzb</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts.</p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Find Committable Podcast on Twitter: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hichasegray/">⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.sdanxious.com/">⁠</a><a href="https://twitter.com/committablepod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://twitter.com/committablepod</a></p><br/><p>Find Committable Podcast on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Committablepodcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.facebook.com/Committablepodcast/</a><br/>Find me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow">⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow⁠⁠⁠</a>; and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/">⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/⁠⁠</a><br/><br/></p><br/><p>Theme music is Awakening by Alexey Anisimov, and is copyright free, courtesy of <a href="https://tunetank.com/">⁠⁠https://tunetank.com/⁠⁠</a>.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://jdkaskinen.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">jdkaskinen.substack.com</a>
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73 MIN
47. Stressed, Depressed & Anxious with Local Neighborhood Baby
MAR 25, 2023
47. Stressed, Depressed & Anxious with Local Neighborhood Baby
<p><strong>Content/Trigger Warning: This episode references mature themes including language, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation &amp; suicide, and other themes that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.</strong></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>In this episode of It&#39;s All In My Head, Joel chats with new friend and fellow podcaster, Local Neighborhood Baby about living with mental illness. They discuss how mental illness shows up for them both, what they do to cope, how cool it would be to have a reality tv show following the lives of those living with mental illness, and how their fight or flight response is triggered in stressful situation. Joel and Local Neighborhood Baby get into the nitty gritty of what it is like to be stressed, depressed, and anxious.</p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Listen to Stressed, Depressed &amp; Anxious at <a href="https://www.sdanxious.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.sdanxious.com/</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts.</p><br/><p>Find Local Neighborhood Baby on Twitter: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hichasegray/">⁠</a><a href="https://www.sdanxious.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://twitter.com/sd_anxious</a></p><br/><p>Find me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow">⁠https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow⁠</a>; and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/">⁠https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/⁠</a></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Theme music is Awakening by Alexey Anisimov, and is copyright free, courtesy of <a href="https://tunetank.com/">⁠https://tunetank.com/⁠</a>.</p><br/><p><br/><br/></p><br/><p><br/></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://jdkaskinen.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">jdkaskinen.substack.com</a>
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57 MIN
46. Magic, Mood Disorders, Madness and Mending with Chase Gray
MAR 6, 2023
46. Magic, Mood Disorders, Madness and Mending with Chase Gray
<p><strong>Content/Trigger Warning: This episode references mature themes including language, anxiety, depression, Bipolar Disorder, LGBTQ2S+ issues, sex, suicide, and other themes that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.</strong></p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>In this episode of It&#39;s All In My Head, Joel sits down with childhood friend Chase Gray to discuss a recent diagnosis with Bipolar Disorder, how he&#39;s processing this new diagnosis and the challenges he faces with it and what Chase is doing to embrace the suck. Joel and Chase also chat about growing up in rural Northern Michigan, being a closeted queer person, and how the church and educational systems that they grew up in impacted their adolescence.</p><br/><p><br/></p><br/><p>Find Chase on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hichasegray/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hichasegray/</a></p><br/><p>Find me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow">https://twitter.com/allinmyheadshow</a>; and Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/">https://www.instagram.com/itsallinmyhead.show/</a></p><br/><p>Music is Awakening by Alexey Anisimov, and is copyright free, courtesy of <a href="https://tunetank.com/">https://tunetank.com/</a>.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://jdkaskinen.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">jdkaskinen.substack.com</a>
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102 MIN