Episode 29 - Interview with Jeannie Mecorney
<p><strong>Trigger warning: child abuse and sexual assault are discussed but not described in this episode.</strong></p><p>Interview with Jeannie Mecorney, an artist, cartoonist, memoirist and Gabbie’s mom. Jeannie chats with us about life after retirement and finally owning the blank page to work that brings her joy and the ability to reflect on her mentals. She is working on her most personal work a graphic memoir about growing up with a father diagnosed with schizophrenia. Also outside of being mom to Gabbie and Miriam, she is most known for her sharp, witty and funny single panel cartoon, Chicken Scratch.</p><p><strong>//More about Jeannie//</strong></p><p>Substack: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@chickenscratchcomics">@chickenscratchcomics</a></p><p>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://mecorney.com">mecorney.com</a></p><p>Bio: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://comicallyexposed.com/person/jeannie-mecorney">comicallyexposed.com/person/jeannie-mecorney</a></p><p><strong>//Therapy acronyms mentioned//</strong></p><p>DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</p><p>Four (or Five) F’s: fight, flight, freeze, fawn (and flock)</p><p><strong>//Therapy terms mentioned//</strong></p><p>anxiety, boundaries, child abuse, depression, generational trauma, intrusive thoughts, rape, schizophrenia, self-care, self-compassion, sexual assault, shame, toxic masculinity, trauma</p><p><strong>//Links to resources mentioned//</strong></p><p>988: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://988lifeline.org/get-help">https://988lifeline.org/get-help</a></p><p>Adult Children of Alcoholics and Other Dysfunctional Families: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://adultchildren.org">https://adultchildren.org</a></p><p>Adverse Childhood Experiences: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.acesaware.org">https://www.acesaware.org</a></p><p>Graphic Medicine: Graphic Novels on Mental Illness: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.graphicmedicine.org">https://www.graphicmedicine.org</a></p><p>International OCD Foundation (iocdf): <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://iocdf.org">https://iocdf.org</a></p><p>National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nami.org">https://www.nami.org</a></p><p>Sequential Artists Workshop: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org">https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org</a></p><p>Correction: Author mentioned was not David Watkins, but Pete Walker.</p><p>Complex PTSD by Pete Walker: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781977338150-complex-ptsd">https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781977338150-complex-ptsd</a></p><p><strong>//Connect with Gabbie and Heather//</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://instagram.com/comicallyexp.podcast">@comicallyexp.podcast</a></p><p>Interwebs (text or voice message): <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://comicallyexposed.com/">comicallyexposed.com/</a></p><p>Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!</p><p><strong>//Credits//</strong></p><p>Guest: Jeannie Mecorney</p><p>Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye</p><p>Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye</p><p>Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://trackclub.com/">Track Club</a>)</p><p>Stock Photography by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-close-up-of-a-piece-of-art-on-a-wall-uPIsSnY2vtA">Krakograff Textures</a> (Unsplash)</p>
