Mason’s Mental Health

Hey y’all. It’s been a rough week. Enjoy this 10 minute unedited mini episode. I hope to be back next week with a more official topic. Thanks for being patient and listening to me ramble

This week Mason gives a brief explanation of transgender day of remembrance. Then they give some tips on how to be a better ally to the transgender community. Here’s a link to the article briefly mentioned about the number of people lost to transgender violence in 2019. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/11/18/us/transgender-killings-hrc-report-trnd/index.html

This week Mason talks about their mental health and the way their identities impact their mental health. Content warnings for eating disorders, self harm, fundamentalist religion, conversion therapy and self harm. Find help in your area here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

This weeks episode focuses on two elements of disability that are relatively new to me. Spoon theory and crip time. Listen to this episode to learn how disability impacts your energy and time. Learn more about spoon theory here: https://cdn.totalcomputersusa.com/butyoudontlooksick.com/uploads/2010/02/BYDLS-TheSpoonTheory.pdf Learn more about crip time here: https://dsq-sds.org/article/view/5824/4684 Follow Disability Honestly Podcast on Twitter @disabledhonesty. On Instagram as @disabilityhonestypod Email me [email protected]

This episode focuses on Mason’s experience with physical disability and how it shaped their life.