Why Leaving A Cult Is Hard

May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness month and I wanted to talk about what mental health is and how we can each look after and take care of our own mental health and well-being.I also am sharing some exciting news regarding my watercolor art I've been working on!Check out my Instagram for more soon! https://www.instagram.com/sarahrocksdale/Give this podcast a rating in iTunes and subscribe for new episodes each Monday!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: [email protected]

In today's episode I'm talking about what grief is, how to grieve, the stages of grief, the loss of relationships, how to take care of yourself if you are grieving, and more. I'm also sharing a transcript of this post on my blog where you can find links to everything I'm referencing in this episode. Let me know if you'd like me to do this for each episode going forward.Blog post, Working Through Grief: https://bit.ly/2HjlKDMGive this podcast a rating in iTunes and subscribe for new episodes each Monday!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: [email protected]

I've been using my phone less for social media and more for health apps, communication, and commute. In this episode, I'm sharing a few of my favorite apps I use every day or almost everyday, and talk about fitness, meditation, staying sober, and language learning. What apps do you use that add to your life?Give this podcast a rating in iTunes and subscribe for new episodes each Monday!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: [email protected]

Talking about motivation and more specifically, how to find motivation and hold onto it. I also talk about how using the Pomodoro Technique is useful and how you can apply it.What is it that's driving you to do what you do? What if you find yourself feeling completely unmotivated? "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." -Arthur AshGive this podcast a rating in iTunes and subscribe for new episodes each Monday!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSee my YT video on Finding Motivation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj5YyBCvAuQ&t=83sWatch my video on the Pomodoro Technique here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b35rmRvXlLgSubscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: [email protected]

Talking about anxiety and how to deal with it when it hits. Also being able to notice when it starts to come in and how to manage it. On my YT channel, I've uploaded a video talking about other ways of dealing with anxiety and have included a blog post as well. See the links below for more!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSee my YT video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMVbxaHJIqYBlog post on anxiety: https://bit.ly/2Ggo9NUListen to that short story I wrote here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-happened-one-night/id1256923515Subscribe to my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: [email protected]

Made some changes here, over on my YT channel, and my blog. Also will be posting new podcast episodes every Monday going forward! Finally, a schedule!Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarahrocksdaleblog: https://sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogemail: [email protected]

In this episode, I talk about sobriety & what tools I've been using that help.I uploaded a YT video talking about why I'm quitting alcohol... again. You can see the video below.Update video about my sobriety here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQPW4EtveGcRead about some of the benefits of being sober: https://bit.ly/2HjZSZqOn Patreon, I made a reflection questionnaire on sobriety for anyone looking to understand their relationship with alcohol better: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleAs you might have noticed, I've changed the artwork and name of my podcast! Also, I'm back!I'll share an update with you all soon and new episodes every week!

In this episode I share more about my experience from being in a cult and why leaving was difficult. I talk about isolation, being brainwashed, and being held against my will. You can also see this in video format on my YT channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkpVFCs7GHA&t=108sOr you can read a transcript from my blog here: https://bit.ly/2ohAiJTTHANK YOU STEPHEN LYLES from Patreon for you support! If you're someone who would like to support this podcast, my videos & other posts, check out my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleYou can also write to me: [email protected]'s Organization: http://www.sia-now.org/Twitter: @sarahrocksdale

Have you ever held yourself back creatively because of fear?In this podcast episode, I'm talking about creating without fear, my past experience with this and how to beat it. I think when I've stalled on projects in the past, I realized I was either afraid of what people would think, I felt like I needed permission to create and other unhelpful thoughts would cloud my mind. This is a repeat episode and I'm glad to say in the past year, I've grown so much from being afraid to create the things I want to. What do you guys think?I have some very exciting news over on my Patreon! Go check it out! I posted the news under August 11th: https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdaleSubscribe to my YT channel: https://goo.gl/SzrhWZListen to my other podcast episodes! This Week: http://apple.co/2pqsZiQIt Happened One Night: http://apple.co/2uNxWV3The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp: https://go.magik.ly/ml/ejuj/Big Magic | Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert: https://go.magik.ly/ml/ejuk/

Someone recently told me that I knew how to pray. They said, "You know how to, you do."In this episode, you'll hear my response and I'm sharing why I don't pray. This episode will also be in video format later on my YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/sarahrocksdaleAnd It's being added to my blog: sarahrocksdale.wixsite.com/blogWhat do you think? Are you someone who prays? Let me know [email protected] on Twitter @sarahrocksdale.Check out my Patreon page! https://www.patreon.com/sarahragsdale