This Could Get Dark

This episode is a review of Lauren's favorite books as of early 2024. From meditation to mushrooms, you'll hear about how these books helped transform her outlook on life, mental health, mushrooms, spirituality and more. And as always, we'll be taking a few side track story times.

For reference on "Grace!" please join us in episode 3. Coming much sooner than episode 2.

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We're back and so excited! Come catch up with Bethany and Lauren on what they've been up to in the two+ year hiatus. Hear how they've been growing and healing, and what the future holds for This Could Get Dark!

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In the season 1 finale Lauren and Bethany are joined by a special guest, Brice, to share the story of his son Greyson. He graciously shares the male's perspective of miscarriage, child loss and how he and his family grieved, healed and honor their son. 

Resources 

 Hopeful Hearts Support Organization: http://www.3hopefulhearts.com 

Postpartum Mental Health Help for Dads: https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/help-for-dads/ 

Postpartum Healthline: 1-800-944-4773 (4PPD) 

Loss and Grief in Pregnancy and Postpartum Support: https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/loss-grief-in-pregnancy-postpartum/

Bethany explains, in more detail than ever before, the trauma of her daughter's birth and her struggle with postpartum depression.

Resources: EPDS Test - https://psychology-tools.com/epds/ 

PPD HelpLine - https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline 

Prenatal Depression Information - https://www.beaumont.org/conditions/prenatal-depression 

Baby Blues Information - https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/first-year-of-life/baby-blues-71032/ 

Depression during and after pregnancy information from the CDC - https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/features/maternal-depression/index.html

Mom's Mental Health matters - https://www.nichd.nih.gov/ncmhep/initiatives/moms-mental-health-matters/moms

Postpartum support international - https://www.postpartum.net/ 

Call the PSI HelpLine:

1-800-944-4773

In this week's episode, we hear Bethany's PTSD diagnosis and the specific therapy that has helped her through.

*TRIGGER WARNING: Sensitive Content

Book: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.

Website: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ptsd

*Click here to see Bethany's Documents*

In our final episode of the Genogram and Shadow Work MiniSode Series, Bethany explains what a worth exercize is and tells us how hers went. Everyone cries and Mister joins for a bit.

Recommended Shadow Work Journal: https://www.etsy.com/listing/982950913/illuminare-shadow-work-workbookjournal

Lauren and Bethany are joined by a special guest to talk though functional medicine as an alternative to psychiatric medications.

Mark Hyman

https://drhyman.com/brokenbrain/

https://www.amazon.com/Food-Recipes-Pegan-Gluten-free-Dairy-free-More/dp/0316453137/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=mark+hyman&qid=1619406912&s=books&sr=1-5

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IICN1F8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Vagus Nerve 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagus_nerve#:~:text=The%20vagus%20nerve%2C%20historically%20cited,referred%20to%20in%20the%20singular.

In today's episode, Lauren makes an announcement about her mental health journey and explains her decision.

Fault Lines by Karl Pillemer: https://www.amazon.com/Fault-Lines-Fractured-Families-Mend/dp/0525539034

Adult Children of the Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD: https://www.amazon.com/Adult-Children-Emotionally-Immature-Parents/dp/B01F2L1HLM

You're Not Crazy - It's Your Mother by Danu Morrigan: https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Not-Crazy-Understanding-Narcissistic/dp/B074JKZBZM

Recommended Shadow Work Journal: https://www.etsy.com/listing/982950913/illuminare-shadow-work-workbookjournal

We return with the rest of Jen's interview, where we ask her about her mental health journey.

https://www.instagram.com/jenkeeton/

A very special guest joins the team to tell her daughter's story and her family's journey with William's Syndrome.

Learn more and donate at https://williams-syndrome.org/

Stella's Store with Outshine Labels  https://outshinelabels.com/collections/stellas-store

Follow along at Jen's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jenkeeton/

Bethany's final genogram results blow Lauren's mind, plus a quick shadow work.

Double Story Time w/ Lauren and Bethany - Our journies with medication.

https://www.genomind.com/

https://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.html

Is your parent emotionally stunted? Have we got a resource for you!

https://www.amazon.com/Adult-Children-Emotionally-Immature-Parents-ebook/dp/B00TZE87S4

Bethany and Lauren explore their takes on the deep cut of abandonment.

Kati Morton - How to Overcome Childhood Emotional Neglect

https://youtu.be/HtDIFA5KhWo

Bethany reveals new discoveries from her genogram progress and Lauren dives deeper into her emotional response to being woken up.

Join Bethany and Lauren as they dive into dependency issues.

Jean Piaget 

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeDR5ev8/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget

Codependency vs interdependency

https://psychcentral.com/lib/codependency-vs-interdependency#1

The article we talked about

https://medium.com/change-your-mind/your-extreme-independence-is-in-fact-a-trauma-response-dd8e03550df5

Bethany is able to give a long awaited update on her genogram before leading Lauren through another shadow work, this time revolving around her reaction to being woken up.

Bethany and Lauren introduce their first guest speaker as they discuss a little known diagnosis involving medical trauma.

PICS resources

https://www.sccm.org/MyICUCare/THRIVE/Post-intensive-Care-Syndrome

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21161-post-intensive-care-syndrome-pics

Lauren dives into a newly discovered struggle in her journey.

Bethany and Lauren are joined by special guest Mister the Cat to discuss the light hearted topic of ghosts.

Check out our ghost pictures and videos on our social media!

https://www.facebook.com/ThisCouldGetDark

https://twitter.com/thiscouldgetdrk

https://www.instagram.com/thiscouldgetdark/

https://www.tiktok.com/@thiscouldgetdark?lang=en

Ghost Towns

https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/ghost-towns-near-me

Slyvia Browne

https://www.sylviabrowne.com/

Bethany gives an emotional update on her Genogram.

We take a dive into our struggles during covid as well as the other side of the covid coin.

Yale Health Managing Stress https://yalehealth.yale.edu/covid-19-managing-stress

Ways to communicate virtually 

https://www.skype.com/en/

https://zoom.us/

https://www.marcopolo.me/

This could get personal!

Stuck points - Stuck points are thoughts that keep us from recovering. Stuck points are concise statements that reflect a thought – not a feeling, behavior, or event. 

https://cbtsocal.com/cognitive-processing-therapy-and-stuck-points-that-prevent-healing-from-trauma/

Lauren and Bethany set out to deep dive into relationships and quickly veer off into the relationship between their adult selves and their inner children.

'The Shadow Effect' by Deepak Chopra, Marianna Williamson, Debbe Ford

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7842406-the-shadow-effect

'The Power is Within' You by Louise L. Hay

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/726383.The_Power_Is_Within_You?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=RbBTlF1vdi&rank=1

A huge thank you. We are simply blown away by the response after just 48 hours.

Meet Lauren and Bethany as they embark on an epic adventure, discussing their journeys through their own mental health.

'Shit I had to learn the hard way' Ebook https://likeagoodmagazine.com 

'Brainspotting Biolateral Sound Healing' by David Grand, PhD https://music.apple.com/us/album/brainspotting-biolateral-sound-healing/818636415

In a world full of trauma, stigma and shame, two women fearlessly fight to illuminate the dark corners of their minds! Come be alone with our thoughts with us!

With over a decade of friendship and well over a decade's worth of therapy combined, we know our way around our brains (usually, sort of). We have always bonded over our mental health struggles and are finally taking the dive to share this journey with you!

Come venture through the inner workings of our minds as we unpack our journey thus far. Our focus is to continue to heal, grow and spread awareness on mental health issues. We don't know where this will go, but we do know this could get dark!