Hi friend 🫶 Have you ever felt resistant to seeking professional help for your mental health or that it’s too late? My guest today, Jonathan Kemp, is a mental health advocate, entrepreneur, and creator of SmartWisdom- a scientifically validated note-taking technique. He was born into privilege as the future 3rd Viscount of Rochdale. He knew something wasn’t right since he was about 7 years old and struggled for years trying everything he could on his own to feel better. He was diagnosed at age 39 with bipolar disorder, depression, and dyslexia. He had been unaware of how these mental health challenges had been shaping his life until he finally sought professional help.  His memoir, Finding Peace of Mind: An Inspirational Journey through Bipolar, Depression, Addiction, and Dyslexia is releasing today, October 10, 2025.  In it he reveals how privilege and outward success offered no protection from the quiet devastation of undiagnosed mental illness and how he ultimately fought to build his sense of purpose and mental clarity.  If you’ve ever felt resistant to seeking professional help or that it’s too late, this episode is for you. Listen in.  Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy Connect with Jonathan:  Facebook & IG: @jonathankemplondon Website: https://www.viscountrochdale.com/ Get your copy of Finding Peace of Mind here: https://a.co/d/4sluLRI Connect with Me:🌿 Subscribe to Self-Care for Mental Health & leave a review 🌿 Join my weekly newsletter for gentle reminders at amymcvay.com🌿 Share this episode with a friend who could use a little extra care today Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

🎶 Back to Self-Care Quick Tips: Dancing to Release Stress Movement can be medicine. In this playful episode, I share how dancing helps release stress, reconnects us to joy, and even brings us back to our younger selves. Together, we’ll talk about: Why movement is a powerful way to release stuck energy My story of remembering how dance helps me move through anxiety and stress Simple ways to bring more fun and freedom into your day through movement ✨ Quick Tip Takeaway: Play one song you love and dance however feels natural. No rules, no steps, no performance—just you, your body, and the music.   Your presence matters here. <3With you, AmyConnect with Me:🌿 Subscribe to Self-Care for Mental Health & leave a review 🌿 Join my weekly newsletter for gentle reminders at amymcvay.com🌿 Share this episode with a friend who could use a little extra care today Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

🪺 Back to Self-Care Quick Tips: Cocooning for Rest Sometimes the most powerful form of self-care is retreat. In this episode, I share how cocooning—creating a safe, cozy space to rest—helped me move through exhaustion this summer. Together, we’ll talk about: How cocooning calms the nervous system and restores balance My personal story of reaching burnout, unplugging, and recovering after rest Simple ways to create your own pocket of safety at home ✨ Quick Tip Takeaway: Create a 10-minute cocoon this week—wrap up in a blanket, sip tea, dim the lights, or play calming music. Let it be enough. Your presence matters here. <3With you, AmyConnect with Me:🌿 Subscribe to Self-Care for Mental Health & leave a review 🌿 Join my weekly newsletter for gentle reminders at amymcvay.com🌿 Share this episode with a friend who could use a little extra care today Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

🌬 Back to Self-Care Quick Tips: Conscious Breathing  Your breath is always with you—and it can be your reset button. In this calming episode, I share how conscious breathing can help reduce anxiety and bring us back into balance.  Together, we’ll talk about: Why stress shortens the breath and keeps us stuck in fight-or-flight My experience with waking up anxious and using deep breathing to calm my nervous system A simple practice you can use anywhere to reset your mind and body ✨ Quick Tip Takeaway: Take a moment to breathe: inhale through your nose for 4 counts, exhale through your mouth for 6 counts. Repeat 3 times. Use this anytime you feel anxious or need to reset. Your presence matters here. <3With you, AmyConnect with Me:🌿 Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review 🌿 Join my weekly newsletter for gentle reminders and bonus resources @             amymcvay.com🌿 Share this episode with a friend who could use a little extra care today 🌿 Create your own Self-Care Map 🗺️ 🫶 when you sign up for a Summer Self-Care Session with me! Limited spots available.  I’d love to support you on your wellness journey. Email me at hello@amymcvay.com to secure your spot! Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

💧 Back to Self-Care Quick Tips: Watering Our Mental Health Sometimes self-care is as simple as a sip of water. In this short and gentle episode, I share how hydration affects our mental health and a personal reminder I had this summer about how easy it is to forget our own needs. Together, we’ll talk about: Why water matters for clarity, calm, and emotional steadiness A personal story of learning to listen to my body’s need for more hydration Simple ways to make water a part of your self-care rhythm ✨ Quick Tip Takeaway:Pause right now and take a sip of water. Pair hydration with a daily cue (like checking your phone), and make it inviting with lemon, cucumber, or electrolytes. Each sip is a reminder that you’re caring for your future self. Your presence matters here. <3With you, AmyConnect with Me:🌿 Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review 🌿 Join my weekly newsletter for gentle reminders and bonus resources @             amymcvay.com🌿 Share this episode with a friend who could use a little extra care today 🌿 Create your own Self-Care Map 🗺️ 🫶 when you sign up for a Summer Self-Care Session with me! Limited spots available.  I’d love to support you on your wellness journey. Email me at hello@amymcvay.com to secure your spot! Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Hi friend 🫶 Are your big emotions overwhelming you? I used to live in fear of my big feelings and where they would take me until I realized they weren’t there to hurt me but to inform me that I needed to take action to care for myself in some way. In today’s episode I will be sharing who the real enemy is when it comes to caring for ourselves where we need to be. *Spoiler- it’s not our emotions.  If you are ready to befriend your big feelings and lean in to what they are actually there to tell you, this episode is for you. Listen in. Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Create your own Self-Care Map 🗺️ 🫶 when you sign up for a Summer Self-Care Session with me! Limited spots available.  I’d love to support you on your wellness journey. Email me at hello@amymcvay.com to secure your spot! > Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review :) 🤩📝 > Become a Self-Care for Mental Health insider!! Think of it as a little TLC for your inbox 📥 ❤️ Sign up for my newsletter to stay connected with our community @ amymcvay.com. Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Hi friend 🫶 Are you carrying heavy expectations that are making you feel irritable this Summer? Welcome to Self-Care for Mental Health 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 As a recovering perfectionist with chronic high expectations, I’ve found myself carrying unnecessary weights into new seasons of my life. I’ve learned that when I am feeling irritable, it’s a sign to check in with myself. In today’s episode, I will be walking you through uncovering high expectations that could be  the cause of your irritability this Summer. If you are ready to lay down the heavy weights you are carrying and welcome more peace and calm in your life, listen in.  Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Create your own Self-Care Map 🗺️ 🫶 when you sign up for a Summer Self-Care Session with me! Limited spots available.  I’d love to support you on your wellness journey. Email me at hello@amymcvay.com to secure your spot! > Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review :) 🤩📝 > Become a Self-Care for Mental Health insider!! Think of it as a little TLC for your inbox 📥 ❤️ Sign up for my newsletter to stay connected with our community @ amymcvay.com. Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Welcome to Self-Care for Mental Health 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 Hi friend, Feeling anxious? 🫤 You are not alone. Anxiety can be a very debilitating feeling and so often in the moment we just don’t know what to do with ourselves. Is there something we can do when we are feeling this emotion instead of letting it take the keys and drive our day?? The answer is YES! This nervous/anxious energy is looking for somewhere to go and needs us to stand in our authority as someone with experience, and give it some direction. In this episode I am sharing one simple self-care practice that you can do today to help regulate your emotions. Listen in.  Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Create your own Self-Care Map 🗺️ 🫶 when you sign up for a Summer Self-Care Session with me, your very own Self-Care Buddy!! I have limited spots available.  I’d love to support you on your wellness journey. Email me at hello@amymcvay.com to secure your spot! > Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review :) 🤩📝 > Become a Self-Care for Mental Health insider!! Think of it as a little TLC for your inbox 📥 ❤️ Sign up for my newsletter to stay connected with our community @ amymcvay.com.   Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Welcome to Self-Care for Mental Health 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 Hi friend, Have you been experiencing overwhelming emotions lately that feel like a tidal wave coming to wipe you out? I see you. I know right where you are. 🛟I used to live in fear of my emotions like they were the enemy, instead of embracing them as my friend. They were never surfacing to destroy me, instead they were serving as a signal alerting me of something I needed to pay attention to. An area in my life that needed my care.   Self-Care begins with courage. Taking care of ourselves in the ways we need to in order to recover our wellness is courageous. We can learn to face our fears and take brave action in the face of them.   Today I am sharing 3 action steps you can take to choose courage over fear when it comes to practicing self-care.   Listen in.  Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Need a safe person to talk to about your mental health & wellness? Reach out to me on my website @ amymcvay.com. I'd love to connect with you. 🫶 > Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review :) 🤩📝 > Sign up for my newsletter to stay connected with me @ amymcvay.com. Think of it as a little TLC for your inbox 📥 ❤️ Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Welcome to Self-Care for Mental Health 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 *Disclaimer: There is mention of suicide in this episode. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed. Hi friend, Do you find yourself dreading the “How are you” question? 🙋🏻‍♀️ For me it can often feel like there is pressure and an expectation to say “I’m good” or “I’m fine”, even though that may not be the case. 🫤 The season of Spring can be one of the hardest times for those of us who struggle with our mental health and wellness. ❤️‍🩹 Contrary to what society makes it out to be, the highest rates of suicide around the world happen in the Spring not Winter. 💔 In today’s episode, I will be sharing about the importance of self-reflection, checking in with ourselves and those around us, and growing in awareness of how we are seasonally affected so we can move towards connection and what nourishes us, instead of isolation. Listen in.  Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Need a safe person to talk to about your mental health & wellness? Reach out to me on my website @ amymcvay.com. I'd love to connect with you. 🫶 > Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review :) 🤩📝 > Sign up for my newsletter to stay connected with me @ amymcvay.com. Think of it as a little TLC for your inbox 📥 ❤️ Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Welcome to Self-Care for Mental Health 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 Hi friend, Do you find yourself having thoughts like… “There must be something wrong with me.” “I’ll never be enough.” “I feel so different. So other.” When you have a thought like this, do you share it with a trusted someone or do you tend to hide what you are thinking and how it is making you feel? What if I told you there is nothing wrong with you, that you are enough right now wherever you are, and feeling different or other is actually a sign that you are being authentic? This is just an example of what a safe community can be for our mental health. A loving peer can offer a different perspective than how the thoughts sound in our head. Moving out of isolation and into a safe community silences the stigma that keeps us disconnected. Listen in.  Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Sign up for my newsletter @ amymcvay.com > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more on my website @ amymcvay.com > SILENCE THE STIGMA when you subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave me a review :) Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Welcome to Self-Care for Mental Health 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 Hi friend, Do you find yourself wanting to check out? Are you staring into space instead of being able to focus on what is right in front of you? It can feel very scary and unsettling when we don’t feel like ourselves. It is important to be gentle and kind as we acknowledge what is going on and remind ourselves this is just a place we are passing through.  Today’s episode is an invitation to pull up a chair and sit with yourself as I share from my own experience of not feeling like myself and steps I took to care for myself.   Listen in.  Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more on my website at amymcvay.com > Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review :) Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Hey friend 👋 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 Are you in a busy season but find it hard to focus on what is right in front of you? Has your body been giving you signs and signals that you just need to rest? In today’s episode, I am sharing about my recent need for a mental health break and how I navigated my way towards things that nourish me. Listen in.  Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more on my website at amymcvay.com > Subscribe to Self Care for Mental Health & leave a review :) Just a reminder, I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach. I share from my own lived experience of wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911. Also be aware that anytime we are talking about our mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

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Welcome to Living Table! 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 Hi Friend, Do you wake up feeling tired, unmotivated, and like you have no time for yourself to breathe before the day's activities begin? Taking space for ourselves in the morning and throughout our day is so important for maintaining our mental health & wellness. Today I am sharing one simple practice that I have been including in my day that is helping me to breathe, feel more grounded, and move toward wellness. Listen in. Your presence matters here. <3With you, Amy   👉 Next Steps: > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more about peer to peer support on my website at amymcvay.com > Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :) > Want more Living Table  🌊🫶 delivered to your inbox? Sign up for my weekly Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com   Just a reminder: I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.  Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.  

Hi friend, Do you struggle with suppressing your emotions when you feel upset? Is internalized anger stealing your energy? Today I am sharing an honest confession of my struggle with acknowledging my anger and expressing it in a healthy way. Listen in. Your presence matters here. <3 With you, Amy   👉 Next Steps: > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more about peer to peer support on my website at amymcvay.com > Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :) > Want more Living Table  🌊🫶 delivered to your inbox? Sign up for my weekly Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com Just a reminder: I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.  Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Welcome to Living Table! 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 Hi friend, Have you been feeling like you need some time away from everything and everyone? It’s probably because you do. And though it may sound selfish, it’s not. What you and everyone around you really needs is for you to take care of yourself. If that means taking a trip to a warm beach in the middle of winter, great! It may be a long drive by yourself. It could be taking yourself to coffee. Whatever it is for you in this season, listen to what you need and speak up. Advocate for your wellness recovery. Believe me, everyone will thank you. (Including YOU!) Listen in. Your presence matters here. <3 With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more about peer to peer support on my website at amymcvay.com > Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :) > Want more Living Table  🌊🫶 delivered to your inbox? Sign up for my weekly Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com

*Disclaimer: There is mention of suicide in this episode. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed. Welcome to Living Table! 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶 Hi friend, 🤔 Have you ever felt like you were not at home in your own body?  Like you were going through the motions but feeling totally disconnected from reality?  🤷🏻‍♀️ Have you ever wondered, who am I really? Today on the podcast I am joined by Stacy Blemaster, author of the book To Be or Not to Be, Shedding an As-If Personality.  Stacy shares about growing up in a wealthy family that kept a lot of secrets and how that affected her ability to really know who she was behind the mask of pleasing and performing.  Sharing her own lived experience with mental health challenges, Stacy provides hope that recovery is possible and how the power of one person changed the trajectory of her life. Listen in. Your presence matters here. <3 With you, Amy Thank you Stacy for being at the table with me today! If you are interested in reading Stacy's book you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Be-Not-Shedding-As-If-Personality/dp/1952491703 👉 Next Steps: > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more about peer to peer support on my website at amymcvay.com > Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :) > Want more Living Table  🌊🫶 delivered to your inbox? Sign up for my weekly Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com Just a reminder: I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.  Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Welcome to Living Table! 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶   Hi friend, Have you been feeling the weight of the Winter season? Winter can be a challenging time for our mental health & wellness. We tend to want to hibernate which leads to isolation followed by a shame spiral and it’s like a broken record on repeat. Today I am sharing 3 Tips for when you are trying all the tools in your wellness toolbox to break out of Winter’s cave but all the things seem to not be working. Listen in. Your presence matters here. <3 With you, Amy 👉 Next Steps: > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more about peer to peer support on my website at amymcvay.com > Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :) > Want more Living Table  🌊🫶 delivered to your inbox? Sign up for my  Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com Just a reminder: I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.  Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.

Welcome to Living Table! 🌊 I'm so glad you are here! 🫶   Hi friend, Do you struggle with negative self talk? Is there a bully in your head constantly putting you down?  Our brains are like a program that can get stuck in a loop but the good news is we can reprogram our brains by taking action with positive self talk to silence the inner critic. Today’s episode is a conversation I had with my big brother recently where we dive into some of our wellness tools, what does and doesn’t work for us when it comes to our mental health and wellness, and how we respond to negative self-talk.   Listen in. Your presence matters here. <3 With you, Amy 📣 BIG shout out and THANK YOU to jayquesobe for the use of his songs OPST and Loosen Up in today's episode. So much love bro! 😎🫶 https://open.spotify.com/artist/6SqXEYKeMgddEPfBBm0lmV?si=JcKBAWi-RNeXA50Nb5cCXg 👉 Next Steps: > Need support for your mental health & wellness? Find out more about peer to peer support on my website at amymcvay.com > Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :) > Want more Living Table  🌊🫶 delivered to your inbox? Sign up for my weekly Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com   Just a reminder: I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care, please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.  Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health, any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.