Help, I'm Sad

Today is a special episode. We experienced some technical difficulties during recording. (Neysa forgot to press the record button.) So there is no new episode this week. Instead, we decided to release some bloopers from earlier episodes. It's a short one but we hope you enjoy it!If you enjoy the podcast and want to show us support, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We always appreciate it! Keep up with us on Tik Tok & Instagram: https://linktr.ee/helpimsadWant to check out our Youtube page? Click here: https://tr.ee/8lHu3xKpHbFor business inquiries only, email helpimsadpodcast@gmail.comWe are not mental health professionals. But if you are struggling with your mental health and need help, there are resources that can provide assistance: call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org / SAMHSA's National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Neysa and Omar talk about how to navigate intimate relationships when you are healing from trauma, and how to create a healthy romantic relationship when you have only seen unhealthy relationships modeled for you. If you enjoy the podcast and want to show us support, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We always appreciate it! Keep up with us on Tik Tok & Instagram: https://linktr.ee/helpimsadWant to check out our Youtube page? Click here: https://tr.ee/8lHu3xKpHbFor business inquiries only, email helpimsadpodcast@gmail.comWe are not mental health professionals. But if you are struggling with your mental health and need help, there are resources that can provide assistance: call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org / SAMHSA's National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Neysa and Omar talk about the complicated journey of finding your purpose. If you enjoy the podcast and want to show us support, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We always appreciate it! Keep up with us on Tik Tok & Instagram: https://linktr.ee/helpimsadCheck out our Youtube channel: https://tr.ee/8lHu3xKpHbFor business inquiries only, email helpimsadpodcast@gmail.comWe are not mental health professionals. But if you are struggling with your mental health and need help, there are resources that can provide assistance: call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org / SAMHSA's National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, Neysa and Omar tell the story of how their friendship began, offer advice on how to create life-long friendships, and explain navigating conflict-resolution in friendships. If you enjoy the podcast and want to show us support, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We always appreciate it! Keep up with us on Tik Tok & Instagram: https://linktr.ee/helpimsadWant to check out our Youtube page? Click here: https://tr.ee/8lHu3xKpHbFor business inquiries only, email helpimsadpodcast@gmail.comWe are not mental health professionals. But if you are struggling with your mental health and need help, there are resources that can provide assistance: call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org / SAMHSA's National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back from our break!!!In today's episode, Omar and Neysa discuss how to get comfortable with asking for help and vulnerability. If you enjoy the podcast and want to show us support, please leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We always appreciate it! Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/helpimsadFor business inquiries only, email helpimsadpodcast@gmail.comWe are not mental health professionals. But if you are struggling with your mental health and need help, there are resources that can provide assistance: call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org / SAMHSA's National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is our last episode of the year! Our conversation today is about adulthood, finding good friends as adults, and the progress of our healing journeys. If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast! Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Instagram

Today's episode is all about how childhood shapes us, the scariness of starting therapy, and how our individual love languages come to be; Neysa will also offer some self-help book recommendations. If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast! Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Instagram

Today we are discussing our individual results from our self-sabotage surveys and we will also talk about negative core beliefs, what they are and how they can impact us. Link to Saboteurs Survey: https://www.positiveintelligence.com/saboteurs/If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast! Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Instagram

We're talking about "daddy issues" (issues our fathers have) and how our relationships with our fathers have impacted our life and other relationships. We also discuss our journeys toward forgiveness and having those scary, hard conversations about our feelings with our fathers. If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Instagram

In today's episode Neysa and Omar discuss a little bit of everything from astrology to therapy to finding our aesthetics. If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Instagram

Today's episode is all about the joys of being an introvert, the common misconceptions about introversion, and the power of resting in silence & solitude. Book referenced in this episode: https://www.amazon.com/Introverts-Talking-TURTLEBACK-SCHOOL-Prebound/dp/B00QPHBJGQ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3AZPSE5ID8DW6&keywords=quiet+susan+cain&qid=1644086130&s=books&sprefix=quiet+sus%2Cstripbooks%2C75&sr=1-2If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts & Spotify and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Twitter

Neysa & Omar have taken a character strengths survey to help them identify what their best qualities/strengths are and to build their confidence. Link to survey mentioned in this episode: https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengthsIf you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Twitter

Today's episode is all about the difference between being alone and being lonely. We're gonna talk about how to become comfortable with being alone and how to make the most of your alone time. If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Twitter

Today's episode is all about family--the good, the bad, the narcissism, and the trauma. Book mentioned in episode: Disarming the Narcissist by Wendy T. Beharyhttps://www.amazon.com/Disarming-Narcissist-Surviving-Thriving-Self-Absorbed/dp/1608827607If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb // @hellamelaninFollow us on social media:Twitter

In today's episode, Neysa and Omar discuss body image and how it has affected our mental health. If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb Follow us on social media:Twitter

In today's episode, Neysa and Omar discuss emotional loneliness and related topics from the book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents.If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb Follow us on social media:Twitter

In today's episode, Neysa and Omar discuss anxiety.If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb Follow us on social media:Twitter

In today's episode, Neysa and Omar discuss being the only black person in the room and how it has affected their mental health. If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb Follow us on social media:Twitter

In today's episode, Neysa and Omar discuss sadness and how it presents in their individual lives, as well as the ways they cope with it--good and bad. If you like the podcast and want to support us, leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts and follow us wherever you get your podcasts! Help us continue to break the stigma of mental illness in the Black community by sharing the podcast!Podcast Logo by: @anaya.jaelMusic by: Channing Tabb Follow us on social media:Twitter

Help! I'm Sad is a self-improvement podcast hosted by two childhood best friends. Neysa Henderson, joins her longtime bestie, Omar Shakir, each month to unpack their emotional and mental baggage. Throughout episodes, you can expect the duo to discuss mental health, the Black experience, past traumas, and all things sad in a way that will make you think, and hopefully, make you laugh. We are not licensed therapists or self-help gurus. We are just two best friends who want to make someone out there feel less alone. Help! I'm Sad, is a podcast for the melancholy, the nervous-wrecks, and everyone in between. Welcome! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.