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HTHT is THE mental health podcast- made by a young adult, for young adults! In the episodes, Marissa brings you through the ins and outs of being a teenager and young adult heading into the real world. She goes over sleep habits, mental health disorders, common problems, and advice sessions. HTHT is a safe place to be vulnerable with yourself and others. Marissa Hagler is a junior at Illinois Wesleyan University. Through her mental health journey in high school and moving into college, Marissa shares her tips and tricks to surviving the real world. Follow @htht.podcast CHECK OUR WEBSITE

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    • May 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 156 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Hurdling Through Hard Times

    155 Hurdling Through Being Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 11:02


    We are all enough, even when we don't believe it.

    154 Hurdling Through Fatigue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 20:37


    tired all the time in so many ways, lets discuss!

    153 Hurdling Through Avoidance vs Healing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 13:06


    we all avoid....now lets AVOID the avoidance

    152 Hurdling Through Sponges

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 15:36


    sponges easily absorb, and so do we!

    Hurdling Through A Story of Self Love (With Gabrielle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 22:36


    TW: This episode deals with self harm, eating disorders, hospitalization, and mental abuse. Gabrielle, a native of the UK, shares her experience with mental health. I powerful story that is gut wrenching to learn about, and even harder to live through.

    150 Hurdling Through Body Image (With One Hope Project)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 31:28


    Follow up episode from last week. TW: this discusses body image and eating disorders, this can be hard for some listeners.

    149 Hurdling Through Body Image (With One Hope Project)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 33:41


    TW: This episode discusses eating disorders and body image and may be uncomfortable for younger listeners. As we dive into learning about body image, Marissa opens up for the first time about her own experiences and learns what it can be like for many different types of people.

    148 Hurdling Through Adulting (With The Grown Ups Are Talking)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 29:01


    Abby and Marissa have already filmed a aprt 1 to this on The Grown Ups Are Talking, so make sure to check that out as we dive deeper into adulting and what that looks like post school.

    147 Hurdling Through Roommates

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 20:12


    It is hard to live with people, having roommates can be easy or hard. But for most people it is hard, and that is 100% okay! We need to reflect and work through those issues and be open/honest.

    146 Hurdling Through the Music Industry (with Christina Eagle) pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 20:38


    Top 8 finalist on the voice, and a member of team Snoop, joins us for the part 2 of last weeks episode discussing her journey through life and the music industry.

    145 Hurdling Through the Music Industry (with Christina Eagle) pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 23:37


    Featuring one of the top 8 artists, from team Snoop, on season 26 of the voice, Christina Eagle joins us for an amazing talk and 2 part episode about the music industry and her experience!

    Hurdling Through Negative Self Talk (ft Camille Cook)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 33:32


    Negative self talk is all about ACKNOWLEDGEMENT! Camille, from Unfulfilled Podcast, and I dive into the harsh realities of negative self talk!

    143 Hurdling Through Gaslighting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 19:16


    Gaslighting is NOT okay, and it is HORRIBLE! Sometimes it is an accident, and others are on purpose. Either way, we need to recognize and grow from it.

    142 Hurdling Through OCD (With Patrick McGrath) pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 24:49


    Back with the advice side of OCD, how to handle, acknowledge, and live with OCD.

    141 Hurdling Through OCD (With Dr. Patrick McGrath) pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 27:08


    There is a huge different between ODC, compulsions, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and more. Dr. Patrick McGrath, an IWU Alum, hops on to discuss his company NOCD and how OCD impact people.

    140 Hurdling Through Bed Rotting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 10:39


    How to GET UP and move! How to NOT zone out for 4 hours on your phone after work! Let's discuss!

    139 Hurdling Through Therapy Norms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 18:40


    Happy 2025! Big things coming, lots of self work and improvement. SOOO here are some norms to expect and not feel ashamed of when in therapy:)

    138 Hurdling Through Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 14:29


    How to handle the do's and don't of arguments. It is KEY with having a disagreement to handle it with GRACE.

    137 Hurdling Through Winter Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 14:26


    Winter blues are not just jazz songs...but also a part of seasonal depression. Lets see how to be preventative.

    136 Hurdling Through Gift Giving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 15:25


    The idea behind giving gifts...

    135 Hurdling Through Giving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 15:05


    Thanksgiving time! How to give to others while setting boundaries.

    134 Hurdling Through Sunday Resets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 6:50


    Super quick episode about how we can reset before the week starts.

    133 Hurdling Through Stinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 8:59


    What smells?! Let's fix it...

    132 Hurdling Through Hard Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 14:57


    Picking YOUR hard thing can be hard, lets talk about it.

    131 Hurdling Through an Anti Anxiety Menu

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 16:22


    what deserves a spot on your plate?

    130 Hurdling Through Productive AMs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 9:08


    Productive Mornings!

    129 Hurdling Through No Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 9:10


    Activities to do at home that do not invovle spending money!

    128 Hurdling Through Standing Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 16:06


    Stand up for yourself. Set boundaries. Let's discuss

    Hurdling Through Mental Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 17:27


    What is mental health?

    Hurdling Through STOP Signs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 9:35


    When to stop and take a break before you say something youll regret. This episode is all about what NOT to do to someone when you are upset.

    125 Hurdling Through Bad Traits in Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 14:02


    Not everyone is lucky to be in a healthy relationship. So here are 6 ways to identify that someone is NOT for you.

    124 Hurdling Through Toxic Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 13:06


    Its Brittney B****! JK, but it is time to address that we all have toxic traits and we need to know how to look into them from others. Tune in to reflect!

    123 Hurdling Through my 20s Advice pt2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 22:59


    Finish up from a few weeks ago with Michelle Douglas's book A Field Guide Through Your 20s!

    122 Hurdling Through Emotional Support Animals(ESAs)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 23:22


    Do you think about getting an emotional support animal? In this episode, we talk about what it means, how to start the process, how it can be beneficial, and if its right for you!

    121 Hurdling Through my 20s Advice pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 21:24


    This weeks advice is not from me but from an author! Today we review part 1 of a book all about going through our 20s.

    12 Hurdling Through College Essentials pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 25:00


    college essential advice HERE!!!

    119 Hurdling Through College Essentials pt.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 21:12


    Physical Health, Mental Health, and Class Advice...ALL HERE, tune in for some great advice!!

    118 Hurdling Through Being an Anxious Partner (With D)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 22:47


    What do anxious partners feel but not say? Let's talk about it!

    117 Hurdling Through A Digital Detox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 14:28


    How to take a proper detox and regain self love!

    116 Hurdling Through Hobbies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 12:43


    There are 6 types of hobbies to survive LIFE, lets talk about them!

    115 Hurdling Through Splitting Chores

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 21:50


    ITS OFFICIAL, D and I have an apartment together! Let's talk about how to split chores with a significant other without CRYING!

    114 Hurdling Through Specific Self Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 16:52


    What emotions are you feeling? Here are specific self care ideas for specific emotions!

    113 Hurdling Through Therapy with MY Therapist pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 15:15


    Therapy...you love it, you hate it, you know nothing about it. There are so many aspects to therapy and I was so happy to get to talk about this with MY therapist for 2 EPISODES. The benefits, what it is, why people are scared of it, and MORE. Join us for a crazy amazing episode:)

    112 Hurdling Through Therapy with MY Therapist pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 26:12


    Therapy...you love it, you hate it, you know nothing about it. There are so many aspects to therapy and I was so happy to get to talk about this with MY therapist for 2 EPISODES. The benefits, what it is, why people are scared of it, and MORE. Join us for a crazy amazing episode:)

    111 Hurdling Through Mental Exhaustion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 14:46


    What is mental exhaustion? How can you prevent it? How can you feel better? Let's find out!

    110 Hurdling Through Being Fully Rested

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 15:08


    There are 7 ASPECTS of full rest, lets see which you do...and which you don't.

    109 Hurdling Through Being 1% Better

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 14:38


    1% is better than 0%, what can you do? Find out here.

    108 Hurdling Through Procrastination

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 15:21


    There are 6 types of procrastinators, what type are you?

    107 Hurdling Through Small Wins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 13:03


    Having a hard day? Me too. How can you still be successful and proud of yourself on hard days?

    106 Hurdling Through Spring Cleaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 23:39


    It is time for spring cleaning both physically and mentally. Let's focus on how to clean up ourselves and our space to have a successful spring.

    105 Hurdling Through A Mindset Shift

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 13:31


    How to shift your mindset to feel more confident and productive.

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