If You Need Me

Despite the intention to release this episode on the one year anniversary of beginning the show, Andy spent most of July sick, and then resting. So now, a month later than its intended release, AC and Andy say (a temporary) farewell as they close out their first year hosting If You Need Me. A painful show at times to produce, but ultimately, one of the most healing experiences of their lives.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

With only a week left until their final episode (for now), AC and Andy talk about letting go of their past issues, what that process has meant to them, and the differences in who they've become over the past year.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

In two weeks, on their one year anniversary episode, AC and Andy will take a break from the show. And despite the fact that they intended to record a shorter episode, they accidentally recorded a full episode, thanks to an extended discussion on privacy and social media, and a much shorter discussion on jobs.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Things are back to normal with a normal sized episode, so AC talks about her birthday weekend, and Andy has extended thoughts about train travel.Later, after a big announcement, AC and Andy wind the episode down with a discussion about vacations, and the fact that they could both use a vacation.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Look, there's no way AC or Andy could make a full episode work today. They're too busy. And also, who cares.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

In honor of Pride Month, AC and Andy dedicate a special episode to discussing the meaning of Pride, personal experiences with the LGBTQ+ community, and the larger societal difficulties surrounding acceptance.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, it's an episode, but also not an episode and Andy and AC try to deal with the poor timing of a recording and a last minute video production meeting.Despite the shortened episode, Andy's need to keep things somewhat on track forces a brief discussion on the idea of poor timing, and dealing with poor timing emotionally.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

AC and Andy are two very busy people. And as such, they're currently very tired. Tapped out. So instead of a longer episode, they decided on a much shorter one again.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

AC and Andy successfully reintroduce a comfortable and recording atmosphere. So comfortable and relaxed that they completely forgot to record their usual intro.Later in the show, Andy uses the stress of the past few weeks the segue AC into the discussion topic for the week, which is feelings of pressure, and how to deal with it.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Trying to recapture the magic of their relaxed episode from last week, AC and Andy have another free-wheeling conversation that ends up revealing more information about AC than Andy had known before.And given their commitment to relaxation, the discussion topic becomes entirely about relaxation, why dark clouds aren't actually hanging over us, and how change isn't always difficult when you decide to embrace it.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

AC and Andy are trying something very new and very unusual this week: being relaxed. Which includes starting the episode talking to each other how they normally would, outside their podcast personas. Was it fun? Yes. Did it alter things from an editing perspective? Also yes.Once they get past a good long chat, just being themselves, things finally turn to the discussion topic, which covers the process of building walls for personal defense, and then dismantling those walls.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC is keeping her cards close to her chest so she can save some stuff for the discussion topic, and Andy has a fascination with simple meals.With AC's second COVID vaccination happening the day after recording, the discussion turns to the concept of returning to normal after a global pandemic, and the possibilities of learning from forced change.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

AC has some more good work news that she's hanging her current good mood on, and Andy is feeling sleepy because he's quitting nicotine.Later, AC and Andy continue their brief discussion of misdiagnosis from the week before, focusing on personal, professional, and cultural misdiagnosis.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

AC and Andy are both in an energetic and strange mood. But in a good way. And despite AC's recent diagnosis, she's feeling very positive.Later in the show, AC introduces the discussion topic of burning off negative energy, Andy realizes the entire podcast is based off burning negative energy, and they both discuss ways they've learned to redirect those feelings.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Due to physical and mental exhaustion, AC and Andy decide to do another micro episode on the subject of exhaustion.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC is on her way to vaccination, and Andy talks a little bit more about food, including a donut he made. But not a real donut. A fake donut.Later in the show, the discussion turns to unpopular opinions, when teachable moments may be appropriate, why being a teacher is not entirely your responsibility, and being open to flexibility in your beliefs.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC is having an alright time (despite some big changes coming to her life), and Andy witnessed a fight while picking up some vegan food from a local restaurant.After quickly pivoting to a new podcast format reviewing food and then immediately pivoting back, AC and Andy talk about losses in their lives, how they've dealt with them, and what the experience of loss forces upon you.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC finds herself dealing with an unexpected situation at work that's half good and half bad, and Andy wonders aloud what the person he's dating might think of Schitt's Creek.Following that, Andy and AC discuss the dangers of living in an echo chamber, what it means to surround yourself with information you agree with, and the cultural cost of convenient beliefs and opinions.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Finally, AC and Andy have matching energies this week, and they're both feeling pretty good. After talking about why they're feeling good, the conversation turns to the value each find in returning to movies, TV shows, and games they've been through before. And not only the immediate emotional value, but the long-term value in gauging personal forward progress.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Despite the difference in energies coming into the episode once again, AC and Andy find common ground discussing their shared feelings on the topic of dealing with a partner's past, and what it means to be “enough” for someone as you are.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

What are the signs of healing? What did we think healing would look like when it finally happened? This week, Andy and AC reflect on recent revelations in healing, and healthy new directions.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Things are changing for both AC and Andy. For AC, she's finally taking some steps to pursue a path in her life that she's been heading towards for awhile. For Andy, he's feeling happy, and excited about new possibilities.And since this episode was recorded right after Valentine's Day, Andy and AC decide to talk about something big. Probably the biggest topic they've ever discussed: love.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Approaching the recording with very different energies, AC is feeling exhausted by a rough work day, and Andy is having a pretty good (distracting) week.Despite the exhaustion and distractions though, Andy and AC are finally able to finish their two part discussion on the lies we tell ourselves. This time focusing on the lies we tell ourselves for the sake of self-preservation and comfort.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Unfortunately, due to some overwhelming circumstances, Andy and AC have postponed their traditional weekly episode. This short update stands as a partial explanation for their decision, and if all goes well, normal production of the show should resume next week.Follow the show on Facebook and Instagram for all updates on future episodes.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, Andy and AC welcome their second guest to the show, vocalist for the band The Weekend Run Club, and occasional solo artist, Mitchell Jay. With a long history examining his own mental health, and coping with past trauma, Mitchell walks Andy and AC through his life in therapy, and introduces them to a study of interpersonal relationships called “Attachment Theory”.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

In the past week, AC has learned some unsettling news about her immediate family, and Andy finds himself experiencing renewed feelings of anxiety and depression.And for the first time, Andy and AC bisect a discussion topic into two parts. For this part of a two part series, they discuss the negative personal thoughts and feelings that they know are lies, but can be very easy to believe.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Recorded days after a failed insurrection within the United States, Andy and AC dedicate the first half of the show to matters both personal and political.Following that, Andy introduces a discussion of The Witch's Curse, which is the feeling of negative situations and people recurring in our lives almost without our direct involvement.Finally, one topic from DailyStrength.org under the category of Anger Management.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

For the first episode of 2021, Andy and AC devote a short episode to the concept of setting resolutions at the beginning of a new year, and why setting lofty resolutions might de-motivate you from reaching new year goals.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

It's the final episode of the year, AC got a Barbie for Christmas, and Andy got cooking appliances.And apart from some reflections on the holidays during the pandemic, AC ends the episode with some thoughts on what we should take from this year moving into 2021.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

On their last episode before Christmas hits, Andy and AC welcome their first mental health correspondent/guest, Bianca Goyette from the bellow + the whale.Kind enough to be an open book, Bianca explains her struggles with depression, enduring experiences with anxiety, and how she's used creativity to fight the times when mental health is hard to keep in balance.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to show show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, Andy has a small mishap with his recording equipment, and it briefly concerns AC. Once things are back on track, the conversation moves onto the existential question of whether or not we are able to know ourselves.The episode concludes with one topic from DailyStrength.org, and Andy yells a little.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

There's something Andy and AC aren't talking about, but they actually end up talking about something they're not talking about quite a bit.So instead of not talking about the thing they're not talking about, they talk about music as a form of therapy, and their personal associations with music as a therapeutic source.Then, as per usual, things end with a topic from DailyStrength.org.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

After a long holiday weekend, Andy and AC are back recording the night before the episode comes out, knocked off their rhythm and a little exhausted.Focusing on embarrassment as this week's discussion topic, AC reveals some embarrassing moments from her childhood, and Andy realizes it's a lot more difficult to mine his embarrassments for entertainment the older he gets.And then, only one topic again this week from DailyStrength.org, under the category of Gay & Lesbian Issues.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

For the show's first holiday episode, Andy and AC spend way too much time talking about relationship crossovers between FCPs and HPPs.Once they've exhausted themselves having fun with letters, the conversation moves on to talking about sadness during the holiday season.Finally, only one topic from DailyStrength.org, under the category of Anxiety.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

After sufficiently cooling down from the election, Andy and AC start the episode talking about knitting, and bread.AC then unintentionally transitions the conversation into this week's discussion topic: revenge. Whether justified or not, revenge involves risk, and social politics. You also never know for sure how you may feel after successfully seeking revenge.Finally, the episode concludes once again with two topics from DailyStrength.org, under the categories of Career Counseling and Transgender issues.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

After the stress of the election, Andy and AC decide to pump the brakes, discuss how they felt waiting for the results to roll in, and reflect upon the results.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Recorded post-Halloween but pre-election, this week's episode focuses on the topic of facing small fears, preceded by AC's recent reading of her oracle cards.Following that, Andy and AC return to DailyStrength.org to discuss two topics under the categories of Anxiety and Depression Supporters.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

[Content Warning: this episode of If You Need Me involves a lengthy discussion on the topic of suicide. If the discussion has the potential to make you feel uncomfortable for any reason, please do not listen.]With the recent confirmation of a new conservative justice to the Supreme Court, and a responsible need to continue the discussion of suicide after last week's episode, Andy and AC dedicate an entire episode to the concept of self-determination. Specifically, the rights of the individual when it comes to their own body.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC is feeling confident, and Andy surprises AC with something he did recently that he kept secret.Later in the show, the discussion topic is altruism. Specifically the act of being altruistic, without knowing how to help ourselves when we need it.Finally, it's back to DailyStrength.org for the discussion of three topics under the categories of Panic Attacks, Kleptomania, and Bullying.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Andy and AC return to recording on a Saturday, and their usual format, to reflect on the topic of self-medication, and field two topics from DailyStrength.org, under the categories of Anxiety and Family Issues.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

With Andy having recently moved, and AC under another time constraint, this week's episode is also a departure from the usual format, focusing almost entirely on the concept of burning out.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, after a series of difficult experiences for AC, Andy decides to temporarily change the format of the show to focus on the topic of dread, and what dread means for both of them.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC has dictionary thoughts, and then both Andy and AC lament the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Following that, AC introduces the topic of intentional choices, and how we can make positive changes to our lives through care for the decisions we make.Finally, two topics from DailyStrength.org, under the categories of OCD and Healthy Sex.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

It's their tenth episode, so Andy and AC reflect on what's changed for them emotionally since mid-July, and how the show helped keep them going through the summer.To finish things off, it's back to DailyStrength.org for a discussion on two topics under the categories of Insomnia and Divorce.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, Andy and AC spend an unusual amount of time talking about fame and famous people they've met.Later, AC makes a strong case for saying no, the importance of advocating for both your time and emotions, and setting boundaries.Finally, things are kept succinct with the discussion of only one topic from DailyStrength.org, under the category of Coming Out.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC has been struggling with the realization that she's still carrying trauma from an unhealthy relationship, and gives advice to others on the signs of grooming and power imbalance.Later, Andy gets personal talking about his experiences with addiction, his potentially controversial beliefs about addiction, and the unhealthy cultural characterization of addicts.Finally, with a limited time left to record, Andy and AC head back to DailyStrength.org to discuss topics in the categories of Jealousy and Depression.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC doesn't care for the usage of “curvy”, and Andy is pretty unhappy that his youngest sisters has to go back to school for in-person classes.For the discussion topic, AC turns things over to the burden of understanding, and why it's both difficult to understand someone's hurtful behavior against you, but also experience anxiety from the need to understand.Finally, it's back to DailyStrength.org with no submissions this week, focusing on topics from the categories of Depression, Anxiety, and Shyness.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, Andy does some dream interpretation for AC, AC introduces the concept of “clam people”, and they both commiserate about why singing the birthday song in restaurants should end.For the discussion topic, the conversation turns to what roles emotion and trust play in the healthy experience of physical and emotional intimacy.Finally, Andy and AC discuss two submissions, dealing with the topics of medical debt, postpartum depression, and moving forward with your life after a damaging childhood.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

AC had a weird week dealing with things she's been told she can't do, and the invalidation of her emotions. Andy, however, had another neutral week, and a dream that made him question the accurate interpretations of his waking emotions by his subconscious mind.The conversation then switches towards discussing sneak attack triggers, and the experience of reliving the pain and anxiety from past trauma through unexpected sources.Finally, Andy and AC throw things over to another two listener submitted emotional support requests, dealing with trusting new relationships, and setting relationship goals when the world alters your original plans.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

Andy had a neutral week (which is what counts for as “good” now), so AC takes the floor in the first half to talk about dealing with the realistic version of a person who has caused her pain.The discussion then moves to talking about attraction, and why it might be healthier for everyone if we kept most of our thoughts to ourselves when it comes to what we find attractive.For the final segment of the show, Andy and AC throw things back over to DailyStrength.org to offer support in the categories of Anxiety, Eating Disorders, and Healthy Relationships.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid

This week, AC opens up about feeling self-worth and validation within her work life, and Andy talks more on his parent's health, as his mother also recently spent some time in the hospital.Following that, Andy and AC discuss their different experiences with the topic of self-comfort, and their different approaches to self-soothing behavior.Then later, they read and discuss the show's first emotional support submissions, addressing the issues of finding worth in creation without consistent peer validation, and dealing with the aftermath of an emotionally abusive and manipulative ex.Listeners, friends, and strangers may submit their own emotional support requests to the show through our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram, as well as by email. Support requests are discussed anonymously.IYNM | Andy | Anna Clairehttps://www.auxchicago.com/if-you-need-mehttps://www.instagram.com/IfYouNeedMePod/https://www.facebook.com/ifyouneedmepod/https://www.instagram.com/auxchicagoandy/https://www.instagram.com/annaclaireblooms/Music Composed by Jake FisherLogo by Baitul Javid