Podcast appearances and mentions of Heather B Armstrong

We hear a lot of talk in the media these days about mental illness. In fact, this podcast frequently covers the topic with the goal of understanding the disease and supporting those who struggle with a mental disorder. But there can be a lot of confusion about what qualifies as mental illness. Sometimes, it's used as an excuse for everything from mass shootings to road rage. And while that may be true in some specific instances, we're seeing it used today, for example, as a shield for hate crimes, anti-semitism, and mass murder. For many who suffer day-in and day-out with crippling depression, anxiety, and other forms of debilitating mental illness, these individuals often can't even get out of bed in the morning. They're not focused on committing crimes.   Sometimes severe depression can't be controlled by traditional means. In June of 2019, Florine interviewed author and well-known “mommy blogger,” Heather Armstrong, who described how her crippling depression made it impossible to even get out of bed in the morning or take a shower. Nothing Heather tried relieved her symptoms. Medication didn't help. Therapy didn't help and her substance abuse issues only contributed to the problem. By 2017, Heather was so desperate that she participated in an experimental treatment protocol that left her clinically brain-dead for several minutes at a time. Her memoir entitled, The Valedictorian of Being Dead, tells how the experimental procedure helped to, at least temporarily, alleviate her symptoms. Heather's bravery and openness in sharing the most painful aspects of her life proved to be an inspiration to many and led to her being named one of Forbes' List of Most Influential Women. But perhaps because there's a lot of shame and stigma surrounding the disease of mental illness, Heather's openness in sharing her struggles also made her a frequent target of online trolls. Sadly, during the pandemic, Heather suffered a relapse and on May 9th of this year, Heather took her own life. She was only 47 years old and left behind two teenage daughters. Heather's deteriorating mental state became evident in her spiraling blog posts and her words provoked online trolls who subjected Heather to horrific online bullying about every aspect of her life.   It's important to remember cruelty and bullying only make a bad situation worse. Instead of ostracizing, mocking, and abusing those who are struggling, let's recognize that the most vulnerable members of our society need our compassion, understanding, and grace, and as a memorial tribute, please listen to Florine's interview with Heather Armstrong. And remember that every single day is a gift and when you are at your lowest point, remember that this too shall pass. If you truly are having suicidal thoughts, please reach out and pick up the phone. Help is only a phone call away. Please call the National Suicide Prevention hotline at 800-273-8255.   Brought to You By: Gardner White Furniture   Mentioned in This Episode: Heather Armstrong  Heather Armstrong IG Dooce.com The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live, by Heather B. Armstrong  

Recorded and released on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023.

The OG blogging community reacts to the tragic death of Heather B. Armstrong AKA Dooce, Tiffany's big Beyonce news, a note to a Twitter users' sexually active neighbors is unsurprisingly controversial, Addison Rae cements her Hollywood legacy, Eurovision's rigged winners, Twitter's new CEO, and a tattoo artist's lazy attempt at a fox and flowers themed sleeve blows up TikTok. LINKS! Eurovision Eurovision's Gayest and Sluttiest Moments Grimes “The doomers could simply deploy the AI safety thot propaganda machine” Addison Rae Addison Rae has been cast alongside Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Vince Vaughn and Aubrey Plaza in live-action hybrid ‘Animal Friends.' She will be one of the main live-action characters. Beyonce tour kicks off Gender neutral toilets could spell problems in Florida Beyonce addresses lack of visuals Sex Note A couple has been having such frequent, aggressive sex that their neighbor wrote a note and gifted them beers. The internet has mixed opinions. Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO “Unnamed woman” to replace him until June Four months ago, MrBeast shared on Lex Friedman's podcast that he was in the running to possibly become the CEO of Twitter (segment starts around 15:00) Tesla recalls almost every single car it's sold in China (1.1 million) Fox Tattoo Drama Woman pays $1500 for a terrible sketch of a fox  Turns out the ‘design' was traced from Etsy Another client gets half the work done and then doxxed by the artist  The wrong Lucid Tattoos is getting review bombed on google Matt Vaught an LA based tattooist has offered to fly her out and tattoo for free Dooce Dooce's passing is shared on her instagram page, allegedly by her boyfriend, Pete Ashdown ‘Dooce' Heather B. Armstrong, ‘queen of mommy bloggers,' dead at 47 Opinion Heather Armstrong, a.k.a. Dooce, was real and raw. And we loved her. Jordan Reid of RamshackleGlam posts a letter on Instagram to Alice Walker of Get Off My Internets, holding her responsible for the bullying culture she's created on GOMI ‘Evil' comment site GOMI trashed blogger Heather Armstrong in life and death Follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Twitter

Writer Heather B. Armstrong (aka Dooce) and author & Longest Shortest Time creator Hillary Frank join us to talk about the history of the mom beat and why it's still not taken seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Heather B. Armstrong (aka Dooce) and author & Longest Shortest Time creator Hillary Frank join us to talk about the history of the mom beat and why it's still not taken seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong (dooce.com) was in, by far, the deepest depression she had ever experienced and nothing was working to lift it. That’s when her psychiatrist told her about a study using powerful doses of the anesthetic Propofol. Heather had ten appointments where she was placed in a brief medically-induced coma. The idea is similar to electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) but without the electricity and, hopefully, without side effects like memory loss. She shares the story of what led her to try the treatment and how it went. You can pre-order John's book at bit.ly/HilariousWorldBook.

In this episode, Amber, Shannon, Brooke, and Natalia are discussing some of their favorite memoirs. Books mentioned In this episode are: Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the teachings of Plants Heather B. Armstrong, The Valedictorian of Being Dead: a True Story of Dying Ten Times To Live Caitlin Doughty, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: and Other Lessons from the Crematory Michelle Obama, Becoming Jackson Galaxy, Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean Tessa Fontaine, The Electric Woman: A Memoir In Death Defying Acts Clara Hughes, Open Heart, Open Mind Kevin Hart, I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons Katherine G. Johnson: Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Tara Westover: Educated Jesse Thistle, From the Ashes: My Story of Being Metis, Homeless, and Finding My Way Malala Yousafzai, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was shot by the Taliban You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.

Lara Murray is with me to chat about easy, practical ways to produce less waste in your home - or classroom! I'm also sharing 8 ADHD facts that parents should know - even if your child isn't affected by it - and of course a book recommendation! You can find Lara Murray (and all her Norwex products) on Facebook and her website. My book reco: The Valedictorian of Being Dead by Heather B. Armstrong 8 ADHD Facts You Need to Know The past episodes I mentioned with fantastic guest experts: Episode 5 with Lisa Orr (Etiquette) Episode 13 with Alanna McGinn (Sleep) Episode 15 with Melissa Leong (Money) Episode 16 with Dr. Sheila Wijayasinghe (Women's health)

  Heather B. Armstrong was what they called a mommy blogger before that became a thing. That turned into influencer marketing and she could not take it anymore. She found herself in a deep depression that had her contemplating taking her own life. She tried a clinical trial at the University of Utah’s Neuropsychiatric Institute, where she was put in a chemically induced coma for 15 minutes at a time for 10 sessions. She writes about it in her new book titled, The Valedictorian of Being Dead: The True Story of Dying Ten Times to Live.

Big fan girl moment speaking with Heather B. Armstrong --founder of Dooce.com --and author of the upcoming book, The Valedictorian of Being Dead. And happy 100th episode, podcast :) I think the intro from Heather B. Armstrong's famous blog, Dooce.com, probably describes her best: Hi. I’m Heather B. Armstrong. When I first wrote a bio for this site I called myself a SAHM—a Stay At Home Mom, or, Shit Ass Ho Motherfucker. More than a decade later I am now what’s referred to as a FTSWM—a Full-Time Single Working Mom, or, Fuck That Shit Where’s Marijuana. This used to be called mommy blogging. But then they started calling it Influencer Marketing: hashtag ad, hashtag sponsored, hashtag you know you want me to slap your product on my kid and exploit her for millions and millions of dollars. That’s how this shit works. Now? Well… sit back, buckle up, and enjoy the ride. dooce is back. And she’s talking about herself in the third person, so you know you better have a barf bag at the ready. I came, I talked, and I fan-girled with this authentic AF mom, writer and advocate.  Buy the Book https://dooce.com/book/  Follow Heather Web: www.dooce.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dooce Twitter:  https://twitter.com/dooce  Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/dooce/  ======================  Request to Join the FREE Meredith Atwood Community & Coaching https://meredith-atwood-coaching.mn.co/ ======================  Buy Meredith’s Books: The Year of No Nonsense https://amzn.to/3su5qWp Triathlon for the Every Woman: https://amzn.to/3nOkjiH =======================   Follow Meredith Atwood & The Podcast on Social: Web: http://www.swimbikemom.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/swimbikemom   =======================  Want to Connect?  Email: same24hourspodcast@gmail.com =======================  Credits: Host & Production: Meredith Atwood Intro: Carl Stover Music Copyright 2017-2020, 2021 All Rights Reserved, Meredith Atwood, LLC

In part two of our Season 2 opener, writer Heather B. Armstrong (aka "Dooce") opens up about the challenges of living a lot of your private life publicly, how she's navigated writing about family, and how her kids feel about all of it. Check out our Patreon link here: patreon.com/criticalfrequency

Heather B. Armstrong was one of the original "mommy bloggers". In this 2-part episode we get into all of that, plus how Heather navigated leaving the Mormon church when the rest of the family was still very involved in it, why she stays in Utah for her mom, and how she learned the hard way to be careful about what she writes online. Please check out the Patreon for our new network, Critical Frequency, and donate if you can!: https://www.patreon.com/criticalfrequency

Heather B. Armstrong is widely acknowledged to be the most popular “mommy blogger” in the world. Her website, dooce®, has twice been listed as one of the 25 best blogs in the world by Time Magazine. Forbes listed dooce® as a top 100 website for women and named Heather one of the 30 most influential women in media. She is a New York Times Best Selling Author with 1.5 million Twitter followers and an actively engaged audience. Not bad for a “mommy blogger.” But that title is a digital pigeonhole. Heather is actually a writer, a speaker, a consultant, and a huge fan of Britpop. Current Business: Dooce.com, HeatherbArmstrong.com Definition of Success: Saying no in order to say yes to more of yourself. Best Advice: Budget for delegation. Secret to Being The Best Mom She Can Be: Making sure her kids are happy, loved and supported. Walking away from work at 5:00 pm and on weekends to spend time with kids. Huge Time Saver: Delegate both household and business tasks to assistant. Apps: Snapseed, VSCO Cam Previous Episodes w/ Single Moms: Leave a Review in iTunes Check us out on: Facebook and Twitter

Becoming a Single Parent When the Other Parent Relocates What is 'Manic Rambling Spiral?' How did Heather B. Armstrong, queen of the mommy bloggers, become a full-time single parent? That wasn't supposed to be a part of the script. And who the hell is John Bray? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Heather B. Armstrong is widely acknowledged to be the most popular “mommy blogger” in the world. Her website, dooce®, has twice been listed as one of the 25 best blogs in the world by Time Magazine. Forbes listed dooce® as a top 100 website for women and named Heather one of the 30 most influential women in media. She is a New York Times Best Selling Author with 1.5 million Twitter followers and an actively engaged audience. Not bad for a “mommy blogger.” But that title is a digital pigeonhole. Heather is actually a writer, a speaker, a consultant, and a huge fan of Britpop. Current Business: Dooce.com, HeatherbArmstrong.com Definition of Success: Saying no in order to say yes to more of yourself. Best Advice: Budget for delegation. Secret to Being The Best Mom She Can Be: Making sure her kids are happy, loved and supported. Walking away from work at 5:00 pm and on weekends to spend time with kids. Huge Time Saver: Delegate both household and business tasks to assistant. Apps: Snapseed, VSCO Cam Previous Episodes w/ Single Moms: Leave a Review in iTunes Check us out on: Facebook and Twitter

Heather Armstrong on reconciling with her family after writing about them on her blog, taking photos of her dog Chuck and her broken Maytag washing machine.