Episode 033: Mental Illness with Greg Baugues

00:16 – Welcome to “What is your favorite color?” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”
How to teach your dog to take selfies… and text them to you (https://mashable.com/2016/07/26/teach-dog-text-selfie/)
01:34 – Superpower Origin Story; Mental Illness in College
Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GFII62/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=therubyrep-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B005GFII62&linkId=79bcb3acaec3579dbe20b56995fc6577)
10:13 – Disclaimer: We Are Not Doctors and a Message on Self-Diagnosis
13:03 – Panel Experiences with Mental Illness: Rock Bottom, Shame, Stigma, and Fear
DBT Therapy (https://behavioraltech.org/resources/faqs/dialectical-behavior-therapy-dbt/)
25:54 – How Mental Illness Seems to Uniquely Affect the Tech Community
31:06 – Coping Mechanisms
34:17 – Creating an Environment That is Beneficial to People with Mental Health Issues; Work-Life Balance
Open Sourcing Mental Illness (Open Sourcing Mental Illness)
Mental Health First Aid (https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/)
Why Fidget Spinners Might Be Helpful for the Brain (https://archive.attn.com/stories/17143/why-fidget-spinners-might-be-helpful-brain?utm_source=22words&utm_medium=fbpost&utm_campaign=syndication)
Reflections:
Rein: Allie Brosh: Adventures in Depression (http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2011/10/adventures-in-depression.html)
Sam: Depression can feel like nothing.
Mandy: Reach out: [email protected] ([email protected]); or @therubyrep (https://twitter.com/therubyrep)
Greg: [email protected] ([email protected]); or @greggyb (https://twitter.com/greggyb/). Sharing your story is powerful.
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Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks! Special Guest: Greg Baugues.

00:16 – Welcome to “What is your favorite color?” …we mean, “Greater Than Code!”

How to teach your dog to take selfies… and text them to you

01:34 – Superpower Origin Story; Mental Illness in College

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder

10:13 – Disclaimer: We Are Not Doctors and a Message on Self-Diagnosis

13:03 – Panel Experiences with Mental Illness: Rock Bottom, Shame, Stigma, and Fear

DBT Therapy

25:54 – How Mental Illness Seems to Uniquely Affect the Tech Community

31:06 – Coping Mechanisms

34:17 – Creating an Environment That is Beneficial to People with Mental Health Issues; Work-Life Balance

[Open Sourcing Mental Illness](Open Sourcing Mental Illness)

Mental Health First Aid

Why Fidget Spinners Might Be Helpful for the Brain

Reflections:

Rein: Allie Brosh: Adventures in Depression

Sam: Depression can feel like nothing.

Mandy: Reach out: [[email protected]]([email protected]); or @therubyrep

Greg: [[email protected]]([email protected]); or @greggyb. Sharing your story is powerful.

This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode.

To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well.

Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks!

Special Guest: Greg Baugues.

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