Inside the Chrysalis Podcast
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingInside the Chrysalis features stories from individuals, or their loved ones, living with a mental health condition. The stories you will hear are lived experiences of hope, transformation, and recovery. Life has a tendency of making many of us feel at times that we're spiralling out of control. But with time, resiliency, perserverance, and determination, we will come to realize that what we think is destroying us, is actually transforming us into the best version of ourselves. Welcome to Inside the Chrysalis Podcast.
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Episodes
Host Latesha Higgs Speaks with Cymone Lashae About Living With Bipolar II
June 26, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBHost Lathesa Higgs discusses mental health with Cymone Lashae. Together, they speak on depression, dating with a diagnosed mental health condition, thriving with bipolar I, and managing hypersexuality. Be sure to check out this episode. It's great for people managing a mental health condition as well as supporters of the cause.
LATESHA HIGGS DISCUSSES PTSD AND BIPOLAR I WITH SLAM POETRY CHAMPION - "THE POET HAS SPOKEN"
June 26, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBMental health activist and host Latesha Higgs speaks with SLAM Poetry champion Kelvin Williams, aka The Poet Has Spoken about his experience with bipolar I, PTSD, and depression. He also drops two amazing SLAM poems during the show. This is a must-see!
DR. MONIQUE RODGERS TALKS ABOUT RECOVERING FROM BULIMIA, ANOREXIA, and DEPRESSION
November 02, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBDr. Monique Rodgers speaks with host Latesha Higgs about how she overcame bulimia and anorexia. Listen and learn how Dr. Rodgers went from childhood trauma and resulting bulimia to an international award winning author, CEO, and life coach. Latesha Higgs gets up and close personal with Dr. Monique Rodgers.
CEO RIVER C. JONES talks about being raised in a sexually abusive household
October 27, 2021 17:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBCEO RIVER C. JONES first experienced sexual trauma at the age of 6. Listen and learn how she rose above her circumstances despite a resulting mental health challenge.
CEO RIVER C. JONES discusses the challenges of hypersexuaity (Pt. 2)
October 27, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBCEO and author River C. Jones discusses with host Latesha Higgs about a side effect of bipolarism, hypersexuality. Ms. Jones also discusses how her lived trauma caused her to lose the ability to walk.
AUTHOR CHARITA COLE BROWN discusses living successfully with bipolar I (Pt. 1)
October 02, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBHost Latesha Higgs speaks with her mentor and "second mom" Author Charita Cole Brown on life manaing bipolar 1. If you have a question about bipolarism, its symptoms, and methods for managing this condition, this is a show you definitely don't want to miss.
AUTHOR AISYA CARROLL discusses checking into an outpatient facility and Love Bombing
October 01, 2021 16:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBHost Latesha Higgs speaks with Author Aisya Carroll about her experience with PTSD and love bombing. At one point, Aisya Carroll checked herself into an outpatient facility for mental health assistance. From childhood to adulthood, she was faced with traumatic challenges. Listen how she learned how to manage her condition and wean herself away from psychotropics.
AUTHOR MZ TINK Discusses Raising A Child With ADHD
September 27, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBATTN. PARENT WITH ADHD CHALLENGES OR CONCERNS REGARDING YOUR CHILDREN: THIS IS AN EPISODE YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!! Do you have a child that you wonder if he or she has ADHD? Are you a parent of a child with ADHD and you would like to hear the experiences of another parent? If so, THIS A MUST SEE for you!!! Author, Entrepreneur, and Mother, Mz. Tink, speaks with Host Latesha Higgs about raising a son with ADHD. Mz. Tink speaks intimately about the struggle of accepting her son's diag...
Host Latesha Higgs speaks up close and personal with author Tawanda Jones-Franks about living within a family whose history included bipolarism and depression.
September 21, 2021 04:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBHost Latesha Higgs speaks up close and personal with author Tawanda Jones-Franks about living within a family whose history included bipolarism and depression. The author introduces the home she was raised in, and discusses the steps she took to overcome and prevent her children from being exposed to this generational condition. Host Latesha Higgs is a seasoned educator and mental health advocate. As someone who has gone through the flames of mental health and who now successfully manages...
Lady Ty The Great Talks About How She Rose Out Of A Trauma Filled Life Into Triumph
September 21, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBOn this week's episode of Inside the Chrysalis, host Latesha Higgs speaks up close and personal with author coach, motivational speaker, and entreprenuer Lady Ty The Great. Listen as Lady Ty describes her personal road from trauma to triumph. This is a episode you definitely don't want to miss!
AUTHOR LATRINA CALDWELL Speaks On Intimate Partner Abuse
September 21, 2021 03:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBThe host Latesha Higgs interviews author and entrepreneur Latrina Caldwell that discusses the many faces of intimate partner abuse. If you are a mental health advocate, mental health patient, or a person who has a loved one who has experienced a mental health condition, we would love to speak with you. Send your information to [email protected]. Be sure to follow us also on Instagram @insidethechrysalispodcast.
AUTHOR MARK MOMPLAISIR Talks About Counseling Women With A Mental Health Condition
August 29, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBHost Latesha Higgs invited author and organizational psychologist Mark Momplaisir to provide a unique perspective from a mental health counselor. Mark Momplaisir has worked more than a decade with women managing mental health conditions. If you are a mental health advocate, mental health patient, or a person who has a loved one who has experienced a mental health condition, we would love to speak with you. Send your information to [email protected]. Be sure to follow ...
AUTHOR ANDREA JOYCE Explains How To Be Success Even With A Mental Health Condition
August 23, 2021 13:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBHost Latesha Higgs speaks with Author Andrea Joyce who introduces how she rose above being a rage-aholic, life-threatening anxiety attacks, suicide attempts, and bipolar relatives to become a best-selling author, life coach, and minister. For years Andrea Joyce allowed herself to be held back by external forces. She describes the life-changing events that took place in her life turning her back on the right path. Andrea Joyce is the author of "31 Ways to Self-Care." Her book is availabl...
AUTHOR LATOYA NICOLE Discusses Being Abused & Becoming The Abuser, And A Schizophrenic Father
August 23, 2021 13:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBInside The Chrysalis host Latesha Higgs speaks with Author Latoya Nicole about her former life of abuse and then becoming the abuser. She speaks on the difficulties in maintaining a personal relationship. The author digs deeper as she shares her very intimate experience of having a schizophrenic father who killed three of her siblings as a result of his mental health condition. Latoya Nicole is the author of "Victim Villian Conqueror," which is available as an ebook and in paperback on ...
Finding Love While Living With Bipolar
June 23, 2021 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.38 MBWhen living with a bi-polar condition, one of the greatest fascinations is the idea of love. Am I capable of truly loving someone? Am I capable of appreciating the love someone may have for me? Are the feeling that I have real or is this merely a figment of my imagination? Are the feeling that he (or she) may be feeling just my own wild ideation of what I believe I would like to experience or that person's way of attempting to take things to a ? One moment, the feeling is perfect. The ...
HYPERSEXUALITY (PART II)
May 27, 2021 16:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MBIn this episode, I dispel the myth that recovery is an upward linear projection. It is instead, riddled with ups and downs, setbacks, and mistakes, but you keep pressing forward. You keep pressing forward because 100 is the mark!
HYPERSEXUALITY
April 15, 2021 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBBi-Polar Disorder… It’s an expression that is often associated with anyone, more often women, who appear to go through extreme mood swings. Nowadays it’s evolved into more of a colloquial expression or criticism that we just seem to throw around, like “She must be bi-polar” or “I think he’s bi-polar.” The incredible part is that it is an actual thing, a mental health condition that people are treated for and who fight every day to deal with. And while the extreme mood swings between hea...
MY MIND IS NOT A CRIME
April 05, 2021 20:00 - 8 minutes - 6.07 MBRicardo Munez... Walter Wallace Jr... LaQuan McDonald... Sandra Bland... These are all individuals with documented mental health conditions who died while in police custody. Police officers across the nation are freuently called upon to manage incidents involving a person experiencing a mental health condition. In this episode, I share my experiences with law enforcement during an accute mental health crisis.
THE PROCESS
April 01, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBManaging a mental health condition is not always an easy thing to do. Recovery doesn’t come from some magic pill nor a miracle multi-step plan. Daily I put in work to achieve recovery and manage my symptoms. In this episode I share 4 different factors that aided in my recovery process.
THE DIAGNOSIS
March 17, 2021 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBIn 2012, I was diagnosed with a mood disorder - Bipolar II. In this episode I share a few pivotal moments in my life that led to this diagnosis.
Relapse
March 14, 2021 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.47 MBHave you ever been in love with someone that you couldn't have? The love was so strong that you felt them in your soul when you woke in the morning. You could see them in your head when you brushed your teeth. You clearly heard their voice when you dressed for work. You try everything to get them out of your system but it seems so impossible. You're addicted. You said you would never call again...but then you relapse. You said you would never text again...but then you relapse. You sa...
RELAPSE
March 14, 2021 21:00 - 2 minutes - 1.47 MBHave you ever been in love with someone that you couldn't have? The love was so strong that you felt them in your soul when you woke in the morning. You could see them in your head when you brushed your teeth. You clearly heard their voice when you dressed for work. You try everything to get them out of your system but it seems so impossible. You're addicted. You said you would never call again...but then you relapse. You said you would never text again...but then you relapse. You sa...