Hey CHI EYE! I’m back and better! Happy Stress Awareness Month. I just got back on track with my mental health personally. So I pray you all are on a similar journey. If you aren’t there yet; I hope this episode speaks to you.

In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with my friend Anna—an emerging mental health professional currently pursuing her master’s and bringing real-world experience from her time working in mental health hospitals. She is also a researcher and putting together a dissertation on autism in women.

Together, we explore the layered realities of mental illness and the quiet (and not-so-quiet) strength women bring to their healing journeys. Men, don’t worry. We address you too!

We talk about what resilience really looks like, the unique pressures people face when navigating mental health challenges, and the power of vulnerability as a tool for growth. Anna shares insights from the field, stories of triumph, and thoughts on what it means to hold space—for others and for yourself.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt like they had to break down to rebuild, and anyone who believes in the healing power of community, conversation, and care.

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