Rayah Dickerson's guest appearances

Rayah Dickerson

Embracing Intensity

Church & Other Drugs

The Desert Sanctuary

The Conquest of Bliss

Matthew Schwartz

Toby Morrell

Bob Forrest

Jonny Craig

Jaya Rose

Aleister Crowley

Joe Schrank

Seth Perler

Bethany Williams

Anna David

Josh Patterson

David Foster Wallace

Alexis P. Morgan

Ryan Davis

Elizabeth Williams

OwlTail

Please don't mind the name. I come up with them as I go. I'm not great at this hahaha. Anyhow Rayah and I chat about community, why it is important, and how you can look for community in your life. I have been experimenting with different recording options, and since my internet is middling, AND since I am no audio engineer, there may be some iffy spots in the recording.  HUGE thanks to Chris, Patrick, Lianne, and Bethany for contributing to my patreon! The draw in love project that we talk about is available here: Draw in Love Rayah is an incredible woman and one heck of an artist and podcaster! Please check out her stuff here: https://depthofechoes.com/ https://www.instagram.com/depthofechoes/ https://www.facebook.com/DepthOfEchoes/   Warning: This Podcast contains explicit language (probably), and casual conversation about what very well might be triggering topics (also probably). Listener Discretion is advised.  Intro and background music mixed from public domain songs found on freemusicarchive.org Disclaimer: Audio Quality- This episode was edited with no experience, and may be reflected in the audio quality. If you are someone who needs high quality audio, please skip to episode 8 (improved quality) or episode 22 (greatly improved quality). Thanks!

Please don't mind the name. I come up with them as I go. I'm not great at this hahaha. Anyhow Rayah and I chat about community, why it is important, and how you can look for community in your life. I have been experimenting with different recording options, and since my internet is middling, AND since I am no audio engineer, there may be some iffy spots in the recording.  HUGE thanks to Chris, Patrick, Lianne, and Bethany for contributing to my<a href="http://www.patreon.com/theconquestofbliss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> patreon!</a> The draw in love project that we talk about is available here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2560391787542982/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Draw in Love</a> Rayah is an incredible woman and one heck of an artist and podcaster! Please check out her stuff here: <a href="https://depthofechoes.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://depthofechoes.com/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/depthofechoes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/depthofechoes/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DepthOfEchoes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/DepthOfEchoes/</a> Warning: This Podcast contains explicit language (probably), and casual conversation about what very well might be triggering topics (also probably). Listener Discretion is advised.  Intro and background music mixed from public domain songs found on <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freemusicarchive.org</a> Disclaimer: Audio Quality- This episode was edited with no experience, and may be reflected in the audio quality. If you are someone who needs high quality audio, please skip to episode 8 (improved quality) or episode 22 (greatly improved quality). Thanks!

S1 Ep15 - Put the Unity in Community (with Rayah Dickerson)

Those who have been affected by trauma are the people who truly understand the extent of the big emotions that come with trauma. It’s refreshing when someone uses their background of self-doubt and shame to help others heal. Such is the story of today’s amazing guest, so join us to learn more! Rayah Dickerson hosts the podcast, Depth of Echoes, which is a mental health podcast that is a wonderful resource for the mental health community. Rayah is the anxious, semi-depressed wife of a guy with schizoaffective PTSD, and she’s a trauma-informed mom, ally, researcher, writer, activist, and national speaker. I was privileged to be on her show this week as Rayah interviewed me; now I’m returning the favor. She was recently diagnosed with ADHD, which is a common experience for many creatives. Show Highlights:  How Rayah is intensely passionate about learning, evolving, and finding the best ways to heal from the trauma that we face every day Rayah’s husband’s mental crisis which happened 3-4 years ago and awakened Rayah to a huge need Rayah’s personal brand of intensity, which is shown in love as she figures out how to heal each person Rayah’s recent ADHD diagnosis and how it manifests itself The common thread through many people with ADHD and how they can help each other The importance of using a planner How Rayah’s experiences in childhood created a lot of internal shame, manifested in sarcasm and making her afraid to get help How Rayah was affected by her religious background, which included many rules for women The shame Rayah felt when she was told to calm down and be likable and pleasant How Rayah’s intensity is out of control in dealing with her oldest son, who also has experienced trauma How Rayah shares with people around her and tries to utilize the benefits of community How to learn useful coping techniques from people in marginalized communities Rayah’s personal habits that help her deal with her intensity The best advice Rayah received was from a nurse who told her to be an advocate in the mental health community to help others Books that helped Rayah: Surviving Schizophrenia by E. Fuller Torrey MD, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk MD, and True Inclusion by Brandan Robertson How Rayah helps others by giving them permission to talk about their issues How Rayah helps people see that life with mental illness can still be beautiful Parting words from Rayah: “You can change your internal dialogue, improve, and heal.”  Resources: Depth Of Echoes  Find Rayah and Depth of Echoes on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Patreon, and YouTube

Those who have been affected by trauma are the people who truly understand the extent of the big emotions that come with trauma. It’s refreshing when someone uses their background of self-doubt and shame to help others heal. Such is the story of today’s amazing guest, so join us to learn more! Rayah Dickerson hosts the podcast, Depth of Echoes, which is a mental health podcast that is a wonderful resource for the mental health community. Rayah is the anxious, semi-depressed wife of a guy with schizoaffective PTSD, and she’s a trauma-informed mom, ally, researcher, writer, activist, and national speaker. I was privileged to be on her show this week as Rayah interviewed me; now I’m returning the favor. She was recently diagnosed with ADHD, which is a common experience for many creatives. Show Highlights: <ul> <li>How Rayah is intensely passionate about learning, evolving, and finding the best ways to heal from the trauma that we face every day</li> <li>Rayah’s husband’s mental crisis which happened 3-4 years ago and awakened Rayah to a huge need</li> <li>Rayah’s personal brand of intensity, which is shown in love as she figures out how to heal each person</li> <li>Rayah’s recent ADHD diagnosis and how it manifests itself</li> <li>The common thread through many people with ADHD and how they can help each other</li> <li>The importance of using a planner</li> <li>How Rayah’s experiences in childhood created a lot of internal shame, manifested in sarcasm and making her afraid to get help</li> <li>How Rayah was affected by her religious background, which included many rules for women</li> <li>The shame Rayah felt when she was told to calm down and be likable and pleasant</li> <li>How Rayah’s intensity is out of control in dealing with her oldest son, who also has experienced trauma</li> <li>How Rayah shares with people around her and tries to utilize the benefits of community</li> <li>How to learn useful coping techniques from people in marginalized communities</li> <li>Rayah’s personal habits that help her deal with her intensity</li> <li>The best advice Rayah received was from a nurse who told her to be an advocate in the mental health community to help others</li> <li>Books that helped Rayah: Surviving Schizophrenia by E. Fuller Torrey MD, The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk MD, and True Inclusion by Brandan Robertson</li> <li>How Rayah helps others by giving them permission to talk about their issues</li> <li>How Rayah helps people see that life with mental illness can still be beautiful</li> <li>Parting words from Rayah: “You can change your internal dialogue, improve, and heal.”</li> </ul> Resources: <a href="http://www.depthofechoes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Depth Of Echoes</a> Find Rayah and Depth of Echoes on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Patreon, and YouTube

163: Handling the Big Emotions Brought On By Trauma with Rayah Dickerson

Greetings, congregation! sorry for the delay..but it was well worth the wait! Friend of the podcast Rayah Dickerson comes on the show to talk about her incredible story of having a husband who lives with Schizoeffective disorder. Rayah was fresh in a marriage with a toddler when her husband's illness resurfaced, and she talks about dealing with a misunderstanding pentacostal church and eventually having to take her husband to a psych ward multiple times. Rayah is one of the most geniune and loving people i'd had the pleasure of talking to, and she has her own podcast about mental illness..Depth of Echoes. Please go listen and subscribe!depthofechoes.comchurchandotherdrugs@gmail.compatreon.com/churchandotherdrugs

Greetings, congregation! sorry for the delay..but it was well worth the wait! Friend of the podcast Rayah Dickerson comes on the show to talk about her incredible story of having a husband who lives with Schizoeffective disorder. Rayah was fresh in a marriage with a toddler when her husband's illness resurfaced, and she talks about dealing with a misunderstanding pentacostal church and eventually having to take her husband to a psych ward multiple times. Rayah is one of the most geniune and loving people i'd had the pleasure of talking to, and she has her own podcast about mental illness..Depth of Echoes. Please go listen and subscribe! <a href="http://depthofechoes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">depthofechoes.com</a> churchandotherdrugs@gmail.com <a href="http://patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/churchandotherdrugs</a>

120 - Rayah Dickerson from Depth of Echoes talks Schizophrenia