Messages From the Middle | Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Late Diagnosed ADHD, Undiagnosed Trauma, Neurodivergence, PTSD, Complicated Grief,
Have you been asking yourself; “Why do I feel like this?” The anxiety, the exhaustion, the heaviness you can’t explain—all of it leaves you searching for answers you’re not even sure how to articulate. You want relief, guidance, and a way forward, but you don’t yet have the right questions, let alone the solutions. I know that place intimately, because I’m not speaking from the top of the mountain looking back. I’m Wendy Parrish, and I’m still in the middle of my story. From here—right in the thick of the confusion, healing, setbacks, and growth—I’ve learned how to name what’s happening, navigate the messiness, and build tools that actually help. And I want to bring you into that process, not as someone who has it all figured out, but as someone walking it with you.
Episodes
May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023
12 min
What is confidence and how can create confidence in our life? It takes being conscious of our thoughts and the emotions they create. This weeks podcast is a mini-dive into using your consciousness to create confidence.
Apr 25, 2023
Apr 25, 2023
28 min
In this episode I talk about ADHD, including many of the misconceptions and misunderstandings surrounding this diagnosis, and hopefully give you increased understanding about the condition whether you are ADHD our just have a loved one or friend with this diagnosis, or who maybe has a missed diagnosis and could benefit from treatment or strategies in coping with ADHD. I share my experience as a child with un-diagnosed ADHD and share a few tips on how to manage the symptoms of ADHD.
Apr 18, 2023
Apr 18, 2023
38 min
On today's episode I share my experience with PTSD. I talk about the difference between PTSD and complex PTSD (or C-PTSD). This was a shocking diagnosis for me, but I learned your mind and body carry the stress and fear from years before. I will also share with you a few of the tools that I have learned to manage my trauma response.
Apr 11, 2023
Apr 11, 2023
20 min
In this episode I talk about the benefits of medication for mental health. I talk about the how to find the right medication; spoiler alert* it's a genetic test. And explain what the medication does and how it helps with your overall healing.
Apr 7, 2023
Apr 7, 2023
22 min
In this episode I compare summit night on Mt. Kilimanjaro with my experience with mental health. I talked about how the things that helped me on that dark cold night are the same things that I used to help me with mental health.
Apr 5, 2023
Apr 5, 2023
10 min
Everyone in living a story. In fact we tend to follow the Hero's journey story template. I am in the middle of my story. In this episode I talk about where I've been and where I am now. Through my story I hope to share some of the survival strategies I have learned with living in my darkest times.