Ep 007 - Gender Identity and Mental Health Challenges with Recovery Advocate Network

You just listened to Episode 7, featuring our Guest, Rainbow as she shared her story about dealing with sexual identity and co-morbid mental health challenges. What an amazing story. I have a lot of respect for Rainbow and am grateful for everything she does for the community. Completely amazing!!

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TRIGGER WARNING: If this episode was triggering to you, we encourage you to contact your support system, therapist, national and community support groups, the Global Crisis Text Line by texting 741741, and/or if in the US, dialing 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis lifeline.

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Guest Resources:

• ·      Rainbow on Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Rainbow-Nadratowski
• Motivational Quote: "The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It's our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows." - Brené Brown
• Blog Posts:
  • "Discovering my Dissociative Identity Disorder and learning to thrive with it!" by Kathi Jones, published on March 5, 2023. Link: https://www.recoveryadvocatenetwork.org/post/discovering-my-dissociative-identity-disorder-and-learning-to-thrive-with-it
  • "They/Them/Us" by Terry, mother of two daughters, was published on March 30, 2022. Link: https://www.recoveryadvocatenetwork.org/post/they-them-us       
• Brené Brown:

o   "The power of vulnerability" TedTalk. https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

o   "Daring Greatly" https://youtu.be/qIEL-9508z0

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