The X-Podcast: Real Conversations About Mental Health

In this episode, The X-Team reacts to an article: Doomscrolling: Stop the scroll, protect your mental health. The date of the article is April 18, 2024 Written by Alisa Bowman For the Mayo Clinic Link to the article https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/mental-health/doom-scrolling-and-mental-health/?mc_id=us&utm_source=pes&utm_medium=e&utm_content=engagementlgbtq&utm_campaign=mayoclinic&geo=national&placementsite=enterprise&invsrc=patloy&cauid=188241 #TheXPodcast #MentalHealth #Counseling #Therapy #Do

In this episode, The X-Team reacts to a YouTube video by Terri Cole titled: How to Stay Informed Without Losing Your Mind (7 Simple Steps) - Terri Cole YouTube Channel Video

In this episode, The X-Team explains what clinical hypnotherapy is and what it is not. They discuss the similarities and differences between mindfulness-based therapy, mindfulness, meditation, and clinical hypnotherapy. Special guest Darlene Cole, a Certified Clinical RTT Hypnotherapist based in Summerville, SC, joins the discussion to help us understand the nuances of her profession.

In this episode, The X-Team discusses how digital technology has given way for unqualified individuals to self-diagnose and to diagnose others. Xiomara goes into how this affects people's ability to use these clinical terms correctly and responsibly. She also discusses the many ways that unqualified people on the internet weaponize and conflate these clinical diagnoses and terms incorrectly, and how it is usually confused with advocacy and other issues.

In this episode, The X-Team reacts to the article "The Emotions of Luxury" in Psychology Today, written by Peter Noel Murray, Ph.D., principal of a consumer psychology practice in New York City. Dr. Murray's specialty is the psychological drivers of consumer behavior, with an emphasis on emotion.

In this episode, The X-Team discusses what the term brain rot means and how it can impact our mental health. They describe what our brains feel like when we experience this phenomenon, which is a direct result of scrolling through social media for hours and consuming its mindless content. The team also explains why the term "brain rot" is gaining popularity to describe this common experience.