We discuss a controversial 1994 Lifetime movie about anorexia and find ourselves relating more than we’d like to admit. Tangents include maternity leave, To the Bone, Jennette McCurdy, and a floof war. Enjoy!

Trigger warning: This episode goes into our real life experiences with eating disorders as well as the way anorexia is brutally (realistically?) portrayed on the screen. Listen at your own discretion.

See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:

* Subscribe to our Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Follow our Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast

* Join our Facebook group: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Send us an email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

We temporarily set aside our professionalism and spend Lauren’s birthday episode shooting the sh*t. Tangents include moving disasters, disclosing our weight at the DMV, poems inspired by pets who have passed, Hallmark movies about eating disorders, and—you guessed it—vaping. We’ll be back next week with our regular content, but in the meantime…enjoy?

See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:

* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast

* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

Our friend Chris joins the podcast to talk about sobriety, writing, art, and lowering expectations when it comes to mental health and recovery. Tangents include toxic positivity, lists, and NaNoWriMo. Enjoy!

This episode features Christopher Robin. Here are some ways to follow him:

* Substack: Christopher Robin’s Nebulous

* Instagram: @christopher_robin79

* Etsy: ChristopherRobinArt

* Medium: Christopher Robin

* Podcast: The Unfocused Writer (on hiatus)

See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:

* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast

* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

* Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee!

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

We discuss listener responses to the question “Do you feel like you have an identity?” Tangents include Christina’s birthday, fear of happiness, disability, queerness, and books. A visitor makes a surprise appearance. Enjoy!

Thanks to everyone who answered our pickle poll! See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:

* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast

* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

* Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee!

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

This week, we talk about past and present ways we’ve defined ourselves and the impact our identities have on our life experiences. Topics include body dysmorphia, making your mental illness your identity, personal style, and a special roleplaying segment where we respond to the question “What do you do?” Enjoy!

Next week, we’ll be sharing your thoughts on this topic! See below for ways to follow us and join in the conversation:

* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast

* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

* Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee!

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

We share results from the latest pickle poll and discuss your answers! Tangents include Lauren’s new apartment, Christina’s latest hobby, podcasting naked, and finding joy in recovery.

How to follow us and join in the conversation:

* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast

* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

* Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee!

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

This one goes out to anyone feeling stuck in the cycle of self-sabotage. Topics include lapses vs relapses, what maintenance means to us, Benadryl, going through the motions, and vaping. Content warning for suicidal ideation and discussions of weight loss (no numbers).

How to follow us and join in the conversation:

* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast

* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's other podcast: field notes from crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

* Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee!

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive

We share results from the latest pickle poll and discuss your answers! Tangents include Lauren’s good news, Christina’s safety plan, and whether money can actually buy happiness. Apologies for Meatball.

Content warning for suicide talk.

How to follow us and join in the conversation:

* Substack: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Instagram: @picklesandvodkapodcast

* Facebook: Pickles and Vodka: a Mental Health Podcast

* Email: picklesandvodkapodcast@gmail.com

* Christina's personal Instagram: @xtinajumper

* Christina's Substack: crisis corner

* Lauren's personal Instagram: @laurenafh (but mostly @picosauve)

* Send us spoons AKA buy us a coffee!

Credits:

* Edited by Christina Jumper

* Theme song is Insane OK by The Whines from Free Music Archive