Jackie and author Brad Southwell share their personal struggles on these brief podcasts, including what helped them overcome challenges and trauma in their lives.

Before leaving home, you check where the bathrooms are. You know which coffee shops have washrooms, which subway stations do not and which stores are safest when you need somewhere quickly. At a restaurant, you choose a seat near the exit. Before a long drive, you may eat less—or not eat at all. You might call this being prepared. But over time, preparation can become something more. Without realizing it, you may begin organizing your life around what your stomach might do ne

We discuss how difficult it can be to get off the couch or reach out to make a connection. There seems to be an invisible force that keeps us from taking that first step. But it is the key to moving past depression and managing anxiety, LISTEN HERE