Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads

Podcast for Mental Health Insights, Compassion, and Friendship

This Episode will drop on Tuesday at 3 am Eastern

👋 Hello Beautiful Souls!

Welcome back to your weekly stop on the journey through mental health, community, and healing. This is Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads, where we hold space for honesty, messiness, and hope.

🎙️ New Episode Alert!Drops Tuesday, June 3 at 3 AM Eastern

Episode Title:“Yalda’s Truth: Surviving Postpartum Depression and Finding Purpose”

This week, prepare for one of the most powerful conversations we’ve ever had. Yalda Kazemi joins us to open up about the often-hidden reality of postpartum mental illness. From intrusive thoughts and disconnection, to psych ward recovery and purposeful healing—Yalda takes us there. It’s raw, real, and life-saving.

🌈 Pride Month Is Here — And So Is Men’s Mental Health Month 💙🏳️‍🌈

From G-Rex 💬 “I’m a 61-year-old lesbian who’s seen enough to know: visibility matters. Love matters. WE matter.”

This year hits differently. LGBTQ+ rights are under attack, books are banned, and laws are being written that target our most vulnerable—especially our trans siblings. This isn’t alarmist. It’s real life.

How to show up for Pride Month:

✅ Check in on your gay, trans, and non-binary friends.

📢 Speak out against hate—every time.

🧡 Be a consistent safe space—not just a rainbow post.

🚫 Don’t just perform allyship—live it.

👨‍🦰 Let’s Talk About Men’s Mental Health

June also honors Men’s Mental Health Month, and we must not leave men out of the conversation.

Men are often raised to believe that silence is strength. But that silence is deadly.

👉🏽 Men cry.

👉🏽 Men feel deeply.

👉🏽 Men deserve help.

Support looks like:

💬 Creating space for open conversation.

🧠 Encouraging therapy, peer support, and mental health literacy.

💪 Reminding men: Real strength is asking for help.

📝 Podcast Reflection Worksheet

After you listen to Yalda’s episode, take a few minutes to reflect: Podcast Worksheet _06_03_25_Yalda’s Truth- Surviving Postpartum Depression and Finding Purpose.pdf

This worksheet helps turn powerful stories into personal insight. 🧠✨

🧠 When Silence Becomes Too Loud: Speaking the Truth About Postpartum Mental Illness

In this unforgettable episode, Yalda Kazemi bravely shares her descent into postpartum mental illness—a journey that involved fear, emotional numbness, intrusive thoughts, and voluntary hospitalization.

She shares what it’s like to feel nothing while holding your newborn, and the terrifying moment she nearly acted on a thought that could have changed her life forever. It’s not easy to listen to—but it’s essential.

💥 This is what advocacy looks like when it’s raw and real.

💡 Why Truth-Telling Can Save a Life

Yalda reminds us: mental illness has no face. You can’t tell by looking. The most dangerous struggles are often the most invisible.

Her healing journey included therapy, trial and error with medication, and eventually a stay in a psychiatric ward. And it was in that space—stripped of everything but her truth—that her recovery began.

Now, she uses that truth to light the path for others.

🫂 Quote That Gave Us Chills

“Mental illness has no face. No one would have guessed, looking at me, what I was going through.”

That line will stick with us forever.

🎙️ Real Talk from the Hosts

“She said the hard stuff—the stuff no one wants to say. And that’s how lives get saved.” – G-Rex

“As a mom, this one hit hard. I wish I had heard stories like this when I was pregnant.” – Dirty Skittles

✍️ Journal Prompt to Sit With

Think back to a time you didn’t feel like yourself:

• What would you tell that version of you now? •

Who helped you hold on?

• What would asking for help look like today?

🎧 Meet Our Guest: Yalda Kazemi 🌟

Yalda Kazemi is more than a mental health advocate — she is a truth-teller, stigma-shatterer, and one of the fiercest voices speaking out about the realities of maternal mental health today. Her story is not just about survival—it’s about redefining what it means to be strong, to be a mother, and to be human.

After battling and surviving a harrowing experience with postpartum depression and psychosis, Yalda turned her pain into purpose. She founded Yalda Kazemi Consulting, where she works with corporations, government agencies, healthcare providers, and communities to create spaces where mental wellness is not just an afterthought—it’s the foundation.

💼 Her Professional Work Includes:

Powerful keynote speeches on resilience and workplace mental health
Corporate trainings on emotional intelligence and stigma reduction
Community education on perinatal, postpartum, and perimenopausal mental health
Changing the narrative around motherhood and illness, through lived experience and policy insight

🧒🏽 Her Legacy at Home:

Yalda is raising a son who doesn’t just know what mental illness is—he understands it. She uses tools like the “cold/flu = brain illness” analogy to give children the words we never had. It’s brilliant, simple, and transformative.

📚 Her Book:

Unapologetic Truths: The Realities of Postpartum We Don’t Talk About A powerful, no-holds-barred memoir and mental health resource helping parents feel seen and supported. Available on Amazon, Apple Books, and more.

🌍 Connect with Yalda:

🌐 Website
💼 LinkedIn
📕 Get the Book
📢 Follow her upcoming speaking events and corporate work

Why We Love Her: Yalda reminds us that strength isn’t silence — it’s truth. That healing isn’t linear — but possible. And that by sharing our darkest moments, we light the path for others. She is, without question, the kind of voice this world desperately needs. 💖

🧩 Key Takeaways

You can look “put together” and still be struggling deeply.
Hospitalization can be a brave, life-saving choice.
Advocacy begins with honesty — even when it’s hard.

✔️ Actionable Takeaways

Normalize difficult conversations about motherhood, mental health, and identity.
Share this episode with new parents, educators, or anyone in a support role.
Reframe strength — it’s not stoicism, it’s vulnerability.