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👉 Your Time and Space to Heal in Community ❤️🩹 **TOP 5% GLOBALLY RANKED PODCAST** ⏰ Do you struggle to prioritize TIME for yourself to heal? 🤝 Are you longing for CONNECTION with others who “get it”? 🗣️ Do you desire SAFE SPACES to have deep meaningful conversations without fear of judgement? 😵💫 Are you tired of spiraling into shame and isolation instead of moving towards what NOURISHES you? If any of this sounds like you, can we be friends??!! Self-Care for Mental Health is your time and space to heal in community. 🫶 Hi friend, I’m Amy – a table enthusiast who loves sunshine ☀️, coffee ☕️, and creating spaces where people feel safe to talk about their mental health and wellness. ❤️🩹🌊 I am a Certified Peer Specialist and Self-Care Coach who has seen first hand how important it is when we learn how to love ourselves right where we need to be on our way to where we want to go. I spent years longing to connect with others in deep meaningful ways but too often I was stuck in cycles of shame, not prioritizing my own self-care. I lived in silence, feeling invisible. It wasn’t until I risked being vulnerable and sharing what I was living with, that I found a community of peers with similar lived experiences where I could heal authentically. I believe having safe spaces to talk about our mental health and wellness is essential to recovering our lives. Self-Care for Mental Health is a safe space where you will hear from a community of peers who understand what it is like to live with mental health challenges, and who daily inspire hope that mental health and wellness recovery is possible for everyone. If you are done not making your own self-care a priority, tired of slipping into shame cycles leading to isolation, and are curious about having a safe space where you can connect with others in a non-judgmental environment, you’re in the right place. Get ready to be surrounded by love and acceptance wherever you are on your wellness journey. Your presence matters here! Reheat your emotional support coffee and join me at the table ☕️ With you, Amy LEARN -＞ CONNECT -＞ COMMUNITY -＞ www.amymcvay.com
Episodes
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Hi Friends and Welcome to Living Table! 🌊
I'm so glad you are here! 🫶
Do you realize how much beauty is inside you?
Right now in this moment no matter where you are or how you are feeling today, there is a wealth of wellness inside of you even if you don’t feel like it in this moment.
For years after being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, it felt like any semblance of mental wellness was out of reach for me. I was so focused on the illness and the clinical side of treatment that I hadn’t even stopped to consider that I could still experience wellness even while having an illness.
In today’s episode, I am sharing from my own lived experience of going from being very shutdown focused on an illness that I didn’t want, to uncovering more and more wellness as I began sharing what I was living with in community with others and began to experience a sense of thriving in my life that I never thought possible.
Curious about uncovering more mental wellness in your own life? Listen in.
Your presence matters here. <3
With you,
Amy
👉 Next Steps:
> Need help accessing your own internal resource of mental wellness? Schedule a [Free] 15 minute Listening Session with me at amymcvay.com
> Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :)
>Sign up for my Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com
> Check out @livingtablecommunity on Facebook and Instagram
You will find this week’s Check-in and Guided Reflection and encouragement for your week
Just a reminder that I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical Doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.
Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Hello my Friends and Welcome to Living Table! 🌊
I'm so glad you are here! 🫶
Today’s episode is part 2 of a conversation I had with my good friend Jeremy Lynch, live in studio. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to part 1 yet in episode 11, please do.
This conversation is so meaningful to me for many reasons, but it really highlights just how important having spaces where we feel safe to talk about our mental health and wellness really are.
In our conversation we uncover more of the beautiful sides of living with Bipolar Disorder as well as why self acceptance is so important.
Jeremy Lynch is a highly talented composer and playwright. He kindly allowed us permission to share in our episode today a few clips of the incredible music he has written for his upcoming musical, Pauper!
Listen in!
Your presence matters here. <3
With you,
Amy
👉 Next Steps:
>Find more of Jeremy’s music and follow along his journey of bringing “Pauper: The Musical” to life here 👉https://www.youtube.com/@StoryGeniusChannel
> Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :)
>Sign up for my Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com
>Schedule a [Free] 15 minute Discovery Call at amymcvay.com
> Check out @livingtablecommunity on Facebook and Instagram
You will find this week’s Check-in and Guided Reflection and encouragement for your week
Just a reminder that I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical Doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.
Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Monday Sep 02, 2024
Hi Friends and Welcome to Living Table! 🌊
I'm so glad you are here! 🫶
I am thrilled to bring you part 1 of a 2 part conversation I had live in studio this week with my good friend, Jeremy Lynch.
I love how episodes can evolve and take on a special meaning of their own and it feels like that is what happened in this conversation.
What started as a conversation between two friends on how they met, turned into uncovering more of the beautiful sides of living with Bipolar Disorder.
Listen in to this heartfelt conversation that I hope is encouraging for you today.
Your presence matters here. <3
With you,
Amy
👉 Next Steps:
> Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :)
>Sign up for my Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com
>Schedule a [Free] 15 minute Discovery Call at amymcvay.com
> Check out @livingtablecommunity on Facebook and Instagram
You will find this week’s Check-in and Guided Reflection and encouragement for your week
Just a reminder that I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical Doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.
Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Monday Aug 26, 2024
Hi Friends and Welcome to Living Table! 🌊
I'm so glad you are here! 🫶
Change is in the air, do you feel it?
Now more than ever I am leaning into my W.R.A.P., Wellness Recovery Action Plan. This is a living plan I have made in advance and continue to revise to fit my needs. Included in my plan is my morning routine. 🌅 ☕️
Having healthy routines I can count on makes a huge difference in how I show up each day.
Do you have a morning routine that supports your mental health & wellness?
If yes, I would love to hear about it!
If not, would you like to create one?
That is what today’s episode is all about. I will be sharing what my morning routine looks like and walking you through 4 steps to creating your own.
Your presence matters here. <3
With you,
Amy
👉 Next Steps:
> Ep 09 | Struggling to Show Up? Permission to Show Up However You Need to Be Today
> Ep 03 | Total Game Changer! Having an Action Plan for our Mental Health & Wellness
> Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :)
>Sign up for my Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com
>Schedule a [Free] 15 minute Discovery Call at amymcvay.com
> Check out @livingtablecommunity on Facebook and Instagram
You will find this week’s Check-in and Guided Reflection and encouragement for your week
Just a reminder that I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical Doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.
Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
Hi Friends and Welcome to Living Table! 🌊 🫶
The struggle to show up is real sometimes, right? Especially if you are someone who lives with mental health challenges.
I find what can be even harder are the messages that play in our minds when it feels impossible to show up.
Messages that say we are less than, not enough, unworthy, etc.
If you have ever experienced showing up to life to be a struggle, I recorded this episode for you.🩵
Also, if like me you sometimes just need a friend to remind you what is true about you in those times, I’ve got you.
Your presence matters here. <3
With you,
Amy
👉 Next Steps:
>>> Today’s Affirmation - 13:45
> Check out @livingtablecommunity on Facebook and Instagram
You will find this week’s Check-in and Guided Reflection and encouragement for your week
> Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :)
>Sign up for my Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com
>Schedule a [Free] 15 minute Discovery Call at amymcvay.com
Just a reminder that I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical Doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.
Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Hello my friends and Welcome to Living Table 🌊
I am SO glad you are here.
🐚 🫶 🏝️
Here’s what I know friends, we are CRAVING COMMUNITY, of the best kind.
Living, active, LIFE-GIVING community!
When daily life takes and takes and takes, we need spaces to replenish.
We need living breathing community to recover our mental health & wellness.
That is what today’s episode is all about.
Your presence matters here. <3
With you,
Amy
👉 Next Steps:
> Check out @livingtablecommunity on Facebook and Instagram - You will find this week’s Check-in and Guided Reflection and encouragement for your week 🫶
> Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :)
>Sign up for my Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com
>Schedule a [Free] 15 minute Discovery Call at amymcvay.com
Just a reminder that I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical Doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.
Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Hello my friends and Welcome to Living Table 🌊
I am SO glad you are here.
You being here says you care about your Mental Health & Wellness and about creating Safe Spaces where others can recover their wellness too. I think you are amazing for that, because this is some of the hardest work and it's not easy to show up to.
🫶🫶🏻🫶🏼🫶🏽🫶🏾🫶🏿
You are BRAVER than you think and STRONGER than you know. 💪
Because this is a Safe Space, in today’s episode I am sharing an honest confession of allowing non-essentials to creep in and create imbalance in my mental health and wellness. 🙃
We are taking time to identify what our essential needs are when it comes to our Mental Health & Wellness and how we can reclaim our essentials when we notice signs of imbalance.
Your presence matters here. <3
With you,
Amy
👉 Next Steps:
>For this weeks Check-in and Guided Reflection go to livingtablecommunity on FB and IG
>Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :)
>Sign up for my Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com
>Schedule a [Free] 15 minute Discovery Call at amymcvay.com
Just a reminder that I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical Doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.
Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
Hi friends and welcome to Living Table!
It is really good to have you here.
Today's episode is very in real life, in real time as I share from my heart while I am standing on the beach. I was on vacation with my family this past week and away from the studio so I needed to be ok recording from where I was. It can still feel scary for me to allow myself to be seen in this way, but I know that is what Living Table community is all about.
The ocean continues to be one of my best teachers on how to create safe spaces to be myself. I feel more free when I am at the beach. I feel more at peace with myself. I feel more alive and awake to my true self. So I thought what better place to record than with my feet standing on the shore.
I hope something in this episode makes you feel SEEN, KNOWN, & LOVED right where your feet are standing today. And I hope you enjoy the sound of the ocean waves in the background. 🌊 🐚 ☀️
Your presence matters here. <3
With you,
Amy
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Next Steps:
>Fine this weeks Check-in and Guided Reflection @livingtablecommunity on FB and IG
>Subscribe to Living Table Podcast & leave a review :)
>Sign up for my Email Newsletter at amymcvay.com
>Schedule a [Free] 15 minute Discovery Call at amymcvay.com
>Email me at livingtablecommunity@gmail.com
Just a reminder that I am a Certified Peer Counselor and Wellness Recovery Coach. I use my own lived experience of mental health and wellness recovery to walk alongside others in their recovery. I am not a medical Doctor or clinical counselor. I do not attempt to diagnose or prescribe. If you or a loved one needs immediate care please seek out your nearest health care provider or call 911.
Also be aware that anytime we are talking about mental health any number of topics could trigger our emotions. Please take precautions while listening and seek out support if needed.
Living Table
Welcome friends to Living Table, a safe space to talk about our mental health and wellness. I am your host Amy McVay. For many years, I longed for a place where I could show up as my authentic self. I lived in silence, feeling invisible. It wasn’t until I risked being vulnerable, that I found a community of peers with similar lived experiences.
I believe having safe spaces to talk about our mental health and wellness is essential to recovering our lives. At Living Table you will hear from a community of peers who understand what it is like to live with mental health challenges, and who daily inspire hope that mental health and wellness recovery is possible for everyone.
If you are done feeling silenced and invisible, are curious about mental health and wellness recovery, and are ready to be surrounded by love and acceptance wherever you are on your wellness journey, you’re in the right place. So grab your emotional support coffee and listen in. This is your Living Table.