Grandpa's Lap and Safe Spaces: Pez Reflects on Healing

Welcome to another heartfelt episode of Shit That Goes On In Our Heads, an award-winning podcast recognized as the 2024 People’s Choice Podcast Award Winner for Health and the 2024 Women In Podcasting Award Winner for Best Mental Health Podcast. With over 1 million downloads, we are grateful for your continued support! Your feedback means everything to us — leave a written note or a voice message at https://castfeedback.com/67521f0bde0b101c7b10442a.

Meet Our Guest: Pez Pez, a fan-favorite guest, returns for another inspiring conversation. She first joined us in Season 2 with these memorable episodes:

• Part 1: "Kitchen Capers with Special Guest Pez"
• Part 2: "Sometimes a Sandwich Isn’t Just a Sandwich with Guest Host Pez"

In this episode, Pez reflects on navigating grief after the loss of her grandfather, how core memories of love and safety shaped her journey and the therapeutic power of creativity in healing. Her stories of knitting, finding safe spaces, and embracing emotional vulnerability are heartfelt and deeply relatable. California Wildfires: How You Can Help The California wildfires have devastated countless lives, leaving families, individuals, and animals in urgent need of support. These fires have destroyed homes and disrupted entire communities, impacting thousands of lives. To our listeners worldwide: this is a humanitarian crisis, and your contributions, no matter how small, can make an immense difference.

We urge you to stand in solidarity with those affected. Whether through monetary donations, sharing resources, or offering support in other ways, every action counts.

Huge thanks to Liz Culley from the Cool Cool Cool Podcast for gathering these resources, and to iolovesyou for raising awareness through his personal experience of losing his home.

• Follow Liz Culley on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/listentoliz/
• Follow iolovesyou on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iolovesyou/

Monetary Donations Here are trusted organizations where your contributions can provide meaningful aid:

• Los Angeles Fire Department: https://supportlafd.kindful.com/?campaign=1040812
• Wildfire Recovery Fund: https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/
• Pasadena Humane (supporting animals affected by the fires): https://pasadenahumane.org/
• The Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/?srsltid=AfmBOopnrth00baUEdhjyo1dSmxJUqBmxFemg-gTaCTUdmcKxG7d-VCH
• Displaced Latino Families: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1km3lEvdVY70P3875guzujp5xtoIFMr6jVZVxfpN3MeA/htmlview?usp=gmail
• Displaced Black Families: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?usp=gmail

Supplies Donations

• Products for Teenage Girls (pads/tampons, NEW clothes, makeup, haircare products, styling tools): Small Green Door Studio, 3530 E 15th St, LA, CA 90023
• Skincare/Hygiene: Giving Generously, 914 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90402
• New Clothes/Hygiene: GirlTalk Inc., 1119 Standard St, El Segundo, CA 90245

Tips for Helping Directly Consider donating small amounts, such as $10, to multiple GoFundMe accounts. These grassroots efforts provide immediate, tangible help to families who have lost everything. A full list of verified GoFundMe accounts can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10gvOxituYvxxknoY9IQa-YEqfK8WvCjcLBcg4hsmME4/edit?gid=0#gid=0. Key Takeaways from This Episode

1. Healing Through Memories: Pez highlights how core memories of love and safety, like those with her grandfather, can shape emotional resilience.
2. The Importance of Self-Care: From knitting to setting boundaries, Pez demonstrates the power of small actions in nurturing mental health.
3. Vulnerability as Strength: Pez’s openness about her journey reminds us of the courage it takes to acknowledge emotions and seek support.

Important Chapters

• 00:05: Opening Remarks and Podcast Awards Announcement
• 10:30: Pez Reflects on Core Memories and Healing
• 25:45: Creative Hobbies as Self-Care
• 40:00: Navigating Grief and Emotional Intelligence
• 55:00: Closing Thoughts and Call to Action

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