Schiz and Giggles – Details, episodes & analysis

This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit are joined by Maye Jepson! Maye is the mother to a son living with schizoaffective disorder, and has a lot to say about the experience of being not a caregiver, but something she calld a “trust partner”. And she dives into just what that means in this episode. Maye has a lot of insight into what it’s like caring for someone with a severe mental illness, good and bad, so join Kody and Kit AND Maye as they all talk about it!

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Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: we are Schiz and Giggles on both platforms

YouTube is @schizandgiggles for the video version of the podcast

We are on Instagram and TikTok at the same handle

Email: schizandgiggles@gmail.com

Follow Kody!

YouTube: @schizophrenichippie

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YouTube: @schizokitzo

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Psychiatric medications bring a whole host of worries and fears, with a big one being… do they change who you are? This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit talk about how their psychiatric medications make them feel and whether they are changed because of their medications. It’s a deep dive, and hopefully it will let you know that, in the end, there is nothing to be afraid of!

Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: we are Schiz and Giggles on both platforms

YouTube is @schizandgiggles for the video version of the podcast

We are on Instagram and TikTok at the same handle

Email: schizandgiggles@gmail.com

Follow Kody!

YouTube: @schizophrenichippie

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook: schizophrenichippie

Follow Kit!

YouTube: @schizokitzo

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook: schizokitzo

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This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit talk about celebrities with mental illnesses and how they advocate for their conditions. Kody speaks about celebrities with schizophrenia and Kit talks about ones with schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder. Of course, some people from history are included! This was a fun episode to film, and if you liked it, let us know what you think!

Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: we are Schiz and Giggles on both platforms

YouTube is @schizandgiggles for the video version of the podcast

We are on Instagram and TikTok at the same handle

Follow Kody!

YouTube: @schizophrenichippie

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook: schizophrenichippie

Follow Kit!

YouTube: @schizokitzo

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook: schizokitzo

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Delusions are fixed beliefs that are held regardless of fact and are an extremely common symptom in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. So, this week on the podcast, Kody and Kit tackle delusions and start the conversation about them. Both hosts hdeal with this symptom, but each of them experience this kind of psychosis in a different way. It just goes to show how different schizophrenia spectrum disorders can be from person to person.

Also, we are in person this week!

As always, let us know what you think!

Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: we are Schiz and Giggles on both platforms

YouTube is @schizandgiggles for the video version of the podcast

We are on Instagram and TikTok at the same handle

Email: schizandgiggles@gmail.com

YouTube: @schizophrenichippie

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook: schizophrenichippie

YouTube: @schizokitzo

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook: schizokitzo

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This week on the podcast, Kody and Kit are joined by Stephen Lathrop from Surviving Schizophrenia. Stephen was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age of 12 and it drastically altered the course of his life. However, he decided to become a mental health advocate and turn his experience with schizophrenia into something that could help people. Today we talk about his resilience, and how he copes with his condition, to show that someone can have childhood-onset schizophrenia and still live a great life!

We hope you love this episode as much as we loved filming it!

Follow Stephen!

YouTube: @survivingschizophrenia

Instagram: survivingschizophrenia

Follow the podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: we are Schiz and Giggles on both platforms

YouTube is @schizandgiggles for the video version of the podcast

We are on Instagram and TikTok at the same handle

Email: schizandgiggles@gmail.com

Follow Kody!

YouTube: @schizophrenichippie

TikTok, Instagram, Facebook: schizophrenichippie

Follow Kit!

YouTube: @schizokitzo

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook: schizokitzo

#schizophrenia #schizoaffective #mentalhealthdisorders #mentalhealth #mentalhealthadvocate #podcast

One of the toughest questions to answer when it comes to being mentally ill—-whether it’s anxiety and depression or schizophrenia—is when to tell others about it: loved ones, friends, and partners.

So, this week on the podcast Kody (a schizophrenia advocate) and Kit (a schizoaffective advocate) talk about their differing perspectives on the matter. Both sides make good points, and there are pros and cons to everything. But anyways, enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!

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One thing that’s encouraged when it comes to mental illnesses—especially severe ones like schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder—is self-awareness. But did you know that self-awareness in this context can be both a blessing and a curse? So, this week on the podcast, Kody and Kit tackle this dialectic and what it means for each of them. This episode is about the balance when it comes to treating mental illness, and how maybe, just maybe, there’s a little loss there as well.

Enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!

YouTube is @schizandgiggles for the video version of the podcast

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One thing a lot of those with disabilities face is ableism from other people. This goes for physical and mental disabilities. But did you know there can be internalized ableism as well? And even internalized stigma? So, this week on the podcast, Kody (diagnosed with schizophrenia) and Kit (diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder) tackle both of these. And… it might not be what you think. A lot of this episode is facing some wild stuff. And it’s a comment on society’s view of those with disabilities as well.

Enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!

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One tough thing about having a severe mental illness like schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder is that there… is an old version to mourn. Both Kody and Kit have things they miss when it comes to their disorders. Kody remembers very clearly a life before schizophrenia, and Kit remembers days when her symptoms were simpler and less severe. So, this week on the podcast, both list off a few things they miss, and do a deep dive on them. This is somewhat of a tough episode, but like all tough episodes, they are still important in showing all aspects of these complicated illnesses.

If you liked this episode, let us know what you think, and if you too want to share something you miss as the result of your own disorder, let us know that too!

One thing about having a social media presence—where one shares so much of their lives online to the world—is that showing mainly good times, and not bad times, is normalized. However, both Kody and Kit show their good days AND their bad days! So, this week on the podcast, they talk about it. What is a good day like for someone with schizophrenia? What is a bad day like for someone with schizoaffective disorder? Its…complicated to say the least. So enjoy the episode, and if you want to share what a good day or bad day with your disorder is like for you, drop it in the comments as we would love to hear your thoughts!