Messages From the Middle | Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Late Diagnosed ADHD, Undiagnosed Trauma, Neurodivergence, PTSD

By Wendy Parrish

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Have you been asking yourself; “Why do I feel like this?” The anxiety, the exhaustion, the heaviness you can’t explain—all of it leaves you searching for answers you’re not even sure how to articulate. You want relief, guidance, and a way forward, but you don’t yet have the right questions, let alone the solutions. I know that place intimately, because I’m not speaking from the top of the mountain looking back. I’m Wendy Parrish, and I’m still in the middle of my story. From here—right in the thick of the confusion, healing, setbacks, and growth—I’ve learned how to name what’s happening, navigate the messiness, and build tools that actually help. And I want to bring you into that process, not as someone who has it all figured out, but as someone walking it with you.


Episode Date
Stop Being Nice: How "Nice" is Hurting Your Mental Health
Dec 12, 2025
When Clarity Makes YOu Shine: Diagnosis and Mental Health
Dec 05, 2025
Indulgent Emotions: Why You Feel Stuck and How To Break Free
Nov 28, 2025
A Better Way to Practice Gratitude: 5 tips for a more meaningful graatitude practice
Nov 21, 2025
Strength Training for Your Mind: The Link Between Movement and Resilience
Nov 14, 2025
The Problem With Minimiaing Trauma: why naming your experience matters
Nov 07, 2025
Big T andd Little T Trauma: understanding the hiddden wounds that shape us
Oct 31, 2025
Grief: Therapy Talk Traps, words we misuse and how it's holding us back
Jun 18, 2025
Boundaries: Therapy Talk Traps; words we misuse and how it's holding us back
Jun 11, 2025
Therapy Talk Traps: Words We Misuse and How It's Holding Us Back; Gaslighting
Jun 04, 2025
Therapy Talk Traps: Words We Misuse and How They Hold Us Back; Triggered
May 28, 2025
Write it Down: why journaling matters in your mental health journey.
May 21, 2025
You Have Had It All Along
May 14, 2025
Productive Procrastination
May 07, 2025
Healing: What that word really means to me for mental health
Apr 30, 2025
Secondary Emotions
Apr 23, 2025
To Diagnose or not to Diagnose
Apr 09, 2025
Reclaimed
Apr 02, 2025
Resilience
Mar 26, 2025
Integration: What is missing from your mental health journey
Mar 19, 2025
FOMO: Fear of Missing Out
Mar 12, 2025
Emotional Adulthood
Mar 05, 2025
Sadness: Why it isn't always a bad thing
Feb 13, 2025
Toxic Positivity
Feb 06, 2025
The Antidote to RSD
Jan 30, 2025
RSD in the Wild: What it's like to have Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
Jan 23, 2025
Breathe
Jan 14, 2025
Don't Call It A Comeback
Nov 20, 2024
I Had Something To Share So Here it is!
Nov 09, 2024
Pause: an announcement from Wendy
May 31, 2024
Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
May 23, 2024
More Than A Feeling: Why being aware of our feelings matter
May 16, 2024
Rewrite your Story
May 09, 2024
Mindfulness For Busy Minds
May 02, 2024
To The Middle Moms: A Message to moms of older kids
Apr 25, 2024
ADHD Burnout
Apr 18, 2024
Depression on the Brain: Causes of depression and the brain
Apr 11, 2024
You Make You Happy
Apr 04, 2024
Getting To Know You
Mar 28, 2024
How I Got Here: Late diagnosis ADHD and mental health
Mar 21, 2024
Know Your Worth
Mar 14, 2024
Who You Are Not
Mar 07, 2024
Book Club: Three books I highly recommend
Feb 29, 2024
No One Is Alone: Finding the people to help you heal
Feb 22, 2024
Outside In: The Integral Link Between Physical Health and Mental Well-being
Feb 16, 2024
All You Need Is Agape: how love can transform you mental health
Feb 08, 2024
BONUS: The Perilous Journey: Mental health and climbing a mountain
Feb 03, 2024
Sneaky Ugly Thoughts
Feb 01, 2024
Learning to love the life you are living
Jan 25, 2024
Tick, Tick, Boom:Your nervous system and mental health
Jan 18, 2024
Tell Your story
Jan 11, 2024
Let 2024 be 2024: Using Grit and grace as you navigate the new year
Jan 03, 2024
Gratitude
Dec 28, 2023
Believe
Dec 20, 2023
Give It Away: How service helps your mental health
Dec 13, 2023
Grace
Dec 06, 2023
Faith
Nov 29, 2023
Afraid to Heal
Nov 22, 2023
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out: finding joy in our story
Nov 15, 2023
Talk Too Much: ADHD and oversharing
Nov 08, 2023
Winter is Coming: My stradegy for the winter months
Nov 01, 2023
Grit and Grace: What you need to know about feminine and masculine energy
Oct 26, 2023
Where Is My Mind:The importance of noticing your thoughts
Oct 18, 2023
Dancing WIth Myself: My deep dive into Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
Oct 11, 2023
It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay
Oct 04, 2023
The Co-Dependent
Sep 27, 2023
There Are Cracks In Everything: How our tiny cracks are a blessing
Sep 20, 2023
You Are the Light: A message to those with a loved one dealing with depression
Sep 13, 2023
I Am A Rock: lessons from loneliness and isolation
Sep 06, 2023
CH-ch-ch-changes:How to manage the changes of life with Caytie Frampton
Aug 30, 2023
Deer in the Headlights: Mental health overcorrections
Aug 23, 2023
Good Vibrations: a journey of self love with Angie Monson
Aug 16, 2023
Big Me: Giving love to your inner child
Aug 09, 2023
Watch Your Head: An Interview With Bethany Lewis,The Concussion Coach
Aug 02, 2023
From Darkness to Light: My interview on the Key Nutrition Podcast
Jul 26, 2023
You Can’t Always Get What You Want: But you can choose your thoughts
Jul 19, 2023
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: naming and describing your feelings
Jul 12, 2023
Clouds: What I do when the storm clouds of life roll in
Jul 06, 2023
What is Love? Why we need to love ourselves so we can love others
Jun 28, 2023
There and Back Again: My time in residential treatment
Jun 22, 2023
Shame, Shame, I know your name:Why shame is harmful to mental health
Jun 15, 2023
5 Things to Boost Your Mental Health
Jun 08, 2023
Do You Know Who You Are?: The masks we wear and why we wear them
Jun 01, 2023
Good Grief: Why grief is part of the human experience
May 24, 2023
Your Story Isn’t Finished:Suicidal ideation and how to process dark thoughts
May 17, 2023
Your Core Beliefs
May 10, 2023
Consciousness is Confidence
May 03, 2023
Superpower, ADHD or Both
Apr 26, 2023
The Boxer: Repeat trauma and C-PTSD
Apr 19, 2023
A magical healing potion: Why medication might be right for you
Apr 12, 2023
The Perilous Journey: A comparison of climbing Mt Kilimanjaro and mental health
Apr 07, 2023
The Hero’s Journey
Apr 05, 2023