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Thinking Out Loud

Thinking Out Loud

By Joshua Crews and Veronica Stetler

A podcast hosted by a guy with a political science degree and a girl with a degree in art and public health. We discuss topics that interest us like mental health, chronic health conditions, art, and video games. Make yourself comfortable and have a listen to our ramblings.
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Surprising S, Her Family, And How They Have Changed My Life

Thinking Out LoudSep 20, 2020

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Surprising S, Her Family, And How They Have Changed My Life

Surprising S, Her Family, And How They Have Changed My Life

As the title suggests this is about one of the most important people to come into my life in a very long time my amazing friend who is family at this point for me and Veronica Surprising S. It is also about her two kids who are also family to us at this point. And it is about how the stability and connections this family has brought me has allowed me to improve my mental health and the quality of my life beyond anything I'd actually thought was possible and given me renewed hope for what the future may hold.
Sep 20, 202024:06
Surprising S

Surprising S

So in what I hope is not too rambling a manner this is about how someone surprised me in the best way possible and why sometimes even if you can't believe it doing what you're supposed to what you know you're really supposed to to take care of yourself is the right thing to do and will at some point work out.
Jul 25, 202016:41
Michael and How He Helps My Schizophrenia

Michael and How He Helps My Schizophrenia

So like the tile suggests this is about my first and so far absolutely best friend Michael and how he helps me and my schizophrenia as well as just help me be a better person.
Jul 11, 202023:39
Arctic Fox Product Review

Arctic Fox Product Review

A review of Arctic Fox's bleach product (bleach, please) and hair dye (named Wrath) that was used. Listeners get to listen to the whole process of bleaching and dyeing the hair from step one to the end with commentary along the way. This was the first time my fiance ever helped a person dye their hair and my first time in many years using bleach and dye in my hair that I did personally.
Jul 02, 202036:46
Punk Hair Healing

Punk Hair Healing

I use this episode to discuss my personal relationship with my hair. My hair has always been a very important part of me. I bring up my hair before, during, and after chemotherapy.
Jun 28, 202014:13
Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm

Just what this sounds like It's about feeling like you're in the eye of a storm during some of these episodes with schizophrenia and what I imagine a lot of people with psychiatric disorders can relate to. I just wanted to show one more face of what the skin look like.
Jun 21, 202033:19
Donating Blood PSA Kinda

Donating Blood PSA Kinda

Like the title suggests this is sort of a PSA on donating blood kinda. Nothing too preachy and nothing to detailed just trying to bring a little attention since I gave blood recently and Veronica gives me a hand here so we hope you enjoy and consider giving blood to those in need.
Jun 18, 202024:43
Why Am I Feeling Better Now?

Why Am I Feeling Better Now?

Kind of like the title suggest this is me trying to figure out and explain about why I am feeling better and all the details about why I'm not sure that's the case and just to show you how this makes me sound and feel. I hope this helps someone. Thanks again for listening.
Jun 12, 202021:46
Acceptance and Processing

Acceptance and Processing

So as the title suggests this is about my recent experience but also some of the bigger overall thoughts I've had on accepting and processing schizophrenia not just the first time which I did but also how it seems like you have to repeat this through every new episode if you want to call it that. Enjoy and I hope this helps someone. Thank you all for listening.
Jun 07, 202017:43
Journey of a Romani's Self Discovery

Journey of a Romani's Self Discovery

A Russian Romanis journey into their past of discovering their DNA relatives and figuring out how to integrate back with the Romani people.
May 28, 202011:58
Connections, Medicine, And The Ties That Heal

Connections, Medicine, And The Ties That Heal

Hello hello this little segment today is about the week I've had and some of the of the people I've been so lucky to know who without doing anything special or moving mountains and just by being themselves were the best medicine I've had in a long time.
May 18, 202013:15
Headaches And Hombre's

Headaches And Hombre's

Hello hello this is an episode based on my little project with my experience with schizophrenia so I hope this helps someone out there. But this episode is literally a bit of a headache for me and is about my very literal headaches that come from a very almost metaphorical source in my schizophrenia. I will explain and hopefully someone will find my ramblings useful. Enjoy.
May 11, 202014:43
Entrance Into The Mind Of A Mad Russian

Entrance Into The Mind Of A Mad Russian

Dive into the mind of an orphan from Moscow, Russia who is trying (with mixed results) to cope with the mental health consequences of adoption.
May 11, 202017:48
Inaugural Episode Into What Passes For My Mind

Inaugural Episode Into What Passes For My Mind

Intro into a project of mine focused on my experience with my schizophrenia. Short version is I'm hoping to keep this as a regular thing to help both myself because this feels therapeutic but also hopefully lend my experience to someone else so that not only does someone not have to go through anything I went through but you can maybe learn from my mistakes experience and be a little bit better off. Enjoy.
May 09, 202019:41
Why BCAA's Are Interesting And May Be Relevant

Why BCAA's Are Interesting And May Be Relevant

In this episode we talk about BCAAs and why they may be beneficial to your next gym visit.
Oct 29, 201915:27
Series 5 Braun Shaver

Series 5 Braun Shaver

In this episode we talk about a beloved product for Veronica. It is the series 5 Braun shaver and honestly this thing is a workhorse.
Oct 27, 201910:29
Anytime Fitness Initial Impression

Anytime Fitness Initial Impression

So finally got around to editing and uploading this but this is our day one impression of our local anytime Fitness gym.
Oct 25, 201911:43
Infinite Painter Initial Review With Google Play Pass

Infinite Painter Initial Review With Google Play Pass

In this podcast we talk about Infinite Painter and all the various things it has going for it in our initial review. This is of course after it has been added to the Google Play Pass which unlocks everything.
Oct 21, 201922:55
The Inspiration Of Savage M And Smiling

The Inspiration Of Savage M And Smiling

Here we talk about what the word friend means and all the various interconnecting little parts and why we feel the way we do about friendship and smiling and the way you should treat people and all the boring little things that make life special with that.
Oct 17, 201930:45
Concepts App Short Review

Concepts App Short Review

We discuss the Concepts app that can be found in the Google Play Store and Apple Store. It is a great digital art application that is good for beginner and veteran digital artists.
Oct 02, 201919:24
ASOS Quick Review

ASOS Quick Review

We review the fashion website ASOS in this podcast. We give a quick and brief description of our experience so far with it.
Jul 13, 201915:12
Our Opinions On The Nintendo Switch And Whether We Would Recommend It

Our Opinions On The Nintendo Switch And Whether We Would Recommend It

In this episode of Thinking Out Loud, Josh and I discuss the Nintendo Switch. This is a general overview of the Switch and us giving our opinions on whether we would recommend buying it from the view point of consumers more than critics.
May 09, 201928:06
Polar (2019) General Review

Polar (2019) General Review

In this episode we discuss Polar a 2019 film released on Netflix, a little about neo noir films, and what we think of the movie itself.
Apr 28, 201920:33