EPISODE 1 : KRISTIE JONES
Listen to this one on one interview with Samantha Cain & her personal therapist of 15 years Kristie Jones. Kristie Jones is a licensed therapist who is one of the most qualified professionals to talk about the topic of women's mental health due to her years of experience covered in the beginning of the interview. Samantha & Kristie talk about the struggles women go through & try to dig deeper into pin pointing what the main root cause of a women's mental health is. Kristie has given Samantha great advice over the years, & hopefully sharing this advice can be utilized by the listeners of RebeLove.
Enjoy the show!
5 million women struggle with alcohol consumption. 1 in 5 teenage girls said they drank in the past month. Nearly 27 million women (about 13%) have used illegal drugs in the past year because of two reasons, to lose weight, and exhaustion. Lesbians & the LGBTQ community are at higher risk for this disorder.
Women are twice more likely to be diagnosed with depression. Depression in women has no discrimination. However, different ethnicities of women go through different experiences, and can contribute to different levels of depression compared to white women. Depression is more common in women who live below the federal poverty line. Post-Partum Depression affects 1 in 8 new mothers, and sadly, has become a huge part of motherhood.
Women and men are equally likely to have bipolar disorder. However, women are more likely to suffer from Bipolar II disorder. Bipolar II disorder has more depressive episodes than manic episodes like Bipolar I disorder. Women can also struggle more with hypomania, a condition in which you have a period of abnormally elevated, extreme changes in your mood or emotions, and energy levels, also known as mood swings. Due to women having the ability to get pregnant, pregnancy can trigger Bipolar Disorders.
Anxiety is the number one diagnosed and documented mental health disorder in the United States. 1 in 5 adults experience anxiety but women are twice more likely. In the united states about 23.4% of women struggle with this disorder.
1 in every 50 people struggle with body dysmorphic disorder or also known as body dysmorphia. Body dysmorphic disorder is more common in women. Usually, it starts in the teenage years or earlier adolescence due to childhood experiences like bullying, comments by friends or family, etc. Unfortunately, women who struggle with this disorder also have higher rates of struggling with eating disorders.
Borderline Personality Disorder affects 2 in 100 adults, mostly young women. Women who suffer from BPD are more likely to harm themselves by suicide. This disorder is also closely connected with eating disorders due to the impulsivity of this disease. Women are more likely to act on impulse which leads to making decisions that are not responsibly calculated.
There are three different types of eating disorders that affect women.
1. Anorexia is more common in women than in men, but also it's more common in young girls and women, rather than older women. Teenage girls, and women in their 20's are at higher risk for this specific eating disorder. Anorexia is second to opioid abuse (substance abuse fact listed above: first reason why women abuse substances is because women want to lose weight) as a leading cause of death in women and girls. Anorexia makes pregnant women a higher risk for miscarriage, premature birth, and post-partum depression.
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2. Bulimia is an eating disorder that mostly women have and this eating disorder is paired with self-esteem. Bulimia is closely linked with body image due to wanting to look a certain way to fit into society standards. Women who struggle with bulimia often have a normal weight, but struggle with the act of purging (eating followed by making your own self vomit). Purging is an act that women with this eating disorder are embarrassed to talk about or ask for help by so having bulimia makes it more difficult for loved ones and close friends to notice and to offer get help. This eating disorder affects up to 2% of women.
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3. Binge-eating is the most common type of eating disorder affecting 3% of women. More than half of people with binge-eating disorders are women. Emotions can be a trigger for this disorder. Women and girls who diet are twelve times more likely to develop a binge-eating disorder. This eating disorder can lead to many other health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, gallbladder disease, cancer, and it can also make it harder for women to get pregnant due to hormones not being balanced.
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