Learnt My Lesson
A mental health podcast hosted by Savanna Johnston-Keys & Jess Woodnorth. Learnt My Lesson was started with the aim to help even just one person feel less alone as they navigate the ups and downs of their mental health. Tune in as we discuss relationships, careers, medication, family, anxiety, and everything in between. Music by: Julian Avila.
Episodes
109 episodes
Learnt My Lesson - The Finale
As you may have guessed from the title, this unfortunately is the last episode of Learn My Lesson! I was joined by former co-host, Jess for this episode to discuss why I made the decision to end the Learnt My Lesson journey here and what is goi...
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43:30
My Thoughts on Mental Health Medications
In this episode I discuss a few things about medications for mental health that I have come across recently. Are they being overprescribed? Many people believe they are. I talk about the risks and the importance of informed consent for patients...
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21:00
Trust Issues - Trust in Relationships
It can be really hard to trust someone new, especially if you’ve had your trust broken in the past. In this episode I talk about why trust in a relationship is so important and hopefully provide a new perspective that helps you navigate trustin...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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15:48
I Don’t Feel Real Unless People Are Watching - Mirroring & Identity
In this episode I discuss the idea ‘I don’t feel real unless people are watching’. I talk about mirroring, what it is and why some people do it & separating yourself from who you are to other people to create a clearer sense of identity.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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16:46
Let's Catch Up
Short and sweet episode updating you all on what is new in my life and what is happening with Learnt My Lesson!Please do not hesitate to leave a rating/review and recommend the podcast to a friend. Send us any feedback over on the
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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18:06
Let's Talk About Diet Culture
Diet culture has been a topic that has come up with the people around me a lot over the last few weeks, and I really wanted to dive into it on the podcast. This episode covers raising your kids in a society with such a terrible diet culture, th...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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20:20
Just Breathe - Recognising & Reducing Symptoms of Anxiety
I apologise for the lack of episodes the last two weeks, I was struggling a lot with my anxiety, so that is what I decided to discuss in this episode! Tune in to hear all about anxiety, what it can feel like and what techniques can help r...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Anger & Forgiveness
Do you need to forgive in order to heal and move on? That is the main concept discussed in this episode, along with anger and why it may not be such a bad thing that you are experiencing it!Here are the links to the sources I quoted in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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Just Do It - Procrastination, Executive Dysfunction & the Motivation Gap
Do you ever struggle to achieve seemingly simple tasks? You're definitely not alone. In this episode I discuss why people tend to procrastinate and how it differs from laziness. I dive into the topic of executive dysfunction, what it is, how it...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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The End of an Era (And the Beginning of a New One)
In this episode we say goodbye to Jess as a host of Learnt My Lesson and reflect on the past two and a half years. The highs the lows and everything in between. Join us in reminiscing on what has been, and celebrating the end of this chapter.
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34:41
No Worries If Not!
People pleasing, what it looks like & how to manage it!Please do not hesitate to leave a rating/review and recommend the podcast to a friend. Send us any feedback over on the
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Workplace Wellbeing
This was supposed to be a short and sweet episode but as per usual, once we got started it was hard to stop. This is a topic that is super important to both of us! Tune in to hear our thoughts and feelings on all things workplace wellbeing!...
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Navigating Relationships When You Have Anxiety
We absolutely loved recording this episode! We do a deep dive into how to handle anxiety or past trauma in a relationship. From retroactive jealousy to discovering the ways you self sabotage, we cover this topic from a variety of angles, hope y...
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46:28
You Need Therapy
Todays episode is all about therapy! We talk about the ins and outs of how it works and why it is important, then discuss a few of the comments and questions that were sent in on our instagram. Enjoy! Please do not hesitate to lea...
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32:22
Where Have We Been, and Where Are We Going?
Hey team! Sorry we have been MIA the last month or so, we have had a lot going on, which we cover in this episode. Tune in to get the tea and hear about what is coming up for Learnt My Lesson. Big changes are imminent! Please do not hes...
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40:45
But There’s NoThiNG WroNG WiTH yoU (physically) *eye roll*
This week we discuss the struggles of going to medical professionals about anything mental health related. we got you guys to share some of your experiences with this for us to talk about and we were overwhelmed by the responses. Some were good...
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46:55
Are You Feeling Your Feelings or Thinking them?
Hate to break it to you, but rationalising your feelings is not the same thing as experiencing them! This episode is a short and sweet one where we discuss the concept of processing your emotions and how people tend to be quite bad at doing it ...
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28:50
Burnt Out, Adulting & Jess Has a Boyfriend
Bit of a catchup/ February recap. We dive into what is going on with us both, really and one of us cries (can you guess who). Please do not hesitate to leave a rating/review and recommend the podcast to a friend. Send us any feedba...
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40:37
You Wouldn't Tell Someone with a Broken Leg That Their Leg Isn't Broken
This episode starts with a brief life update from us both, then we delve into a few things we have seen recently on social media that just breaks our hearts. Hope you enjoy the listen!Please do not hesitate to leave a rating/review and ...
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35:43
Are They the One?
Continuing on from our last advice episode, we delve into the relationship questions that were sent into us! Are they the one? How do you know? As per usual we go off on a lot of tangents so tune in to hear our thoughts on all things relationsh...
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39:45
Advice on Job hunting, living with uncertainty, Toxic Parents and More
Just another advice episode! We cover a little on a lot of topic in this one, hope you enjoy!Please do not hesitate to leave a rating/review and recommend the podcast to a friend. Send us any feedback over on the
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38:13
2022 is the Year for Becoming Who YOU Want to be
For this episode we used a concept that Jess is basing a series of @wellthatwaspodcast episodes on about how to live your ideal life, Jess interviewed Sav on all things 2022, self deve...
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38:42
What do You Mean, You Don't Brush Your Teeth?
This is an episode that we have been wanting to record for a while now, it is all about the association between poor hygiene and mental health. This is a fantastic episode for both those that struggle with keeping up basic personal hygiene when...
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32:34
New Year, Same Us
Sorry we went MIA over the last month! We are back and better than ever, with lots of motivation for what we are going to do with Learnt My Lesson in 2022.This episode is a bit of a catch up chit chat, hope you enjoy!Please do n...
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36:06
How to Build Body-Confidence when You Struggle with Your Mental Health
This episode is short and sweet, filled with actionable things you can implement into your life that will help to improve your relationship with yourself and your body!We absolutely loved recording this episode so we hope you find it he...
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