Remember that time I was a Podcaster?
Today is National Take a Mental Health Day!

It is January, 2016 as I type this and it has been 3 years since I started podcasting… and 2 years since I recorded my last episode. 😉
If you were interested in doing a podcast one piece of software I recommend is Audacity. It helps you record and edit audio. The price is also right because it is free. You can host a podcast lots of places but I suggest avoiding the hassles and hosting it with a specialty service like libsyn. They’re not very expensive and it is worth skipping hassles like finding out your hosting provider isn’t compatible with itunes, etc.
I found podcasting enjoyable but I initially stopped recording episodes because of some technical difficulties I had with my audio equipment recording the phone interviews I conducted. Then I just never got started again except for one episode in the following January. So here we are in another January and I’m about to terminate the podcast feed for the old episodes, but they will still be available since I’ve uploaded them to YouTube. Soon the only way you’ll be able to listen to them is via YouTube. You can find links to the podcast episodes on YouTube through the podcast website www.mentalhealthday.org.
The website will also continue to confirm for you that “Today is National Take a Mental Health Day!”
There  are 19 total podcasts and here are the titles:
Mental Health Day Podcast 1: Dr. Donald Meichenbaum on Resilience
Mental Health Day Podcast #2: Ivan Learns Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Mental Health Day Podcast #3: Recognizing Concussions
Mental Health Day Podcast #4: Managing ADHD with Russell Barkley, Ph.D.
Mental Health Day Podcast #5: Art Therapy with Cathy Malchiodi
Mental Health Day Podcast #6: Couple Therapy with Dr. Andrew Christensen
Mental Health Day Podcast #7: Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Aging with Dr. Paula Hartman-Stein
Mental Health Day Podcast #8:Procrastination with Dr. Linda Sapadin
Mental Health Day Podcast #9: Depression and Anxiety with David D. Burns, MD
Mental Health Day Podcast #10: Dr. Alan Kazdin on Parenting
Mental Health Day Podcast #11: 1-2-3 Magic Parenting with Dr. Thomas Phelan
Mental Health Day Podcast #12: An Interview with Dr. Irvin Yalom
Mental Health Day Podcast #13: Sport Psychology, Psychotherapy & Exercise w/ Dr. Darla Sedlacek
Mental Health Day Podcast #14: Dr. Ellen Leibenluft on DMDD and Bipolar Kids in DSM-5
Mental Health Day Podcast #15: An Overview of Actual DSM-5 Changes
Mental Health Day Podcast #16: You Need Help! with Dr. Mark Komrad
Mental Health Day Podcast #17: Character Strengths with Dr. Ryan Niemiec
Mental Health Day Podcast #18: The International Bipolar Foundation with Muffy Walker
Mental Health Day Podcast #19: Harm Reduction for Alcohol with Kenneth Anderson