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#471 | How the Political Climate Is Affecting Mental Health

Emilia Smith & Bianca Thomas

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Not everything urgent deserves your nervous system. In this episode, we explore how constant exposure to media, politics, and economic narratives quietly shapes the way we think, feel, and relate to one another. We step back from sides and headlines to examine what prolonged activation does to clarity, connection, and our ability to stay grounded in a world that rarely slows down. This episode is about awareness, agency, and learning how to engage without losing yourself in the process.

If you’ve felt overwhelmed without knowing why, this is your invitation to reclaim your inner bandwidth before something else decides for you.

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Show notes:
(1:41) Why politics and mental health intersect
(4:39) When fear drives life decisions
(8:17) How media consumption rewires the brain
(13:52) Division, disconnection, and human cost
(17:44) What are the implications?
(21:55) How the media activate our emotions
(26:18) Engaging your state and nervous system
(28:13) Guard your mind
(31:01) Conscious consumption over helplessness
(33:26) The signal-to-noise concept
(41:15) Outro

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(Stay tuned for this coming Thursday’s episode!)