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Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
I have a story, a journey, a vision, and a goal. My goal is to bring greater awareness to mental health. My story is about sharing the struggles I face with my own mental health. My journey is creating this podcast so that both you and I can better understand the realities of mental health. My vision is to build a genuine connection with my audience. And my goal is to explore the many aspects of the mind and how mental health affects our lives, our relationships, and our growth. Through this…
Episodes
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Cost of Growth: Evolving Without Apology
Growth isn’t free — it comes with a cost.In Episode 46 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore what it really means to evolve and the sacrifices…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
When Help Can’t Wait: Becoming a Mental Health First Responder | Justin Goodman
Mental health awareness is important — but what happens when someone actually needs help in the moment?In Episode 45 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, I…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Emotional Control Is Power: Responding Instead of Reacting
Power isn’t found in reaction — it’s found in control.In Episode 44 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore the importance of emotional control and…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Protecting the Standard: Leading Without Recognition
Not all leadership is seen — and not all growth is recognized.In Episode 43 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore what it means to protect your…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Conversation Continues: Tim Thomas on Mental Strength, Pressure & Purpose (Part 2)
In Episode 42 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, Tim Thomas returns for Part 2 of our conversation as we go deeper into mental strength, pressure, and…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Discipline in Action: Doing What You Said You Would Do
Discipline isn’t about what you say — it’s about what you do.In Episode 41 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore what it means to put discipline…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Raising Future Leaders: The Legacy Continues
Legacy is built through leadership.In Episode 40 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore what it means to raise future leaders and build a legacy…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Discipline of Identity: Becoming Who You Decide to Be
Who you are determines how you live.In Episode 39 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore the connection between identity and discipline. From…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Raising Futures Without Debt: Shellie Howard on College, Strategy & Legacy
In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, I sit down with Shellie Howard, founder of College Ready, to talk about college planning, scholarships…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Power of Patience
Growth takes time — and patience is what makes it sustainable.In Episode 37 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore why patience is essential for…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Life You Are Building: Intentional Growth and Direction
You are building your life every day — whether you realize it or not.In Episode 36 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore how intentional choices…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Stability Is Leadership: Why Consistency Builds Trust
Leadership isn’t just about direction — it’s about consistency.In Episode 35 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore how stability builds trust…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Standard You Set: The Example Others Follow
Standards shape environments.In Episode 34 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore how the expectations and examples we set influence the behavior…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Leadership at Home: Where Real Leadership Begins
Leadership doesn’t begin in boardrooms or public platforms — it begins at home.In Episode 33 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore the role…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Protecting Your Peace: Guarding Your Mind, Energy, and Boundaries
Peace is not something that happens by accident — it’s something you build and protect.In Episode 32 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore how…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Discipline Over Emotion: The Power of Self-Control
Emotions are powerful, but discipline is what gives them direction.In Episode 31 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore the importance of choosing…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Environment Fathers Create: The Atmosphere Children Grow Inside
Children don’t just grow up in a house — they grow inside the emotional environment their parents create.In Episode 30 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
What Children Learn From Quiet Strength: The Power of a Calm Father
Strength doesn’t have to be loud to be powerful.In Episode 29 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore the impact of quiet strength in fatherhood…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
What Strong Fathers Teach: Lessons That Shape a Child’s Life
Fatherhood is more than presence — it’s influence.In Episode 28 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore the lessons strong fathers pass down through…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
From Marine to Pastor: Jeremy Stalnecker on Fatherhood, Faith & Life After Service
In this guest episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, I sit down with Jeremy Stalnecker to talk about leadership, fatherhood, and finding purpose after…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
When Silence Is Strategy: The Power of Not Responding
Silence is often misunderstood as weakness — but sometimes it’s the strongest move you can make.In Episode 26 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Authority Without Anger: Leading Without Losing Control
Authority doesn’t require anger.In Episode 25 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore the difference between dominance and discipline, reaction and…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Strength Without Ego: Power That Doesn’t Need to Prove Itself
Strength isn’t loud — ego is.In Episode 24 of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore the difference between confidence and ego, dominance and…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Men We’re Becoming: What I Learned & What Changes Now
After a powerful guest conversation about mental health, breathwork, and emotional regulation, this episode reflects on what was learned — and what changes…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Breath, Battle & Breakthrough: A Conversation with Tim Thomas
In this special guest episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we sit down with Tim Thomas to talk about mental health, resilience, breathwork, and…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Peace Becomes Purpose: Living With Intentional Direction
Peace is not the destination — it’s the foundation.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore what happens when healing turns into…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Stability as Strength: Building a Life That Won’t Break
Strength isn’t loud — it’s stable.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore what it means to build a life that doesn’t break under…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Breaking Generational Trauma: Where the Cycle Ends
Generational trauma isn’t always loud — sometimes it’s emotional instability, avoidance, or unprocessed pain that gets normalized over time.In this episode of…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Standard Aaleeyah Will Inherit: What I’m Building Beyond Myself
Every child inherits something from their parents — habits, patterns, emotional behaviors, and beliefs about the world.In this episode of Breaking Mental…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Fatherhood Vision: The Man I’m Becoming for My Daughter
Fatherhood isn’t just about being present — it’s about having vision.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore what it means to lead…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Moving Forward: The Next Chapter Begins
Moving forward isn’t about forgetting the past—it’s about building the future with clarity and intention.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Peace: Protecting the Life I Built
Peace isn’t the absence of problems—it’s emotional stability after healing.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we talk about what peace…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
My Blueprint: The Standard I Live By Now
Healing teaches lessons, but growth requires structure.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we talk about building a blueprint for life…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Man I Became: Built Through Healing
Growth changes more than behavior—it changes identity.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we reflect on the journey from emotional pain to…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Letting the Past Stay in the Past: Choosing Forward Over Familiar
Moving forward requires more than healing—it requires leaving the past where it belongs.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, we explore what…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Emotional Freedom: Living Without Emotional Chains
Emotional freedom is what happens after healing, acceptance, and self-trust. It’s the moment when past pain, manipulation, and emotional patterns no longer…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Acceptance: Making Peace With What You Can’t Change
Acceptance is often misunderstood as giving up, but it’s actually one of the strongest steps in healing. Acceptance means making peace with reality without…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Emotional Maturity: Responding Without Reacting
Emotional maturity isn’t about feeling less—it’s about responding with control instead of reacting with emotion.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Leadership: Calm, Not Control
Leadership isn’t about control, dominance, or being the loudest voice in the room. Real leadership is calm, consistent, and rooted in emotional discipline.In…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Chapter 38: The Beginning of Self-Trust
Turning 38 isn’t just a birthday—it’s a mental and emotional milestone.In this episode of Breaking Mental Health with Darrell, I talk about self-trust: how it…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Boundaries: The Line That Protects Your Peace
Boundaries are often misunderstood as control, attitude, or emotional distance—but they are none of those things. Boundaries are the clear limits we set to…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Emotional Detachment: When Peace Becomes the Priority
Emotional detachment is often misunderstood as anger, bitterness, or avoidance—but it’s none of those things. It’s what happens when a person chooses peace…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Gaslighting: When They Make You Question Your Own Reality
Gaslighting is one of the most dangerous forms of emotional manipulation because it doesn’t attack the situation—it attacks your mind.In this episode of…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Validation
Validation is one of the most misunderstood dynamics in relationships and healing. It’s often confused with agreement, approval, or access—but it’s none of…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Accountability: The Line Between Healing and Harm
Accountability is more than saying “sorry.” It’s owning actions, patterns, and impact—without excuses, deflection, or silence.In this episode of Breaking…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Breaking Free: Our Time, Our Stand
Season 4 begins with a declaration: it’s our time, and it’s our stand. In this episode, I set the tone for the year by opening up about Sierra’s abusive…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Workplace Burnout & Mental Health Part 3
This is part 3. Workplace burnout is on the rise! Let’s break this down and see what we can do as individuals to help ourselves to recognize the symptoms!…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Workplace Burnout & Mental Health Pt.2
This is part 2. Workplace burnout is on the rise! Let’s break this down and see what we can do as individuals to help ourselves to recognize the…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Workplace Burnout & Mental Health Pt. 1
Workplace burnout is on the rise! Let’s break this down and see what we can do as individuals to help ourselves to recognize the…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
Under-Discussed
Mental Health issues that aren’t talked about enough. Let’s talk about it!References:https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2024-07-19-turning-our-vision-toward-invisibl…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Changes Pt. 10
Tarifs: The Hidden Price Tag on America. I explain the deepness of tariffs, and how it’s affecting Americans.Disclaimer: 00:00The Message…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Changes Pt. 9
Disaster awaits, or the worse of it anyways.Disclaimer: 00:00The Message: 01:20Introduction/The Rant: 16:31The Changes: 35:34What’s Next…
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The Changes Pt. 8
More changes to “The Changes”. This is part 8 of episode 28.Disclaimer: 00:00The Message: 01:20Introduction/The Rant: 15:04The Changes: 21:10What’s Next…
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The Changes Pt. 7
Our lives are being messed with for real. Thank you to those who fight to keep our lives alive! Also, I dig in on the Marvin Sapp viral video and knowing the…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Changes Pt. 6
More changes has been made. Plus, I go on a personal rant.Disclaimer: 00:00The Message: 01:20Introduction/The Rant: 12:20The Changes: 26:50What’s Next…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Changes Pt. 5
Part 5 of "The Changes" I discuss:My message of LeadershipDifferent ranting momentsUpdates on Changes in HealthWhat's coming up next weekDisclaimer: 00:00The…
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The Changes Pt. 4
Other than "The Changes", there have been some things that I needed to discuss.Disclaimer: 00:00The Message: 01:20Introduction/The Rant: 12:14The Changes Pt…
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The Changes Pt. 3
Financial strain, stress. There's a difference and I used The Democratic Party and The Republican Party. How did I use that in comparison? Disclaimer: 00:00The…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Changes Pt. 2
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is next. Let's look into the changes he's making with the food health department.Disclaimer: 00:00The Message: 01:20Introduction/The…
- Breaking Mental Health with Darrell
The Changes Pt. 1
Politics, changes, frustrations, anger, all of the above. This is just the beginning.Disclaimer: 00:00The Message: 01:20Introduction/The Rant: 07:27The…