by Chris Gajewski | Jan 18, 2026 | Friends of GInA
In my guided meditation that I practice every day, I incorporate a few different exercises and tools that I have found and developed to help with my anxiety, depression, and negativity. It is a very personal practice, but I think it can used “as is,” or...
by Chris Gajewski | Dec 29, 2025 | Friends of GInA
My last depressive episode was possibly my worst. I now think that was a good thing. It was like the end of Blade Runner, the original with Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer. At the very end, the replicant, Hauer, is shutting down. Hauer’s replicant series was...
by Chris Gajewski | Nov 9, 2025 | Friends of GInA
By Manuel The following is something that I did NOT write. I’m working on Part 2 to my other column but found this in another group I belong that hit home with me a while back. I asked him if I could share it and he gave his assent, though not his last name. We...
by Chris Gajewski | Nov 8, 2025 | Friends of GInA, The Coffee Chronicles
I know the cure for anxiety! I know how to beat the hell out of the Dark Triad and kick them to the curb and allow me peace! I just suck at it right now. Lousy. So, I’m just here, holding a jigsaw puzzle piece, twirling it in my fingers, wondering where the hell...
by Chris Gajewski | Jun 10, 2023 | Friends of GInA
The test worked. Peter Gabriel allows his songs to be used on YouTube, so I went ahead and made the long version of the video.A doctor wrote during Suicide Awareness Month to reach out to people, that it will be hard for them to hide it on the phone and even harder...
by Chris Gajewski | May 31, 2023 | Friends of GInA
What is clinical depression like? As humans, we try to understand somebody based upon our own experiences. We can try to emphasize with someone struggling with the illness that is depression by basing it upon own experiences with depression, like the death of a loved...
by Chris Gajewski | May 26, 2023 | Current Journey, Friends of GInA, The Coffee Chronicles
Hello All, It’s been a busy couple of months. Four or five now? What month is it? Anyway, I finished one of my projects and it is now available on Amazon. The ePub is available free for the last five days of Mental Health Awareness Month, now through the 31st. I...
by Chris Gajewski | Sep 29, 2022 | Friends of GInA, The Coffee Chronicles
Special introduction: I couldn’t sleep tonight but know exactly why. What’s the saying? “Things happen for a reason. Sometimes, the reason is because you are stupid.” I knew I shouldn’t have had that late night cup of coffee! But I did, can’t sleep, so finished up the...
by Chris Gajewski | Sep 27, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA, Podcast, The Coffee Chronicles
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4emjd5/Episode_1290dgu.mp3 Welcome to the podcast. Thanks for joining me. I’m your host, Christopher Gajewski. Let’s get naked about mental health! In this episode, I’ll be getting away from the depressing stuff. I...
by Chris Gajewski | Sep 13, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA, Podcast
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7jvfxr/Episode_10b8gl50.mp3 Welcome to the podcast. Thanks for joining me. I’m your host, Christopher Gajewski. Let’s get naked about mental health! In this episode…I’m going even further off the reservation. In...
by Chris Gajewski | Sep 7, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA, Podcast
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n8ccbd/Episode_993y55.mp3 Episode 9 Welcome to the podcast. Thanks for joining me. I’m your host, Christopher Gajewski. Let’s get naked about mental health! In this episode…I’m going off script, off the...
by Chris Gajewski | Aug 30, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA, Podcast
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yfiu5-12af5df Welcome to the podcast. Thanks for joining me. I’m your host, Christopher Gajewski. Let’s get naked about mental health! In this episode…well, crap. Coming up with titles are difficult for me....
by Chris Gajewski | Aug 23, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA, Podcast
Transcript Welcome to the podcast. Thanks for joining me. I’m your host, Christopher Gajewski. Let’s get naked about mental health! In this episode, I’ll discuss the craziest advice I was ever given by a therapist. And how it worked. There was a...
by Chris Gajewski | Aug 9, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA, Podcast, The Coffee Chronicles
Five episodes in the books. I think I’m getting better at this: I didn’t like I was going to puke when I hit the “record” button. I was able to settle in quickly and not be so monotone. But it is published, uploaded and now I am trying to...
by Chris Gajewski | Aug 9, 2022 | Friends of GInA, Podcast
I explore an idea I had based upon the production triangle and applied to mental health. It offers insights into my personal journey, and where I screwed up. The three sides of the triangle are psychiatry (meds), psychology (therapy) and self-help. TMI? Yeah, but...
by Chris Gajewski | Aug 2, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA, Podcast, The Coffee Chronicles
Deeper into Aloha Episode Four is a wrap! I think I am getting better at this? The only technical difficulty I ran into this time was…I forgot to plug in my headphones so had to wait an hour before for them to recharge before I could record. I even managed to...
by Chris Gajewski | Aug 2, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA
Episode 3: A Lie of Omission Welcome back to the podcast. I’m your host, Chris Gajewski. But on to the episode. I lied in my previous episode after promising to be authentic. It was a lie of omission, but a lie is still a lie, so I wanted to rectify it, come...
by Chris Gajewski | Jul 29, 2022 | Friends of GInA, Podcast, The Coffee Chronicles
Now had did this happen? Instead of a normal blog post, I’m seeing a podcast post thingie. Me vs my website: still a work in progress. I’m STILL searching for a title for the podcast. “Let’s Get Named About Mental Health!” ???? But this...
by Chris Gajewski | Jul 25, 2022 | Episode Transcripts, Friends of GInA, Podcast, The Coffee Chronicles
Episode 2 is done, published and uploaded. You can listen to it from the webpage directly, linked below, and I have no idea if you can download it from your favorite app–I’m working on it. The battle between me and technology is almost on par with me vs...
by Chris Gajewski | Jul 19, 2022 | Friends of GInA, The Coffee Chronicles
Yes, I have been procrastinating. You would too. A couple years ago, a friend, a psychiatrist, told me to step away from this project. But it is time. I had a funny conversation with another friend a few years back. For some reason, she always imagined me as the...
