{"podcast":{"title":"LET'S GET METAPHYSICAL","slug":"let-s-get-metaphysical-7021402","podcast_index_feed_id":7021402,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fadfccf8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-cross3","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41989710/41989710-1731073533469-74ebb6e85be44.jpg","author":"Sam Cross","episode_count":50,"summary":"THE podcast for the Cosmically Curious. Sam Cross is a Claircognizant spiritual mentor, author, and artist who lives by the philosophy \"seek, and you will find.\" Sam explores spirituality at the intersections of deconstructing religion / patriarchy / capitalism, social justice, personal growth, and discovering that \"science\" is mysticism plus statistics. Sam is the author of THE ART OF BEING LIGHT, a hand-illustrated memoir of spiritual awakening. She publishes essays on spirituality and culture for her Substack, QUEERITUALITY. 👇 For more, visit 👇 www.crosssam.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-04T20:19:23.002406+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-get-metaphysical-7021402"},"episode":{"title":"38. Mental Health is made of 2 things: Practice + Perspective.","slug":"38-mental-health-is-made-of-2-things-practice-perspective","published_at":"2025-07-18T20:11:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-get-metaphysical-7021402/38-mental-health-is-made-of-2-things-practice-perspective","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-get-metaphysical-7021402","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sam-cross3/episodes/38--Mental-Health-is-made-of-2-things-Practice--Perspective-e35nmle","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fadfccf8/podcast/play/105683054/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-18%2F404148990-44100-2-f06a25f5f9cfb.mp3","summary":"What if mental health isn’t something to fix, but something to practice? In this episode, I talk about how burnout, breakdowns, and labels often just symptoms of energetic misalignment. I share personal stories from my corporate past, what ADHD coaching taught me about perspective, how I reconnected with my inner artist, and the moment a Moonlight Scorpio song (“Mental Health”) helped rewire my beliefs during a psychedelic trip. I unpack why most of us are primed for mental health struggles from childhood—because we’re taught to chase roles, not listen to our souls. I share how practicing daily rituals like breathwork, movement, and creative expression helped me shift from burnout to spiritual alignment, and why consistency is key, even when life feels “good.” I also talk about: ​The root chakra and why it’s foundational to stability How movement can be both exercise and exorcism Why perspective is everything—and how most of ours is warped by Western conditioning The role of creativity and the inner child in mental wellness How I moved from calling myself a “burnout coach” to owning my path as a spiritual mentor This episode is full of gold if you’ve ever wondered whether there’s more to mental health than the frameworks we’ve been given. ✨ For meditations I’ve recorded, search Sam Cross on Insight Timer. You deserve time with your own energy.","meta_description":"What if mental health isn’t something to fix, but something to practice? In this episode, I talk about how burnout, breakdowns, and labels often just symp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2064,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-get-metaphysical-7021402/episodes/38-mental-health-is-made-of-2-things-practice-perspective/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-get-metaphysical-7021402/38-mental-health-is-made-of-2-things-practice-perspective.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}