Hey. Yes, I was Amy Farrah Fowler on ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Blossom,’ but I’m also trained as a neuroscientist. My podcast, “Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown” is your ticket to better well-being, a deeper understanding of your mental, physical and spiritual health, and the place where my partner Jonathan Cohen and I get real about the intersection of mind, body and spirit with a ton of amazing guests. Watch, learn, share, leave comments, and subscribe to this channel. Audio is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for being here to break it down with us.
It's okay to have things that help you cope with discomfort. But when these things become dysfunctional, then the underlying discomfort may be an indication of an issue.
So I rarely comment on videos but today I'm commenting on two and they have a common theme. Two women testifying to how God moved in their lives. The same unwavering strength and conviction. I just want to say thank you. We're often scoffed at and to see these two women unapologetically give their testimony is a balm to my soul. Also want to say that this also helped heal my heart and gain greater understanding of God's love and grace. I had a hard life and left an abuser 2 1/2 years ago. It took me 3 years of planning at the age of 58 and broken beyond belief. But I put my faith in God and constantly thought of my Grandmother. She left her abuser at the age of 63 and I was 13. She was dying of cancer and she wanted to leave this world in peace. Unfortunately tho, that family trauma of abuse was passed down and it took me to my late 50s to heal and find my own peace. But without her example, knowing she was by my side every step of the way (we had an extemely close relationship bc her daughter/my mother was so abusive to me) and the praying that God would show me the same grace and mercy, I wouldn't have managed those 3 years and survived. Uzo's story about the TV and then dealing with her Mom's cancer... it just slammed into me because one of the verses that was forefront in my mind during the time was Jeremiah 1:5. God showed me what unconditional love and grace is and that His plans for us are beyond our understanding. ETA: Sorry for long post but I just read your pinned comment Mayiam... I have had absolute visceral moments. I will share the top two. I wanted to leave this world and unal1ve myself. I was done with the pain of living. I was in therapy but in that abusive relationship. I literally put a w3apon in my mouth... said the prayer "God please forgive me for what I'm about to do. I ask in Jesus's name Amen" and started to squeeze. My arm was pushed down. Literally and aggressively pushed down. I was alone in the house. A random beam of sunlight squeezed between closed curtains and shone down right on me. After the tears and prayers, I found a way to go on. There was another moment where I felt so unworthy of Jesus' sacrifice and to make a long story short as to what led up to this... ended up feeling a piercing in my heart followed by a piercing in my right side that literally had me on the floor in pain thinking I was having a heart attack. But then God's voice boomed in my head "Do you understand?" I cried out loud YES! and it repeated for a total of 3 times and each time the "do you understand" being more firm and encompassing my entire being until I fully surrendered. I went on to escape that situation as I described above. God is real and He lives. He saved an unworthy wretch like me and changed my world. I have peace today and will forever be grateful that He loves each and every one of us. Thank you Uzo and Mayiam for a wonderful session.
Food!! I remember my first time binge eating VIVIDLY. Only 4 years old and I was really stressed about something and I couldn’t stop shoveling a BOX of goldfish in my mouth. And as an adult I still struggle with food addiction
I'm here in September 2024 after this Diddy thing came out. Wow, was he ever telling the truth. The movie and music industry are littered with abusers and pedophiles. One has the question all of these other industries that haven't been exposed yet.
For me especially- perimeno hit me like nothing else and no one believes me which is disheartening- ppl say Im being lazy, asking me what happened to you? You used to be on point … why r u so moody? Whats wrong with you, why an attitude all the time - No one understands , Drs too…. Smfh
Thank you Mayim for this episode of your podcast with Uzo. It was fascinating conversation and your interest in her faith story was evident. When i was a child i had a hamster called Tilly. My friend and i were playing with with Tilly in the bathroom upstairs when she escaped through a hole in the wall just behind the sink. Immediately we knew we needed help and ran down to my parents to tell them. Only moments before my parents had stood in the kitchen below and heard something fall down through the wall cavity. When we told them what had happened they knew we would not see Tilly again. They could not bear to tell me. My friends mother, the vicars wife, felt awful that the hamster had probably met its end whilst playing with her daughter. She prayed to God in faith that the hamster was alive and would return. Two weeks passed and my friends mum was in the local post office and noticed an ad for a lost hamster that had been found. When we checked it was three doors down and the elderly lady was caring for the hamster. She had spotted Tilly playing near her pond, stalked by local cats. She rescued Tilly and had been feeding her chocolate grapes and cheese. We were amazing that she had survived the fall, escaped, made it throuhh three gardens past a dog and various cats. She lost only a small part of her ear and was living a life of luxury. My father still stands in church and tells the tale of how Tilly miraculously survived and came home. It is one of his favourites. He also tells the miracke of fence panels, but thats another story. Thank you for your open, honesty and jolliness.
What a depressing statement when she said that her mother didn’t believe that there was something wrong in being born black until moving to the US. It took coming to the US to become aware of prejudice against Blacks. This disgusts me as a citizen of the US and it shows the flaw of white people in the US. Being Caucasian and a gay male that came out at 25 after being married to a woman for 3 years I understand the wall of silence prejudice presents itself in some not so subtle ways. All of us is. Conditioned to our environment. If you grow up in a place without other races then of course you become prejudice to some degree Her family wasn’t use to seeing so many white people. I’m sure they are shocked that Trump is a candidate for president.
I think what is better is you fulfill your own needs first, you become happy with and by yourself, then if/when you find someone that does this also, then you decide if you both together make more as a whole than 2 separate people. Two “half developed’ people do not make one whole. They make two half people that if they weren’t already, are now needy, insecure, resentful people. Looking for someone to fulfill your needs is just not a good idea. Looking for someone who supports you and encourages you in your wholeness, while you are ready to do the same for them, there you go. Believe me, I learned this the hard way. Amazingly happy on my own however.
And imagine all of this happening to someone who is only 20. I was diagnosed with premature menopause when I was 20, I'm now almost 30. So many things went through my head, fortunately I had a good support system that was my parents.
Jonathon.....keep the faith. Sometimes it's just better to go with it. I've had many of such msg.'s, just in the last few years. When you believe it becomes much easier to recognize them.
Good gives us all free choice sometimes we are victims of others choices. But God never abandons us he stays with us during our struggles and trials. He will help you keep faith, hope, and belief in him. Everything will be ok the greater our testimonies the more people can relate and come to God.
I can so relate to intellectualizing a process and yet getting “caught up” in the emotion of an experience. I appreciate how it’s expressed by you in this interview.
There's nothing wrong with not wanting to feel pain. We normalize rampant addiction to stimulants.... What is wrong with someone using a drug to reduce the pain they feel? Should be teaching people better coping mechanisms, sure... But, humans aren't perfect
yes god is real, so is the celestial testical! all praise the great nutsack of the faith!. oh and before you thump the bible. theres the same proof of the celestial testical as there is god. ZERO
I was raised Metaphysical, or “spiritual” which was the more widely used term when I was growing up. Which I still got the question a lot growing up in the 80’s ..” is that a cult?”. This conversation was great from all perspectives. This woman’s experience makes sense to me and absolutely adheres to what I was raised with and found on my own to be a belief system that works for me. Thank you so much for this conversation!
As a Canadian, I have to admit that I have never heard of this song Johnathan says is a Canadian classic. Should I feel insecure about my Canadianism? 😂
I have extreme pain from multiple sclerosis. The pain meds I was on caused so many side effects that they were affecting my quality of life. When cannabis became legal in Canada, a friend suggested I try CBD oil. It has changed my life. At night, I take a THC/CBD mix, which helps me sleep.
I went through alot of the normal menopause symptoms but I really found myself I found out I'm very artistic...I'm happier than I have been in a Long time.
I had this problem on till I watch this guy here (if you want the link let me know but it is in danish) but the gist of it is you keep your smartphone in a drew and only take it out when you really need it in my case looking in to the bank or paying online the rest the way it is dumb phone all the way. been doing this for 2 month now made my a better person according to my friends and family
