Episode Details

Watching someone you love struggle with mental health can silently destroy your own well-being. Yvette Murray — psychotherapist, mental health advocate, and author of *The Mental Health Contagion* — shares powerful insights on the emotional toll of supporting loved ones through mental health challenges. Learn how to set healthy boundaries, protect your own mental health, avoid codependency, and show up with compassion without losing yourself. This episode is essential for young adults in their 20s navigating family struggles, friendships, or relationships with mental health challenges.

**Key Highlights:**

• The hidden emotional impact on caregivers and supporters

• Why mental health struggles are “contagious” to those closest

• Setting boundaries while still showing love and support

• Practical tools for protecting your own well-being

• Real talk on compassion, guilt, and sustainable caregiving

Connect with Yvette Murray

Website:https://mentalhealthtrainer.ca/

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/yvettemmurray/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvettemurray/

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro & Welcome

0:38 - Yvette Murray Background & Mental Health Advocacy

2:15 - What is The Mental Health Contagion?

5:10 - The Emotional Toll on Supporters

8:45 - Setting Boundaries with Loved Ones

12:30 - Avoiding Codependency & Burnout

15:20 - Practical Tools for Caregivers in Their 20s

18:40 - Compassion Without Losing Yourself

21:15 - Advice for Young Adults Supporting Others

23:50 - Closing Takeaways & Guest Contacts