In this episode, Tay Lautner, mental health speaker, activist, and founder of The Lemons Foundation, joins Victoria to discuss her journey from nursing to mental health advocacy. Tay opens up about how working on the frontlines during COVID led to depression, anxiety, and PTSD, and how this experience inspired her nonprofit and podcast, The Squeeze, with her ... Show More
Apr 22
What Your Cycle Is Really Telling You About Your Health, Fertility & Ovulation (That Most Women Don’t Know) with Toni Weschler
This book turned Vic into a self-proclaimed mini OBGYN, so today she is joined by the woman behind it: Toni Weschler. Toni is the author of the groundbreaking book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, the guide Vic thinks should be required reading for every woman. In this episode, V ... Show More
58m 31s
Apr 15
Van Trip Recap with Vic & Max! Our Itinerary, Trip Highlights & Biggest Takeaways
Vic and Max are back from their 2.5 week sprinter van trip, and this recap is about way more than campgrounds and road snacks. Victoria shares what the trip taught her about letting go of control, trusting detours, and creating space to actually hear her inner voice again. She op ... Show More
46m 46s
Feb 2023
Tay Lautner: Getting to "The Squeeze"
TW: drug addiction, bipolar disorder, suicide, medical trauma, death
Welcome to the first episode of The Squeeze! Actor Taylor Lautner introduces and interviews his wife, registered nurse Tay Lautner, as the two discuss her mental health journey, career as a nurse in the thick o ... Show More
51m 19s
Feb 2024
81 — Country Singer Madeline Merlo: Confronting Mental Health Issues, Healing, and Growing Stronger
It's easy to tell other people to seek help or take charge of their mental health, but much harder to take those steps when you need to do so for yourself. But struggles with your mental health don't mean you're mentally weak. Accomplished singer and songwriter Madeline Merlo has ... Show More
46m 12s
May 2024
The Big Silence: Destigmatizing Mental Health Issues with Karena Dawn
In honor of Mental Health month, we close out May with a new episode of the HEAL with Kelly Podcast. In this deeply moving conversation, I sit down with Karena Dawn, New York Times best-selling author of The Big Silence: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing and the v ... Show More
57m 24s
Jun 2025
Breaking Stigma in Women’s Mental Health with Kit Wallis
In this female-centric episode, board certified psychiatrist Dr. Nicole Washington welcomes mental health advocate Kit Wallis, who lives with schizoaffective disorder, for a fearless “girl power” takeover. Kit shares raw stories of being dismissed, sexualized, and romanticized si ... Show More
45m 20s
May 2025
Living with Depression with Dr. Scott Eilers
Forrest is joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Scott Eilers to explore how he both treats and lives with chronic depression. They discuss anhedonia, the catch-22 of treatment resistance, how to build new practices when it’s the last thing you want to do, acceptance, and how a val ... Show More
1h 13m
