While you're here, will you spend tea-time with me? I email scientific relaxation tips, gifts, and videos to my special dragon-survivors group: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/t7c1e8 That way we can stay in touch if my YouTube disappears. ***Mental health: If you have trouble finding a therapist, please visit betterhelp.com/doctorjen for an online option. I affiliated with them to get you a special link for 10 percent off teletherapy, and they pay me if you use my link, so it's a win win--but IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD ONLINE THERAPY, check your options with your local health department or openpathcollective.org. Also: -- Phone number for suicide helpline US: 1-800-273-8255 -- Crisis text line: Text HOME to 741741 in US; Text 686868 in Canada -- International suicide numbers: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines -- Victor Frankl’s logotherapy book helped me find meaning in my depression: https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=becominghero-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=124a36ed45d7b61aadc7354c9e9c1b80&camp=1789&creative=9325 -- This DBT Workbook by Matthew McKay helped me survive strong suicidal emotions: https://m.alibris.com/search/books/isbn/9781572245136 I really hope these resources help; they are evidence-based and they have helped me. If they don't help, go find some that do. Your life matters. ***To follow my tragic adventures as I demonstrate how the American medical training system is BUILT to create a shortage of doctors who care, please listen to my show on the Emergency Escape Podcast Network: https://emergencyexit.podbean.com/?s=Death+and+the+doctor There, you’ll hear about the deaths that convinced me we’re doing it wrong; my dream to take modern medicine to those who can’t afford it; and ultimately the reason I left the American residency system. ***Jen Finelli is a world-traveling scifi author who's gone swimming with sharks, escaped being locked in a German nunnery, discovered murals and poetry in underground urban caves, explored jungles and coral deserts, and hung out with everyone from dead people and prostitutes to secret political influencers and Senators. She is coping with life as an MD by telling you stories, and when she grows up she’ll be a superhero. Science fiction: byjenfinelli.com Upcoming film: mysweetaffair.com Comics-character-who-kills-his-author: http://becominghero.ninja Twitter: @petr3pan Patreon: patreon.com/becominghero Jen is not your therapist. If you need your own therapist, please go to your primary care physician and ask them to refer you. Ask for someone skilled in CBT. Alternatively, there are therapists you can talk to online affordably (betterhelp.com/doctorjen) While Jen is a real doctor, she is not YOUR doctor; nothing she says is official medical advice, diagnosis, or disease treatment, because she has not physically examined or spoken with YOU. You have the power to fact-check. Her medical license is publicly searchable under the state of Virginia medical boards at 0101265916. (All product links are not sponsors, but some may be affiliates, which means clicking them supports new creations and new charity projects! I only affiliate with products I believe in. You can also join for cool rewards at patreon.com/becominghero) #asmr #realdoctor Keywords: binaural, real, ASMR, relaxing video, relaxing voice, sleep, tingles, inspiration, real doctor, physical exam, full physical exam ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmc1fMGGTgc

This digital care package is dedicated to one of my readers who died recently, Mason. From our Levar Burton cameo, through a relaxing fireside book chat Reading Rainbow style, to finally a tour of Star Trek's Enterprise, I hope this little ASMR gift relaxes you, comforts you, and reminds you: you are not alone. ***Mental health: -- Phone number for suicide helpline: 1-800-273-8255 -- Crisis text line:Text HOME to 741741 in US; Text 686868 in Canada -- Victor Frankl’s logotherapy for you to try for yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X I designed the Star Trek tour at the end using sounds from PowerDirector and this neat channel called Stingray Music that has some sound effects. While working on it, I came across this cool ten hour ambient Star Trek soundscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKBvaOLDem0 Wish my sound design was half as good! Check em out. Finally, if you are having trouble finding a therapist, please visit betterhelp.com/doctorjen for an online option. I was excited to affiliate with them, and my special link will get you 10 percent off teletherapy. I cannot write an insurance referral to them, but I am glad they exist. ***To follow my tragic adventures as I demonstrate how the American medical training system is BUILT to create a shortage of doctors who care, please listen to my show on the Emergency Escape Podcast Network: https://emergencyexit.podbean.com/?s=Death+and+the+doctor There, you’ll hear about the deaths that convinced me we’re doing it wrong; my dream to take modern medicine to those who can’t afford it; and ultimately the reason I left the American residency system. ***Jen Finelli is a world-traveling scifi author who's gone swimming with sharks, escaped being locked in a German nunnery, discovered murals and poetry in underground urban caves, explored jungles and coral deserts, and hung out with everyone from dead people and prostitutes to secret political influencers and Senators. She is coping with life as an MD by telling you stories, and when she grows up she’ll be a superhero. Science fiction: byjenfinelli.com Upcoming film: mysweetaffair.com Comics-character-who-kills-his-author: http://becominghero.ninja Twitter: @petr3pan Patreon: patreon.com/becominghero Jen is not your therapist. If you need your own therapist, please go to your primary care physician and ask them to refer you. Ask for someone skilled in CBT. Alternatively, there are therapists you can talk to online affordably (betterhelp.com/doctorjen) While Jen is a real doctor, she is not YOUR doctor; nothing she says is official medical advice, diagnosis, or disease treatment, because she has not physically examined or spoken with YOU. You have the power to fact-check. Her medical license ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AegaY-J1O8