Episode 1

4 Years Later

Published on: 3rd November, 2025

Episode 1: On Returning - Four Years Later

After four years away, A Lot To Grow Through is back. In this episode, I share why I stopped podcasting, what I learned during my healing journey, and why I'm ready to return now with a completely different perspective on mental wellness.

In this episode:

Why I walked away from podcasting four years ago
The healing work I did during my absence
What I learned about trauma, healing, and growth
What's different about this version of ALTGT
What you can expect from upcoming episodes

This podcast is for adults ready to do the inner work of healing. Not just talk about it.

Content Warning: This podcast discusses mental health, trauma, and healing.

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Remember: Healing isn't linear. You're doing better than you think.

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About the Podcast

A Lot To Grow Through

Real healing. Real conversations. No filter.

Mental wellness isn't a destination. It's a sophisticated, ongoing practice of understanding ourselves; our patterns, our pain, our potential.

A Lot To Grow Through returns after four years as a space for nuanced conversations about the inner work that transforms us. Hosted by Artis Desjardins, a mental health advocate committed to elevating the discourse around healing and growth, ALTGT is designed for listeners who value depth, intelligence, and intentionality.

Each week, you'll find:

Solo Reflections - Artis explores frameworks, philosophies, and practices that inform meaningful growth, offering perspective shaped by years of personal healing work and extensive study of psychological approaches.

In-Depth Conversations - Dialogues with therapists, researchers, authors, and individuals whose experiences offer genuine insight. These aren't surface-level interviews—they're substantial explorations of complex topics.

Listener Dialogues - Your questions, reflections, and experiences become part of our shared exploration, creating space for collective wisdom and meaningful exchange.

ALTGT approaches mental wellness with the depth it deserves. We don't oversimplify. We don't offer quick fixes. We don't reduce the healing journey to soundbites or platitudes.

Instead, we create space for honest discourse. We honor nuance. We value substance over sentiment, understanding over uplift, depth over speed.

This podcast is for people who read deeply, think critically, and approach their healing with both heart and mind. For those who understand that growth is complex, transformation takes time, and the most profound changes often happen quietly.

If you're seeking meaningful conversations about what it means to heal, to grow, and to become you're in the right place.

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Artis Desjardins