Melissa Kruger hosts Sometimes in Shambles, a mental health podcast based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Melissa hopes that with Sometimes in Shambles, she can create a listening experience that lets you know you are not alone in what you are going through. Her goal is to only talk about things that she is passionate about and has experienced, to make the podcast the most real it can be. Melissa talks a lot about depression and anxiety along with other sprinkles of mental illness. She also talks about her experience growing up in and then leaving the LDS Mormon Religion. Some of her content can be triggering to others so please be advised.

Minisode - Therapy FAQ

Melissa answers listener's questions about therapy!

The Mormon Religion IV - Body Image & Intimacy

Shannon is back as a guest on this episode to talk about the Mormon religion and how it has affected our body image, self image, and insecurities with sex and ourselves. This episode is our most vulnerable episode yet!

Minisode - A List of Happy

The last episode in Season 1! I simply made a list of things that make me happy to get out of my depression lull and I read it to you guys. Make your own list of happy and share it with me!

Season 2 Teaser

I'm back! Season 2 is just around the corner and I'm super excited to jump in. Listen here for announcements of what I've been up to the last 4 months and what's to come.

Supporting Your Mental Health

Season 2 is starting off with my tips for supporting your mental health. In this episode, I give all of my tips and tricks I do to keep my mental health on track and avoid the lows before they happen. Try out some of these things and let me know if they work for you!

Minisode - Reading Your Answers

I asked some questions via Instagram all about social media and on this episode of Sometimes in Shambles, I read your answers to those questions in preparation for the next episode where I talk about my break from Instagram and how it did wonders for my mental health.

My Anxiety with Instagram

I've been struggling a lot with my self confidence in podcasting lately so this episode was released the way it was to prove to myself that I can let go. I recorded this episode almost four months prior to releasing it and is a reminder to myself of how much I've grown. In this episode I talk about all the reasons why Instagram gives me anxiety and why I took a break from it.

New Year, Old Decade

It's a New Year! I talk about my last 10 years as a human, my accomplishments, struggles, challenges and new goals and dreams moving forward.

Minisode - Tarot and a Show: Ramy

Pulling this episode from the archives of last year. I do another Tarot and a Show episode on Hulu's Ramy. Ramy has a lot of similarities to what I experienced in the Mormon Church and I feel it is very relatable. I try not to give any "spoilers" but do talk about some of the episodes.

Story of a Gay Ex-Mormon I - Jake Part 1

I sat down with my friend Jake who was raised in my home ward of the Mormon Religion while knowing he was gay since age 4. Jake talks about his experiences with discovering his sexuality at a young age, his struggle with the church in this regard and also his family life during this time. Part 1/3 of his story.