Mental Illness Happy Hour show

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Summary: "A perversely safe place in which he and his guests talk about their fears, addictions and traumatic childhoods." - NY Times "Normalizes what so many others feel but have been too fearful or ashamed to express...remarkable" - Psychology Today "A vital, compassionate gem that fills a desperate and under-addressed need in our society." - Esquire "Gilmartin makes a conscious effort to explore stories that aren’t black and white" - Slate Magazine "Praised by listeners all over the world" - Atlantic Monthly www.mentalpod.com mentalpod@gmail.com

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 470 From Chaos to Purpose - Wendy Adamson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:49:36

Despite her traumatic upbringing and becoming the woman (her mom) she swore she'd never be, Wendy went from an alcoholic PTA mother shooting at her husbands mistress to jail to getting sober and eventually finding her life's purpose. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/

 469 Chronic Health Issues - Karolyn Gehrig | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:11:26

Karolyn suffers from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disease that affects her joints and internal organs and an inoperable brain tumor. Topics discussed: health care system, patient support, sexism, PTSD and chronic pain. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/me

 468 - Native American Ellen Blackcloud | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:15:23

Ellen (a pseudonym) shares about shares about discrimination, growing up poor, living on a reservation, riding the line between native culture and "white people things" and tells her story of grooming and sexual abuse from her father, being "trapped" in her own bedroom for years to avoid him, and how getting sober herself was the catalyst for healing and forgiveness. She speaks about the open wounds that remain from generations of government mistreatment towards Native Americans and the need for healing.

 467 Best Of: Hank Adams | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:29

Prostitution, alcoholism, fetishes, swinging, abandonment and being stabbed by a bayonet; Hank has experienced them all.  Paul’s friend has to pause to count how many stepdads he has had.  This episode originally aired in 2011. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/men

 466 - Brian Simpson | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:35:50

The standup comic (Lights Out) and Iraq War vet opens up about his unstable childhood - being lied to and moved from foster home to foster home - and how it has affected him, battling Major Depressive Disorder & cultural appropriation WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/

 465 Being Non-Binary - Gobbie Dixon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:37:18

The 29 year-old Second City writer/performer shares about being gender-fluid, growing up believing there was nobody else like them, and their suicide attempt at 13. They share about using public restrooms & dysphoria during sex WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mental

 464 - Surviving Domestic Violence - Gold Medalist Ruthie Bolton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:36:33

The 2-time Olympic gold medalist and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee shares about surviving domestic abuse and becoming an advocate for other survivors. She also shares about learning to stop trying to "fix" partners. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpo

 Episode 95: Maria Bamford | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:40:10

Episode 95: Maria Bamford

 463 Best Of - Paul F Tompkins | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:26:55

The talented stand-up comedian and writer/actor (HBO’s Mr. Show, Bojack Horseman) talks about the role therapy played in helping him turn his pain and rejection into being a happier person and a better artist.  He opens up about the shame of having parents who didn’t find him funny or necessarily interesting, and the beauty of being given a second chance by a peer who was ready to write him off for his past bitterness. Originally aired in 2011.

 462 - Body Image & Sexuality - Jessi Kneeland | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:29:30

Paul and Jessi talk about the mean voices in our heads - especially towards our bodies; how childhood sexual trauma affects sexuality, self-objectification, difficulty orgasming and being your body's friend. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod 

 461 Living With Epilepsy - Alisa Kennedy Jones | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:36:10

The writer and NPR contributor shares about developing epilepsy at 40 (as a single mom), bad doctors, shattering her face during a seizure, the myths around her condition and the hope she has found accepting her new reality. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpo

 460 Fighting For LGBTQ Equality - Dr Perry Halkitis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:04:17

The public health psychologist opens up about the mental, emotional and political battles both personal and cultural that the LGBTQ community has fought especially since the 1969 Stonewall riots. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod 

 459 - Wildfire & Loss Trauma - Social Worker Nick H | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:39:19

Nick talks about being a social worker clinician working with victims of the wildfires as well as combat veterans. Topics covered: types of PTSD, vulnerability, how to reach out for help and hyper-masculinity. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod 

 458 - What A Body Remembers - Karen Stefano | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:25:56

Despite being attacked as a college student, the author went on to become an attorney defending violent offenders. She talks about the ways her trauma affected her and finding her voice despite anxiety, hyper vigilance, PTSD & shame. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/m

 457 - Joshua Peck | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:41:27

The actor (Josh and Drake) and podcaster (Curious) opens up about being the anxious "fat kid", never knowing his father, being raised by a single mom, getting sober and learning how to cope with uncomfortable feelings. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST Subscribe! Spread the word via social media.  website is www.mentalpod.com www.Facebook.com/mentalpod Twitter& IG are both @Mentalpod  Become a Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod 

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