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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 443 - Best Of: Rob Delaney (2011) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:03:52

From 2011 - actor Rob Delaney (Catastrophe) opens up about his hilariously horrifying alcoholic bottom and how he has adapted to live with what might have killed most people. 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 

 442 - Best Of - Teresa Strasser | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:33:34

Listener-Voted #1 episode of 2011 and for good reason. The Emmy-nominated writer/performer brings it. She opens up about her struggles, insecurities and fear of not being cut out to be a mother. 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 

 441 - Surviving Prison & Gang Life - Bobby Martinez | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:29:43

The 53 year-old former gang-member has spent most of his life in prison in solitary confinement. He addresses his shame over the harms he caused, surviving prison, getting sober, going back to school and regaining custody of his kids. 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/

 440 Repressed Memories - Aaron Woodall | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:51:03

Repressed sex abuse memories are difficult especially when the perpetrator is a female relative. The comic talks about uncovering his memories, leaving Mormonism & his belief that he deserves bad things to happen to him. 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 

 439 - Finding Our Core Emotions - Hilary Jacobs Hendel LCSW | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:40:15

The certified psychoanalyst, author of It's Not Always Depression:Working the Change Triangle to Listen to the Body, Discover Core Emotions, and Connect to Your Authentic Self and AEDP psychotherapist opens up about her struggles with perfectionism and equating value with achievements, mistakes she has made as a parent, listening to our bodies, discovering our core emotions, how depression can misdiagnosed and advice on bringing about change in our lives using the change triangle.

 438 Alec MacDonald aka @AlecWithPen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:11:30

The popular cartoonist @AlecWithPen shares his history with depression, anxiety, failed relationships, a wealthy but distant family, low self-esteem, trying to find his passion & how he finally channeled it into his drawings. 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

 437 - Aging & Happiness - Dr Andrea Brandt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:34:14

The 77 year-old veteran psychotherapist, teacher and author shares her insights into how we can embrace aging and mortality to deal with feelings of irrelevance and anger and find contentment thru acceptance, mindfulness and 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/m

 436 - Healthy Love - Christina Howard | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:52:24

Her lifelong fear of commitment was masked behind an obsession with emotionally available men - Christina shares how she personally changed and healed her pain to be able to recognize and accept healthy love including self-love. 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/ment

 435 Anxiety & Humor - Jordan Reid | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:28:56

The hilarious blogger/author of Ramshackle Glam &The Big Activity Book For Anxious People shares about her battles with anxiety, & being fired from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She & Paul also get into some fun Fears and Loves.  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

 434 - Depression, Drinking & Fear - Ry Doon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:57:45

The comedian shares about his battles with depression, fear of failure, huge financial and professional setbacks (he had a huge following on Vine before it was retired), having a mother with BiPolar I, and alcohol. 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 

 433 - Janet Varney Returns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:52:28

Paul's former Dinner and a Movie cohost and very first guest on the podcast returns to share about fears, loves, panic attacks, people pleasing, hurt feelings and her battles with personalization displacement syndrome. 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 

 432 - Heartache & Obsession - Elle Huerta | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:32:19

Elle talks about obsessions & letting go especially after breakups, shame, isolation, rejection and not being enough, plus the sickness of working to extreme exhaustion and trying to find validation outside of her accomplishments. 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

 431 - Rich But Sad & Video Games - Keith Kingbay | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:32:29

The comedian and podcaster (New Player Has Joined) opens up about his financially privileged but emotionally barren childhood, verbal abuse from youth hockey coaches, and discovering himself thru video games. 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 

 430 - Our Own Worst Enemies - Lori Gottlieb LMFT | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:42:05

The licensed therapist shares common issues people deal with in therapy and ways that we are our own worst enemy. Paul shares about adopting a dog, plus great listener descriptions of their food issues anxiety and depression. 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

 429 Trust Issues, Ideation & Food - Leo Flowers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 02:07:48

The comic, life coach, & ex-athlete shares about his suicidal ideation, struggles with food, abandonment by his dad who fathered him via an affair, learning trust, self-care, conflict resolution and even trying the suicide hotline. 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

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