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Crazy Together

If you’re sick and tired of listening to the negative talk track playing in your head, then why not listen to us instead? We are Marcus and Esme O’Kayvius (not our real names), a married, neurodivergent couple with a lot of experience managing our own mental health issues while raising a daughter and navigating the dystopic hellscape that is corporate America. Join us each week as we discuss trending mental health issues and explore how they impact our health and wellness. We’ll also examine the myths and misconceptions associated with mental health and what we can do about them.

Visit our website: crazytogetherpod.com

Society & Culture Health & Fitness:Mental Health Relationships Health & Fitness Science Mental Health Social Sciences
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
64 minutes
Episodes
45
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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HYPERFOCUS BONUS: One Fun Thing from Episode 42

HYPERFOCUS BONUS: One Fun Thing from Episode 42

Marcus and Esme have decided to do something a little different this week. In addition to releasing one full length episode, they decided to pull out a recurring segment—One Fun Thing—and give it its…

00:11:46  |   Fri 12 Sep 2025
42. Untreated ADHD and the Criminal Justice Trap

42. Untreated ADHD and the Criminal Justice Trap

What happens when ADHD goes undiagnosed or untreated into adulthood? In this episode, Marcus and Esme explore the stark — and often preventable — path from impulsivity and emotional dysregulation to …

00:55:03  |   Wed 10 Sep 2025
41. Two ADHD Studies and One Big Blind Spot

41. Two ADHD Studies and One Big Blind Spot

Marcus and Esme examine two recent ADHD studies: a Swedish study showing medication reduces risks like suicidal behavior, substance misuse, accidents, and criminality, and a Stanford analysis that ex…

00:43:55  |   Wed 03 Sep 2025
40. Are All Generic Drugs Created Equal?

40. Are All Generic Drugs Created Equal?

Marcus and Esme break down generic prescription drugs: what they are, how the FDA approves them, and why patients sometimes feel different effects when pharmacies switch manufacturers.

Marcus shares …

01:31:11  |   Wed 27 Aug 2025
39. Healing from Trauma with Sara Eldridge, LCSW

39. Healing from Trauma with Sara Eldridge, LCSW

Marcus and Esme sit down with trauma therapist Sara Eldridge, LCSW, for a powerful conversation about what trauma really is—and how healing is possible. With warmth, clarity, and humor, Sara helps th…

01:23:45  |   Thu 21 Aug 2025
38. When the National Guard Comes for the Homeless

38. When the National Guard Comes for the Homeless

This week on Crazy Together, Marcus and Esme take a sharp detour from their planned episode on generic drugs to confront something urgent and unsettling: the deployment of the National Guard to Washi…

00:35:10  |   Wed 13 Aug 2025
37. Dogs!

37. Dogs!

On this very special episode, Marcus and Esme tackle their most controversial topic to date – dogs! Why are dogs so controversial? Well, if a person says anything remotely negative about dogs, then y…

01:23:43  |   Wed 06 Aug 2025
36. Expansion of Involuntary Commitment

36. Expansion of Involuntary Commitment

On Thursday, July 24 President Trump signed the ENDING CRIME AND DISORDER ON AMERICA’S STREETS executive order to make it easier for local jurisdictions to remove homeless people from the street. How…

00:32:25  |   Wed 30 Jul 2025
35. Creating Sensory-Friendly Interior Spaces

35. Creating Sensory-Friendly Interior Spaces

Esme makes her glorious return to the recording studio to discuss how our environments and internal spaces (e.g., home, work, school, etc.) can impact neurodivergent people with sensory sensitivities…

01:21:00  |   Wed 23 Jul 2025
34. Is Capitalism Bad for Our Mental Health?

34. Is Capitalism Bad for Our Mental Health?

PROVOCTIVE TITLE WARNING! Content might be more nuanced than the title suggests. Listener discretion is encouraged.

 

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00:26:27  |   Thu 17 Jul 2025
33. Summer, Summer, Summertime

33. Summer, Summer, Summertime

Marcus and Esme are on vacation this week, but they didn't want to leave you hanging. So they have compiled some of their favorite clips into one fun-filled episode. They will be back with a new epis…

00:49:31  |   Thu 10 Jul 2025
32. Business Horoscopes: Part 2

32. Business Horoscopes: Part 2

Marcus and Esme continue their discussion about personality type assessments and explore the ways in which even more reliable tools like the Big Five or Five Factor assessment are being misused by em…

01:18:49  |   Wed 02 Jul 2025
31. Business Horoscopes: Part 1

31. Business Horoscopes: Part 1

Marcus and Esme examine the super squishy pseudoscience behind personality type assessments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). 

 

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01:09:14  |   Wed 25 Jun 2025
30. Is There a Link Between Creativity and Mental Illness or Neurodivergence?

30. Is There a Link Between Creativity and Mental Illness or Neurodivergence?

Marcus and Esme pay tribute to the lives and works of Sly Stone and Brian Wilson–two of the most wildly creative, innovative, and influential singer/songwriters the world has ever known. While sharin…

01:27:22  |   Wed 18 Jun 2025
29. It Turns Out Everyone is All Up in Their Feelings

29. It Turns Out Everyone is All Up in Their Feelings

And when Marcus and Esme say “everyone,” they mean everyone. It turns out that human beings might not be the rational creatures we like to think we are. According to neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, i…

01:13:48  |   Wed 11 Jun 2025
28. To Sleep Perchance to Pay Attention in School the Next Day

28. To Sleep Perchance to Pay Attention in School the Next Day

Like a lot of people with ADHD, Marcus and Esme have trouble falling asleep and sometimes even staying asleep. They share some of the challenges they’ve experienced, as well as some of the early chal…

01:21:50  |   Wed 04 Jun 2025
27. Unreliable Narrators

27. Unreliable Narrators

Marcus and Esme discuss the challenges caused by “unreliable narrators” – i.e., people and organizations who masquerade as reliable sources of information, but whose real purpose is to uncritically a…

01:35:13  |   Wed 28 May 2025
26. Love and Anxiety

26. Love and Anxiety

Marcus and Esme fulfill a long-delayed promise by completing the Love and trilogy, and it only took them 23 episodes! Go back and listen to Love and ADHD (episode 2) and Love and Depression (episode …

01:18:03  |   Wed 21 May 2025
25. Are People with ADHD too Literal?

25. Are People with ADHD too Literal?

No, people with ADHD are not too literal. We’re not “too” anything. We’re glorious unicorns. That said, numerous studies have demonstrated that people with ADHD often have difficulties understanding …

01:20:19  |   Wed 14 May 2025
24. More Fun with SSRIs

24. More Fun with SSRIs

Marcus and Esme pick up where they left off with last week’s discussion about Selective Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). They begin with an overview of some of the more common myths and outright …

01:28:05  |   Wed 07 May 2025
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