Mental Illness Happy Hour
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 108 minutes
- Episodes
- 662
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
#545 Near Death Experience - Sarah Goff
Sarah Goff opens up about her intense struggles with a mystery illness that caused severe pain and led to a near-death experience--and a complete shift in her mindset going forward.
For more about…
01:50:27 |
Fri 25 Jun 2021
#544 Andrew Solomon & Juan Acosta
Paul leads a conversation with Andrew Solomon @Andrew_Solomon (author, and mental health activist) & Juan Acosta @JUANACOSTA_ (author and activist) about mental health advocacy, LGBTQ+ advocacy, and …
01:45:33 |
Fri 18 Jun 2021
#543 Codependency - Marissa Esquibel
Therapist Marissa Esquibel (LMFT) and host of the Codependummy Podcast joins Paul to deep dive into codependency and parentification. She also opens up about her own life, including some of the strug…
01:21:54 |
Fri 11 Jun 2021
#542 Emotional Neglect - Gillian G
Artist and graphic novel author Gillian G shares her struggles with anxiety, her deep desire to be a prodigy, and how she confronted her father about his emotional neglect. Be sure to check out her n…
02:00:00 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
#541 Narcissistic Partners - Dr Gregory Kushnick
Psychologist Dr. Gregory Kushnick discusses his specialty: Signs you're in a relationship with a narcissist.
Check out his website manhattanpsychologist.com for more.
The book mentioned in this episo…
01:51:00 |
Fri 28 May 2021
#540 Therapeutic Writing - Diane Sherry Case
Diane Sherry Case is an author and creative writing instructor with a specific focus on therapeutic writing. She and Paul discuss the power of writing in processing your emotions, including a few wri…
01:37:08 |
Fri 21 May 2021
#539 ADHD - Dani Donovan
Comic artist and mental health advocate Dani Donovan @DaniDonovan joins Paul to unpack all things ADHD--including some surprising and lesser-known symptoms. Check out Dani's ADHD themed comics on her…
01:47:40 |
Fri 14 May 2021
#538 Sexual Desire - Dr Nazanin Moali
Clinical psychologist, certified sex therapist and host of the Sexology Podcast (@SexologyPodcast ), Dr. Nazanin Moali, joins Paul to discuss the psychology of sexual desires and addictions.
More abo…
01:49:54 |
Fri 07 May 2021
#537 Glenn Meehan
Television Producer Glenn Mehan @GlenMee shares intimate portraits of his life including the difficult relationships with his parents and what it was like to be gay and in love in the 80s amid the AI…
01:20:55 |
Fri 30 Apr 2021
#536 Recovering From Sexual Abuse - Rebecca Rogers Maher
Novelist Rebecca Rogers Maher joins Paul as they unpack the trauma surrounding childhood sexual abuse. They talk about the ways it can show up as an adult, the effects of secondary trauma, and the pr…
02:29:18 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
#535 Mohoganey
Mohogany opens up about her struggles with depression, self-harm, and addiction and how she navigated these issues as a young Black woman in a mostly-white community. She also shares moments from her…
01:29:34 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
#534 Psychotic Break & BiPolar - Ethan Warren
Filmmaker and writer Ethan Warren (West of Her, Bright Wall/Dark Room) shares his intense experience with having a psychotic episode and being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
For more about Ethan go…
01:47:30 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
#533 Cults - Dr Janja Lalich
Dr. Janja Lalich, former cult member turned cult researcher and expert, joins Paul to discuss the characteristics of cult leaders, psychopathy, narcissism, the Nxivm cult in particular, and how cult …
01:33:21 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
#532 Matt Haig
Best-selling author Matt Haig (@MattHaig1) discusses how he works through his depression, panic attacks, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Matt has written several books including Reasons to Stay Alive…
01:23:18 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
#531 Hot Mess Girls
Comedians Andrea Allan and Emily Lubin (@HotMessComedyHour) sit down with Paul and talk about everything from dealing with divorce and tough breakups to being turned on by your trauma (it’s totally n…
02:29:48 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
#530 Chanel Miller
Writer Chanel Miller @Chanel_Miller joins Paul to discuss her memoir Know My Name. Chanel opens up about the sexual assault at Stanford that gained national attention. She shares how the experience t…
01:30:53 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
#529 Shopping Addiction - Julie K
Paul’s guest this week, Julie K, opens up about her shopping addiction and unhealthy ways that she’s coped with her parents’ emotional neglect. She also shares how hilarious, healthy fantasy and frie…
01:25:36 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
#528 Masculinity - Ted Bunch
Healthy masculinity advocate Ted Bunch sits down with Paul to discuss manhood, misogyny, racism, & raising LGBTQ kids. Ted is the creator of the program A Call to Men and the co-author of The Book of…
01:28:04 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
#527 Attracted to the Emotionally Unavailable - Gabby
Paul's long-time friend shares her story of emigrating to the U.S. from Afghanistan and overcoming the abuse from her childhood. She digs into her issues with love addiction and shares the things tha…
01:27:05 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
#526 The Epidemic of Denial - Dr David Rosmarin
Dr. David Rosmarin, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard joins Paul to discuss the epidemic of people denying reality and how sometimes denial can be useful for us mentally.
For more about Dr…
01:05:59 |
Fri 12 Feb 2021
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