Mental Illness Happy Hour
"Remarkable" - Psychology Today
"A vital, compassionate gem that fills a desperate and under-addressed need in our society." - Esquire
"A perversely safe place in which he and his guests talk about their fears, addictions and traumatic childhoods." - NY Times
"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
Named To Top Health Podcast List by: NY Times, Esquire, Slate, Oprah Magazine, Women's Health, Onion A.V. Club, Apple Podcast Staff
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 108 minutes
- Episodes
- 662
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Mania, Cancer, Communism & #MeToo - Sofiya Alexandra
The writer (Danger & Eggs) standup (Comedy Central: This is Not Happening) & podcaster (Reality Bytes) shares about her childhood under communism in the Ukraine, her battles with bipolar (loving the …
02:27:54 |
Fri 02 Nov 2018
Lazy, Scattered & Other ADHD Labels - Jessica McCabe
"Bored", "lazy", "scattered" "hyper"; Are these fair or accurate labels? Is there anything we can do to help our brains or motivation? Jessica shares about her past struggles with these labels and ho…
01:42:28 |
Fri 26 Oct 2018
It's Okay To Be Weird - May Wilkerson
The standup & cohost of the "Crazy in Bed" podcast opens up about being an only child & a "weird kid" who couldn't appreciate her uniqueness and desire to belong until college. She shares about her b…
01:49:19 |
Fri 19 Oct 2018
OCD Rituals, Loss & Empathy - Adam Cayton-Holland
The standup, actor and author shares about familial loss, his lifelong OCD rituals, and growing up in a home where the harsh and often brutal realities of the world were discussed with the kids, help…
01:43:42 |
Fri 12 Oct 2018
Mariel Hemingway
The actress, mental health activist and author (Out Came the Sun: Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction and Suicide in My Family) and granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway shares abou…
01:46:03 |
Fri 05 Oct 2018
Dealing With Hopelessness - AFSP Psychiatrist Dr. Christine Moutier
The psychiatrist and chief medical officer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention shares insights into dealing with hopelessness both personally and with loved ones.
The Suicide Hotline n…
01:52:17 |
Fri 28 Sep 2018
Paul in Ireland VI - Terror, Hate & Forgiveness - Sponsored by BetterHelp
Belfast native James Murray shares his story of surviving a terrorist attack, spiraling into drinking and anger then getting sober and finding peace & forgiveness and how he maintains it. He also sha…
01:32:15 |
Fri 21 Sep 2018
Paul in Ireland V - Ex IRA Prisoner Jake MacSiacais - Sponsored by BetterHelp
The former IRA fighter/volunteer shares his people's history, his years of imprisonment & torture by Protestants and the British govt, the responsibility he feels for civilian lives that were taken b…
02:12:46 |
Fri 14 Sep 2018
Paul in Ireland IV - Emma - Sponsored by BetterHelp
The English architect (and yoga teacher) talks about navigating relationships being bisexual, finding solutions for her lifelong bouts with anxiety, recurrent depressive disorder, abusive partners an…
01:40:54 |
Fri 07 Sep 2018
Paul in Ireland III- Caitlin - Sponsored by BetterHelp
The 29 year-old Dubliner opens up about her struggles with depression, psychosis, cutting/self-harm, alcohol, anger, learning disability (seeing letters mirrored) & spatial/motor control; also her su…
01:28:25 |
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Paul in Ireland I - Sponsored by BetterHelp - Bipolar & BDP in Dublin
21 year-old M emigrated to Dublin from China at 8. With a history of abuse and neglect, she learned to stuff her sadness or unleash it thru anger. She battles Bipolar I, BPD, Complex PTSD & co-depend…
01:42:23 |
Fri 17 Aug 2018
ECT aka "Shock Therapy" - Beth May
At 27 Beth has had 68 ECT treatments aka "Shock Therapy" and while she attests to it's effectiveness in helping her with her bipolar episodes it has also taken a toll on her memory; including not rec…
01:46:44 |
Fri 10 Aug 2018
Fetish Shame, Meds & Martial Arts - Dylan Brody
The writer/storyteller discusses the lifelong struggle to make peace with his amputation fetish, his ups and downs with taking meds, inheriting his dad's pomposity, suicidal ideation and the benefits…
01:53:05 |
Fri 03 Aug 2018
Dealing With Addicts - Dr Cali Estes
Cali's specialty is speaking the truth to high-profile or wealthy people trying to get sober, especially when they're being enabled by family, hangers-on or the people they make money for. Topics are…
01:39:13 |
Fri 27 Jul 2018
Art & War - Vietnam Vet Michael Duffy
He was just a kid who wanted to get into art school but when he was rejected, he instead got sent to Vietnam. Later he would use painting to process the traumas he experienced.
Older episodes can be …
01:26:53 |
Fri 20 Jul 2018
Meredith Erin - Trolls & SJWs
Paul and Meredith share their stories and thoughts about encountering internet trolls, Social Justice Warriors gone awry and self-righteous bullies.
Older episodes can be found ad-free exclusively at…
01:03:04 |
Fri 13 Jul 2018
Brian Huskey - Codependency & Love
The improvisor/actor (Comedy Bang Bang, UCB, Adult Swim - Mr. Neighbor's House) shares about dealing with his co-dependency, urge to fix other people, play the resentful victim and how support groups…
01:03:21 |
Fri 06 Jul 2018
Sexism PTSD & The Body - Elizabeth Menzel
Elizabeth Menzel's life's work is understanding and healing trauma trapped in the body - including her own. Originally a trained physical therapist she became intrigued by the link between clients wi…
01:59:36 |
Fri 29 Jun 2018
Female Domestic Violence Against Males
Daniel looks back at his relationship with his soon-to-be-ex-wife; turning from the woman of his dreams to a dangerously violent and unpredictable stranger. He talks about the myths around female on …
01:28:48 |
Fri 22 Jun 2018
Social Anxiety - Dr Ellen Hendriksen
The author of How To Be Yourself: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety, and Harvard Medical School Psychologist shares not only the science of Social Anxiety and ways to deal with it…
02:03:20 |
Fri 15 Jun 2018
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