Mental Illness Happy Hour
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 108 minutes
- Episodes
- 662
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
#346 Plane Crash Survivor: Carol E Miller
The author (Every Moment of a Fall: Recovery Thru EMDR Therapy) opens up in front of a live audience in Oakland about the years she abused herself through bad relationships, booze and sex before ther…
02:09:29 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
#345 Food, Porn, Shame, Vulnerability & Losing a Sibling - Matt Shepherd
Paul's support group friend shares about recovery and battles with binge-eating, shame, compulsive exercise, not knowing what he looks like, porn addiction, love addiction, fear of leaving relationsh…
01:31:18 |
Thu 24 Aug 2017
#344 If Only You Knew This Secret
YouTube personality Sarah Sterling is 26 and was obsessed with Harry Potter (and Disney) since day one. At a convention she met a singer who captivated her. He was 24 and she was 16. Looking back, sh…
01:22:51 |
Fri 18 Aug 2017
#343 British Therapist Louise M
Louise (a pseudonym) shares about the moment in her otherwise mostly happy childhood that things changed. She shares about the abuse at a posh Harry-Potteresque school when she was six by a headmast…
01:54:34 |
Fri 11 Aug 2017
#342 When Your Trauma Informs Your Turn Ons
Why do some people enjoy physical pain or become aroused by it? For Kal, the discovery came with a lot of complications; he was a young boy and it was at the hands of a powerful and sadistic pedophil…
01:37:46 |
Fri 04 Aug 2017
#341 80's Childhood Shitshow! - Dana Eagle
Imagine getting gay hate mail from your own family. Or finding a letter where your parents talk about you in a way that confirms your worst fears. How does Bipolar 2 compare to having something lik…
02:14:33 |
Fri 28 Jul 2017
#339 I Wrote A Hit Now What?!! - Seth Swirsky
He's authored Grammy-nominated hits for the biggest artists, put out his own albums, written best-selling books on baseball, and directed a documentary on the Beatles. And for as long as he can reme…
02:09:41 |
Fri 14 Jul 2017
#338 Dear Food: I Want To See Other People
Fat-shamed as a child by her mother and classmates, writer-performer Chelsea Frank, now 24, opens up about the complex role food plays in her life. She talks about her struggles with weight, self-ha…
02:36:14 |
Fri 07 Jul 2017
#337 - Raised in Repression & BPD - Anne from Berlin
Creative and sensitive, born and raised in 1980's communist East Germany by a dysfunctional family, Anne's abuse was not dramatic, more like death by 1000 cuts. Bearing the brunt of being a first ch…
02:14:32 |
Fri 30 Jun 2017
#336 Jealousy & Internet Affairs - Mila
What goes on in someone when they're jealous, possessive, obsessive or need to create drama? Mila was born into a family where her parents "couldn't live with/couldn't live without each other" and …
02:29:53 |
Fri 23 Jun 2017
#335 From Hostile to Peaceful - JT
19 year-old JT shares about the crippling anxiety, panic attacks and fear of abandonment he tried to alleviate for years through being hostile and controlling (of course it backfired) before finally …
01:50:02 |
Fri 16 Jun 2017
#334 Abused By Her Therapist - Christina L
Christina L (a pseudonym) shares about learning to stand up for herself after an abusive rehab therapist preyed on her as she was getting sober and the confusion of not knowing what he was doing was …
02:14:29 |
Fri 09 Jun 2017
#333 - When Sex Abuse Victims Become Adults & Avoiding Help/Work Burnout - Katie Vernoy LMFT
LMFT therapist Katie Vernoy and Paul respond to listener questions around the topics of 1) How childhood sexual abuse affects the survivors when they become adults and 2) How can people avoid job or …
02:10:07 |
Thu 01 Jun 2017
#332 Obsessive & Secret World of Classical Musicians - Ben Turner
The Australian professional trombonist shares about the mental, emotional and logistical rigors of making a living as a classical musician and some insights into what drove him (and his peers) to suc…
02:27:21 |
Fri 26 May 2017
#331 The Worst Day of My Life - Rhonda Britten
Rhonda says "It took me 20 years to get thru that day" as she opens up about the event that changed her life forever when she was 14 years old. She talks about how it changed her view of God, herse…
02:46:50 |
Fri 19 May 2017
#330 Co-Dep & Boundaries - Dr. Natalie Feinblatt
Dr. Feinblatt shares her experience as a therapist in working with co-dependent clients; how is co-dependency defined, what are some characteristics and how can it be treated or managed? She also sha…
02:02:46 |
Sun 30 Apr 2017
#329 My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward - Mark & Giulia Lukach
Rarely do we talk about the spouse of someone battling a serious mental illness. Mark and Giulia had never heard of Bipolar I with psychosis until she broke from reality well into their marriage. Tap…
01:46:20 |
Sun 30 Apr 2017
#328 - Crack, Fights & Trying to Find Love - Charlie King
Paul's support group friend has led an astoundingly painful life especially in regard to his mother (schizophrenia, depression), father (workaholic, hoarder), and sister (drug addict). He describes h…
01:47:31 |
Fri 28 Apr 2017
#327 Leaving Domestic Violence - Jenna Brister
The comedian/storyteller (The Moth) shares about her whirlwind 86 day romance that led to a Vegas wedding to a man who soon turned into a man she didn't recognize, leaving her in fear for her life. …
01:57:34 |
Fri 21 Apr 2017
#326 I Was Born Afraid - Jenny Jaffe
The comedic writer/performer and mental health advocate who started www.projecturok.org shares about the tremendous support she received from her family when depression anxiety and OCD had her close …
02:17:51 |
Fri 14 Apr 2017
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