Mental Illness Happy Hour
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"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
#284 Dr Lauren Costine
The author (Lesbian Love Addiction: Understanding the Urge to Merge and How to Heal When Things Go Wrong) and therapist talks about love addiction especially in the lesbian community, what coming out…
03:02:30 |
Fri 01 Jul 2016
#283 Julie L: Covert Incest Survivor
The French Canadian biologist sits down with Paul and talks about experiencing covert incest by her mother who she believes also had Borderline Personality Disorder, and her complex relationship with…
03:04:23 |
Fri 24 Jun 2016
#282 Michael Alexander
Paul's old comedy pal Mike shares about psych wards, not being deemed "black enough", anxiety, depression, experiencing some classic 70's Chicago racism and trying to be a better parent than he had.
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02:19:35 |
Fri 17 Jun 2016
#281 Sarah & Zach Goodson Pt 2
Zachary shares his story while his wife Sarah sits in. He talks about losing his mother (actress Diana Hyland) to cancer when he was 3, being raised by an abusive father, learning to numb himself wi…
02:45:43 |
Fri 10 Jun 2016
#280 Sarah & Zachary Pt 1
Part I of Sarah and Zachary sharing their stories and how they navigate healing while being married. Sarah shares her story which includes sexual abuse, codependency, perfectionism, anxiety & a stay…
02:12:37 |
Fri 03 Jun 2016
#279 Narcoleptic Codependent Anna W
The 33 year-old research biologist shares about her narcolepsy, PTSD, cataplexy, hypnogogic hallucinations, codependency and life with a partner with bipolar.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy …
01:59:49 |
Fri 27 May 2016
#278 At-Risk Youth w/Elie El Habr
MFT Intern Elie El Habr works with at-risk youth in South Central Los Angeles and shares about his successes and failures in trying to reach kids who either want help or are court mandated, as he tri…
02:16:38 |
Fri 20 May 2016
#277 Religious Abuse - Hilary A
The 32 year-old shares about breaking free from her mother (and their religion Christian Science) after years of her using scripture as a weapon to justify her neglectful, unempathetic and narcissist…
02:18:50 |
Fri 13 May 2016
#276 Tracy E.
Paul's support group friend shares about being raised in a Catholic Italian-American family where attention was hard to get, how her mother's death helped her to grow and her love addiction to men an…
02:15:06 |
Fri 06 May 2016
#275 Tee-Tee
The 29 year-old Vietnamese-Australian shares about being raised by his refugee, mentally-disabled (OCD & PTSD) single mother, experiencing racism, living in inner city poverty (Melbourne) and trying …
02:14:01 |
Fri 29 Apr 2016
#274 Melanie R (DID aka Multiple Personality Disorder)
22 year-old Melanie R. shares about living with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder which used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder), being bullied, having a perpetrator who is female, integrat…
02:42:35 |
Fri 22 Apr 2016
#273 Melissa Broder aka @SoSadToday
Melissa reads excerpts from her book So Sad Today, probes her turn ons, food issues, stint with polyamory, panic attacks, sexting and depression.
This episode is sponsored by the meditation app Calm.…
02:12:08 |
Fri 15 Apr 2016
#272 Ex-CHP Officer Kevin Briggs
For many years the ex-highway patrolman's beat was the Golden Gate Bridge. He shares about the encounters he had with people who wanted to jump and how he learned to get some of them to open up and c…
01:59:59 |
Fri 08 Apr 2016
#271 Sandra (Sex Nerd) Daugherty
The podcaster (Sex Nerd Sandra) shares some of her struggles (low self-esteem, depression, perfectionism) and shares about sex topics like: swinging, orgies, role play, polyamory and giving good blow…
02:31:21 |
Fri 01 Apr 2016
#270 Patti H
The 32 year-old postal employee shares about growing up with an alcoholic mom and stoner dad, her struggles with perfectionism, anxiety, co-dependency and fear of the unknown, and how altruism has he…
02:16:40 |
Fri 25 Mar 2016
#269 Guy Branum
The 40 year-old writer/comedian (Chelsea Lately) and podcaster (Pop Rocket) talks about growing up gay in a small town, losing his father a few weeks ago and trying to deal with a mother who can't ac…
02:37:43 |
Fri 18 Mar 2016
#268 Laura Kightlinger
The writer/performer (The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, Lucky Louie, Will & Grace) opens up about being the product of a secret affair in a small town and being raised by a single mom with…
02:03:44 |
Fri 11 Mar 2016
#267 Wynter Mitchell
The 36 year-old African American tech exec (Reddit) shares about being one of the first victims of online predators in 1995 when she was 14. She shares about her PTSD, anxiety, depression, anger, we…
02:30:59 |
Fri 04 Mar 2016
#266 Sex Crimes Detective Don Howell
The 25 year veteran shares about sex crime myths, psychopathy, the predator personality and how society can better protect itself, especially how parents can help their children. This episode is spo…
01:52:32 |
Fri 26 Feb 2016
#265 Monica Hernandez
The 23 year-old shares about hitting an emotional bottom in college after a childhood/adolescence that included cutting, disordered eating, depression and sexual trauma. She shares how therapy and r…
02:37:56 |
Fri 19 Feb 2016
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