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
#645 - A Life Of Crime - Miller
Miller is one one of Paul’s support group friends. He joins Paul to talk about being on the other side of a chaotic life of crime. After having spent most of his life in a gang and going in and out o…
01:53:30 |
Fri 26 May 2023
#644 Double Depression - Writer/Critic Bethanne Patrick
Bethanne Patrick is a writer, literary critic, and podcast host (Missing Pages). She talks about her struggles with double depression, her experiences with being a supportive caretaker, and her life …
01:28:22 |
Fri 19 May 2023
#643 Body Image & Eating Disorders - Jenny Zigrino
Jenny Zigrino (@JennyZigrino) is a standup comedian from Minnesota who was put on a diet at the age of 5. She talks about how her parents’ reaction to her weight shaped her self-image, how she overca…
01:54:05 |
Fri 12 May 2023
#642 Institutionalized As A Teenager - Emi Nietfeld
Emi Nietfeld (@EmiNietfeld) is a writer and the author of the book Acceptance, a memoir of her journey through foster care, homelessness, and, eventually, to Harvard. She opens up about a childhood w…
02:04:26 |
Fri 05 May 2023
#641 A "Holy Sh*t" Childhood - Kristine Kimmel
Kristine Kimmel is a writer and a host of the How To Survive podcast (@PodHowToSurvive). She opens up about how therapy saved her marriage and what it’s like parenting teenage twins. She also shares …
01:47:37 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
#640 Remembering Charlie King
A tribute/re-airing for Paul’s friend Charlie who passed away last week after years of battling his demons. Charlie led an astoundingly painful life especially in regard to his mother (schizophrenia,…
01:55:11 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
#639 Drawn To The Dark Side - Michelle E
Michelle E. is the daughter of Paul’s best childhood friend. Michelle opens up about her struggles with self-worth, her desire to feel seen and appreciated, her time working as an escort, and how she…
01:14:43 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
#638 Addicted To Drama - Dr. Scott Lyons
Dr. Scott Lyons (@DrScottLyons) is a holistic psychologist, educator, author, and a renowned body-based trauma expert. Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab—the largest online learning platform for …
01:44:29 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
#637 Career Anxiety/Satisfaction - Ashley Stahl
Ashley Stahl (@AshleyStahl) is a counterterrorism professional turned career coach, the author of the bestselling book, You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direction, Design Your Dream Career, and t…
02:02:22 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
#636 Your Brain On Art - Ivy Ross & Susan Magsamen
Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross join Paul to discuss their new book Your Brain on Art. They share the science behind how our brains and bodies transform when we participate in the arts. This episode will…
01:14:24 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
#635 The Brain/Gut Connection - Dr Will Cole
Dr. Will Cole (@DrWillCole) joins Paul to discuss the gut-brain connection and the impact that inflammation can have on all areas of our health. Dr. Cole specializes in clinically investigating under…
01:19:50 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
#634 Authenticity - Dr Carolyn Kurle
Dr. Carolyn Kurle is a Biology Professor at UC San Diego. When she noticed that her students were coming to her for guidance about their mental and emotional struggles, she decided to write a book wi…
01:53:44 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
#633 - Romance & Mental Illness - Allison Raskin
Allison (@AllisonRaskin & @EmotionalSupportLady) opens up about her struggles with contamination OCD, sensory issues with clothing, anxiety, depression and compulsive thinking since age 4. The mental…
01:26:41 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
#632 "Good" vs "Bad" Perfectionism - Katherine Morgan Schafler
Katherine Morgan Schafler is a therapist and an author who studies perfectionism. She talks about healthy vs maladaptive perfectionism and the ways we can harness this tendency for good. Follow her @…
01:29:22 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
#631 Boundaries W/Parents - Kelly Collette
Kelly Collette is a comedian, writer, artist, and an avid listener of the podcast. She opens up about going low contact with both of her parents and how she’s worked to set boundaries after a childho…
01:21:24 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
#630 Wishing Your Family Would Change
Why, oh why would you choose to go on vacation with your family when every other time it's been a train wreck? Rich, one of Paul’s support group friends (and previous guest), wanted to talk through h…
00:54:30 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
#629 Paul's Mentor Bill
Yes Bill W. is his real name and he has been helping Paul for 19 years; inspiring him, helping him, making him laugh and giving him the truth when he needs to hear it. They talk about surrendering t…
01:26:12 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
#628 Losing Her Preteen To Suicide - Kathleen Hammond
Kathleen Hammond is a mother who lost her child. She sits down with Paul to talk about childhood bullying, a parent’s perspective on losing a child to suicide, and how she manages to survive after th…
01:54:23 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
#627 Give A F*ck Actually - Dr Alex Wills
Dr. Alex Wills is a psychiatrist & therapist who focuses on the importance of ‘radical emotional acceptance’. He discusses how we can accept our emotions and what happens when we ignore them. Be sure…
01:28:40 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
#626 The Science Of A Good Life - Dr Robert Waldinger
Dr. Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist & a professor at Harvard Medical School who worked on an 85-year long study on what it takes to have a good life. His new book The Good Life expands on the resu…
01:37:21 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
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