Mental Illness Happy Hour
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 108 minutes
- Episodes
- 662
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
#605 Anonymous Confessions
Paul reads surveys filled out by listeners (anonymously) sharing the deepest parts of themselves; their struggles, victories, fears, loves, traumas, kinks, memories, hopes, mistakes and dreams.
Supp…
01:12:03 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
#604 Anxiety & PTSD - Michael Brose
Michael Brose is a former police officer turned recovery counselor. He’s also one of Paul’s support group friends. He talks about what led him to become a cop, how it magnified his anxiety, hyper-vig…
01:47:24 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
#603 - Bittersweetness - Susan Cain
Susan Cain is a best-selling author and someone who thinks very deliberately about emotions. She sits down with Paul and shares her journey from attorney to writer and how her appreciation for melanc…
01:56:18 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
#602 Best Of - Schizophrenia - Dr Elyn Saks
Originally aired in 2015. The USC professor of law, psychiatry and psychology (in addition to a PhD in Psychoanalysis) talks about her history of schizophrenia, her multiple hospitalizations and how …
02:03:12 |
Fri 29 Jul 2022
#601 Best Of - Conflict - Randy Olea
Originally aired in 2013. A father/brother figure to Paul, the high-school teacher reflects on his Mexican heritage, violent upbringing, tour in Vietnam, stints as a bouncer at a Hell’s Angels bar, a…
02:06:29 |
Fri 22 Jul 2022
#600 Best Of - Baron Vaughn
Originally aired in 2013, the actor/comedian (Conan, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central) talks about his struggle to feel “authentically black” without betraying who he is, the state of comedy in the black…
02:11:18 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
#599 Best Of - Pedophile Ring Survivor - Anneke Lucas
Originally aired in 2015. Sold by her mother to a pedophile ring led by powerful politicians and aristocrats in her native Belgium, Anneke’s story is about more than just survival. She talks about th…
02:19:34 |
Fri 08 Jul 2022
#598 - Rescuing - Dr. Edward Shahrokh
Dr. Edward Shahrokh is Paul’s support group friend who also happens to be a psychologist. He studies addiction relapse and is well-versed in the psychology of “rescuers”--particularly because he used…
01:38:07 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
#597 Mary Mack Live
Mary Mack (@MaryMackComedy) is a comedian, writer, and actor. Today, she sits down with Paul in an episode that takes place LIVE at Sisyphus Brewing in Minneapolis where she talks about growing up in…
01:33:00 |
Fri 24 Jun 2022
#596 Love Avoidance - Rebecca D
Rebecca D is a friend from Paul’s support group. She opens up about her experience with covert incest (a father who treated her like his “wingman” when he was dating or weighing a woman’s attractiven…
01:19:18 |
Fri 17 Jun 2022
#595 Terrorist Attack Girl - Meyli Chapin
Meyli Chapin (@MeyliChapin) is a terror attack survivor. She shares her vivid recollection of the 17-hour event that changed her life and how PTSD treatment continues to save her. Check out her book,…
01:55:36 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
#594 Concussions - Ethan O'Brien & Dr B
Dr. Sasha Blaskovich & Ethan O’Brien join Paul to discuss their book Dr. B’s Concussion Breakthrough: Exploring the Hidden Connection to Neck Injuries and a Simple Guide to Naturally Heal Your Brain.…
01:14:51 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
#593 Repressed Homes - Beth Lapides
Beth Lapides aka @BethLapides is a writer, a producer, and the creator of UnCabaret–the show that launched the alt comedy revolution. She shares her struggles with growing up in a repressed home and …
01:34:46 |
Fri 27 May 2022
#592 BPD & DBT - Jesse Finkelstein
Jessie Finkelstein, a therapist specializing in Emotional Regulation Disorder (BPD) and DBT therapy, shares his expertise. He is the creator of the online portal TheraHive and The Game of Real Life, …
01:17:37 |
Fri 20 May 2022
#591 - Taboos - Ali Weiss
Ali Weiss (aka @AliWeissWorld) has made a career out of talking about difficult things. In this episode, she reveals her stories of addiction, abortion, and healing from childhood traumas. Be sure to…
01:38:43 |
Fri 13 May 2022
#590 Adam Ferrara - Anxiety!
Actor and stand-up comedian Adam Ferrara (@AdamFerrara) shares his struggles with panic, anxiety, and unlearning the patterns of his childhood–along with his appreciation for life lessons from his fa…
01:37:52 |
Fri 06 May 2022
#589 Schizoaffective Disorder - Jen W
Paul’s support group friend, Jen W, opens up about living with schizoaffective disorder and her journey to becoming a nurse. She also delves into her experience as the daughter of a Thai immigrant an…
01:33:58 |
Fri 29 Apr 2022
#588 - Covert Incest - Dr Kenneth Adams
Dr. Kenneth Adams is a therapist and author of Silently Seduced—which you may recognize as a book that changed Paul’s life. He offers insights on how to spot covert incest and enmeshment and offers a…
01:40:02 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
#587 Mom the Brawler - Mike Schmidt Returns
Paul’s friend Mike Schmidt @the40YearOldBoy reflects on his mother’s complex life after her recent passing. She was a survivor and a protector–and also someone full of pain that she never overcame. L…
01:22:47 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
#586 Limey
Paul's hockey buddy, Limey, shares how important hockey and his team has been for him as someone who has struggled with depression–an illness that he didn’t realize, for a long time, he actually had.…
01:24:24 |
Fri 08 Apr 2022
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