The Dysregulated Podcast
Follow my journey through the chaos of mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way.
Lived experience is at the heart of this podcast — every episode told through my own lens, with raw honesty and zero filter.
This is a genuine and vulnerable account of how multiple psychological disorders have shaped my past and continue to influence my future.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 212
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Fortnightly Check-In #39 - Crawling Towards the New Year
Follow my journey living with mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way. Lived experience is the driving force of this podcast, and through this lens, my sto…
'24 Medication Review
In this episode of The Dysregulated Podcast, I take you through my end of year medication review with my psychiatrist. From continuing my taper off certain meds to saying goodbye t…
Fortnightly Check-in #38 - Winding Down
Follow my journey living with mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way. Lived experience is the driving force of this podcast, and through this lens, my sto…
Beyond the Bottle #7 - Stumbling and Relapse
After 11 months of sobriety, I’ve found myself back at square one. In this episode, I open up about my journey with alcohol, the challenges of staying sober, and the reasons behind…
Putting a Lid on Extreme Emotions
In this episode of The Dysregulated Podcast, host Elliot Waters reflects on a significant change in his emotional landscape: the flattening of extreme emotions. No more crying in t…
Building Better - Working Around My ADHD
In this episode of The Dysregulated Podcast, I reflect on a successful two weeks of annual leave. For the first time in years, my car, room, and even the house is all clean—and hav…
Intake Interviews #3 - Holly’s Journey of Survival and Hope
In this powerful and inspiring episode of the Intake Interviews series, I have a chat with Holly, who I am privileged to call a great friend. At just twenty years old, Holly has fa…
My Therapy Reflections #7 - Introducing the Cognitive Overthinker
In the latest instalment of The Dysregulated Podcast’s "My Therapy Reflections" series, I continue using EMDR and Internal Family Systems Therapy to help uncover the source of my c…
Fortnightly Check-in #37 - Annual Leave With My Anxiety
Follow my journey living with mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way. Lived experience is the driving force of this podcast, and through this lens, my sto…
Locking In My Fundamentals: Two Weeks to Renewed Mental Clarity
In this episode of The Dysregulated Podcast, I dive into the must-dos to maintain positive mental health. Over the next two weeks, I’m committing to rediscovering and reinforcing t…
Fortnightly Check-In #36 - Capacity Issues
Follow my journey living with mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way. Lived experience is the driving force of this podcast, and through this lens, my sto…
Ramping Up the Pressure on My ADHD
In this episode I detail my latest psychiatry appointment, with it being decided to raise my dosage of Vyvanse, with the hopes of further improving my ADHD symptoms. Slow and stead…
My Therapy Reflections #6 - Dissociative Confusion
In this episode of the My Therapy Reflections series, I dive into my latest telehealth therapy session—a format that has always left me feeling a bit uneasy. Despite the anxiety b…
Fortnightly Check-In #35 - Undefined Anxiety Attack
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Follow my journey living with mental illness and the hard-fought lessons learned along the way. Lived experience is the driving force of this p…
Intake Interviews #2 - Stell (Part 2): A Brighter Outlook on Life and Motherhood
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions on substance abuse, mental illness, and motherhood challenges. Listener discretion is advised. This episode also contains explici…
Finding Focus Again: My Shift Back to Vyvanse
Medication changes can be tough, but often a revisit to a previous prescription is the best choice. Join me as I recount my latest psychiatrist appointment, where we decided that a…
My Therapy Reflections #5 – Guests at the Dinner Table
In this instalment of My Therapy Reflections, I take listeners into the therapy room and uncover two powerful parts of myself: the Inner Critic and the Workaholic. These parts have…
Intake Interviews #1 - Estelle (Part 1): Motherhood, Mental Illness and Resilience
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions on substance abuse, mental illness, and motherhood challenges. Listener discretion is advised. This episode also contains explici…
Introducing the Intake Interviews: Real Stories of Lived Experience
Welcome to The Dysregulated Podcast and the feature series, the Intake Interviews. In this introductory episode, host Elliot Waters sets the stage for a powerful journey into the w…
ADHD and Me: First Impressions Of My New Psychiatrist
In this episode, I share my first impressions of my new psychiatrist as part of my journey with ADHD. Join me as I discuss the insights I gained, the questions I had, and how this …