Episode Details

From 150 To 355: How A Mental Health Podcast Grew Across 90 Countries (Episode 357)

Records are exciting, but the reason behind them means more. We nearly doubled our all-time monthly listenership in October 2025 and crossed past 355 episodes, and we’re taking a moment to say thank you while grounding the celebration in what matters: real mental health stories, practical resources, and a global community that shows up for one another.

We walk through the milestones and reflect on how this show grew from episode 150 last year to a worldwide audience in 90 countries and almost 900 cities. Along the way, we highlight why every conversation—solo or with guests—sits on a foundation of lived experience and mental health advocacy. If you or someone you love needs support, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in the United States offers call, text, and chat, staffed by people who understand crisis and trauma. That empathy is the difference between information and care, and it’s central to our mission.

You’ll also hear shoutouts to new listeners in Morocco, China, South Korea, Brazil, Bangladesh, India, Israel, UAE, Japan, Malaysia, France, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Sweden, New Zealand, Ukraine, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Finland, Nigeria, Tanzania, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Egypt, Oman, Cyprus, Uruguay, Turkey, and more. We share how to listen without an app at voicesforvoices.org/podcast, where to connect on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X, and LinkedIn, and what’s new with our blogs and Voices for VoicesⓇ Publishing. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we invite volunteers, donors, and future guests who want to help us reach an audacious goal: serve three billion people over a lifetime and beyond.

If this message resonates, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review to help more people find mental health support and stories that heal. Tell us where you’re listening from and what topic you want next—we’re listening.

Chapter Markers

0:02 Milestones And Gratitude

1:30 October 2025 Listenership Records

6:15 Mental Health As The Core Mission

8:45 988 Lifeline And Lived Experience

10:16 New Countries Joining The Audience

14:08 How To Subscribe And Find Episodes

18:29 Nonprofit Mission And Ways To Help

21:28 Publishing, Blogs, And Social Platforms

22:54 Partner Page: Mythical Creatures Project

23:19 Recap, Perspective, And Invitation

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