Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMike Doughty Was Recently Hospitalized for Depression Twice. It Helped.
Episode 168
It was two years into a vicious cycle of depression and Mike Doughty was falling apart. He was taking more Ambien than he had been prescribed, import…
1 year, 8 months ago
Reframing Your Memories, Even the Terrible Ones, To Help Your Mental Health
Episode 167
Memories are like the radiant light and heat of the sun. They’re always coming at us, inescapable. But like that radiant light and heat, memories can…
1 year, 9 months ago
Life Inside a Psych Unit and Therapy for Rock Bands
Episode 166
One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit is an HBO documentary about life inside an in-patient facility in Queens that specializes in helping people of co…
1 year, 9 months ago
Gracie Gold, Olympic Figure Skater and Human with Mental Illness
Episode 149
In terms of achievement, Gracie Gold had it all: Olympic medal, world championships, beloved celebrity at the pinnacle of an incredibly competitive a…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Decemberists’ Colin Meloy Opens Up About Lifelong Anxiety, Impostor Syndrome
Episode 165
The Decemberists have been making memorable, popular, and critically acclaimed music for over twenty years and for that entire time, lead singer and …
1 year, 9 months ago
A Regular Guy, Managing Trauma, Who Happens to Be Paul Scheer
Episode 164
Trauma and comedy wouldn’t seem to have a lot in common but they do have one thing: Paul Scheer. You may know Paul from TV shows like the comedy The …
1 year, 9 months ago
Comedian Liz Miele on Depression, Trauma, Violence, and Live On-Stage Panic Attacks
Episode 163
Liz Miele has headlined on comedy stages around the world and produced numerous stand-up specials. It’s an impressive career that began at Manhattan …
1 year, 10 months ago
Comedian Sierra Katow on Big Time Achievement and Persistent Depression
Episode 162
Just because someone’s depressed, doesn’t mean they can’t achieve great things. Just because someone can achieve great things, doesn’t mean they aren…
1 year, 10 months ago
Chris Gethard is Less Ego-Driven, More Peaceful, No Longer Losing Teeth
Episode 161
When you’ve had an HBO comedy special, starred in an off-Broadway show, made a million TV appearances, and headlined comedy clubs all over the countr…
1 year, 10 months ago
The New York Times’ Ernesto Londoño Dives Deep Into the Psychedelic Treatment Experience
Episode 160
Ernesto Londoño, a veteran journalist with the New York Times, was suicidally depressed, living in Brazil, and curious. He had heard from a psychiatr…
1 year, 10 months ago