Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMysterious Cancellations Block Veterans’ Mental Health Care
Episode 181
Imagine serving your country in the military, incurring some trauma and some mental health difficulties, and then finding that your appointments to g…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Promising World of Precision Treatment for Depression
Episode 180
If you’ve ever tried to treat major depressive disorder, you know that it can be absolutely exhausting. That’s because for a long time the approach h…
1 year, 10 months ago
Bishop Briggs on Loss, Despair, and Finding Hope
Episode 179
Singer/songwriter Bishop Briggs lost her sister, her best friend, her roommate, and her manager all on one day in January 2021. They were all the sam…
1 year, 10 months ago
Dr. Jessi Gold and the Precarious Mental Health of the Medical Profession
Episode 178
How Do You Feel? is the title of Dr. Jessi Gold’s new memoir about her life as a psychiatrist dealing with her own mental health and the health of ot…
1 year, 10 months ago
Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart on Charting a Healing Path from Trauma
Episode 177
Xiu Xiu, the highly experimental avant-garde rock band from California has just released their 14th album, 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with B…
1 year, 11 months ago
Zac Carper of FIDLAR on Bipolar, Drugs, Meds, and Intense Journaling
Episode 176
Zac Carper, lead singer and guitarist for the garage punk bad FIDLAR, is very familiar with one kind of drugs: the street substances of meth, heroin,…
1 year, 11 months ago
For Mental Health, Covid F***ed Our S*** Up and We’re Just Starting To Figure Out How
Episode 175
Yes, we don’t have to wear masks in the grocery store and yes, vaccines have been very effective in reducing the spread and severity of covid-19. But…
1 year, 11 months ago
Election Stress Disorder and What To Do About it with Theresa Nguyen
Episode 174
The U.S. election is weeks away and a lot of people are kind of a mess right now. It can feel like the whole world is on the line and you have no rea…
1 year, 11 months ago
Moon Unit Zappa on Family Trauma, Neglect, and Building a Self
Episode 173
For much of the world, Moon Unit Zappa is famous for two things: the unusual name given her by her father, iconic musician Frank Zappa, and the 1982 …
2 years ago
The Muddy Ethical Ground of AI Mental Healthcare with Dr. Jodi Halpern
Episode 172
It’s a supply and demand issue. With increasing numbers of people seeking help, it’s harder to get in to see a human counselor. At the same time, art…
2 years ago