Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRainbow Kitten Surprise’s Ela Melo on Music, the Stars, Psychosis, and Reality
Episode 171
During the covid pandemic, Ela Melo of the acclaimed band Rainbow Kitten Surprise was staying with her parents and went out one night to look at the …
2 years ago
Susan Cain on Reaching a Quiet Life
Episode 170
Introverts around the world celebrated, quietly, when Susan Cain’s book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, became a …
2 years ago
Gut Health, Resilience, and What the Heck Is TMS Anyway?
Episode 169
The gut microbiome, that little ecosystems of bacteria and microorganisms in your body, and your mental health are more closely related than we may h…
2 years ago
Mike 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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…
2 years, 1 month 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 …
2 years, 2 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 …
2 years, 2 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 …
2 years, 2 months ago