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Back to SearchDevendra Banhart Is Sick of the Persistent Negative Internal Voice
Episode 142
Devendra Banhart thinks it would be easier if the nagging, negative, self-critical voice he keeps hearing in his mind was actually angry, actually ye…
2 years, 3 months ago
So You Want To Be a Therapist? Interesting. Let’s Talk About That.
Episode 141
If you’ve ever been in a therapist’s office, you may have had the thought, “What if it was me sitting in that other chair? What if I was the therapis…
2 years, 3 months ago
Susan Cain on Reaching a Quiet Life
Episode 140
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, 3 months ago
Samantha Irby is Very Nervous About the Driver Behind Her
Episode 139
Samantha Irby has visualized a lot of scenarios that get more than a little unnerving. The driver behind her gets so impatient with her driving that …
2 years, 3 months ago
Noah Kahan’s Mental Health Is In His Songs
Episode 138
You don’t have to listen all that deeply into the song catalog of singer-songwriter Noah Kahan to hear mention of mental health themes. It’s an impor…
2 years, 3 months ago
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Why It Sucks So Bad
Episode 137
When we went looking for information on the condition known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, one of the first things we noticed was that some …
2 years, 4 months ago
The Best, Most Depressing Songs
Episode 136
There is no shortage of sad music in the world. Just reference most love songs, a substantial chunk of country music, and the entire genre known as “…
2 years, 4 months ago
Josh Ritter On Music, Depression, Religious Crises, and Bipolar II
Episode 135
Josh Ritter is best known for his music, with eleven albums released over the past 24 years and concerts all over the world. He’s also an accomplishe…
2 years, 4 months ago
Roxane Gay on Depression and the Trauma We Are All Sharing
Episode 134
In preparing for our interview with Roxane Gay, we noticed that she had been talking a lot about the shared traumas we have been experiencing as a so…
2 years, 4 months ago
Cheryl Strayed on Wise Inner Sage Voices
Episode 134
We all have voices inside ourselves that give us advice on what to do in a given situation. Not talking about literal voices that you genuinely hear,…
2 years, 5 months ago