Podcast Episodes

Insomnia and Mental Health Problems: Each Horrible, Each Feeding the Other

Episode 218

Jen slept fine the night before she couldn’t. Just short of 29 years old and after years of excellent sleep, insomnia entered her life leading her down a years-long search for cures, treatments, or e…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Prison, Addiction, Bipolar, and Four Loko with Author Brandon Stickney

Episode 217

Brandon Stickney remembers booze being everywhere growing up in Lockport, New York and he definitely remembers getting a taste for it growing up. Over time, he developed bipolar disorder and his subs…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sure, Maria Bamford Will Join Your Cult

When the comedian, actor, and author Maria Bamford has something to say about mental health, it’s a pretty good idea to give a listen. For one reason, she’s hilarious. Also, she comes at the issue no…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ginny & Georgia Creator Sarah Lampert on Getting Mental Health Right On Screen

Episode 216

Hollywood doesn’t exactly have a stellar track record when it comes to portraying mental illness in a sensitive, honest, and appropriately complex way (think Psycho or the notorious caffeine pill epi…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Alexandra Savior on bipolar disorder and being discovered by Courtney Love

Episode 215

"Beneath the Lilypad" is singer-songwriter Alexandra Savior's third album, but her first in five years. Several years ago, she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, type 1. That’s a condition marked w…

Published on 3 months ago

You’re Not Imagining It, Climate Change IS Messing With Your Mental Health

Episode 214

As temperatures and sea levels rise, the effects of climate change are being felt in weather patterns, natural disasters, and in both public and personal mental health. We talk with Dr. Caroline Carn…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Can a Bipartisan Congressional Caucus Save Mental Health in America?

Episode 213

Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-Ore.) is one of four chairs of the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives, a 93-member group of Republicans and Democrats pledging to fight stigma…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethan Sacks and Daughter Naomi Tackle Mental Health in Comics Form with A Haunted Girl

Episode 212

Ethan Sacks is a veteran comics writer, having created stories for Marvel, DC, and numerous Star Wars comics. In the comic A Haunted Girl, Ethan enlisted his daughter Naomi as co-writer to tell a sto…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Felicia Day on Depression, Anxiety, Achievement, Burnout, and Failed Prodigies

It would take an entire section of show notes here to list all the things Felicia Day has accomplished in her career. Here’s an attempt at making that brief: acted in a bunch of TV shows you know, cr…

Published on 4 months ago

The Head And The Heart’s Kenny Hensley Injured Both Shoulders and That’s Where the Trouble Started

Episode 211

Aperture is the sixth studio album by the indie-folk band The Head And The Heart and it’s kind of a return to the more grounded, collaborative sound of their earliest work. It’s less polished, less h…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago