Podcast Episodes

Better Home Design for Better Mental Health with Dr. Beverly Walpole

Episode 225

If you’re looking for a calm mind, do you love a room with little or nothing in it? Or do you need to be wall-to-ceiling with mementos and objects and stuff to give you a sense of peace? We take a lo…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Denise Winkelman: Comedian/Trans Woman/Former Pro Wrestler/Chronic Pain Sufferer

Episode 224

When she was growing up in conservative, evangelical rural Minnesota, she knew. When she was excelling at sports, giving and receiving body slams and folding chair hits as a pro wrestler, she knew. E…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ashly Burch Delivers Mental Health Insight Using Puppets and Swear Words

Episode 223

There are plenty of places online to get very serious information on mental health, delivered in tones that are somber, sober, or very dry. Ashly Burch goes a different route on her new YouTube show,…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Author/Comedian Tiffany Jenkins on Anxiety, Addiction, Felonies, Success, and Not Wanting to Exist

Episode 222

Because she racks up millions and millions of views for her viral comedy videos on social media, because she’s written two books including the new best-seller A Clean Mess: A Memoir of Sobriety After…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

We Have Two Guests This Week: Comedian Aaron Foster and His Depression

Episode 221

If you’ve dealt with depression, you know that it’s a disorder that speaks to you, firing off insults and terrible idea, often right in the middle of a conversation. Barges in to tear you down. We al…

Published on 3 months ago

Nurse Blake on Gay Conversion Therapy, Panic Attacks, and, Well, Nursing

Episode 220

To blow off steam from an incredibly stressful profession, professional nurse Blake Lynch started putting together little comedy videos on social media as “Nurse Blake”. The clips went viral and he s…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Gavin Rossdale of Bush on Loss, Xanax, and New Emotional Landscapes

Episode 219

Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale has a lot of memories from growing up as a kid who excelled at sports but also treasured his Lou Reed records. He is also keenly aware of who left during those years: …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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 3 months, 3 weeks 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 4 months 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 4 months, 1 week ago