Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSurviving Trauma and Having a Few Laughs with Ophira Eisenberg
Episode 197
Ophira Eisenberg once believed that everyone had a trauma quota, a maximum amount of hardship that a person would face in life and once that mark was…
1 year, 2 months ago
Your Vagus Nerve: Key to Depression Relief? / Actor-Writer Kit Williamson
Episode 196
Would you get a device the size of a Nilla wafer implanted in your body if it meant relief from treatment-resistant depression? There are big advance…
1 year, 2 months ago
Neko Case on Pain, Neglect, Music, and Confidence
Episode 195
The cover of Neko Case’s memoir features a young Neko in a swimsuit she says she wore for six months straight and she’s accompanied by a drawing of a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Dr. Emily Nagoski on Sex, Long Term Relationships, and Depression
Episode 194
Sex is not always an easy topic to discuss. Issues like how to get what you want, how to make sure your partner is getting what they want, these are …
1 year, 2 months ago
Hari Kondabolu’s Life Was Transformed in Seattle
Episode 193
Hari Kondabolu has never been afraid to talk about sensitive topics on stage. The veteran comedian, who has appeared on Conan, Kimmel, Letterman, and…
1 year, 3 months ago
When Treating One Problem Creates A Whole Other Problem, with Alex Goldman
Episode 192
On the podcast Hyperfixed, host Alex Goldman sets out to solve mysteries and conundrums that listeners submit. But he’s found himself having to do so…
1 year, 3 months ago
Truly Depressing Movies with Dana Stevens, Dan McCoy, and Drea Clark
Episode 191
There are sad movies that nonetheless offer some sort of hope and optimism. And then there are the ones that offer no hope at all, just bleakness and…
1 year, 3 months ago
A Regular Guy, Managing Trauma, Who Happens to Be Paul Scheer
Episode 190
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 …
1 year, 3 months ago
Cory Richards on Climbing Mountains, Wrestling with Mental Health, Owning Up to His Past
Episode 189
Writing is not what Cory Richards is best known for. No, that would be feats like being the first American to climb one of the 14 peaks in the world …
1 year, 4 months ago
Lead in Gasoline Has Damaged Your Mental Health and IQ, with Dr. Aaron Reuben
Episode 188
Lead was added to car fuel back in the twenties and wasn’t phased out in America until 1996. By then, according to neuropsychologist and researcher D…
1 year, 4 months ago