Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul’s friend (@Evan_Schad) shares about being the black sheep of the family (and having a “perfect” sibling) and eventually being sent to boarding school where he began to dissociate. He talks about ...

6 Jan 20231h 36min

Originally recorded in 2011, the critically-acclaimed author of 6 books (most recently The Problem With Everything), columnist and blogger (@Meghan_Daum) talks with Paul about growing up and later reb...

30 Dec 20221h 51min

Originally recorded in 2012 and voted a listener favorite, Kerri (@KerriKenneySilver @KerriKenney) is a comedian/actor/musician. She opens up about her childhood, the impact of her parents’ divorce, h...

23 Dec 20221h 5min

Originally recorded and aired in 2011 Nadereh’s story is sadly all too timely today. Nadereh (@NaderehShe) is a former Marxist revolutionary who fled her native Iran (while 6 months pregnant) after th...

16 Dec 20222h 13min

Paul's support group friend is a 44-year-old single mom whose meds stopped working and before finding another one that worked, spiraled into a depressive episode that had her fearing for her life whil...

9 Dec 20221h 6min

Paul reads listener's surveys describing their demons, dreams, failures, accomplishments, resentments and loves.Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get ...

2 Dec 20221h 5min

Comedian Neal Brennan (@NealBrennan) shares about his experiences with 5-MeO-DMT, ayahuasca, meds, TMS, and various modes of talk therapy. He also discusses the psychology of the comedy brain and how ...

25 Nov 202252min

Chris Chou is one of Paul’s closest friends and a member of his support group. Chris shares what it was like moving to the U.S. as a child and how toxic parenting left him struggling with his sense of...

18 Nov 20221h 25min