Dr. Kenneth Adams is a therapist and author of Silently Seduced—which you may recognize as a book that changed Paul’s life. He offers insights on how to spot covert incest and enmeshment and offers advice on how to heal from these unhealthy dynamics. More About Dr. Adams www.overcomingenmeshment.com Check out his book about covert incest, Silently Seduced Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/ment...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 40 min
Paul’s friend Mike Schmidt @the40YearOldBoy reflects on his mother’s complex life after her recent passing. She was a survivor and a protector–and also someone full of pain that she never overcame. Listen to more stories from Mike on his podcast, The 40 Year Old Boy. More About Mike: 40 Year-Old Boy Podcast https://art19.com/shows/40yob Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/the40yearoldboy/home YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/40YOBMike Twitter https://twitter.com/the40yearoldboy?lang=en Support Our Spo...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Paul's hockey buddy, Limey, shares how important hockey and his team has been for him as someone who has struggled with depression–an illness that he didn’t realize, for a long time, he actually had. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST __________...
Apr 08, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Paul’s guest Hannah opens up about her love addiction, promiscuity, and how she became a swinger. She also reveals the emotional turmoil of someone from her childhood coming back and shaking up her life. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Author Maggie Rowe, @ThisMaggieRowe, shares her story of growing up an Evangelical with Pure OCD and an obsessive fear of going to hell. She and Paul also engage in the podcast’s first “Envy Off”. Be sure to check Maggie’s new book, Easy Street. Buy Maggie's Book Easy Street here Find out more about Maggie at www.MaggieRoweAuthor.com Follow her on Twitter @ThisMaggieRowe Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.Bet...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Gabe Howard is an author, podcaster, and mental health advocate who speaks honestly about living with bipolar disorder. He talks to Paul about his life before diagnosis and how he manages his mental health today now that he understands his condition. More About Gabe: Twitter: @gabehoward29 @psychcentral @healthline Instagram: @gabehoward29 @psychcentralofficial @healthline Facebook: Gabe Howard * Psych Central * Healthline Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online coun...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Joe M sits down with Paul and opens about his experiences with sexual anorexia and his emotionally chaotic childhood. He also speaks candidly about his experience with sexual surrogacy as part of his healing process. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE P...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 51 min
Ali Vingiano (@AliVingiano) is a writer and producer for The Morning Show as well as a variety of wildly-popular short films. She opens up to Paul about her own struggles with anxiety, insomnia, and assault. Be sure to check out her new film, The End of Us. The End of Us: https://www.amazon.com/End-Us-Ben-Coleman/dp/B09M7M64Q2 https://twitter.com/alivingiano https://www.instagram.com/therealalivingiano/?hl=en Check out her website www.AliVingiano.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsor...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 47 min
Amy Ziering is the Emmy award-winning investigative filmmaker behind the groundbreaking documentaries Allen v Farrow, The Invisible War, and more. She talks with Paul about how her films came about--and how all-consuming her work can sometimes be. For More about Amy go to www.AmyZiering.com Check out her most recent investigative piece https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/02/jerry-lewis-sexual-assault-harassment-investigation Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp onl...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 32 min
Author and creator of the FOMO concept Patrick McGinnis (@PJMcGinnis) joins Paul to talk about his journey from the chaos on Wall Street to a more authentic life. They dive into the psychology of FOMO and how to overcome it. Check out his new podcast FOMO Sapiens. More about Patrick: www.PatrickMcGinnis.com twitter.com/pjmcginnis The books Patrick mentioned are: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor Flourish by Martin Seligman. And Patrick has also written two books: Fear of Missing Out, and 10...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Michael Unbroken is a life coach for trauma survivors. This week, he sits down with Paul and opens up about his own traumatic childhood and how he works to overcome his pain through therapy and self-reflection. Check out his podcast Think Unbroken. More about Michael www.Instagram.com/MichaelUnbroken www.Facebook.com/MichaelUnbroken www.ThinkUnbrokenPodcast.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.co...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 41 min
Long-time studio exec Zoe Friedman shares what it was like to work at Comedy Central & The David Letterman Show. She opens up about her complicated relationship with her parents and what she’s proudest of: The nonprofit she started, Comedy Gives Back. More About Zoe Check out her documentary about the Improv on Amazon More Info about Comedy Gives Back www.comedygivesback.com IG: www.instagram.com/comedygivesback/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyGivesBack Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 27 min
Paul’s support group buddy, Marie, shares her struggles with food addiction, sex addiction, and how she works through her anger. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing....
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Author, artist, and entrepreneur Connor Franta @ConnorFranta sits down with Paul and talks about growing up in a small town, becoming internet famous, and coming out to his mother--along with the rest of the world. Be sure to check out his newest book House Fires . More about Connor www.ConnorFranta.com https://www.youtube.com/user/ConnorFranta/featured @ConnorFranta Info about Secret Life Podcast Instagram: @secretlifepodcast Twitter: @secret_life_pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SecretLi...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Paul's friend from his support group, Alycia Schlesinger, shares her experience with an anomalous psychosis and how she's made sense of her trauma by helping to heal others. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 34 min
Artist, teacher, and Ultimate Frisbee Champion Michael Namkung @MichaelNamkung reflects on what it means to love, to find your own voice, and to work through the pain of your past with art. Be sure to Check out his meditation podcast Raking Light. More About Michael: www.MichaelNamkung.com Check out his podcast Raking Light Follow him @MichaelNamkung www.Facebook.com/MichaelNamkungPage Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first mont...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 20 min
This episode with @DaveHolmes was voted a listener favorite in 2012. Some people know Dave from MTV's Wanna Be a VJ contest, where he was runner-up, his podcast Homophilia or his work in Esquire, but few know his calm exterior often masks panic and anxiety. He and Paul bond over being raised Irish Catholic, hosting interstitial t.v. shows and other similarities. Dave talks about the minefield of coming out to a family with mixed views on gays, his oddly easy time with it in high school and diffi...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 40 min
Originally aired in 2012 and voted a listener favorite, @anyLaurie16, The NY Times Bestselling author (of Shitty Mom , and Dead People Suck) , tv writer ( Conan ), standup (finalist on Last Comic Standing) and single Mom talks to Paul about the painful event that derailed her swimming aspirations and defined much of her late teens and twenties, before she eventually sought help. They talk about EMDR (Eye Movement De-Sensitization and Reprocessing) and the difficulty in having a trauma that we’re...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Voted a listener favorite when it aired in 2012, the comedian, writer and podcaster (The Dollop) talks about being neglected as a child, his self-sabotaging and the out of control anger that almost destroyed his life. More about Dave: www.DaveAnthonyComedy.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling ...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Voted as the listener's favorite from the second year of our podcast (2012), Dr. Jessica Zucker graces the show as our first mental health expert and she does not disappoint. We learn helpful tips in finding the right therapist, the benefits of it, and common pitfalls. We discuss her upcoming book about porn stars and what sex means to them. We talk about a listener’s harrowing experience with postpartum depression. And finally, Dr. Zucker lends a gentle hand in helping Paul to confront the most...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 52 min
People may know Eddie (@EddiePepitone, @EddiePep), from Old School , Bitter Buddha and his hilarious standup special In Ruins . Paul knows Eddie as a friend and fellow performer able to talk about the darkness he grew up with and the crippling angst that still bothers him. Originally aired in 2011. More About Eddie www.EddiePepitone.com www.Twitter.com/EddiePepitone www.Instagram.com/EddiePep www.Facebook.com/pepitonefans Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online couns...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Twin sisters and hosts of the Bipolar Bicoastal Podcast Anna & Maria Duke (@rhymeswithanna and @themariaduke) talk about childhood and how they each discovered--a year apart--that they are bipolar. They share what the experience as both the diagnosed and the supportive sister are like. More About Anna and Maria www.bipolarbicoastal.libsyn.com/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/bipolarbicoastal Facebook: www.facebook.com/BipolarBicoastal Instagram: www.instagram.com/bipolarbicoastal/ Support Our Spons...
Nov 26, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Andrea Ashley, host of the podcast Adult Child, talks about how she got sober as a teenager and discovered that her childhood was filled with a trauma that she never realized. She also shares the ways she worked on her unhealthy relationships patterns. More about Andrea adultchildpodcast.com www.instagram.com/adultchildpod www.tiktok.com/@adultchildpod https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adult-child/id1552579027 Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. T...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 43 min
Author and speaker Anne Moss Rogers shares the moving story of trying to save, and ultimately losing, her son. She gives personal and professional insights on addiction, mental illness, suicide and grief and talks about the power of her support group. More About Anne The Emotionally Naked Speaker My 6-minute TEDx NAMI Virginia Board Member am@annemoss.com Book: Diary of a Broken Mind 2020 New York Book Award Winner + four more Book 2: Order now . Emotionally Naked. A Teacher’s Guide to Preventin...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Comedian and writer Rosebud Baker (@RosebudBaker) shares her experiences with addiction, panic attacks, and overwhelming grief. She opens up about the untimely death of her sister as well as the realities of marriage. Check out her new standup special, Whiskey Fists. For more about Rosebud go to www.RosebudBaker.com Follow her on Twitter and IG @RosebudBaker Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/m...
Nov 05, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Ex-NHL player and mental health advocate Daniel Carcillo aka @CarBombBoom13 joins Paul to discuss the dark side of hockey and the side-effects of multiple concussions. He opens up about his own depression and how psychedelic therapy saved his life. Follow Daniel on Twitter @CarBombBoom13 Check out www.WesanaHealth.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you ...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Dr. Amishi Jha is the Director of Contemplative Neuroscience for the Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative where she studies mindfulness and attention. She shares insights and tips based on her lab research. Check out her new book Peak Mind. More about Dr. Jha https://amzn.to/3lSC1nH https://amishi.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be r...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Mica opens up to Paul and shares their story of childhood abuses, confronting their sex and love addiction, and what it can feel like to be a nonbinary person in the world today. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental Must be 18. For those under 18 you will be redirected to or can go directly to TeenCounseling at www.teencounseling.com WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscrib...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 43 min
Dr. Wendy Suzuki @wasuzuki shares her expertise: Good Anxiety, which also happens to be the name of her newest book. Wendy and Paul discuss the neuroscience of anxiety and offer ways to manage your nervous system to make anxiety work for you. More About Dr. Suzuki Her TED talk has more than 31 million views on Facebook and was the 2nd most viewed TED talk of 2018. Connect with Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Website:wendysuzuki.com Instagram:@wendy.suzuki Twitter: @wasuzuki Facebook: @WendyASuzuki Please visi...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Author and former undercover UK narcotics officer Neil Woods @Wudzee0 talks about the drug war and how it intersects with mental health. He also opens up about the harm he caused and his regrets about the emotional manipulations that his job required. More about Neil Twitter @policeforreform @UKLEAP @wudzee0 Instagram @UKLEAP https://lawenforcementactionpartnership.org/ http://ukleap.org/ A social media film.. https://youtu.be/dm-BWHnJtxA Support Our Sponsors! Switch’s Self-Love Journal use code...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 32 min
