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 self, the high expectations of his Asian parents and facing his anger and intimacy issues. 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...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 25 min
Thomas Hayes is a modern furniture designer and a friend of Paul’s. He opens up about the emotional incest, violence, and sexual abuse he experienced in his childhood and how he works through the anger that it’s left him with as an adult. Check out his furniture at www.ThomasHayesStudio.com Follow him on IG at www.instagram.com/thomashayesstudio 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...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 32 min
Jessica Ekhoff is an attorney who, after giving birth to her first child, was diagnosed with postpartum bipolar. She talks about her psychosis which led to a stay at an inpatient facility and how she’s since stabilized and gotten back to her life. The pre-order page for Jessica’s book Super Sad Unicorn: A Memoir of Mania : https://jessica-ekhoff.presale.manuscripts.com/ Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/ The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: https://mchb.hrsa.go...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 45 min
Britt Frank is a therapist, educator, trauma specialist, and the author of the book The Science of Stuck. She opens up about her addictions, her experience of joining a cult, and the importance of understanding the context of your own mental health. More About Britt: IG @BrittFrank website www.ScienceOfStuck.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 b...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Jerry Stahl (@SomeJerryStahl) is a novelist and screenwriter working through his own worries, self-sabotage, and depression. He opens up about addiction and his current work with EMDR. He also reads an excerpt from his new book, Nein, Nein, Nein. More About Jerry: Follow Jerry on Twitter @SomeJerryStahl and get his books from your favorite booksellers. Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental ...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Standup comedian Liz Miele (@LizMiele) opens up about panic attacks, people pleasing, her family history of mental illness–and how setting boundaries has changed everything. Be sure to check out her new standup special, The Ghost of Academic Future . Liz’s new stand-up special “The Ghost of Academic Future” is available for free streaming on YouTube at www.youtube.com/lizmiele Liz has tour dates through 2022. Find tix and keep updated on live dates at https://lizmiele.com/ Her book “Why Cats Are...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Eric Zimmer(@oneyoufeed) is a Behavior Coach and the host of the podcast, The One You Feed. He shares his story of recovery from heroin addiction & homelessness and how he finally decided to take the steps needed to care for himself and create the life he wants. More About Eric Zimmer: https://www.oneyoufeed.net/ https://www.facebook.com/1ufeed/ https://twitter.com/oneyoufeed https://www.instagram.com/one_you_feed/ Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseli...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Graham Elwood (@GrahamElwood) is a comedian and Paul’s long-time friend. He opens up about his struggles with debt and using shopping as a means of escape. He co-produced the L.A. Podcast Festival as well as a podcasting doc called Ear Buds which features Paul & MIHH. More About Graham: Website www.GrahamElwood.com FB www.facebook.com/GrahamElwoodComedy Twitter www.twitter.com/GrahamElwood IG www.instagram.com/grahamelwood Youtube www.youtube.com/user/grahamelwood Support Our Sponsors! This ...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Author and LMFT Kati Morton (@KatiMorton) joins Paul for an overview of therapy. She goes over the different types of therapists as well as the therapy modalities and what to expect with each of them. Check out Kati’s YouTube channel and her book Are U Ok? for more. More About Katie: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/katimorton Website www.katimorton.com Twitter @KatiMorton Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.Be...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Former Capitol Police Officer Winston Pingeon opens up about the chaos and the trauma of the insurrection on January 6th, 2021. He also shares his own story of how he became a cop, why he left, and how channeling his inner artist has provided a sort of therapy and even gained him some important recognition. Winston’s website is: https://www.winstonwatercolors.com/ Instagram @WinstonWatercolors Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/WinstonWatercolors Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by B...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Kimi Culp is a TV and film producer and the host of the podcast, All The Wiser (@AllTheWiserPod) She opens up about her own bipolar diagnosis as well as her father’s and how being honest and outspoken about having bipolar changed her life in the best way. More About Kimi www.KimiCulp.com www.AllTheWiserPodcast.com www.Twitter.com/AllTheWiserPod www.Instagram.com/AllTheWiserPodcast www.Facebook.com/AllTheWiserPodcast Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling....
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Lacey was adopted by an emotionally abusive family at the age of two. She shares her experience with that pain as well as how she navigates living with autism, ADHD, and BPD. She also shares her story of life in the military–which included its own trauma. 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 ww...
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Keith Miller is a clinical social worker, author, and podcaster (The Soul of Life Show). He shares about caregiver burnout, identifying depression, the physical aspects of emotions, his focus on DBR therapy, and his life growing up Baptist and eventually leaving the church. More about Keith www.keithmillercounseling.com www.souloflifeshow.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-of-life/id1531607495 www.facebook.com/souloflifeshow www.twitter.com/souloflifeshow www.instagram.com/soulof...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 49 min
Paul reads surveys filled out by listeners (anonymously) sharing the deepest parts of themselves; their struggles, victories, fears, loves, traumas, kinks, memories, hopes, mistakes and dreams. 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 ________________...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Michael Brose is a former police officer turned recovery counselor. He’s also one of Paul’s support group friends. He talks about what led him to become a cop, how it magnified his anxiety, hyper-vigilance, and addiction, and how he finally got out. Follow Michael on Instagram at www.Instagram.com/superBrose 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 re...
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 47 min
Susan Cain is a best-selling author and someone who thinks very deliberately about emotions. She sits down with Paul and shares her journey from attorney to writer and how her appreciation for melancholy turned into her new book, Bittersweet. More About Susan Cain https://www.amazon.com/Bittersweet-Sorrow-Longing-Make-Whole/dp/0451499786 https://susancain.net Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHelp.com/...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 56 min
Originally aired in 2015. The USC professor of law, psychiatry and psychology (in addition to a PhD in Psychoanalysis) talks about her history of schizophrenia, her multiple hospitalizations and how she has learned to manage it. They also talk about mental health and the law. We will be back with new episodes in August. 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 yo...
Jul 29, 2022•2 hr 3 min
Originally aired in 2013. A father/brother figure to Paul, the high-school teacher reflects on his Mexican heritage, violent upbringing, tour in Vietnam, stints as a bouncer at a Hell’s Angels bar, and a Club Med guide, his getting “struck sober” and how he has evolved into the man his father never was. We will be back with new episodes in August. 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 ...
Jul 22, 2022•2 hr 6 min
Originally aired in 2013, the actor/comedian ( Conan, Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central ) talks about his struggle to feel “authentically black” without betraying who he is, the state of comedy in the black community, honing his artistic voice, and his nerdish, turbulent childhood especially with his alcoholic mother. More About Baron www.BaronVaughn.com Twitter @BaronVonBlaq Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.Bet...
Jul 15, 2022•2 hr 11 min
Originally aired in 2015. Sold by her mother to a pedophile ring led by powerful politicians and aristocrats in her native Belgium, Anneke’s story is about more than just survival. She talks about the ways her PTSD affects her life but also about the empathy she learned at a young age that inspires her to teach yoga in prisons, especially fellow survivors of sex-trafficking. Anneke has a book out entitled Quest For Love: Memoir of a Child Sex Slave More about Anneke: website: https://annekelucas...
Jul 08, 2022•2 hr 20 min
Dr. Edward Shahrokh is Paul’s support group friend who also happens to be a psychologist. He studies addiction relapse and is well-versed in the psychology of “rescuers”--particularly because he used to be one himself. To read Dr. Shahrokh’s dissertation click go here https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335060384_THE_EXPERIENCE_OF_RELAPSE_AFTER_LONG-TERM_SOBRIETY_AND_SUBSEQUENT_RETURN_TO_SOBRIETY Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 38 min
Mary Mack (@MaryMackComedy) is a comedian, writer, and actor. Today, she sits down with Paul in an episode that takes place LIVE at Sisyphus Brewing in Minneapolis where she talks about growing up in a very small town and navigating her complicated family when she’s the only one in therapy. More about Mary IG/Twitter @MaryMackComedy Facebook is www.Facebook.com/MaryMackComedy1 www.MaryMackcomedy.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off y...
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Rebecca D is a friend from Paul’s support group. She opens up about her experience with covert incest (a father who treated her like his “wingman” when he was dating or weighing a woman’s attractiveness), her love-avoidant behavior, and her addictions to fantasy and marijuana. WAYS TO HELP THE PODCAST ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 ————————————————————————— Spread the...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Meyli Chapin (@MeyliChapin) is a terror attack survivor. She shares her vivid recollection of the 17-hour event that changed her life and how PTSD treatment continues to save her. Check out her book, Terrorist Attack Girl, and her PTSD treatment app, Trauma Brace. More About Meyli Instagram: @meylichapin Terrorist Attack Girl book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Terrorist-Attack-Girl-Terrorism-Reconstructed/dp/B09PW8K846 Terrorist Attack Girl audiobook on Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Te...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 56 min
Dr. Sasha Blaskovich & Ethan O’Brien join Paul to discuss their book Dr. B’s Concussion Breakthrough: Exploring the Hidden Connection to Neck Injuries and a Simple Guide to Naturally Heal Your Brain. They dive deep into the brain—and deep into hockey. More About Our Guests: Ethan O'Brien, CEO @ ConcussionRecoveryKit.com Co-Author of the Amazon Best Seller Dr. B's Concussion Breakthrough Email contact: ethan@concussionrecoverykit.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHe...
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Beth Lapides aka @BethLapides is a writer, a producer, and the creator of UnCabaret–the show that launched the alt comedy revolution. She shares her struggles with growing up in a repressed home and offers deeply insightful advice on how to shift your perspective. More About Beth Her book: S o You Need to Decide Amazon Link Follow Beth Twitter: @bethlapides IG: @beth_lapides YouTube: @uncabaret Websites: bethlapides.com | UnCabaret.com Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHel...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Jessie Finkelstein, a therapist specializing in Emotional Regulation Disorder (BPD) and DBT therapy, shares his expertise. He is the creator of the online portal TheraHive and The Game of Real Life, both of which help anyone build DBT skills. #BPD #DBT Live MIHH recording in Minneapolis Fri May 20th 8pm at Sisyphus Brewery. For tix or more info go here. https://dojour.us/e/15598 More about Jesse and The Game of Real Life can be found at: www.TalkGood.org Courses in DBT can be found at www.TheraH...
May 20, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Ali Weiss (aka @AliWeissWorld) has made a career out of talking about difficult things. In this episode, she reveals her stories of addiction, abortion, and healing from childhood traumas. Be sure to check out her podcast Tales of Taboo for more. Live MIHH recording in Minneapolis Fri May 20th 8pm at Sisyphus Brewery. For tix or more info go here. https://dojour.us/e/15598 More about Ali Weiss: Website www.AliWeissWorld.com Instagram @aliweissworld Tales of Taboo podcast listen here Support Our ...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 39 min
Actor and stand-up comedian Adam Ferrara (@AdamFerrara) shares his struggles with panic, anxiety, and unlearning the patterns of his childhood–along with his appreciation for life lessons from his father. Be sure to check out The Adam Ferrara podcast for more. Live Recording in Minneapolis Fri May 20th 8pm at Sisyphus Brewery. For tix or more info go here. https://dojour.us/e/15598 More about Adam: Adam's Latest Standup Special - It's Scary in Here www.AdamFerrara.com www.Twitter.com/AdamFerrara...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 38 min
Paul’s support group friend, Jen W, opens up about living with schizoaffective disorder and her journey to becoming a nurse. She also delves into her experience as the daughter of a Thai immigrant and her adventures while working in Thailand. Live Recording in Minneapolis - Fri May 20th 8pm at Sisyphus Brewery. For tix or more info go here. https://dojour.us/e/15598 Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp online counseling. To get 10% off your first month go to www.BetterHe...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 34 min
