Ahmed Al-kadri (@AhmedLovesBread) is a Yemeni-American comedian who is trying to be a better person, a better partner, and a better man. He shares his journey to realizing his addictions and doing the work to change for the better. Check out his new comedy special: Special, Not Special on YouTube. You can see Ahmed’s debut comedy hour, Special Not Special on YouTube now If you’re interested in seeing or buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking whic...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Sepideh Saremi (@runwalktalk) is a psychotherapist and the creator of Run Walk Talk, an innovative approach to therapy that utilizes movement and exercise during your therapy session. Sepideh also shares an intimate portrait of her childhood which includes working through her father’s addictions and abuse as well as living as an undocumented person. Sepideh’s links: runwalktalk.com sepidehsaremi.com Instagram: @runwalktalk @sepidehiswriting If you’re interested in seeing or buying th...
Oct 25, 2024•1 hr 42 min
Ruby Cohen Love shares her experience of living with Bipolar I, including extreme mania, hospitalization, and how she takes care of herself now. She also talks about the death cafe movement and her own company, Cafe Mortel, which provides community and conversation relating to mortality. More about Ruby and Cafe Mortel: Café Mortel is a creative platform and production company that reimagines how we think about life, death, and legacy through art, design, and luxury. Visit the website to s...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 36 min
David Finch (@HoodFinch) is an actor/writer/producer turned full time visual artist. His new book of clever comics (Output of a Perfectionist) draws from the ups and downs of his own life, including his path to sobriety. More about David (including buying his artwork or book of comics Output Of A Perfectionist) www.HoodFinch.com This episode is sponsored by Babbel language learning app. For 60% off your subscription go to www.Babbel.com/Breath . Rules and restrictions may apply. If yo...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 25 min
George Kappas is a hypnotherapist and a Director at the Hypnosis Motivation Institute. He unpacks the misconceptions about hypnotherapy, discusses how susceptible we are to language, and shares his experience with physical pain being solved through hypnotherapeutic techniques. For more about George and the Hypnosis Motivational Institute https://hypnosis.edu/ This episode is sponsored by Field of Greens . For 15% off plus free shipping visit www.fieldofgreens.com and use promo code&n...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 37 min
Dr. Peter Levine is a psychologist and biophysicist and the developer of the therapeutic modality, Somatic Experiencing. He is also the author of the wildly popular book, Waking the Tiger and Founder and President of the Ergos Institute for Somatic Education. He opens up about his own trauma and what led him to his ground-breaking work. Peter's new book, An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey is available at: Ergos Institute , Barnes & Noble , Amazon , Amazon...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Mario Adrion (@MarioAdrion) is a comedian and former model who aims to bring vulnerability to masculinity. He opens up about several instances of sexual assault that he suffered as a model traveling the world in the hopes that it helps others share their stories. For more about Mario: www.MarioAdrion.com IG @MarioAdrion Youtube.com/MarioAdrion TikTok.com/MarioAdrion3 This ep is sponsored by Vimergy . For free shipping use code MENTAL at www.vimergy.com This ep is sponsored by IQ...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 47 min
Dr. Kat Kaeni is a perinatal psychologist and the host of the Mom and Mind podcast. She shares how she decided to focus on this under-resourced specialty and opens up about her own experiences with depression, anxiety, and OCD related to pregnancy and parenthood. More about Dr. Kaeni: Podcast: http://momandmind.com/ Website: https://wellmindperinatal.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momandmind/ This ep is sponsored by IQ Bar . For 20% off all products and free shipping text MENTAL...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Dr. Jamil Zaki is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Stanford who studies cynicism and hope. He shares what he’s learned through his research, what drew him to study the brain in this way, and offers practical ways you can work through your cynical tendencies and lean in to hope. Watch for his new book Hope for Cynics The Surprising Science of Human Goodness. More About Dr. Zaki: Buy his new book Hope For Cynics here https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Cynics-Surprising-Science-Goodness/dp/15...
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 29 min
Kody Green is a speaker, podcast host, and peer support specialist. He is also living with Undifferentiated Schizophrenia. He talks about growing up with a mother who has schizophrenia, how he came to terms with having it himself, and how he leads a full and functional life with the help of treatment and his support system. Look for his podcast, Unseen and Unheard. For more about Kody: website: https://www.kodygreen.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@schizophrenichippie?lang=...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Paul Scheer (@PaulScheer) is a comedian, actor, podcaster–and now an author. He shares his story of living constantly on edge as a child and opens up about the physical and mental abuse he suffered. He also discusses how he broke the cycle and stopped himself from becoming a bully. Look for his new book, Joyful Recollections of Trauma. For more about Paul including his socials and where to buy his book go to www.PaulScheer.com Instagram @PaulScheer FB www.facebook.com/thePaulScheer His podcast H...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 58 min
Andrea Dunlop is a novelist and the host of the podcast Nobody Should Believe Me, a deep dive into the world of Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy. She aims to shed light on this misunderstood condition and the tragedy that follows in its wake. More About Andrea: www.Instagram.com/AndreaDunlop www.Youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod www.AndreaDunlop.net If you’re interested in seeing and possibly buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is ...
Aug 16, 2024•2 hr 14 min
Dr. Frank Anderson is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist specializing in psychic pain and trauma. He is working to bring trauma therapies to a wider audience via his books and his various online trainings. He shares his personal story from childhood to now, including his time studying under trauma specialist Bessel van der Kolk. Look for Dr. Anderson’s newest book, To Be Loved. Buy Frank’s book To Be Loved here https://www.amazon.ca/Be-Loved-Story-Trauma-Transformation/dp/1962305112 If you...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 42 min
Back by popular demand Paul does a listener-survey-only episode. From bleak and dark to touching and funny, listeners share their best and worst moments in vulnerable detail. Plus two servings of Spam. If you’re interested in seeing and possibly buying the furniture that Paul designs and makes follow his IG for his woodworking which is @MIHHfurniture WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH PODCAST Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental...
Aug 02, 2024•52 min
Comedian and writer DeAnne Smith shares their story of dealing with gender identity, sexuality, and anxiety. Look for their stand-up featured in Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda on Netflix. For more about DeAnne: www.DeAnneSmith.com www.Twitter.com/DeAnne_Smith www.Facebook.com/DeAnneSmithComedian www.Instagram.com/DeAnne_Smith This ep is sponsored by the Open Space Therapy Collective and their LGBTQ+ focused podcast My Therapist Is Out . https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/my-therapist-is-...
Jul 26, 2024•51 min
Dr. Heather Sandison is a naturopathic doctor focused on dementia care. She is the founder of Solcere Health Clinic, San Diego’s premier brain optimization clinic. She shares her research with Paul and provides hope for dementia prevention and care through lifestyle changes you can make right now. Watch for her new book, Reversing Alzheimer's: The New Toolkit to Improve Cognition and Protect Brain Health. More about Dr. Sandison and links she recommends: Dr. Dale Bredesen, Senior Director of Pre...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Sierra Katow is a comedian, writer, and actress (The Sex Lives of College Girls). She shares her journey to becoming a comedian, dealing with depression, and how she survived Harvard. Be sure to check out her debut stand-up special, Funt, streaming online. More about Sierra: Her stand up special Funt: Available now from Comedy Dynamics Where to Watch Follow Sierra IG: @sierrakatow TikTok: @sierrakatow Web: sierrakatow.com If you’re interested in seeing and possibly ...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Bruce W. Brackett (@BWB.Positivity) is an author and artist who, along with his sisters, was taken away from his mother and put into foster care when he was a child. He shares his story of his early childhood pain, his addiction, and the surprising love that he found in his foster parents and his life as a theater kid. Look for his new book How To Breathe While Suffocating: A Story of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma, and Healing my Soul. More about Bruce: Socials @BWB.Positivity You...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Dr Samuel Wilkinson is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and the Associate Director of the Depression Research Program at Yale University. Much of his research has involved the use of ketamine and other psychedelic therapies as well as the power of purpose and altruism in mental health care. Click below to buy his book Purpose: What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence: Wilkinson, Samuel T.: 9781639365173: Amazon.com: Books This episode is sponsored ...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Johnny Crowder (@JohnnyCrowderLovesYou) is the lead singer of a death metal band and a suicide survivor who shares his story, which includes battles with schizophrenia and depression and how he spreads care for humankind through his music. Check out his TED Talk “Why I don't want to die anymore”. More about Johnny: Website: copenotes.com FB: facebook.com/johnnyxcrowder IG: instagram.com/johnnycrowderlovesyou LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnnycrowder This episode was spon...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 46 min
Valerie is one of Paul’s friends from his support group. She shares stories from her childhood in Rome, which included a philandering and deceptive father. She also digs deep into her own relationship patterns and how she’s trying to break them. This episode was sponsored by the podcast T he Quiet Journeys of Professor Atwood . Listen here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-quiet-journeys-of-professor-atwood/id1526404626 This episode was sponsored by Prolon. For 15...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 51 min
Dr. Arash Javanbakht @Arash_Javanbakht is a psychiatrist and serves as the director of the Stress, Trauma, and Anxiety Research Clinic (STARC) at Wayne State School of Medicine. He shares his work studying PTSD and other trauma, in particular the wild success that has been achieved via Augmented reality tech treatments. Check out his book Afraid: Understanding the Purpose of Fear and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety For More About Dr. Javanbakht: www.starclab.org Buy his book AFRAID: Unders...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 29 min
Penn and Kim Holderness talk about living with and navigating their marriage through ADHD. They open up about their struggles and share strategies to make living with ADHD a little easier. Look out for their new book, ADHD is Awesome. More about Penn and Kim: https://theholdernessfamily.com/adhd-is-awesome/ This episode was sponsored by the podcast The Quiet Journeys of Professor Atwood . Listen here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-quiet-journeys-of-professor-atwood/id1526404626 ...
May 31, 2024•1 hr 23 min
A favorite among listeners, this Best Of episode was originally recorded in 2011, in the first months of the podcast. Stand-up Comedian, Skateboarder and co-host (with Karen Kilgariff) of the podcast Do You Need A Ride? Chris Fairbanks (aka @Chris_Fairbanks) talks with Paul about his mother’s battle with alcoholism, Alzheimer’s and Dementia and its effect on him growing up and today. They talk about the link between pain and creativity, peer acceptance, dark voices in their heads and they both s...
May 24, 2024•59 min
A favorite episode among listeners and from the first year of the podcast (2011). How do you cope when you are convinced your life is constantly in danger as a child? First, you band together with your siblings and form an army, then you learn about the sweet oblivion of addiction. Paul’s friend Karma withholds her last name and picture so she can fully reveal the family life that nearly killed her, but ultimately forced her to grow. A fairly heavy interview so Paul throws in a little something ...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Dave Manheim is a producer and podcaster (Dopey) who shares his story of recovery and what it was like to create a podcast dedicated to addiction stories–and then to suddenly lose his co-host and creative partner to an overdose. More about Dave: www.DopeyPodcast.com WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH 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 word via social media. &nbs...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Marcy Langlois was born with a physical deformity, which required 23 surgical procedures before the age of 18, and was involved in a devastating, life-changing accident at the age of 17. She shares her story and opens up about the ways in which she has been able to heal and to focus on life’s infinite possibility. Look for her podcast Living Beyond Limits. This episode is sponsored by Paul Kalanithi’s bestselling memoir When Breath Becomes Air, available wherever books are sold. For more go...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Erin Williams is an author, illustrator, and healthcare researcher who joins Paul to discuss chronic pain and how her own struggles with it have served her art. Look for her new book What's Wrong?: Personal Histories of Chronic Pain and Bad Medicine More about Erin: website: https://www.erinrwilliams.com/home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erin_r_williams/ WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH PODCAST Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https:/...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Michael Laurie is an actor, a small group facilitator, and a parent. He talks with Paul about his road to recovery and shares his unusual story of becoming a foster parent, with all the love and pain that entails. More about Michael Laurie: www.MichaelLaurie.com IG @MichaelLaurieus WAYS TO HELP THE MIHH 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 word via social ...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 51 min
Dr. Jeff Karp is a Harvard Medical School professor and bioengineer. He works in the fields of drug delivery, medical devices, stem cell therapeutics, and tissue adhesives and has been recognized by MIT as being one of the top innovators in the world. He talks with Paul about his work, his relationship with nature, and how life led him to where he is now. Watch for his new book, LIT* Life Ignition Tools: Use Nature's Playbook to Energize Your Brain, Spark Ideas, and Ignite Action For more about ...
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 43 min
