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State Of Mind with Maurice Benard

State Of Mind with Maurice Benard is a podcast that promotes the importance of speaking about every aspect of mental health. Maurice Benard is an Emmy Award winning actor and New York Times Bestselling author of Nothing General About It How Love (and Lithium) Saved Me On and Off General Hospital. He has been speaking about his mental health journey, with bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, for 30 years. State Of Mind brings guests from all walks of life in to share their own journey in hopes of inspiring every listener to know that they’re not alone.
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Episodes

Charles Shaugnessy

Charles Shaugnessy (The Nanny, General Hospital) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Aug 16, 202443 minEp. 43

Tabyana Ali

Tabyana Ali (General Hospital) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Aug 09, 202433 minEp. 42

Eileen Davidson

Eileen Davidson (The Young and The Restless, Days of Our Lives, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Aug 02, 202446 minEp. 41

Gary Plummer: Concussions in the NFL

Gary Plummer (linebacker, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers). After a 15-year NFL career, and 2,500 concussions, the former linebacker was left with a terrifying diagnosis of early onset dementia. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jul 29, 202444 minEp. 54

GloZell

GloZell (Actress, YouTube personality) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jul 26, 202445 minEp. 40

Jackie Evancho

Jackie Evancho (America's Got Talent, Singer, Actress, Model) Jackie is a platinum selling recording artist that first became a worldwide sensation at the age of 10 years old with her stunning debut performance singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" on season 5 of NBC's America's Got Talent (AGT). Jackie Evancho's new EP "Solla" is available now : "I chose this title to represent a specific point in my life. There’s a saying I’d heard that goes “𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖, 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖, 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖”. It’s something you say ...

Jul 24, 202441 minEp. 53

Frank Grillo

Frank Grillo (Guiding Light, For The People, Kingdom, Prison Break, The Shield, Billions) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jul 19, 202453 minEp. 40

Sean Kanan: Unleash Your Inner Badass

Sean Kanan (The Karate Kid Part III, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, Studio City) Sean Kanan joins Maurice to talk about his new book 'Way of the Cobra' ( https://wayofthecobra.com ) and what it really means to unleash your inner badass along with his Emmy Award Winning Show 'Studio City' which is available to stream on Amazon. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with ...

Jul 12, 202444 minEp. 33

True Friendship

There's no guest for this episode. Instead Maurice talks about a bout of anxiety that he recently through which reminded him how important friendship is. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jul 08, 202420 minEp. 52

Johnny Wactor: Harnessing The Rage Inside

Johnny Wactor (General Hospital, Army Wives, Criminal Minds, The Passenger) Johnny Wactor joins Maurice talk about how they similarly share having a 'rage' inside of them, likely stemming from childhood, that they're able to tap into when acting. They also discuss experiencing the loss of their fathers and how that impacted them, before diving into Johnny's storyline on General Hospital. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind ...

Jul 05, 202442 minEp. 39

Michael Easton

Michael Easton (Port Charles, One Life to Live, General Hospital) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jul 03, 202434 minEp. 38

Stephen A. Smith: Overcoming Struggles and Loss

Stephen A. Smith (ESPN’s First Take, Stephen A's World, Sports Radio host, and Sports Journalist). In this first episode, Stephen opens up to Maurice about overcoming struggles in school and dealing with the loss of his mother and what it was like to join General Hospital as Sonny's right hand man, Brick, after having watched the show for so long. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: ...

Jun 28, 202431 minEp. 35

Chad Duell: Pushing Through What Makes You Uncomfortable

Chad Duell (General Hospital, The Bay, The Wizards of Waverly Place). Chad joins Maurice for a very thoughtful conversation about the necessity of continuing to do things that make you uncomfortable. While you may want to avoid it because of anxiety and stress, when you continue to push yourself to do those things, you build up your tolerance and it does get easier to do. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind wi...

Jun 21, 202433 minEp. 34

Eva LaRue

Eve LaRue (CSI: Miami, All My Children, General Hospital) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jun 19, 202449 minEp. 37

Steve Burton

Steve Burton (General Hospital, Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jun 13, 20241 hr 31 minEp. 36

Russell Butler: The Dancing UPS Man

Russell Butler ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jun 10, 202440 minEp. 26

Martha Bryne - Part 2

Martha Byrne (Actress, As The World Turns; Singer; Television Writer) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jun 07, 202450 minEp. 24

Martha Byrne - Part 1

Martha Byrne (Actress, As The World Turns; Singer; Television Writer) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jun 03, 202451 minEp. 23

Robert Gossett

Robert Gossett (The Closer, Major Crimes, The Oath, General Hospital) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

May 31, 202444 minEp. 25

Jake and Laurette McCook: The Cliffs of Schizophrenia

Jake and Laurette McCook The Cliffs of Schizophrenia is available to purchase everywhere books are sold. For more information, please visit: https://www.jakemccook.com/ ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

May 29, 202449 minEp. 32

Jon Lindstrom

Jon Lindstrom (General Hospital, Port Charles, As The World Turns) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

May 27, 202448 minEp. 22

Pete Antico

Pete Antico ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

May 25, 202449 minEp. 31

Mother's Day Special

This special Mother's Day episode was recorded out on Maurice's farm with his goat, Buddy. Please excuse the background of the wind as Maurice shares stories about his mother, Martha Morales, and wonderful wife, Paula Benard. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

May 15, 202419 minEp. 30

Ridge Alkonis and Andrew Eubanks

Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis served 537 days in a Japanese prison after he lost consciousness while driving, resulting in a car accident that left two Japanese citizens dead. Japanese authorities denied Ridge access to a translator or legal counsel resulting in a prison sentence that was much longer than if this incident had occurred in the United States. Maurice is joined by Ridge and his best friend Andrew Eubanks, who along with Ridge's wife, Brittany, rallied to get him out of prison in a story th...

May 01, 202455 minEp. 29

Carolyn Hennesy

Carolyn Hennesy. (Emmy Award winning Actress: General Hospital, True Blood, Cougar Town, The Bay; NY Times Best Selling Author: Pandora series, The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli) Along with talk about General Hospital, Carolyn opens up to Maurice about her father, his death and her achievement of being 21 years sober. Note: This episode was shot prior to Maurice's father's passing, so his illness is mentioned today. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: ...

Apr 26, 202448 minEp. 21

Sharon Lawrence

Sharon Lawrence. (Advocate, Heal the Bay; Actress, NYPD Blue) ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Apr 25, 202440 minEp. 27

Castin Marion

Castin Marion. Castin and her family have been friends of Maurice and his family for many years. Years ago, tragedy struck her family and changed their lives forever. Castin joins Maurice talk about how she was able to overcome and lead a healthy and productive life. ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Apr 24, 202433 minEp. 28

Réal Andrews: No Fear, No Limits, No Excuses

Réal Andrews (Actor, Author, Motivational Speaker). You'll hear a conversation between two friends that have known each other forever and yet there's still things we don't quite know about each other. It's raw, emotional, deep, funny, truthful, as we discuss anxiety, mental health, love, family! Don't forget to pick up Réal Andrews book 'Do You Want It? No Fear, No Limits, No Excuses' ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Sta...

Apr 20, 202447 minEp. 20

Preston Durnford: Transforming His Life Through Journaling

Preston Durnford. (Author of Epic Journal; Owner & Founder of Epic Journey, Inc; and Founder of Fresh Start of California) Preston tells Maurice how he was able to harness the power of journaling to transform his life after battling heroin addiction, losing his father to suicide, and brother to drug overdose. He says the 'Epic Journal' is not just a writing tool, but an invitation to harness the transformative power of introspection to achieve one's fullest potential. https://theepicjournal....

Apr 17, 202439 minEp. 19

Clark Bartram : Ageless Fitness

Clark Bartram. () You won’t find a more driven, dedicated, and inspirational man than my guy Clark Bartram. And oh, did I mention his guns! Not the deadly kind, I’m talking his arms. You want to feel good, listen to Clark. You won’t regret it! ----- Youtube: mbstateofmind Instagram: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind Twitter: @MauriceBenard @mbstateofmind State Of Mind with Maurice Benard Merch: SHOP...

Jun 08, 202332 minEp. 18
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