Mental Illness Happy Hour
Paul Gilmartin
"Remarkable" - Psychology Today"A vital, compassionate gem that fills a desperate and under-addressed need in our society." - Esquire "A perversely safe place in which he and his guests talk about their fears, addictions and traumatic childhoods." - NY Times"Gilmartin makes a conscious effort to explore stories that aren’t black and white" - Slate Magazine"Praised by listeners all over the world" - Atlantic Monthly Named To Top Health Podcast List by: NY Times, Esquire, Slate, Oprah Magazine, Women's Health, Onion A.V. Club, Apple Podcast Staff
Episodes
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Oct 11, 2013 • 1h 41min
Episode 136: Listener Juan Medina
The 26 year-old shares about emigrating to the U.S. from Mexico at 8, his fear of his father, "passing" for white, his body dysmorphia and the trouble feeling his feelings rather than shutting down.
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Oct 4, 2013 • 1h 34min
Episode 135: Christina Jasberg
She was raised by a father with Schizo-Affective Disorder who would often break from reality. By her twenties she was battling the same disorder along with bulimia, anorexia and cutting. Hospitalized over 80 times, she shares about coming out the other side and using her experience to help others.
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Sep 27, 2013 • 1h 55min
Episode 134: Transgender Listener "Pidgeon"
He is still physically female but has always identified as a male. He talks about what it means to be genderfluid or genderqueer as well as pansexual and the diffiult road in discovering who he is and expressing that around others, especially family.
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Sep 20, 2013 • 1h 58min
Episode 133: Adrienne Selbert
Raised by attentive, loving parents she neverlheless grew up with a pervasive feeling of emptiness that she sought to soothe through relationships with men. In her words she, "Burnt her life to the ground", but used the experience and pain to grow.
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Sep 13, 2013 • 2h 4min
Episode 132: Listener Tom Seiniger
The 22 year-old opens up about the guilt and anxiety of growing up feeling like it was his duty to keep his mother out of her depression, even though she was emotionally incestuous with him, how he finally rebelled, and the toll it has taken.
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Sep 9, 2013 • 28min
Episode 131: Co-Narcissism (a mini episode)
Exploring the concept of co-narcissism and its effects on individuals with narcissistic parents. The chapter discusses the behaviors associated with these psychological states and the impact of narcissistic parenting on children. It also explores Mario's upbringing and challenges faced due to his parents' divorce, the influence of past experiences on current relationships, and how therapy helped him and Jane detach from the influence of narcissistic parents.
Sep 6, 2013 • 2h 19min
Episode 130: Cameron Esposito
The standup comedian (Late Night with Craig Ferguson) opens up about her conservative Catholic upbringing and coming to terms with being lesbian. She and Paul talk about bad porn, being turned on by things we wouldn't want in real life and the heavy burden of being co-dependent.
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Aug 30, 2013 • 2h 2min
Episode 129: David Hirohama on Counseling Predators
The 3rd generation Japanese-American psychologist shares his experience and observations counseling sexual predators (rapists and child molesters) at Coalinga, a lockdown mental hospital in central California and how he used Buddhism to help him cope.
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Aug 23, 2013 • 1h 52min
Episode 128: Alison Baziak
The 31 year-old listener ponders her low self-esteem, food issues, history of self-mutilation, compulsive spending and suicide attempts when her parents were "nothing but supportive".
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Aug 16, 2013 • 1h 49min
Episode 127: Offspring of Holocaust Survivors
Two sons of Holocaust survivors, Michael Rozbruch and Amir Tiles, along with psychotherapist Joel Schwartz and 85 year-old Polish survivor, Melvin, discuss the ongoing trauma experienced by the offspring of survivors. They delve into the challenges of healing, attachment, and emotional expression within families affected by the Holocaust.
